Aiko Shimada
Blue Marble
LabelTzadikGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Produced and arranged by enigmatic mystical traveller Eyvind Kang, Blue Marble is a CD of surreal folk songs by singer/songwriter Aiko Shimada. Born in Japan and now based in Seattle, Aiko’s music is fresh, original and heartfelt. For this latest release, Eyvind has brought in an unusual team of proto-hippies and music freaks keying off of Aiko’s moody melodies and lyrics. From noise to string orchestra, drum machine to toy piano, Blue Marble is an unforgettable emotional ride through Aiko’s exotic music forest. Special guest appearance by Bill Frisell.
Format
6 panel foldout insert + obi.
Release notes
6 panel foldout insert + obi.
| 1 | Mezame (Morning Part 1) | 3:40 | |
| 2 | Toki Wa Sugi | 4:01 | |
| 3 | Wakare | 5:36 | |
| 4 | Busy Rabbit | 3:25 | |
| 5 | Hikari (Morning Part 2) | 2:13 | |
| 6 | Blue Marble | 6:06 | |
| 7 | Silent | 1:27 | |
| 8 | Song For Mark | 4:33 | |
| 9 | Asa (Morning Part 3) | 10:10 |
- Jason Webley
- Accordion (6)
- Hiroshi Kimura
- Artwork [Cover Art]
- Tucker Martine
- Bass Drum (9), Drum Machine (4), Shekere [Electronic Shekere] (3)
- Brent Arnold
- Cello (2, 8)
- Aiko Shimada
- Composed By (1 to 6, 8, 9), Cover [Cover Art Concept], Electric Guitar (1, 4, 9), Lyrics By (1 to 6, 9), Vocals (1 to 6, 9)
- Mark Collins
- Composed By (7), Double Bass (2, 3, 8), Double Bass [Muted Double Bass] (6)
- Heung-Heung Chin
- Design
- Eyvind Kang
- Drum [Ashiko Drum] (4, 9), Fretless Bass (2, 4), Recorded By, Mixed By, Producer, Tom Tom, Recorder, Cymbal [Cymbals], Performer [Mint Finger] (6), Viola (2, 6 to 8), Violin (2, 6 to 8), Violin [Processed Violins] (3), Violin [Violins] (4)
- Evan Schiller
- Drums, Sampler [Bell Samples] (4), Loops [Drum Loops], Handclaps (3), Recorded By, Mixed By, Producer
- Bill Frisell
- Electric Guitar (8), Loops [Backwards Guitar Loops] (9)
- Mark France
- Electric Guitar (6)
- Paul Moore
- Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Keyboards [Nord Lead] (9), Keyboards [Key Bass] (3), Toy Piano, Synth [Arp Synth], Keyboards [Nord Bass] (4)
- John Zorn
- Executive-Producer
- Kazunori Sugiyama
- Executive-Producer [Associate Producer]
- Allan Tucker
- Mastered By
- Guy Davis
- Performer [Guchung] (9)
- Yuko Suda
- Photography By [Photos]
- Troy Swanson
- Talkbox [Talkbox Hammond] (9)
- DJ Olive
- Turntables [Turntable] (9)
