Selasa, 21 April 2009

Antique Cafe a.k.a An Cafe


Brand New An Cafe !


An Cafe was formed in May 2003 with Miku, Kanon and Bou who would later be joined by Teruki after leaving his former band, Feathers-Blue. The band played live shows for their first year, without any releases.In 2004, An Cafe released their first demos and signed a record deal with Loop Ash. Their first release, "Candyholic" was released in March and reached the second spot on the Oricon indies single chart. The band continued touring and releasing, including their first album, Shikisai Moment in 2005. The band released even more singles in 2006 until their second studio album, Magnya Carta (a play on "Magna Carta").In 2007, the band announced their first overseas appearance at Project A-Kon. The announcement of this was followed shortly by the departure of guitarist, Bou. The last performance with Bou was on April 30, 2007, and was featured in a DVD titled Hibiya On *The* o New Sekai. After Bou left the band, two new members were announced; Takuya to replace Bou as the guitarist, and Yuuki to joing An Cafe as a keyboardist. The first single with their new lineup was announced as "Kakusei Heroism" followed by "Ryuusei Rocket". In the end of 2007, An Cafe announced their first overseas tour, taking place in Europe in 2008.In the opening weeks of 2008, An Cafe announced their upcoming single, "Cherry Saku Yuki!!" in February, as well as their next studio album, Gokutama Rock Cafe, to be released on April 9, 2008.

If any of our fans are interested in sending them some snail mail, here is the address

Red Cafe

Aoyama Building 2F

Kita-Aoyama 2-12-29

Minato-ku

Tokyo 107-0061

JAPAN

Matenrou Opera




Matenrou Opera... 'Skyscraper Opera' is a Japanese Visual Kei rock band. The band was formed in 2007 by Sono and Yuu who were previously the vocalist and drummer of Jeniva. Their first maxi-single was on the OFFICE A to Z label. "Alkaloid Showcase" was released on May 4th, the same day as their first concert, but the single sold out before the concert began.
In late 2007, keyboardist Karen and guitarist Mika left the band and were replaced by Ayame (ex-Ry:dia) and Anzi respectively.
In 2008, after joining the label Sherow Artist Society, the single "Ruri Iro de Egaku Niji" hit number 11 on the Oricon Indies Chart; the EP Gilia hit number 7 and was also released in Europe. Matenrou Opera toured through Europe with Versailles from the end of March to the beginning of April 2008.




Discography

Albums & EPs :
Gilia (May 14, 2008)

Singles :
"Alkaloid Showcase" (May 4, 2007)
"Sara" (live-distributed only, October 30, 2007)
"Ruri Iro de Egaku Niji" (瑠璃色で描く虹, March 5, 2008)
"Spectacular" (September 24, 2008)
"Last Scene" (December 17, 2008)
"Acedia" (March 25, 2009)

Members :
Sono –
vocals
Anzi –
guitar
Ayame –
keyboard
You –
bass guitar
Yuu –
drums

External links :
Official Website