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.

The Hidden Forest

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the promised day (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')

In April 2013 we were approached by the organisers of the Explore the North festival in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. They asked if we would use some footage of the Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour), the world's biggest ice skating race, and write some songs around it. So we did. A transcript in English is below

www.explore-the-north.nl/

Watch the videos here:
Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o63qrV4iKTc
Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrPBTwwnpdc

Contains footage (C) Fries Film Archief. Used with kind permission. Written and produced by Public Service Broadcasting. Drums recorded by Gregor Reid at Fonica Studios, Glasgow.

Newspaper: Eleven Cities Tour on Friday
Newspaper: Eleven Cities Tour to be a superhuman effort
January 18th, 1963
An ice-skating marathon that is unparalleled
5.30 in the morning
300km through a Friesland only the strongest can cope with

Newspaper: Elfstedentocht: Tough, Tough, Tough

The starting signal is given for the Eleven Cities Tour
But what everyone is preparing themselves for..
That is the Elfstedentocht

The twelfth Eleven Cities Tour
Temperature: 16 degrees Celsius below zero
A brutal tour of more than 200km
But what everyone is preparing themselves for...

550 professional skaters
Around 9,500 leisure skaters
Skaters from Sweden, Canada, Switzerland and Belgium

But what everyone is preparing themselves for...
Sneek
IJlst
Sloten
Stavoren
Hindeloopen
Workum
Bolsward
Harlingen
Franeker
Dokkum
Leeuwarden

But what everyone is preparing themselves for...
That is the Elfstedentocht.


Elfstedentocht Part 1

album : unreleased
artist : RiLF

lyrics by calu
composed by calu, Takahiro Kido

recorded by calu, Takahiro Kido
mixed by Takahiro Kido
mastered by KASHIWA Daisuke

Count4 (unreleased version)

From the 2nd Owls album, Two, out 3/25/14. Two is available on CD/LP/cassette/mp3 here - http://polyvinylrecords.com/owls

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Owls - Why Oh Why...

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

The Black Rain

ripple

ripple (Anoice 'The Black Rain')

Anoice: 1st Single
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nothing there

nothing there (Anoice 'nothing there')

Anoice's 4th EP.

BandCamp:
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invisible wall

requiem

requiem (Anoice 'invisible wall')

who's your enemy?

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

distance

distance (Anoice 'invisible wall')

the fear

the fear (Anoice 'invisible wall')

Most likely you all know who John Grant is, right? If not, I can tell you he's an american singer-songwriter that just released his second solo album called "Pale Green Ghosts", which is the follow up to "Queen of Denmark", from 2010, that took him to world praise, and a spot as #1 album of the year for Mojo magazine. 
The new album was produced by Biggi Veir of Iceland's electronic pioneers Gus Gus, and shows a new side of John Grant's music. 
I was brought on board to remix the title track "Pale Green Ghosts" and here's the result. For me this is undoubtedly one of the best things I made. Because John Grant and his label Bella Union loved the remix as much as I did we're are giving it away as free download to support the beginning of John Grant's world tour.

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John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts (Xinobi Remix) FREE DOWNLOAD

Born in Florence, Alabama, rising country-pop artist Ava Lynn blends raw Southern soul with modern edge. With her honey-blonde waves, raspy twang, and signature cowboy boots, she moves effortlessly between intimate back-porch ballads and fiery, festival-ready anthems. Proud of her small-town roots, Ava is fast becoming a new Southern voice to watch — bold, magnetic, and unapologetically herself.

RiLF is the alternative rock band formed by Calu who is the vocalist of Matryoshka, an electronica unit featuring a mysterious sound, and Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata, who are the members of Anoice, an instrumental music band featuring dark cinematic sound.

After releasing the debut EP 'era.ep' to coincide with their first live show in April 2010, RiLF released their debut album, 'Ferris Wheel, in September of the same year, featuring lovely vocals, simple band sounds and a beautiful string orchestra. Since then, they have participated in tours with various international artists such as Dakota Suite from UK, SayCet from France, and Stina from Australia.

In 2018, RiLF released their second EP 'Three Stories for Numbers’, featuring magnificently violent guitar noise like Sigur Rós and My Bloody Valentine, and in September 2020 the third EP 'Miss You’, was released on handmade flexi disc (four colours / including digital data) for the first time. In October of the same year, RiLF released their second album, and first album in a decade, 'My Beloved Farewell’. It’s a masterpiece of alternative rock and post-rock featuring RiLF's uniqueness; a magnificent orchestral sound woven with strings such as violins and violas, a simple but solid band sound and Calu's gentle vocal melodies.

Count4 (unreleased version)

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