Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa (平沢進 Hirasawa Susumu, born April 2, 1954 in Tokyo, Kantō region) is a Japanese electronic artist and composer.
In 1965, he started playing guitar, inspired by The Ventures, he joined a band with "older people" the following year. In 1972, he enrolled at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock/experimental group influenced by King Crimson, Yes, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd. In 1979 he formed a New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band called P-MODEL, along with two former members of Mandrake. They released a string of albums through the 1980s, and in 1989, Hirasawa began releasing solo work, while also continuing to work with the reactivated P-MODEL beginning in 1992. The P-MODEL project continued until 1999; in 2004 Hirasawa started a new unit known as Kaku P-MODEL, which is effectively a solo continuation of P-MODEL.[1]
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Compositions and performances [edit]
Hirasawa uses Amiga computers extensively in his work, using applications such as Scala, Bars and Pipes, and OctaMED in the production of his music. One of the factors that set him apart from other Japanese electronic artists is ever-changing production techniques. For 2001's Solar Ray album, his recording studio was powered completely by solar energy.[1]
His subject matter can be equally unusual. A constant source of inspiration for his music has come from Thailand. The concept behind his 1995 album Sim City was drawn from his experiences traveling there, and more specifically, from Thai transsexuals. Guest Thai vocalists participate throughout that and subsequent albums, including 1996's Siren, which was also a concept album based on Thailand. As for his lyrical inspiration, Hirasawa references the philosophies of yin and yang, his travels and the principles of nature vs. machines.
Hirasawa occasionally stages interactive live performances. They merge computer graphics with his music to tell interactive stories, and involve heavy use of computers, particularly Amiga systems, motion capture cameras and video projectors. The flow of each live show is determined by audience participation; for example, Interactive Live Show 2000 was formatted as a maze, and the audience was allowed to choose which path to follow. Sometimes, audience participation plays a part in the performed music, as it did in Interactive Live Show 2000. He provided the phone numbers to four cellular phones during one song, and the audience was allowed to call the numbers to have him play the corresponding ringtone. This provided an improvised harmony between the background music and the ringing phones.[2]
Hirasawa's live music is based on samples he activates with various hand-crafted sampler machines, pre-recorded tracks without vocals, and no regular backup performers. For the Solar Ray live tour, he used solar power and a power-generating wheel, inspired by bicycles, to power his electronic equipment. DVDs are available of his innovative award-winning live performances via his website (and ordering through TESLAKITE).
During the PHONON2555 concert, he had two backup performers for the first time since 2000.
Activism [edit]
In 1988, Hirasawa sold a Cassette Book at a flea market in Yoyogi for charity, it contained three songs composed specifically for that release; all profits were donated to the Village of the Awakening Earth Human (人間大地・めざめの里 Ningen Daichi Mezame no Sato) volunteering welfare facility for the mentally ill in Gunma Prefecture.
Hirasawa spoke out against "the nations that are headed towards carnage while ignoring international law" and the actions of the Japanese government in aiding such actions. Specifically, he pointed to the American response after the September 11, 2001 attack, which he believes to involve excessive murder of innocent people. As a result of his convictions, Hirasawa has offered free downloads of his music, which he hopes will be used as tools of objection.[3] One of the these downloads is a 2003 version of the 1994 song LOVE SONG, a song about children in the battlefield; the other is High-Minded Castle, a song about a man that can not know the truth and true background through media, while he tries to face the real tragedy on the other side of the world; the latter was taken from Hirasawa's BLUE LIMBO album, which showcases an anti-war, anti-brutality message influenced by the U.S. government's retaliation against terrorist attacks.
