Blue Limbo
| BLUE LIMBO | ||||
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| Studio album by Susumu Hirasawa | ||||
| Released | February 12, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Studio | Studio WIRESELF 2002 Solar Version | |||
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| Length | 47:21 | |||
| Label | Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0025 | |||
| Producer | Susumu Hirasawa | |||
| Susumu Hirasawa chronology | ||||
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BLUE LIMBO is the ninth solo album by Susumu Hirasawa. It was influenced by the Iraq War and the remaining traces of the Cambodian Civil War seen by Hirasawa in a trip to the country, where he visited the Cambodian Landmine Museum. The title refers to the name of the dystopian planet the album's story takes place in. The album is, alongside Byakkoya - White Tiger Field and Planet Roll Call, part of a trilogy that revolves around the concept of "Dystopia".
"RIDE THE BLUE LIMBO" was released ahead of the album as a free MP3 on Hirasawa's website on Christmas 2002. One day before its release, "High-Minded Castle" and a new re-recording of "Love Song" from AURORA were given away for free to be used as a way to protest against the American response to the September 11 attacks and the compliance of the Japanese government to those actions.[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Susumu Hirasawa.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Grandfatherly Wind" (祖父なる風 Sofunaru Kaze) | 4:53 |
| 2. | "RIDE THE BLUE LIMBO" | 4:55 |
| 3. | "The Silent Gate of Tsiolkovsky Crater" (ツオルコフスキー・クレーターの無口な門 Tsuorukofusukī Kurētā no Mukuchi na Mon) | 5:20 |
| 4. | "CAMBODIAN LIMBO" | 5:29 |
| 5. | "Sailing Ship 108" (帆船108 Han Sen 108) | 4:09 |
| 6. | "The Sniper" (狙撃手 Sogeki Shu) | 3:31 |
| 7. | "LIMBO-54" (instrumental) | 4:49 |
| 8. | "HALO" | 4:39 |
| 9. | "High-Minded Castle" (高貴な城 Kōki na Shiro) | 5:43 |
| 10. | "Sathwan Calendar 8869" (サトワン暦8869年 Satowan Reki 8869 Nen) | 3:53 |
Interactive Live Show
Interactive Live Show 2003 LIMBO-54 was the seventh Interactive Live Show played by Hirasawa. Operated with 3 Amigas and 4 Personal computers,[2] this was the last Hirasawa show operated with Amigas. Graphics for the show were created by Masaru Owaku[3] and twenty2product.[4]
At one point in the show Hirasawa rode a green recumbent bicycle called Burley Limbo on stage.[5] It also appears in the music video for "RIDE THE BLUE LIMBO".[6]
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