Ricco Label

Ricco Label was started as individual label of Takahiro Kido in 2008 to send works of him and some companion to listeners earlier. Label name "Ricco" was taken from his nickname. And as for all works of Ricco Label, the focus is squeezed to beauty and grandeur by merging electronics and many type of acoustic instruments. It is because our works is produced in our obtaining the inspiration from nature. Moreover, each album jackets are made from handmade of us. Therefore, you can feel our CDs special. Listen to some tunes of our music on Ricco Label official myspace site. We look forward to hearing from you.
+ Ricco Label Artists +
Takahiro Kido
Takahiro Kido is a sound artist, recording and mixing engineer, a designer and programer for webs from Tokyo, Japan. You can hear various instruments in the album and they all have rich textures as he records these instruments in very unique situation like in the tunnel, mountains, abandoned hotel lobby - He is very conscious about the colorful and diverse reverberation of the nature.
Yuki Murata
Yuki Murata is a pianist, composer and sound programmer in Saitama, Japan. She has been learning various styles of piano since her childhood, and has taken many prizes in a lot of piano contests by present. However, you will be able to listen to her peculiar, beautiful and warm piano sound or space in her two albums "Films" and "Home" made by her improvisation performances.
cru
Cru is a beautiful sound unit formed by Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata. Most music of Cru are made from Piano, Organ, or other instruments. But, after the recording in concert hall or fields, they also processes and carefully layers these sounds in their computer to obtain the perfect combination. Therefore, works of Cru is completed by using the maximum power of musical acoustic instruments.
mokyow
mokyow as a band was formed in summer 2007 by Takahiro Kido, Takahiro Matsue and Tadashi Yoshikawa they were one of the members of Anoice that is six piece band in Tokyo, after desire to make freer music with the expanse more. mokyow is making music mainly on the instrumental music using modern technologies and many type of acoustic instruments or often guest Vocals.
Anoice
Anoice is a Tokyo based six piece group that have been working together since 2004. With instrumentation of Guitar, Piano, Viola, Bass and Drums, theirs is a dreamy and dynamic compositional world that falls somewhere between easy electronic rock and ambient avant composition. The members of the band cite a mixture of rock & electronic influences and compositional music.
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Takahiro Kido + Yuki Murata + cru + mokyow + Anoice