Orora

In speaking of chronology, this album is very important, marking his first solo album after the unfreezing of P-Model as well as first solo album since '91. While his first three solo works were very eclectic in sound and relied more heavily on 'physical' instruments than electronic ones, this album brings in some P-Model-esque electronic sound with musical ideas reminiscent of his earlier solo period. With that said, it has a sound very unlike any other Hirasawa/P-Model album. He also risks a lot in this album where most songs are very slow tempo (Stone Garden, Love Song, Ringing Bell, etc); I think some P-Model fans would be turned off by the change of pace, but there are some other more 'hyper' tracks, like Aurora and Take The Wheel, with some very strange, more experimental tracks like Snow Blind, Island Door, and The Double Of Wind, but all in all, this album has incredible melodies, memorable songs, and a vision that only Hirasawa could perfect; I think it's a shame that this album seems to be so under-rated by many of his fans, but I truly believe that this album is a strong highlight of his career, and doesn't fade with age.

This is one of the best album of Susumu Hirasawa. My favourites songs are "love song", "Hirobade", "Yonderuberu" and "Aurora" of course!!!!!