Philosopher's Propeller
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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.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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)) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Chaos Union, TESLAKITE | CD | CHTE-0001 | |
| November 1, 2000 | MP3 | WC-00001 | Tracks differ from their CD version counterparts to varying extents. 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 January 26, 2001 |
- "Rotation (LOTUS-2)" (CD version) is included on the Millennium Actress soundtrack and Music For Movies～World of Susumu Hirasawa Soundtracks compilation.
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]
Guest musicians featured Mirai from the British electronica duo Intelligentsia for the first three nights, and Kenji Konishi of P-Model and 4-D for the fourth.