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::our picks(+ requests)::
// ►DANCE † MACABRE◄ Rotation # 24 //
→// J A P A N E S E D A R K E L E C T R O / I N D U S T R I A L //←
→{Kagami
Oni}
►a
r t i s t:
Kaya (composed by Kalm [VELVET EDEN])
►a l
b u m:
Hyakkiyagyou
►d a t
e:
2007.07.11
►r a t i n g:
10/10
Lucifer:
After the disbandment of Schwarz Stein, vocalist Kaya
started his solo career. His songs are mainly composed by Kalm, the
ingenious ex member of VELVET EDEN, on the other hand some Kaya's songs
are composed by his ex bandmate Hora, and by Kei Suzuki (Kaya's friend and
producer). "Kagami Oni", from Kaya's second album Hyakkiyagyou,
is an amazing composition of Kalm, with lots of organs and other baroque
synthworks, with a typical 4/4 EBM rhythm section. Kaya's vocal lines in
this songs are simply amazing, he truly has a godly voice.
→{Trick}
►a
r t i s t:
Sadie Sads
►c o
m p i l a t i o n:
Revenge of Wechselbalg
►d a t
e:
1983
►r a t i n g:
8.2/10
Lucifer:
From the legendary compilation album of the way more
legendary underground pioneer dark label Wechselbalg, I bring to you one
of the most important true Gothic/Industrial/Experimental bands in Japan,
active in the original and legendary (I can't say this enough :))
underground dark/deathrock Japanese scene in the Eighties. Other bands of
this important scene were AUTO-MOD (deus ex machina of the gothic scene in
Japan, the leader Genet being the producer of the Tokyo Dark Castel events)
G-Schmitt, Sodom, Sarasvati, Baji Work Theater, etc...
→{Logos}
►a
r t i s t:
Eve of Destiny
►a l
b u m:
Nervous and Innocence
►d a t
e:
2005
►r a t i n g:
8.5/10
►r e
q u e s t by: candy
Lucifer:
Fourth track of the first and only album of Haruhiko Ash's solo project
Eve of Destiny. This track was composed and arranged by ex MALICE MIZER
co-leader Közi. It's a strong and upbeat EBM piece with heavy bass and
dark synthworks. It also carries Közi's trademark and odd guitar playing,
as well as Haruhiko's deep and scary vocals.
→{DEEP
HOLE}
►a
r t i s t:
BLAM HONEY
►a l
b u m:
GRANDIOSE DELUSION
►d a t
e:
1998
►r a t i n g:
8/10
►r e
q u e s t by: JEI
Lucifer:
BLAM HONEY, a duo active since 1995, was one of the
most important bands in the underground dark/industrial scene in Japan.
Lead by composer/programmer, synth player and percussionist Ryonai, and
with the contribution of vocalist/guitarist/percussionist Tatsuya, BLAM
HONEY released 2 albums and 2 singles mainly around 1998/99. Their style
bears several similarities with Western Dark Industrial/Noise music. Like
in this song, DEEP HOLE, their sound consisted in chaotic
industrial beats and rhythm bases, misanthropic synths and thrashing noise
guitars, plus Tatsuya's dark vocals.
→{MPD
Conflict}
►a
r t i s t:
Despair
►c o
m p i l a t i o n:
Darkest Labyrinth
►d a t
e:
2007.03.17
►r a t i n g:
7/10
Lucifer:
One of the "new" Industrial bands in Japan, Despair is
signed to Brain Scan Laboratory, the industrial label lead by Mikito
leader of BAAL (also in this rotation). Despair plays an hard and
thrashing form of industrial with harsh male voices and insane female
vocals, noise guitars, synths and drum machine completing their sound.
→{KEEP
COOL}
►a
r t i s t:
KiLHi+ICE
►a l
b u m:
KEEP COOL
►d a t
e:
1998
►r a t i n g:
7/10
Lucifer:
KiLHi+ICE is a relatively unknown band among Western
fans, but they had a small fanbase in Japan. They released 3 albums (Le
7e Art, KEEP COOL, ANALOGUE FORTUNE) from 1997 to '99.
They were a Darkwave band formed in 1995 playing synthpop and EBM,
consisting of female vocalist TARAChan (also synth programmer) and guitar
player/synth programmer UNI. ->official
website. This is one of their heavier songs with a fast EBM base.
