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Opabinia

Opabinia

(Tutinoko Label, TUTI-0005) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Shower (Passing) of Passion (5:46)
  2. Pre-Cambria Dreamin' (3:49)
  3. Crunchy Brains (2:31)
  4. Fugujiru (Lukewarm) -- "The Lowests" Variations (5:11)
  5. (a) Part 1 (6:59)
  6. (b) Intrusion of Pre-Cambrians (3:21)
  7. (c) Part 2 (9:05)
  8. (Slight) Googli-Moogli (5:15)
  9. Hyorokudama (8:39)
  10. Kombtry (4:08)
  11. Minerals (3:45)
  12. Tasmania (9:04)

Opabinia
Kazuto Shimizu: keyboards, clarinets, xylophone
Natsuki Kido: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bandolin
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion

Guest
Yuriko Mukojima: violin (2, 9)

Recorded by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, December 2002 (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-10, 12), and by Kazuto Shimizu at Arepostudio (3, 6, 11)
Mastered by Yoshiaki Kondo at Kojima Recordings, January 2003
Illustration by Kazuto Shimizu
Artwork by Shuya Kawaoku

Released April 2003