CATALOGUE NO.
KI-002
GENRE
Ambient, Electronic,
Avant-pop
FORMAT
CD
Digital
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CATALOGUE NO.
KI-002
GENRE
Ambient, Electronic,
Avant-pop
FORMAT
CD
Digital
SPECIFICATION
Glass-mastered CD housed in a 6 fold concertina portfolio, offset printed, full color on premium matt paper
RELEASE DATE
15 Jul 2008
EDITION
Reissue: 1000
First Press: 2000
ASPIDISTRAFLY’s anticipated first full album draws references to Banana Yoshimoto’s literary classic novella “Moonlight Shadow”, weaving through the solitary atmosphere of the novel with dreamlike descriptions of time, space and season.
With nine tracks combine acoustic instrumentation, soft vocal textures and binaural field recordings, “i hold a wish for you” is a journey through an existential universe painted with emphatic observations of daily microcosms. Vocalist and songwriter April Lee creates the artwork and photography together with Kobe-based artist Rika M.
“宝石のように輝き、木漏れ日のように優しいアルバムがシンガポールより到着。”
— Bounce Magazine, Tower Records Japan
“Its not easy to pin down ASPIDISTRAFLY’s music into a specific genre, which is a good thing. Can you imagine Richard Chartier playing dreamy pop music? With some female vocalist? I’d say ASPIDISTRAFLY is microsound and pop. Very refined.”
— Vital Weekly, The Netherlands
“Refined and robust, these well organized aural assemblages give ample animation and seriousness to the light and prosaic elements of the everyday.”
— Cyclic Defrost, Australia
“Very atmospheric, very innocent, very calm and relaxing. Fans of Sigur Ros and Eluvium take note.” 8/10
— Foxy Digitalis, USA
Taking their name from George Orwell’s novel “Keep the Aspidistra Flying”, ASPIDISTRAFLY was formed by Singapore-based singer-songwriter April Lee and producer-guitarist Ricks Ang in 2001…
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