Highvision
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2002
GenreAlternative rock, experimental rock, electronica
Length48:13
LabelKi/oon Music
ProducerSupercar
Supercar chronology
Futurama
(2000)
Highvision
(2002)
Answer
(2004)
Singles from Highvision
  1. "Strobolights"
    Released: May 23, 2001[1]
  2. "Yumegiwa Last Boy"
    Released: November 21, 2001[1]
  3. "Aoharu Youth"
    Released: February 6, 2002[1]

Highvision is the fourth album by the Japanese alternative rock[2] band Supercar. It was released on April 24, 2002, and peaked at 11th place on the Oricon Albums Chart.[3][4] The album is notable for Supercar's continued experimental trajectory starting from their previous album Futurama[5] expanding upon it in Highvision, with the single "Strobolights" not even containing a guitar. The song "Storywriter" was used in the soundtrack of the anime Eureka Seven, which also contains several references to music from the 1980s and 1990s.[6][7]

In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan listed Highvision as number 86 among its "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time."[8]

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Starline"4:04
2."Warning Bell"4:30
3."Storywriter"4:23
4."Aoharu Youth"5:09
5."Otogi Nation"3:29
6."Strobolights"4:06
7."I"6:14
8."Yumegiwa Last Boy"4:11
9."Nijiiro Darkness"6:40
10."Silent Yaritori"5:27

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Supercar - Biography". Sony Music Japan. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  2. Martin, Ian (November 12, 2023), "Supercar's 'Three Out Change!!' may be the most stunning debut in Japanese rock history", The Japan Times
  3. "Supercar (2) – Highvision". Discogs. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. "Oricon Albums Chart from the week of 6 May 2002". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. Martin, Ian (November 12, 2023), "Supercar's Futurama", Metropolis
  6. Sato, Dai (2005-11-29). "Dai Sato talks with Doug McGray about anime" (PDF). Japan Society (Interview). Interviewed by Doug McGray. New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-26.
  7. "Eureka seveN "alternative soundtrack"". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2006-03-20.
  8. Lindsay, Cam (2007-11-14). "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2020-08-30.


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