RO (Reverse Osmosis) is a separation process that uses pressure to force a solvent through a membrane that retains the solute on one side and allows the pure solvent to pass to the other side. As the name indicates, clear and brisk melody came up in the venue. 3 synthesizers’ gentle sounds added spice to the beautiful music by 4 players. The ephemeral sounds in solo part made us think of the end of the summer.

RO

When the venue got crowded toward evening, sleepy.ab showed up. They have gained recognition on last year’s “megaplay” at a local radio station FM North Wave and on the participation in this year’s Rising Sun Rock Festival.

sleepy.ab

The nostalgic melody with melancholy voice by the vocalist Tsuyoshi Nariyama attracted the audience. When they played a hit song “Soner”, and the vocalist’s voice and chorus got together, we felt curious power as if time stopped there. The sun was not going down yet, but the glow of the sunset was shining them up as a part of the stage.

After enjoying the sun set, when the stage was getting like a club with darkness, a Sapporo based Hip-Hop team, Mic Jack Production appeared. The venue was really heating up.

Hitomitoi with Mai Fujinoya

Next was Hitomitoi with Mai Fujinoya. Mai Fujinoya who usually plays as a bass player appeared with a guitar this time. He had collaborated with Hitomitoi on her album production. Their performance here included keyboard and drum players. Hitomitoi looked like a TinkerBell, getting off a goblinish aura and dancing on a moonlight night. They attracted the audience with a music set from old songs to the ones from the latest album. “Getting cold? Eat some curry and take part in the charity,” she said. She also spoke of her aspiration about this event to be happened next year again.