It's been quite a while since a band kicked my ass as hard as Lite did the first time I saw them, so it comes as no great surprise that their new album 'Cubic' is as good as it is. Jaw dropping! With hints of some of the best progressive rock, a smattering of jazz and a splash of funk, Lite have a sound that is all their own and completely infectious. I love these guys!

おまっとさんです！
久々の新譜！
きちゃいましたね〜
進化！新化！深化！しております、LITE節！
まさに、It's ALL LITE！
HELL YEAH！！！

ストイックかつポップという、どこを切り取ってもこれぞLITE！という作品だと思いました。
あとはその演奏を生で聴きに行くことを楽しみに、アルバムをリピートする毎日です。

LITEがLITEというバンドで遊んでいるような、楽しくなっちゃうアルバムだ。
インストバンドが歌うと、やっぱりインストバンドの曲になるという発見も。

光のステップ。夜にはダンス。
無色の部屋をリズムで彩る
方寸には霆、鳴り止まず！

I've loved all the releases my brothers in lite have put out and this latest one, "cubic" is right up w/the rest of them. the push in new places but still maintain an integrity that makes the music for me so personable, so much their own thing that I'm most grateful to them for wanting to share it w/us listeners and gig-goers. "else" tells you right away the band's charging into some different ways of interplay while still maintaining the righteous rapport they've always had w/each other: big time communication w/the instruments making very interesting conversation w/each other. "balloon" really brings out the depth of the recording and mix they've achieved here w/this album, many more textures can be felt - they're really making progress, love it. "warp" everyone makes room for drummerman akinori to deliver the good time,kozo on the keys has been happening more and more but to hear nobuyuki sing, whoa! first time, huh? I mean words - they had a lady sing w/them previously but more scat, huh? here's a lite tune w/actual lyrics - I can dig it! kozo on the keys again providing the funky foundation for "square" 'til brother jun kicks in w/akinori, great feel - what a groove! "inside the silence" is a little solo guitar workout, pretty trippy and a great tangent for the album's halfway mark. "angled" is a hardcharger, guitars strumming their brains out but still w/that signature lite syncopation, propulsive wild snare rolls included w/the kick tight in there w/the bass included! "d" is some heavy riffed funk,again done the lite way - it's got the band written all over it, even w/the little synth solo (very little!)... very melodic but still funky, yeah! some arpeggiated guitar dueling starts "prism" off 'til akinori brings in the herkjerk freight train down the tracks - look out! the other tiny tune for the album, "black box" w/white noise and some spiel that reminds me a tiny bit of kraftwerk before it's out for the closer... "zero" which makes total sense. special guest jun nemoto is on board w/them here and uses his voice as a taunt at first, kind of low in the mix before letting it pop out for the verse - the band then leaving huge unpredictable holes to let him trip you out in his native talk, it's a great adventure - he's experimenting and sounding like he wondering aloud but at the same time celebrating making music w/his lite brothers, it's joyous and a good time - then the plug gets pulled:owata... I love this album!