Windswept Adan
| Windswept Adan (アダンの風) | ||||
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| Released | December 2, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 50:02 | |||
| Label | Hermine | |||
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アダンの風 (Adan no Kaze; transl. Windswept Adan) is the seventh studio album by Japanese folk singer and guitarist Ichiko Aoba. It was released via her label Hermine on December 2, 2020. Windswept Adan marked a departure in the previously minimalist guitar instrumentation.[3] Chamber folk instrumentation, like the string quartet, harp, flute, woodwinds and piano, was used.[2][3] Windswept Adan is also the first album not solely composed by Aoba, with serving as composer and arranger on 7 tracks.[3] Aoba described the album as a "soundtrack to a fictional movie".[3]
Critical reception[]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.9 / 5[1] |
| Beats Per Minute | 88%[2] |
Sputnikmusic noted the big change in sound from Aoba's previous works. They noted, "none of this record’s fresh insertions are individually intrusive, but something is most certainly missing."[1] They also noted Windswept Adan as being a smooth listen. Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute called the album "by far her most ambitious work to date" and an "aquatic world to be lost within" and praised it for its denseness, serenity, and feeling of adventure.[2] KCSB-FM explained that "what makes Windswept Adan so special is its sincere portrayal of a voyage in an ethereal land."[3] Brendan Mattox of Bandcamp Daily mentioned the scarcity of English press on Ichiko Aoba but noted "with much of Aoba’s previous work, emotion transcends language" and "listeners don’t need to know the words in order to feel their emotional resonance".[4]
Windswept Adan scored high on the RateYourMusic charts for 2020.[2][4]
Track listing[]
Track listing adopted from Spotify and tower.jp.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Pilgrimage" | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Porcelain" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Horo (帆衣)" | 1:58 |
| 5. | "Easter Lily" | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Parfum d'etoiles" | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Kirinaki Shima (霧鳴島)" | 1:27 |
| 8. | "Sagu Palm's Song" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Chinuhaji" | 1:52 |
| 10. | "Chi no Kaze (血の風)" | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Hagupit" | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Dawn in the Adan" | 4:45 |
| 13. | "Ohayashi" | 3:44 |
| 14. | "Adan no Shima no Tanjyosai (アダンの島の誕生祭)" | 6:07 |
- Note: Tracks 9 and 13 are stylized in lower case.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c JohnnyoftheWell (2020-12-10). "Review: Ichiko Aoba - Windswept Adan". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e McMullen, Chase (2020-12-04). "Album Review: Ichiko Aoba – Windswept Adan". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "December's Add of the Month: Ichiko Aoba's Windswept Adan". KCSB FM - KCSB FM, Santa Barbara. 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "On Breakthrough "Windswept Adan" LP, Ichiko Aoba's Visionary Ambient Takes Flight". Bandcamp Daily. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "青葉市子/アダンの風". tower.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- Ichiko Aoba albums
- 2020 albums