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Philosopher's Propeller (賢者のプロペラ, Kenja no Puropera) is the eighth solo album by Susumu Hirasawa, the first to be completely self-released. It was inspired by Myanmarese alchemy,[1] and several song names come from Latin terms pertaining to the alchemical magnum opus.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa.

CD version
No.TitleLength
1."Philosopher's Propeller-1" (賢者のプロペラ Kenja no Puropera)4:28
2."Rubedo (Reddening)" (ルベド(赤化) Rubedo (Sekka))4:38
3."Nigredo (Blackening)" (ニグレド(黒化) Niguredo (Kokka))4:51
4."Albedo (Whitening)" (アルベド(白化) Arubedo (Hokka)) (instrumental)3:18
5."Quadratur des Zirkels" (円積法 En Sekihō)4:03
6."The Garden Where the Solutions are Found" (課題が見出される庭園 Kadai ga Miidasa Reru Teien) (instrumental)5:42
7."An Expert Mountain" (達人の山 Tatsujin no Yama)4:32
8."Opus (The Fool's Rose Garden)" (作業(愚者の薔薇園) Sagyō (Gusha no Baraen))4:15
9."Rotation (LOTUS-2)" (ロタティオン(LOTUS-2))3:58
10."Philosopher's Propeller-2" (賢者のプロペラ-2 Kenja no Puropera-2)5:05
MP3 version - part 1
No.TitleLength
1."Philosopher's Propeller-1" (賢者のプロペラ Kenja no Puropera) 
2."Rubedo (Reddening)" (ルベド(赤化) Rubedo (Sekka)) 
3."The Garden Where the Solutions are Found" (課題が見出される庭園 Kadai ga Miidasa Reru Teien) (instrumental) 
4."An Expert Mountain" (達人の山 Tatsujin no Yama) 
5."Rotation (LOTUS-2)" (ロタティオン(LOTUS-2)) 
MP3 version - part 2
No.TitleLength
6."Nigredo (Blackening)" (ニグレド(黒化) Niguredo (Kokka)) 
7."Albedo (Whitening)" (アルベド(白化) Arubedo (Hokka)) (instrumental) 
8."Quadratur des Zirkels" (円積法 En Sekihō) 
9."Opus (The Fool's Rose Garden)" (作業(愚者の薔薇園) Sagyō (Gusha no Baraen)) 
10."Philosopher's Propeller-2" (賢者のプロペラ-2 Kenja no Puropera-2) 

Release history

Date Label(s) Format Catalog Notes
October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CD CHTE-0001
November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) MP3 WC-00001 Split in two, with remaining tracks released staggeredly. A re-encoded version of the second wave of MP3s supplanted the earlier one a month after its release. All songs have since been re-ordered to follow the CD sequence and are available for download individually (cat. nos. WC-00010 – 19).
December 22, 2000 (2000-12-22)
January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)

Interactive Live Show

Interactive Live Show 2000 "Philosopher's Propeller version 1.4" (INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2000 「賢者のプロペラ version1.4」, INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2000 「Kenja no Puropera version1.4」) was the seventh Interactive Live Show played by Hirasawa. The story is about parallel timelines joining into a single reality through the process of Conjunctio (conjunction).[2] Four shows were played, with a guest musician (performing the role of a nat kadaw) using self-created instruments: On the first three the role was filled out by Mirai from the British electronica duo Intelligentsia, while Kenji Konishi of P-Model and 4-D appeared on the last one; after the second Hit Point of every show, the guest would perform a song of their own (Intelligentsia's "INTERSTELLA" and Konishi's "installworld").

References

  1. ^ "Susumu Hirasawa, Millennium Actress DVD Interview".
  2. ^ "Introduction to the 2000 Kenja no Puropera Interactive Live Show".
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