- P-Model
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P-Model was a Japanese New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band started in 1979 by frontman Susumu Hirasawa. The band has included many lineup revisions over the years but Hirasawa was always at the helm of operations. P-Model officially disbanded in 1999 (20 years after its formation), 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.
Contents
Members
Prior to disbanding
- Susumu Hirasawa
- Hajime Fukuma
- Kenji Konishi
Past members
- Yasumi Tanaka
- Sadatoshi Tainaka
- Katsuhiko Akiyama
- Tatsuya Kikuchi
- Shunichi Miura
- Makoto Yokokawa
- Yasuhiro Araki
- Teruo Nakano
- Yoshikazu Takahashi
- Hikaru Kotobuki
- Yasuchika Fujii
- Wataru Kamiryō
- TAINACO ( A virtual drummer used in P-Model's interactive shows)
- Taibun Abe
- Hiromi Seki
- Tooru Akutsu
- Meirou Kamio
- Akemi Tsujitani
- Tsukasa tooru Matsuda
- Shuichi Sugawara
- Shigeo Motojima
Original albums
- In A Model Room, 1979
- Landsale, 1980
- Potpourri, 1981
- Perspective, 1982
- Another Game, 1984
- Scuba, 1984 - A book with a cassette album
- Karkador, 1985
- One Pattern, 1986
- P-Model, 1992
- Big Body, 1993
- The Way of Live, 1994
- Fune, 1995
- Denshi Higeki/~ENOLA, 1997
- Music Industrial Wastes ~P-Model or Die, 1999
Singles and EPs
- Rocket Shoot, 1996
- Ashura Clock, 1997
- Layer-Green, 1997
Live albums
- Pause, 1994
- Virtual Live-1, 1999 - "P-MODEL Live at S-KEN STUDIO 1979"
- Virtual Live-2, 1999 - "P-MODEL Live at Shibuya NYLON 100% 1980"
- Virtual Live-3, 1999 - "P-MODEL Live at Kyodai Seibu Kodo 1982"
Other albums
- Perspective II, 1982 - Perspective with two bonus tracks
- Scuba Recycle, 1995 - Remix of Scuba
- Corrective Errors, 1995 - Remix of Fune
- Ashuon Sound Subspecies in the Solar System, 2002 - Remastered boxset containing all of P-Model's works - 24 albums, 286 songs
Videography
- Fu-ru-he-he, 1984
- Another Day, 1986
- 2D or not 2D, 1992
- 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 for members of P-Model. The characters are in a band and share the surnames of P-Model members who play their respective instrument.
External links
- P-Model's Site (English and Japanese)
- P-Model Fansite
- P-Model discography at MusicBrainz
Categories:- Japanese New Wave musical groups
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