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NINE GLASSES / ONE EVENING / LIVE IN THE ROOM

SPIRITS

酒精と魂、どちらも spirits と呼ぶ

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全曲インストゥルメンタル。各曲の STYLE は Suno への指示 —— このアルバムの楽譜にあたる。

01

Golden Hour, Westbound

96 BPM · B flat major

GLASS 0 ── 西日のドライブ

0:00/2:25
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 96 BPM, B flat major
Live band jazz-funk, cinematic soul, post-hip-hop instrumental jazz
Warm live drums with lazy swing, played not programmed, room mic bleed
Round electric bass locked deep in the pocket, melodic and unhurried
Shimmering Rhodes chords, clean guitar with light tremolo, soft string section swells
Golden hour warmth, sunlight flickering through a car window, open road into the city
Analog tape saturation, vintage soul production, natural room reverb
Modern hip-hop-informed live jazz quartet crossed with cinematic soul orchestras
[Intro] Rhodes and brushed ride cymbal, engine-hum warmth, [Groove] Full band settles into the pocket, strings glow, [Bridge] Guitar melody takes the wheel, [Outro] Band eases off, city lights approaching
No EDM, no programmed drums, no synthesizer leads, live band feel throughout

PARAMS Weirdness 20% / Style Influence 78%

02

Aperitivo

92 BPM · F minor

GLASS 1 ── 最初の一杯の苦味

0:00/2:32
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 92 BPM, F minor
Jazz-funk with Italian soundtrack flavor, post-hip-hop instrumental soul, aperitif hour
Airy jazz flute lead, playful and bittersweet like the first bitter-orange sip
Live drums with crisp hip-hop swing, fat warm bassline, syncopated and grinning
Rhodes stabs, muted jazz guitar comping, vibraphone accents, light bongos
Terrace atmosphere, ice clinking warmth, early evening ease, appetite for the night
Vintage library music warmth, analog tape, like a modern jazz-hop quartet scoring a 1970s Italian film
[Intro] Flute and vibraphone alone, [Groove] Drums and bass drop into an easy strut, [Bridge] Flute and Rhodes trade phrases, [Outro] The band relaxes, glasses down, still hungry
No EDM, no programmed drums, no vocals, live ensemble feel

PARAMS Weirdness 24% / Style Influence 76%

03

Vermouth Strut

98 BPM · E minor

GLASS 2 ── ネオン街を歩く

0:00/1:45
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 98 BPM, E minor
Strutting jazz-funk, urban instrumental soul, post-hip-hop groove with attitude
Tight horn section stabs, trumpet and tenor sax trading confident phrases
Wah-wah rhythm guitar chopping sixteenths, deep pocketed electric bass
Live breakbeat drums with heavy swing, open hi-hat flourishes, tambourine
Clavinet accents, neon-lit street confidence, collar-up city walk energy
Analog warmth, vintage funk production, like a modern jazz-hop quartet backed by a vintage Brooklyn funk horn section
[Intro] Wah guitar and hats set the strut, [Groove] Horns announce themselves, full band swagger, [Bridge] Sax solo over stripped-down rhythm section, [Outro] Horns fade down the street, wah guitar lingers
No EDM, no programmed drums, no synthesizers, live horns essential

PARAMS Weirdness 22% / Style Influence 78%

04

Second Round

104 BPM · G minor

GLASS 3 ── 最重量のブレイク

0:00/2:47
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 104 BPM, G minor
Heavy jazz-funk breakbeat, post-hip-hop instrumental jazz at full temperature
Hardest-hitting live drum break of the record: cracking snare, deep kick, drummer leaning in
Fuzz-tinged electric bass riff, thick and insistent, the room getting loud
Rhodes running through light overdrive, organ swells, aggressive horn punches
Psychedelic edges creeping in: tape echo throws, guitar feedback swells at the margins
Sweaty bar energy, second drink confidence, heads nodding hard
Heaviest side of modern instrumental jazz-hop, 2000s underground hip-hop instrumental weight, live and raw
[Intro] Drum break alone, filthy and swinging, [Groove] Fuzz bass and Rhodes pile on, [Bridge] Horns and organ battle over the break, [Outro] Everything cuts except drums, one last fill, out
No EDM, no programmed drums, raw live-off-the-floor production

PARAMS Weirdness 28% / Style Influence 80%

05

Smoke Break

85 BPM · C minor

INTERLUDE ── 路地の靄

0:00/2:44
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 85 BPM, C minor
Psychedelic soul interlude, hazy instrumental jazz, back-alley reverie
Heavy tape echo on everything, spring reverb splashes, slow-motion haze
Fuzz guitar melody bending like smoke, languid and narcotic
Loose behind-the-beat drums, soft and distant, bass barely walking
Mellotron strings wavering in pitch, backwards guitar swells, warm tape warble
Night air outside the bar, streetlight halo, thoughts drifting sideways
Psychedelic side of modern instrumental jazz-hop crossed with desert-psych guitar haze and dub space
[Intro] Backwards swell into fuzz melody, [Main] Slow hazy groove, echoes multiplying, [Outro] The smoke thins, door opens, bar noise warmth returns
No EDM, no programmed drums, drenched in analog echo, short interlude feel

