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Akira Inoue – Imaginary Arboretum
Akira Inoue
Imaginary Arboretum
Style: Electronic
Label: Express
Catalog Number: ETP-90317
Released: 1985, 80's
Moving further away from his early city pop classics (Prophetic Dream and Seaside Lovers’ Memories In Beach House), legendary Japanese keyboardist/composer Akira Inoue dives into avant-new-wave-pop and experimental electronics on his fifth album for Express Records. Imaginary Arboretum features Inoue’s vocals alongside traditional Japanese instruments including various percussion and koto along with fretless bass, drum machines, and synthesizers. The album artwork was created by the great Japanese designer/artist, Tadanori Yokoo, who made the classic cover for Hosono’s Cochin Moon. Included in the “Experimental” section of Chee Shimizu’s Obscure Sound disc guide…
Recommended – B5 Forest Of Thought, Full Listen
Tags: Experimental / New Wave / Obscure Sound
Tracklist:
A1 The Beat Of Pollution
A2 5000本の樫の木
A3 A Moment In A Morning
A4 架空庭園論
B1 Giorgio De Chirico/庭
B2 7月のCamel
B3 Poisoned Dream
B4 時計と野性
B5 Forest Of Thought
Credits:
Artwork By [Cover Art] – Tadanori Yokoo
Backing Vocals – Eve, Hiroko Chatani, Hiroko Takemura, Hiroshi Koide, Momo (58), Tomoko Soryo
Bass – John Giblin
Coordinator – Junko Yamazaki
Design – Teruhisa Tajima
Directed By – Yoshio Kimura
Engineer, Mixed By – Atsuo Fujita
Executive-Producer – Akira Sasajima, Toshifumi Mutoh
Guitar – Alan Murphy, Tsuyoshi Kon
Koto – Masako Kawamura
Koto, Koto [17-St Koto] – Masako Kawamura
Lyrics By, Music By, Arranged By, Producer – 井上鑑*
Mixed By – Shin-Ichi Tanaka*
Percussion [Percussive Instruments] – Hideo Yamaki
Performer – Akira Inoue Unit
Producer, Voice, Words By, Keyboards – Akira Inoue
Sounds [Sound Produce] – Keishi Urata
Woodwind – Jake H. Concepcion
