arrangers: []
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/17884
  names:
    en: Smoke Thief
- link: artist/187
  names:
    en: Manami Matsumae
    ja: 松前真奈美
- link: artist/16501
  names:
    en: Marco Guardia
- link: artist/4008
  names:
    en: Takahiro Izutani
    ja: イズタニタカヒロ
- link: artist/552
  names:
    en: Saori Kobayashi
    ja: 小林早織
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  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/64/54546/54546-1440237382.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '64:34'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Bipolar A.I.
    track_length: '5:04'
  - names:
      English: Dusktone (ft. Manami Matsumae)
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      English: Your Name In Lights
    track_length: '6:51'
  - names:
      English: Nights
    track_length: '5:43'
  - names:
      English: Krystal
    track_length: '4:12'
  - names:
      English: Summer
    track_length: '5:09'
  - names:
      English: Mirror Pool (ft. Takahiro Izutani)
    track_length: '4:37'
  - names:
      English: Nights II (ft. Saori Kobayashi)
    track_length: '5:09'
  - names:
      English: Doll House
    track_length: '5:37'
  - names:
      English: Forever Never
    track_length: '17:48'
link: album/54546
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2015-08-22T01:54
  edited_date: 2022-05-03T09:06
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T02:00
  freedb: 2
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2770
name: Heart Beat Circuit / Smoke Thief
names:
  en: Heart Beat Circuit / Smoke Thief
  ja: Heart Beat Circuit / Smoke Thief
  ja-latn: Heart Beat Circuit / Smoke Thief
notes: 'CD $16 (edition of 500)

  Digital Download $10

  "Heart Beat Circuit is an album five years in the making. After completing his Master''s
  degree in music performance in 2010, George "Smoke Thief" Baker began to conceptualize
  what would take shape into his first album. An image came to him of a futuristic
  female android who achieves sentience, which opens up a world of new experiences
  to her and the opportunity to forge a new life. This android, later named Krystal,
  serves as the main inspiration for the album, as well as appearing on the album
  cover.

  Smoke Thief experiments with a variety of musical styles to explore Krystal''s world
  and experiences. He strives to contrast the mathematical, logical aspect of music
  with its more human qualities by mixing genres from ambient to jazz, and fusing
  electronic elements with instruments such as saxophone.

  With contributions from renowned video game composers Manami Matsumae (Mega Man),
  Saori Kobayashi (Panzer Dragoon Saga), and Takahiro Izutani (Bayonetta), Heart Beat
  Circuit takes the listener on a futuristic journey through the mind of this groundbreaking
  composer and that of Krystal, his muse.

  credits

  Smoke Thief is George Arthur Baker. All tracks written and produced by George Arthur
  Baker except where otherwise stated.

  Track 2: additional writing and production by Manami Matsumae

  Track 5: additional writing and production by Marco Guardia

  Track 7: written by Takahiro Izutani and George Baker, produced by Takahiro Izutani

  Track 8: additional writing and production by Saori Kobayashi

  Track 9: additional writing and production by Marco Guardia

  Tracks 1-6, 8-10: mixed by Marco Guardia

  Creative Director, Executive Producer: Mohammed Taher

  Co-Director: Marco Guardia

  Mastering Engineer: Dan Suter

  Art Director, Designer: Erica Lahaie

  Accounts Management: Alexander Aniel

  Press Relations: Lauren Lucas-Guardia

  Produced and published by Brave Wave Productions. "'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/2366
  names:
    en: Brave Wave
    ja: Brave Wave
    ja-latn: Brave Wave
  role: label
- link: org/1464
  names:
    en: Brave Wave Productions
    ja: ブレイブウェーブ
    ja-latn: Brave Wave Productions
  role: publisher
performers: []
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/64/54546/54546-1440237382.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/64/54546/54546-1440237382.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/64/54546/54546-1440237382.jpg
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2015-08-20'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: USD
  price: 16.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://store.bravewave.net/album/heart-beat-circuit
  name: Bandcamp
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/54546?perpage=99999
votes: 0
