Perspective (P-Model album)

Perspective has a tense atmosphere, arguably the darkest of any P-Model outing. Bandleader Susumu Hirasawa shouts his vocals to the backdrop of loud drums and bass, instruments randomly cut in and out, guitar parts are sinister. The compositions are simple and lyrics abstract.

Hirasawa focused on sound, insisting on natural reverb instead of digital reverb, and so recording the drum parts on the landing of a stairwell in the building where the album's studio was located. This method led to complications and constant fighting between P-Model and the recording engineer, who insisted on using digital reverb.^[1] In the end, it was settled without the engineer and all recording was made Hirasawa's way.

Track listing

All tracks written by Susumu Hirasawa, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"HEAVEN"			3:27
2.	"Train" (列車 Ressha)			2:33
3.	"Zombi"			4:00
4.	"Coelacanth"	Hirasawa, Yasumi Tanaka	Tanaka	3:53
5.	"A Large Snake" (うわばみ Uwabami)			2:51
6.	"Perspective"			3:02
7.	"Solid Air"		Hirasawa, Tanaka	4:04
8.	"Be in a Fix" (のこりギリギリ Nokori Girigiri)			4:48
9.	"Perspective II"			3:58

Perspective II

Remix album by P-Model

Released

May 1, 1982

Studio

Sunrise Studio, Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo

Genre

Length

32:36

Label

Tokuma, Japan

Producer

P-Model

P-Model live/rearrange chronology

Perspective II
(1982)

SCUBA (CD)
(1989)

Perspective II is an alternate version of Perspective originally released exclusively on Compact Cassette, a first for the group. While it has no drastic changes from Perspective, Perspective II has a different mix and two new instrumentals. Some of the new material features the use of a drum machine, which is completely absent from Perspective.

Track listing

All tracks written by Susumu Hirasawa, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Heaven"			3:31
2.	"Train" (列車 Ressha)			2:41
3.	"Zombi"			4:13
4.	"Coelacanth"	Hirasawa, Yasumi Tanaka	Tanaka	4:02
5.	"A Large Snake" (うわばみ Uwabami)			2:55
6.	"Mercator"	instrumental		2:03
7.	"Perspective"			3:06
8.	"Solid air"		Hirasawa, Tanaka	4:15
9.	"Be in a Fix" (のこりギリギリ Nokori Girigiri)			5:06
10.	"Perspective II"			3:58
11.	"Blümcale"	instrumental		2:57

Personnel

P-Model - Production, Arrangements

Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum machine
Yasumi Tanaka - Keyboards
Sadatoshi Tainaka - Drums
Tatsuya Kikuchi - Bass

Staff

Shōzō Shiba - Direction
Akira "POKARI" Sasaki - Recording, Mixing
Mamoru "PONTA II" Ishitashi & Shōji Nakano - Assistant Engineering
Yūichi Hirasawa (credited as "Y. Hirasawa") - Art director
Api Yomiya - Photography
Model House - Productive Management

Release history

Date	Label(s)	Format	Catalog	Album	Notes
March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01)	Tokuma Japan Corporation, Japan Record	LP	JAL-19	Perspective	Resold by Vivid Sound circa 1987, only difference is the catalogue number (PRL-1016) and a slightly different obi.^[2]
March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01)	Tokuma Japan Corporation, Japan Record	CS	28J-17	Perspective II	Resold by Vivid Sound with the catalogue number PRC-1092.^[2]
June 25, 1989 (1989-06-25)	Tokuma Japan Corporation, WAX Records	CD	27WXD-119	Perspective	Released alongside Another Game.
August 25, 1991 (1991-08-25)	Tokuma Japan Corporation, WAX Records		TKCA-30335	Perspective II	Due to dimensional differences between formats, this release's art is near identical to that of Perspective's.
September 25, 1994 (1994-09-25)	Tokuma Japan Communications, WAX Records		TKCA-70479	Perspective	Released alongside Another Game. Part of the "Quality Music" series of budget reissues. Packaged in a slimline case and priced at 1500 yen.^[2]
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10) July 4, 2014 (2014-07-04)	Chaos Union, Teslakite		CHTE-0007	Perspective & Perspective II	Remastered by Hirasawa. Disc 3 of the Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system box set. Re-released with new packaging by Kiyoshi Inagaki.
April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)	Tokuma Japan Communications, sky station, SS RECORDINGS		SS-902	Perspective & Perspective II (titled Perspective +11 Tracks)	Remastered (digitally, 24 bit). Packaged in a paper sleeve to replicate the original LP packaging. Includes new liner notes by music industry writer Dai Onojima.
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)	Tokuma Japan Communications, WAX Records	SHM-CD	TKCA-10133	Perspective	Released alongside Another Game. Remastered, limited release. Packaged in a paper sleeve to replicate the original LP packaging.

"Heaven" is included on the rebel incorporated various artists compilation.
"Perspective" is included on the J-ROCK 80'S various artists compilation.
"Train" (Perspective II version) is included on the GROOVIN' Shōwa! 7～Romantist various artists compilation.

References

↑ "Twitter in Translation - Transgender Edition". 音の帯〜Phonon Belt.
1 2 3 Perspectiveいろいろ. 電子降る日記 I am only my MODEL (in Japanese).

External links

P-Model

Studio albums	In a Model Room (1979) Landsale (1980) Potpourri (1981) Perspective (1982) Another Game (1984) Karkador (1985) One Pattern (1986) P-Model (1992) Big Body (1993) Fune (1995) Electronic Tragedy/〜ENOLA (1997) Music Industrial Wastes〜P-MODEL OR DIE (1999)

Other albums	Scuba (1984) Pause (1994) The Way of Live (1994)

Related	Susumu Hirasawa Shun

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