Solar Ray is a 2001 album that was composed by Susumu Hirasawa

Susumu Hirasawa

is a Japanese electropop artist and composer.In 1972, he enrolled at . From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock group influenced by King Crimson and Yes. In 1979 he formed a New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band called P-Model, along with two former members of...

. It features remixes from some of his older songs and albums, such as Philosopher's Propeller

Philosopher's Propeller

Philosopher's Propeller is an electronica album by Susumu Hirasawa. Some songs such as Nigredo and Rubedo come from Latin and scientific terms synonymous with the album title. Notably, some songs served as the basis for the Millennium Actress soundtrack...

 and Aurora

Aurora (Susumu Hirasawa album)

was an album produced by Susumu Hirasawa and released on February 25, 1994. Of note is that some of Hirasawa's later albums included different versions of several of these songs. For example the song Aurora itself was later released in Solar Ray as Aurora 2 on 2001, and later rereleased as Aurora 3...

. These remixes are based upon his old band which disbanded in 1999, known as P-Model

P-Model

P-Model was a Japanese New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band started in 1979 by frontman Susumu Hirasawa. The band has included many lineup revisions over the years but Hirasawa was always at the helm of operations...

. Solar Ray's songs are energetic and have an electropop feel, reminiscent of P-Model's songs combined with Susumu Hirasawa's style. An interesting highlight of this album is that not only has he recycled some of his music, he has also used solar power

Solar power

Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...

, a renewable energy source to power his recording studio. In addition to using recycled material, the name of the album came from one of Susumu Hirasawa's previous works.

Track listing

1. ""
2. ""
3. ""
4. Gemini 2
5. Sim City 2
6. ""
7. ""
8. Berserk-Forces 1.5
9. ""
10. ""