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SYUN
''SYUN'' was a Japanese record label founded by Susumu Hirasawa in 1994. Hirasawa created the label to be able to have freedom to release some of his less commercial works (which later expanded to works by his associates, mostly members of P-MODEL, with most of the albums having Hirasawa involved in some way); the label was named after Shun, Hirasawa's experimental sampler unit, the label's logo is the cover of the Syun album ''SHUN・4'', which was designed by Quiyoshi Inagaki. Distribution was handled by DIW Records, an independent label owned by the music store chain disk UNION. It released music sparsely, always in a pair of two (although the first release had a bonus third product if one were to order both first and second products; the third release was a similar case, although the bonus offer was two booklets; the sixth release had a bonus P-MODEL product for those who had purchased all 6 previous P-MODEL products), which were sold in record stores and through mail order. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shun (band)
was a Japanese experimental sampling unit created by Susumu Hirasawa. The group was active from 1983 to 1987, although it was never officially ended, and was revived by Hirasawa in 1994 to 1996. History In 1983, Susumu Hirasawa's band P-Model had their '' Another Game'' album delayed four months by their label Tokuma Japan Communications, who demanded the group redo the lyrics of the song "Atom-Siberia", claiming they encouraged discrimination. After this, P-Model broke their contract with Tokuma and created the "Another Act" project, where the group would release records with compositions made independently by each member in styles different from P-Model. Hirasawa's releases were made under the name ''Shun'', experimental in nature and featuring heavier use of Hirasawa's homemade sampler, the Heavenizer. After the fourth Shun album in 1987, the project was put into dormancy until 1994, when Hirasawa re-branded it as Syun, a label to release some of his less commercial works. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demo (P-MODEL)
P-Model made a ''demo'' in 1979 to obtain a recording contract; it features 2 songs, each one being composed by Susumu Hirasawa and Yasumi Tanaka, P-Model's main songwriters at the time. The band negotiated with 8 record labels, in the end, they chose to sign a contract with Warner-Pioneer, all P-MODEL releases from 1979 to 1981 (3 albums and 3 singles) were handled by Warner-Pioneer, including ''IN A MODEL ROOM'', the album where both of these songs were included. Hirasawa also gave a copy to Plastics keyboardist Masahide Sakuma after a Plastics show after asking him to produce ''In a Model Room'', which Sakuma accepted. Due to the demo nature of the recordings, they are rawer and punkier than the studio recorded versions. The demo was released by Hirasawa's SYUN label in 1994 as a bonus for those who bought both '' OOPARTS'' and '' Pause'', the first release of the SYUN label (due to its nature, the ''demo'' received a catalogue number outside of the standard numbering conventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P-Model
P-Model (also typeset as P-MODEL and P. Model) was a Japanese electronic rock band started in 1979 by members of the defunct progressive rock band Mandrake. The band has experienced many lineup revisions over the years but frontman Susumu Hirasawa was always at the helm of operations. P-Model officially disbanded in 2000, although many of its members continue to release solo albums and collaborate with each other on different projects. Hirasawa has since released work under the name , effectively a solo revival of the band. Members * – guitar, vocals, synthesizer, Miburi, Heavenizer, Graviton, Amiga, programming (1 January 1979 – 20 December 2000; 2004–2005, 2013–2014, 2018 ) Former members * – bass, combo organ, synthesizer, keyboard (1 January 1979 – 20 March 1983; 2013 ) * – drums, cymbals, percussion, electronic drums, drum machine (1 January 1979 – 22 December 1984; 14 March 1987 – 28 December 1988 ) * – bass, vocals, keyboard, synthesizer, Tubul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pause (P-Model Album)
''Pause'' is the first live album by P-Model. It was recorded at the final show by the "defrosted" lineup. It is part of a pair of conceptual takes on a live album, alongside '' The Way of Live'': On this album, Hirasawa presented the show as an audience member would have heard it, and as such most technical glitches and leaked backstage audio heard at the concert was kept for the release. Track listing Tracks 3-4, 6-10, 12 & 16 arranged by Hirasawa, tracks 1-2, 5, 13-15 & 17 arranged by Kotobuki, track 11 arranged by Akiyama. P-Model also performed "Biiig Eye", "Homo Gestalt", "Vista" (all written and arranged by Hirasawa) and "Burning Brain" (written and arranged by Akiyama) on the show. Personnel *Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Electric guitar *Katsuhiko Akiyama - Synthesizer, Vocals, Bass on "Fu-Ru-He-He-He" *Hikaru Kotobuki - Synthesizers, Vocals *Yasuchika Fujii - Electronic drums *Masanori Chinzei - Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumu Hirasawa