In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Hirasawa started travelling around the country with a Geiger counter, measuring the radiation levels and reporting them in his twitter account. Around the same time, Hirasawa started making his own homemade yogurt from soy milk, reporting on the progress of his yogurt-making bacteria on his twitter account, with him updating often at odd hours of the night in Japan Standard Time; In an update, he said that he'd wake up his followers at 3:30 AM again to update them. On June 24, 2011, at 3 PM, a post was made on NO ROOM by a person who called itself "The short-term contract worker of parade punk, Stealth Man", the post included what this person called "My debut/retirement work", a song titled "Nuclear Power" (原子力 Genshiryoku), a remix of the P-MODEL song "BOAT" made in the style of "The Aggregated Past - Kangen Shugi 8760 Hours" project with the song's lyrics changed to protest against Japan's use of nuclear power and to criticize the government and the media; the song and its lyrics were available as a free download on the condition that users agree with the statement written on the download button; which was "I believe that this work is by Stealth Man and will download it unquestioningly", the song could be freely distributed, unless it was for profit, or with its sound source altered, distribuiton ended at 3 PM on June 29, 2011. At the same time, Hirasawa updated his twitter account telling a story where Stealth Man had struck Hirasawa in the back of his head with a blunt object on June 23, 2011, at 3:30 AM;[4][5] when he woke up, his hands were bound and his wallpaper was changed to include a boat and the katakana ス was wriiten on it. Hirasawa also claimed that he couldn't take down the song due to Stealth Man hacking that section of NO ROOM with what Hirasawa thought was a Stuxnet-like virus, which led to server maintenance of the TESLAKITE online shop; Hirasawa updated his twitter account with "I will refrain from making vulgar remarks. I’ll be noticed by him. Feign complete ignorance.", he also described the song as a "Hirasawa rip-off". Hirasawa later claimed on his twitter account that, as distribuition of Stealth Man's song came to an end, Hirasawa was attacked by Stealth Man once again, this time, Hirasawa stayed awake and made Stealth Man trip over and fall while he escaped. Hirasawa also took a disc from his pocket, containing the intrumental version of Stealth Man's song, which he posted on NO ROOM using similar terms and conditions as Stealth Man, with the statement written on the download button being "I can manage just fine without Stealth Man" and the file's distribuition ending at 3 PM on July 4, 2011. Hirasawa let the song be used on Japanese karaoke service provider Xing's JOYSOUND online song library, crediting Stealth Man with the vocals and lyrics of the song.
Discography [edit]
Mandrake [edit]
| Title | Release details |
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| unreleased materials vol.1 |
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| unreleased materials vol.2 |
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P-MODEL [edit]
Shun/Syun [edit]
Original albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Oricon peak chart position |
|---|---|---|
| Water in Time and Space (時空の水 Jikū no Mizu) |
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| The Ghost in Science (サイエンスの幽霊 Saiensu no Yūrei) |
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| Virtual Rabbit |
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| AURORA |
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98 |
| Sim City |
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91 |
| SIREN |
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| Technique of Relief (救済の技法 Kyūsai no Gihō) |
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| Philosopher's Propeller (賢者のプロペラ Kenja no Puropera) |
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| BLUE LIMBO |
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202 |
| Byakkoya - White Tiger Field (白虎野) |
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171 |
| Planet Roll Call (点呼する惑星 Tenko Suru Wakusei) |
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42 |
| The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon (現象の花の秘密 Genshō no Hana no Himitsu) |
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43 |
Live and Remix-Remake albums [edit]
| Title | Album details | Oricon peak chart position |
|---|---|---|
| error CD |
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| SOLAR RAY Hirasawa best recycling album Recycled by P-MODEL kernel |
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| nano-duplication memorials (ナノ重複記念曲集 Nano Chōfuku Kinen Kyokushū) |
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| SWITCHED-ON LOTUS |
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| LIVE Byakkoya - White Tiger Field Selected BGM (LIVE白虎野 BGM特選)[fn 1] |
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| LIVE Byakkoya - White Tiger Field Memorial Package (LIVE白虎野記念パッケージ LIVE Byakkoya Kinen Package) |
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| PHONON 2550 LIVE |
