151a

by Kishi Bashi

151a cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 April 2012
  • Label: Joyful Noise
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:16
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following stints touring with Regina Spektor and of Montreal, violin virtuoso Kaoru Ishibashi released this joyous solo debut. Utilizing intricate live-looping, soaring falsettos, and vibrant orchestral arrangements, the album is a masterclass in uplifting, psychedelic chamber pop.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, string arrangements, chamber, virtuosic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Intro / Pathos, Pathos (03:57)
  2. Manchester (04:06)
  3. Bright Whites (04:12)
  4. It All Began With a Burst (03:02)
  5. Wonder Woman, Wonder Me (03:19)
  6. Chester's Burst Over the Hamptons (01:49)
  7. Atticus, In the Desert (04:18)
  8. I Am the Antichrist to You (03:56)
  9. Beat the Bright Out of Me (05:37)

Credits

  • David Woodruff - artwork [album cover]
  • Jerrod Landon Porter - artwork [album cover]
  • Yoed Nir - cello, cello [electric]
  • The Athens Biohazard Manplayers - handclaps, handclaps, vocals [joyful group singing]
  • Jarrod Fowler - instruments [bowed metal]
  • Clayton Rychlik - percussion, performer [tabm are]
  • Bryan Poole - performer [tabm are]
  • Dottie Alexander - performer [tabm are]

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