Hypnotic Underworld
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| Hypnotic Underworld | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | July 2003[1] | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia, experimental, avant-rock[2] | |||
| Length | 69:14 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Taishi Takizawa | |||
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Hypnotic Underworld is an album by the band Ghost, released on January 27, 2004, on Drag City. The album is the first album to feature cellist/bassist Takuyuki Moriya and percussionist Junzo Tatewia, who replaced Hiromichi Sakamoto and Setsuko Furuya respectively.[3]
The album has two cover songs: one of Earth and Fire's "Hazy Paradise" and one of Syd Barrett's "Dominoes".[3]
All tracks are written by Ghost, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hypnotic Underworld"
| 23:56 | |
| 5. | "Hazy Paradise" | Chris Koerts | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Kiseichukan Nite" | 5:03 | |
| 7. | "Piper" | 6:41 | |
| 8. | "Ganagmanag" | 10:04 | |
| 9. | "Feed" | 7:06 | |
| 10. | "Holy High" | 6:09 | |
| 11. | "Dominoes/Celebration for the Gray Days" | Ghost, Syd Barrett | 6:43 |
Personnel
The following people contributed to Hypnotic Underworld:[1]
Ghost
- Masaki Batoh – acoustic guitar, vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar
- Michio Kurihara – electric guitar
- Taishi Takizawa – bouzouki, flute, saxophone, theremin, tin whistle
- Kazuo Ogino – organ, piano, lute, Mellotron, Korg synthesizer, Celtic harp
- Takuyuki Moriya – electric bass, double bass, cello
- Junzo Tatewia – percussion, drums
Additional personnel
- Masaki Hayashi - Engineer
- Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi - Artwork
- Kazuo Ogino - Photography
- Dan Osborn - Cover layout
- Keiko Yoshida - Photography
