Hyperprism
Holger Hiller, Holger Hiller
- Artist
- Holger Hiller, Holger Hiller
- Label
- Wave (7)
- Catalog number
- SP25-6019
- Format
- LP · Album · Promo · Stereo
- Country
- Japan
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Electronic
- Barcode
- T4988019100613
What’s on it
Hyperprism has 10 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
A1Theme = テーマ
- Drums
- Moritz von Oswald
- Mixed By
- Gareth Jones
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Vocals
- Billy MacKenzie
- Written-By
- Billy MacKenzie, Holger Hiller
A2Tiny Little Cloud = 小さな、小さな、ちいさな雲
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
A3Whippets = ウイペット
- Mixed By
- Gareth Jones
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller
- Vocals
- Billy MacKenzie
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller
A4Waltz = 円舞曲
- Mixed By
- Gareth Jones
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Vocals
- Cano Caoli
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
A5Oben Im Eck = オーベン・イム・エック
- Lyrics By
- Wolfgang Müller
- Mixed By
- Holger Hiller, Jens Walther, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Vocals
- Holger Hiller
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller
B1Warm Glass = グラスのぬくもり
- Bass, Vocals
- Holger Hiller
- Lyrics By
- Tom Verlaine
- Mixed By
- Mel Jefferson
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
B2Die Blaetter, Die Blaetter... = 木の葉よ、木の葉...
- Drums, Percussion
- Moritz von Oswald
- Lyrics By
- Wolfgang Müller
- Mixed By
- Mel Jefferson
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mel Jefferson, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Vocals
- Holger Hiller
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller
B3Sirtaki = シルタキ
- Arranged By
- Moritz von Oswald
- Mixed By
- Gareth Jones
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Snare, Xylophone, Pipe [Drain], Cymbal, Performer [Breath]
- Moritz von Oswald
- Triangle [Spinning]
- Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller
- Zither [Waldzitter]
- Holger Hiller
B448 [Achtundvierzig] Kissen = 四十八個の倦怠
- Lyrics By
- Wolfgang Müller
- Mixed By
- Gareth Jones
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Vocals
- Holger Hiller
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller
B5Oben Im Eck [Version] = オーベン・イム・エック [ヴァージョン]
- Lyrics By
- Wolfgang Müller
- Sampler [Sample Keyboard]
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
- Vocals
- Holger Hiller
- Written-By
- Holger Hiller, Mimi Izumi Kobayashi
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Where it came from
Hyperprism was released in 1986 by Holger Hiller, a key figure in the German Neue Deutsche Welle and experimental music scenes. Originally associated with the influential band Palais Schaumburg, Hiller moved toward a more idiosyncratic, collage-based approach to pop music during his solo career. This release, issued through the Wave label, reflects the aesthetic shift occurring in mid-eighties underground electronic music, where artists began blending sharp, rhythmic precision with increasingly abstract, surrealist soundscapes.
The album is noted for its unconventional production techniques and Hiller’s penchant for assembling disparate auditory fragments into a cohesive, albeit challenging, pop structure. The design and sound reflect the intellectual rigor of the Berlin and Hamburg art-punk circles, prioritizing conceptual depth over traditional commercial accessibility. Upon its release, it was received primarily by critics and fans of avant-garde pop as a testament to Hiller’s technical restlessness and his refusal to adhere to the standard tropes of the era’s synth-pop output.
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