Sakanaction (album)

rdf:langString Sakanaction (album)

rdf:langString Sakanaction

rdf:langString Ichiro Yamaguchi

rdf:langString A triangular picture of the ocean, covering a rectangular picture of the sky on a black background.

rdf:langString Regular, overseas and digital editions' cover artwork.

rdf:langString no

rdf:langString yes

rdf:langString Sakanaction album cover.jpg

rdf:langString Critics from CDJournal believed that "Aoi", an external-focused song and the album's leading promotional song, showed off a signature style of the band with its mix of guitar-based rock, dance beat and vocal choir.

rdf:langString Critics were impressed by the tech house arrangement of "Inori", the album's other main promotional song, feeling it represented the band's stylistic shift towards dance music on the album. Yamaguchi saw this song as the most internal-focused song on the album.

rdf:langString Director

rdf:langString Sakanaction

rdf:langString Yasuyuki Yamaguchi

rdf:langString Kazuaki Seki

rdf:langString Yūsuke Tanaka

rdf:langString Sakanaction, Aoki Takamasa

rdf:langString Ami Kusakari

rdf:langString Sakanaction, Aoki

rdf:langString Arranger

rdf:langString Sakanaction - Aoi.ogg

rdf:langString Sakanaction - Inori.ogg

rdf:langString Limited edition bonus track

rdf:langString Blu-ray: Music videos

rdf:langString DVD/Blu-ray: Sakanacalendar 2012

rdf:langString Sakanaction

rdf:langString Yamaguchi

rdf:langString Sanpuru

rdf:langString "Blue"

rdf:langString Rūkī

rdf:langString "Prayer"

rdf:langString Aidentiti

rdf:langString Hōrī Dansu

rdf:langString , "Film"

rdf:langString , "Owl"

rdf:langString Innā Wārudo

rdf:langString Myūjikku

rdf:langString Aruku Araundo, "Walk Around"

rdf:langString , "The Dancer of the Night"

rdf:langString , "After All, It's Spring"

rdf:langString , "Morning Song"

rdf:langString , "The Flower and I"

rdf:langString Arudebaran

rdf:langString Boiru

rdf:langString Sutorakuchā

rdf:langString , "Because of Listening to Bach's Melodies at Night"

rdf:langString Sakanaction

rdf:langString Aldebaran

rdf:langString Documentary

rdf:langString Music

rdf:langString Structure

rdf:langString Intro

rdf:langString M

rdf:langString Opening

rdf:langString Klee

rdf:langString Mellow

rdf:langString "Aoi"

rdf:langString Boil

rdf:langString Boku to Hana

rdf:langString "Inori"

rdf:langString Eiga

rdf:langString Fukurō

rdf:langString Inner World

rdf:langString Yoru no Odoriko

rdf:langString Asa no Uta

rdf:langString Nantettatte Haru

rdf:langString Sakanacalendar2012

rdf:langString album

rdf:langString Sakanaction (stylized as sakanaction, Japanese pronunciation: [sakanaꜜkɯ̥ɕoɴ]) is the sixth studio album by Japanese band Sakanaction, released on March 13, 2013. Primarily created in recording sessions that began in September 2012 and lasted approximately four months, the album was recorded at the home of band's vocalist and songwriter, Ichiro Yamaguchi. In order to reach an audience, the band challenged themselves by creating music for commercial tie-ups and television dramas. Prior to the album, the band released three singles: two acting as theme songs for Japanese television dramas and another used in a commercial campaign for the design school Mode Gakuen. Theming the album around the concept of a Möbius strip, the band separated their music into two different types: external-facing songs meant for a wide audience, and internal-facing, created as a reflection of their personal musical tastes. The theme represented the band's efforts in attempting to bridge the gap between these two song types. Yamaguchi classified each song on the album as either external or internal, except for the album's preceding single "Music", which he saw as both. The album featured a strong dance sound, influenced by the band members' current musical tastes. Electronic musician Aoki Takamasa, who had previously created remixes for the band, collaborated with Sakanaction on the primarily instrumental songs "Structure" and "Inori". The album was primarily promoted during its release by two songs: "Aoi", an "external" song commissioned for NHK's 2013 soccer broadcasts that was promoted on radio and released exclusively on iTunes two weeks before the album, and "Inori", an "internal" song that was promoted with a music video and was released as the Inori EP, a vinyl exclusive release on June 26, 2013. From March to June 2013, the band promoted the album with the Sakanaquarium 2013 tour, including their first solely billed concert in Taiwan. The album was their first release to debut at number one on the Japanese Oricon albums chart, and was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan during its first month. As of 2016, the album is the band's most commercially successful release. Critics were positive about the album, praising Sakanaction's stronger dance sound, however were either disappointed that there was not a greater change, or were alienated by the "internal" songs. The album was chosen as one of the general award-receiving albums for the 2014 CD Shop Awards, however did not receive one of the major awards.