Velvet Eden
Vocals: Dada
Guitar: Masahiro
Bass: R.Y.O.
Drums: Abe
Keyboard: Hora
Started: 1998
Status: Disbanded
Profile
Velvet Eden was originally formed in 1998 as a gothic electronic duo with Dada in charge of the vocals and lyrics, and Kalm on keyboard and song writing. They became quite popular soon after their first release.Dada’s characteristic deep voice set up themes and stories through his lyrics, with dark and mysterious characters which came to life through their songs. In 2000 Kalm decided to leave Velvet Eden. This marked the start of a number of line-up changes (referred to as Generations I, II, and III for each line-up change) and a progressive departure in their sound. Eventually, Dada was the only original member left in the band, and their sound changed to from a synthetic dark sound to a more rockier (but still synthetic) sound.
Velvet Eden lasted until late 2002. Their break-up is a sad story. During one of their live performances, Dada decided not to show up. The remaining members took turns singing. Soon after, Velvet Eden (after a few lackluster performances) decided to disband. However Velvet Eden’s abrupt and disgruntling end doesn’t overshadow their body of work. they left something quite unique and quite possibly unparalleled in Visual Kei.
They are credited as being one of the first Visual Kei bands to introduce electronics (and still stay within the genre’s musical style). Velvet Eden has influenced some newer Visual Kei artists, such as Kozi and Schwarz Stein. It is also said (and is my personal opinion) that Velvet Eden summed up the spirit of the Visual Kei scene from ‘99 to ‘01.
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Thoughts
Velvet Eden is an interesting band. They have some really nice background instrumental parts. What really sets the tone of the music though is Dada’s voice. His voice is very haunting, deep, and mysterious. Overall, they were fairly good!Click to read/add your opinion!
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Discography
Albums
Street of Alice
Ningyou Shoukan
Singles
Sute Neko
Demos
Fan Letter Kurenai - Rouge de Noir
Saigo no Bansan - Fushigi no Kuni no ALICE
OPERA-za no Kaijin
Kumo Onna
Madame Tarantula
Street of Alice
Links
Official Site by Castle RecordsBuried Alive - A Velvet Eden Fansite
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