The Ghost in Science
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The Ghost In Science (サイエンスの幽霊, Saiensu no Yūrei) is Susumu Hirasawa's second solo album.
Overview
The Ghost in Science was created in a similar style to other Hirasawa albums during the same era, though putting greater emphasis on electronic elements. The album is marked by a whimsical, futuristic thematic in which Hirasawa paints himself an a mad scientist.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa, except "Fish Song" by Hirasawa & Akiro "Kamio" Arishima with string arrangements by Hirasawa & Kayo "Kokubo" Matsumoto
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World Turbine" (世界タービン Sekai Tābin) | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Rocket" (ロケット Roketto) | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Fish Song" (フィッシュ・ソング Fisshu Songu) | 6:06 |
| 4. | "Cowboy and Indian" (カウボーイとインディアン Kaubōi to Indian) | 2:50 |
| 5. | "QUIT" | 6:50 |
| 6. | "Amor Buffer" (アモール・バッファー Amōru Baffā) (instrumental) | 1:29 |
| 7. | "Dreaming Machine" (夢みる機械 Yume Miru Kikai) | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Techno Girl" (テクノの娘 Tekuno no Musume) | 3:47 |
| 9. | "FGG" | 2:22 |
Personnel
- Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Guitars, Bass (on "Fish Song"), Timpani, Percussion, Auto Harp, Synthesizers, Drum machine, Sampler, AMIGA 2500 ("Say" program - Dreaming Machine voice on "QUIT"), Programming, Executive Co-Production
- Tuan Chin Kuan - Voice (sampled) in "World Turbine"
- Kaoru Kinjo - Female Vocals on "World Turbine"
- Jun Togawa (courtesy of Teichiku Records) - Backing Vocals on "Rocket" & "Cowboy and Indian"
- Kazuhide "Kitune" Akimoto (Varichef Homium) - Backing Vocals on "Rocket", Bass on "Fish Song"
- Yūichi Hirasawa, Katsuhiko Akiyama (HERE IS EDEN), Yuji Oda, Osamu Takeuchi, Shigeru Fujishima, Masahiro Furukawa - Backing Vocals on "Rocket"
- Shingo Tomoda - Drums, Percussion on "Fish Song"
- Midori Ayabe, Hiroki Yamamoto, Nagisa Kiriyama and Yoshiaki Funayama - Violin on "Fish Song" and "Techno Girl"
- Kaori Kurimaru and Rika Morozumi - Viola on "Fish Song" and "Techno Girl"
- Hirohisa Miyata and Makoto Ohsawa - Cello on "Fish Song" and "Techno Girl"
- Kazutoki Umezu - Alto saxophone and Noise on "Cowboy and Indian"
- Mamoru Kikuchi - Old Man Voice on "QUIT"
- Hisashi "Dr. Ochanomizu" Katsuta - Laughing Voice on "QUIT"
- Kayo "Kokubo" Matsumoto - Voice on "Techno Girl"
- Akiro "Kamio" Arishima - Production
- Yūichi Kenjo - Executive Co-Production, Backing Vocals on "Rocket"
- Yoshiaki Kondo - Recording & Mixing Engineer
- Kiyoshi Inagaki - Art director
Release history
| Date | Label(s) | Format | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1990 | Polydor K.K. | CD | POCH-1009 | |
| July 1, 2005 | Universal Music Japan, Universal Sigma | Digital Download | none | |
| February 29, 2012 | Chaos Union, Teslakite | CD | CHTE-0055 | Remastered by Masanori Chinzei. Disc 2 of the HALDYN DOME box set. |
| September 24, 2014 | Universal Music Japan | SHM-CD | UPCY-6910 | Part of Universal's "Project Archetype" (supervised by Osamu Takeuchi & Kasiko Takahasi). Remastered by Kenji Yoshino (supervised by Chinzei) with both original liner notes and new ones.[1] |
- "Techno Girl" is included on the AD.POLICE - DRAGON TRIP drama CD.
- "Fish Song" is the B-Side to the "Root of Spirit" single.
- "Rocket" and "Fish Song" were included on the Root of Spirit～ESSENCE OF HIRASAWA SOLO WORKS～ compilation.
- "World Turbine", "Rocket", "Fish Song", "Dreaming Machine" and "Techno Girl" were included on the Archetype | 1989-1995 Polydor years of Hirasawa compilation.
References
- ^ Takeuchi, Osamu. "wilsonic works 41". wilsonic journal. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
External links
- サイエンスの幽霊 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- サイエンスの幽霊 at iTunes Japan
- サイエンスの幽霊 at amazon.co.jp