OOPARTS is a compilation album by the Japanese experimental music group Shun, released on DIW Records in 1994. The title of the album references out-of-place artifacts.
Overview
OOPARTS includes every song released by Shun over its four-year period of activity. It features heavy use of sampling.
Shun's composer Susumu Hirasawa remarked in the album's liner notes that the music did not age well, citing a loss of its original uniqueness and shock value.
Track listing
Personnel
- Susumu Hirasawa â shun (Vocals, HEAVENIZER), SHUN 2nd, SHUN IIIrd SHEETS (Drums, Acoustic guitar, Electric Guitar Bass, Keyboard, Voice, Effects, Noise) and SHUNã»4
- Akiro "Kamio" Arishima â shun (Tapes, Percussion)
- Akemi Tsujitani â shun (Vocals, Synthesizer)
- Iwao Asama â shun (Atmosphere)
- Yuji Matsuda â SHUN 2nd, SHUN IIIrd SHEETS (Rhythm Adjustment, Electric Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Main Vocals, Effects) and SHUNã»4
- Teruo Nakano â SHUN 2nd
- Hiromi Seki â SHUNã»4
- Shuichi Sugawara â SHUNã»4
- Shigeo Motojima â SHUNã»4
- The oldman, who was on the way to IWATE. â SHUNã»4
- Boris Karloff and O.P. Heggie â sampled acting in "Conditioning Cycle"
- Domenico Ghirlandaio â cover art (Saint Jerome in His Study)
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