P-Model (also typeset asP-MODEL andP. Model) was a Japaneseelectronic rock band started in 1979 by members of the defunctprogressive rock bandMandrake. The band has experienced many lineup revisions over the years but frontmanSusumu Hirasawa was always at the helm of operations. P-Model officially disbanded in 2000, although many of its members continue to release solo albums and collaborate with each other on different projects.
Hirasawa has since released work under the name "Kaku P-Model" (核P-Model;lit.'nucleus of P-Model'), effectively a solo revival of the band.
Yoshikazu Takahashi (高橋 芳一) – Systems (23 January 1986 – 27 September 1987)
Hikaru Kotobuki (ことぶき 光) – keyboard, synthesizer, vocals,Compact Macintosh, programming (1 November 1987 – 28 December 1988; 23 September 1991 – 11 October 1993)
Yasuchika Fujii (藤井 康親) – electronic drums, cymbals (23 September 1991 – 11 October 1993)
Hajime Fukuma [ja] (福間 創) – System-1 (1 December 1994 – 20 December 2000; 11 – 14 January 2014KAKU P-MODEL guest appearance)
Kenji Konishi (小西 健司) – System-2, bass (1 December 1994 – 20 December 2000)
Wataru Kamiryo [ja] (上領 亘) – AlgoRhythm (1 December 1994 – 15 May 1997)
Tainaco – Virtual drums (21 October 1997 – 20 December 2000)
Amiga program operated throughMIDI signals; three types, 1, 2 and E (enhanced) were created. CG model based on drummer Sadatoshi Tainaka, later replaced with photos of Tainaka. Never reappeared after 2000.
All videos from the Great Brain to Harm Harmonizer were directed by Yuichi "You1" Hirasawa (Susumu's brother). "Fu-Ru-He-He-He", "2D or Not 2D" and "Grid" were included in "Bitmap 1979–1992"; "Monotone Grid" was included in "Photon-3"; "http" was included in "Rocket Shoot"; "Logic Airforce" was included in "Live Video Music Industrial Wastes〜P-Model or Die".
P-Model, as well Susumu Hirasawa through his solo career, have been influential both on musicians, as well as on artists that work on other mediums, with a reputation for having many fans in the manga and anime industries.[1] Their creative collaborators (and even 6 of the band's members) often started out as big fans of and directly influenced by their work:BerserkmangakaKentaro Miura has found that listening to Hirasawa's songs has helped him regain focus on the themes of his writing multiple times,[2] mangaka/anime directorSatoshi Kon wrote that Hirasawa's work was "a source of imagination and creativity for me" over the last 20 years of his life,[3] film directorDaihachi Yoshida considers Hirasawa as the creator of "about half of my way of thinking".[4]
Beyond associates, P-Model and/or Hirasawa have been cited as influences by musicians such asFukusuke [ja] ofMetronome,[5]Hiroyuki Hayashi ofPolysics,[6]Daoko[7] (whose song "Welcome to the Parade", from 2012'sHyperGirl: Mukōgawa no Onna no Ko, was directly influenced by Hirasawa's worldview[8]),Toby Driver ofKayo Dot (who claims the albumPlastic House on Base of Sky was an attempt to "make [his] version of [Hirasawa's] music")[9] andKenshi Yonezu (who has said that a Hirasawa song "changed [his] life").[10]
^Shibasaki, Ko (16 February 2020)."神様平沢進様". Ko Shibasaki 柴咲コウ (@ko_shibasaki).Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved16 March 2020 – via Twitter.
^Yotsumoto, Toshimi (7 June 2009)."なぜ我々は「けいおん!」に萌えてしまうのか?" [Why are We so Moe forK-On!?]. テレビを捨てよ、動画サイトを観よう [Throw Away Your TV, and Let's Watch Video Sites] (#6).ASCII.jp.ASCII Media Works. p. 1.
^Maname (4 November 2009)."Twitter「平沢唯じゃない」でも1万人がフォロー" [Twitter - "I'm Not Yui Hirasawa", but 10,000 People Still Follow]. 週刊Twitterなう! [Weekly Twitter Now!] (#17).ASCII.jp. ASCII Media Works.
^Yotsumoto, Toshimi (16 December 2009)."ソロデビュー20周年記念・平沢進ロングインタビュー【前編】「私は平沢進だぞ。平沢唯じゃない」 本人に聞いてみた" [Solo Debut 20th Anniversary Susumu Hirasawa Long Interview [Part 1] We Asked the Man Himself about "I am Susumu Hirasawa. Not Yui Hirasawa"]. ミュージック・ギークス！ [Music Gigs!] (#10).ASCII.jp. ASCII Media Works. p. 5.
^Akiyama, Katsuhiko (12 July 2010)."「けいおん」グッズ！" [K-On Goods!].秋山勝彦の宅録日記 [Katsuhiko Akiyama's Home Recording Diary] – via Yahoo! Japan Blog.
^Akiyama, Katsuhiko (24 July 2010)."「けいおん」で想い出した事" [ThingsK-On Made Me Remember].秋山勝彦の宅録日記 [Katsuhiko Akiyama's Home Recording Diary] – via Yahoo! Japan Blog.
