Uchū Nippon Setagaya

Uchū Nippon Setagaya (Japanese: 宇宙 日本 世田谷) is the seventh and final studio album by Japanese dream pop band Fishmans, first released 24 July 1997 on Polydor.[3] The album's title roughly translates to Space Japan Setagaya.

Uchū Nippon Setagaya
Studio album by
Fishmans
Released24 July 1997
StudioWaikiki Beach[1]
GenreDub,[2] neo-psychedelia, dream pop
Length58:23
LabelPolydor Records
Fishmans chronology
Long Season
(1996)		 Uchū Nippon Setagaya
(1997)

Background

After signing a deal with Polydor Records for a three-album deal, Fishmans put out Kuchu Camp and Long Season (both 1996). The band returned to their studio, Waikiki Beach, to record a third album, but the band was plagued with internal struggle. Frontman Shinji Sato would often come to rehearsal's with nearly-complete home demo recordings, which alienated the other members of the band.[1]

This would be the band's final studio album, but was followed up by two live albums, 8月の現状 (1998), and 98.12.28 男達の別れ (1999). Sato died of a lifelong heart condition shortly after the recording of the latter.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pokka Pokka"4:04
2."Weather Report"8:38
3."うしろ姿" (Back Figure)5:12
4."In the Flight"5:36
5."Magic Love"4:55
6."バックビートにのっかって" (Stuck in the Backbeat)8:26
7."Walking in the Rhythm"12:55
8."Daydream"8:37
Total length:58:23
  • Note: All tracks are presented in all caps, with the exception of tracks 3 and 6, which are in Japanese on all versions of the album. Translations for these tracks are approximate.

Personnel

Adapted from CD liner notes:[4]

Fishmans

  • Shinji Sato – vocals, guitar
  • Yuzuru Kashiwabara – bass guitar
  • Motegi Kinichi – drums

Additional personnel and production

  • Honzi – keyboards, violin, melodica, toy piano, mandolin
  • Michio Sekiguchi – additional guitars
  • ZAK – producer, mixing, recording engineer
  • Yuka Koizumi – mastering engineer
  • Tak – recording engineer
  • Mei Sumita – photography

Charts
Chart（2016） Peak
position
Japan Weekly Charts (Oricon)[5] 121

Uchū Nippon Setagaya at Discogs (list of releases)

References
  1. Simpson, Paul. "Fishmans - Biography & History". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. James, David. "Fishmans – Uchu Nippon Setagaya". Optimistic Underground. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. "Uchu Nippon Setagaya [Uchu Nippon Setagaya]". Oricon. Oricon News Co. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "Fishmans – 宇宙 日本 世田谷 (Uchu Nippon Setagaya) (1997, CD)". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. "宇宙 日本 世田谷". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
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