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Yuzuru
Kai
Meila
Kai
Kai
Kai - vocal
Miyavi - chorus (ex-TRANCE ART LIZARD(KAMI:LU))
Odite - chorus
Nene - vocal (ex-Amadeus)
Yuzuru - guitar (ex-D'elsquel)
Miyabi - guitar
Mana - guest guitar (from Moi dix Mois)
Hiro - guitar (ex-Divine Voltaire)
Meila - bass (ex-TRANCE ART LIZARD)
Ryu - ex-bass (de 1999 atƩ 08/2001)
Haruki - bass suport (ex-Orivia)
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That all those which believe that Japan is only Sushi, high technology and plays vidƩos are undeceived, the country of the raising sun shelters also one of the best gothic/death-rock'n'roll groups of these ten last years, and I weigh my words, the music which Art Marju Duchain plays is of an exceptional quality, and an originality to make fade jealousy the heads of poster of the moment. This album, timeless and Ɠ how much mystical a key of innovation in a current scene goth brings resting a little too much on its bay-trees. The disc starts on a dark intro with wishes, fills up new sounds, in which the tablecloths of keyboards irremediably plunge us at the bottom of the pit, the fear with the belly, and the irresistible desire and masochist to discover some always more. What is made with the second piece, carrying the name of the album, and in which the voice of Kai appears, a voice very right exit of another universe, of another time, a voice if not very common in the Gothic landscape. Because if the effects are there for something, it jumps to the eyes that something of supernatural is released from its vocal cords. Occurs then Dark Icon Symphony, its musical flights, its romantic keyboards all carefully, its melodies, and this voice, always this voice, which guides us through the meanders of this so beautiful music. It is thought whereas one has just reached the climax of the album, when Death Of The Virgin appears. The percussions enter in scene, for then yielding the place to the keyboards, one think then in a temple, fill up of an odor enivrante of incense. Suddenly, very stops, a melody of guitar arrives, going always more quickly, the inimitable voice of Kai settles then with the top of what already seems to be a monument of the Gothic music. This album, with the image of this piece is of a perfection seldom equalized in the current scene dark, a chief of?uvre mystical to the multiple facets and impregnated with a soft Asian savour. Only and single negative point comes from the duration of the disc, after about thirty minutes, one in redemande still and still...
(translated from french to english with babelfish)
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interview
Can be whether you represented as group, which does use elements of the genre of horrors?
Kai: 4 I do not see everything precisely so, but since I love films about the vampires and cold wave, and since in the beginning I created the group, which it was differed from usual fate, I think, which partially is possible with this characteristic to agree. In fact, when we read forms [ them fill after concert ], it is possible to frequently meet the commentary: "you us they frightened ".
Yes, Kai, you frighten!
Kai: What, truth? My policy according to the relation to itself - "when I should leave the house, 4 I am colored ", but this does not mean that 4 always I walk painted to such an extent.
Obviously, if we tell in musical language, you does approach determination "Gothic music"?
Kai: It is possible to say that precisely this album it is Gothic oriented. Of melodies are different, but very essence it is true of gotichna! It is made precisely in this key.
Kai, as you they did describe Gothics?
Kai: This something the deeply mystical, closed and gloomy. It would be possible to say that this it is similar to the church lying at the ruins. This - the genre of things. Moreover since 4 I am interested in magic, I also connect Gothics and with it.
You did not use the elements of the Gothics, when they did begin, this thus?
Kai: Yes, this arrived not so long ago. To the the recent of time we were by usual indie- group. But in beginning itself I began precisely with the the Gothic music, and I returned to this. For a long time 4 loved Christian Death and Bauhaus, then I rolled up s road to side indies, and recently it returned k to the ultimate source.
You place on the concerts credence, you extend to the scene fragrancy, you ignite spark plugs... Everything as for some of ceremony?
Kai: In the beginning of our previous concert 4 it guessed on the maps for the spectators. And all maps they lay unsuccessfully (it laughs). But 4 I will not say to you, which there fell out.
Ryu: Personally 4 as recently arrived into the group, it was introduced to it precisely as spectator and it thought then that in Japan there is no group, by similar this. Many people come us to see, I think, this means that they search for specifically, this group.
Credi those people, which come on you to look, they were any amusing reactions?
Kai: At that moment, when curtain rises, people with the curiosity look at the scene. And I can feel, as it grows them attention. On the concert in Nagoye I left on scene with the effigy crow on the arm. I heard, as halls it is discussed: "o! This present of crows?"I when I placed crow, and they understood that it artificial, they directed the objectives of their cameras to it. But as 4?! (it laughs) But since 4 he would want to always arrange surprises, this shows well this genre, as the genre of things.
What you want to transmit s by aid Art Marju Duchain?
Kai: 4 beginnings from the fact that I want to show that, which separates me. I speak about that shock, which felt through all aspects this music and Gothics, in the broad sense, s by these in a word Art, which has very symbolic value. 4 he would want also to force people to think about the fact that such our peace... Us they frequently designate as the group black magic, however, 4 it did not want, in order to they stopped on this surface to the point of view, and so that they would move further, k to deeper sense.
Ryu: I think that the majority of groups tested the influence of western music with their Gothic by groups cold wave, but Art Marju Duchain overcame these influences developed their own originality. This that that you were must to understand, after listening to mini- album.
They thought whether you about becoming major?
Kai: But, major... It sounds well! This will occur, if they will support us. But who will be this to make?
(translated from russian to english with babelfish)