Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Kahimi Karie

Nunki

(Victor Entertainment, VICL-62135) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Yobitsugi (6:15)
  2. I'm in the Rain (5:14)
  3. All Is Splashing Now (5:33)
  4. He Shoots the Sun (2:45)
  5. Le Cheval Blanc (5:11)
  6. Night Train (4:10)
  7. Sonohokani (3:22)
  8. Taiyo to Tsuki (6:27)
  9. Mirage (4:33)
  10. Camelia (5:19)
  11. Plastic Bag (2:10)
  12. You Are Here for a Light (4:55)
  13. Arukitsuzukete (4:13)

Music by Otomo Yoshihide (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12), Yann Tomita (2, 13), and Jim O'Rourke (4, 6, 9)
All words by Kahimi Karie

Kahimi Karie: vocals (1-13)
Ko Ishikawa: sho (1)
Ami: portable player (1)
Doopees (Caroline Noval and Suzi Kim): vocals (2, 13)
Keigo Oyamada: guitar (2, 13)
Yann Tomita: electronics (2)
Otomo Yoshihide: guitars (3, 8, 10-12)
Akira Sotoyama: water (3), stone (8), krin (8)
Kiyohiko Semba: percussion (3, 5, 6, 9)
Jim O'Rourke: guitar (4, 6, 9), bass (4, 6, 9), piano (9)
Rhodri Davies: harp (5, 7, 10, 12)
Shika Udai: cello (5, 12)
Syoko Oki: violin (5, 12)
Sachiko M: sinewave (7)
Naoko Eto: organ (12)
Kumiko Takara: vibraphone (12)
Hiroaki Mizutani: bass (12)
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums (12)

Produced and arranged by Otomo Yoshihide (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12), Yann Tomita (2, 13), and Jim O'Rourke (4, 6, 9)
Recorded by Kazuyuki Matsumura a.k.a. ZAK at st-robo (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12) and by Shigeki Nakamura at 3D Studio and Aobadai Studio (2, 4, 6, 9, 13)
Mixed by Kazuyuki Matsumura a.k.a. ZAK at st-robo (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12), by Yann Tomita at his lab (2, 13), and by Jim O'Rourke (4, 6, 9)
Mastered by Kazuyuki Matsumura a.k.a. ZAK at st-robo
Art direction and photos by Zoren Gold & Minori
Design by Shuntaro Watanabe

Released in October 2006