TM NETWORK, the latest cyberpunk trilogy centered on live streaming. What is the “true” ending?
Reboot, split, and stand by.
TM NETWORK rebooted in 2021. Live streaming "How Do You Crash It?" ], Tetsuya Komuro, Takashi Utsunomiya, and Naoto Kine moved the hands of a stopped clock. The story progresses to the core with a higher resolution like Netflix video content.
The keyword is "lurker". A plan from 1974, the three members of the Extraterrestrial TM NETWORK appeared on a spaceship to research the situation of the earth, which was shaken by various problems. It is a sci-fi story in which fiction and non-fiction overlap, unfolding together with the live scene. It is truly a live streaming that showed us the possibility of DX (Digital Transformation) of live entertainment that develops considerations like a game.
On October 9th of last year, the first one (one) with the theme of “restart” for the first time in six years, the second on December 11th (two) with the theme of “division”, and 2022 The image of "standby" spreads in the third installment (three) on February 12th.
How do you read this story? Streaming live "How Do You Crash It?" ] The trilogy of the series finally comes to an end.
● Third delivery, TM NETWORK "How Do You Crash It?" three”
The live stage suddenly started at 21:00.
The opening is "TIMEMACHINE" (lyrics: Tetsuya Komuro, composition: Naoto Kine), an important number that has not yet been recorded for TM NETWORK and is also the so-called identity of the project. Suddenly the lacrimal gland collapses. Now I understand the weight of the lyric phrase, "Someday the earth and the light of dawn will disappear, but I don't want to make your dreams sad forever."
The warm coolness of Takashi Utsunomiya who sings in a shadowy appearance due to the backlight.
A stage with impressive lighting effects. It's like a cosmic rainbow draped with softly ringing sounds.
A scene in which the girl who is hiding in the series looks out over the sea. From a bird's-eye view, it looks like a factory by the sea. And Tetsuya Komuro standing in the harbor at night.
Sounding synthesizer. From the fragment of the introduction, I realize that it is "Alive". "The seed of constant confrontation, this world's cracks are spreading". I shudder when I notice the lyrics that seem to predict the current situation in Ukraine, "Because there is something I want to protect, my feelings of fear invite conflict. History repeats itself."
From the ceiling, the delta group, the triangular variable LED monitor shines like a monolith and as if it has a will like a Tesserac.
When I noticed, the three men's shirts had changed from gray to white. Yes, it may be one of the points that should be considered that the appearance of the three people changed suddenly throughout the live scene of the trilogy.
Naoto Kine switched to an acoustic guitar and played Winter Kinebara "N43". Tetsuya Komuro's organ sound creates a warm atmosphere with Takashi Utsunomiya's heartfelt singing voice. It's a hidden masterpiece familiar to FANKS (meaning TM fans).
Here, Naoto Kine's solo corner, which was announced in advance.
In the 1980s, Kine used to color the live space with various productions such as pantomime, stilt (performance with long legs), flying in the air, etc. on the TM NETWORK live stage in the 1980s. This is why TM NETWORK is an entertainment unit.
Kine suddenly started playing percussively on the acoustic guitar. By manipulating the looper pedal (*equipment that can be sampled and multi-recorded) at his feet and multi-recording various phrases with guitar and harmonica, he builds heartrending pop tracks on the spot in real time. Our rock show, which goes back and forth between analogue and digital, was warmed by the unrivaled performance of TM NETWORK, where there is no MC or encore.
Next, from the intro to the danceable and emotional sound image, the emotions of the audience, who are connected by a network through the screen, flared up. Naoto Kine plays an electric guitar, and Tetsuya Komuro plays a distorted sound with a synthesizer. An alternative and digital rock, "RESISTANCE" that is more upper than usual is here. It is a number that sings a strong belief that "Don't give up and live as yourself" that sticks in the heart of the current era.
On the screen again, images of natural disasters such as landscapes of cities around the world, demonstration marches of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, COVID-19 vaccinations, citizens wearing masks, wildfires, typhoons, and eruptions are displayed. Through the occasional scenes, information about the Earth since 2015, when TM NETWORK ceased activities, is aggregated and progressed.
"BE TOGETHER" is a masterpiece beat tune that started with Tetsuya Komuro's chorus work. Naoto Kine also played the keyboard, and the synth riff with the latest tropical arrangement was updated to an impressive number. It was also impressive that Takashi Utsunomiya showed Naoto Kine a social distance with a smile.
●The story of TM World, the ultimate fictional project intertwined with non-fictional reality under the pandemic
And the key number "Self Control" appears. A version that evolved the arrangement of the reproduction album "DRESS2". Takashi Utsunomiya's clear and transparent singing voice, and the amazing synth riff that gathers simple yet sacred thoughts like a ball of energy. As if breaking through the heavens, my chest won't stop rising. "Textbooks don't teach us anything, nobody knows about tomorrow. Cry as hard as you can, smile as hard as you can, get you back, get your dreams back."
