Declaration of Resumption of Activities: Withdrawal of Hiatus Statement
Dear friends, supporters and listeners of SAEKO,
From Saeko Kitamae
Since the hiatus statement that I issued in the summer of 2022, I have remained silent. Today, I am excited to announce the end of this hiatus. As for what I have been doing during these past two years, please read about it here. I apologise for my absence and am grateful for the warm encouragement I have received from many of you.
As the first step in this new chapter, we are planning to release a mini-album that will feature self-covers of some songs from SAEKO's first album, "Above Heaven Below Heaven”. This project is part of our anniversary celebration, as the original album was released in 2004, 20 years ago from now! (OMG, I'm so old now, haha).
I am eager to "revive" some of the songs from that time with the stellar lineup of musicians who contributed to SAEKO's last album "Holy Are We Alone" in 2021: Guido Benedetti (Trick Or Treat), Alessandro Sala (Rhapsody Of Fire) and Michael Ehre (The Unity, Gamma Ray etc). I believe that after 20 years, the quality will be soooooo enhanced.
There will be more updates to come, so please stay tuned.
For now, let me emphasise once again: I am ending my hiatus, and SAEKO will come back to life! Thank you!
Happy holidays!!
2024 December 26th