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is a 2009 album composed by Susumu Hirasawa
. This is his 11th solo album and is his first solo album in three years. The album shares many features with his previous albums, using both electronic sounds as well as heavy epic drums. A few of the songs are low tempo just like his last album White Tiger Field. Songs that stand out from this are "Mirrors Gate", "Great Deceiver of Saint Horseshoe Planet" and "Initial value of Midair" which are high beat intense songs with background chorus for certain parts. There are also "Planet Roll Call" and "Astro-Ho! Homing" which could be classified as circus, a theme Hirasawa has experimented with in earlier albums.
wrote a story which he then tried to play out throughout the album. The story didn't have any specific narrative, but was more a feeling or emotion he wanted to convey to the listener.
Susumu Hirasawa
is a Japanese electropop artist and composer.In 1972, he enrolled at . From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock group influenced by King Crimson and Yes. In 1979 he formed a New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band called P-Model, along with two former members of...
. This is his 11th solo album and is his first solo album in three years. The album shares many features with his previous albums, using both electronic sounds as well as heavy epic drums. A few of the songs are low tempo just like his last album White Tiger Field. Songs that stand out from this are "Mirrors Gate", "Great Deceiver of Saint Horseshoe Planet" and "Initial value of Midair" which are high beat intense songs with background chorus for certain parts. There are also "Planet Roll Call" and "Astro-Ho! Homing" which could be classified as circus, a theme Hirasawa has experimented with in earlier albums.
Creation
Before creating the album, Susumu HirasawaSusumu Hirasawa
is a Japanese electropop artist and composer.In 1972, he enrolled at . From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock group influenced by King Crimson and Yes. In 1979 he formed a New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band called P-Model, along with two former members of...
wrote a story which he then tried to play out throughout the album. The story didn't have any specific narrative, but was more a feeling or emotion he wanted to convey to the listener.
Release
While the album was still not released two samples were released on 29-01-2009, one being the full "Royal Road, Paradise" in .mp3 format and one being a 85 seconds total cutout of all songs on the album, each song playing for a little less than 10 seconds.Track listing
- Hard Landing (instrumental)
- Mirror Gate
- Phonon Belt