landscape with a fairy
LANDSCAPE WITH A FAIRY by ASPIDISTRAFLY【Official Video】 from KITCHEN. LABEL on Vimeo.
The first video from our new album “A LITTLE FABLE”.
It was an honour to have worked with several talented musicians –
Junya Yanagidaira of ironomi lent his sparkling piano,
haruka nakamura added subtle dashes of guitar and
Kyo Ichinose arranged these graceful string flourishes.
Also proud to have had Seigen Tokuzawa on board,
an accomplished cellist who has worked with many of
my favourite artists. During the time of recording, i
watched the string quartet perform the song with
such gusto that i had to hold back tears.
Thank you also to Yamamoto Tetsuya for lending
his expertise at his recording studio Megurosoko.
We made this short movie of sorts last autumn.
Director Rika M. Orrery, photographer Miu Nozaka and
myself had trudged up the faraway hills of Kobe to a
very mysterious, secluded little cottage called “Alice”.
The owners, whom we affectionately call Mr and Mrs Alice
had created this secret world of their own, where only guests
who knew of the place would come in for their home-baked
pastries and delicious beverages. The sound of their crackling
fireplace still resonates.
Besides Alice cafe, Rika M. Orrery took us to another secret spot
of her own – a remote forest hued in the finest splendor of Autumn
where we spent a very beautiful but chilly morning.
As such, this is the outcome of these creative friendships,
and a bizarre adventure to the hillsides and forests of Kobe.