Anoice
Anoice | |
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| File:Anoice in Shenzhen.jpg From Anoice's show at B10 Live in Shenzhen, China | |
| Background information | |
| Origin |  JapanTokyo |
| Genres | Instrumental Modern-classical |
| Years active | 2004 - |
| Labels | Ricco Label Important Records PLOP noble label Flowers Blossom In The Space 1631 Recordings |
| Website | www.anoice.com |
| Members | Takahiro Kido Yuki Murata Utaka Fujiwara Tadashi Yoshikawa |
Anoice is a Tokyo based cinematic instrumental music group formed by four multi instrumentalists; Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata, Utaka Fujiwara, and Tadashi Yoshikawa.
Their debut album "Remmings" was released on Important Records, Boston in 2006. In 2018, Anoice established their own music label, Ricco Label, and released their highly-praised third albums 'The Black Rain' on Ricco Label, Important Records, and Flowers Blossom In The Space in 2012. In 2015, they released the 4th album 'into the shadows' which were recorded in not only Tokyo but also London, Paris, Warsaw, and Moscow. In 2017, Anoice released a compilation album 'selected works' featuring their ambient tracks on 1631 Recordings and started to distribute it via Universal Music. Anoice sometimes hits the road on concerts in Europe and Asia.
Anoice also has some side projects as below;
Takahiro Kido; Solo project of the guitarist/composer of Anoice.
Yuki Murata; Solo project of the pianist/composer of Anoice.
RiLF; The alternative-rock band formed by Anoice and Calu, the vocalist of Matryoshka.
films; The modern-classical/electronica music unit, featuring two female vocalists.
mizu amane; Films' side project featuring Japanese languages.
mokyow; The post-rock band formed by Anoice and Kenichi Kai, the keyboardist.
cru; The modern-classical music unit formed by Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata.
In addition, Anoice and the members have taken charge of composing music for many commercial adverts such as Armani, Louis Vuitton, Google, YAMAHA, TOYOTA, ASICS, TOTO, TORAY, ANA, TOSHIBA, and etc. Also, they created the soundtracks of some movies such as 'Tusikiji Wonderland' directed by Naotaro Endo of Shuchiku Films and 'Olivier Zahm: Digital Provocateur’ directed by Can Evgin and some TV programs produced by NHK and WOWOW. Some film works awarded at Venice Film Festival, Prix Italia, National Arts Festival in japan, and Cool Japan Matching Award, and also, Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata who are the music composers of Anoice, received the Best Original Score Prize at Sapporo International Short Film Festival.
Band members[edit]
- Takahiro Kido（Guitar, Piano, Organ, Glockenspiel, Accordion, Wurlitzer Piano, Programming etc.）
- Yuki Murata（Piano, Synthesizer, Cembalo, Organ, Glockenspiel, Flute, Cello, Harmonic Pipe, Programming etc.）
- Utaka Fujiwara（Viola, Violin, Wurlitzer Piano, Piano, Synthesizer etc.）
- Tadashi Yoshikawa（Drums, Percussion, Theremin, Turn Table, Glockenspiel etc.）
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Anoice
- Remmings (2006)
- Out of Season (2008)
- The Black Rain (2012)
- into the shadows (2015)
Takahiro Kido
- a Short Happy Life (2005)
- in my Time (2007)
- Fleursy Music (2008)
- Fairy Tale (2011)
- The New World (2016)
Yuki Murata
- Films (2006)
- Home (2006)
- Gift (2014)
RiLF
- Ferris Wheel (2010)
films
- Messenger (2010)
- a forbidden garden (2013)
- signs from the past (2016)
mokyow
- Variations for Spiegel (2008)
cru
- re-Silence (2006)
EPs[edit]
Anoice
- Ruined-Hotel Sessions (2008)
- From The Studio (2014)[1]
- no room here (2015)
Takahiro Kido
- Walking in the Rhythm (2006)
- Inside-Out Tokyo (2016)
RiLF
- era.ep (2010)
- Three Stories for Numbers (2018)
Singles[edit]
mizu amane
- mikoto uta (2016)
- kazahana (2017)
- okuribi (2018)
Soundtrack albums[edit]
Takahiro Kido
- Krageneidechse (2006)
- Tsukiji Wonderland (2016)
Compilation albums[edit]
- IMPREC100 (2006)
- The Silent Ballet Volume 9 (2008)
- Variations of Silence (2009)
- Honokaa-Boy (2009)
- Music for Wine (2009)
- Variations of Shade (2011)
- Piano is Beautiful (2011)
- HOPE (2011)
- Hope for Japan (2011)
- Artist Action (2011)
- More Hope for Japan (2011)
- ArtLism.JP vol.4 (2011)
- Festive Greetings (2011)
- Bezdna Radio Essential 026 (2012)
- Play for Japan 2012 vol.9 (2012)
- Hidden Landscapes 2 (2012)
- Elements 1 (2012)
- Velvet Ears 2 (2012)
- Velvet Ears 5 (2012)
- TRUST (2012)
- ...and darkness came (2012)
- Wild Combination EP Three (2014)
- Being A Light To The World #2 (2015)
- ONE MINUTE OLDER (2015)
References[edit]
- Post-rock
- Instrumental
- Film Music
External links[edit]
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