~Harmony in the first Akiko Shikata thread~
 

I search and can't find any thread of her so here i am~
i recently got into her after i saw her discography in japanesemusicdream :D
__________________________________________________ _______________
http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5486/001uxs.jpg
志方あきこ, Shikata Akiko
January 7
Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese singer-songwriter and composer, who is known for writing music for games and anime. She is most well known for her contributions to the Ar tonelico, Shadow Hearts and Umineko no Naku Koro ni games, as well as anime adaptations of Umineko no Naku Koro ni and Tales of Symphonia.

Shikata's music is known for its ethnic feel and complex vocal chorus work. In a single Shikata song, there may be as many as200 separate vocal tracks recorded for it.
(source : wiki)

NEW SINGLE!!!!!



STUDIO ALBUMS


Instrumental Albums


Soundtrack Albums


Compilation Albums


Singles


http://shikata-akiko.com/

BLOG : http://raka1025.blog78.fc2.com/ it would be good if anyone could translate. ^^

thanks 4 this thread, i love her first single, her voice is beautiful

yea~so unique <3

this thread is going way behind~~~up.

I like her music. But as she don't release a lot of stuffs it's a bit normal that her thread don't be so active.

OMG! There's an Akiko Shikata THREAAAAD!! :D :D

I love this woman almost as much as I love RURUTIA :heart I really wish I could get her non-studio albums from somewhere...

http://www.nautiljon.com/jmusic/shikata+akiko.html ???

oh thanks

could someone suggest songs. im guessing this is a really unique artist :)

i really love her Harmonia album and Umineko No Naku Koro Ni songs.


A new trailer for Tales of Symphonia: the Animation - Tethe'alla Episode, featuring the ending song, "Inori no Kanata" by Akiko Shikata.

her works are very pretty~

I've only listened to one of her albums, but I have her discog and I've been meaning to get around to it.

Omg, thanks so much!! I'm gonna download it all now :)

I'm loving the new song by the way, it sounds so epic, like Navigotoria

The song is really pretty!

Why is this thread dead?
Her new single is amazing!
I love Akakakushi!

^me too

cos she hasn't release any stuff after Inori No Kanata...
Inori No Kanata cover.
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6...nainorino1.jpg

Sometime back there was this sales event~
2010年5月2日(日)　SUPER COMIC CITY 19-1 　販売物 (Sales Item)

Kalliope -カリオペ-
（ピアノスコア集）
1600円

花帰葬PS2+PD
SOUND TRACKS
（４枚組ＣＤ）
3000円

花帰葬SOUND TRACKS
（２枚組CD）
2000円

花帰葬PLUS+DISC
（Winゲーム）
1600円

花帰葬
（Winゲーム）
1800円

廃墟と楽園
（歌曲CD）
1800円

緑の森で眠ル鳥
（歌曲CD）
900円

Wisteria
（オルゴールCD）
1200円

VIRIDIAN
（オルゴールCD）
1200円

Petit Fours
（オルゴールCD）
1200円

Apparently, for this sales event,
Staff will participate.
Shikata did not attend in person...

not long ago... Utau Oka~Ar=Ciel Ar=dor~ was released, peaked @ #7 on oricon & #12 for the first week.

her 'newest' blog post.

Shikata is really sorry because she has not updated her blog often lately. Since the end of August and early September, she has always been busy, but now that she has finished working on the Utau Oka album, today she decided to write a new blog post. This update is mainly about the Utau Oka album, her upcoming concert, and various other things.

First, Shikata is glad because her album Nijiiro Crayon was on sale well without trouble. She wants to give her sincerest thanks to everyone who has purchased and listened to her album, either during Summer Comiket or at general music shops. She feels really motivated upon seeing everyone's positive comments, and is encouraged to continue working hard on her future projects.

Likewise, Shikata is also very happy that the Vagrancy Jukebox had been opened again, and she hopes that everyone visiting her Vagrancy website will enjoy listening to the Jukebox. She feels more connected to her listeners this way, and will be delighted if everyone would add the Jukebox blog part into their personal sites, too.

Shikata then proudly announces the samples for Utau Oka album, which we have all heard on the album's official website. It took her a lot of time to decide which section of a song to use as trial listening, so as to captivate us listeners. She had much fun working on this album, and thus it would be her utmost happiness if everyone would also listen to and enjoy her album.

