Hypnotic Underworld
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. The album has two cover songs: one of Earth and Fire's "Hazy Paradise" and one of Syd Barrett's "Dominoes". Track listing Personnel The following people contributed to Hypnotic Underworld: Ghost Masaki Batoh – acoustic guitar, vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar Michio Kurihara – electric guitar Taishi Takizawa – bouzouki, flute, saxophone, theremin, tin whistle Kazuo Ogino – organ, piano, lute, Mellotron, Korg synthesizer, Celtic harp Takuyuki Moriya – electric bass, double bass, cello Junzo Tatewia – percussion, drums Additional personnel Masaki Hayashi - Engineer Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi - Artwork Kazuo Ogino - Photography Dan Osborn - Cover layout Keiko Yoshida - Photography Reception Hypnotic Underworld has received mostly positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 78 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews." AllMusic's Sean Westergaard gave the album a very positive review, writing "Hypnotic Underworld is a new high-water mark from one of rock's most interesting bands. Highly recommended." Brandon Stosuy from Pitchfork also