Surf Bungaku Kamakura

Surf Bungaku Kamakura
Studio album by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Released November 5, 2008
Recorded 2006-2008
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock, surf rock
Length 31:27
Label Ki/oon Records
KSCL-1310
Producer Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation chronology
Mada Minu Ashita ni
(2008)		 Surf Bungaku Kamakura
(2008)		 Magic Disk
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Japan Times(favorable)[2]

Surf Bungaku Kamakura (サーフ ブンガク カマクラ Sāfu Bungaku Kamakura) is the fifth studio album released by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on November 5, 2008. The album peaked at the second position on both the Oricon charts and Billboard Japan as well as at number eighteen on the World Chart.[3][4] Its lead single, "Fujisawa Loser" managed to peak at number five on the Japan Hot 100 and at the number six spot on Oricon.[5] The album's tracks are named after notable stops along the famous Enoshima Electric Railway in order starting from Fujisawa and ending with Kamakura. Additionally, it includes the three b-sides "Enoshima Escar," "Yuigahama Kite," and "Kugenama Surf" released over the past two years within "Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu," "After Dark," and "Aru Machi no Gunjō" respectively. In promotion of the conceptual album, on November 9, the band held an exclusive live concert within an undisclosed location in Kamakura.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotō.

No.TitleLength
1."Fujisawa Loser" (藤沢ルーザー Fujisawa Rūzā)2:45
2."Kugenuma Surf" (鵠沼サーフ Kugenuma Sāfu)2:28
3."Enoshima Esker" (江ノ島エスカー Enoshima Esukā)2:39
4."Koshigoe Crybaby" (腰越クライベイビー Koshigoe Kuraibeibī)3:54
5."Shichirigahama Skywalk" (七里ヶ浜スカイウォーク Shichirigahama Sukaiwōku)2:50
6."Inamuragasaki Jane" (稲村ヶ崎ジェーン Inamuragasaki Jēn)3:09
7."Gokurakuji Heartbreak" (極楽寺ハートブレイク Gokurakuji Hātobureiku)2:21
8."Hase Suns" (長谷サンズ Hase Sanzu)2:56
9."Yuigahama Kite" (由比ヶ浜カイト Yuigahama Kaito)3:54
10."Kamakura Goodbye" (鎌倉グッドバイ Kamakura Guddobai)4:31

B-sides

Song Length B-side of
"Hello Hello" 2:45 "Fujisawa Loser"

Personnel
  • Kenichi Nakamura – mixing, recording
  • Michifumi Onodera – mixing, recording
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – editing
  • Yusuke Nakamura – art direction

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak positions
2008 Oricon 2
World Chart 18[4]
Billboard Japan 2[3]

Single

Song Chart (2008) Peak
positions
"Fujisawa Loser" Oricon 6
Japan Hot 100 5[5]
Billoard Japan Adult Contemporary 6[7]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ The Japan Times review
  3. 1 2 "Billoard Japan – TOP Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-11-11. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-14. (Japanese)
  4. 1 2 "Asian Kung-fu Generation – Surf Bungaku Kamakura". αCharts.us. November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  5. 1 2 "Japan Hot 100 Singles – Fujisawa Loser". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-10. (English)
  6. ↑ "ASIAN ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Holds a Secret Live Somewhere in Kamakura". natalie. Natasha. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  7. ↑ Billoard Japan – Adult Contemporary Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-11-10. (Japanese)
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