The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon

The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon
Studio album by Susumu Hirasawa
Released	November 23, 2012
Studio	Studio WIRESELF
Genre	Choral classical orchestral progressive rock symphonic rock technopop
Length	52:13
Label	Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0071
Producer	Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa chronology
Planet Roll Call (2009) The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon (2012) The Man Climbing the Hologram (2015)

The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon (現象の花の秘密 Genshō no Hana no Himitsu) is the twelfth solo album by Susumu Hirasawa. It stands out from any work Hirasawa had done in the past, toning down electronic elements in favor of strings and other orchestral instruments. The title comes from a line in "Welcome", a 1995 song by P-MODEL (from Fune),^[1] and has been rumored to be a reference to Carl Jung's Commentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Susumu Hirasawa. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon" (現象の花の秘密 Genshō no Hana no Himitsu)
2.	"Ghost Ship" (幽霊船 Yūrei Sen)
3.	"The Shadow of Bloom" (華の影 Hana no Kage)
4.	"Brain-Centric Theory" (脳動説 Nō-Dō Setsu)
5.	"Zalinero The Thief" (盗人ザリネロ Nusutto Zarinero)
6.	"The Visitor" (侵入者 Shinnyūshya)
7.	"Astro-Ho! Phase-7"
8.	"Amputee Gerbera" (Amputeeガーベラ Amputee Gābera)
9.	"Horde of Thistledown" (冠毛種子の大群 Kanmō Shushi no Taigun)
10.	"Circular G" (空転G Kūten G)
11.	"The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon-E" (現象の花の秘密-E Genshō no Hana no Himitsu-E) (bonus track)
12.	"Amputee Gerbera-E" (Amputeeガーベラ-E Amputee Gābera-E) (bonus track)

Personnel

• Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Personal computer, Digital audio workstation, Synthesizers, Sampler, Sequencer, Programming, Production
• Masanori Chinzei - Recording, Mixing, Mastering
• Syotaro Takami and S.L. Surovec - Translation
• non graph (Toshifumi Nakai) - Design
• Presented by Chaos Union: Kenji sato, Rihito Yumoto, Mika Hirano, Kinuko Mochizuki and Misato Oguro

Interactive Live Show

Nomonos and Imium
Video by Susumu Hirasawa
Released	January 28, 2015
Recorded	24 – 26 January 2013
Venue	Shibuya Public Hall, Udagawa, Shibuya, Tokyo
Genre	Choral collage classical orchestral electronica new-age progressive rock symphonic rock technopop world
Length	2:43:00
Label	Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0075
Director	Masaru Owaku
Producer	Susumu Hirasawa, sato-ken (Executive)
Susumu Hirasawa video chronology
Phonon 2555 Vision (2013) Interactive Live Show 2013 "Nomonos and Imium" (2015) Parallel Kozak (2015)

INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2013 “Nomonos and Imium” (INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2013 「ノモノスとイミューム」 INTERACTIVE LIVE SHOW 2013 「Nomonosu to Imyūmu」) was the eleventh Interactive Live Show played by Hirasawa. The story was imagined from stock footage that he had collected.^[2] In it, Hirasawa finds himself cast into a mysterious place with distorted spacetime laws by an Amputee Sanmia (サンミア) (played by Masami Orimo of Shampoo), whose body partially exists in the Source space.^[3] Σ-12 and Astro-Ho, characters last seen on LIVE Byakkoya and LIVE Planet Roll Call respectively, are part of Nomonos and Imium's storyline.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Susumu Hirasawa, except "Gerbera", by Masami Orimo. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sim City"
2.	"The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon" (現象の花の秘密 Genshō no Hana no Himitsu)
3.	"RIDE THE BLUE LIMBO"
4.	"R: Mu Kizoku Sōzō no Hansha (無帰属創造の反射, Reflection of the Non-Attributable Creation)" (Hot Point)
5.	"An Expert Mountain" (達人の山 Tatsujin no Yama)
6.	"Astro-Ho! Phase-7"
7.	"The Shadow of Bloom" (華の影 Hana no Kage)
8.	"Circular G" (空転G Kūten G)
9.	"L: Michi Heikō no Hansha (未知平衡の反射, Reflection of the Unknown Equilibrium)" (Hot Point)
10.	"Brain-Centric Theory" (脳動説 Nō-Dō Setsu)
11.	"DUSToid yo Hokō wa Kaiteki ka?" (DUSToidよ歩行は快適か？)
12.	"Sanmia Appearance"
13.	"Zalinero The Thief" (盗人ザリネロ Nusutto Zarinero)
14.	"WORLD CELL" (instrumental)
15.	"Horde of Thistledown" (冠毛種子の大群 Kanmō Shushi no Taigun)
16.	"Sanmia Appearance"
17.	"Amputee Gerbera" (Amputeeガーベラ Amputee Gābera)
18.	"Sanmia Appearance"
19.	"The Visitor" (侵入者 Shinnyūshya)
20.	"Ghost Ship" (幽霊船 Yūrei Sen)
21.	"Sanmia Appearance"
22.	"VTR"
23.	"The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon-E" (現象の花の秘密-E Genshō no Hana no Himitsu-E) (Good Ending: Flies)
24.	"Gerbera" (ガーベラ Gābera) (encore) (vocals by Masami Orimo)
25.	"Aria" (encore)
26.	"Caravan" (bonus track)
27.	"The Garden Where the Solutions are Found" (課題が見出される庭園 Kadai ga Miidasa Reru Teien) (instrumental) (bonus track)
28.	"The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon-E" (現象の花の秘密-E Genshō no Hana no Himitsu-E) (Neutral Ending: Hand Mic) (bonus track)

Personnel

• Susumu Hirasawa - Hirasawa (ヒラサワ)
• Masami Orimo - Sanmia (サンミア)
• Junpei Noda - Amputee Gerbera (Amputeeガーベラ)
• PEVO 1go - Spot Meistevphen (Sanmia Escort)
• Masaru Owaku - Visual Director
• Akemi Tsujitani - Stylist for Amputee Sanmia
• Misato Ooguro - Internet Staff
• Syotaro Takami - Translation
• Rihito Yumoto & Kinuko Mochizuki (Chaos Union) - Management
• Mika Hirano (Teslakite) - Spitting Noise of the Red Queen, Promotion
• 005Harry/PEVO 5go - Metalworking (laser harps, Nomonos)

References

1. "A line from the P-Model song "Welcome"".
2. "Tweets from January 8, 2013".
3. ""Nomonos and Imium" Story + Glossary".

External links

• The Secret of The Flowers of Phenomenon at NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)
• Interactive Live Show 2013 "Nomonos and Imium" Live Report