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Hoppy Kamiyama

Juice and Tremolo: The Works of Chamber Music

(Sonore, SON-02) (CD)

  1. The Philosophy of the Torture, the Wired Heaven (6:42)
  2. F.F.F. (6:28)
  3. Madame Mantis (Song for The Poool) (5:29)
  4. Fantasm *B (4:29)
  5. Flesh for the Jet Set (8:08)
  6. Nucleon (14:30)
  7. TVCM--The Chugoku Electric Power Co. (2:32)
  8. TVCM--Philips TV (0:30)
  9. TVCM--Toyota Hilux Surf (0:45)
  10. TVCM--JT (Japan Tobacco) (1:28)
  11. Insects Dream (7:21)

Neco Saito: violin (1, 2)
Yoshihiko Eida: violin (1, 2)
Yuji Yamada: viola (1, 2)
Ryoichi Fujimori: cello (1, 2)
Miho Kudo: violin (3, 4)
Reiko Mitsugi: violin (3, 4)
Naoko Obara: violin (3, 4)
Shinobu Hashimoto: cello (3, 4)
Tomoyuki Asakawa: harp (4)
Makic Tada: drums (4)
Chu Ishikawa: metals (4)
Hoppy Kamiyama: keyboards (5, 10), samples (5, 7, 8), tapes (5), noiz violin (5), piano (6, 8), voice (10)
Reck: bass (5)
Yui Kmjm: guitar (5)
Masafumi Minato: drums (5)
Neko Saito Group: strings (7)
Takero Sekijima: tuba (7)
Toshio Araki: trumpet (7)
Yoshiko Narita: voice (7)
Yoichi Murata: trombone (7)
Steve Eto: percussion, marimba (7)
Yoshihide Otomo: turntable (7)
Junji Hirose: sax (8)
Hideo Yamaki: drums (8)
Hitoshi Watanabe: uplight bass (8)
Performed by Optical-8 (5), Vundumuna (9), and Space Insects (11)

Produced by Hoppy Kamiyama
Recorded in July 1997 (1, 2), November 1996 (3-6), and 1920-1995 (7-10)
Recorded and mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo and Jin Terada, at GOK Sound, Eggs & Shep Studio, Sound City, Freedom Studio, Avaco Creative Studios, and JVC Victor Studio
Mastered by Gaël Nicolas
Photography: Masa
Artwork: Valentine, Laurent, and Franck

Released 1998