{"title":"Ai Aso","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lone-3","title":"Lone","description":"\u003cp\u003eTokyo’s \u003cstrong\u003eAi Aso\u003c\/strong\u003e (朝生愛, Asō Ai) is a Japanese psychedelic pop singer-songwriter whose work has a whisper-thin acid folk quality to it. She started performing as a solo singer around 2000. Her solo work, infrequent collaborations with White Heaven members You Ishihara and Michio Kurihara, Yurayura Teikoku, and Boris bring a level of fragility and hypnotism to the stage recalling lost memories, small flavors of COIL and serial playing on the verge of evaporation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs for her recent activities, she has performed on bills together with Sunn O))), Boris, Masaki Batoh (Ghost), Touri Kudoh, Kim Doo Soo, Mark Fry, Simon Finn etc. 2024 Limited edition LP \u0026amp; CD reissues of this cult minimalist pop album by Japanese singer-songwriter \u003cem\u003eAi Aso\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released in 2014 on Ideologic Organ. \u003cstrong\u003eAi Aso\u003c\/strong\u003e has collaborated with Michio Kurihara, Boris, Stephen O’Malley, and more. \u003cstrong\u003eAi Aso\u003c\/strong\u003e has sought after rare OOP albums on PSF, Pedal records and Ideologic Organ.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ideologic Organ","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50407389167947,"sku":"2189185","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50407389954379,"sku":"2189203","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Lone_3e8bffa8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726597315"},{"product_id":"the-faintest-hint","title":"The Faintest Hint","description":"\u003cp\u003eAi Aso's immaculately crafted form of minimalist pop music skirts the edges of tensity with the manner and with the skill of a tight rope walker, calmly balancing repeatedly at every step, with a combination of surety and the risk of a slip, a fall, and an unknown uncoiling of events. Aso's capacity to capture, or inspire, the tension and attention from within the listener and observer are quite pronounced. At Aso's concert the performance constantly teeters near the brink, a sharpened awareness in the hall emerges from all observing, with the will of that most delicate balance. On \"The Faintest Hint\" she brings a meta level to the proceedings, the dream of a singer in a bright sunlit room in the centre of the density of the society, simply and precisely searching for single ideas, single tones, a sense of sensuality and even a dream of a grandeur (rock dream) emerge. A stillness prevails, even a sharp set of instances of dreaming, melancholia, nostalgia… or even saudade. The album was recorded, mixed \u0026amp; mastered by Soichiro Nakamura at Peace Music between 2018-2020. Atsuo and I joined these sessions as producers, and moreso as catalysts, yet also became the skeleton of a band on the album (with the tender touch). The legendary Japanese rock band Boris accompany Aso on two pieces. A faintest hint of sharpness and la tendresse féroce quickly erodes into a fine brief cloud of the purest crystalline dust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–Stephen O'Malley, Stockholm June 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAi Aso : Vocals \u0026amp; Guitar \u0026amp; Synth \u003cbr\u003eStephen O'Malley : Guitar, Bass \u0026amp; Synth \u003cbr\u003eAtsuo : Percussion \u003cbr\u003ealso Boris Play on \"Scene\" \u0026amp; \"Sight\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Idealogic Organ","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50914547695947,"sku":"1097511","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Faintest_Hint_671f5466_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732995122"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/ai-aso.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}