Endangered Species is the fifth studio album by Japanese girl band eX-Girl

EX-Girl

-Overview:They claim to hail from the planet Kero Kero. They are described as psychedelic, space rock, jazz fusion, jagged alternating vocal harmonies, sugary synthesiser pop, punk, prog, epic/atmospheric, noise-rock, wavering 3 part a capella, borderline operatic vocals, often in the space of a...

. Unlike previous albums it was first released outside Japan, on Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

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's Alternative Tentacles

Alternative Tentacles

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 label (catalog number Virus 313). The line-up is credited as Kirilola (previously known as Kirilo), Chapple and Keikos. Zorek is only on the front cover of the album but played on the tour, after Keikos departed. Some tracks feature previous band members Fuzuki (drums). Keikos later returned to the band after Zorek departed. As usual, the album was produced by the band's mentor and collaborator, Hoppy Kamiyama

Hoppy Kamiyama

Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl, Bradford Reed, Bill Laswell, Jan Linton, Marc Ribot, Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean and Damo Suzuki.- Biography :...

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Track listing

1. "E-SA-YA" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kirilola, Hoppy Kamiyama
   Hoppy Kamiyama
   Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl, Bradford Reed, Bill Laswell, Jan Linton, Marc Ribot, Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean and Damo Suzuki.- Biography :...
   
   ) – 5:24
2. "Hettakorii no Ottokotou" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kamiyama, Kirilola) – 5:13
3. "Pretty You Ugly" (Lyrics: Fuzuki, Kirilola, Keikos / Music: Kamiyama, Kirilola) – 3:57
4. "Pujeva" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kamiyama) – 4:47
5. "New Pulse" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kamiyama) – 3:47
6. "Venus vs. Gas Onna" (Lyrics: Kirilola, Keikos / Music: Kamiyama) – 4:35
7. "Rocket Keronian" (Lyrics: Kirilola, Keikos / Music: Kamiyama, Kirilola) – 4:29
8. "Resonance" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kamiyama) – 5:37
9. "Endangered Species" (Music: Kamiyama) – 0:39
10. "Dodo" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kamiyama) – 3:35
11. "The Letter from Mr. Triscuits" (Lyrics: Kirilola / Music: Kamiyama) – 7:34

Personnel

• Kirilola – vocals, bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , Casiotone
  Casiotone
  Casiotone refers to a series of home electronic keyboards released by Casio Computer Co. in the early 1980s.These first keyboards used a sound synthesis technique known as Vowel-Consonant synthesis to approximate the sounds of other instruments...
  
  , Korg
  Korg
  is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners...
  
   synthesizer.
• Chapple – vocals, drums
  Drum kit
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• Zorek – front cover photo
• Keikos – vocals, guitar.
• Fuzuki – vocals (1, 3, 4), drums.
• Hoppy Kamiyama
  Hoppy Kamiyama
  Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl, Bradford Reed, Bill Laswell, Jan Linton, Marc Ribot, Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean and Damo Suzuki.- Biography :...
  
   – Digital President, ass hole box, slide geisha, scum tape from the garbage, okama belcanto, gram pot.
• Steve Eto – tom-tom
  Tom-tom drum
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   (1).
• Yoshihiko Eida – violin
  Violin
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   (1).
• Midori Eida – violin (1).
• Yuji Yamada – violin (1).
• Yoshihiko Maeda – cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
   (1).

Production

• Hoppy Kamiyama
  Hoppy Kamiyama
  Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl, Bradford Reed, Bill Laswell, Jan Linton, Marc Ribot, Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean and Damo Suzuki.- Biography :...
  
   – producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  , string
  Strings (music)
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   arrangement
  Arrangement
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• Yoshiaki Kondo – recording
  Audio engineering
  An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
  
   and mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
   at GOK Sound Studio, Tokyo.
• Masayo Takise – mastering
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
   at M's Disc, Tokyo.
• GORO – art work
  Visual arts
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  , photography
  Photography
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  , make-up.
• Miki Ishida – hair stylist
  Hairdresser
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• Fumio Takanezawa – Frog King design.
• Renge – Frog King manufacture.
• Yukalin, Miho, Renge, Dake-chan, Naomi – costumes.