Windswept Adan

アダンの風 (Adan no Kaze; transl. Windswept Adan) is the seventh studio album by Japanese folk singer and guitarist Ichiko Aoba. It was released via her label Hermine on December 2, 2020. Windswept Adan marked a departure in the previously minimalist guitar instrumentation.[3] Chamber folk instrumentation, like the string quartet, harp, flute, woodwinds and piano, was used.[2][3] The album's music was composed and arranged in collaboration with Taro Umebayashi.[3] Aoba described the album as a "soundtrack to a fictional movie".[3]

Windswept Adan (アダンの風)
Studio album by
Ichiko Aoba
ReleasedDecember 2, 2020
Genre
Length50:02
LabelHermine
Ichiko Aoba chronology
"gift" at Sogetsu Hall
(2020)		 Windswept Adan (アダンの風)
(2020)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic3.9 / 5[1]
Beats Per Minute88%[2]

Sputnikmusic noted the big change in sound from Aoba's previous works. They noted, "none of this record’s fresh insertions are individually intrusive, but something is most certainly missing."[1] They also noted Windswept Adan as being a smooth listen. Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute called the album "by far her most ambitious work to date" and an "aquatic world to be lost within" and praised it for its denseness, serenity, and feeling of adventure.[2] KCSB-FM explained that "what makes Windswept Adan so special is its sincere portrayal of a voyage in an ethereal land."[3] Brendan Mattox of Bandcamp Daily mentioned the scarcity of English press on Ichiko Aoba but noted "with much of Aoba’s previous work, emotion transcends language" and "listeners don’t need to know the words in order to feel their emotional resonance".[4]

Windswept Adan scored high on the RateYourMusic charts for 2020.[2][4]

Track listing

Track listing adopted from Spotify and tower.jp.[5]

All lyrics are written by Ichiko Aoba.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Prologue"Ichiko Aoba4:55
2."Pilgrimage"Taro Umebayashi3:48
3."Porcelain"Taro Umebayashi4:29
4."Horo (帆衣)"Ichiko Aoba1:58
5."Easter Lily"Taro Umebayashi3:16
6."Parfum d'etoiles"Taro Umebayashi2:52
7."Kirinaki Shima (霧鳴島)"Ichiko Aoba1:27
8."Sagu Palm's Song"Ichiko Aoba3:57
9."Chinuhaji"Taro Umebayashi1:52
10."Chi no Kaze (血の風)"Taro Umebayashi3:47
11."Hagupit"Ichiko Aoba, Taro Umebayashi2:58
12."Dawn in the Adan"Taro Umebayashi4:45
13."Ohayashi"Ichiko Aoba, Taro Umebayashi3:44
14."Adan no Shima no Tanjyosai (アダンの島の誕生祭)"Ichiko Aoba6:07
  • Note: Tracks 9 and 13 are stylized in lower case.

References
  1. JohnnyoftheWell (2020-12-10). "Review: Ichiko Aoba - Windswept Adan". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. McMullen, Chase (2020-12-04). "Album Review: Ichiko Aoba – Windswept Adan". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. "Ichiko Aoba's Windswept Adan". Add of the Month. Santa Barbara: KCSB FM. 2021-01-02 [2021 Dec]. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. "On Breakthrough "Windswept Adan" LP, Ichiko Aoba's Visionary Ambient Takes Flight". Bandcamp Daily. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. "青葉市子/アダンの風". tower.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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