Ichiko Aoba – Luminescent Creatures (LP)

Description:

Produced by Ichiko Aoba & Taro Umebayashi

All Lyrics by Ichiko Aoba (except M2, a traditional folk song of Hateruma Island)

Composed by Ichiko Aoba (M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M10)
Taro Umebayashi (M1, M4, M7, M8, M9, M11)

Orchestration by Taro Umebayashi
Additional vocal arrangement by Ichiko Aoba (M1, M9)

Ichiko Aoba performs
All Vocals, Classical Guitar, Steiner Chime, Shell, Field Recordings, Electric Piano

Taro Umebayashi performs
Acoustic Piano, Celesta, Synthesizer, Electric Guitar

Strings performed by phonolite strings (M1, M2, M4, M8)
1st Violin: Yuko Kajitani
2nd Violin: Asano Mekaru
Viola: Anzu Suhara
Cello: Orie Hirayama
Contrabass: Hiroaki Mizutani

Flute: Jun-ichiro Taku (M1, M8)

Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa (M1, M2, M8)

Percussion: Manami Kakudo (M1, M7, M8)

Recorded & Mixed by Toshihiko Kasai at Place Kaki, VICTOR STUDIO, Aobadai studio, Ichikos house
With additional editing by Takuma Kase
Assistant Engineers: Arou Yamauchi & Ryota Koshimitsu (VICTOR STUDIO), Minori Ishikawa (Aobadai studio)
Mastered by Seigen Ono at SDLab (div. Saidera Mastering & Recording)

Art Direction & Photography: Kodai Kobayashi
Design: Hikari Machiguchi (Match and Company Co., Ltd.)