17 songs for 17 paintings of the forest.

This is the sixth album 'The Hidden Forest' from Anoice, an instrumental music band featuring a dark and cinematic sound. Because of the effects of the spread of coronavirus, Anoice decided to cancel all upcoming tours in March last year, and after that, released new works from Anoice and the members' solo/side projects; Yuki Murata, RiLF, Films, Mizu Amane, Cru, and Tokyo Ambient Collective and took charge of soundtracks for movies and TV drama series, but have now finally completed Anoice's new album after the longest ever production period in their history.

This album 'The Hidden Forest' took inspiration from 17 paintings of the forest painted by Naoko Okada, and includes 17 songs with the same title as each of the paintings, with a total length of 72 minutes. It consists of mainly beautiful neo-classical songs played by a piano and string quartet such as the first lead single 'a perfect day for a funeral' and 'second coming', and also spectacular songs with dynamic drums like the powerful ground, such as the second lead single 'quiet wish' and 'the promised day' and sometimes quiet ambient music made of collaboration with the nature sounds such as 'into the light' and 'trickery and butterflies'. You can find similar themed melodies and patterns of the codes, with similar instrument formations through the whole album, but no two are identical, just like the leaves of trees within the forest.

In addition, one of the biggest features of this album production process is having used not only recording studios but also power of nature such as forests and rivers. You may be able to feel as though you are standing quietly in the forest via the songs with the sounds of animals such as birds, owls, insects, and flogs and the nature such as wind, water, and squeaking trees which were sometimes recorded in a foggy forest, sometimes in a dark forest in middle of the night, and sometimes in a forest where a strong wind blew.

This album with the tension in the air will be hopefully be remembered in history as one of the most beautiful dark music albums of all time.

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Anoice: The Hidden Forest

For all those who lost their freedom.

This is the 7th album 'Stories in White' from Anoice, the instrumental band. After the release of their previous album 'The Hidden Forest', they released not only an EP and numerous singles, but also works from the members' solo/side projects; Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata, Films, Mizu Amane, and Tokyo Ambient Collective, and composed soundtracks for movies and TV drama series. Now the band have finally completed their new masterpiece in the form of a full length album.

This album 'Stories in White' is the final chapter of the trilogy about the modern history of humans, which follows up the band’s third album, 'The Black Rain' which made themselves known to the world through their dark cinematic sound, and fifth album, 'Ghost in the Clocks', which the album itself and each song within the album became the #1 and top 10 most streamed/downloaded instrumental music on Apple Music and iTunes Store in over 20 countries. It could be said that Anoice's culmination of their entire career was built by the beautiful soundscape of the magnificent orchestra-like sound and destructive noise. Of course, like the other two albums, an illustrator, Yoko Shinto took charge of the artworks.

The album consists of beautiful and passionate neo-classical songs played by a piano and string quartet, such as the first lead single 'aria', which Matthew Krivolapov directed its music video and 'lament' and other instrumental rock songs performed by spectacular an orchestral sound, noisy guitar, and dynamic drums such as heard on the second lead single, 'kill lies all', along with 'resonance', and especially 'the rain maker', which consists of over 100 tracks of instruments and samples and captures Anoice's unique sound.

The history has no choice but to hear this album.

Anoice: Stories in White

The 6th solo album from Takahiro Kido, a music composer who is also a member of Anoice.

Takahiro Kido (Anoice): INSOMNIA

The 4th solo album from Yuki Murata, a music composer and pianist who is also a member of Anoice.

Yuki Murata (Anoice): Piano Fantasia

A collaboration album by Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata, who are members of Anoice. This album includes 10 songs chosen from not only Anoice, but also their solo projects, which were recorded together with the chamber orchestra, made up of eight violinists, three violists, three cellists, two bassists, and a flutist and harpist. Takahiro Kido took charge of the conductor role for the orchestra and Yuki Murata played the piano for all the songs.

