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(God Mountain, GMCD 009) (CD)

  1. Altered States - Bug (5:17)
    Altered States:
    Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar, electronics
    Mitsuru Nasuno: bass
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums
    Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo in October 1993

  2. P.O.N. - Petenshi #1? (1:41)
    P.O.N.:
    Masahiro Uemura: drums, percussion
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Kazuyoshi Kimoto: bass
    Junji Hirose: sax, noise machine
    Kumiko Takara: vibraphone, percussion
    Music by Uemura
    Arranged by P.O.N.
    Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo in October 1993

  3. Koenji-hyakkei - Doi Doi (5:26)
    Koenji-hyakkei:
    Tatsuya Yoshida: drums, vocal
    Aki Kubota: vocal, keyboards
    Shigekazu Kuwahara: vocal, bass
    Ryuichi Masuda: vocal, guitar
    Words and music by Yoshida
    Recorded live in 1993

  4. Tipographica - Infinity Street Car (previously unreleased version) (5:35)
    Tipographica:
    Tsuneo Imahori: guitar
    Akira Sotoyama: drums
    Atsushi Sano: bass
    Akira Minakami: keyboards
    Naruyoshi Kikuchi: sax
    Osamu Matsumoto: trombone
    Music by Imahori

  5. Dennis Gunn - Porky's Out to Lunch (4:03)
    Music by Dennis Gunn
    Recorded and mixed by Dennis Gunn in 1992

  6. Bass Army - Sneak Attack (3:23)
    Bass Army:
    Hideki Kato: bass, voice
    Kazuyoshi Kimoto: bass
    Masahiro Uemura: drums
    Composed and arranged by Kato
    Recorded in 1992 and mixed in 1993 by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo

  7. Doom - The Scraps Screamed (6:36)
    Doom:
    Takashi Fujita: guitar, vocal
    Koh Morota: bass
    Pazz: drums
    Hoppy Kamiyama: keyboards
    Genya Kuwajima: keyboards, samples
    Words by Takashi Fujita and music by Doom
    Arranged by Doom and Hoppy Kamiyama
    Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo in October 1993

  8. E*trance - Forbidden Place (5:08)
    E*trance:
    Mars: vocal
    Aki: guitar
    Taka: drums
    Words and music by Mars
    Arranged by E*trance

  9. Demi Semi Quaver - Rosa no Himawari (4:36)
    Demi Semi Quaver:
    Emi Eleonola: vocal, accordion, piano, etc.
    Hidenori "Keith" Yokoyama: bass
    Toru Terashi: guitar
    Koichiro Naka: drums
    Steve Eto: percussion, metals, backing vocal
    Genya Kuwajima: keyboards, samples
    Music by Demi Semi Quaver
    Produced by Hoppy Kamiyama
    Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo in August and October 1993

  10. Dissecting Table - Humanism 1 (6:46)
    Dissecting Table:
    Ichiro Tsuji
    Recorded and mixed by Ichiro Tsuji in 1990

  11. P.O.N. - George #1 (1:14)
    Composed and arranged by Masahiro Uemura

  12. Optical*8 - God Speed! (8:33)
    Optical*8:
    Hoppy Kamiyama: keyboards, samples, gram-pot
    Reck: vocal, bass
    Yoshihide Otomo: guitar, turntables
    Masafumi Minato: drums
    Words by Reck and music by Optical*8
    Recorded live in 1993
    Recorded and mixed by Kiko Uehara

  13. Royal Squeezit - P no Sokkyokyoku (1:29)
    Royal Squeezit:
    Emi Eleonola: accordion
    Yuji Katsui: violin
    Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo in August and September 1993

  14. Ground Zero - Null & Void: Preview (7:57)
    Ground Zero:
    Yoshihide Otomo: turntables, sampler, guitar
    Shuichi Chino: piano, synthesizer
    Junji Hirose: sax
    Hideki Kato: bass
    Kazuyoshi Kimoto: bass
    Masahiro Uemura: drums
    Guests:
    Eye Yamatsuka: voice
    Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar
    Tony Buck: sampler, percussion
    Kumiko Takara: percussion, toys
    Oh Akioka: bandlim
    Music by Otomo
    Arranged by Ground Zero and the guests
    Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, Tokyo in 1992 and 1993
    Additional recording and editing by Otomo at Lost Space, Tokyo in September 1993

  15. God Mountain Orchestra - Lebanon Core (4:48)
    words and music by Hoppy Kamiyama

Produced by Doggie Man
Compiled by Hoppy Kamiyama
Mastered by Yoshiaki Kondo at Kojima Recordings, Tokyo
Art direction: Opium

Released 1994