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}} | Genre = | Length = | Label = Polydor K.K. | Producer = | Last album = ''Virtual Rabbit'' (1991) | This album = ''AURORA'' (1994) | Next album = ''Sim City'' (1995) }} ''Aurora'' is Susumu Hirasawa's fourth solo album. The album introduces a new, deeper type of sound. Hirasawa has said that it can be considered his second solo debut. ==Overview== After releasing, promoting and touring ''Virtual Rabbit'' in 1991, Susumu Hirasawa focused on his work with the "Defrosted" P-Model lineup for 2 years. Hirasawa's solo output slowed down during this period, focusing mainly on soundtrack work, the occasional producer/guitarist guest spot for his associates, and few live performances, mostly on special events and festivals. Hirasawa performed two solo shows in 1993, the first one at the show were P-Model underwent "kono ato revisION...", where Hirasawa performed 2 songs from the album: "Song of the Force" and "Love Song"; at the I3 Days'93 festival, Hirasawa performed 4 songs from the album: The aforementioned "Love Song", the title track, "Take the Wheel" and "Snow Blind".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://moderoom.fascination.co.jp/archives/h_live.txt )〕 This album was created with Hirasawa ridding himself of the framework built through his first three solo albums, while it builds up on his previous solo work (most noticeably ''Virtual Rabbit'') and on ''big body'', and focusing on evoking a primordial landscape to the listener by simulating certain universal elements. The album's theme is defined as healing an incomplete reality through the illogical nature of Jōmon-like myths and tales.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kyrynyu.tumblr.com/post/133081801720/well-i-made-my-attempt-to-translate-this-interview )〕 Instead of mixing and experimenting different styles, Hirasawa uses a symphonic style with emphasis on vocals and melody; it has songs with multiple parts, and is one of his longest albums.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/JAMOOL/rating34102921 )〕 Unlike his previous solo albums, ''Aurora'' doesn't feature guest musicians or have a story, due to Hirasawa's emphasis on song over sound. Reviews of the album referred to the it as "Ambient", which saddened him.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kyrynyu.tumblr.com/post/133124371590/well-i-made-my-attempt-to-translate-this-interview )〕 ''Aurora'' employs the production techniques developed on ''P-Model'' and ''big body''. For the arrangements, Hirasawa used an array of mostly MIDI-compatible equipment, with roles divided between everything. A Proteus/2 and an Akai S1100 did strings (the Proteus/2 was also used for percussion and the S1100 for voice sampling); a Korg M1 did brass, basslines and piano parts; a Roland JD-800 did modulation; a Roland R-8 (equipped with a SN-R8-10 - "Dance" PCM ROM sound card) did rhythms with the S1100. The computer program "Bars & Pipes Professional" (running on an Amiga 2500) was used to do the "Tangerine Delay" effect (named so after Tangerine Dream) and to sequence the MIDI in real time. The album's booklet is adorned with Buddhist imagery, advertisements used the phrase .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://hirasawalyrics.tumblr.com/post/14448788478/1994-ad-for-the-release-of-mr-hirasawas-album )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aurora (Susumu Hirasawa album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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