Ghost
With Kurihara:
Ghost
Without Kurihara:
Second Time Around
With Kurihara:
Temple Stone
Lama Rabi Rabi
Snuffbox Immanence
Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet
Moungod Air Cave b/w Guru in the Echo (Single)
Hypnotic Underworld
Metamorphosis: Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004
In Stormy Nights
Overture: Live In Nippon Yusen Soko - 9 October 2006
Links:
Ghost
Drag City
Ghost
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sun Is Tangging | |||
| 2. | Guru in the Echo | |||
| 3. | Moungod Te Deum | |||
| 4. | I've Been Flying | * | ||
| 5. | Ballad of Summer Rounder | |||
| 6. | Moungod Asleep | |||
| 7. | Moungod Radiant Youth | |||
| 8. | Rakshu | |||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo | |
| Michio Kurihara | Guitar (Electric) | * |
| Kazuo Ogino | Recorder | |
| Taishi Takizawa | Saxophone, Guitar (Acoustic), Flute | |
| Akane | Wind | |
| Naohiro Yoshimoto | Bass | |
Engineer: Takeshi Yoshida
Photography: Kazuo Ogino, Iwao Yamazaki
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| P.S.F. Records | PSFD-9 | Japan | CD | 1990 | ||
| Drag City | DC127 | US | CD | 1997 | ||
| Drag City | DC127 | US | LP | 1997 | ||
| Drag City | US | CD | 2005 | |||
Second Time Around
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | People Get Freedom | |||
| 2. | Second Time Around | |||
| 3. | Forthcoming from the Inside | |||
| 4. | Higher Order | |||
| 5. | Awake in a Muddle | |||
| 6. | Day of the Stoned Sky in the Union Zoo | |||
| 7. | First Drop of the Sea | |||
| 8. | Under the Sun | |||
| 9. | Orange Sunshine | |||
| 10. | Mind Hill | |||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | Vocals, Multi Instruments | |
| Kazuo Ogino | Recorder, Multi Instruments | |
| Taishi Takizawa | Multi Instruments | |
| Iwao Yamazaki | Multi Instruments | |
Engineer: Takeshi Yoshida
Photography: Jun Takagi
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
Temple Stone
| Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moungod Radiant Youth | ||
| 2. | Guru in the Echo | ||
| 3. | Under the Sun | ||
| 4. | Moungod Asleep | ||
| 5. | Freedom | ||
| 6. | Rakshu | ||
| 7. | Blood Red River | ||
| 8. | Orange Sunshine | ||
| 9. | Giver's Chant | * | |
| 10. | Sun Is Tangging | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | Vocals, Guitar (12 String), Hurdygurdy | |
| Michio Kurihara | Guitar | * |
| Kazuo Ogino | Harp, Recorder, Tibetan Horn, Organ, Piano | |
| Taishi Takizawa | Cello, Saxophone, Harmony, Flute, Percussion | |
| Junichi Yamamoto | Harmony, Bamboo Flute, Bass, Percussion | |
| Iwao Yamazaki | Drums | |
| Setsuko Furuya | Percussion | |
| Taku Sugimoto | Cello | |
Photography: Yumiko Yada
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| P.S.F. Records | PSFD-37 | Japan | CD | 1994 | ||
| Drag City | DC129 | US | CD | 1997 | ||
| Drag City | DC129 | US | LP | 1997 | ||
Lama Rabi Rabi
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Masttillah | |||
| 2. | Rabirabi | |||
| 3. | Into the Alley | |||
| 4. | Marrakech | |||
| 5. | Who Found a Lost Rose in the Warship? | |||
| 6. | Mex Square Blue | |||
| 7. | My Hump Is a Shell | |||
| 8. | Bad Bone | |||
| 9. | Abyssinia | |||
| 10. | Agate Scape | |||
| 11. | Summer's Ashen Fable | |||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | ? | |
| Michio Kurihara | ? | |
| Fuji Megu | ? | |
| Kazuo Ogino | ? | |
| Hiroshi Sakamoto | ? | |
| Junichi Yamamoto | ? | |
| Iwao Yamazaki | ? | |