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220 |
| Totsu-Gen-Hen-I (突弦変異) |
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43 |
| Hen-Gen-Ji-Zai (変弦自在) |
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44 |
Other releases [edit]
| Title | Release details |
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| CHARITY ORIGINAL TAPE BY SUSUMU HIRASAWA[fn 2] | |
| Detonator Orgun 0[fn 3] |
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| New Songs From AURORA[fn 4] |
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| Techno Experimental Workshop (テクノ実験工房 Techno Zikken Koubou) series[fn 5] |
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| SIREN Promotion Enhanced CD[fn 6] |
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| World Cell Choral Bridge Team (世界細胞合唱鉄橋団) |
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| Illegal Dumping (不法投棄 Fuhōtōki)[fn 7] |
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| Surplus Power (余剰電力 Yojō Denryoku) |
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| From Hirasawa: Solo Songs Not on CD (から平沢ソロ未CD化曲 Kara Hirasawa Solo Mi CD Ka Kyoku)[fn 8] |
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| Songs Against the Carnage (殺戮への抗議配信 Satsuriku e no Kōgi Haishin) |
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| Susumu Hirasawa special ringtones (スペシャル・リングトーンズ Supesharu Ringutōnzu) |
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| ICE-9 |
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| P-0 |
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| Something I Took Away From Stealth Man[fn 10] |
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Compilations [edit]
| Title | Release details | Oricon peak chart position |
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| Root of Spirit ESSENCE OF HIRASAWA SOLO WORKS (魂のふる里 Tamashii no Furusato) |
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| Music For Movies～World of Susumu Hirasawa Soundtracks (映像のための音楽～平沢進サウンドトラックの世界 Eizo no Tame no Ongaku～Susumu Hirasawa Soundtrack no Sekai)[6] |
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240 |
| HALDYN DOME |
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Soundtracks [edit]
Before working on complete soundtrack composing, Hirasawa composed and performed an entrance theme for Riki Chōshū, which was released in the first (in its original form, under the pesudonym "Half-Offensively Artistic") and ninth (in an orchestral arrangement, under the pesudonym "Yoshio Fukurai") editions of "Wrestling Q" (a series of albums that compile mixed Japanese professional wrestlers' entrance themes); he also made contribuitions (composed and arranged two tracks) to BOW WOW's X BOMBER Suite. He has also appeared as musical guest on various Japanese TV shows (oftentimes with P-MODEL).
| Original work | Release | Release details |
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| Detonator Orgun[8] | Detonator Orgun 1 |
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| Detonator Orgun 2 |
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| Detonator Orgun 3 |
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| Glory Wars | Glory Wars |
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| Tadashi Shimada's Forest Message KAMUI MINTARA [Akan, Hokkaidō][fn 11] |
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| Legendary Wind Sword BERSERK |
Legendary Wind Sword BERSERK Original Soundtrack |
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| LOST LEGEND | LOST LEGEND Legend of the Lost Continent Original Sound Track |
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| Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage | BERSERK Hawk of the Millennium Empire Arc Chapter of the Lost Flowers Original Game Soundtrack |
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| densha[fn 12] | — | |
| Lagnacure Legend[fn 13] | ||
| loop[fn 14] | ||
| Millennium Actress | Millennium Actress Original Sound Track |
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| AmigaOS 4[fn 15] |
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| Paranoia Agent | Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack |
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| Paranoia Agent Outtake Collection |
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| IdN My Favorite Conference 2004 intro sequence[fn 16] | — | |
| Adobe Expert Support trade show loop[fn 17] | ||
| BERSERK Hawk of the Millennium Empire Arc Chapter of the Holy Demon War[fn 18] |
BERSERK Hawk of the Millennium Empire Arc Chapter of the Holy Demon War Original Soundtrack |
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| Paprika | “Paprika” Original Soundtrack |
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| — | Free Music for Free-Lance Journalists and Independent Media[fn 19] |
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| BERSERK Golden Age Arc[fn 20] |
BERSERK Golden Age Arc II Siege of Doldrey[fn 21] |
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| Dreaming Machine[9][fn 22] | — | |
Singles [edit]
This list also includes free MP3 downloads offered by Hirasawa on his website to promote their main releases and one set of purchasable MP3s that serve the same reason.
