Kaya
Status : Indies - en activité
Début : Juin 2006
Site Officiel :
http://rose.cage.to/pc/index.htmlMembres :
Vocal : Kaya
PROFIL
Ne vous fiez pas à son apparence féminine et son look androgyne car Kaya possède une voix grave et forte qui est en totale contradiction avec ses robes et ses chapeaux. Sa musique, sur une base électro, tend parfois vers des nuances goth, pop voire même jazz... Ses chansons, facilement reconnaissables de par leur originalité, en font une figure montante de l'électro indies.
BIOGRAPHIE
A 17 ans déjà, Kaya se lance dans la musique avec un petit groupe du nom de Meties. Ils composent en tout quatre chansons ; seules les paroles de l'une d'elles, Genjitsuu no sora ont été écrites par Kaya. Après cela il rejoint le groupe ISOLA qui sort deux singles : Egoist Butterfly et Over. Il forme ensuite Rudolf Steiner avec Hora, l'ex-clavier de Velvet Eden. Ils sortent alors deux démos, Queen of Decadence et Perfect Garden, jusqu'à ce qu'un jour la chance leur sourie et qu'ils tapent dans l'oeil de Mana, rencontré après un live. Dès lors ils signent avec son label, Midi:Nette, changent leur nom qui devient Schwarz Stein, et sortent deux singles : Perfect Garden et Current, ainsi que deux mini-albums : New Vogue Children et Artificial Hallucination. Ils font plusieurs lives dont un grand nombre de premières parties lors des concerts de Moi Dix Mois, et se séparent après leur dernier concert le 29 mars 2004.
On n'entend alors plus parler de Kaya jusqu'à son projet avec Hora, another cell, début 2006. Puis en juin 2006, il se lance dans une carrière solo et sort un mois plus tard son premier single : Kaleidoscope. Rapidement suivi d'un second, deux mois plus tard, Masquerade
Le 27 décembre 2006, Kaya sort son premier album GLITTER
PROFILE
Visual Kei fans will remember Kaya's clear, powerful voice from his time as vocalist of the electro duo Schwarz Stein. According to him, his stage name means "the kanryoubinka (a mythical bird living in paradise) that sings in the night".
Since 2006 he has been working as a solo artist and, while some of his songs are still penned by former band mate Hora, he has also enlisted the services of other composers, namely Kalm (ex Velvet Eden). He aims to express a decadent, aesthetic world that transcends the boundaries of genres and gender and, in keeping with this concept, experiments with different music styles such as dance music, Darkwave, piano ballads, Jazz, and traditional Japanese music. He writes all the lyrics and his imaginative, sometimes surprisingly dark verses center around love, pain, and human relationships.
A cross-dresser known for his delicate femininity, he always appears heavily made up and in dramatic costumes, including kimono and a Lolita wedding dress. He is also an accomplished dancer and his stage shows, which often have strong sexual connotations, feature male background dancers and drag queens. He claims that one of his ancestors was an onnagata (kabuki actor specialising in female roles), collects perfumes, and has a passion for flowers, especially roses and cherry blossoms.
Author : Geisha (2007-05-07)
BIOGRAPHY
Kaya began his career in 1999 as vocalist for the Shikoku based band Meties under the name Hime. They released a two song demo tape, Recur to Mind, and their song Gekitsuu no Sora was included on an omnibus CD. After Meties disbanded, Hime joined indies Rock band ISOLA as vocalist and lyricist. They released a demo tape called Over... and a two track single called Egoiste Butterfly.
In 2001, he met keyboardist Hora at a concert of his band Velvet Eden, and together they formed Rudolf Steiner, once again with Hime as vocalist and lyricist. Unlike most Visual Kei bands, their music didn't feature any acoustic instruments, but was completely electronic. The band released two demo tapes, Perfect Garden and Queen of Decadence before, in 2002, their unique style attracted the attention of Mana (Moi dix Mois, ex-Malice Mizer), who signed them to his independent label, Midi:Nette, and changed their name to Schwarz Stein. Around the same time, Hime changed his name to Kaya.
Now thrust into the limelight, they quickly gained popularity both in the Visual Kei and the Japanese Goth scene and released two singles, Queen of Decadence and Current, as well as two albums, New Vogue Children and Artificial Halluciation, but in 2004 split up due to artistic differences.
Despite the break-up, Kaya and Hora remained on friendly terms. In April 2006, they once again collaborated on a one-off project called ANOTHER CELL and released a self-titled album, for which Hora wrote the music and Kaya most of the lyrics. Apart from brand new compositions, it also featured re-arranged versions of songs by Rudolf Steiner as well as Hora's solo project. In June 2006, ANOTHER CELL was performed live as part of Kaya's first concert as a solo artist, albeit without Hora, who has retired from the stage. The concert was limited to 400 tickets, which sold out on the first day.
The following month saw the release of his first solo single, Kaleidoscope, followed in September by a second single, Masquerade. In December, he released his debut album, Glitter, and appeared at Kamijo's (ex LAREINE) and Kanoma's (ex Fatima) three day Winter Romantic festival, together with bands such as Wizard, UnsraW, HIZAKI grace project and Sugar.
2007 looks to be a busy year for Kaya. In February he had his first one man concert at Shibuya O-West and in March he starred as one of the protagonists alongside Sherow Artist Society musicians Kamijo, HIZAKI, and Juka (ex Moi dix Mois) in the first part of the Rock musical Node of Scherzo. In April, he released his third single, Ouka Ryouran, and performed at the Shock Wave Vol.1 event at Takadanobaba AREA; in May he starred in the second part of Node of Scherzo, in July he will release a mini album called Hyakki Yagyo and a third part of Node of Scherzo has already been announced for Halloween.
Author : Geisha (2007-06-05)
(source :
http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/uk/database-artist.php?id=663)DISCOGRAPHIE
Albums :
27-12-2005 : GLITTER
Mini Albums :
11-07-2007 : Hyakkiyakou
Singles :
04-04-2007 : Ouka Ryouran
18-09-2006 : Masquerade
10-07-2006 : Kaleidoscope
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