Product Description
First solo album by Hajime Tachibana released in 1982, following the disbandment of techno-pop group Plastics. One of the first releases on the Yen label, part of Alpha Records, under creative leadership of Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. Produced by Yukihiro Takahashi, mastered by Yoshinori Sunahara. All tracks are instrumental, incorporating influences from avant-garde jazz, no wave, and contemporary music into an ensemble centered around acoustic instruments, including his own saxophone.
Personnel: Hajime Tachibana (alto sax, guitar), Saeko Suzuki (drums, keyboards), Robin Thompson (soprano sax, bass clarinet ), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums keyboards), Haruomi Hosono (bass, marimba), Ryuichi Sakamoto (drums, piano), Jun "Donbei" Nagata (bass), Masashi Hara (tenor sax, Shigetoya Hamaguchi (percussion), Koji Ueno (emulator)
1. IF
2. H (THEME FROM CLUB FOOT)
3. ROBIN'S EYE VIEW OF CONVERSATION
4. ALPS 2
5. SOPRANO SILHOUETTE
6. THE BASSMAN FROM LDK
7. BQ
8. PIANO PILLOWS
9. ALPS
10. GUITAR GENIUS
11. MEMORIAL