| Hiromichi Sakamoto | ? | |
Producer: Taishi Takizawa
Engineers: Masaki Batoh, Kohei Amano
Artwork, Art Direction: Junko Kawakami, Yumiko Yada
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Drag City | DC113 | US | CD | 1996 | ||
| Drag City | DC113 | US | 2xLP | 1996 | ||
Snuffbox Immanence
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Regenesis | |||
| 2. | Live With Me | (Jagger/Richard) | ||
| 3. | Soma | |||
| 4. | Daggma | |||
| 5. | Snuffbox Immanence | |||
| 6. | Obiit 1961 | |||
| 7. | Tempera Tune | |||
| 8. | Fukeiga | |||
| 9. | Sad Shakers | |||
| 10. | Hanmiyau | |||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | Vocals, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo | |
| Michio Kurihara | Guitar (Electric) | |
| Kazuo Ogino | Harpsichord, Lute, Piano (Electric), Recorder, Celtic Harp, Kaval, Gaita, Portative Organ, Synthesizer, Piano | |
| Setsuko Furuya | Glockenspiel, Marimba, Vibraphone, Tubular Bells | |
| Sawa Ishizuka | Trumpet | |
Producers: Ghost, Taishi Takizawa
Engineer: Kohei Amano
Art Direction: Junko Kawakami, Yumiko Yada
Photography: Mitsushiro Hiruma
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Drag City | DC148 | US | CD | 1999 | ||
| Drag City | DC148 | US | 2xLP | 1999 | ||
Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | We Insist | |||
| 2. | Comin' Home | |||
| 3. | Way to Shelkar | |||
| 4. | Images of April | (Tom Rapp) | ||
| 5. | Lhasalhasa | |||
| 6. | Remember | |||
| 7. | Change the World | |||
| 8. | Tune in, Turn on, Free Tibet | |||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | Drums, Vocals, Hurdygurdy, Guitar (Acoustic) | |
| Michio Kurihara | Guitar (Electric) | |
| Kazuo Ogino | Tamboura, Engineer, Kaval, Analogue Synthesizer, Piano | |
| Setsuko Furuya | Vocals (Background), Tympani (Timpani), Bass Drum | |
| Sawa Ishizuka | Vocals | |
| Hiromichi Sakamoto | Cello, Electric Cello | |
Art Direction: Yumiko Yada, Dan Osborn
Engineers: Kohei Amano, Kazuo Ogino
Translation: Haruna Ito
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Drag City | DC165 | US | CD | 1999 | ||
| Drag City | DC165 | US | 2xLP | 1999 | ||
Moungod Air Cave b/w Guru in the Echo (Single)
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Moungod Air Cave | |||
| B. | Guru in the Echo | * | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michio Kurihara | Guitar | * |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| The Now Sound | TNS 05 | US | 7" | 1995 | ||
Hypnotic Underworld
| Tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hypnotic Underworld: Part 1: God Took a Picture of His Illness on this Ground Part 2: Escaped and Lost Down in Medina Part 3: Aramaic Barbarous Dawn Part 4: Leave the World! | |||
| 2 | Hazy Paradise | ("Earth, Wind & Fire") | ||
| 3 | Kiseichukan Nite | |||
| 4 | Piper | |||
| 5 | Ganagmanag | |||
| 6 | Feed | |||
| 7 | Holy High | |||
| 8 | Dominoes - Celebration for the Gray Days | (Syd Barrett) | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Hurdy Gurdy, Banjo, etc. | |
| Kazuo Ogino | Piano, Oscilator, Recorder, Lute, etc. | |
| Michio Kurihara | Electric Guitar | |
| Junzo Tateiwa | Tabla, Percussions, Drums | |
| Takuyuki Moriya | Electric Bass, Contra Bass | |
| Taishi Takizawa (aka Giant) | Theremin, Flute Saxophone | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| P-Vine Records | PCD-24147 | Japan | CD | 2004 | ||
| Drag City | DC249 | US | 2 x LP | 2004 | ||
| Drag City | DC249 | US | CD | 2004 | ||
