Submerge
by Coaltar of the Deepers
- Type: Album
- Released: March 25, 1998
- Label: ZK
- Country: Japan
- Length: 50:41
- Community rating: 3.5/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Kanno, Sayoko N., Narasaki, Kawanaka
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Coaltar of the Deepers' album 'Submerge' presents a volatile fusion of shoegaze, alternative rock, and heavy metal, marked by a refusal to adhere to a single style. The record is defined by its layered, effects-heavy guitar textures and abrupt shifts in dynamics, moving from serene melodies to intense, distorted passages while incorporating electronic beats and sampling. This ambitious work, largely composed and performed by frontman NARASAKI, is a key milestone in the band's discography, showcasing the wide-ranging songwriting and genre-crossing arrangements that would become their signature.
Genres
Descriptors: androgynous-vocals, male vocalist, narrative, rhythmic
Tracklist
- The Breastroke (End-techno / Surf-thrash) (03:29)
- Receive Assilation - Get In There Mix 1 / 2Size (05:34)
- Cell - Final Point Mix (03:18)
- Silver World (01:23)
- Sazabi (04:21)
- dl++ (Delatetel) - Sadesper Record Mix (03:03)
- Tim (Pleasure - Despair) (08:56)
- Fuyunogyouninnzaka (00:58)
- Natsunogyouninzaka - Final Summer Mix (06:41)
- Submerge (The Theme from Red Anger) (06:17)
- The Lifeblood (06:41)
Credits
- Narasaki - electric guitar, synth, sampler, vocals, electric bass, acoustic guitar, photography by ['imomushi'], producer, music by, words by
- Kanno - drums
- Kawanaka - electric bass
- Sayoko N. - vocals [chorus]
- N.Ide - a&r
- Tomoyoshi "Nana" Nakayama - design, photography by
- Yasuji Maeda - mastered by
- Goro Watari - mixed by
- Kenji Shimoda - mixed by
- Kidou Taki - mixed by
- Kieth Nelson - mixed by, engineer [assistant]