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Aichi, Japan (1995 – present)
ACO is a Japanese singer specializing in a wide range of genres, including pop, downtempo, jazz, and electronica. With her later work, she is moving more and more toward the avant-garde and experimental. For this reason, ACO is often compared to singers such as Björk and Kate Bush, although she has her own definitive style. She was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1977, and she released her breakthrough single Fuan Nano (不安なの) in 1995. The song, done in a summery pop style, was a moderate success and her debut album, Kittenish Love followed soon after in early 1996.
By the end of the year, ACO was back in the studio recording her second album, NUDE, which was released exactly a year after her debut. The album picked up where her debut left off, continuing with the jazz-pop style she was known for. The best-known single from this era was DROP, which combined hip-hop elements with ACO’s leisurely vocals. By 1998, ACO had begun moving away from the predominately upbeat sound that launched her career, introducing some darker and more dramatic elements into the mix for her third album, Lady Soul. The album spawned the singles CATWALK and Yawarakai Hada (やわらかい肌), which did little to reflect this creeping style change.
In the winter of 1999, ACO released Absolute Ego, her fourth album and the work that many see as the turning point in her career. No longer singing the songs of a teenage pop idol, ACO introduced trip-hop and electronica elements into her style and began experimenting with her vocals as well.
By the end of the year, ACO was back in the studio recording her second album, NUDE, which was released exactly a year after her debut. The album picked up where her debut left off, continuing with the jazz-pop style she was known for. The best-known single from this era was DROP, which combined hip-hop elements with ACO’s leisurely vocals. By 1998, ACO had begun moving away from the predominately upbeat sound that launched her career, introducing some darker and more dramatic elements into the mix for her third album, Lady Soul. The album spawned the singles CATWALK and Yawarakai Hada (やわらかい肌), which did little to reflect this creeping style change.
In the winter of 1999, ACO released Absolute Ego, her fourth album and the work that many see as the turning point in her career. No longer singing the songs of a teenage pop idol, ACO introduced trip-hop and electronica elements into her style and began experimenting with her vocals as well.
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aermancer wrote:
nothing will ever surpass 00000 as the most beautiful song ever recorded!!~
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kenanjun wrote:
好きです！
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tercermundista wrote:
MY DEAREST FRIEND is amazing. T.T
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titoskunD wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MppwP_aNg
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lethalimpulse wrote:
wow, epic beats and epic voice
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truculenttyler wrote:
yes she is
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RobotSnoe wrote:
Is she in a video with dj Krush?
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wendell3 wrote:
Absolutely adore her.
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plumi0 wrote:
"MY DEAREST FRIEND" is beautiful song.
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tercermundista wrote:
You're a doll, thx!
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pumpkinmonster wrote:
Her new blog: http://acodiary.blogspot.com/ and her management's website which posts news: http://www.naturalize.jp/cp-bin/news/index.php?cid=1
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tercermundista wrote:
Does she have an official website or blog? Her Sony one hasn't been updated since 2006..
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Acquiescence wrote:
Shiiit, really? So does that mean she's got a new album out soon then? It's been aeons since her last full-length album, what the hell has she been doing the whole time.
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aermancer wrote:
New single, "My Dearest Friend", out September 2!!
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mavisland wrote:
good:D
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iwamototakuma wrote:
2009/5/ 15 fri Check out my page ＞＞＞ www.myspace.com/iwamototakuma
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Furederikku wrote:
i wish aco would come up with some new stuff soon :(
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cocorosyyyy wrote:
I uploaded some pictures from her album "Material" press kit. Big size!
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Cosmasia wrote:
This picture is way too small to be the main, it's so blurry. Please vote on some of the others D:
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massivepsy wrote:
i like "Machi" ^_^
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