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Cascade (band)

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Website
  
Official site

Origin
  
Japan (1993)

Cascade (band) httpsshinqskyfileswordpresscom200904casca

Years active
  
1993–2002, 2009-present

Labels
  
Universal/PolydorVictorAmuse Soft Entertainment

Past members
  
MakkoQ-ShiMiyukiKagemary

Members
  
Masashi, Tama, Hiroshi, Makko, Q-Shi, Kagemary, Miyuki

Genres
  
Alternative rock, New wave, Post-punk, Pop punk, Power pop

Albums
  
VIVA!, 80*60=98, BUTTERFLY LIMITED EXPRESS, Viva Nice Best, YELLOW MAGICAL TYPHOON

Profiles

Cascade (stylized as CASCADE) is a Japanese visual kei rock band, with a sound not typical of others in the movement, in that it is strongly influenced by new wave music. The band formed in 1993 and disbanded in August 2002, but six years later the band reunited and released a new album in 2009, Vivo.

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History

Cascade's song "S.O.S. Romantic" was covered by Mix Speakers, Inc on the compilation Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, which was released on January 26, 2011 and features current visual kei bands covering songs from bands that were important to the '90s visual kei movement. Their song "Flowers of Romance" was covered by Adapter. on Crush! 2 -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, its sequel released on November 23, 2011.

Members

  • Tama (Vocals) was born on January 13, in Kyoto.
  • Masashi (Guitar) was born on November 30, in Kagosima.
  • Hiroshi (Drums) was born September 18, in Okayama.
  • Former members
  • Kagemary (Synth)
  • Miyuki (Bass)
  • Q-Shi (Drums)
  • Makko (Bass) was born on June 24, in Yamanashi.
  • Singles

  • "Narikiri Bonnie and Clyde" (なりきりボニー&クライド, 1996/9/21)
  • "Oh Yeah Baby" (1997/3/21)
  • "Yellow Yellow Fire" (1997/6/21)
  • "Super Car" (スーパーカー, 1997/11/21) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 30
  • "S.O.S Romantic" (S.O.S ロマンティック, 1998/4/22) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 17
  • "Flowers of Romance" (1998/8/12) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 5
  • "Cuckoo" (1998/11/11) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 10
  • "Memories" (メモリーズ, 1999/1/27) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 13
  • "Azayakana Kiseki" (アザヤカナキセキ, 1999/2/24) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 26
  • "Dance Capriccio" (1999/10/27) Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 15
  • "Congracche" (コングラッチェ, 2000/1/26) 9th Ending Theme of Japanese Anime Kindaichi Case Files, Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 28
  • "Tokyo Darling" (TOKYOダーリン, 2000/5/17)
  • "Sexy, Sexy," (2000/11/16) Ending Theme of Japanese Anime Ghost Stories, Oricon Weekly Single Chart Top Position: 25
  • "Strawberry Moon" (2001/4/25)
  • "Partiful Saruman Life" (2010/4/13)
  • "Bonnou Hakusho Part 2" (2011/2/2)
  • Albums

  • Viva! (1995/11/22) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 55
  • Beautiful Human Life (1996/3/23) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 71
  • Samurai Man (サムライマン, 1996/10/23) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 49
  • Apollo Exercise (1997/3/25)
  • Yellow Magical Typhoon (1997/7/24) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 31
  • 80*60=98 (1998/6/17) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 6
  • Kodomo Z (コドモZ, 1999/3/25) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 8
  • Piaza (ピアザ, 2000/2/23) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 18
  • Adrenalin No.5 (2000/6/14) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 15
  • Butterfly Limited Express (2001/6/13) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 33
  • Viva Nice Best (2002/9/19) Oricon Weekly Album Chart Top Position: 46
  • Vivo (2009/4/15)
  • Magallanica (2010/5/19)
  • Video releases

  • Macaroni (マカロニ, 1996/6/21) VHS
  • Teritori-Machinegun (1997/4/23) VHS
  • Kageki na Bouryoku (カゲキな暴力 CASCADE SHOW AT BUDOKAN, 1998/3/21) VHS
  • Komanchi (コマンチ, 1999/6/23) VHS and DVD
  • Risutora Shite Kudasai yo (リストラして下さいよ。, 2000/11/8)
  • Viva Nice DVD (2002/11/21) DVD
  • Last Tour 2002 Omise Dekinai Noga Zannen Desuga (ラストツアー2002 お見せできないのが残念ですが Live at Osaka, 2002/11/21) DVD
  • Adios (2003/8/30) DVD
  • Songs

    Sexy Sexy - BUTTERFLY LIMITED EXPRESS · 2001
    ConguraccheAdrenalin No5 · 2005
    YELLOW YELLOW FIREYELLOW MAGICAL TYPHOON · 1997

    References

    Cascade (band) Wikipedia