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Rei Harakami

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Rei Harakamis second album, *opa*q, has been remastered by Yoshinori Sunahara and released for the first time as a 2LP vinyl set!!*opa*q, Rei Harakamis second album, marked the beginning of his career. Released in 1999one year after his groundbreaking debut *unrest*it was reissued in 2005 as a special edition featuring two bonus tracks.Regarded as a masterpiece of the Japanese techno scene, this album has long been eagerly awaited in LP format. It also features the remix on by ianobrien and the remix doubleflat by max404, which garnered significant attention at the time, particularly among clubgoers. A quintessential work of the Harakami soundplayful and bouncythat still feels fresh even today.Just like the reissue CD, it includes liner notes by Akihito Katayose (GREAT3)!!*opa*q* begins with glimglim, a track that is both fresh and surprisingly sophisticated, and ends with schwschw, brimming wi