S-F-X (stylized with interpuncts as 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 | |
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| Studio album by Haruomi Hosono with Friends Of Earth | |
| Released | 16 December 1984 |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Length | 33:10 |
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| Producer | Haruomi 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
editVinyl/Cassette Version
editAll tracks are written by Haruomi Hosono, except "Body Snatchers" and "Strange Love", with lyrics translated by Peter Barakan
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Body Snatchers" | 5:49 |
| 2. | "Androgena" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "SFX" (instrumental) | 5:54 |
| Total length: | 16:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- 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