After Dinner – Paradise Of Replica (1989, CD, Japan)

Tracklist:
1 Paradise Of Replica 3:28
2 A Walnut 4:29
3 Kitchen Life I 2:07
4 Motorcycle 1:19
5 Kitchen Life II 1:23
6 Ironclad Mermaid 4:42
7 Dancing Twins 0:59
8 KA-NO-PU-SU-NO-HA-KO 7:54
9 I'll Just Go Birdwatching 3:21

Musicians:

Haco: all vocals, volley ball (7), tapes (8)

Yosuke Isshiki: all pianos and keyboards, pin-hammer piano (5), percussion (2, 3, 6, 8)

Masahiro Kitada: rhythm box and keyboards (1, 5), soroba-tone (2), drums (2, 3), guitars (3), toms (6)

Tadahiko Yokogawa: keyboards (1), bass (6, 8), percussion (8, 9), charango (9)

Ichiro Inoue: percussion (1, 3, 6), indian harp (1), yanch'in (1), glockenspiel (2)

Seiichi Kuroda: tung-siao (4), hichiriki (7, 8), percussion (8)

Ryo Okuda: yanch'in (1), jew's harp (1), percussion (1, 8)

Hideaki Yamagata: drums (6, 8), tambourine (8)

Takumi Fukushima: violin (6-9)

Kazumi Matsumura: cello (6-9)

Shoichi Miyamoto: flute (2, 4)

Junji Naoe: clarinet (2, 4, 7)

Takaaki Miyazaki: tenor sax (2, 4, 7)

Izumi Yae: oboe (2, 7, 8)

Naoki Yamada: acoustic guitars (8)

Masakazu Kinoshita: pianica (2)

"The Japanese avant-garde pop band strove to create a “sacred ambiance” on their second album, fusing unconventional arrangements with bouncing volleyballs and an eyes-wide air of wonder." “It’s rare that art-pop matches its extravagance with such alluring modesty. In doing so, Paradise of Replica feels like encountering cinematic spectacles in miniature.” —Joshua Minsoo Kim