Doremidan
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is a Japanese visual kei
band, formed on January 1, 2002 by the singer Makoto and drummer Reika. The band is currently signed to Akatsuki label. The bands musical influence includes music genres like jazz
, swing, blues
, tango
and rock'n'roll.
The name Doremidan comes from The Beatles
' song "Don't Let Me Down
": the title, pronounced rapidly with a Japanese accent, will sound as Doremidan.
Former members
They played their first one-man concert on December 12, the same day as Haruhi and Ko-zi left the band along with the support member Syuren.
With two guitarists and a bassist missing the two remaining artist took a small break to recruit new members and was back again on the first day of 2003. The new members was Ken on guitar
, Ryu on guitar
and Maya on bass and contra bass.
The first release with the new line-up was Shinshoku Doremi techou (maxi-single). Since Haruhi had been the main songwriter and as he left the band and his role was now taken over by Maya and Ken with Makoto writing the lyrics the music style was slightly changed from the old Doremidan. The maxi-single however became a hit and the 3,000 copies sold out on the release date.
In October 2004 the Maya left the band after the final concert of their small one-man tour and was replaced by Shinji in 2005. In 2005 they also released their first full album, called Gekijou Shouroku.
In August 2007 Doremidan break a number of months due Makoto’s family circumstances. Mars 2008 they were back, and for those fans who’d been fearing that the break would last forever it was a relief. Mars 5 they released the best-of album Onkai Chronicle and two months later they released a new full-length album Yuugure Line which got mixed reviews by the fans.
On January 23, Doremidan had been introducing their new member Yuu at their first live in 2010, who joined them as their new bassist.
The released their first Major Album "Don't Let Me Down" in December 2009.
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 on January 1, 2002 by the singer Makoto and drummer Reika. The band is currently signed to Akatsuki label. The bands musical influence includes music genres like jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, swing, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
and rock'n'roll.
The name Doremidan comes from The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' song "Don't Let Me Down
Don't Let Me Down (The Beatles song)
"Don't Let Me Down" is a song by The Beatles , recorded in 1969 during the Get Back sessions.-Composition:...
": the title, pronounced rapidly with a Japanese accent, will sound as Doremidan.
Members
- Makoto (マコト) – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
(2002-) - Ken guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2003-) - Ryu (龍) guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2003-) - Reika (零華) – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2002-)
Former members
- Maya – bass, contra bass (2003–2004)
- Haruhi – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2002-2002) - Ko-Zi – bass (2002-2002)
- Syuren - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2002-2002) ”Support member” - Shinji (シンジ) – bass (2005–2009)
Biography
Doremidan was formed on January 1, 2002 in Osaka as a session band. The original line-up was Makoto on vocals, Haruhi on guitar, Ko-Zi on drums and Reika on drums. They started out mainly playing songs from Haruhi’s former band but as they decided to continue as a serious band they started to compose their own songs.They played their first one-man concert on December 12, the same day as Haruhi and Ko-zi left the band along with the support member Syuren.
With two guitarists and a bassist missing the two remaining artist took a small break to recruit new members and was back again on the first day of 2003. The new members was Ken on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Ryu on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and Maya on bass and contra bass.
The first release with the new line-up was Shinshoku Doremi techou (maxi-single). Since Haruhi had been the main songwriter and as he left the band and his role was now taken over by Maya and Ken with Makoto writing the lyrics the music style was slightly changed from the old Doremidan. The maxi-single however became a hit and the 3,000 copies sold out on the release date.
In October 2004 the Maya left the band after the final concert of their small one-man tour and was replaced by Shinji in 2005. In 2005 they also released their first full album, called Gekijou Shouroku.
In August 2007 Doremidan break a number of months due Makoto’s family circumstances. Mars 2008 they were back, and for those fans who’d been fearing that the break would last forever it was a relief. Mars 5 they released the best-of album Onkai Chronicle and two months later they released a new full-length album Yuugure Line which got mixed reviews by the fans.
On January 23, Doremidan had been introducing their new member Yuu at their first live in 2010, who joined them as their new bassist.
The released their first Major Album "Don't Let Me Down" in December 2009.
Albums & EPs
- ”Retujou Lullaby” (劣情ららばい) (June 23, 2004) (Mini-album)
- ”Gekijou shouroku” (激情抄録) (March 23, 2005)
- ”Kaleidoscope” (カレイドスコープ) (July 5, 2006)
- ”Onkai Chronicle” (カレイドスコープ) (March 5, 2008)
- ”Yuugure Line” (夕暮ライン) (May 7, 2008)
Singles
- ”Kabocha no Basha wa Mach GO! GO!” (カボチャの馬車はマッハGO!GO!) (August 8, 2002)
- ”Akai Kutsu” (赤い靴) (December 12, 2002)
- ”Shinshoku Doremi Techou” (眞色ドレミ手帖) (April 4, 2003)
- ”Kyoushuu Elegy Triple Play” (郷愁悲歌三重殺) (August 8, 2003)
- ”Subarashiki kana Kata Soubo” (素晴らしきかな過多想募) (September 29, 2003)
- ”Kono Ame no Mukou ni...” (この雨の向こうに...) (October 13, 2003)
- ”Hatsukoi Monogatari” (はつ恋物語り) (October 18, 2003)
- ”Pocket ni Garakuta wo...” (ポケットにがらくたを...) (April 4, 2004)
- ”Subarashiki kana Kata Soubo” (素晴らしきかな過多想募) (September 16, 2004)
- ”Rensou Yuugi” (戀想遊戯) (April 16, 2005)
- ”Higanbana / Down By Low” (彼岸花) (July 27, 2005)
- ”Ensei Romanesque” (厭世ロマネスク) (November 23, 2005)
- ”Tokyo Tragedy” (東京トラジェディー) (January 7, 2006)
- ”Sangatsu” (傘月) (April 19, 2006)
- ”Tsuisou no Shinkirou” (追想ノ蜃気楼) (May 16, 2006)
- ”The Faust” (ザ・ファウスト) (June 14, 2006)
- ”Mugen Yoto ~Maboroshi Lamp~” (夢幻洋灯 ～まぼろしらんぷ～) (November 15, 2006)
- ”Wakaba no Kioku” (ワカバノキヲク) (March 21, 2007)
- ”Girl Hunt” (ガァルハント) (July 4, 2007)
- ”Seishun Roll Over” (青春ロールオーバー) (August 6, 2008)
- ”Hello!! Brand New Day” (ハロー!! ブランニューデイ) (March 27, 2009)
DVDs
- ”Tokyo Himehajime 2 -2006.1.7 LIVE at LIQUID ROOM ebisu-“ (東京姫始メ2 -2006.1.7 LIVE at LIQUID ROOM ebisu-) (August 15, 2006)
- ”Tokyo Himehajime 3 -2007.1.7 LIVE at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO-“ (東京姫始メ3 -2007.1.7 LIVE at SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO-) (May 30, 2007)
- ”Tokyo Onkai Selection '08” (東京音階セレクション'08; Tokyo Musical Scale Selection '08) (December 17)