Furthermore, Shikata comments that the jacket illustrations are absolutely beautiful. It was drawn by Matsumoto Hideyuki, the same person who created Kara*Cola jacket illustrations. Shikata is also interested in the mysterious creatures pictured on the cover.

Next, Shikata thanks everyone who has purchased a ticket to her upcoming Pantalea concert. She is also very sorry for everyone who is interested in the concert but could not buy a ticket.

Because a concert generally requires much more support from other staffs compared to a CD project, this concert wouldn't have been possible if Shikata and Vagrancy had worked alone. Thus, she would like to thank everyone from Frontier Works, as well as anyone who wishes to listen to her performance.

At the moment, Shikata is quite worried because originally, her music is written to be recorded with multiplex layers, which are not suited for live concerts, and she also doesn't know how to create a musical world enough to satisfy her listeners.

Due to those difficulties, there were times when Shikata felt weak, but so long as her listeners continue to support her with their hearts, she would feel motivated again. She looks forward to meeting with everyone at the concert, and once again, she gives her sincerest thanks. She will do her best, so as to be able to sing and invite her audiences into the world of music. Should you miss this chance, please look forward to Shikata's further concerts in the future, and please give her comments so that she would be able to improve herself better.

In order to promote her concert and Utau Oka album, Shikata made a Twitter account. Most of her tweets are courtesy of her producer, 吉P, from Frontier Works. Shikata herself also tweets there sometimes.

Her Twitter account will continue to be updated daily until the end of the concert, so if you're interested, please take a look: http://twitter.com/Shikata_PR

This has been one of Shikata's longer blog posts. She thanks everyone who has spent their precious time reading this entire post. After her concert, Shikata will definitely make another post during her free time, so please look forward to that.

Extra: Shikata found a bath tablet (soap) in the shape of a bird, it's the same bird drawn on the cover of the bath salt package which you probably have seen in one of her earlier blog posts. It was made by the same manufacturer as the bath salt's, she bought it because it was cute, but it's too cute that she doesn't want to use it. She had been thinking about going into the bath and using this bird-shaped soap as a celebration for finishing the Utau Oka album, but maybe she won't use it after all, because it's so cute that she can't bring herself to ruin it.

translated by : http://chouwa-harmonia.forummotion.com

Akiko's twitter! @Shikata_PR (PR stands for public relations)

----------------------------------------------------------

Pantalea concert setlist!
1. Pitalacta*
2. TETHE'ALLA ~Tai no Kodomotachi~
3. Shelanoir no Mori
4. Haikyo to Rakuen
5. Akakakushi
6. Mahoroba
7. Hanakisou SOUND TRACKS
8. Hanakisou (the song from Navigatoria)
9. Sorriso
10. METHOD_METAFALICA/.
11. Infelious Rhaplanca. Chi no Aganai ~Maoh~

---- Musical Intermission ----

12. Kaze to Rhashimban
13. Turii ~Panta Rhei~

---- Ec Tisia ~Tarifa 2~ (AuGu Mu) ----*

14. EXEC_FLIP_ARPHAGE/. (starting from the more aggressive part)
15. Haruka Naru Tabiji
16. Umineko no Naku Koro ni
17. Haresugita Sora no Shita de
18. Utakata no Hana
19. Katayoku no Tori
20. Uzumei
21. Roma no Musume
22. EXEC_PAJA/.#Misya extracting
23. Kinkanshoku
24. Pantalea*

* They are two inedited tracks performed only for the concert (maybe they're the famous two new tracks from Pamphlet CD).
* AuGu Mu is the Orgel Version for the Second Part (of four) of Ec Tisia ~Tarifa~. That included in Ar=Ciel Ar=Dor CD is the fourth part.

----------------------------------------------------------

Here are some pictures posted by her on twitter~
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal10.jpg
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal11.jpg
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal12.jpg
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal13.jpg
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal14.jpg
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal15.jpg
http://i20.servimg.com/u/f20/15/40/76/89/pantal16.jpg
The last picture is 'climax of the rehearsals' as she said~~~

OMG *.*

I would like to attend to one of her concert. I'm sure it's amazing.