PARAMS Weirdness 38% / Style Influence 72%

06

Highball District

100 BPM · A minor

GLASS 4 ── 氷の音、都会の艶

0:00/3:02
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 100 BPM, A minor
Glossy urban jazz-funk, sophisticated city soul, post-hip-hop instrumental
Sparkling Rhodes and crisp clean guitar interplay, polished but warm
Tight live drums with elegant swing, agile melodic bassline high in the pocket
Muted trumpet lead, cool and urbane, glass-and-ice sparkle in the percussion
City-pop-adjacent sophistication filtered through live jazz-funk, midnight skyline sheen
Analog warmth under the gloss, like a modern live jazz-funk band interpreting 1980s Japanese city soul
[Intro] Ice-clink percussion and Rhodes shimmer, [Groove] Band slides into a sleek pocket, [Bridge] Muted trumpet over walking-on-glass guitar, [Outro] The sheen dims one light at a time
No EDM, no programmed drums, no synth leads, elegant live ensemble

PARAMS Weirdness 24% / Style Influence 74%

07

Slow Dance for Nobody

76 BPM · D minor

GLASS 5 ── 誰も踊っていない

0:00/3:03
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 76 BPM, D minor
Slow-burn instrumental soul ballad, late-night jazz-funk, tender and heavy-lidded
Slow live drums with deep pocket, kick like a heartbeat, brushed accents
Warm round bass moving like slow breathing, patient and melodic
Aching lead guitar with tremolo and reverb, singing without words
Rhodes and soft string section swelling underneath, church-slow soul chords
Empty dance floor at 1AM, one couple that isn't there, bittersweet warmth
Modern instrumental jazz-hop ballad crossed with Brooklyn cinematic-soul revival strings
[Intro] Guitar and Rhodes alone, [Groove] Heartbeat drums and bass enter, [Bridge] Strings rise, guitar reaches its highest phrase, [Outro] Everything settles, last chord rings into the room
No EDM, no programmed drums, no busy playing, restraint and feel above all

PARAMS Weirdness 20% / Style Influence 78%

08

Nightcap

70 BPM · F minor

GLASS 6 ── 閉店間際

0:00/3:20
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 70 BPM, F minor
Late-night instrumental jazz, smoky closing-time soul, quietest groove of the record
Brushed drums barely above a whisper, upright bass woody and intimate
Sparse piano voicings with long pauses, smoke curling between the notes
Lone tenor saxophone, breathy and low, half-remembering earlier melodies
Bar almost empty, chairs on tables soon, one amber glass and slow thoughts
Vintage jazz club room tone, tape hiss, warm and close-mic'd, after-hours stillness
Modern jazz quartet at its most intimate, trio plus tenor sax, unhurried
[Intro] Piano alone with room noise, [Main] Brushes and upright join, sax enters low, [Bridge] Sax and piano converse quietly, [Outro] Sax leaves first, piano closes the tab, silence
No EDM, no programmed drums, no loudness, intimate live room recording feel

PARAMS Weirdness 22% / Style Influence 76%

09

A Glass of Water

80 BPM · B flat major

GLASS ∅ ── 澄んで終わる

0:00/2:15
STYLE ── POUR SHEET
Fully instrumental, no vocals, no singing, 80 BPM, B flat major
Clear-eyed instrumental soul, morning-after jazz, clean and quietly joyful closer
Crisp gentle drums, light and sober, every hit placed with care
Clean guitar arpeggios like light through a water glass, bright Rhodes chords
Melodic bass at ease, soft flute returning from the second track, transparent textures
No haze, no echo baths: dry, close, honest sound after a night of saturation
Same key as the opening drive, resolved: the evening completed, head clear, heart full
Modern instrumental jazz-hop band in daylight, warm gratitude, simple and unadorned
[Intro] Solo clean guitar arpeggio, [Groove] Band enters gently, flute smiles, [Bridge] Rhodes and guitar in clear counterpoint, [Outro] The band stops together on one warm chord, room tone, done
No EDM, no programmed drums, no reverb wash, clarity as the final statement

PARAMS Weirdness 18% / Style Influence 76%

生成のヒント
  • 全曲の生命線は「live band / played not programmed」。ドラムが打ち込み臭くなったら "room mic bleed, drummer breathing" などの身体表現を足すと改善しやすい。
  • 4曲目と5曲目が酔いの頂点。5曲目 Smoke Break はインタールードなので、長すぎるテイクが出たら [Outro] を早めに引くよう "short interlude, under three minutes feel" を追記。
  • 6曲目の city-pop 参照が効きすぎて艶が過剰になったら "1980s Japanese city soul" を "sophisticated urban soul" に差し替える。
  • 1曲目と9曲目は同じ B♭ major。プレイリスト化するとき、この対が「出発と帰還」になっているのがアルバムの背骨。