Solar Ray
Solar Ray (stylized and subtitled as SOLAR RAY Hirasawa best recycling album Recycled by P-MODEL kernel) is a 2001 remix album by Susumu Hirasawa. It is the centerpiece of "Hirasawa Energy Works", a project to produce music in an ecologically friendly way.
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| Released | October 11, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 6 July – 11 September 2001 | |||
| Studio | Studio WIRESELF 2001 Solar Version | |||
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| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Language | Japanese, Thai | |||
| Label | Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0004 | |||
| Producer | Susumu Hirasawa | |||
| Susumu Hirasawa live/remake chronology | ||||
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Overview
In 2000, Hirasawa switched from a gasoline-powered car to a hybrid electric, developing an interest in sustainable energy, specifically in the idea of using solar power to make music.[1] [2] [3] He purchased two 120-watt solar panels, outfitted his home studio to be powered by them, and connected two car batteries to store additional energy, which combined allowed Hirasawa to work for 12 hours.[4] To further optimize the work hours and prepare for bad weather days, only equipment necessary for work was ever kept on. The studio was illuminated by less than 30 small low wattage blue LEDs. Hirasawa's workdays ended when there was no more energy remaining. In total, less than 7 kg of carbon dioxide were emitted during the making of the album.[5]
Solar Ray features remixes of songs from previous albums in the energetic technopop style of Hirasawa's former band, P-Model.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa.
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length |
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| 1. | "Solar Ray 2" (ソーラ・レイ 2 Sōra Rei 2) | Water in Time and Space, 1989 | 3:37 |
| 2. | "AURORA 2" (オーロラ 2 Ōrora 2) | Aurora, 1994 | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Philosopher's Propeller 3" (賢者のプロペラ 3 Kenja no Puropera 3) | Philosopher's Propeller, 2000 | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Gemini 2" | Siren, 1996 | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Sim City 2" | Sim City, 1995 | 4:49 |
| 6. | "World Turbine 2" (世界タービン 2 Sekai Tābin 2) | The Ghost in Science, 1990 | 4:11 |
| 7. | "GARDENER KING 2" (庭師KING 2 Niwashi KING 2) | Technique of Relief, 1998 | 4:43 |
| 8. | "BERSERK - Forces 1.5" | The Sword-Wind Romance BERSERK Original Soundtrack, 1997 | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Virtual Rabbit 2" (ヴァーチュアル・ラビット 2 Vāchuaru Rabitto 2) | Virtual Rabbit, 1991 | 4:03 |
| 10. | "IN THE SQUARE 2" (広場で 2 Hiroba de 2) | Aurora | 4:38 |
Personnel
- Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Electric guitars, Synthesizers, Sampler, Amiga/Laptop, Sequencer, Programming, Production
- Sadatoshi Tainaka - Drums (sampled) on "AURORA 2"
- Miss N. & Wisakha Fraytes - Vocals (sampled) on "Sim City 2"
- Tuan Chin Kuan - Vocals (sampled) on "World Turbine"
- Masanori Chinzei - Engineering
References
- Hirasawa, Susumu. "私はエコカーに乗り換える". Ghost Web (in Japanese). Chaos Union. Archived from the original on October 10, 2000.
- "ミュージシャン 平沢氏 （後編） 「成熟した公共マナーの拡張」という視点で環境問題を考える". ECO JAPAN (in Japanese). nikkei BPnet. February 16, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- Kawashima, Ken (December 17, 2001). "Pop star pioneers environmentally sound music". asahi.com. Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on December 17, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Hirasawa, Susumu. "ソーラー・スタジオ レコーディング リポート page 1 – 2001/07/10". Hirasawa Energy Works. Chaos Union. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- Hirasawa, Susumu. "ソーラー・スタジオ レコーディング リポート page 1 – Solar Ray レコーディング終了". Hirasawa Energy Works. Chaos Union. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
External links
- Music Samples from SOLAR RAY
- Hirasawa Energy Works
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- Audio File to Honor the Hunters
- LOOP The Sound Track β1 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2002)
- loop on YouTube
- Solar Ray at MusicBrainz