Return to the Zero
as some of you must already know by now, Amano Tsukiko has posted in her blog, under the title "Return to the Zero" that with her current single and new album, ZERO, she will be ceasing work under the name "Amano Tsukiko." She isn't too clear on the details of what is to come, mostly on why she has made this decision. Everyone around her is still kind of shocked, her good friend and label owner Tokura wrote in his blog that even the day before she made the announcement he had to ask her if she was really going through with it, despite having talked it over with her quite a bit earlier.
As most everyone knows, Howling was released with the possibility of it being her last single. That is probably one of the reasons why they released it with the PV. She says she was fine with that at the time and I believe that ever since, nearly a year and a half previous, she has had this in her head for quite some time. She says she wants to return to the zero, to a place of infinite possibility where she can start from the beginning, to walk forward again. She feels she has said everything she has wanted to say and while she is ceasing work on the outside, she is going to continue on a musician. While this news is really hard hitting to her fans, with projects like Himitsu Circle Tiger and A Lunch along the way, I think what we are seeing is an artist's true loyalty to her craft and to her fans. Rather than repeat herself she wants to continue to create more, to create new, and perhaps the time has come for her to stop working as Amano Tsukiko and try something radically different. At any rate she has been under the indie label for a while and her fan base has been supporting her incredibly well, but I sincerely doubt she gets the exposure that she deserves. So perhaps with a new venture a larger label and a good record deal could be had. I've had this news in my head for about two days now so I'm alright with it but at first I was pretty shocked and upset.
Anyways, you can read the translation I posted over on Voice Over Forums here:
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Voice_Over/index.php?showtopic=655
and join in the ongoing discussion about the news, her latest single, and new album!!!
As most everyone knows, Howling was released with the possibility of it being her last single. That is probably one of the reasons why they released it with the PV. She says she was fine with that at the time and I believe that ever since, nearly a year and a half previous, she has had this in her head for quite some time. She says she wants to return to the zero, to a place of infinite possibility where she can start from the beginning, to walk forward again. She feels she has said everything she has wanted to say and while she is ceasing work on the outside, she is going to continue on a musician. While this news is really hard hitting to her fans, with projects like Himitsu Circle Tiger and A Lunch along the way, I think what we are seeing is an artist's true loyalty to her craft and to her fans. Rather than repeat herself she wants to continue to create more, to create new, and perhaps the time has come for her to stop working as Amano Tsukiko and try something radically different. At any rate she has been under the indie label for a while and her fan base has been supporting her incredibly well, but I sincerely doubt she gets the exposure that she deserves. So perhaps with a new venture a larger label and a good record deal could be had. I've had this news in my head for about two days now so I'm alright with it but at first I was pretty shocked and upset.
Anyways, you can read the translation I posted over on Voice Over Forums here:
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Voice_Over/index.php?showtopic=655
and join in the ongoing discussion about the news, her latest single, and new album!!!
