Ecdysis (album)
Encyclopedia
Ecdysis is Miho Hatori
's first solo album after a series of contributions to diverse bands, including Cibo Matto
, Gorillaz
, the Beastie Boys
, and Smokey & Miho
. It was released on October 21, 2005 in Japan
under the Speedstar International label. The album was distributed in the United States
one year later under the Rykodisc
label.
Miho Hatori
is a singer, songwriter, and musician. She is primarily known as the vocalist of the New York City group Cibo Matto, and the first person to provide the voice of Gorillaz member Noodle.-Biography:...
's first solo album after a series of contributions to diverse bands, including Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto are a New York City-based band formed by two Japanese women, Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori, in 1994...
, Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
, the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, and Smokey & Miho
Smokey & Miho
Smokey & Miho was a musical group named after lead vocalists Miho Hatori and Smokey Hormel, [Los Angeles, CA). Hatori collaborated with Hormel after leaving the group Cibo Matto...
. It was released on October 21, 2005 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
under the Speedstar International label. The album was distributed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
one year later under the Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
label.
Album title
Track listing
- "Ecdysis" – 4:26
- "A Song for Kids" – 3:30
- "In Your Arms" – 4:06
- "Barracuda" – 3:13
- "The Spirit of Juliet" – 4:11
- "Walking City" – 3:38
- "Sweet SamsaraSamsarathumb|right|200px|Traditional Tibetan painting or [[Thanka]] showing the [[wheel of life]] and realms of saṃsāraSaṅsāra or Saṃsāra , , literally meaning "continuous flow", is the cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth or reincarnation within Hinduism, Buddhism, Bön, Jainism, Sikhism, and other...
Part I" – 3:41 - "Sweet Samsara Part II" – 2:59
- "Today Is Like That" – 3:46
- "The River of 3 Crossings" – 3:49
- "Amazona" – 1:58
Production
Personnel
- Miho Hatori - vocals, synth, beats programs, tambourine, key bass, melodica, Indian ankle bells, percussion, guitar, marxolin, harmonica, beats, shaker, keys
- Mauro Rofosco - Percussion
- Sebastian Steinberg - bass
- Thomas Bartlett - organ, piano, accordion, keys
- Mark de gli Antoni - keys
- Fer Isella - keys
- Jon Birdsong - cornet, horns, percussion
- Shelley Burgon - harp
- Smokey Hormel - rhode organ, fluto
- Brandt Abner - rhode organ