Yumi Murata
Himiko
B&M (Japan) 1981
YF-7029-B (LP)w/obi(SPSE: 5cm tear and wrinkles on back), insert.
sleeve : EX(wear on corner.)
media : EX+/EX+(some slightly surface noises.)
This was featured in the guidebook OBSCURE SOUND REVISED EDITION. This is the third solo album released in 1981 by Yumi Murata, a Japanese female singer who has participated in the works of Yasuaki Shimizu's group, Mariah Project. Yasuaki Shimizu produced the album, and Mariah handled the sound production. In addition to Mariah, Yasuaki Shimizu, Masanori Sasaji, and Morio Watanabe, Akiko Yano wrote the lyrics and two songs on this album. The sound of the album has a wide variety of sounds, including a progressive rock sound similar to Mariah's works of the time and synth pop that rivals Yello Magic Orchestra, but the most notable is A3, A5, and B4 reflect the sound that Shimizu developed on his masterpiece solo album "IQ-179" and Jimmy Murakawa's solo album "Original De-Motion Picture" released in the same year. A5 is a perfect fusion of Akiko Yano and Shimizu's colors.
A3: 心の底辺
A5: 私のバス
B4: Rakuchin