does anyone else like her? She was a guest vocalist on the Sakamoto/Deupree album that came out last year, and she's also collaborated with Cornelius on a couple of tracks. her solo albums remind me of Doji Morita's softer moments (this, for instance) but with nothing but fingerpicked acoustic guitar for accompaniment — gentle, freeform folkie stuff with lots of interesting transitions and tempo changes. my favorite studio album of hers is last year's 0, but her live album 0% might be even better (the performance in the first youtube embed appears on [i]0%[i]).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwxkU4EGtNM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKj66tUlRuw
― macklemore looks something like you (unregistered), Sunday, 1 June 2014 15:32 (ten years ago) link
I like her! in fact, I love her - I've discovered her very recently, so her music's still all of a piece, and I love it all.
― Max Florian, Monday, 2 June 2014 06:20 (ten years ago) link
Lovely stuff
― ∞, Thursday, 5 June 2014 17:40 (ten years ago) link
been listening to 'qp' a lot lately, really good
― ciderpress, Sunday, 6 January 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
it's very pretty and I like it a lot but I've always wanted her to get slower and sparser like on 灰色の日
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZL-lK96DdM
doesn't seem like it's happening at this point
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Sunday, 6 January 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
I love her so much, every song feels old and timeless
― flamboyant goon tie included, Monday, 7 January 2019 01:11 (five years ago) link
new one’s great, comfortably expands her sound but doesn’t sacrifice the core aspects of it in the process
also -
I've always wanted her to get slower and sparser like on 灰色の日
sorta got my wish with the 鮎川のしづく cdr she put out last year. lots of field recordings and excerpts from intimate live performances. gorgeous. personal fave aoba record.
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 02:47 (three years ago) link
The new one is amazing... she crafts better melodies than Bacharach imo
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 2 December 2020 10:54 (three years ago) link
it really is. it’s... quietly ambitious? something like that!
“sagu palm’s song” def one of her best songs, can’t stop playing it.
― (⊙_⊙?) (original bgm), Friday, 4 December 2020 05:58 (three years ago) link
This woman deserves the world, she is the real deal
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 4 December 2020 13:32 (three years ago) link
just heard some of this today after seeing the RYM singles list and it is totally my thing. hyped now to hear all her stuff.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Friday, 4 December 2020 13:33 (three years ago) link
Yeah this is really something. I wish 'Sagu Palm's Song' was a duvet, I'd wrap myself in that and blissfully sleep and dream for years hibernation style.
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 4 December 2020 13:59 (three years ago) link