P-Model (album)

P-Model
P-Model
Studio album by P-Model
Released	February 26, 1992
Studio	Various Eggs, Oshino, Minamitsuru, Yamanashi; Burnish Stone Studio, Setagaya [ja], Setagaya, Tokyo; Key-Stone Izu Studio, Yawatano, Itō, Shizuoka; Sound Sky Studio, Nakano, Nakano, Tokyo; Den Music Studio; Sonata Club, Omori-Kita [ja], Ōta, Tokyo; Studio Wire Self, Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo; Tokyu Fun Digital Mastering Room (mast.), Dōgenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo; ;
Genre	Electronica; industrial;
Length	38:06
Label	Polydor K.K.
Producer	Susumu Hirasawa; Yūichi Kenjo (co.);
P-Model chronology

P-Model is the eighth studio album by P-Model and the first by the "defrosted" lineup.

Background

In the aftermath of the band's hiatus ("freezing") in 1988, P-Model's members went their own separate ways. After releasing three solo albums, frontman Susumu Hirasawa rebuilt the band out of several backing members from his concerts. The new "defrosted" (解凍) lineup comprised pre-hiatus P-Model member Hikaru Kotobuki, returning founding member Katsuhiko Akiyama and associate Yasuchika Fujii.

P-Model officially returned in September 1991.

Composition

On this album, P-Model introduced a machine-like, sci-fi sound to its style, heavily influenced by Amiga computers, which Hirasawa and Kotobuki used for production. This extended to the lyrical themes of the album, being focused on science, technology, and computers.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Speed Tube"			4:00
2.	"2D or Not 2D"	Hirasawa Hikaru Kotobuki	Hirasawa Kotobuki	3:17
3.	"Stone Age!"			3:47
4.	"Wire Self"			4:03
5.	"Clear"	Katsuhiko Akiyama [ja]	Akiyama	4:32
6.	"Vista"			2:41
7.	"Grid"			2:53
8.	"Lab=01"	Hirasawa Kotobuki	Hirasawa Kotobuki	2:36
9.	"Error of Universe"	P-Model		1:24
10.	"Go Amigo"	Hirasawa Akiyama	Akiyama	2:49
11.	"Psychoid"			3:20
12.	"No Room" (hidden track)			2:44

All tracks arranged by Hirasawa, except 2 & 8 by Kotobuki and 5 & 10 by Akiyama. All track titles are stylized in all caps. The total running time of the last track (the last two songs with 3 minutes of silence separating them) is 8:48.

Personnel

P-Model

Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, Amiga ("Say" program - lead vocals on "Error of Universe", additional vocals on "Wire Self" and "Clear"), programming, producer, mixing engineer on "Grid"
Katsuhiko Akiyama [ja] - synthesizers, programming, lead vocals on "Clear", backing vocals
Hikaru Kotobuki - synthesizers, Compact Macintosh, programming, lead vocals on "Lab=01", backing vocals
Yasuchika Fujii - electronic drums, backing vocals on "Vista"

technical

Masanori Chinzei (Magnet) - engineer (mixing and recording), backing vocals on "Vista"
Motohiro Yamada (Eggs), Hajime Nagai (Z's), Shinichi Tomita (Mix), Osamu Konishi (Den), Fumio Hasegawa (Sound Sky), Atsunori Horioka and Tsukasa Okamoto (Sonata Club) - second engineers
Reiko Miyoshi (Tokyu Fun) - mastering engineer

visuals

Kiyoshi Inagaki (D.D.T.) - art director, design
Hideki Namai - photography
Kazunori Yoshida - hair & make-up
Akemi Tsujitani - styling
Takaaki Taguchi - costume design
Norimizu Ameya [ja] (inner, back photos) and Seiko Mikami (back photo) - objet d'art

operations

Osamu Takeuchi (Polydor K.K.) - director
I₃ Promotion - management
- Yūichi Kenjo - co-producer, backing vocals on "Vista"
Hiroki Yamaguchi - personal manager
Shoko Mashio, Takeshi Fujita - publicity coordination
Tsutomu Fukushima - stage coordination
Masami Fujii (Pre Octave) - publisher

special thanks

AC Unit, Korg, Arai & Co. [ja], Rihito, M, Yasumi Tanaka

Release history

Date	Label(s)	Format	Catalog	Notes
February 26, 1992 (1992-02-26)	Polydor K.K.	CD	POCH-1128
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) July 4, 2014 (2014-07-04)	Chaos Union, Teslakite		CHTE-0011	Remastered by Hirasawa. Part of Disc 7 of the Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system box set, alongside big body. Re-released with new packaging by Kiyoshi Inagaki.
September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08) December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)	UM³, USM Japan		UPCY-6022 UPCY-9273	Part of the "GOLDEN☆BEST" budget bundle brand, packaged with big body. Reissue available for sale for a limited time.
May 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)	Universal Music Japan, Tower Records		PROT-1022	Limited reissue, sold only through Tower Records.

References

External links

P-MODEL at NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)
P-MODEL at MusicBrainz
P-MODEL at Universal Music Japan's official site
GOLDEN☆BEST (reissue) at Universal Music Japan's official site
P-MODEL at Tower Records Online