3776 wo Kikanai Riyuu ga Aru to Sureba
- Artist
- 3776
- Album
- 3776 wo Kikanai Riyuu ga Aru to Sureba (3776を聴かない理由があるとすれば; Is There a Reason Not to Listen to 3776)
- Released
- 2015.10.28 (CD)
- 2016.11.03 (Vinyl)
- Catalog Number
- NAMA-0010 (CD)
- FJSN-3776 (Vinyl)
- Price
- 2,500円 (CD)
- 3,024円 (Vinyl)
- Tracklist
- [Introduction]
- Noboranai Riyuu ga Aru to Sureba (登らない理由があるとすれば; Is There a Reason Not to Climb)
- [IntervalA]
- Mizu de Dekite Iru (水でできている; It's Made of Water)
- [IntervalB]
- Doukutsu Tanken (洞窟探検; Cave Exploration)
- Hinan Keikaku to Bonsai Goods (難計画と防災グッズ; Difficult Planning and Disaster Prevention Goods)
- Nippon Zenkoku Doko Demo Fuji-san (日本全国どこでも富士山; Mt. Fuji Anywhere in Japan)
- [IntervalC]
- Haru ga Kita (春がきた; Spring Has Come)
- Wakutamaike Tayori (湧玉池便り; News from Spring Coasters)
- Seito no Hongyou (生徒の本業; Student's Main Business)
- [IntervalD]
- Tabi Photo Selection (旅ふぉとセレクション; Travel Photo Selection)
- [IntervalE]
- Hachi Aime Nya Mada Hayai (八合目にゃまだ早い; It's Still Early in the Eighth Line)
- [IntervalF]
- Haru wa Meguru (春は巡る; Spring Goes Around)
- 3.11
- [Ending]
- Information
3776 wo Kikanai Riyuu ga Aru to Sureba is the debut studio album recorded by 3776, and their third Season #3 release. It was first released in a CD format, and a year later it was released as a vinyl record. The whole album runs for a total of 3776 seconds, which is also the altitude of Mt.Fuji. It has been described as a concept record where Ide Chiyono serves as a navigator, and she climbs Mt. Fuji one meter per second. Producer Ishida Akira said regarding his concept for the album, "I wanted to make such a CD where there is a full story that connects the songs and the songs work together."[1] It is mixed so that the tracks bleed into one another.
Much like their prior material, this album contains a while range of material. Ishida described the atmosphere of the songs as ambient-ish. There are songs that are more electronic and pop, while there are songs that are rock heavy and pull elements from shoegaze and math rock. Ishida has cited noise rock bands such as Sonic Youth and XTC as inspiration.[2] In a review by Harada Kazunori of Music Magazine, he gave the album 10 full marks. The album was named a year in favorite by musicians such as Utamaru from RHYMESTER, and Koide Yusuke from Base Ball Bear.
The album reached #200 on the weekly Oricon chart, and it continued to rank for a total of two weeks.
