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Le Son Sauvage: Tokyo Next Texture

(Body Eletric Records, EWBE 0014) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Gnu - Arrival Time Unknown [Masahiko Okura] (6:30)
    Gnu
    Masahiko Okura: alto saxophone, bass clarinet, audio editing
    Shinichi Tsukamoto: electric piano
    Yukiya Taneishi: electric bass
    Tadashi Kumada: drums
    Itoken: drums
    Recorded by A/sk and Ken at Laser Boy
    Mixed and additional material recorded by Masae Ito at Tanker

  2. Ryusenkei-Body - Dawn [Takumi Ito] (2:14)
  3. Ryusenkei-Body - Horizontal [Takumi Ito] (3:40)
  4. Ryusenkei-Body - Sweet and Lovely [Amheim, Tobias, Lemare] (4:35)
    Ryusenkei-Body
    Takumi Ito: synthesizer, tenor saxophone, feedback saxophone
    Toru Hayakawa: electric bass
    Masatsugu Hattori: drums
    Hiroaki Inamasu: electronics
    Tracks 2-4: recorded by Hiroaki Inamasu at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, September, 2004, and at Rinky Dink Studio, Nishi-Ogikubo, Tokyo, October 2004
    Mixed by Hiroaki Inamasu and Takumi Ito

  5. Sim - Mool [Teruyuki Oshima] (6:34)
    Sim
    Teruyuki Oshima: guitar
    Yoshio Otani: electronics, keyboards
    Tatsuya Yamada: computer, keyboards
    Masahiro Uemura: drums
    Recorded by Manabu Nakata at Dragon Studio, August 31, 2004
    Mixed by Teruyuki Oshima

  6. Oversight - Clear Air Turbulence [Kelly Churko] (7:13)
    Oversight
    Kelly Churko: guitar
    Manabu Kunugi: tenor saxophone
    Keita Ito: contrabass
    Masatsugu Hattori: drums
    Recorded by Peter Slade at Sound Studio Noah, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, October 15, 2004
    Mixed by Kelly Churko at Takkyu Kaikan Studio

  7. Satanic Abandoned Rock & Roll Society - All Day in the Galaxy [Tetuzi Akiyama] (10:01)
    Satanic Abandoned Rock & Roll Society
    Tetuzi Akiyama: high frequency - resonator guitar with samurai sword
    Naoaki Miyamoto: mid-high frequency - electric guitar
    Utah Kawasaki: mid-low frequency - analog synthesizer
    Atsuhiro Ito: low frequency - optron
    Recorded by Masanori Yanagawa at Rinky Dink Studio, September 12, 2004
    Produced by Tetuzi Akiyama
    Mastered by Masanori Yanagawa at the Laboratory of Phonic Aim, September 29, 2004

  8. Dill Ensemble - My Tog Is Convertible for a Berceuse (1:03)
  9. Dill Ensemble - Wuëqfeth utt Nörla Suite 3rd "Ephia" (3:06)
  10. Dill Ensemble - Logic Forest (3:49)
    Tracks 8-10: compositions and lyrics by Yuji Inoue
    Dill Ensemble
    Yuji Inoue
    Miwako Takahashi: vocal
    Yumi Nagano: vocal
    Seigen Tokuzawa: cello
    Teruyuki Oshima: guitar
    Produced by Yuji Inoue

  11. mi-ne - Matsuri [mi-ne] (5:22)
    mi-ne
    Daisuke Nishioka: percussion
    Shinichi Sakurai: percussion
    Tomoyuki Haruyama: djembe
    Yuta Suganuma: drums
    Kenkou: drums
    Takuyuki Moriya: bass
    Yuichiro Kato: alto saxophone
    Satoru Takeshima: flute, tenor saxophone
    Yasushi Sekine: guitar, piano, synth bass, scratch
    Produced by mi-ne

  12. Tobi-Atama - Crumbling Steeple Remix [Tomohide Midori] (9:58)
    Tobi-Atama
    Tomohide Midori: alto saxophone
    Masaaki Kikuchi: contrabass, electronics
    Shinichi Tsukamoto: piano, keyboards
    Itoken: drums
    Recorded by Tomoyuki Niitsu at IRc2 Studios, September 19, 2004
    Mixed by Masaaki Kikuchi

Produced by Yoshio Otani
Mastered by Wataru Ishii
Art direction and design by Masahito Takeo
Cover photo by Mina Soma
Includes a 20-page booklet with artist profiles, and liner notes by Yoshio Otani (in Japanese)

Released in March 2005