Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010

Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010
Live album by Klaus Schulze
Released September 22, 2010
Recorded March 20–21, 2010 (Tokyo, Japan)
Genre Space music, Ambient music
Label Captain Trip Records
Producer Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze chronology

Dziekuje Bardzo
(2009)		 Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010
(2010)		 Shadowlands
(2012)

Big in Japan: Live in Tokyo 2010 is the fortieth album by Klaus Schulze. Taking in consideration the previously released multi-disc box sets (Silver Edition, Historic Edition, Jubilee Edition, Contemporary Works I, and Contemporary Works II), it could be viewed as Schulze's one hundred and first album. This album contains music from two concerts at the Tokyo Kokusai Forum Hall in Tokyo, Japan on March 20–21, 2010 in Schulze's first visit to Japan.[1] This is Schulze's first album without guest vocalist Lisa Gerrard since his 2007 album Kontinuum. The album was originally released on September 22, 2010 in Japan by Captain Trip Records as a limited edition deluxe boxed set (500 copies) of two CDs and a DVD with an 80-page photo book.[2] This became known as the "Japanese Edition". A slightly different general release was released in Europe on November 26, 2010.[3] This version, named the "European Edition", features a different track order between the CDs and the DVD, and slightly different track lengths. On April 19, 2011, a third version of Big in Japan was released in the United States. This "American Edition" consists of the same two CDs as the European version, but features a completely different DVD.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.

Disc 1

No. TitleNote Length
1. "A Crystal Poem"  also on DVD; on EE only on DVD 34:12
2. "The Crystal Returns"  on EE on CD1 as track 1, 38:09 40:09

Disc 2

No. TitleNote Length
1. "La Joyeuse Apocalypse"  46:41 on EE; on AE also on DVD (47:28) 46:28
2. "Nippon Benefit"  14:16 on EE; on AE also on DVD (16:38) 14:04
3. "The Deductive Approach"  12:12 on EE; on AE also on DVD (13:33) 11:58

DVD

No. TitleNote Length
1. "A Crystal Poem"  also on CD1 of JE 34:12
2. "Sequencers are Beautiful"  only on DVD; on EE also on CD1 as track 2, 39:00 43:49

Difference between editions

Track Japanese Edition European Edition American Edition
The Crystal Returns CD 1, track 2 (40:09) CD 1, track 1 (38:09) CD 1, track 1 (38:09)
Sequencers are Beautiful DVD, track 2 (43:49) CD 1, track 2 (39:00)
DVD, track 2 (43:49) 		CD 1, track 2 (39:00)
The Deductive Approach CD 2, track 3 (11:58) CD 2, track 3 (12:12) CD 2, track 3 (12:12)
DVD, track 2 (13:33)
A Crystal Poem CD 1, track 1 (34:12)
DVD, track 1 (34:12) 		DVD, track 1 (34:12) —
La Joyeuse Apocalypse CD 2, track 1 (46:28) CD 2, track 1 (46:41) CD 2, track 1 (46:41)
DVD, track 1 (47:28)
Nippon Benefit CD 2, track 2 (14:04) CD 2, track 2 (14:16) CD 2, track 2 (14:16)
DVD, track 3 (16:38)

Notes

The music is not presented chronologically. On March 20, these tracks were played in the following sequence:

On March 21, these tracks were played in the following sequence:

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Klaus Schulze | The Japan Times Online". Search.japantimes.co.jp. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Special: Klaus Schulze : Captain Trip Records". Captaintrip.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ↑ Design: Die Optimierer, Uwe Doms - technische Umsetzung: Die Optimierer, Oldenburg (2010-11-26). "Klaus Schulze -„Big In Japan“ -English - MIG - made in germany music". Migmusic.de. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ↑ Design: Die Optimierer, Uwe Doms - technische Umsetzung: Die Optimierer, Oldenburg (2011-03-25). "Klaus Schulze - Big in Japan - American Edition - MIG - made in germany music". Migmusic.de. Retrieved 2012-01-16.