Metamorphosis: Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004
| CD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unreleased Ghost Tracks from the 1980s | ||||
| 1988 | Studio | 1. | Improvisation | 4:34 |
| 1989 | Home | 2. | Improvisation/Voices | 2:08 |
| 1989 | Live | 3. | Hakkyou Dojin | 6:33 |
| 1987 | Live | 4. | Improvisation | 4:02 |
| 1988 | Live | 5. | Yonokuninominae | 1:52 |
| 1988 | Live | 6. | Improvisation | 6:53 |
| A | On The Road | |||
| B | In The Metro | |||
| 1988 | Live | 7. | Children of the Earth | 32:27 |
| 1987 | Outtake | 8. | Cow's Green Cosmic | 0:53 |
| 1988 | Outtake | 9. | Blood Red River | 4:04 |
| DVD | ||||
| Metamorphosis Ghost Chronicles 1984-2004 | ||||
| 1984 | Tokyo | 1. | We Insist/Comin' Home | |
| 1992 | Tokyo | 2. | Spirits and Energies | |
| 1995 | Tokyo | 3. | Zama | |
| 1988 | Tokyo | 4. | Marvelous Screamer | |
| 1988 | Tokyo | 5. | Hakkyou Dojin | |
| 1993 | Tokyo | 6. | Nagaki Kage Wo Hikumono | |
| 7. | Choutou No Otoko | |||
| 8. | Tempera Tune | |||
| 9. | Freedom | |||
| 10. | Moungod Asleep | |||
| 1993 | Tokyo | 11. | Moungod Radiant Youth | |
| 1995 | Tokyo | 12. | Masttillab | |
| 13. | RabiRabi | |||
| 14. | Hekzermachuia | |||
| 15. | Mex Square Blue | |||
| 16. | Rakshu | |||
| 2002 | Tokyo | 17. | Daggma | |
| 18. | Who Found a Lost Rose in the Worship? | |||
| 2002 | Boston | 19. | Change The World | |
| 20. | Way To Shelter | |||
| 21. | Marrakech | |||
| 2004 | Tokyo | 22. | Vertigo | |
| 23. | Lemon No Iro Cannabis | |||
| 24. | Guru In The Echo | |||
| 25. | Marrakech | |||
| 26. | Sun Is Tangging | |||
| 27. | Piper | |||
| 28. | Orange Sunshine | |||
| 29. | Forthcoming from the Inside | |||
| 1994 | Tokyo | 30. | Snow Fakir / End Credits | |
| Extras | ||||
| 1988 | Tokyo | 1. | Performance | |
| 1989 | 2. | Buto Session | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Masaki Batoh | agitation, vocal, gongs, guitar, perc., giri giri pee, rinn, hurdy gurdy, 12-string acoustic guitar, banjo, guitars, percussion | |
| Taishi Takizawa | Theremin, Flute Saxophone | |
| Kazuo Ogino | Piano, Oscilator, Recorder, Lute, etc. | |
| Junichi Yamamoto | Tabla, Percussions, Drums | |
| Michio Kurihara | guitar | |
| Iwao Yamazaki | drums | |
| Koji Nishino | bass | |
| Koya Ito | drums | |
| Hiroyuki Usui | drums, perc. | |
| Chiriko | voice | |
| Kozue Ueda | voice | |
| Daisuke Nagayuma | violin | |
| Taku Sugimoto | cello | |
| Megu | vocal, perc. | |
| Koji Fujii | perc. and others | |
| Junzo Tateiwa | drums | |
| Takuyuki Moriya | bass | |
| Yuko Fukui | ocarina | |
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Drag City | DC279 | US | DVD + CD | 2005 | ||
In Stormy Nights
| Tracks (CD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Motherly Bluster | |||
| 2. | Hemicyclic Anthelion | |||
| 3. | Gareki No Toshi | |||
| 4. | Water Door Yellow Gate | |||
| 5. | Caledonia | |||
| 6. | Grisaille | |||
| Tracks (LP) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hemicyclic Anthelion | |||
| 2. | Water Door Yellow Gate | |||
| 3. | Gareki No Toshi | |||
| 4. | Motherly Bluster | |||
| 5. | Caledonia | |||
| 6. | Grisaille | |||
| 7. | Caledonia (Sing Together Mix) | |||
| Release History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| P-Vine Records | PCD-????? | Japan | CD | 2007 | ||
| Drag City | DC313 | US | 2 x LP | 2007 | ||
| Drag City | DC313 | US | CD | 2007 | ||
Overture: Live In Nippon Yusen Soko - 9 October 2006
