Access (group)

History

Access was formed in 1991 after Hiroyuki Takami performed in some of Daisuke Asakura's solo work as a guest vocalist. The unit's career officially began in 1992. The duo went on to record three albums and attain significant popularity before announcing their breakup in 1995 for ambiguous reasons. In 2002, however, they reunited with much fanfare, and have remained active since.

"AXS" is their written nickname. While spelled "AXS", it is actually not an "X" but two inwardly-turned arrows ("A-><-S"). The nickname was coined by Takami. It first appeared on the group's debut album, Fast Access, on the last page of the lyrics book. "AXS" replaced the group's name on their third single "Naked Desire." The logo has many variations depending on its use. There is only one album that has "AXS" credited as the group's name: AXS Remix Best Tracks. In all of their albums from 1993-1995 song production was credited as "songs by AXS". Before their reunion in 2002, the logo and nickname have not been used, except as credits for remixed songs on the album and tour DVDs of "Crossbridge". In 2006, for the "blanc and rouge" tour, "AXS" reappeared in the tour logo interwoven in the design of a coat of arms.

In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, Access produced the song "Shadow over the world" in dedication to the memory of the victims. The song was released on the album "binary engine" and had its live debut during their summer tour of that same year.

Access performed the opening theme for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Stages 24 & 25, "Hitomi no Tsubasa", and did the third opening theme for D.Gray-Man, "Doubt & Trust" (2007). In July 2008, their single "Dream Runner" was featured as the opening theme of the TV drama series, Here is Greenwood. In 2009, Access was indirectly featured in a musical rendition of Goodbye Charlie with Takami portraying one of the lead roles and Asakura having composed and directed the music. Their single "Bet～追憶のRoulette～" was featured as an ending theme for Fuji TV's series Sukimono from 30 July 2012 to 27 August 2012. Access was also featured in Fuji TV's event live, "FNSうたの夏まつり" ("FNS Summer Festival of Song" - 8 August 2012) doing a cover of TM Network's song, "Be Together", with Tetsuya Komuro.

Singles

1. Virgin Emotion
2. Be Nude

1. Jewelry Angel
2. Against The Rules
3. Virgin Emotion(Instrumental Mix)

1. Naked Desire
2. Every Time You
3. Jewelry Angel (Instrumental Mix)

1. Moonshine Dance
2. Lyin' Eyes
3. Naked Desire (Instrumental Mix)

1. Try Again
2. Jungling Party
3. Moonshine Dance (Instrumental Mix)

1. 夢を見たいから
2. Us
3. Try Again (Instrumental Mix)

1. Misty Heartbreak
2. Stoned Merge
3. 夢を見たいから (Instrumental Mix)

1. Sweet Silence
2. Decade & XXX

1. Drastic Mermaid
2. Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路　第一楽章　覚醒
3. Sweet Silence (Instrumental Mix)

1. Scandalous Blue
2. Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路　第二楽章　混乱
3. Drastic Mermaid (Instrumental Mix)

1. Tear's Liberation
2. Sequence Meditation～超電導思考回路　第三楽章　解放
3. Scandalous Blue (Instrumental Mix)

1. Only the love survive
2. Look-a-Head <from Live before next at Yokohama Arena 1994 December 19>

1. Edge
2. Especially Kiss

1. Real at Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～

1. Stay
2. Bright Sight
3. Inner Cycle
4. Catch the Rainbow

1. 瞳ノ翼
2. 瞳ノ翼（TV size version）
3. 瞳ノ翼（Instrumental）

1. Doubt & Trust　～ダウト＆トラスト～
2. Gonna Be
3. Doubt & Trust ～ダウト&トラスト～　（Instrumental）

1. Dream Runner
2. Paradise
3. Dream Runner (TV version)
4. Dream Runner (Instrumental)

1. Higher Than Dark Sky
2. アオイナミ (Aoi Nami)
3. SOUL DYNAMITE

1. Higher Than Dark Sky
2. SOUL DYNAMITE (original live)
3. アオイナミ (original live)

1. Share The Love
2. KEEP IT
3. Ride Up For The Shiny Way

1. Share The Love
2. KEEP IT (2010 Version)
3. Higher Than Dark Sky (Piano Version)

1. Wild Butterfly
2. Beyond the Second-D.
3. ChaOs GrAdatioN

1. Bet～追憶のRoulette～
2. Let Me Go
3. Bet～追憶のRoulette～ (Instrumental)

Albums

1. Sensual Glide
2. Virgin Emotion
3. Pale Blue Rain
4. Jewelry Angel (Deep AXS Mix)
5. Distance~Motomeauniwa Tosugite~
6. Hot Cruising Night (Original AXS)
7. Against the Rules
8. Can-Dee Graffiti
9. Be Nude
10. Perfect Timing
11. Look-A-Head

