Cali Gari is a Japanese visual kei

Visual Kei

is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...

 band formed with the concept erotic grotesque

EroGuro

is a wasei-eigo term that describes a literary and artistic movement from 1920s and '30s Japan. Ero guro puts its focus on eroticism, sexual corruption and decadence. While ero guro is a specific movement, many of its components can be found throughout Japanese history and culture. The term is...

. It was founded in 1992 and named after the horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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. The band's debut single came out in 1994 and their first major single was "Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu Yokokuban -Maguro-" released April 2002. The band paused activities after their last concert on June 22, 2003.

Since the band's hiatus, Shuuji started a solo project called goatbed. Makoto and Ao went to form LAB. THE BASEMENT. Makoto has since quit the band to join Cyanotype

Cyanotype

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. In 2004 Kenjirou went on to join Sex Machineguns

Sex Machineguns

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 for two years and now is a live support member for Coaltar of the Deepers

Coaltar of the Deepers

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In April 2009, the band announced a reunion and the release of a greatest hits album and a live DVD. Their official fanclub has also reopened until spring 2010.

The band also announced a brand new full-length album, 10, which was released on August 26, 2009 along with the double single, "9 -tou- hen" and "9 School Zone hen", to be released a month earlier. This marks the first full length album from the band in 6 years.

Lineup

• Shuuji Ishii – vocals
• Ao Sakurai – guitar
• Kenjirou Murai – bass
• Makoto Takei – drums

Former members

Kureiju, vocals [Quit: 1993]


Shin, vocals [Quit: 1995]


Shuuji, vocals [Quit:2000]


Keji, bass [Quit: 1996]


Kazuya, bass [Quit: 1995]


Katsumi, drums [Quit: 1999]

• Shuuji left cali≠gari on June 1, 2000 and was replaced by Shuuji Ishii of float. Due to their identical names there was some confusion in the beginning and the new vocalist, Shuuji Ishii, always introduced himself as "the OTHER Shuuji".

Discography

Albums and EPs

• Dai 2 Jikkenshitsu (August 17, 1996)
• Dai 3 Jikkenshitsu (June 6, 1998)
• Dai 4 Jikkenshitsu (December 12, 1998)
• Dai 5 Jikkenshitsu (June 27, 1999)
• Blue Film (July 7, 2000)
• Saikyouiku -Hidari- (January 1, 2001)
• Saikyouiku -Migi- (January 1, 2001)
• Dai 6 Jikkenshitsu (March 14, 2001)
• Cali Gari Janai Janai (December 20, 2001)
• Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu
  Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu
  Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu is the first major label album of the band Cali Gari. The album has an expressive style that incorporates many different musical components and is not typical visual kei.-Track listing:#Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu Intro – 0:17...
  
  (April 4, 2002)
• 8 (March 5, 2003)
• Good Bye
  Good Bye (Cali Gari)
  Good Bye is Cali Gari's last album. It was composed of hard to find indies era songs, along with two new tracks.-Track listing:#Good Bye – 3:41#-187- – 1:24#Kimi ga Saku Yama – 4:43#Fura Fura Skip – 4:17#Shitasaki 3-Pun Size – 3:04#3.2.1.0...
  
  (June 22, 2003)
• 10 (August 26, 2009)
• 11 Janai Ryoshin Ban (March 17, 2010)

Singles

• "禁色" (Jan 1, 1994)
• "Kimi Ga Saku Yama" (May 5, 2000)
• "Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu Yokokuban -Maguro-" (April 4, 2002)
• "Dai 2 Jikkenshitsu Kaiteiban" (July 16, 2002)
• "Dai 2 Jikkenshitsu Kaiteiban -Kaiteiyokokuban-" (March 14, 2002)
• "Shitasaki 3-pun Size" (October 30, 2002)
• "Seishun Kyousoukyoku" (February 21, 2003)
• "9 -tou- Hen" (July 22, 2009)
• "9 School Zone Hen" (July 22, 2009)
• "Zoku, Tsumetai Ame" (?, 2009)
• "Trationdemons" (?, 2010)
• "Kyoujin Nikki" (?, 2011)

Videography

• Soumatou (VHS, August 8, 1998)
• Fuyu no Hi (VHS, December 27, 1999)
• Promotion 1 (VHS, May 19, 2000)
• Kyuu (DVD, September 21, 2003)