:P-Model (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = P-Model

| type = studio

| artist = P-Model

| cover = P-Model cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1992|2|26}}

| recorded =

| studio = {{Plainlist|{{unbulleted list|Eggs, Oshino, Minamitsuru, Yamanashi|Burnish Stone Studio, {{ill|Setagaya, Setagaya, Tokyo|lt=Setagaya|ja|世田谷 (世田谷区)}}, Setagaya, Tokyo|Key-Stone Izu Studio, Yawatano, Itō, Shizuoka|Sound Sky Studio, Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo|Den Music Studio|Sonata Club, {{ill|Omori-Kita|ja|大森北}}, Ōta, Tokyo|Studio Wire Self, Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo|Tokyu Fun Digital Mastering Room ({{abbr|mast.|mastering}}), Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo}}}}

| genre = {{hlist|Electronica|industrial}}

| length = 38:06

| label = Polydor K.K.

| producer = {{hlist|Susumu Hirasawa|Yūichi Kenjo {{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| prev_title = One Pattern

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Big Body

| next_year = 1993

}}

P-Model is the eighth studio album by P-Model and the first by the "defrosted" lineup.

Background

In the aftermath of the band's hiatus ("freezing") in 1988, P-Model's members went their own separate ways. After releasing three solo albums, frontman Susumu Hirasawa rebuilt the band out of several backing members from his concerts. The new {{Nihongo|"defrosted"|解凍}} lineup comprised pre-hiatus P-Model member Hikaru Kotobuki, returning founding member Katsuhiko Akiyama and associate Yasuchika Fujii.

P-Model officially returned in September 1991.

Composition

On this album, P-Model introduced a machine-like, sci-fi sound to its style, heavily influenced by Amiga computers, which Hirasawa and Kotobuki used for production. This extended to the lyrical themes of the album, being focused on science, technology, and computers.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

|all_writing=Susumu Hirasawa, except where noted

|title1=Speed Tube

|length1=4:00

|title2=2D or Not 2D

|lyrics2={{hlist|Hirasawa|Hikaru Kotobuki}}

|music2={{hlist|Hirasawa|Kotobuki}}

|length2=3:17

|title3=Stone Age!

|length3=3:47

|title4=Wire Self

|length4=4:03

|title5=Clear

|lyrics5={{ill|Katsuhiko Akiyama|ja|秋山勝彦}}

|music5=Akiyama

|length5=4:32

|title6=Vista

|length6=2:41

|title7=Grid

|length7=2:53

|title8=Lab=01

|lyrics8={{hlist|Hirasawa|Kotobuki}}

|music8={{hlist|Hirasawa|Kotobuki}}

|length8=2:36

|title9=Error of Universe

|lyrics9=P-Model

|length9=1:24

|title10=Go Amigo

|lyrics10={{hlist|Hirasawa|Akiyama}}

|music10=Akiyama

|length10=2:49

|title11=Psychoid

|length11=3:20

|title12=No Room

|note12=hidden track

|length12=2:44

}}

All tracks arranged by Hirasawa, except 2 & 8 by Kotobuki and 5 & 10 by Akiyama. All track titles are stylized in all caps. The total running time of the last track (the last two songs with 3 minutes of silence separating them) is 8:48.

Personnel

;P-Model

Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, Amiga ("Say" program - lead vocals on "Error of Universe", additional vocals on "Wire Self" and "Clear"), programming, producer, mixing engineer on "Grid"
{{ill|Katsuhiko Akiyama|ja|秋山勝彦}} - synthesizers, programming, lead vocals on "Clear", backing vocals
Hikaru Kotobuki - synthesizers, Compact Macintosh, programming, lead vocals on "Lab=01", backing vocals
Yasuchika Fujii - electronic drums, backing vocals on "Vista"

;technical

Masanori Chinzei ({{ill|Magnet Records|lt=Magnet|ja|BIOSPHERE RECORDS}}) - engineer (mixing and recording), backing vocals on "Vista"
Motohiro Yamada (Eggs), Hajime Nagai (Z's), Shinichi Tomita (Mix), Osamu Konishi (Den), Fumio Hasegawa (Sound Sky), Atsunori Horioka and Tsukasa Okamoto (Sonata Club) - second engineers
Reiko Miyoshi (Tokyu Fun) - mastering engineer

;visuals

Kiyoshi Inagaki (D.D.T.) - art director, design
Hideki Namai - photography
Kazunori Yoshida - hair & make-up
Akemi Tsujitani - styling
Takaaki Taguchi - costume design
{{ill|Norimizu Ameya|ja|飴屋法水}} (inner, back photos) and Seiko Mikami (back photo) - objet d'art

;operations

Osamu Takeuchi (Polydor K.K.) - director
I₃ Promotion - management
Yūichi Kenjo - co-producer, backing vocals on "Vista"
Hiroki Yamaguchi - personal manager
Shoko Mashio, Takeshi Fujita - publicity coordination
Tsutomu Fukushima - stage coordination
Masami Fujii (Pre Octave) - publisher

;special thanks

AC Unit, Korg, {{ill|Arai & Co.|ja|荒井貿易}}, Rihito, M, Yasumi Tanaka

Release history

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Label(s)

! Format

! Catalog

! Notes

|Polydor K.K.

|rowspan=4 |CD

|POCH-1128

|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 big body. Re-released with new packaging by Kiyoshi Inagaki.

|UM³, USM Japan

|UPCY-6022
UPCY-9273

|Part of the "GOLDEN☆BEST" budget bundle brand, packaged with big body. Reissue available for sale for a limited time.

|Universal Music Japan, Tower Records

|PROT-1022

|Limited reissue, sold only through Tower Records.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130718110330/http://noroom.susumuhirasawa.com/modules/disco/index.php/photo/40/ P-MODEL] at [http://noroom.susumuhirasawa.com/ NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)]
{{MusicBrainz release|mbid=102d28de-235f-4a27-892c-23a5c33041b4|name=P-MODEL}}
[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/p-model/products/prot-1022/ P-MODEL] at Universal Music Japan's official site
[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/p-model/products/upcy-6022/ GOLDEN☆BEST] ([http://www.universal-music.co.jp/p/UPCY-9273 reissue]) at Universal Music Japan's official site
[http://tower.jp/item/3089599 P-MODEL] at Tower Records Online

Category:1992 albums

Category:1990s Japanese-language albums

Category:P-Model albums

Category:Polydor Records albums