This bundle brings together Ichiko Aoba’s spellbinding album Windswept Adan and the beautifully illustrated story book that reveals the full world behind the music.
Originally released in 2020, Windswept Adan marks a significant turning point in Aoba’s career. Collaborating with composer Taro Umebayashi, she created a richly imaginative concept album that drifts between ambient psych-folk, chamber classical, and jazz-inflected compositions. Conceived as the soundtrack to an imaginary film, the album follows a young girl exiled from her homeland to the mythic island of Adan — a lush, otherworldly place with no spoken language, teeming with strange creatures and vivid natural life. Its orchestral textures and immersive sound design invite deep, cinematic listening.
The accompanying 88-page book tells the complete story behind Windswept Adan, illuminating Aoba’s creative vision in full. Alongside the narrative, it features intricate sketches, handwritten notes, photographs, and mood-board imagery used during the album’s creation, offering a rare insight into the world that inspired the music.
Bundle includes:
Windswept Adan Deluxe 2LP pressed on Eco-Mix Vinyl, with lyric insert
Windswept Adan illustrated story book (88 pages)
A definitive edition for listeners who want to experience Windswept Adan as both a musical and visual world.
“Hypnotizing” – Pitchfork (8.0) “Sublime” – Uncut (8/10) “An immersive meld of indie-folk, classical and jazz” – Mojo “A remarkable feat of musical world-building” – The Observer
