{"product_id":"ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures","title":"Ichiko Aoba- Luminescent Creatures ( Vinyl )","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo listen to Ichiko Aoba is to be drawn into a world as intimate\r\nas a warmly lit home, but cosmic in scale. The Japanese artist\r\nhas taken a dedicated online fanbase built from viral TikTok\r\nsound clips and critically acclaimed albums and translated it\r\ninto international tours spanning more than 20 countries.\r\nAoba's latest album, Luminescent Creatures is the culmination\r\nof her 15-year long career - during which she's collaborated\r\nwith Japanese luminaries such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi\r\nHosono, Cornelius, and more - and finds her deftly melding the\r\njazz-infused folk of her early albums with the orchestral world\r\nbuilding of her 2020 opus Windswept Adan.\r\nWhile conducting field research on Ryukyu Archipelago, Ichiko\r\nwas enamored by the boundless beauty, and occasional terror\r\nof the ocean. She'd go freediving, submitting herself to the\r\nwhims of the tides. \"I feel unable to resist the pull of the ocean,\"\r\nIchiko says, \"and know how easy it would be for my small body\r\nto be swallowed by the sea.\" That contradiction, gentleness\r\nand power, instilled a sense of awe that is expressed in the\r\nsoundscapes of Luminescent Creatures. \"Luciférine\" introduces\r\nher central theory: bioluminescence. Lush strings and twinkling\r\npiano ripple like sunbeams on lapping waves, cutting through\r\nthe dark expanse of the briny deep. \"Inside each of us,\" she\r\nsings, \"there is a place for our stars to sleep.\" It conjures an\r\nimage of creatures pouring off light like celestial bodies, lighting\r\na path to close the distance between galaxies. On \"SONAR,\"\r\nshe ruminates on other ways to bridge the divide. \"Beyond the\r\ndarkness, a glimmer of somebody's voice\"-her own voice low\r\nin the mix as if suppressed by insurmountable depths. An echo\r\nof her voice creeps in, reverberating like a whale song. Even\r\nwith the most rudimentary senses, we find ways to one another.\r\nLuminescent Creatures is about making meaningful\r\nconnections against impossible odds. The sea is immense and\r\nancient, but it is also reminiscent, housing a deep record of\r\nfossils and recollections of how we've treated our planet.\r\n\"When I stare into the seemingly bottomless black depths of a\r\ntrench,\" Ichiko reflects. \"I occasionally see the blinking light of\r\nsome rainbow-colored lifeform.\" That organism may not speak\r\nany known language, but in that moment it managed to\r\ncommunicate in a universal way. \"My beloved Luminescent\r\nCreatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCOLORATURA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 24° 3' 27.0? N 123° 47' 7.5? E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e mazamun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e tower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e aurora\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e FLAG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cochlea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lucifèrine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e pirsomnia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e SONAR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ????\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416358625615,"sku":"850068258086","price":3.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/8725\/2047\/files\/4397752-3315176.jpg?v=1775559632","url":"https:\/\/vibesvinyl.com\/products\/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}