The Same As a Flower
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| The Same As a Flower | |||||
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| Studio album by Nagisa Ni te | |||||
| Released | 2004 | ||||
| Recorded | October 2002 - February 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Folk rock Psychedelic rock |
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| Length | 50:39 | ||||
| Label | Org Records P-Vine Jagjaguwar |
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| Producer | Nagisa Ni te | ||||
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The Same As a Flower is the fourth studio album by Japanese psychedelic-folk rock duo Nagisa Ni te. It was released in 2004 by Org Records. In 2004, P-Vine Records re-released this album also followed by Jagjaguwar in 2004 for North American/Europe distribution with added text to the album cover.
The album can be described as the band's most intimate effort, focusing on the delicate and naive pop sounds of their music.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Same As a Flower" - 6:45
- "Threads of Souls" - 4:51
- "River" - 3:49
- "A Light" - 5:42
- "Wife" - 4:42
- "Bramble" - 11:41
- "Beyond the Grass" - 5:59
- "After a Song" - 4:13
- "Hope" - 3:02
[edit] Personnel
- Masako Takeda: vocals, drums, electric guitar, nylon string acoustic, steel guitar, "fuzz" guitar, mellotron, congas, surdo, maracas, Leslie organ, Korg synthesizer bass, Mirano echo chamber
- Shinji Shibayama: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, Leslie piano, Ace tone rhythm-box, glockenspiel, guiro, chamberlin
- Eiji Tanaka: bass
- Naoki Zushi: electric guitar and backing vocals
- Soichiro Nakamura: organ, rohdes piano, and backing vocals
[edit] Production and Credits
All songs written by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda
Recorded and Mixed at Peace Music, Tokyo, during October 2002 and February 2004
Engineered by Soichiro Nakamura
Mixed by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda
Digital mastering by Akihiko Takenaka at Heart Beat, Tokyo, February 2004
English translation by Alan Cummings
Art direction and design by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda
Photographs by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda
Illustration by Masako Takeda
Special thanks to Noriyuki Ando
Arranged and Produced by Nagisa Ni te for Org Records
