released August 25, 2023

Heretic - Past in Future (CD-R:1996)

1 Yayoi Dream (demo 1991) (34:56)

2 Drugging for M (studio live, August.12th 1995) (35:33)

Bonus Track
3 In The Mist Of Time (for Peter Frohmader : 2022 3D Remix) (16:33)

(Total time 87:02 : unreleased 1 track)

Hiro Kawahara (Computers, Korg DSS1*2, DSM-1, M3R, Roland U-110, R-8M, Emu VintageKeys Plus, Oberheim Matrix-1000, DPX-1, elec-guitar, bouzouki, devices on 1, 2),
guitar, synthesizer, sound effect and 3D processing on 3)
Peter Frohmader (bass, synthesize on 3)

(1) and (2) demo/limited edition/private release

All composed, arranged, played and produced by Hiro Kawahara. All music was recorded directly onto DAT, hence no overdubs.

(3) composed and remixed by Hiro Kawahara 2022

Produced by Hiro Kawahara
Remastered by Hiro Kawahara, 2022
Copyright Hiro Kawahara 2023


(1) and (2) are demo & studio live tracks released on limited CD-R in 1996.
The number of people who own this CD-R is very small.

The reason why it took a long time from the previous releases to release this demo is that it took a lot of time to research by trial and error many new MIDI modules and a lot of MIDI software.

At that time, I envisioned 3 works as the theme of the new work: past, present, and future.
(1) is the theme of 'the past'.
(2) is the theme of 'the future'.
(3) At that time, I couldn't make music as 'the present' theme. But now (2022/2023), this music is dedicated to Peter Frohmader, who passed away in May 2022, and this 3D remix music, positioned as 'present', was added as a bonus track.

Both (1) and (2) have different parts from the official release.
In particular, (1) the last bouzouki part was played by me, and on the official release was played by Ohta.

As for (2), the official release has evolved into a band sound as other players played it.

(3) is exactly the same as the music ,'Hiro Kawahara and Peter Frohmader (1998: Remaster 2022)'.

For the further explanation in each tracks, please refer to the notes of each release separately.