Siren

by Susumu Hirasawa

Siren cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 August 1996
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 48:49
  • Community rating: 4.32/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Japanese visionary constructed an incredibly dense, futuristic tapestry of sweeping electronic pop heavily infused with synthesized Southeast Asian melodies and complex vocal arrangements. His soaring, highly theatrical vocal delivery intertwines flawlessly with intricate digital programming and traditional acoustic instruments. The recording creates a uniquely spiritual and technologically advanced musical landscape, cementing his reputation as an unparalleled art-pop auteur.

Genres

Descriptors: leftfield, sampling, atmospheric, melodic, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. 電光浴-1 (1:13)
  2. サイレン*Siren* (5:27)
  3. On Line Malaysia (4:47)
  4. Siren*セイレーン* (4:59)
  5. Nurse Cafe (3:58)
  6. Holy Delay (5:21)
  7. Gemini (5:25)
  8. Day Scanner (3:36)
  9. Siam Lights (5:38)
  10. 電光浴-2 (1:25)
  11. Mermaid Song (7:00)

Credits

  • Chika Fujita - editor
  • Susumu Hirasawa - primary artist, written by, music by, arranged by, performer, producer
  • Masami Fujii - a&r
  • Toshiyuki Akimoto - a&r
  • Kiyoshi Inagaki - art direction, design
  • Yuichi Kenjo - co-producer, executive-producer
  • Hideki Kodera - engineer [assistant]
  • Kensuke Miura - engineer [assistant]
  • Mitsuru Shibamoto - engineer [assistant]
  • Pallop Prahassadangkura - engineer [assistant]
  • Eiichi Yamakawa - executive-producer
  • Hiroyuki Hosaka - mastered by
  • Yosuke Komatsu - photography by
  • Masanori Chinzei - recorded by, mixed by

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