Aiko Takahashi
It Could Have Been A Beautiful
IIKKI
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2023
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CD
14.99
IIKKI022CD
Edition of 200 numbered copies, UV-spot varnish
LP (yellow)
22.99
IIKKI022LP
Edition of 300 numbered copies, UV-spot varnish
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Tracklist
  • CD
  • LP (yellow)
1It Could Have Been A Beautiful Afternoon 16:30
2It Could Have Been A Beautiful Evening 6:31
3It Could Have Been A Beautiful Night 14:59
4It Could Have Been A Beautiful Morning 19:46

Aiko T. is a concept, an entity, a ghost that appears only through her own music.

"I’ve released various materials over the years under other names, Aiko has been materialized in 2022 through self-published music and with IIKKI it's the first official release that I am very proud of. Despite this, Aiko has been publishing in other forms since 2020, but always within the sphere of ambient music.

This album was born as a long-lasting sound continuum. It was then cut, stitched together and reassembled to give shape and restore unity from the fragments, in order to have an album that shows its completeness halfway between the titles and the compositions themselves. Contrary to what it may seem, it is not born from a concept and does not want to be. The titles were chosen in a poetic, almost naïve way, the sounds of these creatures led me to believe that they could be divided into different distinct phases of the day. What I want to communicate with the titles is just what came to mind in a moment of reflection, a very simple thing, that sometimes time passes too quickly, and the moments we spend with our loved ones could always be better, it could have been a beautiful morning, afternoon, evening or night." - Aiko Takahashi

Music crafted by Aiko Takahashi with laptop and various music devices, analogue and otherwise.