| Main release | Release | Release details |
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| The Ghost in Science | World Turbine (世界タービン Sekai Tābin) |
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| Detonator Orgun 1 | Bandiria Travellers [Physical Navigation Version] (バンディリア旅行団 [Physical Navigation Version] Bandiria Ryōkōdan [Physical Navigation Version]) |
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| Root of Spirit ESSENCE OF HIRASAWA SOLO WORKS |
Root of Spirit (魂のふる里 Tamashii no Furusato) |
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| SIREN | Sairen *Siren* (サイレン *Siren*) |
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| Legendary Wind Sword BERSERK Original Soundtrack |
BERSERK -Forces- |
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| BLUE LIMBO | RIDE THE BLUE LIMBO |
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| SWITCHED-ON LOTUS | Haldyn Hotel (ハルディン・ホテル Harudin Hoteru) |
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| Paranoia Agent Original Soundtrack | Reverie Hill (夢想ヶ谷 Musōga Tani) |
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| BERSERK Hawk of the Millennium Empire Arc Chapter of the Holy Demon War Original Soundtrack |
Sign |
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| ICE-9 | Eurasia 21°C (ユーラシア21℃ Yūrashia 21 Degrees Centigrade) |
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| Byakkoya - White Tiger Field | The Westward of Time (時間の西方 Jikan no Seihō) |
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| “Paprika” Original Soundtrack | The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field (白虎野の娘 Byakkoya no Musume) |
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| Planet Roll Call | Royal Road, Paradise (王道楽土 Ōdō Rakudo) |
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| Totsu-Gen-Hen-I | Solid air |
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| Hen-Gen-Ji-Zai | Bandiria Travellers (バンディリア旅行団 Bandiria Ryōkōdan) |
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| BERSERK Golden Age Arc I The Egg of the King |
Aria |
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| The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon | The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon (現象の花の秘密 Genshō no Hana no Himitsu) |
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Videos [edit]
| Title | Release details |
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| Susumu Hirasawa's CG New Year Message (平沢進のＣＧ年賀状 Hirasawa Susumu no CG Nengajō)[fn 23] |
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| PHOTON series[fn 24] |
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| error (エラー Erā) |
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| making of tokyo paranesian |
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| HIRASAWA error ENGINE Hirasawa 3 Curtains, 3 Hours Upper (HIRASAWA error ENGINE 平沢三幕三時間 上 HIRASAWA error ENGINE Hirasawa Sanmakusan Jikan Kami) |
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| HIRASAWA error ENGINE Hirasawa 3 Curtains, 3 Hours Lower (HIRASAWA error ENGINE 平沢三幕三時間 下 HIRASAWA error ENGINE Hirasawa Sanmakusan Jikan Shimo) |
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| SIM CITY TOUR 1995.9.6 TOKYO SHIBUYA KOKAIDO (VHS release) INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 1995 SIM CITY (DVD release) |
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| Unreal Soprano INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW SIREN (架空のソプラノ INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW SIREN Kakū no Soprano) |
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| INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2000 Philosopher's Propeller version 1.4 (INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2000 賢者のプロペラ version 1.4 INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2000 Kenja no Puropera version 1.4) |
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| Hirasawa Energy Works Solar Live LIVE SOLAR RAY |
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| Interactive Live Show 2003 LIMBO-54 |
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| Reflection on the Meeting of ICE-9 ICE-9 LIVE & TALK EVENT (反射の集いは氷の9 ICE-9 LIVE & TALK EVENT Hansha no Tsudoi wa Kōri no 9 ICE-9 LIVE & TALK EVENT) |
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| INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2006 LIVE Byakkoya (INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2006 LIVE 白虎野) |