I really feel that this is a very important lyric in this era. It is a number that embodies the “TM NETWORK style”.
The TM NETWORK, a united solidarity, is back. Standing on stage with just the three of them. A set list that spans the ages. Under the pandemic, the story of TM World, the ultimate fiction project intertwined with non-fictional reality, will be summarized by the new song "How Crash?", and will be securely connected to the next generation like blockchain.
The phrase “Everyone makes mistakes” that can be chanted.
A sci-fi pop sound with a catchy chorus. I was impressed by the strong presence of Takashi Utsunomiya as a storyteller in the overflowing A melody, perhaps because there was too much to convey. And the chorus work by Tetsuya Komuro and Naoto Kine amplifies the persuasive power of the three people. Divine emotional impression of hand-played synth riffs. A story depicting changes in society after the spread of the Internet. A unique triangle stage unfolds.
The screen shifts to a young girl reading 2015 information from her tablet. Yes, TM NETWORK temporarily suspended its activities in 2015 as "TM NETWORK 30th FINAL". Under such circumstances, a mysterious prophetic message that includes a story about a pandemic.
"At the end of the 20th century, what we feared the most was nuclear war. However, in 2015, a global opinion leader also predicted that if tens of millions of lives were lost in the world, If there is a crisis, it will come from an infectious virus, not World War III.When the next epidemic strikes, we will not be ready.This is an ignorant mistake. How do you crash it? (from the narration voice in the play)
In 2022, we are worried about the corona disaster and the situation in Ukraine. Postponed climate change, environmental issues, race issues, energy issues. As various issues became apparent, TM NETWORK may have conveyed a message over time.
Delivery live “How Do You Crash It? The story of "" is also in the 30th anniversary series such as the TM NETWORK album work "humansystem" released in 1987, the concert "TM NETWORK Log-on to 21st Century" held in 2000, and "incubation period". Get through. The maturity of society that has gone too far, the warning of technological progress, and the human race heading for ruin. However, the storytelling of the three members of TM NETWORK who were hiding in order to investigate it. And I would like to pay attention to the meta structure that we, the audience, were also in hiding.
Pop music can sometimes highlight social issues like a canary in a coal mine. FANKS who know the history of TM NETWORK should know well that music is a mirror that reflects the times.
●Mission assigned to the three lurkers. It is a standby for activities to stop the division on the earth. Reality and unreality intersect
The scene inside the spacecraft. A fragment of sound produced by goosebumps chords that makes you think like "Fool On The Planet" for a moment. And "ELECTRIC PROPHET" representing TM NETWORK will be played as an instrumental digital orchestra.
Tetsuya Komuro manipulates the triangular stone slab and the shining monolith that operate inside the spacecraft. Mysterious numbers and dates in the sky! ? was displayed. It may represent movement in a time machine. Yes, "How Do You Crash It?" The trilogy begins with "ELECTRIC PROPHET" and ends with "ELECTRIC PROPHET".
Three people gather in the center and TM NETWORK turns their backs as if looking out over the earth. An object that moves while mutating, a triangular monolith descends from the ceiling and wraps the three people in an oval shape. It's a big deal. At the end roll, the set list through the series flows and the credits are projected.
Last, just when you think it's over... the screen changes. Takashi Utsunomiya picked up a record at a certain rock bar in Shibuya and played it to a player. The full instrumental version of the untitled song that played at the end of the trilogy plays the beat. The appearance of drinking Tennessee whiskey and Jack Daniel's has never changed.
Naoto Kine also visited another rock bar and went to the counter with a baton that acts as memory data filled with information. I write programs on my laptop. It seems to be linked with baton.
Tetsuya Komuro watches over a monitor showing various locations in his hideout. Zoom up to Chinatown, which is reminiscent of the "Get Wild" music video. A camera wandering the streets. A cyberpunk neon sign projected in a back alley with the words “NFT Shop”. The three went into hiding in their respective lands and never returned to space. This is the end of the story....
How Do You Crash It? three” was content that definitely led to the next. A mission imposed on the three lurkers. It is a standby for activities to stop the division on the earth. Reality and unreality intersect.
The excitement of enjoying the trilogy and the gimmick of the change in the time axis from 2015 to 2022. The many mysteries that have not yet been revealed will make the lingering sound even deeper. “How Do You Crash It? 』End of episode 1. What is the “true” ending of the trilogy? ? ?
Although it was not displayed this time, it may be that it means that it will be on standby for the full-scale start-up = to be continued.
『How Do You Crash It? three』TM NETWORK
TIME MACHINE
Alive
N43
KINE solo
RESISTANCE
BE TOGETHER
Self Control
How Crash?
END ELECTRIC PROPHET
TM NETWORK “How Do You Crash It? three』
■Delivery date and time
Distribution period: February 12 (Sat) 21:00-February 20 (Sun)-23:59 Archive viewing ends
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[Tetsuya Komuro]
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[Takashi Utsunomiya]
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[Naoto Kine]
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