Bandcamp: https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-piano-and-chamber-orchestra

Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata (Anoice): Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra

The Hidden Forest

heartbeat (Anoice 'The Hidden Forest')

into the light (Anoice 'The Hidden Forest')

The magnificent beginning with an earth‐shaking opening sound.

On the 6th August, the instrumental music band featuring a dark and cinematic sound, Anoice, will release a digital-limited second lead single 'quiet wish' from their ​upcoming 6th album 'The Hidden Forest' which will be available on the 17th September.

This single is included in the album as the third track and also takes on the beginning of the album with main themed melodies. It begins quietly with an acoustic guitar, harp, and viola, and then, a piano and a string quartet formed by two violins, a viola, and a cello, and powerful drums are added. This emotional and magnificent sound is what forms Anoice's originality and this is one of the masterpieces of instrumental music.

Pre-order the album on normal and limited number versions on BandCamp https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-hidden-forest

Album trailer:
https://youtu.be/TY2T9KJnLV0

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quiet wish (Anoice 'The Hidden Forest')

The story starts from the day of the funeral.

On the 2nd July, the instrumental music band featuring a dark and cinematic sound, Anoice, will release a digital-limited first lead single 'a perfect day for a funeral' from their ​upcoming 6th album 'The Hidden Forest' which will be available on the 17th September.

This single is included in the album as the second track, and is a masterpiece of neo-classical music consisting of sub themed melodies played by a piano and a string quartet formed by two violins, a viola, and a cello, and also quiet but destructive noises made from a guitar and organ.

The album 'The Hidden Forest' will be released not only on normal jewel case but also number-limited A4-sized box version which includes separately extraordinary-printed 17 paintings, a visual card which will be enable to access to the digital streaming services for the album, an instant photo, and a copy on compact disc.

Pre-order the album on normal and limited number versions on BandCamp riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-hidden-forest

Album trailer:
youtu.be/TY2T9KJnLV0

a perfect day for a funeral (Anoice 'The Hidden Forest')

long story (Anoice 'The Hidden Forest')

A piano note, dropping into a hole in the heart.

Three and a half years have passed since her 4th solo album 'Piano Fantasia' which fascinated music fans in the world by its lovely melodies and piano sounds. The Tokyo-based pianist and member of the cinematic instrumental music band, Anoice, and its side projects, RiLF, Films, and Mizu Amane, Yuki Murata, will release her 5th solo album 'Sunny Spot Story' on April 27, 2022.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Yuki has been working energetically with not only new releases under her own projects such as Anoice's latest album 'The Hidden Forest' and RiLF's latest album 'My Beloved Farewell' but also soundtracks for various types of video works; Robin Bain's 'Girl Lost: A Hollywood Story', Joey Fingers's 'Reduction In Force', and Osamu Minorikawa's 'I Eat the Tears', TV drama series such as TV TOKYO's 'My Husband is Sleeping in the Freezer' and MBS's 'Love Phantom', and enlightenment videos produced by Japanese government's organizations such as Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. However, her talent, which is admired by famous Japanese composers, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nobuo Uematsu, and Takeshi Kobayashi, and has left her name in the history books of the three major international film festivals, Cannes, Berlin, and Venezia, is alive here.

This album 'Sunny Spot Story' comes in a set of two CDs; Disc.1 with 14 songs and Disc.2 with 10 songs. The songs included in Disc.1 were recorded at Anoice's studio and a large concert hall, together with the same instrumental players with Anoice's latest album 'The Hidden Forest’. It consists of mainly simple piano solo songs such as the first lead single 'shall we dance' and 'song for brahms', and also beautiful neo-classical songs with warm atmosphere played by a piano and string trio formed by a violin, a viola, and a cello as heard in the second lead single 'with all of my love' and 'my perfect place'. Disc.2 includes improvised solo piano compositions which Yuki played on her own piano with a simple recording equipment while under a state of emergency due to the pandemic and features a more stripped down sound in contrast to the songs on Disc.1.

This is a new masterpiece featuring a piano just like the great works from film music composers Thomas Newman and Alan Silvestri and neoclassical artists Max Richter and Jóhann Jóhannsson.


