Monday, December 03, 2007

イイダキリコ(Kiriko Iida) & sleepy.ab

Not a small achievement that I finally found out the cover artist for sleepy.ab's fantasia & palette album. To be able to type out 'イイダキリコ'(the string of kanas)-.-!!

Mr.飯田(Iida) has a stingy website: Diska

He is more of a pattern/print designer than a traditional oil artist.Speaking of the medium, I mistook them for watercolor because they look fluid and transparent. His paintings are abstract, ghostly, gentle and peaceful, which means, mesmerising!

All artworks are copyrights of Kiriko Iida the designer, not the professional snowboarder (there's a female pro with the same name), or any other unbeknown.

Sleepy.ab - 'Fantasia' album cover


Press release. You see the complete painting in the backdrop. The left half appears on the cd front and the right half (girl and deer) is featured on the back.


Sound.Sight.Air


Untitled


Sleepy.ab 'Palette' album cover


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Some interesting photos of sleepy.ab on tour
All photos are taken from chameleon record gallery.

sleepy.ab Osaka MINAMI WHEEL 2007, Oct 26th
I'm just wondering if the last one shown on the board is that rufus? Mr. Wainwright?


Shoegazers need extra pairS of shoes for backup.Or maybe they wish to be millipedes.


This's 'stage entrance rules'. Incomprehensibly interesting.


Warm-up. or'熱唱!' as the caption goes. (You're looking at the bassist, not the voc.)


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sleepy.ab RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2007 in EZO ~ 8/18
Here's the authentic vocalist, Tsuyoshi Nariyama who composes all the songs and lyrics. Amazing guy with an amazing voice.


This photo's taken from last.fm


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PV shooting for 'fantasia'. Place is 札幌. So pretty! (and freezing...)


White out. Knee deep!


PV of 'Merry-go-rounds'


Links:
  • http://www.musicaallegra.com/sleepy

  • http://www.myspace.com/sleepyab

  • http://www.last.fm/music/sleepy.ab

  • http://www.lastfm.jp/user/sleepyab/

  • http://www.chameleon-label.com/home.html
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