The Ghost in Science
The Ghost In Science 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.- "QUIT" contains a sample of "Haldyn Hotel", from the album Water in Time and Space.
Personnel
- Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, guitars, bass, timpani, percussion, autoharp, synthesizers, drum machine, sampler, sequencer, Amiga 2500, programming, arrangements, co-production, computer graphics
- Tuan Chin Kuan - voice in "World Turbine"
- - female vocals on "World Turbine"
- Jun Togawa - backing vocals on "Rocket" & "Cowboy and Indian"
- - backing vocals on "Rocket", bass on "Fish Song"
- Yūichi Hirasawa,, Yuji Oda, Shigeru Fujishima, Masahiro Furukawa - backing vocals on "Rocket"
- - 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"
- Akiro Kamio Arishima - production
- Yoshiaki Kondo - recording & mixing engineer
- Meiji Takamatsu - second engineer
- Kiyoshi Inagaki - art director
- Naoki Wada, Yosuke Komatu - photography
- Yoshihiro Ariga - costume
- Akemi Tsujitani - styling
- Junko Maeda - hair & make-up
- 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
- AC Unit, Sky Corporation, Mamoru Kimura Office, Toshikazu Tamura, Keiji Kimura, Masaya Abe, Sazaby's Furniture
Release history
- "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.