About Miko
Miko is a Japanese female singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from the outskirts of Tokyo. Being influenced by various rock/alternative bands in 90's, she began making music around 2000 using an electric guitar and 8 track MTR. After she got Macbook PC in 2005, she started recording using her voice and instruments around her daily life such as electric & acoustic guitars, piano, synthesizers and samplers. She does recording and mixing all by herself. Her first album "parade" was released by PLOP in 2008.
女性音楽家、光武理絵によるソロユニット。幼いころよりピアノやギターに触れ、2000年頃から宅録のようなものを始める。2008年６月に、国内のエレクトロニカレーベル、PLOPよりデビューアルバム「Parade」をリリース。現在は都内を中心にライブ活動を行いつつ、次のアルバムに向けて準備中。
視聴はこちら→http://www.myspace.com/mikohome
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NEW RELEASE !!
Miko: "Parade"
release date : June 2008 (Japan) / August 2008 (Worldwide)
http://naturebliss.jp/
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Reviews
There's something new unfolding at almost every turn on Parade, and when its songs are simple, they're not simplistic; when they get more complex, they don't lose the purity that made them charming in the first place.....read all
Poptronica on the outside indeed, this playful sounding music - she dubbed her album Parade because she wanted to offer her audience something equally entertaining - commands serious attention as repeated listenings reveal a highly accomplished organizer of sound. This is my "arts-and-crafts project" of the year - Miko takes what appear to be deceptively straightforward ingredients - her voice, an electric guitar, some inexpensive machines and beat boxes - and creates some highly inventive music.....read all
