This album was recorded as a stadio session initially broadcasted in a radio program in 2013. In the special program, Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本龍一) as the host invited Ichiko Aoba (青葉市子). And his old friends joined to the session,Haruomi Hosono (細野晴臣), Keigo Oyamada (小山田敬吾) aka Cornelius (コーネリアス), and U-zhaan. Ryuichi and Haruomi was the members of the legendary techno band, Yellow Magic Orchestra.
青葉市子と妖精たち（細野晴臣・小山田圭吾・U-zhaan＋帽子（坂本龍一））NO MUSIC, NO LIFE.メイキングレポート - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE
They say, the face with a hat on the table is Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was virtually absent in the photo session...
- IMPERIAL SMOKE TOWN
- Mars 2027
- STAR FRUITS SURF RIDER
- 日時計（Sun Clock）
- 不和リン
- レースのむこう（On the Other Side of the Lace）
- 重たい睫毛（Heavy Eyelashes）
- 奇跡はいつでも（A Miracle Is Always）
- 悲しみのラッキースター（Lucky Star of Sadness）
- Smile
While most of the songs are written by Ichiko for her own albums, (3) , (9), and (10) are written by Keigo, Haruomi, and Charlie Chaplin respectively. For the meaning of (5), please refer to the article for her first album.
Ichiko Aoba / Kamisori Otome - ふつうの人はCDなんてもう買わなくなった
You may find in the session "the fairies" gently support the musical world of Ichiko Aoba. Especially, the sound of tabla played by U-zhaan serves as the finest foil for her music.
There is in the world few things happier than that my favorite artist happens to cover my favorite tunes of other artists in a well-matched way, like the cases of (3) and (9). In the album Ichiko seems to play more relaxed than usual, with elder masters of pop music.