→{DEEP}
►a
r t i s t:
BAISER
►s i
n g l e:
Kuchizuke (LAWSON Special Edition)
►d a t
e:
1998.10
►r a t i n g:
9/10
Lucifer:
BAISER was truly an ingenious band. Not only they were
one of the first Visual Kei bands, establishing some key stylistic
features of the genres with their early albums, but they was also one of
the first bands (if not the first) to add Industrial and Dark electro
elements to their Gothic rock style. Remearkable examples of this was the
song Mechanixx on the album ASH (1995) and other songs like Kakusei
-mezame-, HOLE, Dream Machine and the song I've uploaded for
you: DEEP, originally included in the Ashes to ashes single
(1995), then re-recorded around 1998 with the second line-up and included
in the special edition of the Kuchizuke single.
→{DEATH
OF THE VIRGIN}
►a
r t i s t:
Art Marju Duchain
►a l
b u m:
Demon Est Deus Inversus
►d a t
e:
2000.03.23
►r a t i n g:
9.3/10
►r e
q u e s t by: mana
Lucifer:
Lead by vocalist and mastermind Kai, Art Marju Duchain
is one of the most obscure Gothic band ever existed in Japan. Their only
album, Demon Est Deus Inversus, is as scaring ad dark as the
deepest moonless night. Their songs are true Darkwave/Deathrock with a
large use of horror keyboards, like organs and violins, a bouncing bass
and the typical wave guitars. Kai's voice is heavily distorted and echoing,
contributing to the haunting atmosphere. Side note: members of Art Marju
Duchain included Peggy and ZULL, later in The Candy Spooky Theater, NENE
from AMADEUS, and also Mana of MALICE MIZER's fame as support guitarist.
→{BIO
GENESIS}
►a
r t i s t:
Schwarz Stein
►a l
b u m:
New vogue children
►d a t
e:
2003.06.30
►r a t i n g:
9.5/10
►r e
q u e s t by: matthew harrison
Lucifer:
Schwarz Stein, the Dark EBM duo has become very famous
among Visual Kei fans (they were produced by Mana and signed to his Midi:Nette
label). Their songs ranged from the soft and melodic electronic tunes
accompanying Kaya's deep and velvet voice, to aggressive Harsh EBM tunes,
like this one, BIO GENESIS, from their first album New vogue
children. Unfortunatley they disbanded after their second album and
both Hora (synth & music programming) and Kaya (vocals and lyrics writer)
started a solo career (they are both covered in this rotation).
Rise! Blaze! Bleed! Awake!
→{La
Fin}
►a
r t i s t:
VELVET EDEN
►a l
b u m:
Street of ALICE
►d a t
e: 2000.05.10
►r a t i n g:
9.1/10
►r e
q u e s t by: Yuji
Lucifer:
Before Schwarz Stein came VELVET EDEN, an amazing
Darkwave band consisting of the drag-queen vocalist DADA (his features was
the deep voice, disquieting voice and his writing skills, his lyrics were
always dark and original) and the ingenious composer/synth player/programmer
KALM. His songwriting skills for Darkwave songs are still unrivaled in the
Japanese scene. He still write wonderful songs for ex Schwarz Stein's
vocalist Kaya (as you can hear for Kagami Oni at the beginning of this
rotation). Kalm left the band but Dada continued to lead VELVET EDEN
recruiting other members, but since 2002 he isn't active anymore in the
music scene.
→{Kaikou}
►a
r t i s t:
Közi
►a l
b u m:
Izayoi no Tsuki
►d a t
e:
2002.12.13
►r a t i n g:
8.9/10
Lucifer:
After the disbandment of MALICE MIZER, the co-founder
and co-lead guitarist Közi started his solo project. An interesting and
top-musical quiality project I must say, as he demonstred with albums like
Katharsis. He ranges from Gothic rock, darkwave and industrial/EBM
tunes, as well as atmospheric and disquieting ambient tunes, like in the
Izayoi no Tsuki album/soundtrack, released together with a book
written by his girlfriend (?) Minako. At the end of the ambient album
however, you can find this good EBM/dark techno tune sung by Minako
herself, in the middle of the song there's also a a part spoken by Közi.
→{DAMAGE
-STAGE II-}
►a
r t i s t:
Of-J
►c o m p i
l a t i o n:
Neo Rocks
►d a t e:
1994.03.30
►r a t i n
g:
8.8/10
Lucifer:
First of all: if you have ANY picture of this band
please let me know! Of-J was a VERY important Gothic/Visual band from the
well-known Nagoya scene. One of the first bands to play Visual Kei. They
was formed by guitarist Mamiya Kaoru, former leader of SUS4 and GARNET,
two band were the famous Kiyoharu from Kuroyume took the vocal duties. release in this rotation is a demo tape.
