垂直の砂漠 / Vertical Desert

psychedelic rock, 1969, Japanese, avant-garde soundtrack, J-rock, existential

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1969 Japanese avant-garde film score, existential psychedelic rock,

1969年の日本のお蔵入りとなった前衛青春映画のサントラとして作りました。再び実在の街の名前が出てきますが、このころの最大の繁華街で特に若者に人気があったとのこと、また、この街を舞台にした名作映画が海外でも高く評価されているということだと思われます。このころはよく都会と地方の対比のような筋が多かったのかもしれません。ここでも、故郷で神童と呼ばれた優秀な学生が都会の大きな大学に入ってなかなか慣れない様子を表そうとしています。私自身は東京や新宿に悪いイメージを全く持っておりませんことを、念のため最後に付け加えさせていただきます。
This was created as the soundtrack for a shelved 1969 Japanese youth film. The name of a real city is mentioned again, likely because it was the largest shopping district at the time and was particularly popular among young people. It's also likely because classic films set in this city are highly acclaimed overseas. Perhaps the contrast between urban and rural areas was common during this time. Here, too, I'm trying to convey the struggles of a brilliant student, hailed as a child prodigy in his hometown, as he enters a large urban university and struggles to adapt. Just to be clear, I would like to add that I personally have absolutely no negative image of Tokyo or Shinjuku.

Lyrics : Gemini 2026
Music : SUNO 2026

Vo. -1.29db Lofi
1.5
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[垂直の砂漠（あるいは、匿名の不在証明）]
[Atmospheric vocals, not upfront,]
[Vocals sit behind the instrumental]
[Balanced mix, VOCALS NOT DOMINANT]

[Intro]
[Uncomfortable, high-pitched violin arpeggios]
[Dull, thumping bass like a nervous heartbeat]
[Distant, cold wind sound effect]

[Verse 1]
(F#m9) 始発駅の (B13) にびいろの空
(Emaj7#11) 誰にも読まれぬ (A#dim7) きょうりの手紙
(G#m7b5) 講義室の (C#7alt) 無機質な せき[ばらい]
(F#m9) 書店の棚に (B9) 埋もれた 哲学
(Dmaj7) 私は (G13) 誰の 代役でもない

[Pre-Chorus]
[Mellotron flutes with a minor-key flutter]
新宿、三丁目、雨の舗道
すれ違う群れは 意思を持たぬ 粒子

[Chorus 1]
ああ、東京は (C#7#9) すいちょくに切り立つ 砂漠
ジャズ喫茶の (F#m11) 煙に 溶ける自意識
優等生という (B13) 剥製を 抱きしめて
出口のない (Emaj7) 迷路を 彷徨う

[Verse 2]
(F#m9) よじょうはんの (B13) 湿った 沈黙
(Emaj7#11) 安ウイスキーが (A#dim7) 喉を焼く夜
(G#m7b5) 鏡の中の (C#7alt) 痩せたエリート
(F#m9) デカダンスの (B9) 毒に 爪を染め
(Dmaj7) 踏み外すいっぽを (G13) 密かに 夢見る

[Bridge]
[Tempo drags, dissonant piano clusters]
[Spoken word: Intellectual, monotone, slightly trembling]
「……こきょうでは、星が綺麗だった。
ここでは、ネオンの光が星の「しがい」に見える。
誰も私を見ない。だから、私も私を見ないことにした。
……それが、この街での正しい礼儀なのだろう？」

[Guitar Solo]
[Stiff, non-bluesy guitar solo using wide intervals]
[Sounding like a conservatory student trying to play psychedelic rock]
[Cold, metallic tone with heavy echo]

[Climax]
[Chorus 2] [Key Modulation]
[Intense string section enters, heavy tribal drums]
ああ、東京は (D7#9) 感情を きょぜつする 「虚数」
キャンパスを (Gm11) 埋める 匿名の ぼうれいたち
郷愁さえも (C13) 教養の 一部になり
私はただ (Fmaj7) 記号として磨滅する

