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Ntski
Orca
Em Records - Cat No: EM1199CD
- updated:2025-10-30
NTsKi's CD on EM, released as a joint issue between the US label Orange Milk and EM Records. Includes a physical-only cover of Miharu Koshi's '80s tune "Parallelism" and a Takao remix of "On Divination in Sleep feat. Dove," a collaboration with Le Makeup and Dove, exclusive to the CD.
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NTsKi is a Kyoto-based artist and musician. She began making music while living in the UK and began working in earnest in 2017 after returning to Japan. She works seamlessly to create tracks with gentle but somewhat eerie vocals and a mixture of diverse musicality. In 2021, she was selected by Bijutsu Techo as one of the newcomer artists who will open up the 2020s. Her collaboration with 7FO, released through EM Records, was selected as one of the best of the year by Shintaro Sakamoto. In addition to her self-produced works, she has participated in the works of Giant Claw, CVN, Shokuhin Matsuri a.k.a foodman, Dengaryu, KM, etc., and has released through overseas labels including TAR and Orange Milk. Also, she has contributed music to the Japan Pavilion hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at SXSW 2019, where Yoichi Ochiai was the general director, virtual singer te'resa, and an Australian bag brand. On August 6th, 2021, her debut album "Orca" will be released via Orange Milk / EM Records.
The debut album from Kyoto-based artist/musician NTsKi, presented as the 〈starting point〉 of her career. The Takao remix of "On Divination in Sleep feat. Dove," a collaboration with Le Makeup and Dove, appears only on this CD edition. A richly varied set that includes "H S K," which captures NTsKi at her earliest, "Orca," the multitracked vocal piece that has opened her shows since her very first live performance and is a fan favorite, "1992," the urban R&B-flavored track first issued on a self-released 7-inch that brought her wider attention, and a cover of "Parallelism," an '80s tune by the much-admired Miharu Koshi. For this album, illicit Tsuboi handled the majority of the mixing, with mastering by Rick Essig at REM Sound. The packaging was designed by Keith Rankin of Orange Milk. Released jointly by the US label Orange Milk and EM Records.