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Maboroshi no Sekai Samples

(Maboroshi no Sekai, MABO-001) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Jesus Vs (2:54)

    Bazooka Joe:
    Jin Harada: bass, vocal
    Shuji Soh: drums, vocal
    Recorded at Silver Elephant in Tokyo on December 30, 1994

  2. Petenshi (1:26)

    P.O.N.:
    Masahiro Uemura: drums
    Junji Hirose: sax
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Masaki Shimizu: bass
    Kumiko Takara: vibraphone
    Recorded at Shinjuku Pit Inn in Tokyo on January 19, 1995

  3. Scissor Quiz (1:22)

    Melt Banana:
    YaSuKo O.: vocal
    Agata: guitar
    Rika mm': bass
    Toshiaki Sudoh: drums
    Recorded in January 1994
    Mixed at Mellow Out Studio

  4. Idiot's Delight (3:18)

    Ausia:
    Ryusuke Adachi: guitar
    Sosuke Adachi: guitar
    Yukihiro Isso: no-kan
    Masaki Yoshimi: tabla
    Keisuke Ota: violin
    Recorded at Shinjuku Pit Inn in Tokyo on January 15, 1995

  5. Ononoki (5:06)

    Black Stage:
    Keiji Haino: vocal, hurdy-gurdy
    Yuji Katsui: violin
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Recorded at Manda-la II in Tokyo on December 8, 1994

  6. Fairy's Fable (3:09)

    Yuki Saga: vocal, percussion
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Recorded at Livre in Ichikawa on October 5, 1994

  7. Mt. Kairas (3:54)

    Horaku-ya:
    Yoshinori Motoki
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki
    Yuji Katsui
    Recorded at Minoya Hall in Osaka on November 7, 1994

  8. Take One (5:24)

    Yutaka Fukuoka: vocal
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Recorded at D K Studio on February 4, 1995
    Mixed by Yoshio Gomi and Hisashi Nagayama

  9. Complex (2:12)

    Ixa-wud:
    Hiruma: vocal
    Yokota: guitar
    Kuroiwa: bass
    Itoh: drums
    Recorded at Studio Sun in December 1991

  10. Octopus Compound Live (7:28)

    Bondage Fruit:
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Yuji Katsui: violin
    Hirohiko Ohtsubo: bass
    Kumiko Takara: vibraphone
    Yoichi Okabe: percussion
    Yuki Saga: vocal
    Aki: vocal
    Recorded at Fandango on January 26, 1995

  11. Ayurveda (3:48)

    Painkiller:
    John Zorn: alto sax
    Bill Laswell: bass
    Mick Harris: drums
    Recorded in Nagoya on November 24, 1994
    Recorded, mixed and mastered by Oz Fritz

  12. Byzantine (4:25)

    Tatsuya Yoshida: keyboard, drums
    Yuji Katsui: violin
    Recorded at Livre in Ichikawa on November 9, 1994

  13. Techno Jerky Karaoke Version (3:08)

    Osamu Isoda: guitar, computer
    Nobuko Hasebe: voice
    Recorded at Kebunta Studio on January 29, 1995

  14. Swain (3:24)

    ZZZ:
    Kenji Ito: percussion, guitar, violin
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Recorded in January-February 1995

  15. Welcom to the Zoo (4:08)

    20 Fingers:
    Dennis Gunn: vocal, guitar
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Recorded at Glass Brain Studio on February 10, 1995

  16. Havana (3:32)

    Harpy:
    Kyoko: vocal
    Toshiei: stick bass
    Ito: drums
    Recorded at La Mama in Tokyo on November 19, 1994

  17. France (4:50)

    Live Under the Sky:
    Seiichi Yamamoto: guitar
    Hiroaki Fujikawa: bass
    Futoshi Okano: drums
    with guests
    Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar
    Junji Hirose: sax
    Yuji Katsui: violin
    Recorded at Old Time on December 13, 1994

  18. Paku Chon 3 (3:07)

    Yuji Katsui and Ponchi Kyodai:
    Yuji Katsui: violin
    Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: percussion
    Hirohiko Ohtsubo: bass
    Natsuki Kido: guitar
    Junji Hirose: sax
    Recorded in December 1993
    Recorded and mixed by Takao Akimoto

Produced by Maboroshi no Sekai
Directed by Yuji Katsui, Natsuki Kido and Kenji Ito
Photography and design: Hideaki Sasaki
Artwork: Chikaco Oishi

Released 1995