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Ichiko Aoba: Luminescent Creatures (Black Eco Vinyl)
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Since her debut in 2010, she has released eight studio albums, including the widely acclaimed Windswept Adan (2020). That same year, she founded the independent label hermine.
In 2025, she released her eighth studio album, Luminescent Creatures.
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.)
