Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010
{{Infobox album
| name = Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010
| type = Live
| artist = Klaus Schulze
| cover = Live in Tokyo 2010.jpg
| alt =
| released = 22 September 2010
| recorded = 20–21 March 2010 (Tokyo, Japan)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Space music, ambient
| length =
| label = Captain Trip Records
| producer = Klaus Schulze
| prev_title = Dziekuje Bardzo
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Shadowlands
| next_year = 2013
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002087840|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010 is the fortieth album by Klaus Schulze. Taking in consideration the previously released multi-disc box sets (Silver Edition, Historic Edition, Jubilee Edition, Contemporary Works I, and Contemporary Works II), it could be viewed as Schulze's one hundred and first album. This album contains music from two final concerts at the Tokyo Kokusai Forum Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 20–21 March 2010 in Schulze's first and only visit to Japan.{{cite web|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20100312l1.html |title=Klaus Schulze | The Japan Times Online |publisher=Search.japantimes.co.jp |date=2010-03-12 |access-date=2012-01-16}} This is Schulze's first album without guest vocalist Lisa Gerrard since his 2007 album Kontinuum. The album was originally released on 22 September 2010 in Japan by Captain Trip Records as a limited edition deluxe boxed set (500 copies) of two CDs and a DVD with an 80-page photo book.{{cite web|url=http://captaintrip.co.jp/index.php?main_page=page&id=43&chapter=0 |title=Special: Klaus Schulze: Captain Trip Records |publisher=Captaintrip.co.jp |date= |access-date=2012-01-16}} This became known as the "Japanese Edition". A slightly different general release was released in Europe on 26 November 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.migmusic.de/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=169&MMN_position=165:112 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312231438/http://www.migmusic.de/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=169&MMN_position=165:112 |archive-date=2012-03-12 |title=Klaus Schulze: 'Big In Japan - European Edition' |website=MIG music |access-date=2012-01-16}} This version, named the "European Edition", features a different track order between the CDs and the DVD, and slightly different track lengths. On 19 April 2011 a third version of Big in Japan was released in the United States. This "American Edition" consists of the same two CDs as the European version, but features a completely different DVD.{{cite web |url=http://www.migmusic.de/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=178&MMN_position=177:112 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312231514/http://www.migmusic.de/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=178&MMN_position=177:112 |archive-date=2012-03-12 |title=Klaus Schulze: 'Big In Japan - American Edition' |website=MIG music |access-date=2012-01-16}}
Track listing
{{small|All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.}}
Disc 1
| extra_column = Note
| title1 = A Crystal Poem
| length1 = 34:12
| extra1 = {{small|also on DVD; on EE only on DVD}}
| title2 = The Crystal Returns
| length2 = 40:09
| extra2 = {{small|on EE on CD1 as track 1, 38:09}}
}}
Disc 2
| extra_column = Note
| title1 = La Joyeuse Apocalypse
| length1 = 46:28
| extra1 = {{small|46:41 on EE; on AE also on DVD (47:28)}}
| title2 = Nippon Benefit
| length2 = 14:04
| extra2 = {{small|14:16 on EE; on AE also on DVD (16:38)}}
| title3 = The Deductive Approach
| length3 = 11:58
| extra3 = {{small|12:12 on EE; on AE also on DVD (13:33)}}
}}
DVD
| extra_column = Note
| title1 = A Crystal Poem
| length1 = 34:12
| extra1 = {{small|also on CD1 of JE}}
| title2 = Sequencers are Beautiful
| length2 = 43:49
| extra2 = {{small|only on DVD; on EE also on CD1 as track 2, 39:00}}
}}
Difference between editions
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| Track | Japanese Edition | European Edition | American Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crystal Returns | CD 1, track 2 (40:09) | CD 1, track 1 (38:09) | CD 1, track 1 (38:09) |
| Sequencers are Beautiful | DVD, track 2 (43:49) | CD 1, track 2 (39:00) DVD, track 2 (43:49) | CD 1, track 2 (39:00) |
| The Deductive Approach | CD 2, track 3 (11:58) | CD 2, track 3 (12:12) | CD 2, track 3 (12:12) DVD, track 2 (13:33) |
| A Crystal Poem | CD 1, track 1 (34:12) DVD, track 1 (34:12) | DVD, track 1 (34:12) | — |
| La Joyeuse Apocalypse | CD 2, track 1 (46:28) | CD 2, track 1 (46:41) | CD 2, track 1 (46:41) DVD, track 1 (47:28) |
| Nippon Benefit | CD 2, track 2 (14:04) | CD 2, track 2 (14:16) | CD 2, track 2 (14:16) DVD, track 3 (16:38) |
Notes
The music is not presented chronologically. On 20 March these tracks were played in the following sequence:
- The Crystal Returns
- Sequencers are Beautiful
- The Deductive Approach
On 21 March these tracks were played in the following sequence:
- A Crystal Poem
- La Joyeuse Apocalypse
- Nippon Benefit
References
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External links
- [http://www.klaus-schulze.com/disco/1b01bi.htm Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010 (Japanese Edition)] at the official site of Klaus Schulze
- [http://www.klaus-schulze.com/disco/1b02bi.htm Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010 (European Edition)] at the official site of Klaus Schulze
- [http://www.klaus-schulze.com/disco/1b11bi.htm Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010 (American Edition)] at the official site of Klaus Schulze
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