Saikai no chi to bara
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"Saikai no Chi to Bara" (再会の血と薔薇, The Blood and Rose of Reunion) is Malice Mizer
's eighth single, released on November 3, 1999. It was composed by Mana
upon the death of their former drummer, Kami
. It is composed entirely of orchestral music, including strings, harpsichord
, organ
, bells
, and a music box in the beginning. It has no vocals, except for an excerpt of Mana whispering just past the middle part of the song.
The single release featured only one song. The song was later released as the final song from Bara no Seidou
, the album of which featured Malice Mizer's then-new vocalist, Klaha
.
Malice Mizer
Malice Mizer was a visual kei rock band from Japan. They were active from August 1992 to December 2001. Formed by Mana and Közi, the band's name stands for "malice and misery", extracted from "nothing but a being of malice and misery" — their reply to the question "what is human?"...
's eighth single, released on November 3, 1999. It was composed by Mana
Mana (musician)
Mana is a Japanese musician and fashion designer, best known for his role as leader and guitarist of the visual kei band Malice Mizer. His clothing label, Moi-même-Moitié, helped popularize Japan's Gothic Lolita fashion movement. Mana is currently working on his solo project Moi dix...
upon the death of their former drummer, Kami
Kami (musician)
, better known by his stage name Kami, was a Japanese musician best known as drummer for the rock band Malice Mizer. He died on June 21, 1999 in his sleep of a subarachnoid hemorrhage at the age of 26.- Early life :...
. It is composed entirely of orchestral music, including strings, harpsichord
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
, organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, bells
Bell (instrument)
A bell is a simple sound-making device. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. Its form is usually a hollow, cup-shaped object, which resonates upon being struck...
, and a music box in the beginning. It has no vocals, except for an excerpt of Mana whispering just past the middle part of the song.
The single release featured only one song. The song was later released as the final song from Bara no Seidou
Bara no Seidou
is the fourth and final album by Malice Mizer released on August 23, 2000. The title roughly translates as "Church of Roses" or "Sanctuary of Roses". In February 2007, Bara no Seidou was re-released, packaged in both jewel case and slipcase versions, both including an additional DVD, titled Cardinal...
, the album of which featured Malice Mizer's then-new vocalist, Klaha
Klaha
, aka Klaha, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is best known as the third vocalist for visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. His first band was the new wave group Pride of Mind, active from 1992-1996. He first played with Malice Mizer in 2000, on their single, "Shiroi Hada ni Kuruu Ai to Kanashimi...
.