Big When Far, Small When Close

Big When Far, Small When Close
Studio album by eX-Girl
Released	May 9, 2000
Recorded	November, 1999
Length	25:22
Label	Paranoiz
Producer	Hoppy Kamiyama
EX-Girl chronology

Big When Far, Small When Close is the third studio album by Japanese band eX-Girl, released on the PARANOIZ label in Japan (PAR-50024), and by KIKI Poo Records in the US (KPCD-001).

The line-up consisted of Chihiro, Kirilo and Fuzuki, and the album was produced by Hoppy Kamiyama.

Several of the tracks are sung a capella apart from the odd chime, triangle or hand clap. Exceptions are Zozoi with its tribal-esque drumming, Dandera Korabatten with some repeated background instrumentation, and Alabama Song with a carnival-esque brass and clarinet arrangement.

Track listing

"Neanderthal & Cro-Magnon" (Lyrics: Kirilo, Hoppy Kamiyama / Music: Kamiyama) – 0:50
"Souvlaki" (Lyrics: eX-Girl, Kamiyama / Music: eX-Girl, Kamiyama) – 4:26
"Zozoi" (Lyrics: Kirilo / Music: eX-Girl) – 4:28
"Jet Mogura" (Lyrics: Kirilo / Music: eX-Girl, Kamiyama) – 3:20
"Dandera Korabatten" (Lyrics: Chihiro / Music: eX-Girl, Kamiyama) – 3:51
"Disco 3000" (Lyrics: Chihiro / Music: eX-Girl, Kamiyama) – 3:19
"Alabama Song" (Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht / Music: Kurt Weill) – 3:52
"Big When Far, Small When Close" (Lyrics: Kamiyama / Music: eX-Girl) – 1:12

Personnel

Chihiro – vocals, hand claps, stepping.
Kirilo – vocals, hand claps, stepping.
Fuzuki – vocals, hand claps, stepping, bell.
Hoppy Kamiyama – floor tom, cymbal, sample, gram pot.
Masafumi Minato – floor tom, tom-tom, cymbal.
Takerô Sekijima – tuba, trombone, trumpet.
Kanji Nakao – clarinet, trombone, wood block.

Production

Hoppy Kamiyama – record producer.
Takerô Sekijima – brass arrangement.
Jin Terada – recording and mixing November 8–11, 13, 14 1999 at MIT studio, Sound Atelier.
Yoshiaki Kondo – mastering at Kojima Recordings.
Kazvnori Akita – graphic design.
Jimmy Henda – photography.
Yukari Terakura – costumes.
eX-Girl – illustrations.
Ray - illustration (Frog Prince).

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