Big When Far, Small When Close
Big When Far, Small When Close is the third studio album by Japanese band eX-Girl, released in 1999, on the Paranoiz label in Japan, and by Kiki Poo Records in the US.
The line-up consisted of Chihiro, Kirilo and Fuzuki, and the album was produced by Hoppy Kamiyama.
Several of the tracks are sung a capella apart from the odd chime, triangle or hand clap. Exceptions are Zozoi with its tribal-esque drumming, Dandera Korabatten with some repeated background instrumentation, and Alabama Song with a carnival-esque brass and clarinet arrangement.
Track listing
- "Neanderthal & Cro-Magnon" – 0:50
- "Souvlaki" – 4:26
- "Zozoi" – 4:28
- "Jet Mogura" – 3:20
- "Dandera Korabatten" – 3:51
- "Disco 3000" – 3:19
- "Alabama Song" – 3:52
- "Big When Far, Small When Close" – 1:12
Personnel
- Chihiro – vocals, hand claps, stepping
- Kirilo – vocals, hand claps, stepping
- Fuzuki – vocals, hand claps, stepping, bell
- Hoppy Kamiyama – floor tom, cymbal, sample, gram pot
- Masafumi Minato – floor tom, tom-tom, cymbal
- Takerô Sekijima – tuba, trombone, trumpet
- Kanji Nakao – clarinet, trombone, wood block
Production
- Hoppy Kamiyama – record producer
- Takerô Sekijima – brass arrangement
- Jin Terada – recording and mixing November 8–11, 13, 14, 1999 at MIT studio, Sound Atelier
- Yoshiaki Kondo – mastering at Kojima Recordings
- Kazvnori Akita – graphic design
- Jimmy Henda – photography
- Yukari Terakura – costumes
- eX-Girl – illustrations
- Ray – illustration