Susumu Hirasawa (Free Mp3 Downloads)
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Susumu Hirasawa (平沢 進, Hirasawa Susumu?, born April 2, 1954 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese electropop-artist. In 1972, he enrolled at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock group influenced by King Crimson and Yes. In 1979 he formed a techno-pop band called P-Model, along with two former members of Mandrake. They released a string of albums through the 1980s, and in 1989, Hirasawa began releasing solo work, while also continuing to work with the reactivated P-Model beginning in 1992. The P-Model project continued until 1999; in 2004 Hirasawa started a new unit known as Kaku P-Model, which is effectively a solo continuation of P-Model.
I first heard of Hirasawa’s works in the 2006 critically acclaimed anime, Paprika directed by Satoshi Kon. Paprika is his second collaborative effort with director Satoshi Kon. The movie is in itself very surreal and topped with Hirasawa’s soundtrack gives you a totally out of this world experience. Hirasawa’s performances has been known to be experimental and sometimes uses live audience interaction to produce his music. He had generously released the main theme song for Paprika, The Girl in Byakkoya, for all to enjoy and its available for free download via his online store, Teslakite. Be sure to check out the music video and the full Mp3 downloads below.
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2 Responses to “Susumu Hirasawa (Free Mp3 Downloads)”
By Henry Spencer on Apr 4, 2008 | Reply
The guy’s an absolute genius of music, especially if you go beyond the anime soundtracks. My two favourite albums of his solo work are Philosopher’s Propeller and Technique Of Relief. Both are absolutely blissful and masterful works from the master of ethereal music.
By kianyang on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Hi Henry,
Thank you for the comment, its good to hear from someone who enjoyed his tracks as well. I’ve only heard of his works through animes so far but I guess you’ve just pointed me to the right direction. Thanks again.