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| P-0 (P-Soon) (ピー・スーン Pī Sūn) |
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| PHONON 2550 VISION |
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| PHONON 2551 VISION |
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| INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2009 LIVE Planet Roll Call (INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2009 LIVE 点呼する惑星 INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2009 LIVE Tenko Suru Wakusei) |
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| PHONON 2553 VISION |
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| Tokyo I-jigen Kudou (東京異次弦空洞) |
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As KAKU P-MODEL [edit]
| Title | Release details |
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| Big Brother |
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| Vistoron |
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| 1st Live Memorials |
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| LIVE VISTORON |
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| Anti-Vistoron (Mecano Version) |
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| Big Brother - Reversible Separation Aspect |
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Other projects [edit]
| Project name | Other members | Release | Release details |
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| Pre P-MODEL | Yasumi Tanaka Akiro "Kamio" Arishima |
Air On The Wiring (配線上のアリア Haisenjō no Aria) |
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| Fukō Project (不幸のプロジェクト Fukō no Purojekuto) | Kenji Konishi | How about FUKO? (不幸はいかが? Fukō wa ika ga?) |
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| Global Trotters[fn 25] | Kenji Konishi Hans-Joachim Roedelius Alquimia David Bickley Felix Jay |
Drive | |
| Global Trotters[fn 26] Hans-Joachim Roedelius David Bickley Alex Paterson[fn 27] |
GLOBAL TROTTERS PROJECT volume I DRIVE |
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| Susumu Hirasawa + InhVmaN | Riccardo "InhVmaN" Brett | Tetragrammaton |
Collaborations [edit]
| Artist/Group | Release | Release details | Collaboration(s) | Track(s) |
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| Shampoo | Tonight |
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Production | All[fn 28] |
| 3F=C | To Ma Do I (と・ま・ど・い) |
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Engineering Sound Adviser |
All |
| Michiro Endo | VIETNAM LEGEND (ベトナム伝説 Betonamu Densetsu) |
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Guitar Keyboard |
Kanon (カノン) |
| KI-GA KI-GA KI-KYO |
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Bass Keyboard Arrangement |
KI-GA KI-GA KI-KYO (飢餓々々帰郷)[fn 29] | |
| Hisakatsu Igarashi | PUZZLE |
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Composition Guitar |
SEVEN JOINT MAN (七節男 Nana Fushi Otoko)[fn 30] |
| THE LOODS | HARD MOUSE |
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Production/Adjustment Keyboard |
"Hard Mouse" and "Paradise" |
| STOP FUCKIN' AROUND! |
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Production/Adjustment Keyboard |
All[fn 31] | |
| Michiro Endo | THE END |
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Synthesizer | ING, O! 7 (インゴ セブン Ingo Sevun) WATER SISTER |
| THE LOODS | LOUD MACHINE |
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Production | All |
| THE GROOVERS | Maximum Kiss |
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Production Arrangement |
All For the Sister Moon (シスター・ムーンのために Shisutā Mūn no Tameni) |
| Jun Togawa | Geinō Seikatsu Jū Shūnen Kinen (芸能生活十周年記念) Shōwa Kyōnen (昭和享年) |
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Arrangement Performance |
Virgin Blues (バージンブルース Bājin Burūzu), "Knight of the Ribbon" (リボンの騎士 Ribon no Kishi) and "Yo ga Akete" (夜が明けて)[fn 32] |
| Kazutoki Umezu | KINEMA |
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Vocals | FROM CHERBOURG ～ LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG (シェルブールから～シェルブールの雨傘 Sherubūru Kara ～ Sherubūru no Amagasa) |
| Wakako Shimazaki | White Album'90 |
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Composition Arrangement Performance |
Christmas in Africa (アフリカのクリスマス Afurika no Kurisumasu)[fn 33] |
| Tadahiko Yokogawa | TWO OF US |
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Lyrics Vocals |