1. Silver Heart
2. Misty Heartbreak -West Side Mix-
3. Yume wo mitai kara -West Side Mix-
4. Stay My Love
5. Stoned Merge -West Side Mix-
6. Pink Junktion
7. Regret
8. Decade & XXX
9. Sweet Silence -West Side Mix-
10. Try Again -West Side Mix-
11. Find New Way
12. Beat Planet

1. "born a cross"(instruments)
2. Shake the Sunrise
3. Only the love survive ～PK mix～
4. Jewelry Angel 2002 ～Platonic Eye～
5. Moonshine Dance 2002 ～Return to Star～
6. 夢を見たいから 2002 ～Soul The Future Love～
7. 777 trois seven
8. Against the Rules 2002 ～AA trance～
9. Grand Muse
10. EDGE ～PK mix～
11. "cross a bridge"(instruments)

1. -a-bstract Ghost
2. Kiss My -a- Soul
3. Break Through The Big Town
4. White Lights
5. Real At Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～
6. Fly High,Fly Away ～In-Comer Android～
7. balearic Ghost
8. View
9. Ozone,In the Native
10. Another Day
11. Hung Me For The Distance　～絆された愛の果てに～

1. Real at Night (truancy mix)
2. Real at Night (knockin'barrier mix)
3. White Lights (lovely'snowy'mix)
4. White Lights (deep valentine mix)
5. Hung Me For The Distance (pascal talk mix)
6. Hung Me For The Distance (preservative mix)
7. Fly High,Fly Away In-Comer Android (extended dub mix)
8. Ozone, In the Native (extended dub mix)

1. Stay
2. Bright Sight
3. Inner Cycle
4. Catch the Rainbow

1. Awake
2. closet
3. Life goes on
4. Wild in the desert
5. Summer Night Breezer
6. biologic engine（Instrumental）
7. Gone too Soon
8. Shadow over the world
9. High and Scream
10. 瞳ノ翼～binary version

1. Virgin Emotion
2. Jewelry Angel
3. Naked Desire
4. Moonshine Dance
5. Try Again
6. 夢を見たいから
7. Mysty Heartbreak
8. Sweet Silence
9. Drastic Mermaid
10. Scandalous Blue
11. Tear's Liberation
12. Only the love survive
13. Edge
14. Real At Night ～眠れぬ夜の向こうに～
15. 瞳ノ翼
16. Doubt & Trust ～ダウト&トラスト～

1. Sequence Meditation ～超電導思考回路　第一楽章　覚醒～
2. Find New Way
3. Be Nude
4. Lyin' Eyes （Crossbridge ver. 2002）
5. Stoned Merge （blanc and rouge ver.2006）
6. Decade & ×××（Summer Style ver.2002）
7. Beat Planet （binary engine ver.2007）
8. Shake the Sunrise
9. Against the Rules 2002 ～AA trance～
10. Hung Me For The Distance　～絆された愛の果てに～
11. balearic Ghost
12. Stay
13. Life goes on
14. Stay My Love

1. Summer Night Breezer
2. closet
3. Especially Kiss
4. White Lights
5. Pale Blue Rain
6. Jungling party
7. Night Wave
8. Against the Rules
9. Silver Heart （binary engine version 2007）
10. Catch the Rainbow
11. View
12. Ozone in the Native
13. Grand Muse
14. Look-A-Head

[22 August 2012] Secret Cluster

1. vibe cluster (Instrumental）
2. Bet ~追憶のRoulette~ Album ver.
3. Beyond the Second-D.
4. Star Tribal
5. Let me go
6. Stand By
7. ChaOs GrAdatioN
8. f☆R☆E☆e
9. Wild Butterfly Album ver.
10. Secret Dimension (Instrumental）
11. 20th Sincerely

1. Doubt & Trust ～ダウト＆トラスト～
2. GONNA BE
3. Dream Runner
4. PARADISE
5. Higher Than Dark Sky
6. アオイナミ
7. SOUL DYNAMITE
8. Share The Love
9. Keep It
10. Ride Up For The Shiny Way

[5 December 2012] Re-Sync Cluster (Remix Album)

1. Wild Butterfly Digital Ageha Re-Sync Style (remixed by Daisuke Asakura)
2. Beyond the Second-D. S'capade Remix (remixed by Shinnosuke - SOUL'd OUT)
3. Stand By Deep Air Re-Sync Style (remixed by Daisuke Asakura)
4. Wild Butterfly Digital Spider Remix (Remixed by YOW-ROW/GARI)
5. ChaOs GrAdatioN External Re-Sync (Remixed by Kensuke Ushio/agraph)
6. Bet ~追憶のRoulette~ Demon Angel Re-Sync Style (Remixed by Daisuke Asakura)

DVD

Live performances