[Outro]
[Repetitive violin pluck, fading out]
[Sound of a distant, lonely radio static]
[Sudden cut to silence]

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(English translation)

[Verse 1]
(F#m9) The dull sky at the first station (B13)
(Emaj7#11) A letter from home that no one will read (A#dim7)
(G#m7b5) The inorganic cough in the lecture hall (C#7alt)
(F#m9) Philosophy buried on the bookstore shelves (B9)
(Dmaj7) I (G13) am no substitute for anyone

[Pre-Chorus]
[Mellotron flutes with a minor-key flutter]
Shinjuku, 3rd Street, rainy pavement
The passing crowds are mindless particles

[Chorus 1]
Ah, Tokyo (C#7#9) A vertically steep desert
My self-consciousness melts into the smoke of a jazz cafe (F#m11)
Embracing the stuffed specimen (B13) of an honor student
Wandering through a maze with no exit (Emaj7)

[Verse 2]
(F#m9) The damp silence of a four-and-a-half-tatami room (B13)
(Emaj7#11) A night when cheap whiskey burns my throat (A#dim7)
(G#m7b5) A skinny elite (C#7alt) in the mirror
(F#m9) My fingernails stained with the poison of decadence (B9)
(Dmaj7) Secretly dreaming of a misstep (G13)

[Bridge]
[Tempo drags, dissonant piano clusters]
[Spoken word: Intellectual, monotone, slightly trembling]
"...The stars were beautiful back home.
Here, the neon lights look like dead stars.
No one looks at me. So I've decided not to look at myself.
...Is that the proper etiquette in this city?"

[Guitar Solo]
[Stiff, non-bluesy guitar solo using wide intervals]
[Sounding like a conservatory student trying to play psychedelic rock]
[Cold, metallic tone with heavy echo]

[Climax]
[Chorus 2] [Key Modulation]
[Intense string section enters, heavy tribal drums]
Ah, Tokyo (D7#9) rejects emotion. "Imaginary numbers."
Anonymous ghosts fill the campus (Gm11).
Even nostalgia (C13) becomes part of culture.
I simply (Fmaj7) wear away as a symbol.

