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i'm just a 21 year old dude who watches anime and listens to music.  CG P & 菊地真 P.
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INTERVIEW: And Protector (Japan)

Hey, how are you? please introduce yourself.

[JP] 自己紹介をお願いします!

Hello, I’m Tsutomu and I sing and play bass in And Protector. Also I do the merch design and artwork.

こんにちは!And Protectorでベースボーカルをやっているツトムです。APでは作詞作曲、あとアートワークやマーチデザインも担当しています。

Could you tell us what motivated you to start And Protector? What’s the story behind the bands name? Do you play in any other bands as well?

And Protectorを始めた理由は?名前の由来は?AP以外に他のバンドはやってるの?

I used to play in a metalcore band but after we broke up, I wanted to do something new with my local friends and that ended up being the start of And Protector. We started off thinking “Wouldn’t it be interesting if we had a Title Fight-like beat with Japanese lyrics?” The band name doesn’t mean much, it’s taken from a Saints Never Surrender song called “Protector”.I play in another band called LIFEFOCUS. It’s a hardcore band and I sing. It’s got a similar sound to Cold World, Leeway and Outburst. The lyrics are all in Japanese. Also, I used to play bass in an old-school hardcore band called Potato Destroyer but we broke up. Shoutout to THE POTATO CREW!

APを始める前はメタルコアバンドをやっていたんだけどそのバンドが解散してしまって、新しくバンドを始めたいなと思って地元の友達に声を掛けて結成したのがAnd Protectorです。初期Title Fightみたいなリズムに日本人特有の世界観が乗ったら面白いかなーと思ってそれをテーマに始めました。バンド名の意味は特に無くて、たまたまBGMで流れていたSaints Never SurrenderのProtectorという曲名から引っ張ってきました。AP以外にはLIFEFOCUSというハードコアバンドでボーカルをやっています。バンドサウンドはCold WorldとかLeewayとかOutburstに影響を受けた感じ。それに日本語詞で歌乗せしてます。あとは解散してしまったけどPotato Destroyerというオールドスクールハードコアでベースを弾いていました!THE POTATO CREW!

I noticed that a lot of bands in Japan try to sing in english and despite that you sing in japanese. Why did you choose to make music in your native language?

日本のパンクバンドは英詞が多いけど、なぜ日本語で歌おうと思ったの?

It’s the most comfortable language for me. I feel that singing in a language other than your mother tongue could really set limitations to expressing your feelings. “I can’t speak English so why sing in it?” Is my stance.

一番使い慣れてる言語だから。母国語でなければ出来ない表現があるし、歌ってる時に自分の気持ちが言葉に乗るからかな。何より俺は英語が話せないからね(笑) You have a new record out called “Cold”. Could you tell us a little bit about it? What’s it about?

新作"Cold"が発表されたね!この作品について少し教えて!どんな内容?

We were able to find the And Protector sound with our last record “Lime Green”. So this time we explored that sound even more. The lyrics are the same as before and I sing about daily occurrences. Sound-wise, the guitars are loud as shit. (haha)

前作の"Lime Green"からAnd Protectorらしさを見出してきたんだけど、それを更に突き詰めれた作品かな。歌詞は相変わらず日常生活で思った事やボヤキを綴っていて、サウンド的にはとりあえずギターがうるさい!笑

The record seems to be very diverse, like I hear some really melodic hardcore influenced stuff as well as stuff like Dinosaur Jr. What are your biggest influences as a band?

APの音楽は色んなタイプの音楽が混ざっていると思う。メロディックでありながら、時にはDinosaur Jr.も匂わせる!APが一番影響されているバンドたちは?

Asian Kung-fu Generation, Number Girl, eastern youth are the biggest influences. If we’re talking about foreign bands, Title Fight, Dinosaur Jr., Nirvana, Pentimento, and Gnarwolves are some of the big ones.

かなり影響を受けてるのはASIAN KANG-FU GENERATION、Number Girl、eastern youthです!海外だったらTitle Fight全作品、Dinosaur Jr.、Nirvana、Pentimento、Gnarwolvesがかなり刺激を受けてる!

You had some personal changes in the band some time ago, right? Was it before or after writing “Cold”?

バンド編成が変わったって聞いたんだけど、それは"Cold"の前?

After the first EP, one of the guitarists quit, and after the release of “Lime Green” another guitarist left. For this new record, we added two new guitarists and I have to say they ripped pretty hard.

一番最初の"And Protector EP"をリリースしてからしばらくしてギターが一人抜けて、前作の"Lime Green"をリリースした直後にもう一人のギターが抜けてしまったんだよね。今回の作品から新しいギター2人を加えてレコーディングしたよ!轟音ギターが炸裂してる!

In a recent interview in “Down Time With Ken” you said that you wouldn’t like to play in a band full time and that you’d rather have a regular job and let music be your hobby. I feel like such attitude is pretty rare and interesting, could you say something about that?

Down Time With Kenで 「フルタイムで音楽はやりたくない」って言ってたけど、面白い視点だと思う。それについて詳しく聞かせて!

One of the reasons why is because umm.. well we don’t want to play that many shows (haha). Not because we don’t like playing them, but because we don’t want music/shows to take over our lives. If we let it take over, I feel like someday I’ll hate playing shows.Second, I need to live a “normal” life away from music to write my songs. The inspiration for the lyrics come from daily observations and I don’t want to force anything out because of a deadline. This is the most natural way for us and we intend  to keep it that way.

それについては色々と理由があるんだけど、まず一つ目はあまり沢山ライブをやりたくないって事(笑)日常生活の少しの隙間に音楽がある事が俺の中の幸せだから、あんまり沢山やると嫌になりそう。二つ目は普通の生活をしてないと曲が書けないって事。作曲のインスピレーションは日常に潜んでいて、無理矢理捻り出すものじゃない。歌詞に関してもそう。自然体で音楽をやるには今のペースが一番良いと思ってます。

So you take care of the visual aspect of the band, so you’re interested in graphics. When and how did it start? Did you make the cover art for “Cold”? It’s amazing!

アートワークも手がけているツトムだけど、美術学校に通ってたの? マーチやデザインは全部ツトムがやるの? Coldのアートワークは相当イカしてるけど、あれもツトム?

I didn’t go to an art school but I majored in design in college. I started to get serious about it once I started making merch for the band. Yes, I did the artwork for “Cold” and I’m really thankful that you said that cause I get mixed opinions about it (haha).

美術学校ではないんだけど、大学ではデザイン専攻で色々と学んでいました。本格的にやり始めたのはこのバンドがスタートしてからだけど。マーチもジャケットデザインも全部俺がやってます。Coldのアートワークを褒めてもらえるのはすごく嬉しい!あれは賛否両論だったから(笑) Thank you for your time, I wish you good luck with the band and in personal lives! I hope to see you in Europe some day!

質問に答えてありがとう!いつかヨーロッパに来てくれることを願っているよ!!

Thanks for interviewing us, and we would love to go to Europe!!

こちらこそありがとう!是非ヨーロッパツアーやりたいよ!

English Translation : Kensuke Yamamoto(ex.After Tonight, Down Time With Ken)

And Protector webpage / twitter / bandcamp

COLD is out next week, catch AP on tour!

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