Perfume - Spending All My Time (CD+DVD) [Japan LTD CD] UPCP-9002

My favorite japanese girls, this time, they came out alittle bit from their japanese roots to western, but still bringing great sound of music, the best of techno-pop music you ever heard, but many of their music are in japanese, and you must like the japanese sound of their lyrics, to like and enjoy it as a whole. If you don't mind the japanese words, it's a guarantee you will love it!

One of the greatest songs to be heard LIVE. This is obviously a studio version, but it's stll an excellent listen..

The last six years since being signed to a major label, great things have happened to Japanese pop trio, Perfume.From chart topping hit singles and three successful albums and also their music being featured in Disney's "Cars 2″ animated film, it's time for a new direction for Perfume.The group which consists of members Ayano Omoto, Yuka Kashino and Ayaka Nishiwaki from Hiroshima, Japan debuted back in 2001 and is produced by Capsule and Meg producer Yasutaka Nakata.And to kick off 2012, the trio announced they were leaving their label Tokuma Japan Communications and moving to Universal Music Japan in order to focus on performing internationally. Having a strong following in Asia and also around the world, the group kicked off the year with their 20th single (overall) titled "Spring of Life" which did well on the Oricon Charts and debuted at #1 on the Japan Hot 100.Now, the group has released their 21st single "Spending All My Time".The single was released in normal edition with no DVD and a limited edition with a DVD featuring the music video for "Spending all my time".The version that I will be reviewing is the limited edition version.The single comes with a slipcover case and a bi-fold insert with two group photos on one side and lyrics and production credits on the other.The single begins with the track "Spending all my time", a fantastic synth track and possibly next to "Glitter", a track that I have listened to countless times. With that being said, I admit this is their most accessible song probably for a western audience. For one, it's almost all in English and it's one of their most repetitive songs (and I usually dislike repetitive lyrics). Everything about the musical arrangement and vocals works perfectly with this track. A little techno style with Nakata's arrangement this time around. The lyrics are pretty simple:Spending all, spending,Spending all my timeLoving you, so loving you foreverSpending all, spending,Spending all my timeLoving you, so loving you foreverSpending all, spending,Spending all my timeLoving you, so loving you foreverSpending all, spending,Spending all my timeLoving you, so loving you I wanna doInteresting thing about this song is that it may have never come to be. Written by Yasutaka Nakata, the lyrics were all in English and uncomfortable because of it, they each begged Nakata to rewrite the lyrics and incorporate Japanese lyrics and if it was not accepted, to not make the song an A-side. Personally, I'm glad that Nakata reconsidered because I don't want to hear J-Pop performers forced to sing a whole song in English, if they can't or feel uncomfortable of doing so.As for the second track "Point", it's like a return to the Shibuya-kei old Perfume style with the strong beats and overall arrangement. The song is about two people walking up a road up a hill. And she feels that this feeling of happiness reaches a point in her heart. And would like to go back to that point if they can be just like that moment.The third track is "Hurly Burly" which is a upbeat dance track about everyone going out to party for a Hurly burly party and everyone asking what is their favorite flavor? The song is one of those lyrics that doesn't make too much sense but it's a fun dance track!As for the DVD, the DVD comes with the music video for "Spending all my time" which features the three as ESP'ers with the gift of telekinesis. The three are locked inside a room and all three do their signature hand movements and also honing their telekinetic powers, while singing "Spending all my time". I dig the out fits and the video cuts for this music video!JUDGMENT CALL:Overall, "Spending all my time" is a different type of Perfume song. Perhaps the goal to move to more of an international audience with the move to Universal Music Japan has led to Yasutaka Nakata to implement some experimentation with this single. "Spending all my time" is primarily in English and is repetitive but it's probably the only track where I can say the repetitive nature really works well. I also dig the arrangement. While "Point" is track that is a style of old Perfume that should make fans happy and as for "Hurly Burly", it's a dance track in which the music seems to be more pronounced. It's not as repetitive as "Spending all my time" but it's a good song, but not fully balanced music/vocally.Still, "Spending all my time" has become the next single next to "Spice" which I have listened to a lot. I love the music video and the overall track and I look forward to hearing what Yasutaka Nakata and Perfume have coming up next!

A面の「Spending〜」は殆どが同じ歌詞(英語)の繰り返しですが、サウンドで聴かせてるんでしょうねー。始終くり返されるリズムにグルーヴ感があり、クセになります!B面は「ポイント」から。ドラムが頑張ってます!(実際やったら多分大変です)ハープらしき音も綺麗です。そんな中、流れるように歌われるサビは爽快感がありますね。最初は「ゴチャゴチャしとるな」と思いましたが、やはりスルメ曲だと思いますwもう1つのB面「Hurly Burly」日本語では「喧騒」の意味だそうで賑やかさ描いた曲かな、と。「今日は皆、笑顔になろう」って歌詞が好きですwなんか、ドラムセットのバスドラ(右足)にあたる音が強いですねー。コミカル感を出してるんでしょうかね。これらの3曲は「JPN」系列でも「LTW(コンピレーション)」系列でも無さそうです。次のアルバムは「LTW」には無い聴き応えがありそうです!

３曲とも素晴らしい曲。珍しい英語ばかりの曲 spending all my timeは聴いているうちに引き込まれていく。私が一番気に入ったのはポイント。珍しいアレンジが施されたこの曲、聴きこむうちに何だろう、悲しいような、なつかしいような不思議な気持ちになっていくのです。インスト版が入っているのも私は嬉しい。

現在、３度のＷｏｒｌｄｔｏｕｒを成功させているＰｅｒｆｕｍｅですが、先般のＳＸＳＷでも披露されたように世界への足掛かりになっった曲だと思います。ずっと聞いていると何か「懐かしい」感じにとわられます。買ってよかった。良い買い物をさせて頂きました。

This single's "Spending..." is different another album version.

edgeもそうでしたが、samtも無限ループで聴きたいです。音楽面では、バッキングのリズムパターン変化が面白いです。イントロ〜Ａメロは拍子の表から入ってるんですが、サビで拍子の裏から入るようになり、それと同時にオケが厚くなります（太い音色のリズム隊とベースなどが加わる）。ダンスもその変化にシンクロして追従しているのが、見ていて気持ちいいです。