五臓 -GOZO-

GOZO presents the four-piece NEMOPHILA as a band creating from its own physical center. The five songs feel like different organs of one body: each has a separate function, but all depend on the same pulse. With the members taking direct ownership of the writing and arrangement, the sound is rawer and closer to the breathing space of a live performance. Hazuki moves between low, twisting riffs and precise melodic cuts, while Haraguchi-san and Tamu Murata create weight through groove rather than speed alone. Mayu shifts from screams and rhythmic phrasing to open melodic lines, giving the renewed line-up a clear emotional identity. “Kaika Sengen” announces a new chapter with confidence, and “VS EGO:” turns inner conflict into a tightly controlled attack. “Oblivious” adds shadow, “namas” introduces an intentionally strange texture, and “PUMP IT UP!” ends with the release of a song built for the stage. The EP does not erase the band’s twin-guitar history; it redistributes that experience across four musicians and uses limitation as a source of invention. GOZO is compact, but it makes a decisive statement about NEMOPHILA’s ability to transform change into momentum.