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Art Marju Duchain Members Vocals: Kai Ex-Members Vocals: Nene Chorus: Oddity Chorus: Miyavi Guitar: Hiro Guitar: Masashi Guitar: YUZURU Bass: RYU Started: 1995 Status: On Hiatus ProfileVisual goth band Art Marju Duchain were formed in 1995 in Osaka by Kai, but after the original line-up went their seperate ways, Kai moved to Tokyo and new band members were found. Kai became good friends with Dada (ex Velvet Eden) and was said to be somewhat influenced by both him and Mana (Moi dix Mois, ex Malice Mizer), the latter of the two even being a guest guitarist at one AMD live.Art Marju Duchain played various lives alongside bands such as Velvet Eden, Jubilee anf HYSTeRIC ARTS in venues such as Cafe Le Psyence and Roppongi Y2K. They also released a live DVD that is now extremely rare. The mini-album "Demon est Deus Inversus", Art Marju Duchain’s only release, came out in March 2000; the first press was limited to 2000 copies, the second to 3000 copies. A track from it, "Dark Icon Symphony", was also later featured on the various artists CD "CD Tokyo Undermap" in 2002.
The band’s line-up has changed many times and according to their official site, the only member left is Kai and the band are on hiatus due to a lack of members, but they have not disbanded. However, since 2003 the site has no longer been updated. The ex-members of Art Marju Duchain include Nene (ex-Amadeus, now solo), MIYAVI (ex-Trance Art Lizard under the name KAMI:LU), Hiro (ex-Devine Voltaire), Masahi (now in Lurid Aqua), YUZURU (ex-Nookicky and Monaural Curve, now in The Candy Spooky Theater as Zull), RYU (now in Drum:Kan as Hideki), and MeiLa (ex-Trance Art Lizard, now in The Candy Spooky Theater and support bass for 2nd effect as Peggy), who was never an official member of the band but appeared in the promotional photos for "Demon est Deus Inversus" along with Kai and YUZURU. 1-5 ThoughtsI absolutely love Art Marju Duchain’s music. The dark and strange atmosphere it creates is wonderful and Kai’s voice, which changes between low gothic vocals to slightly higher vocals, compliments it well and the mix of synths and live instruments makes their sound more interesting, Although the sound quality could be better in places, the music is good enough that it doesn’t matter. Unfortunately they only released one CD and it doesn’t seem likely they’ll release another, and so it’s hard to say how they might have developed their style and progressed as time went on. Even so, "Demon est Deus Inversus" is definitely worth listening to if you like gothic music or darker visual kei.Click to read/add your opinion! 1-5 Music Samples:
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Niki and 1-5 DiscographyMini Album Demon est Deus Inversus Various Artists CD CD Tokyo Undermap LinksOfficial SiteJMIgnited.com is not affiliated with the artists presented on this website or their representatives. All images are the property of their respective copyright owners. Images are displayed for educational and decorative purposes only under the "fair use" clause. |
