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“By deathly pale light, silent is the night.”

KITCHEN. LABEL is an independent record label grounding music that speaks in textures and an aesthetic that blends subtlety, depth, and emotional resonance. The label’s catalog spans various strains of ambient, jazz, neoclassical, folk, new age, and ephemeral in-betweens. Each album from KITCHEN. LABEL is a journey into atmospheres — both earthly and otherworldly.

Founded in 2008 by Ricks Ang (producer and one-half of ASPIDISTRAFLY), the label originates in Singapore and finds itself deeply entwined with the cultural nexus of Tokyo and the broader Japanese community. The label derives its muse from the magical realism of Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen, sculpting its identity through a delicate synergy of narrative, design, and sound.

Over the years, KITCHEN. LABEL has been a home to artists like haruka nakamura, Meitei, ASPIDISTRAFLY, ironomi, sonicbrat, Kin Leonn, and Hiroshi Ebina, contributing to some of the most defining works in their musical journeys. Through each release, the label gathers a global community drawn to its ethos: music as a mind-space, artistry as a bridge across cultures, and sound as an intimate language of shared experience.

“A roving eye in search of the beauty of everyday life, KITCHEN. LABEL artists mimic the play of dappled sunlight through leaves, or even a certain strain of “lost” Japan memorialized in Tanizaki’s “In Praise of Shadows,” reinterpreted for modern life. They have been bridging Singapore and Japan, possibly wielding more influence than they realize.” – ArtAsiaPacific

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