NTsKi. Nom de musique of Japan-based vocalist/songwriter/producer; pronounced n-t-s-k-i. Calla is her 2nd album, a unified statement of her musical vision at this point in her development, with all-new songs melding her breathy and intimate voice, singing in Japanese and English, with organic acoustic sounds and distinctive electronic colors. NTsKi possesses a charming melodic gift as well as a distinctive production style, giving Calla a cohesion and subtle momentum, with relaxed tempos, interesting arrangements and intriguing melodies fusing into a focused musical statement that is refreshing, charming and forward-looking, underpinned by a sense of wistfulness, nostalgia and melancholy. As with her 2021 Orca release, co-released on EM Records and Orange Milk, NTsKi is joined by engineer Illicit Tsuboi and British musician/producer Dan Shutt. The songs here are lovely, concise gems, warmly glowing, gently sparkling, evocative and moving. Available on LP and DL, with a Japanese and English lyric sheet. Vinyl edition disc is made of environmentally friendly new material BioVinyl™. Includes a lyric sheet and a DL coupon.
A1. Milk White Steed
A2. If (Calla Version)
A3. Message I
A4. Michi
A5. Hanauranai
A6. Calla Lily
A7. Field of Flowers
B1. Atlantic Ocean
B2. Message II
B3. Aloha
B4. 2023
B5. Leila
B6. Clover
B7. Sayonara