Length 41:00 Muzai Moratorium
(1999) Shōso Strip
(2000) Release date 24 February 1999 | Producer Hiroshi Kitashiro Artist Ringo Sheena Label EASTWORLD | |
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Released February 24, 1999 (1999-02-24) Recorded Studio Terra
Kame-chan Studio B main Genres J-pop, Rock music, Pop music, Alternative rock, Pop rock Similar Ringo Sheena albums, J-pop albums | ||
Muzai Moratorium (無罪モラトリアム, Innocence Moratorium) is Ringo Sheena's first album, released on February 24, 1999 by Toshiba EMI. The album debuted at #1 and has sold over 1,433,000 copies. The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAJ for 1,200,000 copies shipped.
Contents
Outline
Ringo Sheena composed nearly all the songs on this album in her teenage years, prior to her major label debut. The album combines multiple genres of music from both the East and the West, including J-Pop and grunge. Both the album and song titles combine Kanji and English, and the lyrics are written using English and Historical kana usage.
The songs "Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo...," "Keikoku," "Kōfukuron (Etsuraku-hen)" and "Kabukichō no Joō" were used in TV commercials for Suntory's The Cocktail Bar range of drinks.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ringo Sheena, arranged by Seiji Kameda.
Credits and personnel
Sheena used different bands throughout the album. She was also joined by guests Neko Saito (who continues working with her) and Chieko Kinbara (who works with Björk).
Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル, Matchless Hectopascal) (#1,2,4,6,8,10)
Zekkyō Solfeggio (絶叫ソルフェージュ, Scream Solfeggio) (#3)
Momoiro Spanner (桃色スパナ, Pink Spanner) (#5,7,9,11)
Guest Players
Songs
Tadashii Machi3:53
Marunouchi Sadistic3:56
Tsumiki Asobi3:24