Philosopher's Propeller
# Philosopher's Propeller

Philosopher's Propeller (賢者のプロペラ, Kenja no Puropera) is the eighth solo album by Susumu Hirasawa, the first to be completely self-released.

The album was inspired by Myanmar alchemy, and several song names come from Latin terms pertaining to the alchemical magnum opus.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Susumu Hirasawa.

## Personnel

* Susumu Hirasawa - vocals, all instruments, production

### technical

* Masanori Chinzei - recording, mixing, project management
* Keiko Ueda (Pharos) - mastering

### visuals

* Toshifumi Nakai (Seal/S Floor) - design
* Hideki Namai - photography
* Kazunori Yoshida - hair & make-up

### operations

* Teslakite - promotion
   * Mika Hirano, Rihito Yumoto
* Kenji "Sato-ken" Sato (Chaos Union) - executive production

### Special Thanks

* Hirokazu Tsuchiya (Nikkei netn@avi)
* Kasiko Takahasi (Fascination)
* Masaru Owaku (A-Shield)
* @Nifty Amiga Forum
* Atsushi Kakuta
* U Khin Maung Aye
* Khin May Phue
* MJRC
   * Hirosi Watanabe, Shio Nishikawa, Thaung Htun

## Release history

| Date | Label(s) | Format | Catalog | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | Chaos Union, TESLAKITE | CD | CHTE-0001 | |
| November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) | Chaos Union, TESLAKITE | MP3 | WC-00001 | Tracks differ from their CD version counterparts to varying extents. All songs have since been re-ordered to follow the CD sequence and are available for download individually (cat. nos. WC-00010 – 19). |
| December 22, 2000 (2000-12-22) January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26) | Chaos Union, TESLAKITE | MP3 | WC-00001 | Tracks differ from their CD version counterparts to varying extents. All songs have since been re-ordered to follow the CD sequence and are available for download individually (cat. nos. WC-00010 – 19). |

* "Rotation (LOTUS-2)" (CD version) is included on the Millennium Actress soundtrack and Music For Movies～World of Susumu Hirasawa Soundtracks compilation.
