Japan
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ese band
The Mad Capsule Markets
The Mad Capsule Markets (originally known as The Mad Capsule Market's and Berrie) were a Japanese band that formed in 1985 and were active until 2006. The band became known for their experimental style, which melded various kinds of electronic ...
and their first to receive a European release. The album explored the sound that would later be used on their following album, '' Osc-Dis''. TORUxxx stepped in on guitar for this album, although
Takeshi Ueda
is the bassist, programmer, additional vocalist and songwriter for The Mad Capsule Markets.Digital Hardcore Recordings
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founder and
Atari Teenage Riot
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frontman
Alec Empire
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, who remixed two tracks and invited the band to tour with ATR. The album was released two years before the breakthrough album ''Osc-Dis'', but there was little international interest at the time. The song "3:31" is a reference to vocalist Kyono's birthdate.
According to ''CD Journal'', the album has sold more than 100,000 copies.
Track listing
All tracks by Takeshi Ueda except where noted.
#"Crash Pow" – 3:38
#"Systematic" – 4:18
#"What" – 3:10
#"Water!" – 3:43
#"Have No Fear" (Kyono) – 2:45
#"Sickly Bug" – 3:21
#"JMP" – 3:36
#"3.31" (Kyono) – 4:28
#"Asphalt-Beach" – 3:39
#"Lose It" – 4:14
#"Freak Is Born" (Kyono) – 1:17
#"Do Justice To Yourself, Do Justice To My Life" – 2:20
#"Creature" – 4:18
#"Systematic" (
Audio Active
Audio Active were a Japanese reggae fusion band who released several albums between the early 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.
History
Audio Active were one of the most successful reggae fusion bands to come out of Japan, and were ...
Remix) (European version only)
#"Creature" (
Alec Empire
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Mix) (European version only)
#"Crash Pow" (
Digital Hardcore
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Mix) (US bonus track)
Personnel
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Takeshi Ueda
is the bassist, programmer, additional vocalist and songwriter for The Mad Capsule Markets.TORUxxx – guitar
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Motokatsu Miyagami
is a Japanese musician, best known as drummer of the band The Mad Capsule Markets from 1990 until their disbandment in 2006. He is currently the drummer for Ace of Spades and Gastunk.
Career
Motokatsu replaced former Berrie drummer Seto in Th ...
– drums
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Hiroshi Kyono
Hiroshi Kyono (born Hiroshi Kiyono March 31, 1969 in Yokohama, Japan) is the former vocalist for The Mad Capsule Markets.
Early years
Kyono claims that in his earlier years he frequently watched MTV, and in high school he started listening to ...
Europe
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with a yellow cover (with no lyrical translations and a contains a typing error on the track listing), and in the
U.S.
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with a purple cover. The US version only contains the two remixes by Alec Empire, whereas European version features an extra remix by the Japanese electronic band Audio Active. both of these versions are out of print, and very hard to find.