Ectomorphed Works

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Ectomorphed Works
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Remix album by
ReleasedJune 28, 2000
Genre
Length64:21
Label Ki/oon
Producer Yukihiro
L'Arc-en-Ciel chronology
Ray
(1999)
Ectomorphed Works
(2000)
Real
(2000)

Ectomorphed Works is a remix album released by L'Arc-en-Ciel on June 28, 2000. All mixes were created by the band's drummer, Yukihiro. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Larva -Ectomorphed Long Mix-"  Yukihiro 7:44
2."Trick -New² Wave of Japanese Heavy Metal Mix-"YukihiroYukihiro4:48
3."Kasou -0628 Mix-" (花葬 -0628 Mix-) Hyde Ken 5:09
4."Fate -Everybody Knows But God Mix-"HydeKen6:27
5."Shinshoku" ~Lose Control~ -Ectoborn Mix-" (浸食 ~lose control~ -Ectoborn Mix-)HydeKen5:59
6."A Swell in the Sun -System in Chaos Mix-"HydeYukihiro4:39
7."L'Heure -Quiet Afternoon Mix-"YukihiroYukihiro5:09
8."Cradle -Down to the Moon Mix-"HydeYukihiro7:21
9."Shinjitsu to Gensou To -Out of the Reality Mix #2-" (真実と幻想と-Out of the Reality Mix #2-)HydeKen7:04
10."Metropolis -Android Goes to Be a Deep Sleep Mix-"HydeKen9:59

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [3] Gold200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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References

  1. L'Arc〜en〜Ciel Box Set of The 15th anniversary in formation CHRONICLE of TEXT 03 (in Japanese). Sony Magazines. 2006. p. 124.
  2. "ectomorphed works | L'Arc~en~Ciel". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. "Japanese album certifications – L'Arc~en~Ciel – ectomorphed works" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.Select 2000年6月 on the drop-down menu