The True World is the third 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...

and their second studio album. It was released in 1999 by Org Records as a double LP. In 2000, P-Vine Records re-released this album in a 2×CD format.

Disc 1

1. "The True World" - 10:09
2. "Wonder" - 0:41
3. "Fall of Evening" - 3:59
4. "Time" - 4:58
5. "Far Cry" - 3:50
6. "Twilights" - 6:33
7. "Will" - 3:54
8. "She" - 6:56

Disc 2

1. "The True Sun" - 14:21
2. "Space Between I and I" - 3:06
3. "Gone" - 6:33
4. "Mourn" - 4:46
5. "Anxiety" - 6:44
6. "Rest" - 2:32

Personnel

• Masako Takeda: vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards, tape echo, mellotron, hand claps
• Shinji Shibayama: vocals, guitar, percussion, hand claps, sampler
• Ikuro Takahashi: percussion

Production and credits

All songs written by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda

Recorded and mixed at Peace Music, Tokyo between July and December 1998. Originally released as a double LP on Org Records in June 1999

Mixed by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda

Engineered by Soichiro Nakamura

Digital mastering by Akihiko Takenaka

English translation by Alan Cummings

Art direction and design by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda

Photographs by Shinji Shibayama and Masako Takeda