スケートカルチャーとファッション、映画音楽の現場を横断する異色のクリエイター3人が、バレアリックとダブを軸にしたシネマティックなサウンドを描き出したプロジェクト。

US拠点のトリオ&Co.による作品。Bianca Chandonの創設者としても知られるAlex Olson、映画『A Star is Born』に関わったピアニスト／コンポーザーAlberto Bof、そしてDJでありファッションシーンでも活動するPaul Takahashiという、異なる分野で実績を持つ3人が結集している。

本作『Staycation』は、前作『Best of Friends』に続く作品として制作がスタート。制作は断片的なセッションの積み重ねで進められ、短時間のスタジオワークを重ねながらアイデアを練り上げていった。Alexが不在の期間は、Los AngelesでAlbertoとPaulが作業を継続し、データを共有しながら完成へと導いている。

収録曲は2トラック構成。タイトル曲は、ゆったりとしたテンポの中に漂う浮遊感と奥行きのある音像が印象的な、ダビーでバレアリックなトラック。淡く広がるシンセと抑制の効いたリズムが、映像的な広がりを持った空気感を生み出す。もう一曲“Lean Like a Cello”は、より構築的でありながらも柔らかさを持ったサウンドで、ピアノやストリングスの要素が重なり、静かな高揚感を引き出す。

制作から長い時間を経て完成したこの作品は、距離を越えたコラボレーションの記録でもあり、3人のバックグラウンドが自然に交差した音楽的ドキュメントと言える内容に仕上がっている。

A1. Lean Like A Cello
B1. Liquor Run

&Co. debut on A Quiet Village. The US-based trio drop the third release on Quiet Village’s eponymous imprint March 20th. &Co. Is a project from multi-hyphenate and Bianca Chandon founder, Alex Olson, pianist, composer and producer Alberto Bof (known for his work on ®Oscar ®Bafta ®Golden Globe and ®Grammy award winning ’A Star is Born’) and DJ/fashion luminary, Paul Takahashi. The trio’s second release, ‘Staycation’ follows 2015’s ‘Best of Friends’, and sees these rare talents create a two-tracker that explores a uniquely evocative, cinematic and dubby Balearic aesthetic. ‘Staycation began as a follow-up to the first EP, Best Friends.

As a result, ‘Staycation’ came together in fragments. The first track was built over a handful of short studio sessions, each only about an hour long, driven by brainstorming and reworking ideas. With Alex away, Alberto and I continued refining the piece in Los Angeles, sharing updates for Alex’s approval until it was completed. The track remained unmastered and was quietly circulated to a small circle as a promotional piece. The second track, “Lean Like a Cello,” was initially conceptualized together. However, with Alex now based in New York and less available, we completed the arrangement in Los Angeles, sending versions back and forth for Alex’s input and feedback. Nearly a decade later, the idea resurfaced, and the recordings were finally mastered and released. A friend, Justin Van Der Volgen, handled the mastering. What began as a plan to give the tracks away as a promo evolved when Justin encouraged the group to shop the release. With help from Eric Duncan of Rub N Tug, the music reached Matt (Edwards, aka Radio Slave/ 1/2 of Quiet Village).

Ten years after the first sessions, Staycation arrives as a document of distance, collaboration, and time. A project shaped as much by separation as by shared intention.’ (Paul Takahashi, Feb 2026)
A piece of art from a powerhouse creative team operating at the intersection of skate culture, music, design and fashion, ‘Staycation’ by &Co. Arrives on The Quiet Village 12” and digital/streaming on March 20th.