Solar Ray

Music, words, arrangements, programming and production by Susumu Hirasawa. =Lyrics=

Japanese
昔 Solar Ray 河に Solar Ray 落ちた神秘のパルスは 狩へと駆けた あれは Solar Ray たしか Solar Ray はるか地球の屋根から飛び立つインディオ

持続的リズムは 喧騒のコロニーから オクターブを超えて地球を回す

不思議な記号　時空に応え合う Solar Ray 奇跡の隙間にボクを型どる Solar Ray

ある日 Solar Ray キミが Solar Ray 見せた破局のパズルは 思索を裂いた 落ちる Solar Ray 昇る Solar Ray わけて秘蔵のループは 無敵に回る

希望的メロディーは 断片のロマンスに オクターブを揃えて心騒がす

不思議な記号　時空に応え合う Solar Ray 奇跡の隙間にボクを型どる Solar Ray

昔 Solar Ray 河に Solar Ray 落ちた神秘のパルスは 海へと駆けた やがて Solar Ray 水は Solar Ray 靴音立ててハッスルで 駅へと駆けた

奇跡的ハーモニーは 混沌のオフィスから オクターブを変えて 血潮を揺らす

不思議な記号　時空に応え合う Solar Ray 奇跡の隙間にボクを型どる Solar Ray

不思議な記号がキミを型どる Solar Ray

=Versions= A sound collage-styled song, mixing "found" percussion with classical guitar work and symphonic backing, the vocal melody is in pentatonic scale. A remixed, subtitled "SPECTRUM 2 TYPE", opens with a line from the chorus and the percussion is replaced by a prominent, more conventional take; released as the coupling of "World Turbine". Titled "Solar Ray 2", arranged in the P-Model style. Has an all new bridge, consisting of a guitar solo. A sample was released on Hirasawa's site in advance of the album. Live performance of "Solar Ray 2" with debayashi intro and "rawer" guitar work. The debayashi starts with a gamelan sample and keeps on with drumbeat; at the same time, Hirasawa walks down the steps of Monument Plaza onto the stage. When gets on it, he plays the gamelan sample again and proceeds by playing chant samples on the Graviton until the song starts. Rerecording of the Live Solar Ray version with different elements emphasized in the mix. Sweetening is applied to "key" moments, with audience cheers at the moments Hirasawa gets on stage & plays the guitar solo that weren't on Live Solar Ray.
 * Water in Time and Space, 1989
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, all instruments
 * error CD, 1990
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, electric guitar
 * Hikaru Kotobuki, Kazuhide Akimoto - keyboards, backing vocals
 * Katsuhiko Akiyama - bass, backing vocals
 * Kazutoki Umezu - wind synthesizer
 * Shingo Tomoda - drums, electronic percussion
 * "Say" program (Commodore Amiga 2500) - voice (band member introduction)
 * Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Nurse - strings, horns
 * Solar Ray, 2001
 * Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, all instruments
 * Live Solar Ray, 2001
 * INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2006 "LIVE Byakkoya"
 * The Way of Live 2: The Magic for Introduction, 2014

=Connections=
 * During a surge of surplus solar power on the recording of Solar Ray, Hirasawa laid a megaphone voice on top of the debayashi intro to "Solar Ray 2" and released it on his site as "Audio File to Honor the Hunter".

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