Merveilles

by MALICE MIZER

Merveilles cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 March 1998
  • Label: Midi
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 49:35
  • Community rating: 3.49/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Közi, Yu~ki, Chieko Kinbara, Maná, Toshihiro Nakanishi, Nobuhiko Miyazawa, Yukie Itoh, Kami, Masashi Abe

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Standing as the absolute commercial and artistic pinnacle of the Japanese visual kei movement, this incredibly theatrical release features the defining, operatic vocals of Gackt. The band seamlessly weaves dramatic French pop, harpsichord-driven classical instrumentation, and driving symphonic rock to create a darkly romantic, immensely bombastic masterpiece.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. ～De Merveilles (1:07)
  2. Syunikiss～二度目の哀悼～ (4:14)
  3. ヴェル・エール～空白の瞬間の中で～ (5:33)
  4. Illuminati (5:12)
  5. Brise (5:02)
  6. エーゲ～過ぎ去りし風と共に～ (4:58)
  7. Au Revoir (4:54)
  8. Ju Te Veux (4:37)
  9. S-Conscious (3:19)
  10. Le Ciel (5:00)
  11. 月下の夜想曲 (3:45)
  12. Bois De Merveilles (1:54)

Credits

  • TAQueya Yamashita - artwork [mana, közi, yu~ki]
  • Yu~ki - bass, programmed by [all instruments & computer programming], music by
  • Masashi Abe - cello
  • Naoki Ichimura - directed by
  • Kami - drums, programmed by [all instruments & computer programming]
  • Közi - guitar, synthesizer, music by, programmed by [all instruments & computer programming]
  • Mana - guitar, synthesizer, music by, programmed by [all instruments & computer programming]
  • Chika Fujita - other [editor]

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