P-Model
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P-Model was a Japanese 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.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Prior to Disbanding
- Susumu Hirasawa
- Hajime Fukuma
- Kenji Konishi
[edit] Past Members
- Yasushi 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Singles and EPs
[edit] 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"
[edit] Other Albums
- Perspective II, 1982 - Perspective with three bonus tracks
- Scuba Recycle, 1995 - Remix of Scuba
- Corrective Errors, 1995 - Remix of Fune
- Sound Subspecies in the Solar System, 2002 - Remastered boxset containing all of P-Model's works - 24 albums, 286 songs
[edit] Videography
- Fu-ru-he-he, 1984
- Another Day, 1986
- 2D or not 2D, 1992
- Ashura Clock (Discommunicator), 1997
- Logic Airforce, 1999
[edit] 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, Phnonpenh Model, as well as their own solo works, Susumu Hirasawa in particular.
