• Interview with L~Lotus~

    L~Lotus~ is a five-piece band comprising of three ex. as milk members – 蓮華 (Renka) on vocals, saki and Takayuki on guitars, masato on bass, and YUJI on drums. They officially began their activities on March 6th and have released three digital singles to date: 「worry」 on May 19th, 「snow」 on May 26th, and 「tree」 on June 2nd. The members of L~Lotus~ sat down with us to answer a couple of questions, so give it a read to get to know them better! We’d like to thank JapanFiles... Read→

  • Interview with -LEON-

    -LEON- is a five-piece band from Gunma comprising of Yuji on vocals, Shin and Koya on guitars, Yamato on bass, and Masashi on drums. Mixing Asian cultural influences with visual rock, -LEON- has a heavy, modern sound with a distinct, ethereal flavor. On December 13th, the band released their first three track mini-album, 「REGULUS」 along with a PV for their song, 「Kokou ni Tou Tsuioku no Kagen no Tsuki」. The members of -LEON- took time to answer a few of our questions, so take a read through... Read→

  • Interview with GLACIER

    GLACIER is a five-member group from Okinawa, comprising of Makoto on vocals, Nao on lead guitar, Koujirou on rhythm guitar, Aki on bass, and Yuuki on drums. The band formed in July 2007 and made their major debut a year later on July 23rd. They have released a full album and six singles to date with their seventh single, 「愛の降る街」 (Ai no Furu Machi) which is the third installment of a 7-month digital release project, coming out on June 30th through JapanFiles and on iTunes. The members... Read→

  • Interview with O-PARTS

    O-PARTS is a two-man unit that started in June of 2009, formed by vocalist sho-ka (ex. Vogus Image) and bassist Jun (GaGaaalinG, ex. WAIVE). On August 20th, they released their first maxi-single entitled 「向日葵」 (Himawari) which included four tracks, all of which made it into the top ten of the Oricon Indies ranking. On May 26th, their second maxi-single, 「煌[kou]」 was released and will be available through JapanFiles from June 6th. Both sho-ka and Jun took time out of their busy schedules... Read→

  • Interview with Kaya

    In 2002, Kaya made his vocal debut in the Mana produced two-man unit, Schwarz Stein. In 2004, Schwarz Stein disbanded, and departing from the label the band was signed to, Kaya became a free singer. Using “aesthetics” as his main theme, Kaya conducts his activities with the goals of “the revolution of the aesthetic senses” and the “liberation of sexuality” in mind, and manages his own lyrics, CD jacket designs, make-up and costume designs as well as the organization... Read→

  • Interview with born

    born is a five member band that began together under RENNY AMY, which was active from August 2005, until December 31st, 2006. Shortly after, the same five members created D&L, and eventually changed their name to ‘born’ on April 9th, 2008 with the sponsored event at Takadanobaba AREA called “born presents 「bug scremo vol.01」”. About a week later, they released their first demonstration single, entitled 「Dust pain」, which was followed by the tour, 「Abnormal skin’s」. Since... Read→

  • Interview with Satsuki

    砂月-Satsuki- began his solo career on February 14th, 2009, after spending seven years as the vocalist for RENTRER EN SOI. His first solo release, 「AWAKE」 came out via his online shop on May 9th, and that month he also started his 「AWAKENING TO MOONLIGHT」 tour, which even made a stop in Los Angeles, California. His next release, 「CRYSTAL」 was out on August 21st, which was followed by his 「PEER INTO YOUR CRYSTAL HEART」 tour, where he preformed in both Tokyo and Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Read→

Posted on July 30, 2010 in New release, Oneman

art-cubes-oneman-and-live-sold-single

Art Cube has announced that they’ll be having a oneman live soon, during which they’ll be selling a new single, which, however, will be limited to that live only.

The oneman will take place on August 20th at Takadanobaba AREA under the name 「真夏に降る香想曲」(Manatsu ni Furu Kasoukyoku).

