Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa (平沢 進, born April 1, 1954), nicknamed "Hirasawa" (ヒラサワ) and "Shishō" (師匠), is a Japanese music artist and composer.
In the fifth year of elementary school, Hirasawa took up the electric guitar, inspired by the surf and instrumental rock bands he heard on the radio and on TV, later joining his junior high school's band. In 1973 he formed Mandrake, a progressive rock band that incorporated elements from heavy metal and krautrock. One of the few Japanese progressive rock bands of its time, Mandrake achieved little success and released no albums during its lifetime. After discovering punk rock and working on synthesizer-heavy projects, Hirasawa felt that progressive rock became just entertainment and decided to reform the band as an electropunk unit.
In January 1, 1979, Mandrake became the new wave/electronic rock band P-Model. Originally a commercially successful band—with the albums In a Model Room and Landsale considered hallmarks of Japanese technopop—they turned to decidedly uncommercial post-punk and experimental rock after Hirasawa went through an averse reaction to his fame. The band went through various lineups, all led by Hirasawa, and achieved some popularity on the Japanese independent music scene. The group released eight albums during this run, and kept operating until 1988, when Hirasawa decided to "freeze" it.
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- HALDYN DOME released: 2012
- 現象の花の秘密 released: 2012
- 点呼する惑星 released: 2009
- PHONON2550 LIVE released: 2008
- 映像のための音楽 released: 2007
- 「パプリカ」オリジナルサウンドトラック released: 2007
- 白虎野 released: 2006
- Paranoia Agent released: 2005
- Switched-On Lotus released: 2004
- Paranoia Agent: Outtake Collection released: 2004
- 妄想代理人 released: 2004
- Blue Limbo released: 2003
- 千年女優 released: 2002
- Solar Ray released: 2001
- 賢者のプロペラ released: 2000
- ベルセルク: 千年帝国の鷹篇 喪失花の章 released: 1999
- ロストレジェンド released: 1999
- 救済の技法 released: 1998
- BERSERK released: 1997
- Siren released: 1996
- Sim City released: 1995
- 配線上のアリア released: 1994
- Aurora released: 1994
- DETONATOR ORGUN 3 released: 1992
- 魂のふる里 released: 1992
- DETONATOR ORGUN 2 released: 1991
- DETONATOR ORGUN 1 released: 1991
- Virtual Rabbit released: 1991
- サイエンスの幽霊 released: 1990
- 時空の水 released: 1989
- Error CD released:
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