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Labels
  
Victor

Website
  
Official site

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Years active
  
1992–2003, 2009–present

Associated acts
  
goatbed, lab. THE BASEMENT, Cyanotype, Mucc, Sex Machineguns, Coaltar of the Deepers

Origin
  
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (1993)

Albums
  
Saikyouiku, Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu, dai 6 jikkenshitsu

Genres
  
Experimental rock, Post-punk, Noise rock, Gothic rock, Alternative rock

Members
  
Shuji Ishii, Kenjiro Murai, Ao Sakurai, Shuuji, Makoto Takei

Cali Gari (or cali≠gari) is a Japanese visual kei experimental rock band formed with the concept erotic grotesque. It was founded in 1992 and named after the horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 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.

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History

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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. In 2004 Kenjirou went on to join Sex Machineguns for two years and now is a live support member for 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.

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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

    • 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]
    Makoto, drums [Quit: 2014]

  • 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 (April 4, 2002)
  • 8 (March 5, 2003)
  • Good Bye (June 22, 2003)
  • 10 (August 26, 2009)
  • 11 Janai Ryoshin Ban (March 17, 2010)
  • 11 (January 11, 2012)

    • 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)
  • "#_2" (November 16, 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)

    • Songs

    sono yukue - itazura ni omou8 · 2003
    toriko roller8 · 2003
    37564。Dai 5 jikkenshitsu · 1999

    References

    Cali Gari Wikipedia
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