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"Minami-kaze (southerly wind) α Wave" is, as far as is known, the only ‘vocal piece’ that Henry Kawahara has produced, and is an unreleased version of "Minamikaze #3" released in 1993 under the name HMD (H Music Deperception). The song is a vocal version of the cyber-occult exotic instrumental track "Nanpu“ included in the compilation “Cybernetic Defiance and Orgasm: The Essential Henry Kawahara” [EM1197TCD/DLP], sung by Nami Hotatsu, and it is an unreleased version. This track is a rare example that proves he had also a genius for producing ‘pop music’ in the general sense of the word, and which seems to have challenged head-on the pop songs produced by Haruomi Hosono in the 1980s-90s.

Although the whole project was developed only with the enthusiasm of proving Kawahara's existence if he is to be erased as nothing in the current art context, we have confirmed that there are a lot of supporters all over the world for this opinion (several articles and interviews have been given). This single is a prescription for the sequel, tentatively titled "Cybernetic Defiance and Orgasm 2: Other Sides of Henry Kawahara," which is currently in the process of being prepared. This 7” is a limited one-off release, not included in the compilation.

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Minami-kaze (Southerly wind)
Boku no kokoro ni fuku kaze wa (The wind in my heart)
Minami-kaze (Southerly wind)
Boku no kokoro ni fuku kaze wa (The wind in my heart)
Kaze wa minami-kaze (The wind is southerly wind)

Minami-kaze (Southerly wind)
Boku no kokoro ni fuku kaze wa (The wind in my heart)
Minami-kaze (Southerly wind)
Boku no kokoro ni fuku kaze wa (The wind in my heart)
Kaze wa minami-kaze (The wind is southerly wind)

Kaze wa minami-kaze (The wind is southerly wind)

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from Minami-kaze α Wave（南風 アルファ・ウェイヴ）, track released April 24, 2022
ヘンリー川原が90年代初期にプロデュースした唯一の 《歌もの》 曲を7インチでリリース。TKにも捧げたい、川原しか作れなかったサイバーオカルト電脳異国情緒ヴォーカル・チューン。

今のアート文脈から無きものとして抹消されるなら我々で存在証明してやるという意気込みだけで展開した企画ながら、世界的にも話が通じることが確認できたヘンリー川原再訪運動 （複数の記事になって取材も受けました）。そんな中、鋭意準備中の続編 『電脳的反抗と絶頂２: その他のヘンリー川原』 （仮題）の景気づけに処方投与するのが今回のシングルだ。※コンピには未収の限定ワンオフ・リリースです。

この「Minami-kaze α Wave（南風 α ウェイヴ）」 は、判明している限り川原が手がけた唯一の《ヴォーカル曲》であり、1993年にHMD (H Music Deperception) という名で発表された「南風＃3」の未発表ヴァージョンだ （マニアですいません）。 同曲は『電脳的反抗と絶頂』 にも収録したサイバーエキゾ・トラック「南風」をヴォーカル曲用に改編したもので、記録によれば宝達奈巳が歌い、既出版とMIXが微細に異なる未発表ヴァージョン。90年代末のTKファミリーを彷彿とさせるユニット名で、80年代に細野晴臣がプロデュースしたアイドル曲群に真っ向から挑んだような＜ポップスもできた川原＞を確認できる希少例である。

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