The True Sun
| The True Sun | ||||
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| Live album by Nagisa Ni te | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | July 5, 1997 | |||
| Genre |
Folk rock Psychedelic rock Acoustic | |||
| Length | 71:83 | |||
| Label |
Org Records P-Vine | |||
| Producer | Nagisa Ni te | |||
| Nagisa Ni te chronology | ||||
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The True Sun is the second release by Japanese psychedelic-folk rock duo Nagisa Ni te. It was released in 1998 by Org Records as an LP. In 2000, P-Vine Records re-released this album in CD format.
The True Sun is a live gig recorded at H2O Factory, Tokyo, on July 5, 1997, and includes songs which were later recorded in the studio. Takeda is much more involved than on their first album, On the Love Beach.
Track listing
- "On the Beach" - 5:02
- "Morning Glory / River" - 12:54
- "My Story" - 3:36
- "The True Sun" - 10:41
- "She" - 8:53
- "Gentle Japanese"
(Youichi Higashi, Hiroshi Ebinuma, Masamitsu Tayama) - 3:47 - "Elegy to Betrayal" - 6:21
- "Me, on the Beach" - 9:19
- "Mysterium Coniunctionis"
(Naoki Zushi) - 12:28
Personnel
- Masako Takeda: vocals, tambourine, ocarina
- Shinji Shibayama: vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Ikuro Takahashi: percussion
Production and credits
All songs written by Masako Takeda and Shinji Shibayama except tracks 6 and 9
Recorded and mixed by Masako Takeda and Shinji Shibayama.
Linear notes by Takuya Sakaguchi
English translation by Alan Cummings
Photography by Noriko Seo, Ken-ichi Takayama
Reissue producer - Fumihito Taguchi
Art direction and design by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda