The True Sun is the second release by Japanese psychedelic-folk rock duo Nagisa Ni te

Nagisa ni te

is a Japanese psychedelic-folk rock duo. The group's name is translated as "on the beach". Shinji Shibayama, the group's founder — anda previous member of Idiot O'Clock and Hallelujahs — is also owner of Org Records, which has released albums from groups like Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Naoki Zushi...

. It was released in 1998 by Org Records as an LP. In 2000, P-Vine Records re-released this album in CD format.

The True Sun is a live gig recorded at H2O Factory, Tokyo, on July 5, 1997, and includes songs which were later recorded in the studio. Takeda is much more involved than on their first album, On the Love Beach

On the Love Beach

On the Love Beach is the first album by Japanese psychedelic-folk rock duo Nagisa Ni te. It was released in 1995 by Org Records. In 2000, P-Vine Records re-released this album followed by Jagjaguwar in 2002 for North American/European distribution....

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Track listing

1. "On the Beach" - 5:02
2. "Morning Glory / River" - 12:54
3. "My Story" - 3:36
4. "The True Sun" - 10:41
5. "She" - 8:53
6. "Gentle Japanese"
   (Youichi Higashi, Hiroshi Ebinuma, Masamitsu Tayama) - 3:47
7. "Elegy to Betrayal" - 6:21
8. "Me, on the Beach" - 9:19
9. "Mysterium Coniunctionis"
   (Naoki Zushi) - 12:28

Personnel

• Masako Takeda: vocals, tambourine, ocarina
• Shinji Shibayama: vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Ikuro Takahashi: percussion

Production and credits

All songs written by Masako Takeda and Shinji Shibayama except tracks 6 and 9

Recorded and mixed by Masako Takeda and Shinji Shibayama.

Linear notes by Takuya Sakaguchi

English translation by Alan Cummings

Photography by Noriko Seo, Ken-ichi Takayama

Reissue producer - Fumihito Taguchi

Art direction and design by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda