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Ichiko Aoba
Japanese singer and songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ichiko Aoba (Japanese: 青葉市子, Hepburn: Aoba Ichiko; born 28 January 1990) is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. She plays multiple instruments including guitar, piano, clarinet, accordion, and flute.[1]
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Aoba is known for her acoustic sound and songwriting inspired by her dreams,[2] as well as her use of field recordings, largely owed to frequent collaborator ZAK of Fishmans fame.[3]
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Early life
Aoba was born in Urayasu, Chiba and raised in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Ichiko Aoba began to play classical guitar at the age of 17. Her sound is inspired by Disney and Studio Ghibli music, both of which she listened to growing up.[1]
Her mentor was Japanese singer-songwriter Anmi Yamada.[2] Aoba's albums 0 and qp each feature two covers of Yamada's songs.
Career
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In 2010, Aoba, aged 19, released her first album, Razor Girl (Japanese: 剃刀乙女).[4]
Around 2012, Aoba was introduced to Gezan frontman Mahi to the People by their mutual friend Koji Shimotsu (frontman of Odotte Bakari no Kuni). Aoba and Mahito formed the collaborative duo Nuuamm, which has since released two studio albums: Nuuamm (2014) and w/ave (2017).[citation needed]
In 2013, Aoba was asked to work for a theatre production of 9 Days Queen, a stage play by playwright Go Aoki. She has also worked with Takahiro Fujita's Mum & Gypsy company in a production of Cocoon, as well as a revival of Lemmings by Shūji Terayama.[2] In the latter of which Aoba played the role of "The Girl" and performed alongside the late Tengai Amano and Yukichi Matsumoto.[3]
Aoba features on the soundtrack of the 2019 Nintendo Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. Her arrangement was used to promote the game in Japan.[5]
Aoba has collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Taylor Deupree, Cornelius, Haruomi Hosono, Mac DeMarco, Sweet William, and MahiToThePeople.[6]
Aoba founded her own independent record label, Hermine, in 2020, and started to self-release her music starting with 2020's Windswept Adan.[3]
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Discography
Studio albums
- 2010: Kamisori Otome (剃刀乙女)
- 2011: Origami (檻髪)
- 2012: Utabiko (うたびこ)
- 2013: 0
- 2016: Mahoroboshiya (マホロボシヤ)
- 2018: qp
- 2019: Ayukawa no shizuku (鮎川のしづく)
- 2020: Windswept Adan (アダンの風)
- 2022: Amiko (Original Soundtrack)
- 2025: Luminescent Creatures
Live albums
- 2011: Kaizokuban (かいぞくばん)
- 2014: 0%
- 2017: Pneuma
- 2020: "gift" at Sogetsu Hall
- 2021: Live at Ginza Sony Park
- 2021: "Windswept Adan" Concert At Bunkamura Orchard Hall
- 2021: Live at Jazzstate, 4 December 2019 (with Albert Karch)
- 2023: Live at Milton Court (with 12 Ensemble)
Other releases
- 2011: Hinoko (火のこ) – Ichiko Aoba & Kazuhisa Uchihashi
- 2012: Meteor (流星) – Haruka Nakamura & Ichiko Aoba
- 2013: Radio (ラヂヲ) – Ichiko Aoba and the Fairies (青葉市子と妖精たち)
- 2013: Yura Yura feat. Ichiko Aoba – Ovall (Dawn)
- 2013: Soto wa Senjou da yo (外は戦場だよ) feat. Ichiko Aoba – Cornelius (Ghost in the Shell: Arise OST)
- 2019: Amaneki (あまねき) – Sweet William & Ichiko Aoba
- 2020: amuletum bouquet – Ichiko Aoba
- 2020: "gift" BGM – Ichiko Aoba
- 2020: Seabed Eden (海底のエデン) – Ichiko Aoba
- 2021: Asleep Among Endives (アンディーヴと眠って) – Ichiko Aoba
- 2021: Windswept Adan Roots – Ichiko Aoba
- 2022: hello – Ichiko Aoba
- 2023: Space Orphans – Ichiko Aoba
- 2023: meringue doll – Ichiko Aoba
- 2023: Sketch (青葉市子) – Ichiko Aoba
- 2024: Seabed Eden - French version – Ichiko Aoba & Pomme
- 2024: Grandiose - Japanese version – Pomme & Ichiko Aoba
- 2024: Lullaby – Ichiko Aoba
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