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. She explores different musical styles, with the albums ''Absolute Ego'' and ''Material'' displaying

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influences. ''Absolute Ego'' was produced by ex-

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and ''The Other Side of Absolute Ego'' album contains remixes by Tricky,

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. In 2003, after a two-year hiatus, she enlisted the help of the

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audio-visual performance group ' for her quieter, more delicate album, ''Irony''.

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described ''Irony'' as "one of the most beautiful albums to come out of Japan in 2003", with the music compared to an "airy lullaby".

Discography

Studio albums

* 1996: ''Kittenish Love'' * 1997: ''

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'' * 1998: '' Lady Soul'' * 1999: '' Absolute Ego'' * 2001: ''

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'' * 2003: ''

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'' * 2006: ''

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'' * 2007: '' Aco Best: Girl's Diary'' * 2010: '' Devil's Hands'' * 2012: ''Luck'' * 2013: ''TRAD'' * 2015: ''Valentine''

Remix albums

* 2000: '' The Other Side of Absolute Ego''

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

References

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