| Big Body | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 25, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | October–December 1992 | |||
| Studio | Eggs, Shep Studio, Oshino, Minamitsuru, Yamanashi Key-Stone Studio, Ōhashi, Meguro, Tokyo Tokyu Fun Digital Mastering Room (mast.), Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:19 | |||
| Label | Polydor K.K. | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| P-Model chronology | ||||
| ||||
Big Body (stylized as big body) is the ninth studio album by P-Model and the second by the band's "defrosted" lineup.
YouTube Encyclopedic
-
1/3Views:165 789146 87050 870
-
big body - P-MODEL
-
P MODEL - Homo Gestalt
-
核P-Model – гипноза 「 Full Album, 2013 」
Transcription
Overview
Following in the footsteps of the self-titled P-Model, Big Body is another take on a science fiction themed album, putting greater emphasis on melodic variety.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cluster" | 3:44 | |
| 2. | "Chevron" | 3:14 | |
| 3. | "Biiig Eye" | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Big Foot" | 3:36 | |
| 5. | "Welcome to the House of 'Time's Leaking Through Equal Distance Curve'" (時間等曲率漏斗館へようこそ Jikantō Kyokuritsu Rōtokan e Yōkoso, Welcome to the House of Chrono-Synclastic Infundibulum) | 3:19 | |
| 6. | "Journey Through Your Body" | Katsuhiko Akiyama | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Neoteny Box" (幼形成熟BOX Yō Keisei Juku BOX) | Hikaru Kotobuki | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Burning Brain" | Akiyama | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Binary Ghost" | 2:40 | |
| 10. | "Homo Gestalt" | 4:44 |
"Biiig Eye" contains a sample of "Loud, Loud, Loud" by Aphrodite's Child (lyrics by Costas Ferris).[1]
All tracks arranged by Hirasawa, except 6 & 8 by Akiyama and 7 by Kotobuki. All track titles are stylized in all caps.
Personnel
- P-Model
- Susumu Hirasawa – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, Amiga ("Say" program – lead vocals on "Binary Ghost"), programming, producer, computer graphics
- Katsuhiko Akiyama – synthesizers, vocoder, programming, lead vocals on "Journey Through Your Body" and "Burning Brain", backing vocals
- Hikaru Kotobuki – synthesizers, Compact Macintosh, programming, lead vocals on "Neoteny Box", backing vocals
- Yasuchika Fujii – electronic drums
- technical
- Masanori Chinzei (Magnet) – engineer (mixing and recording)
- Motohiro Yamada (Eggs, Shep Studio), Harumi Ohta (Mix) – assistant engineers
- Keiko Ueda (Tokyu Fun) – mastering engineer
- visuals
- Masahiro Kubo (VF) – art director, design
- Hideki Namai – photography
- Kazunori Yoshida – hair & make-up
- Akemi Tsujitani – styling
- Yoshino Takatsuki – costume design
- operations
- Osamu Takeuchi (Polydor K.K.) – director
- I3 Promotion – artist management
- Yūichi Kenjo – co-producer
- Hiroki Yamaguchi – personal manager
- Shoko Mashio, Saya Ohta, Yuki Abiko – publicity coordination
- Tsutomu Fukushima – stage coordination
- Masami Fujii, Roppei Iwagami (Pre Octave) – publisher
- thanks
- Tenney Tsuji, Yuji Matsuda, Susumu Kunisaki, Arai & Co., AC Unit
- Akiyama special thanks: Tetsuji Fujita
Release history
| Date | Label(s) | Format | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 25, 1993 | Polydor K.K. | CD | POCH-1195 | |
| May 10, 2002 July 4, 2014 |
Chaos Union, Teslakite | CHTE-0011 | Remastered by Hirasawa. Part of Disc 7 of the Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system box set, alongside P-Model. Re-released with new packaging by Kiyoshi Inagaki. | |
| September 8, 2004 December 5, 2012 |
UM³, USM Japan | UPCY-6022 UPCY-9273 |
Part of the "GOLDEN☆BEST" budget bundle brand, packaged with P-Model. Reissue available for sale for a limited time. | |
| May 2, 2012 | Universal Music Japan, Tower Records | PROT-1023 | Limited reissue, sold only through Tower Records. |
References
- ^ "P-Model's 'Biiig Eye' sample of Aphrodite's Child's 'Loud, Loud, Loud'". WhoSampled. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
External links
- big body at NO ROOM – The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)
- big body at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- big body at Universal Music Japan's official site
- GOLDEN☆BEST (reissue) at Universal Music Japan's official site
- big body at Tower Records Online
This page was last edited on 16 February 2024, at 03:15