Gauze (album)
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| Studio album by Dir En Grey | ||||
| Released | July 28, 1999 (EW Japan) October 31, 2001 (re-issue) |
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| Recorded | Warner Music Recording Studio, Greenbird Studio, One Voice Komazawa Recording Studios, Epicurus Studio, Tokyo Bay Studio, Victor Studio (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13) One on One Recording North L.A. (3, 6, 9, 11, 12) |
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| Genre | Alternative metal, experimental metal hard rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 64:47 | |||
| Language | Japanese, English, German | |||
| Label | Free-Will Firewall Division (re-issue) |
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| Producer | Dir En Grey (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13) Yoshiki (3, 6, 9, 11, 12) |
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| Singles from Gauze | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
Limited edition
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Gauze (stylized GAUZE) is the first studio album released by Dir En Grey on July 28, 1999. It is the band's first full-length record. Five tracks were produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki Hayashi,[1] all of which had been previously released as singles. The album was originally released on July 28, 1999 as a standard version with a thick CD case & 36 page booklet through Free-Will Records. An initial limited version was released on the same day, including a translucent red sleeve with a cloud pattern, 12 page picture booklet, a 36 page lyrics booklet, and the CD in a maxi-CD single case for a sticker price of ¥3,059 through East West Records Japan. The album was later re-issued as standard version only on October 31, 2001 through their new record label Firewall Division.
The lyrics booklet features two pages for each song; one features the lyrics, while the facing page features a picture and a small poem or verse, as a companion piece.
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[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Kyo.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Gauze -Mode of Adam-" | Dir En Grey | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Schwein no Isu" (Schweinの椅子; "Chair of the pig") | Die | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Yurameki" (ゆらめき; "Lambency") | Shinya | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Raison Detre" | Shinya, Toshiya | 4:48 |
| 5. | "304 Goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura" (304号室、白死の桜; "Room 304, cherry blossoms of white death") | Die | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Cage" | Kaoru | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Tsumi to Batsu" (蜜と唾; "Crime and punishment") | Kaoru | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Mazohyst of Decadence" | Kaoru | 9:22 |
| 9. | "Yokan" (予感; "Premonition") | Die | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Mask" | Kaoru | 4:25 |
| 11. | "-Zan-" (残-ZAN-; "Remains-ZAN-") | Kaoru | 5:03 |
| 12. | "Akuro no Oka" (アクロの丘; "On that Hill") | Kaoru | 9:42 |
| 13. | "Gauze -Mode of Eve-" | Dir En Grey | 0:04 |
[edit] Notes
- "Yurameki" was covered by R-Shitei on the compilation Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, the album was released on November 23, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.[2]
- "Raison Detre" is French for "reason for being", the correct spelling being "raison d'être".
- The kanji of the seventh track are printed in reverse on the packaging, transliterating as "Mitsu to Tsuba" (honey and saliva). "Tsumi to Batsu" (crime and punishment), however, is still considered the official title. This peculiarity is an example for lyricist Kyo's penchant for wordplay.
- "Mazohyst" in "Mazohyst of Decadence" is a misspelling of masochist.
- Most of the song "Gauze -Mode of Eve-" is a hidden track at the end of "Akuro no Oka". "Akuro no Oka"'s actual length is 8:30. The four second 13th track is a Red Book standard designed to accommodate the hidden outro.
- A re-recording of "-Zan-" appears as a b-side on their 2009 single "Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami".
- "Schwein no Isu" was covered by Merry for the compilation Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, the album was released on January 26, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement.[2]
- A remake of "Tsumi to Batsu" appears as a b-side on their 2011 single "Different Sense" under the title "Tsumi to Kisei".
[edit] Personnel
- Dir En Grey – producer
- Yoshiki – producer ("Yurameki", "Cage", "Yokan", "-Zan-" and "Akuro no Oka")
- Shelly Berg – violin ("Akuro no Oka")
- Toshiyuki Takano – executive producer
- Michio – artwork
[edit] References
- ^ (CD liner). Gauze. Dir En Grey. Japan: Free-Will. 1999. FWR-030.
- ^ a b "'90s Visual Kei Cover Album". jame-world.com. http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-69786--90s-visual-kei-cover-album.html. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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