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CD Album

Raka

Akiko Shikata

3000yen
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Release Date October 25, 2006
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Product Details

Catalog No.HUCD-10024
JAN/ISBN 4582137890243
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1
Label/DistributorAvex Marketing
Running Time 49minutes

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Description

[Machine Translation] Akiko Shikata, the charismatic diva of the game music world, releases her long-awaited 2nd album after a 1 year and 3 month absence! The album is a borderless, stateless, healing POPS with lyrics in Japanese, Italian, Sanskrit, her own compositions, etc., on a fantastic sound that incorporates multiple vocal recordings and classical and ethnic essences. The theme song "Harmonics EOLIA" of the HIT game PS2 "Ar Tonelico: Sekai no Owari de Utaide Utau Shoujo" was released in February 2006 and caused a sensation in the game industry. The long-awaited full arranged version of the song "Harmonious Hill -EXEC_HARVESTASYA/. - The album also includes a fully arranged version of the song "Houring Hill -Harmonics EOLIA-. Also included are "Raggi di primavera-" and "Aurora-", the multi-ending songs from the PS2 game "Hanakawasure" released in July 2006, which were not included in the game soundtrack. In addition, the label producer, Taro Hakase, will participate in one of the songs!

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Description in Japanese

RAKA / 志方あきこ

ゲームミュージック界のカリスマ歌姫・志方あきこ1年3ヶ月ぶりとなる待望の2ndアルバムリリース!! ヴォーカルの多重録音+クラシカルかつエスニックなエッセンスを取り入れた幻想的なサウンドに日本語・イタリア語・サンスクリット語・自作語 etc…を駆使した歌詞をのせた、ボーダーレスな無国籍ヒーリングPOPS。2006年2月に発売され、ゲーム業界騒然となったHITゲームPS2『アルトネリコ 世界の終わりで詩い続ける少女』の主題歌「謳う丘 -Harmonics EOLIA-」。ファン待望のフルアレンジヴァージョン「謳う丘 -EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.-」を収録。また2006年7月に発売されたPS2『花帰葬』のマルチエンディング曲「春告げ -Raggi di primavera-」「黎明 -Aurora-」を収録し、この2曲はゲーム・サントラに収録されずに、今作品にのみの収録となっている。さらにレーベル・プロデューサーである葉加瀬太郎が1曲参加!!

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    Tracklisting

    1
    DAICHI NO KODO
    大地の鼓動
    2
    KINKANSHOKU / SHIKATA AKIKO
    金環蝕
    3
    HARUTSUGE -RAGGI DI PRIMAVERA- / SHIKATA AKIKO
    春告げ -Raggi di primavera-
    4
    MAHOROBA / SHIKATA AKIKO
    まほろば
    5
    SOHEKI NO MORI / SHIKATA AKIKO
    蒼碧の森
    6
    REIMEI -AURORA- / SHIKATA AKIKO
    黎明 -Aurora-
    7
    INORI / SHIKATA AKIKO
    祈り -モンラム-
    8
    LUNA PIENA / SHIKATA AKIKO
    Luna piena
    9
    UTAKATA NO HANA / SHIKATA AKIKO
    うたかたの花
    10
    HARESUGITA SORA NO SHITA DE / SHIKATA AKIKO
    晴れすぎた空の下で
    11
    AVE MARIA / SHIKATA AKIKO
    AVE MARIA
    12
    UTAU OKA -EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.- / SHIKATA AKIKO
    謳う丘 -EXEC_HARVESTASYA/.-

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      Then this album is a must have! Her classical tune shines brilliantly in this album, also great arrangement of tracks.

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