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Core of Bells
Taku Sugimoto

Gesupiria 2: Lost Banchos

(Chaoz Chaos, CZCS003) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Theme of Gesubancho (1:05)
  2. Take It Easy! (3:37)
  3. Mr. Absinthe (5:18)
  4. For Mozart (1:00)
  5. Vexations (9:51)
  6. Sakura (2:38)
  7. River Side Blues (12:14)
  8. Warabi-mochi (6:53)
  9. Masquerade (6:35)
  10. Theme of Gesubancho: Stadium Live Version (4:11)

Track 10 is a bonus track only for the first press

All words by Ikuhiro Yamagata, except track 7, by Ikuhiro Yamagata and Taku Sugimoto
Music by Core of Bells (1, 4, 10), Taku Sugimoto (2, 8), Core of Bells and Taku Sugimoto (3, 6, 7), and Erik Satie (5)
Music on track 9: traditonal
All arranged by Core of Bells and Taku Sugimoto

Core of Bells
Yohei Aida: bass, backing vocal
Masaru Segi: guitar, vocal, backing vocal
Sho Yoshida: guitar, synthesizer, backing vocal
Takeshi Ikeda: drums, backing vocal
Ikuhiro Yamagata: vocal, backing vocal

Taku Sugimoto: guitar, mandolin, 6-string bass, backing vocal

Tracks 2, 4, 6, 9 recorded at Rinky Dink Studio, Tokyo, September 11, 2010
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 recorded at Wakaizumi Studio, Fujisawa, September 14, 2010
Track 8 recorded live at Three, Tokyo, April 10, 2010
Additional vocals recorded at Hibari Studio, September 30 and October 5 and 26, 2010
Recorded, mixed, edited, and mastered by Taku Unami
Photos by Takeshi Ikeda
Drawing by Ikuhiro Yamagata
Design by Masakazu Ohnishi

Released in December 2010