 The cultural shock experienced with these trips affected Hirasawa profoundly, and he took to composing, writing and recording in the Thai capital.Due to the irresponsible nature of the Thai studio used and Hirasawa's lack of trust of their dealing with his gear, he only brought 24-track instrumental recordings on reels of analog tape with him to the country for work, and the only material recorded there were vocals both his and from Thai performers over a 4-day span.Although Hirasawa is not proficient in Thai, he wrote some of the lyrics in it by cross-referencing four language guidebooks, but the meaning of what he originally wrote was completely different from what he wanted to convey, which led to on-the-fly rewriting of both lyrics and melodies.