Mucc
| Mucc | |
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 Mucc performing in Paris in 2009. |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | 69, ムック |
| Origin | Ibaraki, Japan |
| Genres | Alternative rock, experimental rock, dance-rock, alternative metal, hard rock, grunge |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Peanuts, Danger Crue/Shu, Universal, Sony Music Associated Gan-Shin (EU), Spinefarm (EU) |
| Associated acts | Karasu, Geki ga Kutai, Daishi Dance |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | |
| Tatsurou Miya Satochi Yukke |
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| Past members | |
| Hiro | |
Mucc (ムック Mukku, stylized as MUCC) is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1997. Named after a character from the Japanese children's TV show Hirake! Ponkikki,[citation needed] the band is also known by the nickname 69 since "six nine" can be pronounced "muku" in Japanese. As of 2011, the band has released ten studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, twenty four singles and eight DVDs, some of which were also released in Europe.
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[edit] History
Formed in 1997 by Miya, Tatsurou (then called "Tattoo"), Satochi and Hiro, they originally played The Blue Hearts and Glay covers. In 1999 Hiro left and was replaced by Miya's childhood friend Yukke. In December Mucc made their first official release, the EP Antique. They released their first album, Tsūzetsu in January 2001. In 2002 they signed to Danger Crue, but to their own sublabel Shu, and released their second album Hōmura Uta.
Mucc debuted in Europe in August 2005, including a performance at Wacken Open Air. The following year, they performed in the United States at the Otakon anime convention. They returned to the United States in 2007 for the JRock Revolution Festival.
They participated on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour,[1] which stopped at forty cities across the United States and Canada from February to May, along with fellow Japanese bands D'espairsRay and the Underneath. After returning to Japan in May, Mucc performed at the hide memorial summit alongside other famous rock groups such as X Japan, Luna Sea, Versailles and heidi.. In October the Taste of Chaos tour went to Europe, the band performed in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the UK.
Mucc performed at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on December 7, 2008 and the House of Blues in Los Angeles on December 10.[2]
In 2009, they once again went to Europe for their "Solid Sphere Tour" starting with a live in Russia on October 3,[3] and for the first time performed two shows in Latin America (Chile and Mexico).[4] The band completed the tour on November 16 in Japan at the JCB Hall, with a total of 18 songs.[5]
Mucc started 2010 with a concert on February 14 at the NHK Hall, where they announced they would release a new album that fall.[6] Karma was released on October 6 and has a post-disco or dance sound mixed with Mucc's usual hard rock and metal.
On May 21, 2011, at their "Mucc History Gigs 97～11" Nippon Budokan show, Mucc announced they would be switching labels to Sony Music Associated Records.[7] Their single "Akatsuki" was first sold exclusively at that concert and the following day's, later being available as a digital download with all proceeds donated to aid the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[8] Mucc's next single, "Nirvana", will be released on March 7, 2012 and used as the opening theme song for the Inu x Boku SS anime.[9] It is their third contribution to an animated series; previously their song "Chain Ring" was used as the ending theme to the Zombie-Loan adaptation and their single "Yakusoku" was used as the opening theme to Night Raid 1931.[10][11]
[edit] Members
The members of Mucc are credited by their given or stage names.
- Tatsurou (逹瑯) – vocals, harmonica
- Also in the supergroup Karasu (カラス), that formed in 2009 with Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie), Dunch (Jealkb) and Kenzo (Ayabie).[12]
- Miya (ミヤ) - seven-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Also in the group Geki ga Kutai (激楽隊), that formed in 2003 with Nezaki (La Vie En Rose), Tsuyoshi (Jully) and Yoshida (Three 9).[13]
- Satochi (SATOち) – drums
- Yukke (YUKKE) – bass, contrabass, electric upright bass
[edit] Former members
- Hiro – bass 1997–1999
[edit] Discography
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 10 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙EPs | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 27 | |
| ↙Video albums | 10 | |
[edit] Albums
| Album | Japanese | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Tsūzetsu | 痛絶 | January 7, 2001 |
| Hōmura Uta | 葬ラ謳 | September 6, 2002 |
| Zekū | 是空 | September 3, 2003 |
| Kuchiki no Tō | 朽木の灯 | September 1, 2004 |
| Hōyoku | 鵬翼 | November 23, 2005 |
| 6 | April 26, 2006 | |
| Gokusai | 極彩 | December 6, 2006 |
| Shion | 志恩 | March 26, 2008 |
| Kyūtai | 球体 | March 4, 2009 |
