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The Ghost in Science

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Ghost in Science

| type = Studio

| artist = Susumu Hirasawa

| cover = The Ghost in Science.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1990|5|25}}

| recorded = January – March 1990

| venue =

| studio = {{unbulleted list|Key-Stone Studio, Ōhashi, Meguro, Tokyo|Kitty Izu Studio, Yawatano, Itō, Shizuoka}}

| genre = {{hlist|Art pop|new-age|new wave|world}}

| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=22}}

| label = Polydor K.K.

| producer = {{hlist|Akiro "Kamio" Arishima|Susumu Hirasawa (co.)|Yūichi Kenjo (co.)}}

| prev_title = Water in Time and Space

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Virtual Rabbit

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Singles

| name = The Ghost in Science

| type = Studio

| single1 = World Turbine

| single1date = May 25, 1990 PODH-1008

}}

}}

{{Nihongo|The Ghost In Science|サイエンスの幽霊|Saiensu no Yūrei}} is the second studio album by Susumu Hirasawa. It was released on May 25, 1990 via Polydor K.K.

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.

{{Tracklist

|title1=World Turbine

|note1={{Nihongo2|世界タービン}} Sekai Tābin

|length1=4:03

|title2=Rocket

|note2={{Nihongo2|ロケット}} Roketto

|length2=3:31

|title3=Fish Song

|note3={{Nihongo2|フィッシュ・ソング}} Fisshu Songu

|length3=6:06

|title4=Cowboy and Indian

|note4={{Nihongo2|カウボーイとインディアン}} Kaubōi to Indian

|length4=2:50

|title5=QUIT

|length5=6:50

|title6=Amor Buffer

|note6={{Nihongo2|アモール・バッファー}} Amōru Baffā) (instrumental

|length6=1:29

|title7=Dreaming Machine

|note7={{Nihongo2|夢みる機械}} Yume Miru Kikai

|length7=3:24

|title8=Techno Girl

|note8={{Nihongo2|テクノの娘}} Tekuno no Musume

|length8=3:47

|title9=FGG

|length9=2:22

}}

Personnel

;additional musicians

  • Tuan Chin Kuan - voice (sampled) in "World Turbine"
  • {{ill|Kaoru Kinjo|ja|錦城薫}} - female vocals on "World Turbine"
  • Jun Togawa (courtesy of Baidis Records) - backing vocals on "Rocket" & "Cowboy and Indian"
  • {{ill|Kazuhide "Kitune" Akimoto|ja|秋元きつね}} (Varichef Homium) - backing vocals on "Rocket", bass on "Fish Song"
  • Yūichi Hirasawa, {{ill|Katsuhiko Akiyama|ja|秋山勝彦}} (Here is Eden), Yuji Oda, Shigeru Fujishima, Masahiro Furukawa - backing vocals on "Rocket"
  • {{ill|Shingo Tomoda|ja|友田真吾}} - 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, Hiroyoshi Mitomi - artist management
  • Tsutomu Fukushima - stage director
  • Hiroki 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

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Label(s)

! Format

! Catalog

! Notes

{{Start date|1990|5|25}}

|Polydor K.K.

|CD

|POCH-1009

|rowspan=2 |

{{Start date|2005|7|1}}

|Universal Music Japan, Universal Sigma

|Digital Download

|none

{{Start date|2012|2|29}}

|Chaos Union, Teslakite

|CD

|CHTE-0055

|Remastered by Masanori Chinzei. Disc 2 of the HALDYN DOME box set.

{{Start date|2014|9|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.{{cite web|last1=Takeuchi|first1=Osamu|title=wilsonic works 41|url=http://wilsonicjournal.blogspot.jp/2014/09/wilsonic-works-41.html|website=wilsonic journal|date=24 September 2014 |access-date=15 November 2014}}

  • "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

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{MusicBrainz release group|id=a186c87f-1889-3d67-a56f-b6c69f381329|name=サイエンスの幽霊}}
  • [https://music.apple.com/jp/album/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E5%B9%BD%E9%9C%8A/1442445160?l=en-US サイエンスの幽霊] at iTunes Japan
  • [https://www.amazon.co.jp/サイエンスの幽霊-平沢_進/dp/B00BSK3J68/ サイエンスの幽霊] at amazon.co.jp

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