| CD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD |
| At sunset on the night of October 9th, 2006, a crowd gathered at Nippon Yusen Soko, a converted warehouse space located on Yokahama Bay. Their purpose: to see and hear new music played by Ghost. Once they had completely arrived, the doors were shut and locked and the announcement made: no one would enter or exit the space until the performance was complete. Starting in complete darkness, the performance was spun, like yarn from a cocoon. |
| The set for this evening was not just new to the audience. For this event, Ghost played entirely improvised material. Improvisation is the wellspring of creation for Ghost, both live and in the studio, though they've never made an entire album of improvisations until now. In order to not miss a single inspiration, Ghost brought their orchestra's-worth of instrumentation, playing bass, drums, piano, electric and acoustic guitars, saxophones, flute, tin-whistle, bells, frame drums, lute, tabla-baya, waterphone and even tapes! |
| The performance space was chosen for its sonic qualities such as natural reverb as well as its resemblance to Potala Palace in Lhasa ^ an ancient meditation retreat. Band members were spaced apart to prevent eye contact and allow distance for the reverberations to unfold between them ^ which in turn, were recorded by four microphones spaced distantly from the band and faced toward the walls, in order to catch the sound in the room with the audience present as well as the echo of that sound. |
| The CD performance is an edited version of the evening's events ^ but the DVD is a completely live, four-camera view into the collective journey of Ghost and their audience. In addition to the sounds and sights of the band in action, the viewer will also experience the atmospheres created by Overheads, whose far-ranging light works (and subtle placement of a lace curtain) enhanced the mood within Nippor Usen Soko that night. |
| Ghost's music has always been projected into the universe and eternity ^ and with Overture, it has been captured, in distinct aural and visual versions for our immortal witness. |
| Selling Points |
| - Overture is a two-disc (CD and DVD) package featuring all-new music from Japan's Ghost. |
| - Following their new studio album In Stormy Nights earlier in 2007, Overture brings Ghost's living spirit of improvisation to this multimedia release. |
| - Overture is the third Ghost live document ^ Temple Stone LP/CD (now OOP) and the CD/DVD Metamorphosis. Ghost live is something Ghost in the studio can never be. |
| - We invite you to compare and contrast the crafty edited CD version from Ghost's. longtime producer Taihi Takizawa with the utterly live DVD version. Both are the same performance! |
| - The live sound of Ghost is a singular craft. Ghost have only played a single tour in Europe and won't return to America until the people change their course, but Overture provides at-home sounds and visions until that time. |
| - Overture is unique entertainment that we will rally support for in the pages of international publications and entertainment centers. |
| - Overture will be sent to all concerned retailers ^ state your concern! |
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| Release History | ||||||
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| Label | Cat No | Country | Format | Date | Notes | |
| Drag City | DC330 | US | DVD + CD | 2007 | ||
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