Name: The Faintest Hint
Brand: Ai Aso

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SOMA034LP/BONUS7"

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

With Bonus Rehearsal Demo 7"

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

647581407998

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Ai Aso

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Idealogic Organ

Ai Aso's immaculately crafted form of minimalist pop music skirts the edges of tensity with the manner and with the skill of a tight rope walker, calmly balancing repeatedly at every step, with a combination of surety and the risk of a slip, a fall, and an unknown uncoiling of events. Aso's capacity to capture, or inspire, the tension and attention from within the listener and observer are quite pronounced. At Aso's concert the performance constantly teeters near the brink, a sharpened awareness in the hall emerges from all observing, with the will of that most delicate balance. On "The Faintest Hint" she brings a meta level to the proceedings, the dream of a singer in a bright sunlit room in the centre of the density of the society, simply and precisely searching for single ideas, single tones, a sense of sensuality and even a dream of a grandeur (rock dream) emerge. A stillness prevails, even a sharp set of instances of dreaming, melancholia, nostalgia… or even saudade. The album was recorded, mixed &amp; mastered by Soichiro Nakamura at Peace Music between 2018-2020. Atsuo and I joined these sessions as producers, and moreso as catalysts, yet also became the skeleton of a band on the album (with the tender touch). The legendary Japanese rock band Boris accompany Aso on two pieces. A faintest hint of sharpness and la tendresse féroce quickly erodes into a fine brief cloud of the purest crystalline dust. –Stephen O'Malley, Stockholm June 2020

Ai Aso : Vocals &amp; Guitar &amp; Synth Stephen O'Malley : Guitar, Bass &amp; Synth Atsuo : Percussion also Boris Play on "Scene" &amp; "Sight"

The Faintest Hint

Music GB

Discover The Faintest Hint by Ai Aso on Idealogic Organ. Immerse in her minimalist pop music on vinyl LP, a delicate balance of tension and attention.