rice (band)
rice are a Japanese band formed by ex-Raphael members Yuki and Hiro. Like Raphael, a lot of rice's music is based around the rock genre although instead of guitar the cello is a much more prominent instrument in their work.
The band have somewhat kept to their roots in the Visual Kei scene, and still have some costumes though they are not nearly as obligatory as they were in the Raphael days.
Band members
Yuki (born Yuki Sakurai): Lead vocalist, main lyricist, main composer and bass guitarist.
Hiro (born Kazuhiro Murata): Backing vocalist, percussionist
Although technically not members of the band, many session instrumentalists have contributed both to album recordings and live shows.
Discography
Albums
- Loverain (2002) [Please note that Loverain, Lovebrain and Lobrain are both common spellings. This ambiguity arises because of the spelling on the album's artwork.]
- Rame (2004)
Singles
- Angerudie (2001)
- Kurogane (2001)
- Haruka (2002)
- Usagi ni Tsuno (2003)
- Loverain Type: 0 (2004)
- f ~forte~ (2005)
- Mei (2005)
- Keiji [hironbo] (2005)
- There is... (2006)
DVD
- rice Live (2005)
External links
rice official website (Japanese)
free (English fansite)
no no war (German fansite)