Perspective (P-MODEL album)

Perspective
Studio album by P-MODEL
Released	March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01) June 25, 1989 (1989-06-25) (Reissue) September 25, 1994 (1994-09-25) (Reissue) April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25) (Reissue with Perspective II)
Genre	Experimental Post-punk Psychedelic rock Experimental rock
Length	32:36
Label	Tokuma Japan Corporation, Japan Record Tokuma Japan Corporation, WAX Records (1989 Reissue) Tokuma Japan Communications, WAX Records (1994 Reissue) Tokuma Japan Communications, sky station, SS RECORDINGS (2007 Reissue)
Producer	P-MODEL
P-MODEL chronology
Potpourri (1981) Perspective (1982) ANOTHER GAME (1984)

Perspective is P-MODEL's fourth album. During live shows before this album's release, P-MODEL would play songs that weren't released on albums yet, evolving them, with some appearing on this album. On this album, bandleader Susumu Hirasawa focused on sound, insisting on natural reverb instead of digital reverb and recording the Drum parts on the landing of a stairwell on the 8th floor of a multi-tenant building in Ikebukuro (were the recording studio that the group was using on this album was located), which was located right in front of the elevator, which led to recording being interrupted every time somebody came out of the elevator and Hirasawa apologizing to whoever came out; this recording method led to Hirasawa constantly fighting with the recording engineer, who insisted on using digital reverb, in the end Hirasawa organized a meeting and all recording was made his way. Some of the Bass parts of this album's songs were replaced by synth parts. This was the first P-MODEL album to use the Korg Polysix, which was considered by keyboardist Yasumi Tanaka to be a suitable choice. After the album's release, P-MODEL continued to change the songs' structures, re-recording some of the songs later in their lifespan. The album has a tense and alienating atmosphere, with Hirasawa shouting his vocals, loud Drums (especially the snare drum) and Bass, instruments randomly cutting in and out, minimal keyboard parts and twisted guitar parts, sounding like a bad trip. The compositions are simple and lyrics abstract. The album was remastered by Hirasawa and re-released on the Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system box set on 10 May 2002; it was put on CD 3, with Perspective II.

Track listing

Perspective II

Perspective II
Remix album by P-MODEL
Released	May 1, 1982 (1982-05-01) August 25, 1991 (1991-08-25) (Reissue) April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25) (Reissue with Perspective)
Genre	Experimental Post-punk Psychedelic rock Experimental rock
Length	32:36
Label	Tokuma Japan Corporation, Japan Record Tokuma Japan Corporation, WAX Records (1991 Reissue) Tokuma Japan Communications, sky station, SS RECORDINGS (2007 Reissue)
Producer	P-MODEL
P-MODEL live/remake chronology
Perspective II (1982) SCUBA (CD) (1989) CD Reissue cover

Perspective II is an alternate version of Perspective originally released exclusively on Compact Cassette. It uses different takes of the song on Perspective, has different mixes and added 2 instrumentals, Mercator and Blümcale to end each side of the Cassette Tape. It was reissued on CD in 1991. The album was remastered by Hirasawa and re-released on the Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system box set on 10 May 2002; it was put on CD 3, with Perspective. The albums was reissued as bonus tracks to Perspective in 2007 as Perspective +11 Tracks.

Track listing

Personnel

• Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer
• Yasumi Tanaka - Keyboard
• Sadatoshi Tainaka - Drums
• Tatsuya Kikuchi - Bass
• Akira Sasaki - Engineering, Mixing

External links

• Perspective at MusicBrainz
• Perspective at NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)
• Perspective II at MusicBrainz
• Perspective II at NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)