| Karma | カルマ | October 6, 2010 |
[edit] Extended Plays
| Album | Japanese | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Antique | アンティーク | December 25, 1999 |
| Aishū | 哀愁 | December 25, 2001 |
[edit] Live albums
| Album | Release date |
|---|---|
| Kuchiki no Tō Live at Roppongi 朽木の灯ライヴアット六本木 |
January 26, 2005 |
| Psychedelic Analysis サイケデリックアナライシス |
March 28, 2007 |
[edit] Compilations
| Album | Release date |
|---|---|
| Cover Parade | June 6, 2006 |
| Best of Mucc | June 6, 2007 |
| Worst of Mucc | June 6, 2007 |
| Coupling Best | August 12, 2009 |
| Coupling Worst | August 19, 2009 |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Shōfu/Hai" | Tsūzetsu |
| 2001 | "Aoban" | No featured album |
| "Akaban" | Hōmura Uta | |
| 2002 | "Fu o Tataeru Uta" | |
| "Suisō" | ||
| 2003 | "Ware, Arubeki Basho" | Zekū |
| 2004 | "Rojiura Boku to Kimi e" | Kuchiki no Tō |
| "Monokuro no Keshiki" | ||
| 2005 | "Kokoro no Nai Machi" | Hōyoku |
| "Ame no Orchestra" | ||
| "Saishū Ressha" | ||
| 2006 | "Gerbera" | Gokusai |
| "Ryūsei" | ||
| "Utagoe" | ||
| "Horizont" | ||
| 2007 | "Libra" | Shion |
| "Flight" | ||
| "Fuzz" | ||
| 2008 | "Ageha" | Kyūtai |
| 2009 | "Sora to Ito" | |
| "Freesia" | Karma | |
| "Diorama" | No featured album | |
| 2010 | "Yakusoku" | Karma |
| "Falling Down" | ||
| 2011 | "Akatsuki" | |
| "Arcadia" | ||
| 2012 | "Nirvana" |
[edit] V/A Compilations
| Album | Release date |
|---|---|
| Hot Indies Best Selection Vol. 1 | August 25, 1998 |
| Non Standard File: @6Sight | July 16, 2000 |
| Shock Edge 2001 | September 1, 2001 |
| Boøwy Respect | December 24, 2003 |
| Rock Nippon Noriko Shoji Selection | January 24, 2007 |
| Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth- | December 19, 2007 |
| Cloverfield: Rob's Party Mix | January 17, 2008 |
| Detroit Metal City Tribute Album: Ikenie Metal Mix | March 28, 2008 |
| This is for You: The Yellow Monkey Tribute Album | December 9, 2009 |
[edit] Videos
- 2003 Natsu no Tour Nihon Rettou Konton Heisei Shinnoju (日本列島混沌平成心ノ中, December 10, 2003)
- Mucc History DVD The Worst (December 22, 2004)
- Tonan no Hōyoku (図南の鵬翼, March 29, 2006)
- Mucc World Tour Final 666 at Nippon Budokan (December 10, 2006)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle- (November 28, 2007)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle 2- (December 24, 2008)
- The Clips -Track of Six Nine- (August 5, 2009)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle 3 - "Kyūtai" in Nippon Budokan- (December 23, 2009)
- Winter Circuit 2010 @ NHK Hall (February 14, 2011)
- Mucc Tour "Chemical Parade" Complete (November 23, 2011)
[edit] Demos
- "No!?" (October 1997)
- "Aika" (March 20, 1998)
- "Tsubasa o Kudasai" (December 1, 1998)
- "Shūka" (February 14, 1999)
- "Aka" (July 24, 1999)
[edit] References
- ^ J!-ENT Taste of Chaos J-Rock Interview May 6, 2008, by Wynne Ip, retrieved May 6, 2008
- ^ J!-ENT interviews MUCC Feb 9, 2009, by Wynne Ip, retrieved Feb 9, 2009
- ^ "MUCC WORLD CIRCUIT 2009 -Solid Sphere- Special Corner". MusicJapanPlus. 2009-10-07. http://musicjapanplus.jp/articles/?action=article_data_list&articles_id=1569. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ MUCC in South America 2009 -Solid Sphere- Tour Schedule Confirmed!
- ^ "Drawing a Sphere at the End of a Long Journey". MusicJapanPlus. 2009-12-22. http://musicjapanplus.jp/specialfeatures/?action=detail&sf_id=2052. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "Episode 155:MUCC as a New Piece of Art for Valentine's Day". MusicJapanPlus. 2010-02-18. http://musicjapanplus.jp/articles/?action=article_page&articles_id=14&article_data_id=2496. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "MUCC announces label change to Sony Music + "MUCC day" special event". Tokyohive. 2011-05-22. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/05/mucc-announces-label-change-to-sony-music-mucc-day-special-event/. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "MUCC's Charity Song on iTunes and More". JaME World. 2011-05-31. http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-75772-mucc-s-charity-song-on-itunes-and-more.html. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "MUCC’s “Nirvana” becomes opening theme song for ‘Inu × Boku SS’". Tokyohive. 2011-12-09. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/muccs-nirvana-becomes-opening-theme-song-for-inu-%C3%97-boku-ss/. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ "Zombie-Loan (TV)". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7825. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Night Raid 1931 (TV)". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11228. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "KARASU is "free"". Tokyohive. 2010-10-12. http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/10/karasu-is-free/. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Geki ga Kutai". JaME World. 2008-09-08. http://www.jame-world.com/us/artists-biography-508-gekigakutai.html. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
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