Key Party Records
Key Party Records was a Japanese independent record label established in 1997[1] by Henry Lee Euro, known as the vocalist for the band Speed-ID. The company had both a recording studio and a design studio focusing on visual kei bands of a similar style of music and dress. The Key Party label went on to sign bands like Aliene Ma'riage, Noir Fleurir and Missalina Rei.[2] Key Party was eventually incorporated into Enamell Records, which has since become defunct.
May 3–5, 2005, there was a three-day Key Party 2005 revival, consisting of a Q&A and two concerts in the style of the labels Hold Your Key concerts.The first concert featured a line-up of original Key Party bands; the second concert featured the current bands of members of former Key Party bands.[2][3]
Signed bands
- Aliene Ma'riage[2]
- Crow (later Kagrra)[1][4]
- Eliphas Levi[3]
- Lar~Mia[2]
- Missalina Rei[2] consisted of four members: Arisu Arisugawa, Hiro, Aya, and Kazui. In 1999, the comedic song "Tokimeki" (ト・キ・メ・キ, December 16, 1999) was released via Enamell Records[5] and it reached number 85 on the Oricon Single Weekly Chart.[6]
- Neil[3]
- Noir Fleurir (formerly Deflower)[2]
- Noi'x[3]
- Rapture[1]
- Speed-id[1]
Label Discography
CD
- Hold Your Key - Dual Shock Version Directors Cut
- Hold Your Key Kagi o Nigere! 1999 (Hold Your Key 鍵を握れ! 1999) (Feb 24 1999)
- Hold Your Key - Dual Shock Version 1999.5.30 Shibuya Public Hall (渋谷公会堂)
- Hold Your Key 2000
Video
- Hold Your Key 1999 (1999)
- The End of Century ~Key Party Omnibus Live Video (Mar 23 1999)
- Hold You Key 2000 (Jan 21 2000)
- Key Party All Stars-Hold Your Key 05 (2005)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cure Vol 21, June, Released 2005.04.21, pg 73 - 76
- 1 2 3 4 Cure Vol 23, August, released 2005. 6.21
- ↑ "Interview with Kagrra at the JRock Revolution festival". jmusicamerica.com.
- ↑ cdjournal.com Missalina Rei/Tokimeki CD Review (Japanese) Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ↑ www.oricon.co.jp Missalina Rei Oricon Chart Ranking Retrieved February 21, 2011