Discography - Soft Ballet - Albums
| EARTH BORN |
| 1989.9.25 [25A2-36] |
| 1. BODY TO BODY |
| 2. HOLOGRAM ROSE |
| 3. WITH YOU |
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4. BORDER DAYS |
| 5. KO.KA.GE.NI |
| 6. L.MESS |
| 7. SPINDLE |
| 8. PASSING MOUNTAIN |
| 9. EARTH BORN |
| 10. BLACK ICE |
| >> 1st major debut full length studio album. indie CD impossible to find now |
| >> naive but set a specific electric SB sound |
| >> 1st press in card box set plus photobook and weird metal sticker |
| DOCUMENT |
| 1990.4.25 [ALCA-38] |
| 1. NO PLEASURE |
| 2. MIDARA (PORTE DEVERGONDEE) |
| 3. PRIVATE PRIDE |
| 4. JARO'68 |
| 5. BELIEVE IN A BLUE WORLD |
| 6. ESCAPE |
| 7. TWIST OF LOVE -Acoustice Version- |
| 8. FAITH IS A |
| 9. COMA BABY |
| 10. AFTER IMAGES |
| >> 2nd studio album |
| >> more experimentation and established techniques, esp Ryoichi's vocal |
| >> lyrics getting more and more political |
| >> Ryoichi: i would like to hold a panoramic view, a view without limit. if there is a word called "ideal", it would be the keyword of this album |
| >> 1st press in card box set with photobook (weird photos and design) n 3 postcards |
| 3(drai) |
| 1990.11.28 [ALCA-86] |
| 1. BLACK LASH |
| 2. EXIST |
| 3. BRILLIANT FAULT AND THE SKY WAS BLUE |
| 4. MUCH OF MADNESS MORE OF SIN |
| 5. FLOW |
| 6. GODDESS (BONUS TRACK) |
| >> mini album |
| >> intended to be a "solo collection" of the members. glimpes of their own style, eg Maki going industrial. interesting to listen to |
| >> 1st press in card box set iwth keyholder |
| >> later release as 3(drai)+3 with 3 more remixes |
| 7. BODY TO BODY -CLUB MIX- |
| 8. ESCAPE +2nd.Mix |
| 9. VIRTUAL WAR -Dub version- |
| AI TO HEAWA (love and peace) |
| 1991.5.21 [ALCA-132] |
| 1. SAND LOWE (BEAT MIX) |
| 2. VIRTUAL WAR |
| 3. EGO DANCE |
| 4. OBSESSION |
| 5. LAST FLOWER |
| 6. AMERICA |
| 7. FINAL |
| 8. OPTIMAL PERSONA |
| 9. TANGO IN EDEN |
| 10. TEXTURE |
| 11. SAND LOWE |
| >>on the verge of being a concept album: gulf war vs love and peace |
| >> more psychological than the previous. early electro/synth pop style came to maturity u could say |
| >> Ryoichi: ai to heiwa for me is the ideal state of human society |
| >> 1 st press double CDs |
| bonus CD: |
| 1. AMERICA (Remix) |
| 2. VIRTUAL WAR (Dub version) |
| Reiz [RAITZ] live at NHK Hall |
| 1992.8.21 [ALCA-367] |
| 1. NOCTURNE |
| 2. BODY TO BODY |
| 3. PRIVATE PRIDE |
| 4. PASSING MOUNTAIN |
| 5. SPINDLE |
| 6. FAITH IS A |
| 7. SOMETHING AROUND |
| 8. EGO DANCE |
| 9. NEEDLE |
| 10. NO PLEASURE |
| 11. VIRTUAL WAR |
| 12. CANTIGAS |
| >> recorded from live at 1991.11.22 |
| >> breathless live recording featuring the legendary Kamiryo Wataru on drums |
| >> 1st press comes with large fold open booklet (more like a poster) |
| MILLION MIRRORS |
| 1992.10.21 [VICL-340] |
| 1. FRACTAL |
| 2. WHOLE THE WHOLE |
| 3. A SHEPHERD'S SON |
| 4. VIETNAM |
| 5. INSTINCT? |
| 6. HYSTERIA |
| 7. FAIRY TALE |
| 8. MEDDLER |
| 9. THRESHOLD (YELLOW MIX) |
| 10. THRESHOLD (WHITE MIX) |
| >> 1st album after transferred to Victor Entertainment |
| >> no prior single release. a classic on it's own |
| >> recorded in England. influenced by the gloomy environment? or initial musical change? its advert eloquently said: music is sickness |
| >> getting darker and darker but deeply intriguing (sometimes disturbing) soundscape, eg. minimal FRACTAL vs industrial THRESHOLD. a monumental and landmark album |
| >> ordering privillege: million poster (B size) |
| ALTER EGO |
| 1992.12.21 [ALCA-423] |
| 1. Ego Dance remixed by Fortran 5 |
| 2. Body to Body remixed by 808 State |
| 3. Final remixed by Graham Bonnet |
| 4. Twist Of Love remixed by Nightmares On Wax |
| 5. Brilliant Sky And Sky Was Blue remixed by LFO |
| 6. Texture remixed by Jah Wobble |
| 7. (Trip The) Needle. Part 1 and 2 remixed by Adrian Sherwood. Another ON-U SOUND Recording |
| 8. No Pleasure remixed by The Grid |
| 9. America remixed by Renegade Soundwave |
| 10. Midara remixed by Carbret Voltaire |
| 11. Body to Body (Vox mix) remixed by 808 State |
