Island by Asunojokei
Asunojokei "Island" Full Digital streaming: https://asunojokei.bandcamp.com/album/island
Asunojokei "Chimera" Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsVyACY3QDw
Island, the second full-length album by Tokyo-based Post Black Metal band, Asunojokei that still consist with their character blending Black Metal, Shoegaze and Post-Rock. Creating a beautifully brutal and emotionally atmospheric album. Asunojokei describe "Island" album is an exceptional fusion of J-Pop and Black Metal with 'summer' as it's theme.
Contains total 11 songs inside this album, including re-recorded versions of "Chimera" and "From the Bottom of the Biotope", which were released as digital singles. Island album will be reissued on a very limited cassette edition, pressed on professional white-transparent cassette and only available for 100 copies.
The mixing engineers are Lewis Johns, who has worked with Svalbard and Rolo Tomassi, and Katsuya (Slothreat), who has worked with many Japanese bands, for the high quality sound that is among the best in the genre. The artwork is by Yoco and the typography is by Monami Minase, resulting in pop and emotional artwork which is unusual for a heavy metal band.
Tracklist
| 1. | Asunojokei "Island" SAMPLER Tracks | 0:59 |
Credits
All music by Asunojokei
Lyrics written by Daiki Nuno
Vocal recorded by Tetsu Araki (MJSK Studio)
Drums recorded by Yoshiro Kuzumaki at Studio ALIENA
Drums recording assisted by Munehisa Okada
Guitars and bass recorded by Kei Toriki
Mixed and guitar reamped by Lewis Johns(M1, 4, 6~11), Katsuya (Slothreat) (M2, 5)
Mastered by Lewis Johns
Artwork by Yoco
Typography by Monami Minase
CD layout designed by Seiya Saito
English translation by Takuya Seki, Kei Toriki
