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 is marked by a whimsical, futuristic thematic in which Hirasawa paints himself as a mad scientist. It has a sound similar to other Hirasawa albums of the same era, though puts greater emphasis on electronic elements.
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