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CD Album

Thunder Ate The Iron Tree

A Lily

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Release Date January 16, 2011
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Catalog No.DAKPDIP-6513
JAN/ISBN 4948722421375
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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[Machine Translation] A Lily, whose last album "wake:sleep" sold exceptionally well and became one of the most popular artists in Japan, has released her long-awaited second album after a four-year absence. A Lily has released her long-awaited sophomore album, which is an extremely dreamy and colorful pop album that envelops you in a sweet euphoria and a sense of elation. The first album "wake:sleep" ( 2006 ) released from Dynamophone Records in the U.S. recorded exceptionally long sales and is very popular among Japanese electronica fans. A Lily, a solo project of James Vella, has released its second album after a four-year absence. The last album captivated listeners with its sweet and dreamy laptop-based sound (one track was included in p*dis' hit electronica compilation "Songs of Seven Colors"), and was released in 2008. ), and a very limited EP released in 2008, in which she took the vocals herself and presented a pastoral and folky sound with more live instrumentation. The long-awaited new album, "Thunder Ate The Iron Tree," is not only the culmination of A Lily's past works, but also an ambitious work that goes far beyond the scale of her previous works. James wrote most of the lyrics, composed and recorded the album by himself, but various guest musicians participated, including Efterklang's brass section and Icelandic female singer Emiliana Torrini (Rough Trade) on vocals (Tr4). The album was mixed by David Edwards aka Minotaur Shock and mastered by Japanese artist naph. The album features James' gentle voice, delicate yet bold electronics, and beautiful orchestral arrangements of acoustic guitar, banjo, piano, strings, woodwinds, harp, etc. ... and a wide variety of live instruments, including electronica, pop, modern classical, jazz, calypso, and ensemble. The result is an extremely colorful and dreamy pop album with a mixture of exciting vibrancy, heart-pounding elation, and sweet happiness!

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Thunder Ate The Iron Tree / A Lily

前作「wake:sleep」が異例のロングセールスを記録し、一躍人気アーティストの仲間入りを果たしたA Lilyが4年振りに待望の2ndアルバムをリリース。甘美な多幸感と胸が高鳴る高揚感に包み込まれる、とびきりドリーミーでとびきりカラフルなポップ・アルバムが誕生!米Dynamophone Recordsからリリースした1stアルバム「wake:sleep」(2006)が異例のロングセールスを記録し、日本のエレクトロニカ・ファンの間でも非常に高い人気を誇るイギリス人ミュージシャンJames Vella(ジェイムス・ヴェラ)のソロ・プロジェクトA Lily (エイ・リリー)が4年振りに2ndアルバムをリリース!前作はラップトップベースの甘美でドリーミーなサウンドでリスナーを魅了(p*dis大ヒットエレクトロニカ・コンピ「Songs of Seven Colors」にも1曲収録。)、2008年リリースの超限定EPでは自らボーカルをとり、より生楽器色を強くした牧歌的でフォーキーなサウンドを披露し、アーティストとしての成長と共に音楽性も進化してきた。そして待ちに待ったニューアルバム「Thunder Ate The Iron Tree」は、これまでのA Lily作品の集大成というよりも、これまでのスケールを遥かに超えた意欲作に。作詞・作曲・レコーディングはほぼジェイムス1人で行ったが、Efterklangのブラスセクショや、アイスランド人女性シンガーEmiliana Torrini (Rough Trade)をボーカル(Tr4)に迎えるなど、多彩なゲストミュージシャンが参加。ミックスはMinotaur ShockことDavid Edwards、マスタリングは日本人アーティストnaphが担当。ジェイムスの優しい歌声と繊細かつ大胆なエレクトロニクス、そしてアコースティックギター、バンジョー、ピアノ、ストリングス、木管楽器、ハープetc…様々な生楽器の美しいオーケストラ・アレンジで、エレクトロニカ、ポップス、モダン・クラシカル、ジャズ、カリプソ、アンビエント等の多彩な音楽性を折衷し、ワクワクするような躍動感、ドキドキと胸が高鳴るような高揚感、甘美な幸福感が入り交じる、でとびきりカラフルでとびきりドリーミーなポップ・アルバムが誕生!!

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    1
    Dance Rites / A Lily
    2
    My chest is a chest for you to rest your head on / A Lily
    3
    Joy / A Lily
    4
    Your Collarbone / A Lily
    5
    Cheryl Cole / A Lily
    6
    The Sparrow in the Lemon Tree / A Lily
    7
    Kaiser and Bowser / A Lily
    8
    Arc Hugo / A Lily
    9
    Musik von Metaphysik / A Lily
    10
    Rain Islands / A Lily

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