It is more interesting to add some settings and play with it than to simply leave it as it is.
Nishimoto:Do you have a record store that you usually go to?
Mountainside:I sometimes buy from "Black Cat" (formerly "Disc") in my neighborhood, and sometimes from mail order. Sheyeye Records" in Niigata, for example.
Nishimoto:How about "ART INTO LIFE" in Tochigi? Is it run by a noise lover?
Mountainside:I think the owner was originally more hip-hop oriented. But I like the avant-garde music you're proposing.
Nishimoto:However, it was Rossup that laid the foundation for me.
Mountainside:There's everything!
Nishimoto:There is punk and hardcore, ethnic music, techno and house. You see Yamabe's drawings on the record dividers. I like that too. It has a unique atmosphere.
Mountainside:I packed a lot of things into a small space, and this is what I got. However, the influence of childhood is still huge. Unless I give up on it, it will remain in me forever.
Nishimoto:Do you still listen to music all the time?
Mountainside:That's right. I feel like all kinds of music is coming in. It's like the things I don't like are disappearing.
Nishimoto:Was there any music you didn't like?
Mountainside:I listen to songs now, but I never used to listen to songs at all.
I wonder if we can listen to the music in a different way after going through various things.
Mountainside:That may be so. There may be a sense that you are listening from some foreigner's point of view. An exotic point of view, perhaps.
Nishimoto:When you listen to black metal music from a different angle, it suddenly sounds like enka, doesn't it?
Mountainside:Right?
Nishimoto:It's a great change in interpretation.
Mountainside:So yes, it changes totally. I think I'm exploring that area. It's like digging up music you didn't listen to in the past and re-examining it.
Nishimoto:That's interesting. Your hobbies include music and art, of course, but do you have other interests? For example..., let's see... horse racing?
Mountainside:Horse racing! I don't do that! I used to drink sake and paste the label in a notebook. I would write down my impressions (laughs). (Laughs) When I get into something, I do that kind of thing. I also got hooked on tenugui (hand towels), and once a store in Nishi-Shinjuku was covered in them. I became very interested in the interesting aspects of Edo culture.
Nishimoto:When you get into it, you focus on one thing. Sukeshin of C.E. is like that. The way he gets hooked is amazing. I have heard that even if he has never been to a place, he imagines himself there and designs clothes based on the inspiration he gets from there. You are similar to Mr. Yamabe, aren't you?
Mountainside:I love fantasies, don't you? In this day and age, it is very difficult to move around, isn't it? That's why I think it's very important to be delusional, and HI-TECK SQUAT RAVER! HI-TECK SQUAT RAVER! is also born from my fantasy.
HI-TECK SQUAT RAVER! is the mix series you have been releasing on "Los Upson?
Nishimoto:It would be interesting to play at an after-party after a party in Hawaii, for example.
Mountainside:It's easier to get an idea of what it's like when you listen to it after knowing the setting. It's like a delusional proposal, isn't it (laughs)?
Nishimoto:Yes, it is. I think the music is cool, including that. I also like the POP that Mr. Yamabe writes, and I respond to it with bewilderment.
Mountainside:I think about who might want something like this, and I try to buy it or make it myself. Not all of them, but the minorities are passionate about something. That is what keeps me going. Just selling is boring. I think it would be more interesting to add a bit of setting to the product and play with it, rather than just keeping the spirit of the product as is.
Nishimoto:When I look at Mr. Yamabe, I get the feeling that he is always playing.
Mountainside:Because I still want to play.
Nishimoto:There is something childlike about it, and I really admire that kind of thing. Will you continue to do art in the future?
Mountainside:Yes, I will continue to do so. I think it would be good to re-edit a work I made a long time ago to suit my current mood.
Nishimoto:Do you want to live longer?
Mountainside:I haven't really thought about it. Do you want to, Nishimoto-kun?
Nishimoto:I hope to live to be 50 years old. I am 43 now, so I have a little more time left (laughs). (Laughs.) I am having fun right now. Music is a part of that.
Mountainside:It's hard to get around in Corona, but you're glad you have music.
Nishimoto:It's amazing how calming or uplifting music can be.
Mountainside:There is something that works on the mind. I think the ear is quicker than the eye to make me feel mellow.
Nishimoto:Harsh noise is also often thought of as a noisy sound, but it helps me sleep.
Mountainside:Yes, yes, there is a sense of being wrapped up in a certain way. As we were talking about earlier, the way you listen is important. It can become interesting in any way.
