Francis "Bolero"

Francis is the solo project of bassist and singer-songwriter Makoto Ori (who previously played in bands Picky Picnic, Original Love and The Collectors), and after a long wait here comes finally a brand new album titled "Bolero"! Included are several songs that he had been playing in his live shows, and also a bunch of new ones. Check out the music videos and sampler clip below! The art direction and illustration is by Hitoshi Odajima.

Featured musicians include guitarist Jun Matsue (solo on "Repulsion"), drummer Shirane Kenichi (GREAT3) (on "Coquette Marionnette" aka "kawaii omocha"), keyboardist Hirohisa Horie (Neil & Iraiza) (solo on "Sessomatto"), Satō Yūsuke (caméra-stylo) (all instruments & arrangement on "Anemone"), and more. Vocal guests include Tomoko Kunimi (Wack Wack Rhythm Band, Sloppy Joe, nimit&co.) (scat on "Sessomatto"), Haruko Tajima (chorus on "Dandy Warhol"), Lily (Oldtimer) (vocals on "Matilda" and chorus on "Dandy Warhol"), and Himeno Tama (chorus on "Anemone").

Francis' previous solo album was "bUrNing BEar!" (released in 1994!), and it's also now finally available for the first time digitally ( (World), (Japan), Spotify, YouTube Music). In the recent years, he has also released two great mini-albums in collaboration with Haruko Tajima, as Francis avec Haruko: "Jamón, jamón" and "Zero Gravity Love".

Francis "Bolero"

1. S'il vous plaît, Ha
2. Repulsion
3. Matilda (feat. Lily)
4. Coquette Marionnette
5. Tropical Silent Pulse
6. Casanova
7. Viva! coffee jelly
8. Dandy Warhol
9. Bolero
10. Sessomatto
11. Anemone
12. Delaware

Viva VIVA05
Out 9/27, ¥3000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Bandcamp, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†, , Spotify, YouTube Music
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

"Repulsion"