S-F-X (stylized with interpuncts as S･F･X) is a 1984 album by Japanese electronic musician Haruomi Hosono. The album is his first solo album after Yellow Magic Orchestra. Credited also is "Friends of Earth", as Hosono would later form a band with this name. The album is the first album released by label Non Standard, a record label created between Hosono and Teichiku Records to release the technopop/hip-hop styled material he worked on.
The 1988, 1993 and 2001 reissues of S-F-X contain tracks from Non-Standard Mixture, an EP created by Hosono the same year as the album.
Track listing
Vinyl/Cassette Version
All tracks are written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Body Snatchers" and "Strange Love", with lyrics translated by Peter Barakan
Side A
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Body Snatchers"
5:49
2.
"Androgena"
4:52
3.
"SFX" (instrumental)
5:54
Total length:
16:35
Side B
No.
Title
Length
4.
"Strange Love"
5:52
5.
"Alternative 3" (第3の選択Dai San no Sentaku) (instrumental)
5:08
6.
"Dark Side of the Star" (地球の夜にむけての夜想曲Chikyū no Yoru ni Mukete no Yasōkyoku) (instrumental)
5:35
Total length:
16:35
CD Version
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Non-Standard Mixture" (instrumental)
7:04
2.
"Body Snatchers" (Special Mix)
5:49
3.
"Androgena"
4:52
4.
"SFX" (instrumental)
5:54
5.
"Strange Love"
5:52
6.
"Alternative 3" (第3の選択Dai San no Sentaku) (instrumental)
5:08
7.
"Dark Side of the Star" (地球の夜にむけての夜想曲Chikyū no Yoru ni Mukete no Yasōkyoku) (instrumental)
