Composition, Arrangement & Lyrics: Akira Tsuchiya Vocals & Chorus: Akiko Shikata Rearranged and extended version of the opening for the game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (謳う丘~Harmonics EOLIA~), of which the EXEC_HARVESTASYA/. subtitle was given as a marketing ploy to link the album with game series due to not having a proper function as a program in the Tower of Ar tonelico in the game. Unlike its original version, which served as a general eulogy to the songs and sounds, this version tells the story of a priestess called Harvestasya, who was the subject of several ancient … read more
Composition, Arrangement & Lyrics: Akira Tsuchiya Vocals & Chorus: Akiko Shikata Rearranged and extended version of the opening for the game … read more
Composition, Arrangement & Lyrics: Akira Tsuchiya Vocals & Chorus: Akiko Shikata Rearranged and extended version of the opening for the game Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (謳う丘~Ha… read more
Akiko Shikata is a singer-songwriter, musician and soundtrack composer. A tricky artist to categorize, her works incorporate various genres such as neoclassical darkwave, world music, experimental, jazz, synthpop, new age, classical, ambient, and more ordinary Japanese pop, among many others. She launched her career in 2001, with the vocal EP Midori no mori de nemuru tori ("Sleeping Bird in the Green Forest"), which she made on her own using a synth and a laptop. In 2002, she released an instrumental album, Kurenawi, showing various influences such as Caribbean music, trad… read more
Akiko Shikata is a singer-songwriter, musician and soundtrack composer. A tricky artist to categorize, her works incorporate various genres such as neoclassical darkwave, world music, exper… read more
Akiko Shikata is a singer-songwriter, musician and soundtrack composer. A tricky artist to categorize, her works incorporate various genres such as neoclassical darkwave, world music, experimental, jazz, synthpop, new age, classical, a… read more