| 12. Brilliant Fault And Sky Was Blue (ambient verison) remixed by LFO |
| >> first remix album released by Alfa |
| >> remixes by mostly British electronic/house musicians. not a bad rework. BRILLIAN FAULT AND SKY WAS BLUE is a must |
| TWIST AND TURN |
| 1993.09.21 [ALCA-9079] (2nd press code) |
| 1. Twist (of love) |
| 2. Spindle -the Fluke remix |
| 3. Back Lash -the EMF remix |
| 4. Jaro'68 -the Pop Will Eat Itself remix |
| 5. Believe In A Blue World -the Orbital remix |
| 6. Twist Of Love -the Andrew Barker remix |
| 7. Faith Is A -the Adamski remix |
| 8. Brilliant Fault And Sky Was Blue Twist of Love Believe In A Blue A World - The Shimmer Amalgam |
| 9. Private Pride -the Falconer remix |
| 10. Sand Lowe -the Polygon Window remix |
| 11. L-Mess -the Higher Intelligence Agency remix |
| 12. Obsession -the 10th (hapter remix) |
| 13. (twist of) love |
| >> 2nd remix album |
| INCUBATE |
| 1993.11.21 [VICL-448] |
| 1. PARADE |
| 2. JEWEL SNAKE |
| 3. WHITE SHAMAN |
| 4. TRANSCODE |
| 5. DEEP-SETS |
| 6. INFANTILE VICE |
| 7. PHASE |
| 8. ENGAGING UNIVERSE |
| 9. PILED HIGHER DEEPER |
| 10. GENE SETS |
| 11. MARBLE |
| >> getting more and more varied in style but all about the "universe". some fans elequently describe this album as "a marriage with the universe" |
| >> weird it may seem, but listening to this album gives me the feeling of reading a book with chapters n pause, climax n ending. a very compact but full book |
| >> ordering privillege: special B2 size artist poster |
| FORM |
| 1995.4.21 [VICL-655] |
| 1. YOU |
| 2. PHOENIX |
| 3. PERFECTION |
| 4. RIDE |
| 5. U |
| 6. NO-ONE LIVES ON MARS |
| 7. LAST SONG |
| 8. JAIL OF FREEDOM |
| 9. ROMAN |
| >> last studio album of SB. somehow you could sense the overflowing feeling of coming to an impending end |
| >> refined in every aspect. the ultimate futuristic album of SB |
| >> recorded while they were living together (such a wicked idea of Maki, and only last for a few days) |
| FORMs -REMIX FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE- |
| 1995.6.28 [VICL-2156] |
| 1. YOU (stranger remix) by lan Tregoning |
| 2. PERFECTION (Plaid mix) by Black Dog |
| 3. RIDE (Global Communication Dub mix) by Reload |
| 4. U (Double U) by Greg Hunter |
| 5. NO-ONE LIVES ON MARS (Even Longer) by Cral Criag |
| 6.JAIL OF FREEDOM (Jailtilsli) by Autechre |
| >> FROM album remixed by verious artists |
| >> remixes getting pretentious and over-long... |
| ULTIMATE BEST OF SOFT BALLET |
| 1995.9.27 [VICL-40179-40180] |
| Disc Yellow (Morioka Ken selection) |
| 1. EARTH BORN* |
| 2. BODY TO BODY* |
| 3. EGO DANCE* |
| 4. WHITE SHAMAN |
| 5. AMERICA* |
| 6. MARBLE |
| 7. FAIRY TALE |
| 8. PARADE |
| 9. ENGAGING UNIVERSE |
| 10. PASSING MOUNTAIN* |
| 11. AFTER IMAGES* |
| 12. YOU |
| Disc Blue (Fujii Maki selection) |
| 1. GENE SETS |
| 2. TEXTURE* |
| 3. BACKLASH* |
| 4. NO PLEASURE* |
| 5. PILED HIIGHER DEEPER# |
| 6. VIETNAM# |
| 7. NEEDLE* |
| 8. U# |
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9. DEEP-SETS# |
| 10. INFANTILE VICE# |
| * new recordings (including vocals) |
| # remixs |
| >> surprisingly good reworks of some songs. more enhanced on the atmosphere of evey songs. a must have though it's a so called "best" album set |
| >> 1st press in special double digi pack with photobook |
| Symbiont |
| 2002.10.23 [AMCT-10008] |
| 1. bird time |
| 2. jim dog |
| 3. babel |
| 4. merchendiver |
| 5. too fat to ugly |
| 6. out |
| 7. fine train |
| 8. dead-end gaze |
| 9. love junk |
| 10. f.a.c.s |
| 11. peaceful day |
| >> come back album of soft ballet. As crazy as their last albums, with a wide range of variations of songs, from mentally fucked-up electronic/industrial to their classic ballad. Haha, you could sense a very distinct pattern about who is the melody composers thru the songs |
| >> elaine favourite: peaceful day. Never heard such gentle and tender endo ryoichi before. Simple is the best. ;-D |
| deviation form (?) |
| >> mysterious album released under Maki's name. still looking for info about this |