The single, which will be sold at that live, is going to be entitled 「香想曲」(Kasoukyoku). It will cost 1000 yen and be limited to 300 copies only. The tracklist is as follows:

1. 香想曲 (Kasoukyoku)
2. False prayer

The tickets cost 3000 yen in advance and 3500 yen at the door.

Source: OHP

Posted on May 30, 2010 in hospitalization

art-cubes-m-taking-a-break-because-of-health-issues

A following announcement was posted on Art Cube’s OHP today:

Thank you for always supporting Art Cube.

At this time, we have to announce that Art Cube’s Keyboardist M will be taking a break from lives starting from our show on June 3rd at Meguro Rock Maykan due to being in poor health.

He is currently undergoing exams in the hospital, and therefore we will update the OHP with information as soon as we know when he can make his return to the band.

The remaining four members will continue on with the scheduled performances. We hope that everyone will be able to still enjoy Art Cube’s world, and ask for your understanding.

We will surely let you know once M will come back from the break, but for now let’s just hope for a quick recovery for him!

Source: OHP

Posted on April 20, 2010 in PV

art-cubes-new-pv-preview

Tomozo uploaded a new video clip featuring Art Cube! This time for their new release – Petal. We already alerted you guys about their new look but you can see them in action in this preview. What do you think about the pv and song?

Source: SR Youtube

Posted on April 1, 2010 in Blog, Costumes

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The band not only has a new single, they also have new blogs! They recently moved blog urls AND updated their headers with a glimpse of a new look! Shiny. What do you think of the new looks?

Vocals: Z
Key: M
Bass: N
Guitar: Y
Drums: S

Source: SR blog

Posted on February 8, 2010 in Event, New release

new-art-cubes-single

Art Cube is going to release a brand-new single on the 28th of April. It will be entitled 「花陽影〜Petal〜」 (Hanabikage〜Petal〜) and come in 2 types: Type A will cost 1890 yen and contain 2 songs plus a bonus DVD with a PV, whilst type B will cost 1050 yen and also contain 2 songs, but also an original bonus sticker.

The single will be pre-sold at the band’s organized event on the 16th of April at Takadanobaba AREA. The event is named 『Art Box』 and those who will participate in it will get a live-distributed DVD with footage from the band’s oneman from the 22nd of December. The bands participating among Art Cube are: VII-Sense, Kaya, E’m〜grief〜 and L’eprica. Tickets cost 3000 yen when bought in advance and 3500 yen on the day of the event.

Source: Visunavi, OHP

Posted on February 4, 2010 in News, Overseas

art-cube-cancels-south-america

Back here, we talked about Art Cube heading to South America. Unfortunately, the band has had to cancel the plans for their March tour.

They have posted the following announcement on the Sequence Records OHP:

At this time, we have had to cancel our South American tour that was planned for March 2010 due to scheduling circumstances.

We sincerely apologize to all of the fans and those connected to the band who were looking forward to our performances.

Wow Rock, who were organizing the event, have posted this notice on their OHP regarding the turn of events:

Attention!

We are very displeased and sad to announce that the Art Cube South American Tour of March 2010 will be postponed to a later date because of the following fact:

BNQ, an events company from Brazil, has not fulfilled their part of the imposed contract by the producers J-Shock Team and Wow Rock. BNQ has not answered in a timely manner and defaulted on the agreement for the first outlay of the tour due to circumstances that BNQ can not control. Since BNQ has failed with the sworn deal, we will not allow Art Cube to continue with the tour.

A tour of international magnitude should be taken seriously for both the public and artists sake. Both sides of the tour management must fulfill their duties in good faith, or it will not happen. In light of this problem, we’re announcing that J-Shock Team and Wow Rock are in negotiations again for a new tour later in the 2010 year.

Art Cube and the fans were highly anticipating this tour but J-Shock Team and Wow Rock will not realize an event without the absolute certainty that it will not be cancelled by the other party. We trusted in BNQ with the knowledge and work history of this company and with their signature in a legal contract, that we never imagined they would do something like this.

From now on, J-Shock Team is on the forefront for the realization of the next event.
For information about the cancellation, please contact BNQ company.

