S·F·X

S・F・X
Studio album by Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth
Released 16 December 1984
Genre Electronic
Length 33:17
Label Teichiku Records/Non Standard
Producer Haruomi Hosono

S・F・X is a 1984 album by Japanese electronic musician Haruomi Hosono and Friends of Earth, composed of Eiki Nonaka and Hemp Nishimura Satoshi. It was released on December 16, 1984 (1984-12-16) through Teichiku Records and Non Standard, a record label created between Hosono and Teichiku Records. S・F・X was the third release and first album sold by the new label, established during July 1984.

The 1988, 1993 and 2001 reissues of S・F・X contain tracks from Non-Standard Mixture, an EP created by Hosono the same year as the album.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Body Snatchers"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:49
2. "Androgena"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 4:52
3. "SFX"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:54
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Strange Love"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:52
2. "Alternative 3"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:08
3. "Dark Side of the Star"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:35

CD reissue

Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Non-Standard Mixture"   Haruomi Hosono 7:04
2. "Body Snatchers (Special Mix)"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:49
3. "Androgena"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 4:52
4. "SFX"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:54
5. "Strange Love"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:52
6. "Alternative 3"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:08
7. "Dark Side Of The Star"   Haruomi Hosono/Friends of Earth 5:35
8. "Medium Composition 1"   Haruomi Hosono 1:13
9. "Medium Composition 2"   Haruomi Hosono 2:11
10. "3.6.9. (Miroku)"   Haruomi Hosono 3:48

Personnel