The Way of Live
| The Way of LIVE | ||||
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| Remix album by P-MODEL | ||||
| Released | July 23, 1994 | |||
| Genre |
Progressive rock Electronic rock Techno Technopop Electronica | |||
| Length | 43:14 | |||
| Label | DIW Records, SYUN | |||
| Producer | P-MODEL | |||
| P-MODEL live/remake chronology | ||||
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The Way of LIVE (LIVEの方法 LIVE no Hōhō) is the third remix album by P-MODEL. It is composed of remixes of P-MODEL songs from their third to their eighth albums (with the exception of SCUBA, which was entirely remixed and re-released the following year in a different style as SCUBA RECYCLE) made in the style of the "Defrosted" P-MODEL, arranged by P-MODEL keyboardist Hikaru Kotobuki. The album was mixed and mastered to bring out harshness and loudness, trying to replicate the tension and the intensity of the live shows of the "Defrosted" P-MODEL. 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 15, with OPENING SE 1992 (the song which would open P-MODEL concerts in 1992), the REBEL STREET version of FU-RU-HE-HE-HE and the "Countless Answers" version of ATOM-SIBERIA.[1] Remixes were also made by the "Revised" P-MODEL for their shows, but they didn't get a release like the "Defrosted" P-MODEL remixes did; the ENDING ERROR video release (and, to a lesser extent, the other two video releases of the "Revised" P-MODEL), which is composed mostly of older P-MODEL songs performed in the "Revised" style, somewhat served as a spiritual successor to The Way of LIVE. The Way of LIVE got a proper sequel in 2014 with The Method of the LIVE 2: The Magic for introduction.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Susumu Hirasawa.
| No. | Title | Originally from | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zebra" | ONE PATTERN, 1986 | 4:28 | |
| 2. | "Train (列車 Ressha)" | Perspective, 1982 | 3:00 | |
| 3. | "OH! MAMA" | ONE PATTERN, 1986 | 3:53 | |
| 4. | "HOLLAND ELEMENT" | ANOTHER GAME, 1983 | 4:07 | |
| 5. | "Oyasumi Dog (おやすみDOG)" | ONE PATTERN, 1986 | 4:34 | |
| 6. | "CYBORG (サイボーグ Saibōgu)" | KARKADOR, 1985 | 5:43 | |
| 7. | "Heaven" | Perspective, 1982 | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "disgusting telephone (いまわし電話 imawashi denwa)" | Potpourri, 1981 | 3:24 | |
| 9. | "ATOM-SIBERIA" | ANOTHER GAME, 1983 | 4:01 | |
| 10. | "LEAK" | KARKADOR, 1985 | 5:50 | |
Total length: |
43:14 | |||
Besides these songs, the "Defrosted" P-MODEL performed other songs from their older albums (including IN A MODEL ROOM, LANDSALE and SCUBA) that did not receive studio remixes.
The BITMAP 1979-1992 video had, besides a Defrosted version of "Zebra", a Defrosted version of "MISSILE" (ミサイル Misairu) (from LANDSALE); the Pause album had, besides a Defrosted version of "Zebra", Defrosted versions of "Solid air" (from Perspective), "FU-RU-HE-HE-HE" (フ・ル・ヘッ・ヘッ・ヘッ) (from ANOTHER GAME) and "blue print" (ブループリント burū purinto) (from Potpourri).
There were also songs that have never been officially released but were played in live shows: "KAMEARI POP" (from IN A MODEL ROOM), "TOUCH ME" (タッチ ミー Tatchi Mī) (from LANDSALE), "BOAT" (from SCUBA), "ART MANIA" (美術館で会った人だろ Bijutsukan de Atta Hito Daro) (from IN A MODEL ROOM), "LOOPING OPPOSITION" (from SCUBA). Besides these songs, the Defrosted P-MODEL also performed their version of "Train" with a bass guitar on the Premonition of Efficiency (能率の予感 Nōritsu no Yokan) tour.[2]
Personnel
- Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Synthesizer, Guitar, Computer programming, Amiga
- Hikaru Kotobuki - Synthesizer, Computer programming, Amiga, Backing Vocals
- Kayo "Kokubo" Matsumoto]] - "MAMA" Vocal on "OH! MAMA" (sampled)
- Boris Karloff and O.P. Heggie - sampled acting in "LEAK"
- Masanori Chinzei - Engineering
References
- ↑ "P-MODEL Discography". MODEROOM. Fascination, inc.
- ↑ "P-MODEL Live Data 1990-1993". MODEROOM. Fascination, inc.