Eiko Ishibashi
Eiko Ishibashi 石橋英子 | |
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.jpg) Ishibashi in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Mobara, Chiba, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, producer[1] |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, drums[1] |
| Website | Official website  |
Eiko Ishibashi (石橋英子, Ishibashi Eiko) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician.[1]
She has frequently worked with Jim O'Rourke, with O'Rourke producing several of her albums and Ishibashi playing on his album Simple Songs.[2] Together with Tatsuhisa Yamamoto they formed the band Kafka's Ibiki.[1][3][4]
In 2016, she released the album Kouen Kyoudai, a collaboration with the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita (better known as Merzbow).[5][6] She composed the music for the 2019 anime Blade of the Immortal. She has collaborated with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi on two projects: the 2021 film Drive My Car, and the 2023 film Evil Does Not Exist.
Personal life
[edit]She is currently in a relationship with American musician Jim O'Rourke.[7] The two met when Ishibashi played flute on a Burt Bacharach covers album O'Rourke was producing. They live and work closely together, but "keep a professional distance, sending each other data files to work on rather than jamming."[8]
Discography
[edit]- Works for Everything (2006 Rhythm Tracks)
- Lola and Soda (with Achico) (2007 Rhythm Tracks)
- Slip Beneath the Distant Tree (with Tatsuya Yoshida) (2007 Rhythm Tracks)
- Summer Dress (with Achico) (2008 Rhythm Tracks)
- Drifting Devil (2008 Rhythm Tracks)
- Carapace (2011 Felicity)
- Imitation of Life (2012 Felicity / Drag City)
- I'm Armed (2012 felicity)
- Car and Freezer (2014 Felicity / Drag City)
- Compressed Happiness (with K2) (2014 Phage Tapes)
- Kouen Kyoudai (公園兄弟) (with Masami Akita) (2016 Editions Mego)
- Ichida (with Darin Gray) (2018 Black Truffle)
- The Dream My Bones Dream (2018 Drag City)
- For McCoy (2021 Black Truffle)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom. "Eiko Ishibashi | Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Empire, Kitty (23 November 2013). "Eiko Ishibashi: Imitation of Life – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Hadfield, James (9 October 2016). "A hive of sonic activity stirs on Kafka's Ibiki release". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Slattery, Marty (20 October 2014). "Eiko Ishibashi taps Jim O'Rourke for forthcoming Drag City album, "Car and Freezer"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Lozano, Kevin (25 March 2016). "Masami Akita & Eiko Ishibashi: Kouen Kyoudai Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (28 December 2016). "Masami Akita and Eiko Ishibashi, 'Kouen Kyoudai 公園兄弟' | 20 Best Avant Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Beta, Andy (25 March 2022). "Eiko Ishibashi and the melodies that carry 'Drive My Car'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (8 April 2024). "'Anger compels me forward': Drive My Car composer Eiko Ishibashi on evil, experimentation and exploding genre". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Eiko Ishibashi on Facebook
- Eiko Ishibashi on Twitter
- Eiko Ishibashi discography at Discogs
- Eiko Ishibashi discography at MusicBrainz
| International | |
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| Artists | |
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- 21st-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese women singers
- Anime composers
- Drag City (record label) artists
- Japanese drummers
- Japanese film score composers
- Japanese keyboardists
- Japanese women film score composers
- Japanese women singer-songwriters
- Japanese singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Singers from Chiba Prefecture
- 21st-century Japanese composers
- 21st-century Japanese women composers