''Caps Lock'' (stylized as ''CAPS LOCK'') is the fourteenth studio album by the Japanese

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band Capsule, released on October 23, 2013, by

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's sublabel Unborde as their first album release under the label. It was released digitally by

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on October 16, 2013. ''Caps Lock'' debuted at number seven and thirteen of the Oricon Daily and Weekly Albums Chart, respectively, with 11,805 copies sold in its first week of release.

Background, production and promotion

In early 2013, the duo left Yamaha Music Communications, effectively shutting down the Contemode sublabel by releasing the best-of albums '' Rewind Best 1 & 2'' in March as their last release from the label. On July 31, 2013, AsobiSystem (the duo's new management agency) and Warner Music Japan sublabel

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joined forces by releasing a compilation album AsobiTunes, which had new and old songs from different Asobisystem and Unborde artists. Yasutaka Nakata had contributed four tracks to the compilation: a new song entitled "Rainbow", a remix of

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's "Nettaiya", an extended mix of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "

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's " Secret Adventure". On August 3, 2013, the duo announced that they had officially signed with Unborde. A new album was announced, with details disclosed on August 29, 2013, with a promotional photo, album title and release date. On September 10, 2013, the covers and track list for the album were revealed. In an interview with ''

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'', the songwriter-producer

Yasutaka Nakata is a Japanese DJ and music producer. He formed the band Capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and himself as composer and record producer when both were 17. The band debuted in 2001 with the song "Sakura". He is known for being the ...

said that he wanted to do something new with the group on their transfer from Yamaha to Warner. He also said that the extreme editing that he had done on Toshiko Koshijima's vocals indicated that he no longer wanted to perform songs live, as he always just wanted to make music rather than presenting what he had finished by performance in front of people. None of the songs in the album were used as tie-ins for products and services, giving the album almost zero promotion. Koshijima, on the other hand, did not participate in any interviews regarding the album. The album was released digitally worldwide on October 16, 2013, a week before its Japanese release date, by iTunes and managed to reach number one in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan and number two in both France and the United States. "Space" was used as an intermission song for the ''Wave Runner'' tour in 2015 and was also used as part of the

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original soundtrack. "Control" was used as an interpretative intermission number in Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's ''5ive Years Monster'' tour in 2016.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Yasutaka Nakata. All tracks with * have vocals from Toshiko Koshijima.

Regular edition

Limited edition bonus disc

iTunes / Apple Music-only bonus track

Charts and certifications

Japanese charts

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

Warner Music Japan official website

unBORDE official website (Warner Music Japan)

ASOBISYSTEM official website

Capsule official website
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