Kisaki
# Kisaki

Kisaki (妃, born March 10, 1976) is a Japanese musician who has worked with several visual kei bands, including La:Sadie's, Syndrome, Kisaki Project and Phantasmagoria. Besides playing bass and keyboards and composing music, he also works as a producer, previously for the Matina label and currently for Under Code Production. In 2008, when Phantasmagoria broke up, Kisaki once announced his retirement as a musician (although he would continue to participate in side projects, compose for other musicians, and produce the artists on his record label). However, in 2010, he announced that he was ending his retirement and debuted his new band, Lin -the End of Corruption World (凛 -the end of corruption world-).

## Record Labels

### Matina

Matina was an independent label that managed visual kei artists. It was formed in 1997 by Kisaki as Matina Soleil, the Osaka branch of larger visual kei label Soleil. When Soleil closed, Matina became an independent entity and eventually formed its own sub-labels (Eternal, its Kantō region branch, and Storm, its Hokkaido branch). Matina featured a large number of bands, most of whom had few releases and were short lived. After its fifth anniversary, Matina closed in 2002.

### Under Code Production

Under Code Production is Kisaki's second indie visual kei label, and is a sub-label of Free-Will. It was formed in 2003 in the Kansai region, slightly after Matina's demise. Although its focus is visual bands, Under Code Production has produced several non-visual artists, including Anti-Kranke, Cious pi Cious, and Oto-oni (音鬼). The label also has established sub-labels: Road Awake, a sublabel for hardcore bands Harvest and Vagerke, and Haunted House Records, a sub-label created exclusively for the band Flesh for Flankenstein. Although Under Code Production has a public reputation as a label with many similar artists, it is one of the biggest indie visual kei labels today.

In 2013, UNDER CODE officially closed its doors. As a result, many bands signed to the label split up, such as Nega, Megaromania, DALI, Vior Gloire. A handful of other acts remained active, such as FUTURISM・BOYZ, 凛 (LIN), and REALies. Several musicians related to UNDER CODE formed their own labels, such as GOEMAN Records formed by REALies' frontman Rayka, and King Zebra formed by 朱's (SUZAKU) vocalist 樹 (Itsuki).

## Career History

Kisaki began his career as a roadie for SCARE CROW in 1992. In 1993, he joined his first band, Levia. From that point, he began a career of over 15 years in various bands: Sheyde (SHËY≠DË), Garden, Stella Maria, Haijin Kurobarazoku (廃人黒薔薇族), La:Sadie's (which later reformed as Dir En Grey), Mirage, Syndrome, and Phantasmagoria. When Phantasmagoria formed, it was announced as Kisaki's final band. Thus, when the group broke up in 2008, Kisaki retired from performing to concentrate on managing Under Code Production and producing. Despite this, on February 1, 2010, Kisaki announced that he was planning to end his retirement and form a new band. In the summer of 2010, the new band was revealed to be Lin -the End of Corruption World (凛 -the end of corruption world-).

### Kisaki Project

Kisaki Project (also written as Kisaki Solo Project, Kisaki Project feat. Jui (KISAKI PROJECT feat.ジュイ)) was Kisaki's solo project. The band's lineup changed often, with the only permanent member being Kisaki. Most of the time Jui (樹威) (of Vidoll) was the featured vocalist. Kisaki composed and wrote the lyrics for all of the band's songs, which consisted primarily of soft rock and pop ballads. In 2011, the band changed their name to Kisaki Project feat. Satsuki (KISAKI PROJECT feat.砂月) and featured RENTRER EN SOI's vocalist.

**Brief history**

The band participated in an omnibus in 2002, but did not officially form until the next year. In 2004, the band traveled to Europe and released an album there. It paused activities on October 31 as Phantasmagoria was forming. In 2006, Kisaki Project resumed activities, performing live and releasing music once again. In 2007, Kisaki Project officially disbanded at the same time as Phantasmagoria "sealed" activities.

The Kisaki project then returned briefly in 2011, featuring 砂月 (Satsuki) (of RENTRER EN SOI) as the vocalist. This lineup released two demo CDs, a single that came with a DVD, and a mini-album containing all of this era's material. The band then ceased activities in 2012, shortly before UNDER CODE PRODUCTION went out of business.

