It seems Shikata-san is finally having a 3rd album!! I'm so glad I checked today. ^_^ She's finally putting the 'Amnesia' song in there! I can't find that song anywhere so I felt kind of sad... This album will be released after Ar Tonelico II is released in the US, meaning the wait won't be that bad I hope since I should be preoccupied with AT2 somehow or other (but not too much since I have to pass next semester no matter what).
The album will have 17 tracks and only the 3 titles below have been revealed to be included for now. The theme of the 3rd album is "Gaia Symphony" consisting of 4 songs about each of the elements: earth, water, fire, and wind and -I think- the remaining track will be a main theme song. (2nd album RAKA had the theme of 'moon' and the 1st album Navigatoria had the theme of 'star'.)
Will keep updating specifically this post on tracklist and other info until the album releases.
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Extra Album Info Found:
Updated 2008.Dec.28
Updated 2008.Dec.27
Updated 2009.Jan.25
Updated 2009.Feb.19
- her album release is delayed by one month,
her blog entry mentioned something about her grandparent going to the hospital... I hope everything is alright...
2008.12.22
・志方あきこ3rdアルバム「Harmonia(ハルモニア)」
▼商品情報▼
アーティスト:志方あきこ
発売日:2009年3月18日(水)
価 格:3,150円(税込)
品 番:AVCD-23769
▼収録予定曲▼
「謳う丘」(ALBUMver.)
「うみねこのなく頃に」(イタリア語ver.)
「Amnesia」
他全17曲収録予定
-- 1stア ルバム「Navigatoria」は”星”、2ndアルバム「RAKA」は”月”、今作3rdアルバムで は”地球交響曲(ガイア・シンフォニー)”をテーマに、集大成的な位置付けのアル バム。
-- 4曲×4要素(「地」「水」「火」「風」)+全体テーマソング1曲の全17曲収録。
This took me a looong time to compile by copy and pasting and looking up the dictionary!! >_<
Tracklist
01. 調和~風来の調べ~ / Chouwa ~Fuurai no Shiraberu~
02. 遥かなる旅路 / Harukanaru Tabiji
03. 軌跡 / Kiseki
04. 風と羅針盤 / Kaze to Rashinban
05. 調和~焔の共鳴~ / Chouwa ~Homura no Kyoumei~
06. 埋火 / Maika
07. レプリカーレ / repurikaare
08. うみねこのなく頃に~煉獄~ / Umineko no Naku Koro ni ~Rengoku~
09. 調和~泡沫の子守唄~ / Chouwa ~Utakata no Komoriuta~
10. 久遠の海 / Kyuuen no Umi
11. アオイロ缶詰 / Aoirokandume
12. 追想花 / Tsuisouhana
13. 調和~大地の讚歌~/ Chouwa ~Daichi no Sanka~
14. 謳う丘~Salavec rhplanca.~
15. Amnesia
16. 調和~Harmonia~
17. Harmonia~見果てぬ地ヘ~ / Harmonia ~Mihatenu Chi e~
Resource / Credit Links:
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http://www.vagrancy.jp (main Shikata Akiko site)--
http://ar-tonelico.jp (official Japanese Ar Tonelico site)--
GUST shop page updates on this product--
Amazon (JPN)'s page for this album--
cdjapan's page for this album--
GUST's site for the Harmonia album ---------------------
Misc interesting bits found today:
(1.) Shikata has a
jukebox on her site now! It's so cute! I love the design of it! I wish I can make something like that hahaha...
(2.) It's kind of cute of GUST to provide something like
this during Christmas hahaha... but wow.... look at the price... I guess if it's good wood material that kind of price is okay?
Extra Updates:
(1.) Yes... I know KinKi Kids is having a new single on 2009.Jan.28 titled 『約束』/ "Yakusoku". Both editions will have "ユメハジメハナ". Limited edition includes "旅立ちの日" while regular edition includes "Loving".
(2.) Arashi is having a new single coming in 2009 for Sakurai Sho's anime turned live action Yatterman (this anime aired in 1977!!) The title is "Believe". No release date confirmed yet but I think there is already a preview of the song already... It sounds pretty nice! I'll look forward to it! It seems like the movie will be released on 2009.Mar.07.
(3.) Ahahahaha... Ohno got a new drama already... hmm somehow I can see it ending up like "33 pun Tantei" or "Sushi Ouji". Not a fan of this genre but all Arashi fans want to see it anyways, right? 「歌のおにいさん」/ Uta no Onii-san is starting on 2009.Jan.16.
(4.) I just watched a bad quality version of "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" and it's so cute!!! Somehow I like this more than "Howl's Moving Castle" maybe it's just because of the song. XD
(5.) I watched some clips from the 2008 Music Station Super Live including Arashi, KinKi Kids, Hey! Say! JUMP, Kanjani 8, Perfume... but I really loved the clothes Arashi performed their songs in!! Sakurai-kun and Nino's clothes really stood out for me... I really want to watch the whole thing but I checked last year's and the file was huge, I don't know if I want to get it... But I'm still looking out for Gake no Ue no Ponyo's performance, I really want to watch it! XD