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Highvision

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Highvision
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2002
GenreAlternative rock, experimental rock, electronica
Length48:13
LabelKi/oon Music
ProducerSupercar
Supercar chronology
Futurama
(2000)
Highvision
(2002)
Answer
(2004)
Singles from Highvision
  1. "Strobolights"
    Released: May 23, 2001[1]
  2. "Yumegiwa Last Boy"
    Released: November 21, 2001[1]
  3. "Aoharu Youth"
    Released: February 6, 2002[1]

Highvision is the fourth album by the Japanese alternative rock[2] band Supercar. It was released on April 24, 2002, and peaked at 11th place on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3][4] The album is notable for Supercar's continued experimental trajectory starting from their previous album Futurama[5] expanding upon it in Highvision, with the single "Strobolights" not even containing a guitar. The song "Storywriter" was used in the soundtrack of the anime Eureka Seven, which also contains several references to music from the 1980s and 1990s.[6][7]

In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan listed Highvision as number 86 among its "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time."[8]

Track list

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No.TitleLength
1."Starline"4:04
2."Warning Bell"4:30
3."Storywriter"4:23
4."Aoharu Youth"5:09
5."Otogi Nation"3:29
6."Strobolights"4:06
7."I"6:14
8."Yumegiwa Last Boy"4:11
9."Nijiiro Darkness"6:40
10."Silent Yaritori"5:27

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Supercar - Biography". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Martin, Ian (November 12, 2023), "Supercar's 'Three Out Change!!' may be the most stunning debut in Japanese rock history", The Japan Times
  3. ^ "Supercar (2) – Highvision". Discogs. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Oricon Albums Chart from the week of 6 May 2002". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ^ Martin, Ian (November 12, 2023), "Supercar's Futurama", Metropolis
  6. ^ Sato, Dai (2005-11-29). "Dai Sato talks with Doug McGray about anime" (PDF). Japan Society (Interview). Interviewed by Doug McGray. New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-26.
  7. ^ "Eureka seveN "alternative soundtrack"". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2006-03-20.
  8. ^ Lindsay, Cam (2007-11-14). "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
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