Both Kiyoharu and Kaoru were prominent personalities in the Visual Nagoya
scene. Of-J played a dark and heavy form of Gothic and they were also one
of the first band that started to add dark industrial influences to their
music.
→{Wreckage}
►a
r t i s t:
BAAL
►a l b u
m:
TERRITORY OF "B.A.A.L."
►d a t e:
2006
►r a t i n
g:
7/10
Lucifer:
BAAL is a relatively new band in the japanese dark
scene, but the leader/composer/guitarist MIKITO was previously active
under the monicker of CHRONOTRIGGER. BAAL also includes the vocalist
U-tarou and the drummer Chihiro. They play an heavy form of Industrial
Rock with aggressive female vocals by U-tarou. Heavy synths and noise
guitar combined with industrial drumming set up their sound. They are
active in the Goth japan scene playing in events like Tokyo Dark Castle
and also played some concerts in Europe.
→{Houkai
Jokyoku}
►a
r t i s t:
MALICE MIZER
►s i
n g l e:
Gardenia
►d a t
e: 2001.05.30
►r a t i n g:
9.2/10
Lucifer:
I don't think I have to present MALICE MIZER to anyone.
I put them here to remember to everyone they were the most original Gothic
band ever appeared in Japan, and they covered a large amount of genres.
They also produced good industrial and electronic tunes, that can rival in
quality and originality any electro/industrial band out there. Houkai
Jokyoku, composed by Mana, is a great example of this: it has harsh
industrial beats, EBM base and gothic synthworks. Mana continued to
compose Industrial songs also in his ne Gothic band Moi dix Mois.
→{LIMBO}
►a
r t i s t:
BUCK-TICK
►a l
b u m:
Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE
►d a t
e: 2003.02.13
►r a t i n g:
9/10
Lucifer:
I can say that BUCK-TICK are the most important
Japanese rock band ever. They have a twenty-year and more running career
and a huge discography full of top-quality experimental and original
albums. They can easily be placed among the world's best new wave, gothic
rock and industrial rock bands. Of course they also released Techno/Industrial
songs like this, included in their 2003 album Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE.
→{Vampire
Ecstasy}
►a
r t i s t:
Aural Vampire
►a l
b u m:
Vampire Ecstasy
►d a t
e:
2004
►r a t i n g:
7.8/10
Lucifer:
Aural Vampire is a relatively new band (formed in
2004) in the Japanese Dark scene supported by events like Tokyo Dark
Castle, and they are also growing popular among Western fans. release in this rotation is a demo tape.
They consists of female vocalist Exo-Chika and masked synth player/programmer
Raveman. Their songs range from the heavy techno/electroclash tunes like
this, with the melodic voice of Exo-Chika contrasting with the heavy
electronic base, to more soft Darkwave/EBM songs.
→{VENOM}
►a
r t i s t:
Hora
►a l
b u m:
VENOM
►d a t
e:
2007
►r a t i n g:
6.5/10
►r e
q u e s t by: sora
Lucifer:
Hora, ex-VELVET EDEN synth player and ex-Schwarz Stein
composer and programmer started a prolific solo career after the
disbandment of his previous. His solo works can be compared to the music
of western EBM / Aggrotech bands (even if his songs are more often on the
soft EBM side). Occasional guitars are provided by ex-VELVET EDEN R.Y.O.
Hora also still composes songs for his ex bandmate Kaya.
::past rotation::
#01»{ROTATION
~ 21}
|
2007·May·23
|
33 songs
#02»{ROTATION
~ 22}
|
2007·June·11
| 27 songs
#03»{ROTATION
~ 23}
|
2007·July·01
| 42 songs
::requests::
►{Philosopher}
a l b u
m:
Dignity of crest (2007)
►{Race
Wish}
c o m p
i l .:
Graceful Playboys (2007)
a r t i s t:
HIZAKI grace project
r a t i
n g: 9.7/10, 9.8/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Cliodne, raito
Lucifer:
The new solo project from the extremely talented
guitarist HIZAKI. Philosopher is the opening of his last album
Dignity of crest and Race Wish is an instrumental guitar solo
with neoclassical melodies and great showcase of guitar playing skills.
►{Blurry
Eyes}
a r t i s t:
L'Arc~en~ciel
a l b
u m:
Tierra (1994)
r a t i
n g: 8.9/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Amber
Lucifer:
L'Arc~en~ciel were one of the first Visual Kei bands, playing soft Gothic
Rock with well-written melodies and good guitar/bass parts. Unfortunately
after 2 albums of good Visual Kei (DUNE and Tierra) they
nearly dropped the style completely and went for a top-selling
uninteresting (at least for me) pop-rock.