Source: Sequence Records OHP, Wow Rock OHP

Posted on January 5, 2010 in News

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Art Cube has announced that their bassist N has been injured, and have posted the following announcement on their OHP:

An Announcement from Art Cube

Due to being injured, for the time being our bassist N will be absent at our lives.
Art Cube is not cancelling any performances.
We apologize to the fans and to those connected with the band for the trouble, but how that you can understand.

N hasn’t updated his blog, and none of the other members have mentioned explicitly what happened. However, N did express his wishes (via email to one of the other members) that he’d like to be able to perform soon, and they wish him a fast recovery.

Source: OHP

Posted on December 22, 2009 in New release

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This is a pretty big month for Art Cube, not only did they celebrate their second anniversary with a one man earlier this month and also the European release of Luxurious cube AND they announced a South American tour, they are also releasing their first mini album! The release will be titled 『螺旋月』 Rasenzuki and will contain 6 tracks. The release is set to drop today in Japan (December 23rd) and will be 2,425 yen.

They never disappoint with their releases, I am thinking 2010 will be a big year for Art Cube!

Source: Art Cube HP

Posted on December 15, 2009 in Overseas, Tour

art-cube-in-south-america

WOW Rock has posted that Art Cube will be heading to South America for a tour!!

artcube


The dates are as followed:

03/05: Buenos Aires, Argentina
03/07: Porto Alegre, Brazil
03/10: Santiago, Chile
03/12: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
03/14: São Paulo, Brazil

The band has been really traveling! Lets hope they continue doing more tours because they are a band that shouldn’t be missed!

Source: wow rock

Posted on December 11, 2009 in Random Fact

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M of Art Cube or Kazune as he was known back in his Brain Hacker days, used to play keyboards for some of the live shows for Malice Mizer! He was a support member for only a year since Malice Mizer disbanded.

I found that pretty cool.

Posted on November 26, 2009 in Random Fact

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Happy Thanksgiving to those who are eating turkey today! I am fat and full already ToT!!!

Did you know that Shizuki (S in Art Cube) and KORO are not just friends under SEQUENCE RECORDS – they are also buddies in a session band called DANI.

Their next live is actually January 21st!

dani

Posted on November 23, 2009 in Blog

sequence-records-staff-blog

The label made the switch from yaplog to ameba! They had the blog since October and have added lots of candid pics of GallowS and Art Cube, really cool stuff! To stalk the label’s blog just look over here!

Source: Aki’s blog

Posted on November 20, 2009 in Event

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Both Megaromania and E’m~grief~ are teaming up for three man shows!

Megaromania’s is called -Formation of 3 pieces- 「Dark profound thought」 and it takes place on January 30th at Shinjuku RUIDO K4. They will be playing alongside ALSDEAD and SaTan.

E’m~grief~’s is taking place on January 31st, also at Shinjuku RUIDO K4, but is called -Formation of 3 pieces- 「Altar of the spirit」. Joining them are Art Cube and ルーシ- (Lucy).

Tickets for both shows cost 3000 yen, and go on sale starting November 28th.

Source: UCP OHP

Posted on November 7, 2009 in Event

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SUMMIT 2009 is getting near!! And the label is celebrating its 9th anniversary! The event will be on November 12th with the following bands…

Art Cube
Venus
+ISOLATION (YAY!!!!)
GallowS
escape
ZELGYER
PANIC☆ch

Tomozo will be picking up his guitar to play a session at another SEQUENCE RECORDS event, which will take place on November 26th and 27th. The 2 day event has a whole cool list of great bands. But yes, TOMOZO will be playing guest guitar for HIDETORA STARGAZER! Both events will be held at the label’s home in Shizuoka area.

Bands playing on 26th – SHIZUOKA ROCK SUMMIT:
Jigolo
Dhalis
shwein
ZEXT
PRIMEADDICT
ZELGYER
MACLUOD

Bands playing on 27th – Sequence SUMMIT:
Art Cube
Venus
GallowS
byakura
ZELGYER
PRIMEADDICT
HIDETORA STARGAZER (Tomozo guest guitar)

Source: HP

Posted on October 8, 2009 in Event, YouTube

new-date-for-art-cubes-european-tour

Wow, the 3rd Sequence Records update today. So now they have another event in France on October 10th, its an autograph session so I hope many fans will support them!

