Various – Welcome To Dreamland (Another Japan)
| Label: | Celluloid – CELL 5013 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Vinyl, LP |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | New Wave, Art Rock, Avantgarde, Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Fake (4)– | Dig | 3:08 |
| A2 | Saboten– | Low Chair | 3:38 |
| A3 | Luna Park Ensemble– | Scramble Suite | 4:26 |
| A4 | Akira* / Seiji*– | Timon's Navel | 2:59 |
| A5 | Katra Turana– | Yatara-Chan's Annoying Noise | 5:20 |
| A6 | Sodaneva– | 42 | 2:15 |
| B1 | The Honeymoons– | The Formula Of Silence | 3:34 |
| B2 | Mizutama Shobodan– | The Moon Which Lies | 3:43 |
| B3 | After Dinner– | The Room Of Hair Mobiles | 3:10 |
| B4 | Kenichi Takeda– | Dumb Like A Fox | 0:18 |
| B5 | Keiji Haino– | As It Is, I Will Never Let It End... | 2:54 |
| B6 | A-Musik– | The Black International | 2:45 |
| B7 | Chie Mukai– | Wandering Hindu | 1:43 |
| B8 | Che-Shizu*– | Festival Song | 3:21 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Celluloid Records (2)
- Copyright © – Celluloid Records (2)
- Recorded At – GOK Sound
- Recorded At – M.U.E. Studio
- Recorded At – Soundcraft Studio, Tokyo
- Mixed At – GOK Sound
- Mixed At – Soundcraft Studio, Tokyo
- Mixed At – Studio Dig
- Mixed At – M.U.E. Studio
- Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
- Pressed By – Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Mr. Falls
- Engineer [Recording, @ Gok] – Abe Noriko (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4 to B8), Kondo Yoshiaki* (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B4 to B8)
- Engineer [Recording, @ M.U.E.], Mixed By – Y. Utsonomiya* (tracks: A6, B3)
- Engineer [Recording, @ Soundcraft] – Yasuo Aoki (tracks: B2)
- Lacquer Cut By – Hw*
- Layout [Photo Assemblage] – Pat Kilgore
- Mixed By – Fred Frith (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B2, B4 to B8)
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Fred Frith
- Producer – Fred Frith
Notes
Artists of track B2 are additionally named 'Mizutama Shobodan' on the back cover credits. On the back cover track list and side B label they're credited as 'The Polka Dot Fire Brigade'.
[from back cover]
Tracks A6 & B3 recorded July 1984 on Otari 8-track at M.U.E. Studio, Osaka.
Track B2 recorded September 1984 on 16-track at Soundcraft Studio, Tokyo.
All other tracks recorded July 1984 on Fostex 16-track at Gok Studio, Tokyo.
Track B2 mixed February 1985 at Soundcraft.
Tracks A1, A2, B6 & B7 mixed February 1985 at Studio Dig, Tokyo.
Track A6 & B3 mixed July 1984 and February 1985 respectively, at M.U.E.
All other tracks mixed July 1984 at Gok.
℗ & © 1985 Celluloid Records
Printed in Canada
[from back cover]
Tracks A6 & B3 recorded July 1984 on Otari 8-track at M.U.E. Studio, Osaka.
Track B2 recorded September 1984 on 16-track at Soundcraft Studio, Tokyo.
All other tracks recorded July 1984 on Fostex 16-track at Gok Studio, Tokyo.
Track B2 mixed February 1985 at Soundcraft.
Tracks A1, A2, B6 & B7 mixed February 1985 at Studio Dig, Tokyo.
Track A6 & B3 mixed July 1984 and February 1985 respectively, at M.U.E.
All other tracks mixed July 1984 at Gok.
℗ & © 1985 Celluloid Records
Printed in Canada
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched/stamped): CELL-5013-A MASTERDISK —Hw HUB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): CELL-5013-B HUB
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Submission | Welcome To Dreamland (LP, Compilation, Misprint) | Celluloid | CELL 5013 | US | 1985 | ||
New Submission | Welcome To Dreamland (Cassette, Compilation) | Celluloid | CELC 5013 | US | 1985 | ||
New Submission | Welcome To Dreamland (CD, Compilation) | Celluloid | CELCD 5013 | US | 1986 |
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Reviews
There's something wrong with the titling and credits.
– Track #1 is The Honeymoons 'The Formula of Science'. I know this because I have seen Tenko and Kamura live performing as The Honeymoons and their sound is unmistakable. Also, Tenko sat on my couch watching her entire set at CBGB's that I recorded.
– Track #2 is Mizutama Shobodan's 'The Moon Which Lies (La luna que miente)'. I know this because I have the album 'Red Petals Full In The Sky'.
– Track #3 is After Dinner's The Room of Hair Mobile'. I know this because I have the albums 'Live Edition', 'Festival MIMI '87'.
– I'm also thinking the track ID'd as The Moon Which Lies is actually Saboten's 'Low Chair'. Unfortunately I no longer own Welcome To Dreamland and I can't verify this track.
My guess is that the A & B sides have been inverted.
A compilation of Japanese avant-garde music made by a french label for the US market... what a weird release.
The 80's were such awesome decade for music... it's an endless pit of discoveries!
It's a bizarre album for sure, and a damn interesting one: experimental new wave and rock music coming out of Japan in the 1980s. It appears to be a compilation but it's actually a bunch of different bands recording over several sessions. There are some very enjoyable tracks here (I think my favourite is "Festival Song" that ends the album). One too many tracks are just plain quirky and out there for my tastes. Fun stuff for sure, but not exactly an album I want to listen to all the time. When I bought this album years ago I recall thinking it was pretty brilliant. These days it has a lot of "experiment for experimentation's sake" sorta sounding stuff. Which is okay. But not very enduring.
Release
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