Truk Lagoon (トラック・ラグーン Torakku Ragūn) |
| Jun Togawa | Virgin Blues (バージンブルース Bājin Burūzu) |
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Arrangement Performance |
All[fn 34] |
| Yapoos | Turn the Dial to Y! (ダイヤルYを廻せ! Daiyaru Y o Mawase!) |
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Guitar | 3 Tsu Kazoero (3つ数えろ) Hysteria (ヒステリヤ Hisuteriya) |
| HERE IS EDEN | I'll Continue to Play Even After the Night Falls (夜になっても遊び続けろ Yoru ni natte mo Asobi Tsudukero) |
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Production Guitar |
Boku wa Mainichi Yūgata ni Naruto Sukoshi Tasogaretye Shimau (僕は毎日夕方になると少したそがれてしまう) and Memento Mori (メメントモリ)[fn 35] |
| Yapoos | Yapoos de la Cruz no Hanzai Teki Jinsei (ヤプーズ・デ・ラ・クルスの犯罪的人生) 96m Maki 2 Mai Kasane Mishin me Ari (96m巻・2枚重ねミシン目あり) |
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Guitar | Mysterious Guy (ミステリアス・ガイ Misuteriasu Gai) 3 Tsu Kazoero (3つ数えろ) Hysteria (ヒステリヤ Hisuteriya) Red Chariot (赤い戦車 Akai Sensha) Fool Girl Anti-ennui (アンチ・アンニュイ Anchi-annyui) Men's JUNAN Watakushi no Naka no Tanin (私の中の他人) Insect Forces (昆虫軍 Konchū Gun) |
| Dadada ism |
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Composition Arrangement |
Virus (ヴィールス Vīrusu)[fn 36] and Condor Gaton Dekuru (コンドルが飛んでくる) | |
| TAKA | Hyper Angel ～Genki no Moto wa Kimi no Egao～ (Hyper Angel ～元気の素はKimiの笑顔～) |
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Production Guitar |
All |
| Shelly |
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| TAKA |
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| Kotobuki Hikaru with Phnonpenh MODEL | Desk Top Hard Lock |
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Composition | NEOTENY BOX (幼形成熟BOX Yō Keisei Juku BOX)[fn 37] |
| Yapoos | Suspicious Activities of the Yapoos (ヤプーズの不審な行動 Yapoos no Fushin na Kōdō) |
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Virus (ヴィールス Vīrusu) | |
| Tadahiko Yokogawa | DIVE |
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Lyrics Vocals |
CALL |
| PEVO | CONVEX AND CONCAVE |
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Production Lyrics |
All Coelacance (シーラカンス Shīrakansu)[fn 38] |
| Wataru Kamiryo | Karasu (Crow) (鴉 (からす)) |
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Guitar Solo | voix Karasu (Crow) (鴉 (からす)) |
| Yuiko | Man of the Land (陸の人よ Riku no Hito yo) |
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Composition[fn 39] Performance |
Man of the Land (陸の人よ Riku no Hito yo)[fn 40] |
| NHK Okāsan to Issho | Saishin Best (最新ベスト) - Kono Yubi Tomare (このゆびとまれ) |
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Composition Arrangement |
Chikyū Neko (地球ネコ) |
| Tanpopodan ni Hairou！！ (タンポポ団にはいろう！！) |
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| 4-D mode1 | Die offizielle Raubkopie |
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Guest | Session7_1 |
| Rekonnekted |
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Guitar | My Neighbor Upstaris | |
| Hiiro's Crew (緋色のCrew Hiiro no Crew) |
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Hiiro's Crew (緋色のCrew Hiiro no Crew) (nylon destroyed mix) | ||
| DENKMAL |
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Hiiro's Crew (緋色のCrew Hiiro no Crew) (Teruo Nakano’s Cafè Mix) | ||
| Stealth Man | GENSHIRYOKU |
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Composition Arrangement Performance |
Nuclear Power (原子力 Genshiryoku) |
See also [edit]
- David Byrne
- Deep Forest
- Enigma
- Robert Fripp
- Peter Gabriel
- Kitarō
- Clint Mansell
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Gary Numan
- A. R. Rahman
- Isao Tomita
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Synergy
- Vangelis
- Zuntata
Notes [edit]
- ^ Promotional CD that was included with Hirasawa panphlets. Includes three tracks from LIVE Byakkoya - White Tiger Field Memorial Package and a monolouge that Hirasawa presented on the second LIVE Byakkoya show.
- ^ It has never been re-issued, although one of the songs was rerecorded for Water in Time and Space.
- ^ A VHS that includes an interview with Hirasawa and a limited distribution CD with two tracks that Hirasawa made for the series.
- ^ Promotional release that includes four tracks from the AURORA album.
- ^ This is a series of recordings of a FM Gunma Broadcasting Co,. Ltd. radio show that Hirasawa hosted. It lasted 39 recordings, divided in 12 volumes; which were released in sets of 4 volumes.
- ^ Released to promote SIREN.
- ^ Although this is considered a P-MODEL release (with two of its 4 files being credited to P-MODEL), it includes one Susumu Hirasawa song (the remaining file is credited to 4-D mode2, a group heavily associated with P-MODEL and Hirasawa, with two of its three members being P-MODEL members at some point).
- ^ The track "Ruktun or Die" was a limited time offer, and was taken out of sale in January 2002.
- ^ Five of the seven ringtones were released by twenty2product on their website for free under the name "keitai".
- ^ It was a limited time offer, and was taken out of NO ROOM in 4 July 2011, although re-distribution was allowed.
- ^ This is a made for Television documentary that was originally broadcast in 1992 and later re-edited for home video release. Hirasawa appears in it riding a canoe (at least in the original edit). The soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the title track was originally released on "Root of Spirit～ESSENCE OF HIRASAWA SOLO WORKS" and "Music For Movies～World of Susumu Hirasawa Soundtracks", it was later released with the rest of the soundtrack on Disc 11 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set.
- ^ The soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the only kind of sound played on the short (which bears some resemblance to the Syun track "Kun Mae #4" from the "Kun Mae on a Calculation" album from 1996) was originally released on "Illegal Dumping" (named "Densha"), it was later released with other twenty2product collaborations and remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set (named "densha").
- ^ Hirasawa only composed and performed the opening theme: "The Man Who Knows the Stars" (星を知る者 Hoshi o Shiru Mono); it was originally released on "From Hirasawa: Solo Songs Not on CD", an alternate version (named "2010 version") was later released with other remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set.
- ^ The soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the only kind of sound played on the short was originally released on Hirasawa's PHANTOM NOTES website, recorded during the surge of "Surplus Power" (named "LOOP The Sound Track β1"), it was later released with other twenty2product collaborations and remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set (named "loop").
- ^ Hirasawa only composed and performed the boot jingle: "Eastern-boot". Two additional tracks were included on the AmigaOS 4.0 CD to showcase Hirasawa's music. The jingle was later released in the FAMIGA (Japanese Amiga community involved with Hirasawa) Forums and with Hirasawa's "Near Future Never Come" e-book.
- ^ The soundtrack has never had an official standalone release; the only kind of sound played on the short was originally released on "LIVE Byakkoya - White Tiger Field Memorial Package" (named "Bonus Spot"), it was later released with other twenty2product collaborations and remaining tracks on Disc 16 of the "HALDYN DOME" box set (named "IDN").
- ^ The soundtrack has never had an official standalone release
- ^ Hirasawa only composed and performed the opening theme: "Sign"; and an alternate version that was also the ending theme: "Sign-2".
- ^ This is a collection of various songs by Hirasawa and associate PEVO No.1 from their careers that have been edited to serve as film score to be freely used by independent media and free-lance journalists delivering news via the Internet.
- ^ Hirasawa only composed and performed the theme song: "Aria". While there have been soundtrack releases for the series, none of them include Hirasawa's work.
- ^ The Japanese home video release of the film includes a live performance of "Aria" from Hirasawa's "PHONON2555" concert tour.
- ^ As of 2011, production on the film has been put on hold for financial reasons; it is not known if Hirasawa has started work on the film yet.
- ^ Instead of containing a live show, this tape contains an AMIGA animation made by Hirasawa set to "Wood, Wind and Water Music" from "CHARITY ORIGINAL TAPE BY SUSUMU HIRASAWA" and a speech synthesizer monologue detailing the reasons for P-MODEL's Freezing/hiatus.
- ^ Instead of containing a live show, this series of tapes contain a series of experimental videos/Desk Top Movies based around Hirasawa's music.
- ^ Although Hirasawa is considered a core member of the group, he only worked on the track "Parallel Motives".
- ^ This album is a remix album of "Drive" made by Roedelius and Bickley, including a remix of "Parallel Motives".
- ^ Paterson did "Parallel Motives II", a re-remix-crossfade of the "Parallel Motives" remix.
- ^ "Tonight" was also included in the compilation "TECHNOLOID 〜JAPANESE 80's NEW WAVE SAMPLER〜" (which also includes the P-MODEL song "ART MANIA"); Stock (ストック Sutokku) was also included in the compilation "Impossibles! ~ 80's JAPANESE PUNK & NEW WAVE" (which also includes the "Countless Answers" version of the P-MODEL song "ATOM-SIBERIA").