October 10th – Autograph session「Viky Shop」 18:30~ 
32 rue des Carmes、地下鉄Maubert-Mutualit 10番線

They also have a message for their fans, and have opened up an English section for all of us to keep up to date on their status!


Source: HP

Posted on October 2, 2009 in New release

from-wow-rock

WOW ROCK sent us the following press release that I’m sure some of our readers will be interested in reading:

LOS ANGELES, CA, OCTOBER 1st 2009 – WOW ROCK in association with Art Cube and Sequence Records is thrilled to release the first ever EP album from Art Cube to the American public. The Complete Best Album features 9 tracks meticulously selected from the most recent works. American fans will have the opportunity to purchase the album in the U.S. before the Japanese public. Luxurious cube will be available in the U.S. at fine retailers on December 3rd with official pre-orders starting October 1st. Inside every U.S. album is an exclusive, limited edition collectors pamphlet not available in the Japanese version.

This limited edition album is expected to sell out fast. Pre-order and reserve your copy today at a fine retailer near you! For a list of official retailers, please visit our Release page.

For fans living in Europe, be sure to catch Art Cube’s first International appearance in France this month from October 9th ~ 17th and purchase the European Tour Limited Edition of Luxurious cube at the show! For more information, please visit http://www.myspace.com/jackpotentertainmentofficial.

More exclusive artist merchandise and excitement coming soon!

Art Cube official website
Official HP: http://www.art-cube.info/
MySpace: http://myspace.com/artcubetrivalgoth

About WOW ROCK
Founded in 2007, WOW ROCK is the leading company in advancing appreciation and awareness of International music, culture and lifestyle worldwide. For merchandising, wholesale and retail inquiries, please contact us at the e-mail below.

Posted on September 28, 2009 in Overseas, Release, Tour

art-cubes-european-tour

So far Art Cube has 2 stops on their European tour. Both are in France, lets hope they continue adding more cities to the list! Exciting!

October 11th, 2009 France, Paris (Le Gla’zart)
October 17th, 2009 France, Marseille (Le Café Julien )

They are also selling their European version of Luxurious Cube while they are in Europe, here is the cover of the release.

LC

The band also had an important announcement at their live today (which they only allowed 50 copies of Luxurious Cube tonight) – the announcement was they are releasing a mini album on December 23rd! They are also releasing a live digest dvd of their European tour at their 3rd oneman on December 12th!

WHEW – Art Cube is busy busy! I hope you guys will go out and support the band in France!

Source: Art Cube LJ, Myspace

Posted on September 1, 2009 in Event, News

art-cube-x-kaya

On October 2nd, Kaya and Art Cube are going to team up for a twoman live at SHIBUYA RUIDO K2.

The live is called 『Blue Rose Excursion ―麗しき晩餐会―』 (-Uruwashiki Bansankai-) and will cost 3000 yen to attend.

On September 28th, the band has an important annoucement, and will also be selling a small quantity of the album they released only in Europe. If you attend the live on the 28th and bring your ticket stub to the show on the 2nd, you also receive a special present.

Source: Art Cube OHP

Posted on July 29, 2009 in Costumes, Event, New release

the-candy-spooky-theater-announces-a-new-album

The Candy Spooky Theater has updated their site with a new look and some news about releasing a new album soon! So far no full details have been announced but its very exciting and we can’t wait to hear more about the new release, we will keep you updated. In other news they have a new look and they have an upcoming two day event on August 7th called 〜TOKYO DANCE MACABRE’S DEAD OF NIGHT PARADE ~ with Art Cube, uBuGoe and Dangan Shoujo. The second day will be on August 28th with DISH and JET PEPPER TOWER.

cst

Source: HP

Posted on July 14, 2009 in Costumes

new-look-for-art-cube

They have had this look since mid June but have finally updated their site with a larger image! I love it!!!! The band is really pulling together since their humble beginnings!

artcube

Source: HP

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