The Ghost in Science

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The Ghost in Science
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Studio album by
Susumu Hirasawa
ReleasedMay 25, 1990 (1990-05-25)
RecordedJanuary – March 1990
Studio
Genre
Length44:22
LabelPolydor K.K.
Producer
  • Akiro "Kamio" Arishima
  • Susumu Hirasawa (co.)
  • Yūichi Kenjo (co.)
Susumu Hirasawa chronology
Water in Time and Space
(1989) 		The Ghost in Science
(1990) 		Virtual Rabbit
(1991)
Singles from The Ghost in Science
  1. "World Turbine"
    Released: May 25, 1990 PODH-1008

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

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 are written and arranged by Susumu Hirasawa except "Fish Song", cowritten by Akiro "Kamio" Arishima with strings coarranged by Kayo "Kokubo" Matsumoto.

No.TitleLength
1."World Turbine" (世界タービン Sekai Tābin)4:03
2."Rocket" (ロケット Roketto)3:31
3."Fish Song" (フィッシュ・ソング Fisshu Songu)6:06
4."Cowboy and Indian" (カウボーイとインディアン Kaubōi to Indian)2:50
5."QUIT"6:50
6."Amor Buffer" (アモール・バッファー Amōru Baffā) (instrumental)1:29
7."Dreaming Machine" (夢みる機械 Yume Miru Kikai)3:24
8."Techno Girl" (テクノの娘 Tekuno no Musume)3:47
9."FGG"2:22
  • "QUIT" contains a sample of "Haldyn Hotel", from the album Water in Time and Space.

Personnel[]

additional musicians
  • Tuan Chin Kuan - voice (sampled) in "World Turbine"
  •  [ja] - female vocals on "World Turbine"
  • Jun Togawa (courtesy of Baidis Records) - backing vocals on "Rocket" & "Cowboy and Indian"
  •  [ja] (Varichef Homium) - backing vocals on "Rocket", bass on "Fish Song"
  • Yūichi Hirasawa,  [ja] (Here is Eden), Yuji Oda, Shigeru Fujishima, Masahiro Furukawa - backing vocals on "Rocket"
  •  [ja] - drums 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's voice on "QUIT"
  • Hisashi "Dr. Ochanomizu" Katsuta - Laughing voice on "QUIT"
  • Kayo "Kokubo" Matsumoto - voice on "Techno Girl"
technical
  • Akiro Kamio Arishima - production
  • Yoshiaki Kondo (Gok Sound) - recording & mixing engineer
  • Meiji Takamatsu (Mix) - second engineer
visuals
  • Kiyoshi Inagaki (Asset) - art director
  • Naoki Wada (CG), Yosuke Komatu - photography
  • Yoshihiro Ariga - costume
  • Akemi Tsujitani - styling
  • Junko Maeda - hair & make-up
operations
  • I3 Promotion
    • Yūichi Kenjo - co-production, backing vocals on "Rocket"
    • Masami Fujii, Hiroyshi Mitomi - artist management
  • Tsutomu Fukushima - stage director
  • Chūju Yamaguchi - assistant
  • Katsuyuki Sawafuji - publicity coordination
  • Polydor K.K.
    • Kazuyoshi Aoki - A&R coordinator
    • Osamu Takeuchi - backing vocals on "Rocket", director
Thanks
  • AC Unit, Sky Corporation, Mamoru Kimura Office, Toshikazu Tamura, Keiji Kimura, Masaya Abe, Sazaby's Furniture

Release history[]

Date Label(s) Format Catalog Notes
May 25, 1990 (1990-05-25) Polydor K.K. CD POCH-1009
July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) Universal Music Japan, Universal Sigma Digital Download none
February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29) Chaos Union, Teslakite CD CHTE-0055 Remastered by Masanori Chinzei. Disc 2 of the HALDYN DOME box set.
September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) Universal Music Japan SHM-CD UPCY-6910 Part of Universal's "Project Archetype" (supervised by Osamu Takeuchi & Kasiko Takahasi). Remastered by Kenji Yoshino (supervised by Chinzei) with both original liner notes and new ones.[1]
  • "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.

References[]

  1. ^ Takeuchi, Osamu. "wilsonic works 41". wilsonic journal. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

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