The album 'Sunny Spot Story' will be released on number-limited 15cm×15cm-sized box version which includes two compact discs, personally signed sheet music of one of the album songs 'shall we dance', and two visual cards with music credits.Disc.2 and its 10 songs will only be available on this box-set, and will not be on any digital music platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify.

Continuing from Anoice's latest album 'The Hidden Forest', Naoko Okada took charge of the illustrations and Takahiro Kido from Anoice also joined as the art designer, bringing together a perfect collaboration with Yuki Murata's beautiful music.

BandCamp:
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/sunny-spot-story

Sunny Spot Story

shall we dance (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Sunny Spot Story')

in my Time

where time goes (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'in my Time')

16 excellent pieces of music echoing from a vacant concert hall.

The Tokyo-based pianist and member of the cinematic instrumental music band, Anoice, and its side projects, RiLF, Films, Mizu Amane, and Cru, Yuki Murata, will release her 2nd concert album 'Piano Quartet Concert' on December 2nd, 2022.

This album was recorded in an concert hall where Yuki Murata played, not only on her piano solo but also as part of a quartet together with three string instrument players; Kumi Takahara on violin, Utaka Fujiwara from Anoice on viola, and Kaori Tsuchiya on cello, who all also joined Yuki Murata on her latest solo album, 'Sunny Spot Story'. They performed, centring around Yuki Murata's solo project songs as well as also two tracks from Anoice, to which she belongs, to create a concert album including excellent songs which sometimes make you feel a warm and gentle peacefulness, and sometimes a quiet and dark nervousness.

Takahiro Kido from Anoice took charge of the engineer for recording, mixing, and mastering. In addition, Tadashi Yoshikawa from Anoice directed the concert, and its video will be available to view with a full length on the following YouTube link at 8 pm Japan time on December 1st. Not to mention, Yuki Murata and Utaka Fujiwara who joined as the viola player, all the members of Anoice created this masterpiece together.
https://youtu.be/_7-t5NJXFkA

Please feel every bit of the beauty made from the piano quartet ensemble and its reverberation which echoes from a vacant concert hall.

Piano Quartet Concert

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liange (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Quartet Concert')

Anoice: 7th Single
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/farfa-cinematic-symphony

farfa cinematic symphony

farfa cinematic symphony (Anoice 'farfa cinematic symphony')

This is the second collaboration work by Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata, music composers who also are active as members of Anoice, RiLF, and Films, together with Kenji Azuma, an ambient music artist who plays a range of unusual instruments and the trio’s first EP.

It's been only three months since the previous collaboration single 'Ice Mermaid' with the basis of the song’s sounds created from materials which are related to ice and water. This time, they will release the four songs-included EP 'Memories of the Stone' featuring the sounds of a stone and limestone cave. Just like their previous work, this song is also based on an illustration painted by MATSURICA who also takes charge of the artwork for some of the releases from Anoice, Yuki Murata, and Films, and it is under the theme of the exploration into a cave. A wolf finds a cave in the forest and gingerly goes into it, and steps forward to the deep as if being invited by the sounds of water dropped on the puddle and bats singing. And then, he leaves his body to energetic dance of the ancient animals drawn on the wall...

Like the previous collaboration 'Ice Mermaid', each artist took charge of playing various instruments, but the most notable point in this EP 'Memories of the Stone' is that they mined Sanukitoids, a variety of high-Mg granitoid found in limited area of Japan and recorded its sound in the forest. You should be able to feel the memories of the long and epic history via the beautiful and clear sound of the stone which has existed since ancient times.

Step into an adventure with the main character wolf, Rem, while looking at the illustration.

Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, etc:
https://linkco.re/Z9Z4y5a6
BandCamp:
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/memories-of-the-stone

Memories of the Stone

out of dream (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata, Kenji Azuma 'Memories of the Stone')

Stories in White

night before the rain (Anoice 'Stories in White')

on another day (Anoice 'Stories in White')

resonance (Anoice 'Stories in White')

aria (Anoice 'Stories in White')

note to ourselves (Anoice 'Stories in White')

Included in the 4th album: into the shadows.
http://www.fleursy.com/riccolabel/discography/ric024_english.html

into the shadows

memories of you (Anoice 'into the shadows')

INSOMNIA

nocturne

nocturne (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'INSOMNIA')

children in the reverie

children in the reverie (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'INSOMNIA')

gravity

gravity (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'INSOMNIA')

refrain

refrain (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'INSOMNIA')

northern waltz

northern waltz (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'INSOMNIA')

insomnia

insomnia (Anoice / Takahiro Kido 'INSOMNIA')

Piano Fantasia

red owl

red owl (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Fantasia')

forgotten carousel

forgotten carousel (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Fantasia')

utopia

utopia (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Fantasia')

dear my cat

dear my cat (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Fantasia')

clammbon

clammbon (Anoice / Yuki Murata 'Piano Fantasia')

Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra

ice flower (orchestra version)

ice flower (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

the light (orchestra version)

the light (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

liange (orchestra version)

liange (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

ripple (orchestra version)

ripple (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

drops (orchestra version)

drops (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

roads (orchestra version)

roads (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

red owl (orchestra version)

red owl (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

colder than thermite (orchestra version)

colder than thermite (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

greenfield (orchestra version)

greenfield (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

where time goes (orchestra version)

where time goes (Anoice / Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata 'Music for Piano and Chamber Orchestra')

Included in the 3rd album: The Black Rain.
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-rain

The Black Rain

the end of something

the end of something (Anoice 'The Black Rain')

Included in the 4th album: into the shadows.
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-shadows

old lighthouse

what is left (Anoice 'into the shadows')

The 5th album from Tokyo Ambient Collective, a non-fixed member ambient music project. The album was recorded by the founder members; Takahiro Kido, a composer who works as a member of Anoice, Kenji Azuma, an instrumentalist who plays various unusual instruments from around the world, and Sami Elu, the world's only player of the pixiechord, a handmade wooden string instrument made up of scrap materials, and Yuki Murata, a pianist/composer and a member of Anoice, and in addition, Alessandro Ambrosi who is a new member and accordionist from Italy.

Winter Ambience

a dark long winter

a dark long winter (Anoice / Tokyo Ambient Collective 'Winter Ambience')

snowmelt

snowmelt (Anoice / Tokyo Ambient Collective 'Winter Ambience')

polar bear

polar bear (Anoice / Tokyo Ambient Collective 'Winter Ambience')

Included in Anoice's 3rd album: The Black Rain.
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-black-rain
Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, etc:
https://www.tunecore.co.jp/artists/anoice

ripple

ripple (Anoice 'The Black Rain')

Included in the 3rd album: The Black Rain.
http://www.fleursy.com/riccolabel/discography/ric013_english.html

finale

finale (Anoice 'The Black Rain')

colder than thermite

colder than thermite (Anoice 'The Black Rain')

Included in the 1st album: Remmings.
http://www.fleursy.com/riccolabel/discography/imprec076_english.html

- (Anoice 'Remmings')

liange (Anoice 'Remmings')

Anoice: 1st Single
http://fleursy.com/riccolabel/discography/ric053_english.html

nothing there

nothing there (Anoice 'nothing there')

Anoice: 2nd Single
http://fleursy.com/riccolabel/discography/ric054_english.html

missing

missing (Anoice 'Ghost in the Clocks')

Anoice: 3rd Single
http://fleursy.com/riccolabel/discography/ric055_english.html

unknown error

unknown error (Anoice 'unknown error')

Anoice's 4th EP.

BandCamp:
https://riccolabel.bandcamp.com/album/invisible-wall

invisible wall

who's your enemy?

who's your enemy? (Anoice 'invisible wall')

Dark cinematic instrumental music group which the members also have solo/side projects; Takahiro Kido, Yuki Murata, RiLF, Films, Mizu Amane, Mokyow, Cru, and Tokyo Ambient Collective.

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