is a Japanese musician and composer. In the fifth year of elementary school, Hirasawa took up the electric guitar, inspired by the surf and instrumental rock bands he heard on the radio and on TV, later joining his junior high school's band. In 1973 he formed Mandrake, a progressive rock band that incorporated elements from heavy metal and krautrock. Being one of the few Japanese progressive rock bands of its time, Mandrake achieved little success and released no albums during its lifetime. After discovering punk rock and working on synthesizer-heavy projects, Hirasawa felt that progressive rock became just for entertainment and decided to reform the band as the electronic rock band P-Model in 1979. Originally met with success, they turned to decidedly uncommercial post-punk and experimental rock after Hirasawa went through an adverse reaction to his fame. With Hirasawa at the forefront, the band went through various lineups and achieved some popularity in the Japanese indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desk Top Hard Lock
''Desk Top Hard Lock'' is the first studio album by Phnonpenh MODEL and the first solo album by Hikaru Kotobuki. The band was formed to participate in the ''Errors of P-MANIA!'' copy band contest, where they performed the songBe in a Fix (from the album '' Perspective'') while sampling "Immigrant Song", among the other members there was the cross-dressing Lion Merry (formerly of Yapoos, Metrofarce, Virgin VS) and Shonen Maruta (formerly of Ikiru), both members of the band echo-U-nite. It mixes the electronic sounds used by Kotobuki on the "Defrosted" era of P-Model with ethnic sounds inspired by his travels through the world and the overall mood is marked by Kotobukii's peculiar sense of humor; it also features some sound alteration that Kotobuki would explore in later releases. After this album was released, Kotobuki sold all his musical instruments and travelled through Asia, which left Phnonpenh MODEL inactive until 1997. Track listing All songs arranged by Hikaru Kotobuki a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnonpenh Model
Phnonpenh MODEL is an electronica band created by Hikaru Kotobuki, a former member of P-Model as somewhat of a joke in order to enter a P-Model cover band contest at a club. They continue to regroup from time to time and have released three studio albums and a live CD from their shows in Paris, Berlin and Tokyo. Key members are Hikaru Kotobuki, Lion Merry (ex- Yapoos and Metrofarce) and Masaaki Taniguchi. Discography *Errors of P-MANIA! (1993, HIRASAWA BYPASS, various artists release) *Desk Top Hard Lock (1994, DIW/SYUN, as "Kotobuki Hikaru with Phnonpenh MODEL") *PATCHWORKS (1998, Club Lunatica/Captain Trip Records Captain Trip Records is a Japanese music label founded and run by musician Ken Matsutani. The label specializes in experimental music and various subgenres of rock, particularly psychedelic rock and progressive rock. In addition to the publication ...) *THE LAST FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL GLUTTONS (1998, Snowdonia, various artists release) *melting high/berlin～paris～t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gramophone Record
A phonograph record (also known as a gramophone record, especially in British English), or simply a record, is an analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove. The groove usually starts near the periphery and ends near the center of the disc. At first, the discs were commonly made from shellac, with earlier records having a fine abrasive filler mixed in. Starting in the 1940s polyvinyl chloride became common, hence the name vinyl. The phonograph record was the primary medium used for music reproduction throughout the 20th century. It had co-existed with the phonograph cylinder from the late 1880s and had effectively superseded it by around 1912. Records retained the largest market share even when new formats such as the compact cassette were mass-marketed. By the 1980s, digital media, in the form of the compact disc, had gained a larger market share, and the record left the mainstream in 1991. Since the 1990s, records con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SCUBA (P-MODEL Album)
''Scuba'' is an album by the Japanese new wave band P-Model. It is different from other P-Model albums in that it was made almost entirely made by guitarist Susumu Hirasawa alone and for its original issue in the format: the album was packaged with an 84-page booklet that contained techniques to induce rapid eye movement sleep and hypnosis, the lyric story expanded ''Scuba Monogatari'', photos of the involved band members in a coastal area that illustrated the stories, and an interview with The Stalin vocalist Michiro Endo. Overview After the release of P-Model's album '' Another Game'', a process protracted primarily by their then-current label Tokuma Shoten, leader Susumu Hirasawa was exhausted of dealing with major labels, so chose to have the band be independent for some time. In an apartment occupied by friend and former co-worker film production company AC-Unit, he and a group of friends turned a room into a home studio, and there he and others in various lineups recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DIVE (Tadahiko Yokogawa Album)
Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a type of play in American football * Diving (association football), a simulation of being fouled * Diving (ice hockey), embellishing an infraction in an attempt to draw a penalty * Sport diving (sport), competitive scuba diving using recreational techniques in a swimming pool * Taking a dive, or match fixing, intentionally losing a match, especially in boxing Film and television Film * ''Dive'' (film), a 1929 German silent film * ''The Dive'' (1990 film), a Norwegian action thriller * ''Dive!'' (film), a 2010 documentary film by Jeremy Sefert * ''Dive'', a 2014 New Zealand short film written and directed by Matthew J. Saville * ''The Dive'' (2018 film), an Israeli film TV * ''Dive'' (TV series), a 2010 British drama * "The Dive" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
