Akiko Shikata

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负责人： shadesdrawn
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创建日期： 2011年 5月 12日
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A group devoted to the unique and bewitching world of neofolk singer-songwriter Akiko Shikata.

Akiko Shikata is a genre-defying soprano singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose songs range from neofolk to avant-garde, world music, symphonic metal, folktronica (with a bit of industrial influence), new age or dark ambient.
Her style could be defined as neoclassical, with a deep tendency to experimentation. Most songs have a medieval-ish or celtic feel, and she tends to use her voice as an instrument, using many layers and oddities such as dissociated choirs, or using very different vocals within the same song (she has three very distinct singing styles: a deep low-pitched voice, a sweet, almost child-like voice, and her regular powerful soprano vocals).

Shikata is known for using several languages in her songs; although Japanese and Italian are the most frequent (she has been writing and singing in Italian since her debut) she also has a bunch of songs in unusual languages such as Uyghur, Turkish, Greek, Ainu or Tibetan, but also French, English or German, as well as Hymmnos, the made-up language created for the Ar-Tonelico game series.

She was born January 7 and works for several labels including the quite underground neoclassical/folk label HATS, and FrontierWorks. She founded her own indie circle, Vagrancy, in 2001, through which she has been releasing several albums in addition to her solo works.

Shikata also contributed to several game soundtracks: Shadow Hearts from the New World, the Ar-Tonelico series and the Umineko no naku koro ni visual novels.

Akiko's Last.fm page

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整体小组榜单

1	志方あきこ	35
2	Stille Volk	15
3	Jack or Jive	12
4	Marissa Nadler	11
5	梶浦由記	11
6	KOKIA	8
7	宇多田ヒカル	7
8	ALI PROJECT	7
9	浜田真理子	7
10	Clan Of Xymox	6

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moichispa

Keep deaf aliens out of the top please. [3]

2012年 2月
Madrangue

Llama del Rey is everywhere these days.

2012年 2月
Kethearine

有中国的么？I want to have a muise friend.

2012年 2月
IanAR

Fine group radio here! :) Ian Scrawl Audio

2011年 9月
enid_coleslaw_

This fucking singer is a heresy and it's poluting the groups on Godspeed You! Black Emperor page. <----- You're upset over Godspeed being a connected artist? Jesus Christ, talk about first-world problems.

2011年 9月
Madrangue

v you are the heretic here. so gtfo and stfu kthxbai

2011年 8月
bulletaurbulle

This fucking singer is a heresy and it's poluting the groups on Godspeed You! Black Emperor page.

2011年 8月
TerykBlut

Please vote up this image and help that wrong page to fail: http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Akiko+Shikata/+images/68179906

2011年 8月
Mari_Auri

Her music makes me fly in my dreams. Because of she I started to crazily love elven and celtic music. She is my Goddess!

2011年 8月
mc08

Keep deaf aliens out of the top please. [2]

2011年 8月
Madrangue

WTF with 浜崎あゆみ? Keep deaf aliens out of the top please.

2011年 8月
mc08

Another +1 for connecting KOKIA to this group.

2011年 8月
yatto2

wow. just wow. she's awesome.

2011年 8月
animeshader

KOKIA is should be in the Connected Artists.

2011年 8月
shadesdrawn

Review of the new EP coming soon.

2011年 6月
SangKi

I've been listening to her music like crazy. But I need new songs!

2011年 6月
shadesdrawn

I can't believe Ophelia's Dream wasn't in the connections already... Also agree that Prikosnovenie, the label of Irfan and Jack or Jive, has really great artists.

2011年 5月
enid_coleslaw_

Ophelia's Dream should be a connected artist. I also hear quite a bit of Kate Bush and Bjork in her music.

2011年 5月
mc08

Adding to that, Irfan’s Seraphim is a masterpiece, and I also recommend Trobar de Morte from the list of connected artists.

2011年 5月
shadesdrawn

Akiko's music is kinda unique, but here are some suggestions: Stille Volk, Jack or Jive, Cécile Corbel, Chaostar, L'Ham de Foc, Omnia and Irfan. Also Luca Turilli's Dreamquest and Qntal. All of them are great artists and worth checking out.

2011年 5月