Half Japanese – Our Solar System LP

Half Japanese – Our Solar System

40th anniversary edition of ‘Our Solar System’, Jad and David Fair's third studio album as Half Japanese. Originally released in 1984, ‘Our Solar System’ is a wild and chaotic outsider take on the history of pop music.

“A prime example of lo-fi garage exuberance full of romance, confidence, and verve.” AllMusic

Including their suitably avant-garde renditions of The 13th Floor Elevators’ ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’, The Velvet Underground’s ‘European Son’, Buddy Holly’s ‘Because I Love You’ which is preceded by their own ‘Girl Athletes’ powered by a reverbed Bo Diddley rhythm.

A bravura performance of detuned excitement, 40 minutes of beautiful at times frantic disorder.

Filled with guitar and sax arm wrestling and bizarre sidesteps including a fuzzy take on Grieg’s ‘Hall Of The Mountain King’ which devolves into the standard ‘Louie Louie’ plus a jittering version of Bobby Lord’s ‘Did You Miss Me’.

Tracklist:
A1. Dance When I Say Dance 
A2. Girl Athletes 
A3. Because I Love You 
A4. Danger Danger Rachel Lang 
A5. E.S.P. 
A6. Classical Music 
A7. You're Gonna Miss Me 
A8. Little Girls Have To Be Home Early 
A9. Too Much Adrenalin

B1. Fire To Burn 
B2. Rhonda 
B3. Electricity Respect 
B4. Knocked Down On The Dancefloor 
B5. European Son 
B6. There's A Girl 
B7. Hall Of The Mountain King/Louie Louie 
B8. Young Hearts Break 
B9. Did You Miss Me 
B10. Thing With A Hook

Label: Fire Records
Released: 1984/2024