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Yann Tomita
Music For Astro Age
Album JP 1992 on Sony Records label
(Ambient, Downtempo, Dub, Experimental, Steel Band)
Musicians
 | Yann Tomita st-d, producer, mixed by, liner notes, illustration, drawing, design concept, cover, written by, album by, electronics, recorded by, field works, steel drums, double tenor pan, piano, steel drums, double tenor pan, electronics, tape, recorder, electronics, noises, oscillator, tape, recorder, computer, noises, transistor radio, short wave radio, tape, electronics, steel drums, double tenor pan, drum machine, beat box, effects, time machine, electronics, live, conductor, steel drums, double tenor pan, electronics, system controlled by, electronics, steel drums, double tenor pan, noises, short wave radio, tape, processing, recorded by, field works, computer, electronics, effects, time machine |
 | Hitoshi Nambu a&r, tokyo session |
| Yasushi Tanaka a&r, tokyo session |
| Yusuke Hatanaka a&r, trinidad session |
 | Mariko Yamamoto , design, cgi artist, electronic treatment |
| Propeller Art Works design, cgi artist, electronic treatment |
| Masako Chen coordinator, trinidad session |
 | Toshiro Mitsutomi , liner notes, english translator |
| Kwazz Y other, costume |
 | Bertie Marshall , technician, double tenor pan tuned by |
 | Curtis Lewis sax, as, ts, bvoc, alto saxophone, alto saxophone, flute |
 | Albert Bushe b, bvoc, bass |
 | Keith Coombs , drums |
 | Tony Voisin g, guitar |
 | Leopold Stevenson ts, sax, tenor saxophone |
| Hayden Robbin , trumpet |
 | Adrian Philbert voc, vocals |
| Roger George , vocals |
 | Toshimitsu Nagai b, voc, sax, bass |
 | Tatsuyuki Aoki dr, drums |
 | Hajime Tachibana g, voc, JP guitar |
 | Nobu Saito perc, *1950 JP percussion |
 | Tomohiro Yahiro perc, percussion |
 | Seiichi Takahashi key, piano, synthesizer |
 | Kensuke Shiina sampler, violin, magnetic tape, synthesizer, hand made |
| Sonalal Samaroo , drums |
 | Tadahiro Wakabayashi , sitar |
| Kenneth Guppy , steel drums, bass pan |
| Peter Carlton Maltin , steel drums, cello pan |
| Anthony Samaroo , steel drums, double second pan |
 | Jit Samaroo , 1950-2016 TT steel drums, tenor pan |
| Lalchan Samaroo , steel drums, tenor pan |
 | Yumiko Ohno b, voc, vocals |
| Neville Boucarut , electric upright bass |
| Ralph Davies , piano |
 | Pelham Goddard p, piano |
| Mighty Wiper , vocals, guitar |
 | Genichi Tamura stg, st-d, pedal steel guitar |
Producers
| Moog Yamamoto art direction |
| Maki Nakamura directed by |
| Masahiro Konno engineer, assistant |
| Toru Hirano engineer, assistant |
| Yoshihiro Rakumitsu engineer, assistant |
| Masayo Takise engineer, mastering |
| Akitsugu Doi engineer, recording |
| Eric Michaud engineer, recording |
| Masanori Chinzei engineer, recording |
| King Zabby executive-producer |
| Hideyuki Imai other, translator & back-up of trinidad session |
| Nicci Keller photography by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reel-1 | Yann Tomita | ||
| 2 | Sounds Of Steel (From This To That) | Yann Tomita | 0:56 | |
| 3 | Beyond The Blue Star Zone Part 1 | Yann Tomita | 6:32 | |
| 4 | We Travel The Spaceways #1 | Yann Tomita | Sun Ra | 5:19 |
| 5 | Time Machine | Yann Tomita | 4:01 | |
| 6 | Memories Of Tape Recorder | Yann Tomita | 3:10 | |
| 7 | Radio Music | Yann Tomita | 3:32 | |
| 8 | Beyond The Blue Star Zone Part 2 | Yann Tomita | 9:09 | |
| 9 | Memory Band | Yann Tomita | Charles Stepney | 5:04 |
| 10 | 4'33" | Yann Tomita | John Cage | 4:33 |
| 11 | 4'33" Dub | Yann Tomita | 3:37 | |
| 12 | They'll Come Back | Yann Tomita | Sun Ra | 6:12 |
| 13 | Theme Of Astro 2050 System | Yann Tomita | 1:28 | |
| 14 | Reel-2 | Yann Tomita | ||
| 15 | We Travel The Spaceways #2 | Yann Tomita | Sun Ra | 3:33 |
| 16 | Astro 2050 Systems | Yann Tomita | 15:09 | |
| 17 | Dub Invader | Yann Tomita | 17:56 | |
| 18 | Beyond The Blue Star Zone Part 3 | Yann Tomita | 6:06 | |
| 19 | The Voice Of Republic Of Trinidad & Tobago | Yann Tomita | 1:39 | |
| 20 | Mighty Wiper's Calypso | Yann Tomita | 0:52 | |
| 21 | Music For Astro Age | Yann Tomita | 5:39 | |
| 22 | C-Ya! | Yann Tomita | 9:18 | |
| 23 | Astro Freaks | Yann Tomita | 4:49 |
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