hidenobu ito "first love" 01: theme of first love 02: cut 03: twilights 04: cyborg dance 05: double meaning legs 06: bed side manners 07: handmade lace 08: old tapes 09: twisted sign wave 10: dream diagram 11: metal dancer 12: angelfish 13: scull 14: nankyoku ryoko 15: odorikono kyujitsu 16: robot nurse 17: modern cocktail 18: air language 19: kobito show 20: moment contains 20 tracks. total time 72:00 Produce: Hidenobu Ito Mastering: Kazumasa Hashimoto (beautiful designs) Sleeve Design: ATsystems Photographs: Miho Kakuta "First Love" is Hidenobu Ito's second full length album released in 2002. Ito skillfully utilizes samplers, synths, guitars, and toy instruments to create 20 songs of cut up and collage based wizardry. Seamlessly combining his handmade aesthetic with impulsive sounds, Ito succeedes in producing groovy music with diversity and warmth. Electronics, soul music, and avant-garde elements coexist in this album organically. Hidenobu Ito's Bio Hidenobu Ito started making music from about 1990, and got his start by producing tracks for various compilations and soundtracks. In 1999, he released the "Heaven EP" and "Bedroom In The Cage" album from Japanese label NS-COM. His unique tracks, distinct sound design and original concepts, gained him both domestic and foreign recognition. From 2000, he actively started to perform live, and has been collaborating with various artists. hidenobu ito website