Elements (Ave Mujica EP)

Elements
Digital and standard edition cover
EP by
Ave Mujica
ReleasedOctober 2, 2024
StudioMech Studio, Sound City, Tokyo
Supa Love Studio, Tokyo
Fennel Studio, Shibuya, Tokyo
Tucky's Mastering, Tokyo
Genre
Length21:46
LanguageJapanese
LabelBushiroad Music
ProducerHiroki Matsumoto
Ave Mujica chronology
Alea jacta est
(2023) 		Elements
(2024) 		Completeness
(2025)
Singles from Elements
  1. "Symbol I : △"
    Released: April 7, 2024
  2. "Symbol II : Air"
    Released: May 18, 2024
  3. "Symbol III : ▽"
    Released: June 15, 2024
  4. "Symbol II : Earth"
    Released: July 8, 2024
  5. "Ether"
    Released: August 30, 2024

Elements is the second extended play by Japanese metal band Ave Mujica. It was released on October 2, 2024, via Bushiroad Music.

The EP features five tracks with a total playing time of 21 minutes and 46 seconds. The work managed to chart in the official Japanese Albums Chart published by Oricon.

Background and release

On July 7, 2024, it was announced that an EP was set to be released in October the same year entitled Elements. The information was made public on the same day of the band's second live concert titled "Quaerere Lumina".[2] The EP was officially released on October 2, the same year.[3] The lyrics were written by Diggy-MO', a former member of the Japanese hip hop group Soul'd Out.[4]

Elements was recorded at Mech Studio, Sound City, Tokyo and at Supa Love Studio Tokyo while mixing took place at Fennel Studio in Shibuya, Tokyo. The EP was produced by Koki Ogata. Mastering engineer was Hiromichi "Tucky" Takiguchi who mastered the EP at his own mastering studio.[5]

Elements was released in a regular and a limited version. The latter featured a blu-ray disc containing the group's second concert "Quaerere Lumina" in its entirely.

Reception

Katarina McGinn of Dead Rhetoric reviewed the EP and wrote that Elements became a massive springboard to ensnare both, the BanG Dream! community as well as certain parts of the heavy metal crowd. McGinn further stated the music blurs the line between beauty and melancholy, with plenty of guitar fireworks and riffage that's augmented by synths instead of being overshadowed by them. She added that the timing of a musical release could not be better given the fact that an anime series revolving around the band is set to air in the beginning of 2025. She prognosed that the group may spread like wildfire and Elements would back up that claim.[6]

Commercial performance

Elements sold more than 6.900 physical copies in its first week after release resulting the EP charting on fifth place in the official Albums Charts published by Oricon.[7] By the end of October 2024, the EP had sold more than 9.700 physical copies in Japan alone.[8]

In the Hot Albums Charts published by Billboard Japan, Elements peaked at no. 7 and stayed in the charts for four weeks.[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Diggy-MO'.

Elements track listing
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Symbol I : △"
  • Diggy-MO'
  • Daisuke Hasegawa
  • Daisuke Hasegawa
5:12
2."Symbol II: Air"
  • Diggy-MO'
  • Ryo Takahashi
  • Ryo Takahashi
3:32
3."Symbol III : ▽"
  • Diggy-MO'
  • Kazuki Tomita
  • Kazuki Tomita
4:16
4."Symbol IV: Earth"
  • Diggy-MO'
  • Daisuke Hasegawa
  • Daisuke Hasegawa
3:59
5."Ether"
  • Diggy-MO'
  • Daisuke Hasegawa
  • Daisuke Hasegawa
4:45
Total length:21:46

Credits and personnel

Adapted from the EP liner notes and the Videogame Music Database.[5][10]

Charts

Chart (2024) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 5
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[12] 9
Japanese Anime Albums (Oricon)[13] 2
Japanese Rock Albums (Oricon)[14] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 7
Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[9] 5
Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 64

References

  1. ^ a b Katarina McGinn (October 9, 2024). "Ave Mujica – Elements (Bushiroad)". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ave Mujica 2nd LIVE「Quaerere Lumina」愛知公演　開催報告". PRTimes.jp (in Japanese). July 7, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Ave Mujica ミニAlbum「ELEMENTS」本日リリース". PRTimes.jp (in Japanese). October 2, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "楽曲を手がけるDiggy-MO'が語る！「BanG Dream!」発のヘヴィメタルバンド・Ave Mujicaの世界". Music Natalie (in Japanese). October 2, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Ave Mujica: Elements, JAN/ISBN: 4562494358129, Catalog Number: BRMM-10836, 2024 (Japanese)
  6. ^ Katarina McGinn (October 9, 2024). "Ave Mujica – Elements (Bushiroad)". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "週間　アルバムランキング 2024年10月14日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "月間　アルバムランキング 2024年10月度". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "Ave Mujica". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  10. ^ "ELEMENTS / Ave Mujica [Limited Edition]". Video Game Music Database. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  11. ^ "ELEMENTS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Ave Mujica". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "アニメアルバムランキング 2024年10月14日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 21, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  14. ^ "ROCKアルバムランキング 2024年10月14日付". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
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