Dark Model – Dark Model (First Full Album)

Dark Model’s first full album is a spine-tinglingly epic and relentlessly bold odyssey of sounds & beats consisting of futuristic and edgy orchestral electronica from Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk), an electronic music master who was born in the land of Godzilla and Kurosawa, now residing in Gotham City.

In March 2015, this album was nominated for the 14th Annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs) in the Dance/Electronica Album category.

Contents

1 Album Reviews
2 Tracklist & Listen
3 Album Description
4 Downloads & Streaming Services (Updated in May 2020)
5 CD Store Links
6 As heard on (Sync Placements)
7 Note for Sync Licensing

Album Reviews

Tatsuya Oe has created one of the best electronic music efforts in recent memory and easily one of the most grandiose and memorable of 2014. The fact that his self-titled album as Dark Model is merely a debut should be nothing short of intimidating to all other producers within the world of EDM. (Score: 9.5/10)

Brian Lion, Under The Gun Review (article)

Dark Model’s self-titled album offers up an electronic sound like no other. The symphonic experience is one of a kind as Dark Model provides listeners with an orchestral theme on 16 cuts. (5 out of 5 stars Final Grade: A)

Kyle Jarmon, Examiner.com (article)

This disc really surprised me. It’s not exactly my kind of music. This album, though, just blew me away. In fact, it’s likely to make my best of 2014 list. I’m pretty impressed with this. It works really well and is a great ride.

G. W. Hill, Music Street Journal (article)

Tracklist & Listen

1. Dance of Wrath (Ikari No Mai) 1:38
2. Fate 3:03
3. Close to Infinity 5:17
4. Broken Arrows 3:54
5. Onibi (Demon Fire) 2:56
6. Hope Is Never Gone 4:36
7. Candle in the Desert 3:39
8. Ran (Resistance) 2:19
9. Double Cross 4:14
10. Prayer for the New Moon 2:52
11. Moment of Truth 2:53
12. Judgment Day 3:15
13. Abandoned 2:27
14. I Will Return 5:17
15. Farewell to the Moon 2:41
16. Oath (Dubstep Remix) 4:23

(All the 16 tracks are NEW MIXES)
All music composed and produced by Tatsuya Oe
Art Direction: Passion Yoko
Graphic Design: Richard Roberts
℗ © 2014 Model Electronic & Tatsuya Oe (NexTone/JASRAC)
CD Cat No: MECD-1004 (Digipak)
UPC (Bar Code): 888174704340
Physical (CD) Distribution: Alliance Entertainment Corporation / CD Baby

Album Description

The basic concept of Dark Model is to make a kind of “Instrumental Narrative” by incorporating a diverse range of musical ideas and elements which Oe has achieved throughout his career. As can be heard in preceding releases such as Captain Funk’s “Songs of the Siren,” chosen as “The Year in Music” by Billboard magazine, Oe has had a keen interest in “building and telling an imaginary story through music.” However, it is striking that he features much more cinematic elements and orchestral arrangements in this new project than he did previously. He even brings in a touch of traditional Japanese music and culture which he grew up with and was so inspired by, as you can hear in “Prayer for the New Moon” and see in the song titles of “Onibi (Demon Fire)” and “Ran” which means “Resistance” in Japanese.

The opening cut “Dance of Wrath,” “Fate,” “Onibi,” and “Judgment Day” walk the line of EDM (Electronic Dance Music), i.e. Dubstep / Drumstep or Electro Funk, while there are so many other musical elements woven together that they can’t be simply pigeonholed as such. Intense orchestral tunes such as “Close to Infinity” and “Ran,” and an uplifting symphonic Trance “Hope Is Never Gone” incorporate the formula of modern dance music and emotional dynamism as heard in Hollywood film soundtracks, yet taking to the next level.

Epic pieces like “Broken Arrows” and “I Will Return,” inspirational & psychedelic “Candle in the Desert,” and atmospheric traditional Japanese soundscape “Prayer for the New Moon” embody the concept of storytelling music. Psychedelic industrial tracks “Double Cross” and “Abandoned” are throwbacks to soundtracks of the 60s & 70s suspense movies.

While Dark Model’s music may be on some common ground with film scores, his priority with his project is to make music which stands on its own, not as subordinate to any specific visual or motion elements.

Downloads & Streaming Services (Updated in May 2020)

– South Korea –
Melon
Soribada
Bugs!

CD Store Links

Amazon.com
Amazon.co.jp
Amazon in other countries: UK/France/Italy/Germany

f.y.e (US)
CD Universe
Music Stack

CD photo

As heard on (Sync Placements)

– Fate –
Lexus “Lexus ES” Commercial
Lucozade Sports Ad
Sundance “Push Girls”
Esquire Network “Knife Fight”
MTV “Guy Code”
FOX Sports “Speak for Yourself with Colin Cowherd
Oakley “Sets In Motion”

– Close to Infinity –
NHK Professinal

– Broken Arrows –
Mr. X Inc (visual effects company) Reel
Fox “Who Shot Biggie And Tupac”

– Candle in the Desert –
Columbia Pictures “Elysium” Promo
Roxy “Make Waves Move Mountains”

– Judgment Day –
Netflix “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee”
CW “Life Sentence” Promo
DirecTV “Big Knockout Boxing (BKB)”
TVA (Canada)“Révolution
TBS “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee”
State Theatre Company South Australia “Hibernation”

– Abandoned –
Tom Ford Beauty Ad
Fox Head “Rusty Malinoski We Live”
MLB “Walk Off Stories”

– I Will Return –
GoPro “Wimbledon” Ad
FOX Sports “UFC Ultimate Insider”

– Farewell to the Moon –
Burton “Anon Optics M3”

– Oath (Dubstep Remix) –
Verizon “Droid” TV commercial

and many more TV programs and advertising campaigns.

Note for Sync Licensing

If you’re interested in obtaining a license of music included in this album for your TV/Film/Advertising project, please request a quote from “License Form.”