Eiko Ishibashi

Eiko Ishibashi
石橋 英子
Ishibashi in 2022
Ishibashi in 2022
Background information
OriginMobara, Chiba, Japan[1]
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer[1]
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • drums[1]
Years active2006–present
Labels
Member of
  • Kafka's Ibiki
  • RNA
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Eiko Ishibashi (石橋 英子, Ishibashi Eiko) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician.[1] She composed the scores for the films Drive My Car (2021) and Evil Does Not Exist (2023).[2]

Career

Ishibashi has frequently worked with Jim O'Rourke, with O'Rourke producing several of her albums and Ishibashi playing on his album Simple Songs.[3] Together with Tatsuhisa Yamamoto they formed the band Kafka's Ibiki.[1][4][5]

In 2016, Ishibashi released Kouen Kyoudai, a collaborative album with the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita (better known as Merzbow).[6][7] In 2018, she released The Dream My Bones Dream.[8]

She composed the music for the 2019 anime Blade of the Immortal. She has collaborated with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi on three projects: the 2021 film Drive My Car, the 2023 film Evil Does Not Exist, and the 2023 film Gift.

In 2025, she released a solo album, Antigone,[9] as well as Pareidolia, a collaborative album with O'Rourke.[10]

Personal life

As of at least 2022, Ishibashi has been in a relationship with American musician Jim O'Rourke.[11] The two met when Ishibashi played flute on a Burt Bacharach covers album O'Rourke was producing. They live and work closely together, but "keep a professional distance, sending each other data files to work on rather than jamming."[12]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Works for Everything (Rhythm Tracks, 2006)
  • Lola and Soda (with Achico; Rhythm Tracks, 2007)
  • Slip Beneath the Distant Tree (with Tatsuya Yoshida; Rhythm Tracks, 2007)
  • Summer Dress (with Achico; Rhythm Tracks, 2008)
  • Drifting Devil (Rhythm Tracks, 2008)
  • Carapace (Felicity, 2011)
  • Imitation of Life (Felicity/Drag City, 2012)
  • I'm Armed (Felicity, 2012)
  • Car and Freezer (Felicity/Drag City, 2014)
  • Compressed Happiness (with K2; Phage Tapes, 2014)
  • Kouen Kyoudai (with Masami Akita; Editions Mego, 2016)
  • Ichida (with Darin Gray; Black Truffle, 2018)
  • The Dream My Bones Dream (Drag City, 2018)
  • For McCoy (Black Truffle, 2022)
  • Antigone (Drag City, 2025)
  • Pareidolia (with Jim O'Rourke; Drag City, 2025)

Soundtrack albums

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Jurek, Thom. "Eiko Ishibashi | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Helfand, Raphael (28 June 2024). "What Eiko Ishibashi gains in translation". The Fader. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Empire, Kitty (23 November 2013). "Eiko Ishibashi: Imitation of Life – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Hadfield, James (9 October 2016). "A hive of sonic activity stirs on Kafka's Ibiki release". The Japan Times. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Slattery, Marty (20 October 2014). "Eiko Ishibashi taps Jim O'Rourke for forthcoming Drag City album, "Car and Freezer"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Lozano, Kevin (25 March 2016). "Masami Akita & Eiko Ishibashi: Kouen Kyoudai Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. (28 December 2016). "Masami Akita and Eiko Ishibashi, 'Kouen Kyoudai 公園兄弟' | 20 Best Avant Albums of 2016". Rolling Stone.
  8. ↑ St. Michel, Patrick (29 November 2018). "Eiko Ishibashi: The Dream My Bones Dream". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Antigone by Eiko Ishibashi". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (1 July 2025). "Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O'Rourke Announce New Album Pareidolia, Share Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Beta, Andy (25 March 2022). "Eiko Ishibashi and the melodies that carry 'Drive My Car'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (8 April 2024). "'Anger compels me forward': Drive My Car composer Eiko Ishibashi on evil, experimentation and exploding genre". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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