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Length
  
44:22

Artist
  
Susumu Hirasawa

Label
  
Polydor K.K.

The Ghost in Science (1990)
  
Virtual Rabbit (1991)

Release date
  
25 May 1990

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Released
  
May 25, 1990 (1990-05-25)

Recorded
  
Key-Stone Stone, Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo Kitty Izu Studio, Yawatano, Itō, Shizuoka

Producer
  
Akiro "Kamio" Arishima Susumu Hirasawa & Yūichi Kenjo (Executive Co-Producers)

Genres
  
Electronica, World music, New-age music, Sound collage

Similar
  
Susumu Hirasawa albums, Electronica albums

The Ghost In Science (サイエンスの幽霊, Saiensu no Yūrei) is Susumu Hirasawa's second solo album.

Contents

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 written by Susumu Hirasawa, except "Fish Song" by Hirasawa & Akiro "Kamio" Arishima with string arrangements by Hirasawa & Kayo "Kokubo" Matsumoto.

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

  • "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.

    • Songs

    World Turbine4:03
    Fish Song6:06
    QUIT6:53

    References

    The Ghost in Science Wikipedia
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