- ^ Released with the magazine "ING, O! No.5". Act name given as "Michiro Endo + Susumu Hirasawa + Korechika Kitada + Jun Inui". The only track was also included in the compilation "KI-GA KI-GA KI-KYO".
- ^ Rerecording of the P-MODEL song of the same name from the album "SCUBA".
- ^ Fellow P-MODEL member Shunichi Miura also plays Keyboards on all tracks.
- ^ Those tracks were also included in the compilations "TWIN ～ VERY BEST COLLECTION" and "TEICHIKU WORKS - 30th anniversary".
- ^ Also included in the compilations "20th anniversary BOX" and "for winter music Lovers ～ TECHNO POP Xmas".
- ^ The tracks with vocals were included in the compilations "TWIN ～ VERY BEST COLLECTION", "TOGAWA LEGEND - SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979～2008" and "TEICHIKU WORKS - 30th anniversary". The title track was included in the compilation "Sanagika no Onna: Mika Ninagawa Selection" and its music video was included in the 2002 and 2012 reissues of the video "Yapoos Keikaku" and the compilation "TEICHIKU WORKS - 30th anniversary".
- ^ "Memento Mori" was also included in the compilation "GROOVIN' Shōwa! 7 ～ Romantist".
- ^ This song was included in the compilation "TOGAWA LEGEND - SELF SELECT BEST & RARE 1979～2008".
- ^ A rerecording/remix of the P-MODEL song of the same name from the album big body; album also includes an alternatively named version of "LAB=01" from the album P-MODEL that doesn't use the parts written by Hirasawa..
- ^ A cover of a P-MODEL song of the same name from the album Perspective (the original's lyrics were written by Hirasawa and Tanaka and the music was composed by Tanaka). The entire album's lyrics are sung in the PEVO language, which was created by the band (a dictionary can be found in the booklet).
- ^ Co-written with Yuiko. Credited as Shiro Sakata (坂田四郎)
- ^ Also included in the album "Crystal (結晶 Kesshō)".
- ^ It was a limited time offer, and was taken out of NO ROOM in 29 June 2011, although re-distribution was allowed. Comes with lyrics.
References [edit]
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- ^ "RocketBaby's video game and anime music journal: Interview with Susumu Hirasawa". Rocketbaby. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "殺戮への抗議配信" ["Free Distribution Against the Carnage"]. Chaos Union. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Who is Stealthman?". Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Interesting Developments on Twitter". Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Eizo no Tame no Ongaku-Susumu Hirasawa: Soundtrack no Sekai". Newtype USA 6 (9): p. 126. September 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ^ "Eizo no Tame no Ongaku - Susumu Hirasawa Soundtrack no Sekai". CDJapan. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Ledoux, Trish; Ranney, Doug. "Video Directory". The Complete Anime Guide. First edition. pp. 100–101. December 1995. ISBN 0-9649542-3-0. · Ledoux, Trish; Ranney, Doug. "Video Directory". The Complete Anime Guide. Second edition. p. 93. February 1997. ISBN 0-9649542-5-7.
- ^ Chaos Union (2010-11-14). "Kon's Animation Film Dreaming Machine". NO ROOM. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
External links [edit]
- Susumu Hirasawa iTunes Japan page (Universal)
- SUSUMU HIRASAWA iTunes Japan page (Columbia)
- English translation of an interview with Susumu Hirasawa from Ikir Sector, an Italian-language website
- Pop star pioneers environmentally sound music (Japanese interview translated in English)
- Susumu Hirasawa's official site (in English)
- Susumu Hirasawa's "Free Distribution Against the Carnage" anti-war protest page
- TESLAKITE, Susumu Hirasawa's online store (Japanese)
- The most comprehensive and current English information site
- A review of Interactive Live Show 2000 DVD Version 1.4
- RocketBaby's Interview
- Susumu Hirasawa discography at MusicBrainz
- Jmusic.fr.tc Biography and complete discography at the jmusic section (in French)
- Susumu Hirasawa discography at Discogs
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