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In a statement made on their official site today, capsule announced their decision to postpone the release of their new album"in view of the effects" of the earthquake that broke out in Japan on March 11th.The announcement comes after several observations from fans pointing out the album's title as inappropriate considering the context of Japan's current crisis (despite it having been chosen over a month in advance) — many continue to speculate on Twitter if the title was indeed the cause of the album's postponement. It's unknown when the album will release or if the title will be changed. capsule also has yet to speak up on the fate of theiralbum release party club tour set to begin in April, as tickets for the event were already being sold.This isn't the first setback for the duo's latest work: the album was originally scheduled for a March 9th release before being pushed back to the 23rd.capsule is the primary project of producer and DJ Nakata Yasutaka (well-known for producing the popular techno-pop trio Perfume) and vocalist Koshijima Toshiko.