Hot Is Cool

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A masterpiece of urban fusion with impressive illustration by Hideto Suzuki!Katsumi Horii PROJECT's first album 'HOT IS COOL' released in 1987 is being reissued on Clear Blue Vinyl!Katsumi Horii, a composer, arranger, and professor at Tokyo College of Music, has composed and produced many TV, animation, commercial, film scores, and stage works, including music for the 'Doraemon' movie series (1999-2005) and music for NHK's drama series, and has employed many top-class musicians for this album. This is the first album of his fusion project.The album reflects the atmosphere of the late 1980s, with a catchy urban fusion style that makes extensive use of synthesizers and programming rhythms. The project started with the concept of collaboration with popular illustrator Hideto Suzuki. For the reissue, the album was cut based on high-spec sound data digitally converted to 96Khz/24bit from the original master tapes, and pressed at Sony Music's domestic factory in Japan as a complete limited version. Original release: March 21, 1987. Musicians: Katsumi Horii (key), Hiroyuki Namba (key), Yoshihiro Naruse (b), Hirokuni Korekata (g), Nobuo Kurata (key), Susumu Kazuhara (flh), Hidefumi Toki (sax), Masato Kawase (perc), etc.Tracklist:SIDE 11. NON-STOP PARADISE2. HOT IS COOL3. TO MY COAST4. CAN't GO BACK TONIGHTSIDE 21. AND MY PARTY BEGAN2. OUT OF THE BLUE3. HOLY SUNSET4. ALONE, AT LAST

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