Hengen Jizai

Hate to give this only 3 stars, but I just can't help my disappointment. First of all, having only 7 tracks shouldn't merit having the same price as the first album. Going further with that point for me is, even though the P-Model remake album for some reason misses a few albums, this one misses 4, going up only to Technique Of Relief for some reason (I can understand why he may not want to re-record music he just released last year, but still...). Another big problem I have is that the arrangements themselves are a little less exciting than in Totsu Gen Hen I, where he cleverly fuses electronics with symphony, keeping the P-Model feel for experimentation through technology, but here is more or less similar between each tracks. Hirasawa does however do some great arrangements despite my complaint, my favorites being Island Door, The Dreaming Machine, and Venus. The rest I still enjoy, but need more time to grow on me; afterall, I haven't had this CD for long, so surely I will accept it with more listens. Either way, I am grateful for this and Totsu Gen Hen I, and that Hirasawa left the tracklisting up to the fans. I actually made a mix combining these two albums together in chronological order, which I think is even better, so try it out sometime if you're curious.