Thursday, August 15, 2013

Ippu-Do: Discography

Now here is one of my favorite groups. From humble New Wave/Surf rock beginnings to Avantgarde synthpop, Ippu-Do had a short but amazing run from 1979-1984. Under the guidance of Yellow Magic Orchestra and Japan, Ippu-do never achieved fully received the recognition of their peers but left their own imprint in the budding New Wave scene in Asia and Europe. If you enjoyed my earlier posts from the band's vocalist Masami Tsuchiya solo career, then I strongly urge you to check these out. I found these on a now defunct blog a few years ago and I am forever grateful for it! I also have a two albums from the bands keyboard player, Akira Mitake if anyone is interested! Enjoy! 


Normal (1980)

1. Adventure
2. ブレイクアウト・ジェネレーション (狂育世代)
3. ブラウン管の告白
4. TV SCENE
5. 電気人形
6. PANIC IN THE CITY
7. I LOVE YOU
8. 思春期 PARTⅡ
9. チャイニーズ・レゲエ
10. ESCAPE
11. 心配しないで
12. MORNING FANTASY
13. もっとリアルに
14. DIS-COMMUNICATION
15. ADVENTURE<新宿LOFT 1980年2月9日>
16. ブレイクアウト・ジェネレーション(狂育世代)<新宿LOFT 1980年2月9日>
17. PANIC IN THE CITY<新宿LOFT 1980年2月9日>





REAL (1980)

1. ジャーマン・ロード
2. BROKEN DUMMIES
3. ロンリー・パイロット
4. IN Side/OUT Side
5. ミステリアス・ナイト~OUT Side/IN Side
6. HEIDELBURG SYMPHONY
7. FUNK #9 (A present for disco people)
8. NEU! (Changing the history)
9. HELPLESS SOLDIER
10. LUNATIC GUITAR






Radio Fantasy (1981)

1. RADIO COSMOS
2. ふたりのシーズン
3. ラジオ・ファンタジー
4. YOMOTOLO-WAIYA
5. チャイナ・ステップ
6. RADIO JAPAN
7. イミテーション・チャチャ
8. モーニング・メニュ
9. MAGIC VOX
10. スパイ大作戦
11. DUBLING RADIO
12. LISTEN TO ME
13. I NEED YOU
14. LISTEN TO ME (English Version)
15. CHINESE REGGAE (English Version)
BONUS (すみれ September Love [SINGLE] 1982)
1. すみれ September Love
2. ルナティック・シャドウズ

Featuring "モーニング・メニュ", "ふたりのシーズン", MAGIC VOX, RADIO JAPAN



Night Mirage (1983)

1. プランツ・ミュージック
2. アフリカン・ナイツ
3. 僕の心に夏の雨
4. Water Flower
5. ロンリー・シーライオン
6. Sorrow
7. ドリーム・オブ・ザ・ジプシーズ
8. “Sail On”
9. 月の蜃気楼
10. 水晶の葉
11. Alone
12. Things to Worry About
13. Fear for the Future
14. In Time - Out of Time
15. Nightgulls
16. Never Mind
17. ムーンライト・マジック








Live and Zen (1984)

1. 開幕/LISTEN TO ME
2. ふたりのシーズン
3. MAGIC VOX 1
4. MAGIC VOX 2
5. SECRET PARTY
6. VIOLATION 1
7. VIOLATION 2
8. アフリカン・ナイツ
9. RICE MUSIC
10. すみれ September Love
11. ナイト・イン・ザ・パーク


8 comments:

Corwyn said...

Zach!! Thank you much for posting these albums. I hope that you are doing well these days. Do take care.

Nel said...

This is an amazing post! I listened to Night Mirage and was blown away by the second part of the album - it turns out it's not part of the original tracklisting (according to discogs, anyway) but possibly disc 4 of something called "Magic Vox" (http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Ippudo/discography/MHCL-1021)? So interesting. Anyway thanks so much for sharing!!!

Unknown said...

THANK YOU! ♡

whoisxiri said...

Such a beautiful blog!

Thank you so much for gathering all these incredible albums,

It´s so nice to have all of them connected and together!

Love from Santiago de Chile!

A

Sophia said...

amazing post. thanks so much!

Unknown said...

Amazing

ledivo said...
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ledivo said...

どうもありがとう from Germany!
I just recently got back to my 'old' japanese records from the early 80s and was again astonisched how creative IPPU DO were, which I got to know via the Tsuchiya/JAPAN connection - the group where Tsuchiya played, after the original member Mick Karn (nontheless present on his debut album 'Rice Music') had left the band.
Thanx for the obtainable IPPU-DO discography :)