Ai Aso

Ai Aso (朝生愛) is a Japanese singer and songwriter working at the intersection of psych-folk, avant-garde song, and drone. Based in Japan, she is closely affiliated with the underground rock scene centered around groups including Boris and White Heaven, with whom she has performed and collaborated over many years.

Her solo recordings are characterized by fragile, ethereal vocals set against spare guitar accompaniment — music that evokes lost memories and interior stillness, drawing on Japanese folk traditions while extending toward more experimental and psychedelic territories.