ラヂヲ (Radio)

Part 8
So, to put it in the simplest terms possible, Radio was... different from what I was expecting. This record was basically a live performance for, you guessed it, a radio station. However, there are other musicians here too, playing various different instruments. While I don't mind the idea of Ichiko working with other artists and adding in extra layers of instrumentation, the other people here just kind of make the whole thing feel a bit more cluttered and confused in comparison to her ... read more

妖精たち (ようせいたち yōsei-tachi) are Ryuichi Sakamoto, Keigo Oyamada (a.k.a Cornelius), U-Zhaan (ex-Asa-Chang & Junray) and Haruomi Hosono.

This album is a wonderful, one-time-only live session with Ichiko Aoba for NHK-FM's New Year Concert Programme, 1st January 2013, released by Sakamoto on his 'Commmons' label. Features Cornelius and Ichiko Aoba songs and a cover version of Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile':

Imperial Smoke Town, Mars 2027 ... read more