[BOØWY’s Masterpieces] A comprehensive showcase from hidden fan favorites to signature hits!

NOISE LIMITTERBOØWY

Noise Limitter

This song captures the sensation of the limiter in your mind breaking, with irresistible impulses and a thrilling sense of momentum as its appeal.

Written and composed by Kyosuke Himuro, it delivers a raw, live-house intensity that stirs the soul.

The track is featured on the classic album “BEAT EMOTION,” which has sold a total of approximately 1.2 million copies.

When you’re feeling stuck or want to break free from everyday stress, listening to it might give you the courage to smash through the walls within yourself.

ANGEL PASSED CHILDRENBOØWY

Angel Passed Children

A late-period BOØWY track whose world of swirling madness pulls you in before you know it.

Kyosuke Himuro’s words slice into the psyche, while Tomoyasu Hotei’s razor-sharp guitar sound fuses with them to shake the listener’s emotions to the core.

The song appears on their final original album, PSYCHOPATH, released in September 1987.

Despite the band’s decision to break up, the domestic recording sessions reportedly wrapped in just 16 days.

It’s the perfect track when you want to experience not just their pop sensibilities, but their darker, more aggressive side.

OUR REVOLUTIONBOØWY

Our Revolution

This is a track where Kyosuke Himuro’s razor-sharp vocals and Tomoyasu Hotei’s guitar riffs strike sparks, embodying the tense atmosphere of a “night before the revolution.” The song seems to carry a fiery message born of youthful restlessness and the urge to smash existing values to build an era of their own.

Featured on the classic album BEAT EMOTION, released in November 1986, this piece is sure to resonate deeply with anyone dissatisfied with the status quo who longs to break through and push beyond.

SYMPHONICBOØWY

SYMPHONIC

A song that vividly portrays a fleeting yet beautiful scene of love.

It allows you to relive, almost like watching a single film, the gradient of emotions from the fiery spark of romance to the bittersweet farewell that eventually arrives.

Some listeners may find their youthful love overlapping with the world of this piece, filling their hearts with a tender ache.

This track is included on BOØWY’s classic album “INSTANT LOVE,” released in September 1983.

If you listen to it on a night when you want to indulge in sentiment, its melody will likely seep deep into your heart.

Black RhapsodyBOØWY

Black Rhapsody

A hidden gem by BOØWY where Kyosuke Himuro’s sensual vocals intertwine with Tomoyasu Hotei’s inventive guitar.

It depicts the desire and loneliness swirling within a fleeting relationship, and its decadent yet beautiful worldview will captivate you.

This track is featured on their third album, “BOØWY,” released in June 1985.

Put it on during a night when you want to step away from the bustle of the city and sink into quiet contemplation—the wistful melody is sure to move you.

Let yourself be intoxicated by its depth.

CELLULOID DOLLBOØWY

Celluloid Doll

A hidden gem by BOØWY that captivates with Kyosuke Himuro’s decadent worldview! This track is included on their final original album, “PSYCHOPATH,” released in September 1987.

Borrowing the image of a cold doll crouching in the subway, the lyrics earnestly sing of modern desires—wealth, success, and true love—and, paired with Tomoyasu Hotei’s heavy arrangement, pierce deeply into the listener’s heart.

You can also sense a dark atmosphere that seems to foreshadow their curtain call, strongly reflected in this work.

If you listen on a night when you’re craving something, or feeling the emptiness that lurks behind success, you may find yourself resonating profoundly with its world.

INTRODUCTIONBOØWY

INTRODUCTION

An instrumental track with experimental sounds that captivates the heart.

It’s the opening song of the debut album “MORAL,” released in March 1982.

It’s said that this piece was added at the very end by guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei, who wanted to include it as a song that pays respect to BOØWY, when the album was nearly complete.

The avant-garde, provocative sound seems to embody the band’s strong will to “belong nowhere,” and it really leaves an impression.

If you listen to it before the start of something new, you might feel a rush of exhilaration, as if their early impulses were taking hold of you.