OOPARTS (Shun album)
OOPARTS is a compilation album by the Japanese experimental music group Shun, released on DIW Records in 1994. The title of the album references out-of-place artifacts.
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| Released | May 25, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1984-1987 AC UNIT STUDIO (SHUN IIIrd SHEETS) United States Of KAMEARI (SHUN・4) | |||
| Genre | Experimental, electronic, ambient, psychedelic, industrial, trance, musique concrète | |||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | DIW, Shun | |||
| Producer | Shun, Susumu Hirasawa | |||
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Overview
OOPARTS includes every song released by Shun over its four-year period of activity. It features heavy use of sampling.
Shun's composer Susumu Hirasawa remarked in the album's liner notes that the music did not age well, citing a loss of its original uniqueness and shock value.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Ⓘ-Location" | Susumu Hirasawa, Akiro "Kamio" Arishima, Akemi Tsujitani, Iwao Asama | shun, 1984 | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Conditioning Cycle" | Hirasawa, "Kamio", Tsujitani, Asama | shun, 1984 | 5:05 |
| 3. | "1778-1985" | Hirasawa, Yuji Matsuda, Teruo Nakano | SHUN 2nd, 1985 | 5:41 |
| 4. | "TABLE BEAT [response version]" | Hirasawa, Matsuda | SHUN IIIrd SHEETS, 1985 | 4:47 |
| 5. | "TABLE BEAT [paradime version]" | Hirasawa, Matsuda | SHUN IIIrd SHEETS, 1985 | 4:39 |
| 6. | "LOCATION" | Hirasawa, Hiromi Seki, Shuichi Sugawara, Shigeo Motojima, Matsuda, The oldman, who was on the way to IWATE. | SHUN・4, 1987 | 4:08 |
| 7. | "SIPHON" | Hirasawa, Seki, Sugawara, Motojima, Matsuda, oldman | SHUN・4, 1987 | 6:00 |
| 8. | "SHUN II" | Hirasawa, Seki, Sugawara, Motojima, Matsuda, oldman | SHUN・4, 1987 | 4:35 |
| 9. | "PAE" | Hirasawa, Seki, Sugawara, Motojima, Matsuda, oldman | SHUN・4, 1987 | 3:34 |
Personnel
- Susumu Hirasawa - shun (Vocals, HEAVENIZER), SHUN 2nd, SHUN IIIrd SHEETS (Drums, Acoustic guitar, Electric Guitar Bass, Keyboard, Voice, Effects, Noise) and SHUN・4
- Akiro "Kamio" Arishima - shun (Tapes, Percussion)
- Akemi Tsujitani - shun (Vocals, Synthesizer)
- Iwao Asama - shun (Atmosphere)
- Yuji Matsuda - SHUN 2nd, SHUN IIIrd SHEETS (Rhythm Adjustment, Electric Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Main Vocals, Effects) and SHUN・4
- Teruo Nakano - SHUN 2nd
- Hiromi Seki - SHUN・4
- Shuichi Sugawara - SHUN・4
- Shigeo Motojima - SHUN・4
- The oldman, who was on the way to IWATE. - SHUN・4
- Boris Karloff and O.P. Heggie - sampled acting in "Conditioning Cycle"
- Domenico Ghirlandaio - cover art (Saint Jerome in His Study)
References
- "SYUN-001 『OOPARTS』旬：ライナーノーツ。" (in Japanese).
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