Nisshoku Natsuko, a piano singing artist from Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, will release her fourth full-length album "Mimesis" on March 30 (Wednesday). The music video for the lead track "√-1" (reading: root minus one) has been released.

In this work "Mimesis", Nisshoku Natsuko, who has gained a huge amount of time due to the corona disaster, absorbs various sensibilities from a wide variety of genres during that time. I can write interesting songs!” It was produced with a strong desire for output. 13 songs with various musicality and origins are gathered under the theme of "mimicry" = mimesis.

The lead track "√-1" was created with Tomoki Numano as an arranger. The melody that flows vigorously in the chorus is especially memorable. In contrast to such a track, the music video presents a monochrome world filled with a sense of collapse, an animation that colors the world from various angles, and a scene of a piano playing on a stage where the lights come and go. Combined with this, it became a finish that stirs up emotions. The animation is handled by Hana Ono, following the previous work "Utsurobune".

Regarding this song, Solar Eclipse commented that it was "a song based on non-existent numbers", but in the work "Mimesis", what exactly did this song imitate and what did it sing? I would like you to search for the answer by retrieving the hints in the video.

▼Nisshoku Natsuko – '√-1' Official Music Video

▼Natsuko's comment on the solar eclipse

This is a song about numbers that don't exist.
What was it that I unknowingly dropped at the end of the days when I chased those things named "i" and "empty" with curiosity?
I wrote this song by borrowing multiple figures in order to keep my still unsettled emotions rushing at that speed.
Why can't I find an answer? I want to cherish the feeling of hesitation for the rest of my life.

["Mimesis" special page]

https://nisshoku-natsuko.com/mimesis/

【release information】

On sale March 30, 2022 (Wednesday)

4th Full Album "Mimesis"

<First Press Limited Edition>

Price: 6000 yen without tax / 6600 yen with tax

Product number: 366-LDKCD

Form/specification: BOX specification with window (regular edition CD + specimen-style card) full album

<Normal Edition>

Price: 3000 yen without tax / 3300 yen with tax

Product number: 367-LDKCD

Form: CD full album

<Recorded songs>

01 serial
02 √-1
03 Clothoid curve
04 meridian
05 Essentials (album ver.)
06 Night Flight
07 VIP?
08 un-gentleman
09 hunch_A (album ver.)
10 Koishi no Uta (Natsuko singing ver.)
11 Demon Hunt
12 Utsurobune
13 At the bottom

[Release tour information]
"Collection Pilgrimage" (Shushuangya)
April 9, 2022 (Sat) Iwate Iwate Prefectural Public Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
April 16, 2022 (Sat) Hokkaido Mutual Aid Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
April 23, 2022 (Sat) Hiroshima Blue Live Hiroshima OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
April 24, 2022 (Sun) Kagawa Kagawa Prefectural Cultural Center Performing Arts Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
May 14, 2022 (Sat) Aichi Nagoya City Kita Bunka Small Theater OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
May 20, 2022 (Friday) Tokyo LINE CUBE SHIBUYA OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00
May 21, 2022 (Sat) Miyagi Silver Center Exchange Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
May 27, 2022 (Friday) Osaka Morinomiya Piloti Hall OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00
May 29, 2022 (Sun) Fukuoka Denki Building Mirai Hall OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30
June 4, 2022 (Sat) Niigata LOTS OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30

June 18, 2022 (Sat) Okinawa Sakurazaka Central OPEN 16:30 / START 17:30 [Additional performance]

All seats reserved/advance ¥6,500 (tax included)

<General sale> March 5 (Sat) 10:00~

<Okinawa performance ticket advance> March 25 (Fri) 12:00-April 3 (Sun) 23:59

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Born May 8, 1991 in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture.
Started playing the piano at the age of 9 and writing songs at the age of 12. In the winter of his second year of high school, he started full-scale artist activities in his hometown of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. His powerful singing voice that directly touches people's heartstrings, his meticulously crafted world of lyrics, and his composing techniques have attracted attention, and he has performed at many large-scale festivals such as "ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL" and "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL". The 3rd full album "Anti Freeze" released in 2021 was selected as a prize-winning work at the 14th CD Shop Awards 2022. He continues his activities based on his unique play style, which expresses instruments such as guitar and bass, and sometimes even percussion parts such as drums, with a single piano. In addition to playing the piano, he often performs in a simple form with only piano and drums at his live performances. It has been transformed into a premium, extraordinary space. Strength, weakness, sharpness, and ephemerality, the piano music that runs at full speed pierces the listener's heart and provides a unique musical experience.