In 1965, he started playing guitar, inspired by The Ventures, he joined a band with "older people" the following year. In 1972, he enrolled at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock/experimental group influenced by King Crimson, Yes, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd. In 1979 he formed a synthpunk / electronic rock / techno-pop band called P-MODEL, along with two former members of Mandrake and a fan of the band/close friend. They released a string of albums through the 1980s, and in 1989, Hirasawa began releasing solo work, while also continuing to work with the reactivated P-MODEL beginning in 1992. The P-MODEL project continued until 2000; in 2004 Hirasawa started a new unit known as KAKU P-MODEL, which is effectively a solo continuation of P-MODEL.
Composition and performances
Hirasawa uses Amiga computers extensively in his work, using applications such as Scala, Bars and Pipes, and OctaMED in the production of his music. One of the factors that set him apart from other Japanese electronic artists is ever-changing production techniques. For 2001's SOLAR RAY album, his recording studio was outfitted to be powered completely by 2 solar energy-capting panels. Since them, Hirasawa's works have been recorded with solar energy, although he has since added 2 more panels to his studio.
His subject matter can be equally unusual. A constant source of inspiration for his music has come from Thailand. The concept behind his 1995 album Sim City was drawn from his experiences traveling there, and more specifically, from Thai transsexuals. Guest Thai vocalists participate throughout that and subsequent albums, including 1996's SIREN, which was also a concept album based on Thailand. As for his lyrical inspiration, Hirasawa references the philosophies of yin and yang, his travels and the principles of nature vs. machines. Hirasawa has also been inspired by the works of Carl Jung, Hayao Kawai, Kenji Miyazawa and Nikola Tesla.
Hirasawa occasionally stages interactive live performances. They merge computer graphics with his music to tell interactive stories, and involve heavy use of computers, particularly Amiga systems, motion capture cameras and video projectors. The flow of each live show is determined by audience participation; for example, Interactive Live Show 2000 Philosopher's Propeller was formatted as a maze, and the audience was allowed to choose which path to follow. Sometimes, audience participation plays a part in the performed music, as it did in Interactive Live Show 2000. He provided the phone numbers to four cellular phones during one song, and the audience was allowed to call the numbers to have him play the corresponding ringtone. This provided an improvised harmony between the background music and the ringing phones.
Hirasawa's live music is based on samples he activates with various hand-crafted sampler machines, pre-recorded tracks without vocals, and no regular backup performers. For the Hirasawa Energy Works - Solar Live LIVE SOLAR RAY concerts, he used solar power and a power-generating wheel, inspired by bicycles, to power his electronic equipment. DVDs are available of his innovative award-winning live performances via his website (and ordering through TESLAKITE).
During the PHONON2555 concert, he had two backup performers for the first time since 2000 (discounting those who participated as part of the plots of his Interactive Live Shows).
Gemini
平沢進 Lyrics
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機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び合うまま
誘うよGemini
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
光に映える娘
心は剣をとり
人魚の謎を放つ
誘うよGemini
バスの駅で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
ナースの姿をとり
命の笛を鳴らす
科学の雲は流れ
天女の雨に光る
誘うよGemini
路地の奥で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
急いで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び合うまま
誘うよGemini
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
The lyrics of "Gemini" by 平沢進 tells a story about a person who rushes through the night to arrive at a mechanical garden. This person leaves their heart with their loved one and follows the call of fate. The Gemini constellation beckons, and the person responds to its call to adventure, to explore past memories that are obscurely hidden away in the shadows of time. The person sings under the moonlight to the ghost of memories that are high and far. The beauty of the night is reflected in the girl`s eyes, and her heart is as sharp as a sword, cutting through the enigma of a mermaid's mystery.
The song encourages its listeners to let their desires run wild as they explore the mysteries that life has to offer. The person in the song is guided by the Gemini constellation, and their journey takes them to the depths of the human soul's sanctuaries. In the end, the person is reborn, taking the form of a nurse, holding the whistle which signifies the start of new life. The lyrics celebrate the power of memories, and how they can evoke emotions, even if they are distant and forgotten.
