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In the work of visual artist Matthias Oostrik the audience is always present. Sometimes as object, sometimes as subject, but always as a starting point for a visual experience.
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Tusk Zi:Kill
Image by The SW Eden (?? ?????)
Tusk was the frontman of Zi:Kill, Craze, Amnesia. Right noe, he is doing his solo music and also the frontman of the Slut banks. He divided time to be 2 part. Those are Tusk Zi:Kill, and Tusk Itaya.
Tusk Zi:Kill is in early visual kei style. Black suit and easier than neo-visual kei.
Tusk Itaya is after he took his hair out. No more cosmetic.
Most fans like him as Tusk Zi:Kill look.
His Birthday is Oct, 12, 1969 (I put this date because my friend told me, it was too rare to get.)
He join Zi:Kill after 2 co-founder, Ken (guitarist) and Seiichi (bassist).
He also has solo work in Zi:Kill time. (I’m not sure)
They went out of Japan, and took some promoting shot in Europe three times or more.
Tusk’s voice is really popular in Japan right now. When I talked with Japanese friends about this guy, all said about his great voice. Most Japanese people do not have Zi:Kill as their favorite band anymore. They sale their Zi:Kill discs and posters very cheap in Japan. But in Europe and America, Zi:Kill has been blooming since 2004, I guess. All people who know them, spread their words about this great band, and give each other the sample song. The Zi:Kill discs that were around those 2 places are really expensive. Many fans from Europe and America cannot get cheap stuff from Japan.
If you ask me, why most Japanese teenagers do not like Zi:Kill, that is because they like to see and hear the new band in their country. Most of them think that Zi:Kill is old-fashion. In fact, they do not know the growing of American nu-alternative rock music. Zi:Kill is like that stuff.
I apologize to blame those people who ask me "When was Zi:Kill founded?". When I told them, 1987. They just ignore this band. Those people think that new stuff is always better. Not true.
Many new visual kei bands tried to mimic American nu-metal and European death metal. You can listen to this kind of music around the world. Dont have to be in Japan.
I like Zi:Kill because it is really UNIQUE. It has its own style, and every album is different from each other. They like to put Jazz instrument mixed with rock. They do not have to play loudly all time, but they know when they should play, when they should sing.
If you like Hideto Matsumoto, you have to know, he is really really friend of Zi:Kill. In fact, Hide has been Zi:Kill’s fan before. Hide went to Zi:Kill live concert when Zi:Kill was an underground band. When Hide became their friend, Hide was really happy. Hide is intelligent artist. This is the point that send me to be a fan of Zi:Kill. I tried to find Zi:Kill music, and tried to learn about their artwork. I know Hide know who is the real great one. I believe Hide. And I have never disappointed. Zi:Kill is great as Hide said.
If you are interested in this band, and have some questions, please message me
(sign in, and then, you can send me the message. I appreciate to answer all who love Zi:Kill) or ask me at my myspace account myspace.com/old_heath
I took many crazy hours for this crazy hair.
2008, I was 20.