Hiroshi Nakamura/One Song Set

More recording talk from Halcali's blog today, where Haruka oh so casually mentions they were back in the studio, again with i-dep's Hiroshi Nakamura. This is the guy who lovingly crafted the three pop gems that were arguably wasted as b-sides on Tip Taps Tip (halcali 'n' bass, Pisudori) and the virtually unheard Twinkle Star (check!!check!!it!!). Unlike a few other producers I could mention, he knows exactly what makes Halcali good. Does this mean he's working on album 3? The new single?
Hopefully both.

In other news, they wrapped up the Tokyo end of Sony's Anime Festival. I originally worried that such a crowded bill would only give them time to play the Eureka 7 song Tip Taps Tip, which is, of course, exactly what happened in the end.
The only upside of having them walk out on stage, play one song and walk off again is that it's a show that I'm not too bothered about missing (I was thinking about heading up to Osaka to catch the next one). Hopefully the new album will be something Sony invests a little something in, and we'll get an actual tour with actual sets that last longer than 20 minutes.

You can watch a short video of Halcali commenting on the festival here (you can only watch it with Internet Explorer for some reason). I added a transcript in the comments box.