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1969 Japanese avant-garde film score, existential psychedelic rock, 1969年の日本のお蔵入りとなった前衛青春映画のサントラとして作りました。再び実在の街の名前が出てきますが、このころの最大の繁華街で特に若者に人気があったとのこと、また、この街を舞台にした名作映画が海外でも高く評価されているということだと思われます。このころはよく都会と地方の対比のような筋が多かったのかもしれません。ここでも、故郷で神童と呼ばれた優秀な学生が都会の大きな大学に入ってなかなか慣れない様子を表そうとしています。私自身は東京や新宿に悪いイメージを全く持っておりませんことを、念のため最後に付け加えさせていただきます。 This was created as the soundtrack for a shelved 1969 Japanese youth film. The name of a real city is mentioned again, likely because it was the largest shopping district at the time and was particularly popular among young people. It's also likely because classic films set in this city are highly acclaimed overseas. Perhaps the contrast between urban and rural areas was common during this time. Here, too, I'm trying to convey the struggles of a brilliant student, hailed as a child prodigy in his hometown, as he enters a large urban university and struggles to adapt. Just to be clear, I would like to add that I personally have absolutely no negative image of Tokyo or Shinjuku. Lyrics : Gemini 2026 Music : SUNO 2026 Vo. -1.29db Lofi 1.5 *********************** [垂直の砂漠（あるいは、匿名の不在証明）] [Atmospheric vocals, not upfront,] [Vocals sit behind the instrumental] [Balanced mix, VOCALS NOT DOMINANT] [Intro] [Uncomfortable, high-pitched violin arpeggios] [Dull, thumping bass like a nervous heartbeat] [Distant, cold wind sound effect] [Verse 1] (F#m9) 始発駅の (B13) にびいろの空 (Emaj7#11) 誰にも読まれぬ (A#dim7) きょうりの手紙 (G#m7b5) 講義室の (C#7alt) 無機質なせき[ばらい] (F#m9) 書店の棚に (B9) 埋もれた哲学 (Dmaj7) 私は (G13) 誰の代役でもない [Pre-Chorus] [Mellotron flutes with a minor-key flutter] 新宿、三丁目、雨の舗道すれ違う群れは意思を持たぬ粒子 [Chorus 1] ああ、東京は (C#7#9) すいちょくに切り立つ砂漠ジャズ喫茶の (F#m11) 煙に溶ける自意識優等生という (B13) 剥製を抱きしめて出口のない (Emaj7) 迷路を彷徨う [Verse 2] (F#m9) よじょうはんの (B13) 湿った沈黙 (Emaj7#11) 安ウイスキーが (A#dim7) 喉を焼く夜 (G#m7b5) 鏡の中の (C#7alt) 痩せたエリート (F#m9) デカダンスの (B9) 毒に爪を染め (Dmaj7) 踏み外すいっぽを (G13) 密かに夢見る [Bridge] [Tempo drags, dissonant piano clusters] [Spoken word: Intellectual, monotone, slightly trembling] 「……こきょうでは、星が綺麗だった。ここでは、ネオンの光が星の「しがい」に見える。誰も私を見ない。だから、私も私を見ないことにした。 ……それが、この街での正しい礼儀なのだろう？」 [Guitar Solo] [Stiff, non-bluesy guitar solo using wide intervals] [Sounding like a conservatory student trying to play psychedelic rock] [Cold, metallic tone with heavy echo] [Climax] [Chorus 2] [Key Modulation] [Intense string section enters, heavy tribal drums] ああ、東京は (D7#9) 感情をきょぜつする「虚数」キャンパスを (Gm11) 埋める匿名のぼうれいたち郷愁さえも (C13) 教養の一部になり私はただ (Fmaj7) 記号として磨滅する [Outro] [Repetitive violin pluck, fading out] [Sound of a distant, lonely radio static] [Sudden cut to silence] ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ (English translation) [Verse 1] (F#m9) The dull sky at the first station (B13) (Emaj7#11) A letter from home that no one will read (A#dim7) (G#m7b5) The inorganic cough in the lecture hall (C#7alt) (F#m9) Philosophy buried on the bookstore shelves (B9) (Dmaj7) I (G13) am no substitute for anyone [Pre-Chorus] [Mellotron flutes with a minor-key flutter] Shinjuku, 3rd Street, rainy pavement The passing crowds are mindless particles [Chorus 1] Ah, Tokyo (C#7#9) A vertically steep desert My self-consciousness melts into the smoke of a jazz cafe (F#m11) Embracing the stuffed specimen (B13) of an honor student Wandering through a maze with no exit (Emaj7) [Verse 2] (F#m9) The damp silence of a four-and-a-half-tatami room (B13) (Emaj7#11) A night when cheap whiskey burns my throat (A#dim7) (G#m7b5) A skinny elite (C#7alt) in the mirror (F#m9) My fingernails stained with the poison of decadence (B9) (Dmaj7) Secretly dreaming of a misstep (G13) [Bridge] [Tempo drags, dissonant piano clusters] [Spoken word: Intellectual, monotone, slightly trembling] "...The stars were beautiful back home. Here, the neon lights look like dead stars. No one looks at me. So I've decided not to look at myself. ...Is that the proper etiquette in this city?" [Guitar Solo] [Stiff, non-bluesy guitar solo using wide intervals] [Sounding like a conservatory student trying to play psychedelic rock] [Cold, metallic tone with heavy echo] [Climax] [Chorus 2] [Key Modulation] [Intense string section enters, heavy tribal drums] Ah, Tokyo (D7#9) rejects emotion. "Imaginary numbers." Anonymous ghosts fill the campus (Gm11). Even nostalgia (C13) becomes part of culture. I simply (Fmaj7) wear away as a symbol.

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