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Artist Profile: Ichiko Aoba [青葉市子]

Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 @ 7:48 PM | 0 comment(s)

Background:
Ichiko Aoba is a popular indie singer-songwriter from Kyoto who released her first professional album (Razor Maiden) in 2010 at the age of nineteen after preforming original songs in local venues for several years. Ichiko started playing the classical guitar at seventeen and was scouted by another indie artist after watching her preform at a live audition that she later failed. Ichiko was mentored up until her official debut in 2010 but has remained in close contact with her teacher despite becoming more widely known than him. Ichiko's deep lulling voice is coupled with lyrics designed to transport you to another world. The singer says she gains all inspiration and musical material from her dreams (both awake and asleep) and as such her songs are often as surreal and haunting as a single acoustic guitar and a couple backing instruments can produce. Ichiko has released four original albums to date, her last being in 2014.

Ringo's Thoughts:
Ichiko Aoba really caught my attention when I first stumbled across some album rips on Youtube. Her song titles alone fascinated me and the lyrics just raked me in further. When I read about where she gets her inspiration, I felt an instant attraction, as I myself get material for songs/poems/stories from the same exact place. I become attracted to singers for many reasons, but few have managed to reel me in for the sheer fact of being what I consider fascinating. She's still preforming but she hasn't released anything in a while. I really hope to hear more from her soon.

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