Fuyū Kūkan (浮遊空間, “Floating Space”) is the third album by Tomoko Aran, released by Warner-Pioneer on 28 May 1983. Its track “Midnight Pretenders” became one of the most sampled songs of the city pop revival, most famously on The Weeknd’s “Out of Time”.[1][2]
Production
Masatoshi (later Asato) Nishimura arranged every track and co-produced with Daikou Nagato; Aran wrote all the lyrics, and Nishimura composed most of the music.[1] “Midnight Pretenders” was composed by Tetsurō Oda, who later cited the falsetto-led slow ballads of the 1970s and ’80s as its inspiration.[1] The cover image was reportedly created on a supercomputer.[2]
Alternate version
The 1988 first CD edition replaced track 4, “Jirenma -25-sai no Yūutsu-”, with a different version featuring a new melody, arrangement and lyrics; according to the 2022 SACD liner notes it had been dropped from the LP because its bass-drum levels caused problems in lacquer cutting.[1]
“Out of Time”
Amid the revival, “Midnight Pretenders” and “I’m in Love” were issued as a 7-inch single in September 2021.[1] In January 2022 The Weeknd sampled “Midnight Pretenders” on “Out of Time”, which reached No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The album has since been reissued repeatedly on vinyl and, in 2022, on SACD.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Body to Body”single | Tomoko Aran / Masatoshi Nishimura | |
| 2. | “Jirenma -25-sai no Yūutsu-”ジ・レ・ン・マ -25才の憂鬱track 4 | Tomoko Aran / Masatoshi Nishimura | |
| 3. | “Midnight Pretenders”track 5 | Tomoko Aran / Tetsurō Oda | |
| 4. | “I’m in Love” | ||
| 5. | “Lonely Night” | ||
| 6. | “Hito Natsu no Tapestry”ひと夏のタペストリー | Tomoko Aran | |
| 7. | “Hannya”般若 | ||
| 8. | “Shaku na Yesterday”しゃくなイエスタディ | Tomoko Aran / Masanori Sasaji | |
| 9. | “Baby, Don’t You Cry Anymore” |
Songs on the album; the full running order is still being verified.
Personnel
- Tomoko Aran – vocals, lyrics
- Masatoshi Nishimura – arrangements, music, sound producer
- Daikou Nagato – co-producer
References
- “浮遊空間”. Wikipedia (Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- “Tomoko Aran”. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
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