“On her ninth album, the Japanese folk artist works in the granular, aurally ornamenting her melodies in ways made striking from the silence that surrounds them.”
“Inspired by creatures she encountered diving in the waters off a remote island, the Japanese singer-songwriter’s understated, beautiful album explores liminal worlds through softly textured ambient folk”
“In a recent interview with the Guardian, Kyoto-raised Ichiko Aoba stated that she saw herself less as a conventional musician and more like a conduit of textures and atmospheres: “I just love sound.” Across the immersive, celestial landscape of the hugely prolific Aoba’s eighth studio album (she has also released numerous live records, soundtracks and more), it’s this enveloping quality that is it”
“Some tracks on Luminescent Creatures don't really play to Aoba's obvious strengths as a songwriter.”
