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Luminescent Creatures

by Ichiko Aoba

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  • Streaming + Download

    Pre-order of Luminescent Creatures. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Purchasable with gift card
    Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
    releases February 28, 2025

      $11 USD  or more

     

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    Rainbow foiled deluxe gatefold LP on recycled Ocean colored vinyl.

    Images provided are mockups, and final product may vary slightly in appearance.

    All items in your cart will ship on or around February 28, 2025. This date is subject to change due to reasons beyond our control, and you may receive this product after its official release date. If you would like to receive other items sooner, please place two separate orders.

    Includes digital pre-order of Luminescent Creatures. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
    shipping out on or around February 28, 2025
    edition of 1500  152 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $33 USD or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Recycled black vinyl.

    Images provided are mockups, and final product may vary slightly in appearance.

    All items in your cart will ship on or around February 28, 2025. This date is subject to change due to reasons beyond our control, and you may receive this product after its official release date. If you would like to receive other items sooner, please place two separate orders.

    Includes digital pre-order of Luminescent Creatures. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
    shipping out on or around February 28, 2025
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Images provided are mockups, and final product may vary slightly in appearance.

    All items in your cart will ship on or around February 28, 2025. This date is subject to change due to reasons beyond our control, and you may receive this product after its official release date. If you would like to receive other items sooner, please place two separate orders.

    Includes digital pre-order of Luminescent Creatures. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.
    shipping out on or around February 28, 2025
    Purchasable with gift card

      $13 USD or more 

     

1.
COLORATURA
2.
24° 3′ 27.0″ N, 123° 47′ 7.5″ E
3.
mazamun
4.
tower
5.
aurora
6.
FLAG
7.
Cochlea
8.
Luciférine 05:01
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9.
pirsomnia
10.
SONAR
11.
惑星の泪 (Wakusei no Namida)

credits

releases February 28, 2025

Produced by Ichiko Aoba & Taro Umebayashi

All Lyrics by Ichiko Aoba (except M2, a traditional folk song of Hateruma Island)

Composed by Ichiko Aoba (M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M10)
Taro Umebayashi (M1, M4, M7, M8, M9, M11)

Orchestration by Taro Umebayashi
Additional vocal arrangement by Ichiko Aoba (M1, M9)

Ichiko Aoba performs
All Vocals, Classical Guitar, Steiner Chime, Shell, Field Recordings, Electric Piano

Taro Umebayashi performs
Acoustic Piano, Celesta, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar

Strings performed by phonolite strings (M1, M2, M4, M8)
1st Violin: Yuko Kajitani
2nd Violin: Asano Mekaru
Viola: Anzu Suhara
Cello: Orie Hirayama
Contrabass: Hiroaki Mizutani

Flute: Jun-ichiro Taku (M1, M8)

Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa (M1, M2, M8)

Percussion: Manami Kakudo (M1, M7, M8)

Recorded & Mixed by Toshihiko Kasai at Place Kaki, VICTOR STUDIO, Aobadai studio, Ichiko’s house
With additional editing by Takuma Kase
Assistant Engineers: Arou Yamauchi & Ryota Koshimitsu (VICTOR STUDIO), Minori Ishikawa (Aobadai studio)
Mastered by Seigen Ono at SDLab (div. Saidera Mastering & Recording)

Art Direction & Photography: Kodai Kobayashi
Design: Hikari Machiguchi (Match and Company Co., Ltd.)

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Ichiko Aoba Tokyo, Japan

Since her debut in 2010, she has released seven studio albums, including the widely acclaimed Windswept Adan (2020).
That same year, she founded the independent label hermine.
In 2023 she received the prestigious ANCHOR Award at the Reeperbahn Festival.
Her eighth album, Luminescent Creatures is set to release on February 28th, 2025.

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