The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon

The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon (現象の花の秘密, Genshō no Hana no Himitsu) is the twelfth solo album by Susumu Hirasawa.

The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon
Studio album by Susumu Hirasawa
Released	November 23, 2012
Studio	Studio WIRESELF
Genre	Choral classical orchestral progressive rock symphonic rock techno-pop
Length	52:13
Label	Chaos Union, TESLAKITE CHTE-0071
Producer	Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa chronology
Planet Roll Call (2009) The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon (2012) The Man Climbing the Hologram (2015)

Setting itself apart from previous albums, electronic sounds are toned down significantly in favor of strings and other classical instruments.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon" (現象の花の秘密 Genshō no Hana no Himitsu)	4:19
2.	"Ghost Ship" (幽霊船 Yūrei Sen)	3:33
3.	"The Shadow of Bloom" (華の影 Hana no Kage)	4:49
4.	"Brain-Centric Theory" (脳動説 Nō-Dō Setsu)	4:02
5.	"Zalinero The Thief" (盗人ザリネロ Nusutto Zarinero)	5:23
6.	"The Visitor" (侵入者 Shinnyūshya)	4:47
7.	"Astro-Ho! Phase-7"	3:49
8.	"Amputee Gerbera" (Amputeeガーベラ Amputee Gābera)	4:18
9.	"Horde of Thistledown" (冠毛種子の大群 Kanmō Shushi no Taigun)	4:35
10.	"Circular G" (空転G Kūten G)	4:07
11.	"The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon-E" (現象の花の秘密-E Genshō no Hana no Himitsu-E) (bonus track)	4:16
12.	"Amputee Gerbera-E" (Amputeeガーベラ-E Amputee Gābera-E) (bonus track)	4:18

Personnel

• Susumu Hirasawa – Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Personal computer, Digital audio workstation, Synthesizers, Sampler, Sequencer, Programming, Production
• Masanori Chinzei – Recording, Mixing, Mastering
• Syotaro Takami and S.L. Surovec – Translation
• non-graph (Toshifumi Nakai) – Design
• Presented by Chaos Union: Kenji sato, Rihito Yumoto, Mika Hirano, Kinuko Mochizuki and Misato Oguro

External links

• The Secret of the Flowers of Phenomenon
• Interactive Live Show 2013 "Nomonos and Imium" Live Report