P-Model
P-Model (also spelled as "P-MODEL" and "P. Model") was a Japanese experimental/electronic rock band started in 1979 by frontman Susumu Hirasawa. The band has experienced many lineup revisions over the years but Hirasawa was always at the helm of operations. It went through various periods of inactivity, notably from 28 December 1988 to 23 November 1990 and from 11 October 1993 to 1 December 1994. P-MODEL officially disbanded on 20 December 2000, although many of its members continue to release solo albums and collaborate with each other on different projects.
Hirasawa has also released solo work under the similar name "KAKU P-MODEL", primarily the 2004 album Vistoron and the 2013 album гипноза (Gipnoza), with the latter having guest appearances by a former P-MODEL member and a P-MODEL associate.
Members
Former members
- Yasumi Tanaka – Combo organ, Synthesizer, Keyboards (1 January 1979 – 20 March 1983; 2013 KAKU P-MODEL guest appearance)
- Sadatoshi Tainaka – Drums, Cowbell, Gong Bass, Electronic drums, Percussion (1 January 1979 – 22 December 1984; 14 March 1987 – 28 December 1988 PART2)
- Katsuhiko Akiyama – Bass, Synthesizer, Vocals, Keyboard, Amiga, Programming, Tubular Hertz (1 January 1979 – 3 November 1980; 23 September 1991 – 11 October 1993)
- Tatsuya Kikuchi – Bass, Synthesizer (21 November 1980 – 5 August 1984)
- Shunichi Miura – Keyboard, Guitar (27 March 1983 – 27 December 1985)
- Tadahiko Yokogawa – Bass, Violin, Ocarina, Vocals (28 August 1984 – 27 December 1985)
- Yasuhiro Araki – Drums, Gong Bass, Electronic drums, Percussion (22 December 1984 – 14 March 1987)
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- Teruo Nakano – Bass, Keyboard, Vocals (23 January 1986 – 28 December 1988)
- Yoshikazu Takahashi – Systems (23 January 1986 – 27 September 1987)
- Hikaru Kotobuki – Keyboard, Synthesizer, Vocals, Amiga, Programming (1 November 1987 – 28 December 1988; 23 September 1991 – 11 October 1993)
- Yasuchika Fujii – Drums (23 September 1991 – 11 October 1993)
- Hajime Fukuma – System-1 (1 December 1994 – 20 December 2000)
- Kenji Konishi – System-2 (1 December 1994 – 20 December 2000)
- Wataru Kamiryō – AlgoRhythm (1 December 1994 – 15 May 1997)
- TAINACO – Virtual Drums (21 October 1997 – 20 December 2000)
- Amiga program operated through MIDI signals; three types, 1, 2 and E (enhanced) were created. CG model based on drummer Sadatoshi Tainaka. Never reappeared after 2000.
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Member timeline
Associated members
- Yuichi "You1" Hirasawa
- Fumiyasu Abe
- Hiromi Seki
- Tohru Akutu
- Akiro "Kamio" Arishima
- Kazutaka Takazi
- Yuji Matsuda
- Masami Orimo
- Keralino Sandorovich
- Kazuhide "Kitune" Akimoto
- Yoshinori Sunahara
- PEVO1go
- Yasuhiro Nakano
Discography
Original albums
Live and Remix-Remake albums
Singles
- ART MANIA, 1979
- KAMEARI POP, 1979
- MISSILE, 1980
- junglebed II, 1981
- P-0, 1983
- SOLID AIR DANCE VERSION, 1983
- IKARI, 1984
- RE;, 1985
- PROT DRUM/D-SIDE, 1985
- Another Day, 1986
- OPENING SE 1992, 1992
- demo, 1994
- SAKSIT North Passage MIX, 1996
- >>>Unfix One>>> *Rocket Shoot*, 1996
- >>>Unfix Eight>>> *ASHURA CLOCK*, 1997
- >>>Unfix Nine>>> *LAYER-GREEN*, 1997
Other releases
- Fu Kyoka Kyoku Shū (不許可曲集, UNAUTHORIZED MUSIC COLLECTION), 1983
- MODEL HOUSE Works, 1985
- LEAK/Birds, 1986
- Saitama Dynamic Theory Holding Greeting, 1986
- Zebra Cassette (Zebraカセット, Zebra Kasetto), 1986
- CHRISTMAS SONGS, 1986
- SSS-STAR EYES, 1987
- entro Pack, 1987
- Legend of Sadatoshi Tainaka, 1987
- CASSETTE' BRAVO !, 1988
- SHUT UP'N'HIT YOUR STAGE', 1988
- Music Industrial Wastes〜P-MODEL OR DIE SAMPLES, 1999
- VIRTUAL LIVE SAMPLES, 1999
- Dekikake, 1999
- Moon Plant-I (full), 1999
- Astro-Ho (narration Version), 1999
- Falling Rain (P-MODEL version), 1999
- Illegal Dumping (不法投棄, Fuhōtōki), 1999
- Global Tribute Battle, 2000
- Phase-7, 2000
Compilations
- P-PLANT CD Vol.1, 2000
- Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system (太陽系亞種音, Taiyōkei Ashu-on), 2002
- GOLDEN☆BEST, 2004
- P-MODEL Warner Years Singles Box, 2012
Videography
- MOIRE VISION, 1988
- Sankai no Jintai Chizu (三界の人体地図), 1988
- BITMAP 1979–1992, 1992
- ENDING ERROR, 1996
- Non-Locality LIVE Video (非局所性LIVEビデオ), 1997
- LIVE VIDEO "Music Industrial Wastes〜P-MODEL OR DIE", 2000
Music Videos
All videos from THE GREAT BRAIN to HARM HARMONIZER were directed by Yuichi "You1" Hirasawa (Susumu's brother). "FU-RU-HE-HE-HE", "2D OR NOT 2D" and "GRID" were included in "BITMAP 1979–1992"; "Monotone Grid" was included in "PHOTON-3"; "http" was included in "Rocket Shoot"; "Logic Airforce" was included in "LIVE VIDEO Music Industrial Wastes〜P-MODEL OR DIE".
- THE GREAT BRAIN, 1979
- I AM ONLY YOUR MODEL, 1980
- different≠another, 1981
- potpourri, 1981
- natural, 1981
- disgusting telephone, 1981
- HEAVEN, 1982
- Perspective, 1982
- Be in a Fix, 1982
- HOKA NO KEIKAKU, 1983
- ECHOES, 1983
- FU-RU-HE-HE-HE, 1983
- ATOM-SIBERIA, 1984
- HARM HARMONIZER, 1984
- KARKADOR, 1986
- Another Day, 1986
- 2D OR NOT 2D, 1992
- GRID, 1992
- Monotone GRID, 1994
- Power to Dream, 1995
- http, 1996
- ASHURA CLOCK (Discommunicator), 1997
- Logic Airforce, 1999
Legacy
Although P-MODEL has disbanded, many of the members have formed small side projects with each other in similar vein to P-MODEL, including KAKU P-MODEL, PEVO, and Phnonpenh MODEL, as well as their own solo works, Susumu Hirasawa in particular.
The five main characters of Kakifly's yonkoma comic strip manga K-On! are named from members of P-MODEL (Susumu Hirasawa, Katsuhiko Akiyama, Sadatoshi Tainaka, Teruo Nakano and Hikaru Kotobuki). The characters are in a band and share the surnames of P-MODEL members who play their respective instrument.
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