OOPARTS (Shun album)

OOPARTS
Compilation album by
Shun
ReleasedMay 25, 1994 (1994-05-25)
Recorded1984–1987
AC UNIT STUDIO (SHUN IIIrd SHEETS)
United States Of KAMEARI (SHUN・4)
GenreExperimental, electronic, ambient, psychedelic, industrial, trance, musique concrète
Length43:21
LabelDIW, Shun
ProducerShun, Susumu Hirasawa
Shun chronology
SHUN・4 VISION
(1988) 		OOPARTS
(1994) 		Landscapes
(1994)

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.

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.TitleWriter(s)Originally fromLength
1."Ⓘ-Location"Susumu Hirasawa, Akiro "Kamio" Arishima, Akemi Tsujitani, Iwao Asamashun, 19844:51
2."Conditioning Cycle"Hirasawa, "Kamio", Tsujitani, Asamashun, 19845:05
3."1778-1985"Hirasawa, Yuji Matsuda, Teruo NakanoSHUN 2nd, 19855:41
4."TABLE BEAT [response version]"Hirasawa, MatsudaSHUN IIIrd SHEETS, 19854:47
5."TABLE BEAT [paradime version]"Hirasawa, MatsudaSHUN IIIrd SHEETS, 19854:39
6."LOCATION"Hirasawa, Hiromi Seki, Shuichi Sugawara, Shigeo Motojima, Matsuda, The oldman, who was on the way to IWATE.SHUN・4, 19874:08
7."SIPHON"Hirasawa, Seki, Sugawara, Motojima, Matsuda, oldmanSHUN・4, 19876:00
8."SHUN II"Hirasawa, Seki, Sugawara, Motojima, Matsuda, oldmanSHUN・4, 19874:35
9."PAE"Hirasawa, Seki, Sugawara, Motojima, Matsuda, oldmanSHUN・4, 19873:34

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

  1. ^ "SYUN-001 『OOPARTS』旬：ライナーノーツ。" (in Japanese).