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Botanical

by Babi

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1.
Passiflora 04:05
2.
Passepied 01:14
3.
Präparat 02:42
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6.
Fancy witch 03:43
7.
Lesson 03:14
8.
Parade 01:02
9.
Atelier 04:32
10.
owl 05:03

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MV: owl (directed by Daisuke Shimada) youtu.be/H80hAwltIz4
MV: ファンシー魔女- Fancy witch (directed by Eri Sawatari) youtu.be/4sGT8ff8M1U



This is Babi's 2nd album released in September 2013 under a label collaboration between her own label Uffufucucu and Noble.

Babi has written the lyrics and music as well as done the arranging, programming and singing. A unique characteristic of this work is that she had invited performers to record acoustic instruments such as the saxophone, clarinet, fagotto, violin, viola and cello.

Several of the songs are mixed and mastered by Toyoaki Mishima, a renowned Cornelius sound programmer. Babi’s well-grounded academic background and free style of creativity have fused to generate an even more colorful musical composition full of vibrancy, beautiful harmony and a pop-and-magical melody, as well as melancholic songs with subtle ambiguities and sorrow that have not been seen in previous works. The spectrum of expressions has become more colorful than ever before.

A colorful and vivacious orchestra performed by birds and insects of all beautiful colors, along with blooming and smiling flowers. A free and charming chamber pop full of liveliness, stimulating the listeners’ “senses of wonder”.


2013年9月にnobleと自身のレーベルuffufucucuより共同リリースされたBabiの2ndアルバム『Botanical』。

2011年作の1stアルバム同様、作詞、作曲、アレンジ、プログラミング、歌唱をBabi自ら手掛けていますが、サックス、クラリネット、ファゴット、ヴァイオリン、ヴィオラ、チェロなど多彩なアコースティック楽器を、奏者を招いて録音しているのは今作の特徴の一つ。また数曲のミックスとマスタリングを、コーネリアスのサウンド・プログラマーとしても知られる美島豊明が担当。そのアカデミックな素養と自由な感性が同居した、カラフルで躍動感のある楽曲構成と、美しいハーモニー、ポップでマジカルなメロディには磨きがかかり、更には前作には見られない、憂いを含むしっとりと陰影に富んだ楽曲も披露するなど、今作で表現の幅を大きく拡げた。

色とりどりの美しい鳥達や、咲き微笑む花々、昆虫達が奏でる、カラフルで瑞々しいオーケストラ。センス・オブ・ワンダーを刺激する、生命力に溢れた自由で愛らしいチェンバー・ポップ。


Babi "Botabical"
01. 時計草 - Passiflora
02. passepied
03. プレパラート - Präparat
04. 昆虫採集 - Insect collecting
05. 魔法劇場 - Zaubertheater
06. ファンシー魔女 - Fancy witch
07. レッスン - Lesson
08. アルルカンと踊り子 - Parade
09. アトリエ - Atelier
10. owl

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released September 13, 2013

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