**Discography**

**Albums**

List of albums for Kisaki Project :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Shōzō: in the Cradle (肖像~in the cradle~) | Released: April 28, 2004 Label: Under Code Production, Mabell Format: CD Note: Released in Japan and Europe |
| Final Confession | Released: October 31, 2004 Label: Spec (Shoxx), Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD |
| Kasō (枯想) | Released: January 10, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD |
| Eien no Yume... (永遠の夢・・・) | Released: August 15, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD, Digital (iTunes) |
| The Solitude Songs | Released: July 23, 2008 Label: World Temptation Entertainment Format: CD + DVD |
| Eien no Yume: for Lovers... (永遠の夢 ~for Lovers・・・~) | Released: December 24, 2008 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD |
| Kowashi ~an ideal of beauty Desperate~ (壊 詞 ~an ideal of beauty Desperate~) | Released: October 31, 2012 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD |

**Discography**

**Singles**

List of singles for Kisaki Project :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Kioku: After Confession (記 憶 ~after confession~) | Released: December 25, 2003 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Michishirube: Color of Labyrinth (道 標 ~Color of Labyrinth~) | Released: March 28, 2004 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Sunadokei: Never Ending Memories (砂時計 ~Never ending memories~) | Released: August 25, 2004 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Shinki (深 絆) | Released: February 14, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Byōshafū (描写風) | Released: June 20, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD |
| Fragments Voice | Released: August 28, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Memory of Tears: Bōkyaku no Rakuyō ni Utsuru Jōkei (Memory of Tears ~忘却の落陽に映る情景~) | Released: October 31, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Solitude Songs | Released: July 31, 2008 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD, Digital (iTunes) |
| Shouei (消影) | Released: November 11, 2011 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD, Digital (iTunes) |
| 「Kagen」 ~DEMO VERSION~ (「華 眩」 ~DEMO VERSION~) | Released: November 27, 2011 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD (Live distributed, limit of 300 copies) |
| Sou ~Twinkle Vitality~ (想 ~Twinkle Vitality~) | Released: February 15, 2012 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD, Digital (iTunes) |

**Discography**

**Videos**

List of Video Releases for Kisaki Project :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Hakumei: Kimi no Inai Sekai (「薄明~君のいない世界~」) | Released: November 25, 2003 Label: Under Code Production Format: DVD |
| Kodō: Screaming of Mind (鼓動 ~Screaming of mind~) | Released: July 28, 2004 Label: Under Code Production Format: DVD |
| Impressive Sight | Released: October 31, 2004 Label: Under Code Production Format: DVD |
| Silent -Niji no Kiseki- (Silent -虹の軌跡-) | Released: December 26, 2006 Label: Spec (Shoxx), Under Code Production Format: DVD |
| For Lovers... | Released: August 15, 2007 Label: Under Code Production Format: DVD |

### Kisaki & Kansai Kizoku

Kisaki & Kansai Kizoku ((妃&関西貴族)) was a side project by Kisaki and Rame (from Vidoll).

**Discography**

**Albums**

List of albums for Kisaki & Kansai Kizoku :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Hysteric Dance -Daiisshou- (Hysteric Dance -第一章-) | Released: August 20, 2003 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Burst Songs | 1st Release: July 21, 2004 2nd Release: July 27, 2004 3rd Release: December 2, 2009 Label: Kapparecords, Under Code Production Format: CD |

**Discography**

**Singles**

List of singles for Kisaki & Kansai Kizoku :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Kainushi wa Boku (飼い主は犬?) | Released: October 8, 2004 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD |
| Black Milky | Released: October 31, 2004 Label: Under Code Production Format: CD + DVD |

**Discography**

**Videos**

List of Video Releases for Kisaki & Kansai Kizoku :

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| 2006.10.04 Holiday Osaka 「Junichi Matsuri」 (2006.10.04 Holiday Osaka 「順壱祭」) | Released: February 26, 2010 Label: Under Code Production Format: DVD |
| 2006.10.31 Harajuku Ruido 「Halloween Night Live and Visual Cos. Party」 (2006.10.31 原宿Ruido 「Halloween Night Live & Visual Cos. Party」) | Released: February 26, 2010 Label: Under Code Production Format: DVD |
