SPEED-ID

Speed-ID is a gothic rock band with a noticeable glam rock'n'roll sound and attitude.
It is a well recognised band in the Tokyo goth scene and it is still active.
They formed in 1992 thus making one of the longest living act in the scene.
Note that they were part of the Key Party label which is best known for its old school visual kei bands.

Albums

- iNDEEP LP 15th Anniversary Edition 2008/04/09
- iNDEEP 2007/07/13
- Unholy Night 1999/10/00
- iD THE D・O・S EDITION 1997/04/21
- INNER DIMENSION REMASTER 1994/08/00
- INNER DIMENSION 1993/09/21

Compilations

- TOKYO DARK CASTLE 2007/27/10
- Hold Your Key 2000 ~No future!!~ 1999/12/15
- Hold Your Key ~dual shock version / directors cut~ 1999/08/11
- Hold Your Key ~kagi wo nigire!~ 1999 1999/02/24
- Free-Will ANNIVERSARY 1993 1993/10/21


http://speedid.com
http://www.myspace.com/speedid
http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Speed-iD
http://www.facebook.com/SPEEDiDofficial

Phaidia

Phaidia was an early deathrock band, often labeled as the "japanese Christian death" due to their similar sound.

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Bass - Ron
Drums - Yoshida
Guitar - Kawamoto
Vocals - Gilly

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Discography


LP


In The Dark (1985)

Download here

Singles


Gilles De Rais / Phaidia - Sanatorium / 楽園 (1981 )

Phaidia (1983)

Phaidia (1984 )

download here

Dancing Death

download here

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http://www.myspace.com/phaidiafanpage
http://digitalvampire.net/music/phaidia.html

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EX-ANS

EX-ANS was a dark punk band, which could also be considered as early visual kei (1987-1991). They were on label Extasy Records (link in japanese)

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Last line-up

Urara -RAY- - voice

SEIJI - Bass

HARA - Drums [ex Bra-Rra]

Former members

Ueno Yuushi - Drums

Tohru Hara - voice

Takeshi - Guitars [ex Bra-Rra]

YUKI - Guitars

Yukino - Guitars [ex GARA, ex SURRELISTICMEN ]

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Demo :

1990 - G･L but ! xxx

download here

MLP :

1990 - HABIT OF SEX

download here

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links
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/EX-ANS (link in japanese)
http://www.last.fm/music/EX-ANS

G-Schmitt

G-Schmitt [Ｇ－シュミット]  was a gothic rock band (1983-1990). It is one of the best representative of the original sound of british gothic rock. This band is also known for its frontwoman Syoko, who has also released solo music.

They were on label Wechselbalg Syndicate, which was also home of other gothic bands in Japan.

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Vocal: Syoko
Various session players

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Discography

12" maxi-singles

Modern Gypsies (1985)
sin, secret & desire (1986)
gArNeT (1988)
Icaros Descending
Sillage

7" singles

No. 6 (1984)
download
LSD (1985)
download
FUTURE DAZE (1988)
Oficial Bootleg

MLP

Sin, Secret & Desire
alternative gArNeT (various remix album, 1988)
download

LP

STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE (1988) (compilation)
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Links

http://sound.jp/g-schmitt/
http://digitalvampire.net/music/g-schmitt.html
http://www.discogs.com/artist/G-Schmitt

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Videos

Madame Edwarda

MADAME EDWARDA was a gothic rock band from TOKYO (1980-?1986)

They were on City Rocker Records label

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Vocal: ZIN-FRANCOIS ANGELIQUE
Guitar : Rei
Keyboard/Synth: ZAR
Bass : F'queDann  

Drums: POCK 

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ヒステリックな侯爵夫人 1984

Illuminé 1986

 

Lorelei ・・ Etranger ・・ Heliogabale (12") 1985

download here

La Vie En Rose (12") 1986

Sabbat (7")

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links

http://blog.livedoor.jp/yukikukami/archives/cat_21168.html

http://www.myspace.com/madameedwardajapan

http://madameedwarda.com/

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Madame+Edwarda

http://www.last.fm/music/MADAME+EDWARDA/+images/

LLOY

LLOY is a darkwave band from TOKYO (?2006 - )

They are on label KOGA Records
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Vocal,Art,karate : yuko-kat....
Guitar,Synthsizer,Sound Productions : ..yukimtbr....

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Discography:

ISOLATION PORTRAIT

Enemy [demo]

DIE WEIBE ROSE

Cut Off Blind

download here (megaupload)

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Listen to them on

Myspace

Official Website

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Watch their photostream on

Flickr

Last.FM

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Watch them live:

Youtube channel

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Japanese Goth

Hi everyone,

As to my knowledge there is no blog especially dedicated to the past and present goth music scene in Japan. This is why I wanted to create this blog.

I wish you could discover worderful music.

Dark greetings

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