Vision Creation Newsun
Vision Creation Newsun | ||||
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Released | December 10, 1999 | |||
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Length | 67:41 | |||
Label | Birdman, WEA Japan | |||
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Vision Creation Newsun is an album by Japanese rock band Boredoms released by WEA Japan. The standard one-disc edition was released in Japan December 10, 1999, and in the United States the following year by Birdman Records.
Music and composition
Described as a
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Metal Hammer | 7/10[3] |
NME | 9/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 7.9/10[5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Spin | 8/10[7] |
Vision Creation Newsun generally received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for AllMusic, Mark Richardson said: "This is not the left-field triumph that Super æ was, but it's a strong album nonetheless."[2]
Pitchfork ranked Vision Creation Newsun at number 39 on its list of the 200 best albums of the 2000s.[8]
Track listing
With the exception of track #9, each song's title is represented officially by a symbol. When referring to these tracks in print and in MP3 tags, the alternate names (including parentheses) are often used.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "◯" (circle) | 13:42 |
2. | "☆" (star) | 5:22 |
3. | "♡" (heart) | 6:51 |
4. | "Ҩ" (spiral) | 6:33 |
5. | "~" (tilde) | 6:19 |
6. | "◎" (two circles) | 7:21 |
7. | "↑" (arrow up) | 6:26 |
8. | "Ω" (omega) | 7:36 |
9. | "ずっと" ("Zutto" ["Forever"]) | 7:31 |
Limited edition
The album was originally released with alternative artwork, a second disc, a T-shirt, a sticker, and an electronic device that played sampled frog noises when the box was opened. The second disc contains a 30+ minute live track consisting of an unreleased song and the opening track from the studio disc. The track is bookended by two short edits of tracks from the studio disc.[9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "⊙" (circle with dot) (remix of "☆") | 1:28 |
2. | "" (hourglass/Boretronix logo) (Live Nov '98 [Osaka City Univ. Outdoor Free Concert]) | 35:38 |
3. | "◌" (dotted circle) (remix of "♡") | 5:33 |
References
- The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the originalon July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c Richardson, Mark. "Vision Creation Newsun – Boredoms". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Black, Virginia (February 2001). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 83. UK: Future plc. p. 79.
- ^ Capper, Andy (January 19, 2001). "Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun". NME. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (February 29, 2000). "Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Gross, Joe (February 2001). "Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 2. p. 111. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. October 2, 2009. p. 9. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ McFee, Jason. "Vision Creation Newsun". Bullets of Autumn.com. Retrieved 2007-08-05.