Hypnotic Underworld

Infobox Album |
Name = Hypnotic Underworld
Type = Album
Artist = Ghost


Released = January 27 2004
Recorded = July 2003
Genre = Neo-psychedelia Experimental
Length =
Label = Drag City
Producer = Taishi Takizawa
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9gq4g4aztvjz link]
* Mojo Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ghost/hypnoticunderworld link]
* Pitchfork Media 87% [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/18080/Ghost_Hypnotic_Underworld link]
* Shaking Through 76% [http://www.shakingthrough.net/music/shakethrus/2004.htm#18 link]
* Stylus Magazine B [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1697 link] |
Last album = "Turn In, Turn On, Free Tibet"
(1999)
This album = "Hypnotic Underworld"
(2004)
Next album = "In Stormy Nights" (2007)

Hypnotic Underworld is an album by the band Ghost. It was released by Drag City Records originally in 2004.

The album has two cover songs. One of Earth & Fire's "Hazy Paradise" and one of Syd Barrett's "Dominoes".

Track listing

# "Hypnotic Underground Pt. 1: God Took a Picture of His Illness on This Ground" – 13:31
# "Hypnotic Underground Pt. 2: Escaped and Lost Down in Medina" – 7:09
# "Hypnotic Underground Pt. 3: Aramaic Barbarous Dawn" – 2:54
# "Hypnotic Underground Pt. 4: Leave the World!" – 0:22
# "Hazy Paradise" – 4:52
# "Kiseichukan Kite" – 5:03
# "Piper" – 6:41
# "Ganagmanag" – 10:04
# "Feed" – 7:06
# "Holy High" – 6:09
# "Dominoes/Celebration for the Gray Days" – 6:43

Personnel

*Masaki Batoh - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
*Michio Kurihara - Electric Guitar
*Kazuo Ogino - Organ, Piano, Lute, Mellotron, Korg Synthesizer, Celtic Harp
*Taishi Takizawa - Bouzouki, Flute, Saxophone, Theremin, Tin Whistle,
*Junzo Tatewia - Percussion, Drums

External links

* [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ghost/hypnoticunderworld?q=Hypnotic%20Underworld Hypnotic Underworld] at Metacritic