►{AME
to Muchi wo...}
a r t i s t:
Dué le quartz
a l b
u m:
BEST ALBUM (2002)
r a t i
n g: 8.8/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Mia
Lucifer:
Dué le quartz was a promising Visual Kei band active at the end of the
Nineties. They stand out from the Dark scene of the time because of their
well-written songs with impredictable structures and dark and insane (but
also ironic) feeling. Good guitar riffs and a wonderful solo from
guitarist Miyabi.
►{Nokosareta
Haijin to Yomigaeru Zangaitachi no Joukei}
a r t i s t:
Eliphas Levi
a l b u
m:
Tsumetai Atelier no Majutsushi (1999)
r a t i
n g: 8.9/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Kozette
Lucifer:
A wonderful song form the obscure Kay Party band Eliphas Levi. Wonderful
baroque keyboards arrangements and a dark and disquieting atmosphere like
always. Remarkable bass lines and playing. I'm not too fond of Kei's voice
though.
►{Destinée
(LAREINE cover)}
a r t i s t:
IZABEL VAROSA
c o m
p i l a t i o n:
Anamorphosis (UNDER CODE LAREINE TRIBUTE)
(2005)
r a t i
n g: 9/10
r e q u
e s t by:
zantuken
Lucifer:
IZABEL VAROSA covering their mentors LAREINE on the Anamorphosis tribute
produced by Kisaki. (Keep in mind that IZABEL VAROSA were produced by
Kamijo and singed to his label Applause Records). What can I say? A
perfect cover, and Hikaru can sound very similar to Kamijo, singing the
vocal lines precisely. The guitar parts however are reinterpreted in a
more personal way.
►{SLIPPING
STAR}
a r t i s t:
Nookicky
a l b u
m:
Pinhole (2003)
r a t i
n g:
8.4/10
r e q u
e s t:
snailfreak
Lucifer:
Nookicky was FULL's project befaore the
disbandment of GUNIW TOOLS he created with Dinah (ex GUNIW TOOLS) and ZULL
(ex The Candy Spooky Theater, MONAURAL CURVE). This is an alternative rock
tune with FULL's trademark vocals, good guitar parts and bouncing bass,
giving a new-wave feel to it.
►{Kakusei
no Jukai}
a r t i
s t:
Juka (composed by HIZAKI)
a l b u
m: Luxurious (2007)
r a t i
n g: 10/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Lady Xandrix
Lucifer:
The BEST song released by Juka so far. Of course this
song is wonderful mainly
because it was composed by HIZAKI :D. It
has orchestral arrangements and a majestic and sad atmosphere. Juka's
vocals are absolutely wonderful: he use his vibrato and operatic voice in
the best way here. Way better than his ridiculous screaming in songs like
"S".
►{Mizerable}
a r t i
s t:
HIZAKI
a l b u
m: Dance with grace (2005)
r a t i
n g: 10/10
r e q u
e s t by:
AnonymousKorean
Lucifer:
One word: perfect. Sung by SEIJI, ex-AMADEUS and Brain
Hacker, and now frontman for Moi dix Mois.
►{Amaoto
wa Chopin no Shirabe -I LIKE CHOPIN-}
a r t i
s t:
Atsushi Sakurai
s i n
g l e:
Taiji/SMELL (2004)
r a t i
n g: 8.5/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Emily
Lucifer:
A very interesting soft song from Atsushi Sakurai of
BUCK-TICK's fame solo project. This is a atmospheric tunes with electronic
background, some piano chords and Atsushi's lush and deep voice.
►{Chelsea
(KARAOKE)}
a r t i s t:
unzu
s i n g
l e:
unzu BEST-3 (2003)
r a t i
n g: 7/10
r e q u
e s t by:
panapp
►{Kagerou}
s i n g
l e: Kagerou (2006)
►{BRAND-NEW
LOVER}
s i n
g l e:
BRAND-NEW LOVER (2000)
►{Zangai}
s i n
g l e:
Zangai (1995)
a r t i s t:
BUCK-TICK
r a t i
n g: 9/10, 8.5/10, 8.5/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Tsuki, Kairi, Ray
►{Chinurareta
Kajitsu}
a r t i
s t:
MALICE MIZER
a l b u
m: Bara no Seidou (2000)
r a t i
n g: 9/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Sorel
►{Mitsu
to Tsuba}
a r t i s t:
Dir en grey
a l b u
m:
GAUZE (1999)
r a t i
n g: 8.5/10
r e q u
e s t by:
Elle
