Ichiko Aoba presents “Luminescent Creatures World Tour”

Ichiko Aoba has the power to bend space around her, pulling listeners from reality and surrounding them in the comforting fabric of her imagination. She’s been casting these spells since her debut at 19 years old, making picturesque dioramas with only her voice and guitar. But in recent years, she’s turned a corner and let a new process take hold. The Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist tapped into the full breadth of her ability, marrying the classical guitar of her earlier work with lofty orchestral sweeps. She went big with Windswept Adan (2020), crafting a story about her deepening bond with nature. Collaborating closely with arranger Taro Umebayashi and creative director Kodai Kobayashi, the three of them freely shared ideas—both aural and visual—crystallizing a collective vision. The universe of Windswept Adan was so vast that it also included the script for an imaginary movie, drawings by Ichiko, and stunning photos by Kobayashi. For her new album, Luminescent Creatures, she opens an even wider portal into her mind.

Luminescent Creatures is about making meaningful connections against impossible odds. The sea is immense and ancient, mirroring the harsh conditions that life sprang forth from—but it is also reminiscent, housing a deep record of fossils that once swam through its waters and recollections of how we’ve treated our planet. “When I stare into the seemingly bottomless black depths of a trench,” Ichiko reflects. “I occasionally see the blinking light of some rainbow-colored lifeform.” That organism may not speak any language known to man, but in that moment it managed to communicate in a universal way. “My beloved Luminescent Creatures.”

El músico francés Julien Desprez será el telonero de Ichiko Aoba en los conciertos que la japonesa va a ofrecer en Barcelona y València.

Afincado en París, Julien Desprez define su música como experimental, formas libres donde su cuerpo y el espacio encuentran su lugar a través del sonido. Actúa en solitario y con la guitarra tratada más como una especie de controlador, un instrumento modificable que puede desplegar a voluntad a través de una mezcla de acciones sobre ella y los pedales de efectos que recuerda al claqué e involucra a todos los sentidos. Tiene publicados cinco discos, el último de ellos “Texas Edition” (2023), así como cuatro EPs y un single.

Puertas 19:30h

Julien Desprez 20:00h

Ichiko Aoba 21:00h