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Hypnotic Underworld (2004) · Tastebuds

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Hypnotic Underworld 2004

neo-psychedelia, rock 71 min 11 tracks Drag City

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Hypnotic Underworld is an album by the band Ghost, released on January 27, 2004, on Drag City. The album is the first album to feature cellist/bassist Takuyuki Moriya and percussionist Junzo Tatewia, who replaced Hiromichi Sakamoto and Setsuko Furuya respectively.

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Tracks

1Hypnotic Underworld: God Took a Picture of His Illness on This Ground13:32
2Hypnotic Underworld: Escaped and Lost Down in Medina7:09
3Hypnotic Underworld: Aramaic Barbarous Dawn2:55
4Hypnotic Underworld: Leave the World!0:22
5Hazy Paradise4:53
6Kiseichukan Nite5:04
7Piper6:42
8Ganagmanag10:04
9Feed7:07
10Holy High6:10
11Dominoes — Celebration for the Gray Days6:44

11 tracks, 71 minutes.

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Artist: Ghost
Label: Drag City
Released: January 27, 2004
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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