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Philharmony (Music)
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Philharmony is the fourth studio album of Japanese artist Haruomi Hosono. It was released in 1982 on Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi's newly established vanity imprint, Yen Records, during both men's tenures as member of Yellow Magic Orchestra. As a result, the album features both Takahashi and Ryuichi Sakamoto as session musicians. This plus the involvement of YMO collaborator Hideki Matsutake and English lyricist Peter Barakan results in Philharmony effectively being a YMO album in all but name.Recorded during an era of intense and prolific production (whether as member/producer of YMO or as the producer of other artists), Philharmony incorporates elements of technopop and Ambient music which contrast with Hosono's previous album and draw closer to his work as a commercial composer (such work can be found on a later album of his discography, 1985's Coincidental Music). The minimalistic lyrics abstractly talk about themes such as anxiety, heartbreak... as well as birthdays, Italian funiculars, and exercising.One song off the album, "Sports Men", remains a staple of Hosono's concerts and has also been covered by artists such as Hot Dad and the band Kimono.TracklistSide A "Picnic" (1:52) "Funiculi Funicula" (4:31) "Luminescent / Hotaru" (4:22) "Platonic" (4:20) "In Limbo" (2:25)Side B "Living-Dining-Kitchen" (3:46) "Birthday Party" (3:51) "Sports Men" (4:02) "Philharmony" (3:22) "Air-Condition" (4:23)Bonus track on the 2019 Japanese reissue "Yumemiru Yakusoku" | |
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Artistic License – Linguistics | |
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Artistic License – Linguistics: The chorus of "Sports Men" uses a plural term for a single person: | |
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Face on the Cover | |
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Mythology Gag: "Sports Men" has lyrics which echo two songs Hosono co-wrote as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra: "Insomniac" ("I'm not sleeping these days / Must be insomniac") and "Taiso" (The "Twitching, throbbing" looped lyrics). | |
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Special Guest | |
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Special Guest: Hosono's YMO bandmates Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi are featured on the album, as well as Hideki Matsutake who has been considered as the fourth member of the band. YMO lyricist Peter Barakan co-translated Japanese lyrics into English. | |
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Gratuitous English | |
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Gratuitous English "Luminescent / Hotaru" "Yumemiru Yakusoku" | |
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Vocal Dissonance | |
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Vocal Dissonance: Hosono's voice is processed through various sound effects on different tracks | |
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Bookends | |
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Bookends: "Living-Dining-Kitchen" stars and ends with the same verse. | |
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Portmantitle: "Philharmony" being the crossing of Philosophy and Harmony. In French, the word "Philharmonie" exists but cannot be translated to English. | |
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Drone of Dread | |
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Drone of Dread: On "Air-Condition". | |
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Descent into Addiction | |
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Descent into Addiction: On "Living-Dining-Kitchen": | |
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Instrumentals | |
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Instrumentals: "In Limbo", "Philharmony" and "Air-Condition". | |
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Translated Cover Version | |
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Translated Cover Version: "Funiculi Funicula", originally an Italian song, is covered in Japanese on this album. | |
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Phrase Salad Lyrics | |
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Phrase Salad Lyrics: "Sports Men" stitches together a number of loosely connected phrases that all vaguely relate to fitness. | |
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Spoken Word in Music | |
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Spoken Word in Music: "Yumemiru Yakusoku" starts with a spoken-word sequence where Hosono speaks over voices repeating "Picnic". | |
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Anaphora | |
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Anaphora: The lyrics of "Platonic" feature symploces, a combination of anaphoras and epiphoras: | |
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Rearrange the Song | |
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Rearrange the Song: On his recent concerts, Hosono would play "Sports Men" with a Jump Blues arrangement. He usually ends the song in a joking manner by replaying the outro multiple times. | |
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Epiphora | |
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Epiphora: See Anaphora. | |
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Gratuitous Italian | |
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Gratuitous Italian: "Funiculi Funicula" only has Italian lyrics in its title which are repeated during the chorus. Those lyrics refer to the first funicular railway for Mount Vesuvius (whose opening back in 1880 was the inspiration behind the song). | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: "Sports Men" mentions that the subject's brother and sister are frequently compared to Batman and Wonder Woman, respectively. In "Living-Dining-Kitchen", the narrator is unsure whether to watch Monty Python's Flying Circus or the news. | |
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Cover Version | |
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Cover Version: "Funiculi Funicula" is originally a popular italian song written in 1880 by Luigi Denza and Peppino Turco. The song "Happy Birthday" is covered in a subverting manner on "Birthday Party" "Yumemiru Yakusoku" | |
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One-Word Title | |
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One-Word Title: "Picnic", "Platonic" and "Philharmony". | |
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Mundane Made Awesome | |
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Mundane Made Awesome: "Living-Dining-Kitchen" is a catchy tune about knowing what to eat until we find out the narrator has a troubled life. "Sports Men" is about exercising and staying in shape. | |
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Limited Lyrics Song | |
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Limited Lyrics Song: Most songs on the album showcase minimalistic lyrics . "Picnic" (The only lyric being the song's title), "Luminescent / Hotaru" and "Birthday Party". | |
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Despair Event Horizon | |
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Despair Event Horizon: The narrator of "Living-Dining-Kitchen" is in an apathetic state, not knowing what to do or eat and taking drugs as a reliever to his romantic issues. | |
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Broken Record | |
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Broken Record The looped "Twitching, Throbbing" lyrics of "Sports Men". "Luminescent / Hotaru" loops the words "Hotaru" and "So sweet". "Platonic" has a section where Hosono keeps repeating "I love". | |
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Weight Woe | |
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Weight Woe: On "Sports Men": | |
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Product Placement: In "Living-Dining-Kitchen", the narrator is unsure whether to have Cup Noodles or a Big Mac for his meal. | |
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