S·F·X (album)

S・F・X is a 1984 album by Japanese electronic musician Haruomi Hosono. The album is his first solo album after Yellow Magic Orchestra. Credited also is "Friends of Earth", as Hosono would later form a band with this name. The album is the first album released by label Non Standard, a record label created between Hosono and Teichiku Records to release the technopop/hip-hop styled material he worked on.

S・F・X
Studio album by
Haruomi Hosono with FRIENDS OF EARTH
Released16 December 1984 (1984-12-16)
GenreElectronic
Length33:10
LabelTeichiku Records/Non Standard
ProducerHaruomi Hosono

The 1988, 1993 and 2001 reissues of S・F・X contain tracks from Non-Standard Mixture, an EP created by Hosono the same year as the album.

Track listing

Vinyl/Cassette Version

All tracks are written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Body Snatchers" and "Strange Love", with lyrics translated by Peter Barakan.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Body Snatchers"5:49
2."Androgena"4:52
3."SFX" (instrumental)5:54
Total length:16:35
Side B
No.TitleLength
4."Strange Love"5:52
5."Alternative 3" (第3の選択 Dai San no Sentaku) (instrumental)5:08
6."Dark Side of the Star" (地球の夜にむけての夜想曲 Chikyū no Yoru ni Mukete no Yasōkyoku) (instrumental)5:35
Total length:16:35

CD Version
No.TitleLength
1."Non-Standard Mixture" (instrumental)7:04
2."Body Snatchers" (Special Mix)5:49
3."Androgena"4:52
4."SFX" (instrumental)5:54
5."Strange Love"5:52
6."Alternative 3" (第3の選択 Dai San no Sentaku) (instrumental)5:08
7."Dark Side of the Star" (地球の夜にむけての夜想曲 Chikyū no Yoru ni Mukete no Yasōkyoku) (instrumental)5:35
8."Medium Composition; #1" (instrumental)1:13
9."Medium Composition; #2" (instrumental)2:11
10."3・6・9" (instrumental)3:48
Total length:47:26

Personnel
  • Haruomi Hosono - vocals, lyrics, synthesizer, engineer
  • Miharu Koshi - vocals
  • Curtis Knapp - vocals
  • Makoto Kubota - vocals
  • Sandii - vocals
  • Yasuhiko Terada - engineer
  • Takashi Itoh - engineer
  • Matsutoshi Nishimura - bass
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