News – KITCHEN. LABEL

Zinovia Arvanitidi unveils new video for ‘Invisible’

Zinovia Arvanitidi unveils the minimalistic new music video “Invisible” from the LP “Ivory”. ⟶

28 May 2018

In the studio with Zinovia Arvanitidi – Headphone Commute interview

Zinovia Arvanitidi shares her studio setup and talks about her new album ‘Ivory’ in an interview on Headphone Commute. ⟶

22 May 2018

A primer on Japanese ambient via the record collection of KITCHEN. LABEL founder Ricks Ang

KITCHEN. LABEL founder Ricks Ang shares his favorite Japanese ambient records in a special Record Store Day feature on Bandwagon. ⟶

23 April 2018

Hior Chronik announces 2018 European tour dates

Hior Chronik announces a string 2018 European tour dates, featuring Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher and a collaborative act with Christian Loffler. Tickets are now available. ⟶

06 April 2018

Out Now: ‘Circle / Stasis’ by sonicbrat

Circle / Stasis is a special digital EP by sonicbrat (Darren Ng) released in celebration of Piano Day 2018. ⟶

29 March 2018

Out Now: ‘Ivory’ by Zinovia Arvanitidi

Today, Zinovia Arvanitidi releases her new album “Ivory”- A mastery in piano ambiances of austere beauty and melancholia led by mesmerizing melodies and evolving cinematic textures. ⟶

29 March 2018

Zinovia Arvanitidi unveils new video for ‘Fluttering’

Zinovia Arvanitidi unveils the gorgeous and haunting new music video “Fluttering” from the upcoming LP “Ivory”. Directed by Máni Sigfússon in Iceland. ⟶

16 February 2018

Announcing Zinovia Arvanitidi’s ‘Ivory’ LP

Born in Athens, Greek composer Zinovia Arvanitidi is most widely remembered as one half of the duo Pill-Oh in Vanishing Mirror on KITCHEN. LABEL. Zinovia returns with her first solo modern classical undertaking titled Ivory to be released on 29 March, and like its… ⟶

14 February 2018

haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE unveils new video for ‘nowhere’

Today we’re celebrating “Hikari” by haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE, released on 8th August 2017. As a Christmas gift to fans, they now unveil the stunning brand new video for the title track “nowhere”, directed by Kazuyuki Miyabe of HIROBA. ⟶

26 December 2017

New Website Launched

We mark our 10th anniversary this coming 2018 with a relaunch of our website. Our new website adapts our online presence for today’s connected audience with a focus on mobile usability. ⟶

24 November 2017

haruka nakamura announces “Curtain Call in December” tour dates

haruka nakamura annouces “Curtain Call in December” tour dates in Tokyo and Kyoto. Luca Delphi, who has recently featured on the album “async” by Ryuichi Sakamoto, will join haruka nakamura’s ensemble for the first time on all shows. ⟶

24 October 2017

UNIQLO x KITCHEN. LABEL – Autumn Playlist

UNIQLO announces their “Fall for Autumn” campaign, with an exclusively curated in-store playlist from our KITCHEN. LABEL catalogue. ⟶

22 October 2017

Curated Playlists on Spotify and Apple Music

We will be featuring a selection of playlists on Spotify and Apple Music of all of the music that inspires the label and our artists. While we maintain our stand on physical releases, we’d also like to connect to those who… ⟶

22 September 2017

Exclusive Coverage on KITCHEN. LABEL night at BANK GALLERY

Last weekend at BANK GALLERY in Tokyo, we held a 3-day showcase “The Drift of Music Between Islands” in conjuction with Singapore: Inside Out Tokyo together with our label artists from Japan and Singapore (haruka nakamura LABO, ASPIDISTRAFLY, Hanging Up… ⟶

08 September 2017

ASPIDISTRAFLY collaborates with LAD MUSICIAN

April Lee of ASPIDISTRAFLY in a collaboration shoot with fashion label LAD MUSICIAN wearing their AW2017 pieces. The synergy between fashion and music is always fascinating. Our admiration for the label started from years ago, and we’re extremely honoured that the feeling is mutual.… ⟶

05 September 2017

Label Founder Ricks Ang to speak at Singapore: Inside Out Tokyo

Our label founder Ricks Ang will be on a panel discussion speaking on connections between Japan and Singapore, and how the culture of both cities have influenced the label. ⟶

25 August 2017

Out Now: ‘Hikari’ by haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE

Today, the haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE releases their new album ‘光’ (hikari). This marks the final album of the trilogy set of albums (‘音楽のある風景’ and ‘CURTAIN CALL’) that features the current PIANO ENSEMBLE lineup. ⟶

08 August 2017

haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE unveils video for ‘SIN/nowhere’

The haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE unveils a brand new video ahead of the release of their new album ‘光 (hikari)’ on August 8. ⟶

05 August 2017

‘Hikari’ special exhibition at TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI

TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI announces the haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE photo exhibition to be held in-store as part of the launch for their album “Hikari”, featuring photos documented on the haruka nakamura PIANO ENSEMBLE ‘Ongaku No Aru Fuukei’ tour in Japan… ⟶

04 August 2017

KITCHEN. LABEL Night in Tokyo 2017 at BANK GALLERY

We are excited to announce that KITCHEN. LABEL will take part in Singapore: Inside Out Tokyo at Bank Gallery from 25th to 27th August with label artists from Singapore and Japan including ASPIDISTRAFLY, Hanging Up The Moon, haruka nakamura LABO, ironomi and Janis Crunch. ⟶

01 August 2017