Kai=Kai

Kai=Kai
Studio album by
Kaku P-Model
Released5 September 2018
StudioStudio Wireself
Genre
Length41:10
LabelChaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0081
ProducerSusumu Hirasawa
Kaku P-Model chronology
Gipnoza
(2013) 		Kai=Kai
(2018)

Kai equal Kai (回＝回, Kai ikōru Kai) is the third album by Kaku P-Model.

Overview

Based on a concept, divorced from the story built upon in previous Kaku P-Model albums, centered on changing away from stagnating customs so that humans stop being "limited editions" of themselves,[1] Kai=Kai presents modern electronic music mixed in with prominent guitar playing, where Susumu Hirasawa adopts tones that harken back to his roots in surf music.

The production of the album marked the first time Kaku P-Model material was created to be used as soundtrack music: Hirasawa has affirmed that a movie adaptation of the Satoshi Kon manga Opus will feature music by him,[2] with the song of the same name to serve that purpose.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa

No.TitleLength
1."Kai=Kai" (回＝回) (instrumental)3:34
2."Shagan Daishi" (遮眼大師)3:20
3."Opus"5:07
4."Travelator"3:09
5."Other Breathing Yuria" (亜呼吸ユリア Akokyū Yuria)4:36
6."A Message from the Headless Knight" (無頭騎士の伝言 Mugashira Kishi no Dengon)4:16
7."Echo-233"6:41
8."Ghost Aeroplane" (幽霊飛行機 Yūrei Hikōki)3:52
9."Planet-Home"5:29
10."Human-LE"4:42
TESLAKITE karaoke CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ghost Aeroplane" (幽霊飛行機 Yūrei Hikōki)3:52
2."Planet-Home"5:29
3."Human-LE"4:42

Personnel

  • Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, All instruments, Programming, Production
  • Masanori Chinzei - Mixing, Mastering
  • Syotaro Takami, Grae - Translation
  • Toshifumi Nakai - Design
  • Presented by Chaos Union/TESLAKITE: Rihito Yumoto, Mika Hirano, Kinuko Mochizuki, Yukino Hinata

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Oricon Albums Chart[4] 26
Oricon Indie Albums Chart[5] 1

References

  1. ^ "A Message from the Headless Knight / 無頭騎士からの伝言｜hirasawaslyrics". Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (29 October 2017). "Susumu Hirasawa Confirms He's Working on Theme Song for Satoshi Kon's Opus". Anime News Network.
  3. ^ @hirasawa (15 April 2018). "OPUSは今監督の同名作品映画化にあたりテーマ曲として書かれたものなのだ。従って普段の核Pよりも若干スケール感を増してあり、核Pとソロの中間のような作りになっている。" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2018年09月03日～2018年09月09日 21～30位". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Oricon.
  5. ^ "オリコン週間 インディーズアルバムランキング 2018年09月03日～2018年09月09日". ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018.