Line by Line Meaning
急いで走る夜は
In a hurry, running through the night
機械の花園まで
To the garden of machines
心はキミに残し
Leaving my heart with you
命が呼び合うまま
As our lives call out to each other
誘うよGemini
Come, Gemini, beckoning you
ビルの上で
On top of the building
思い出の日々を
Reminiscing on the old days
高く 遠く 翳して
Hiding them high and far away
月夜に歌を歌う
Singing under the moonlit night
光に映える娘
The girl shining in the light
心は剣をとり
Taking the heart's sword
人魚の謎を放つ
Releasing the mystery of the mermaid
バスの駅で
At the bus station
朝が来て 明日になり
Morning comes and tomorrow arrives
命の音は止んで
The sound of life stops
夜が来て また一人
Night comes and I am alone again
キミへと溶けて
Melting into you
生まれる
Being born again
ナースの姿をとり
Taking the form of a nurse
命の笛を鳴らす
Blowing the whistle of life
科学の雲は流れ
The clouds of science flow
天女の雨に光る
Shining in the rain of heavenly maidens
路地の奥で
Deep in the alleyway
Writer(s): 平沢進
Contributed by Jason T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@c.cretaceous1014
急いで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び合うまま
誘うよGemini
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
月夜に歌を歌う
光に映える娘
心は剣をとり
人魚の謎を放つ
誘うよGemini
バスの駅で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
ナースの姿をとり
命の笛を鳴らす
科学の雲は流れ
天女の雨に光る
誘うよGemini
路地の奥で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
急いで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び合うまま
誘うよGemini
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
@bischeglie90
＃ isoide hashiru yoru wa kikai no hanazono made
kokoro wa kimi ni nokoshi inochi ga yobiau mama
sasou yo jemini biru no ue de
omoide no hibi wo takaku tooku kazashite
tsukiyo ni uta wo utau hikari ni haeru musume
kokoro wa tsurugi wo togi ningyou no nazo wo hanatsu
sasou yo jemini basu no eki de
omoide no hibi wo takaku tooku kazashite
※ asa ga kite asu ni nari inochi no oto wa yande
yoru ga kite mata hitori kimi e to tokete umareru
naasu no sugata wo tori inochi no fue wo narasu
kagaku no kumo wa nagare tennyo no ame ni hikaru
sasou yo jemini roji no oku de
omoide no hibi wo takaku tooku kazashite
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＃Repeat
※ Repeat x2
@Panda-Slime
いそいで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び会うまま
さそうよGEMINI
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く遠くかざして
月夜に歌をうたう
光に映える娘
心は剣を研ぎ
人魚の謎を放つ
さそうよGEMINI
バスの駅で
思い出の日々を
高く遠くかざして
朝が来て明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来てまた一人
キミヘと解けて生まれる
ナースの姿をとり
命の笛を鳴らす
化学の雲は流れ
天女の雨に光る
さそうよGEMINI
路地の奥で
思い出の日々を
高く遠くかざして
朝が来て明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来てまた一人
キミヘと解けて生まれる
いそいで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び会うまま
さそうよGEMINI
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く遠くかざして
朝が来て明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来てまた一人
キミヘと解けて生まれる
朝が来て明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来てまた一人
キミへと解けて生まれる
@ichimi3035
また己れのばかと向き合わなきゃならないのはヤになるけど､
この曲は？
不変不動のキミを抱えながら現世は現世で恋をすること？
それとも彼岸と此岸の区別がつかないくらいキミに呑まれること？
どちらもヤバいけど､どちらも仕方ない気がして来る。
美しい声を聞いていたら､どちらでも､どうでもよくなるけども
@c.cretaceous1014
急いで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び合うまま
誘うよGemini
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
月夜に歌を歌う
光に映える娘
心は剣をとり
人魚の謎を放つ
誘うよGemini
バスの駅で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
ナースの姿をとり
命の笛を鳴らす
科学の雲は流れ
天女の雨に光る
誘うよGemini
路地の奥で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
朝が来て 明日になり
命の音は止んで
夜が来て また一人
キミへと溶けて
生まれる
急いで走る夜は
機械の花園まで
心はキミに残し
命が呼び合うまま
誘うよGemini
ビルの上で
思い出の日々を
高く 遠く 翳して
@GastiaG
まさかliveでやってくれるとは思わなかった、美しいコーラスとピアノを加えたアレンジが最高でした...
@user-nq2ln1dm5x
リーズナブルの離婚するのにルートルンルン られル、理離理りらりるら、れラらりりーメン
@user-nq2ln1dm5x
リーズナブルの離婚するのにろリーズナブルのルートルンルン られららリビングのラーメン６月月路面録画や６ららりろ りるれろ月労働力璃離、理離理りらりるら、れラらりりーメン
@Pan_Z
Hirasawa's voice is beautiful with any instrumentality.
@user-nu4lq3me9p
誰もいない露天風呂で満点の星空を見ながら聞いてみたい！
癒しの曲だー！
@user-uq5po4zq2l
師匠の高音は聖属性
此処で言う聖は人類の認識改革を引き起こし人類を新たなステージに持っていく本当の意味での聖。
@De-Nagu_Inter
休みの日に昼から飲んで酔っ払いながら夕日を見て聞くGeminiが最高なんじゃ……
@120203ogi
「Gemini」の部分の発声？滑舌？が美しくて癒されます。
@sawaik9679
今一番この曲がキテる