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Mucc 
Mucc performing in Paris in 2009.Background information Also known as 69, ムック Origin Ibaraki, Japan Genres Alternative rock, hard rock, experimental rock, alternative metal Years active 1997–present Labels Peanuts, Danger Crue/Shu, Universal,
Sony Music Associated
Gan-Shin (EU)Associated acts Karasu, Geki ga Kutai, Daishi Dance Website Official site Members Tatsurou
Miya
Yukke
SatochiPast members Hiro Mucc (ムック Mukku, stylized as MUCC) is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1997. Named after a character from the Japanese children's TV show Hirake! Ponkikki,[citation needed] the band is also known by the nickname 69 since "six nine" can be pronounced "muku" in Japanese. As of 2011, the band has released ten studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, twenty four singles and eight DVDs, some of which were also released in Europe.
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History
Formed in 1997 by Miya, Tatsurou (then called "Tattoo"), Satochi and Hiro, they originally played The Blue Hearts and Glay covers. In 1999 Hiro left and was replaced by Miya's childhood friend Yukke. In December Mucc made their first official release, the EP Antique. They released their first album, Tsūzetsu in January 2001. In 2002 they signed to Danger Crue, but to their own sublabel Shu, and released their second album Hōmura Uta.
Mucc debuted in Europe in August 2005, including a performance at Wacken Open Air. The following year, they performed in the United States at the Otakon anime convention. They returned to the United States in 2007 for the JRock Revolution Festival.
Mucc performing in Sweden in 2008.
They participated on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour,[1] which stopped at forty cities across the United States and Canada from February to May. After returning to Japan in May, Mucc performed at the Hide Memorial Summit alongside other famous Japanese rock groups, such as X Japan, Luna Sea, D'espairsRay and Dir en grey. In October the Taste of Chaos tour went to Europe, the band performed in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the UK.
Mucc performed at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on December 7, 2008[2] and the House of Blues in Los Angeles on December 10.[3]
In 2009, they once again went to Europe for their "Solid Sphere Tour" starting with a live in Russia on October 3,[4] and for the first time performed two shows in Latin America (Chile and Mexico).[5] The band completed the tour on November 16 in Japan at the JCB Hall, with a total of 18 songs.[6]
Mucc started 2010 with a concert on February 14 at the NHK Hall, where they announced they would release a new album that fall.[7] Karma was released on October 6 and has a post-disco or dance sound, mixed with Mucc's usual hard rock and metal.
On May 21, 2011, at their "Mucc History Gigs 97～11" Nippon Budokan show, Mucc announced they would be switching labels to Sony Music Associated Records.[8] Their single "Akatsuki" was first sold exclusively at that concert and the following day's, and is now available as a digital download with all proceeds being donated to aid the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[9]
Members
The members of Mucc are credited by their given or stage names.
- Tatsurou (逹瑯) – vocals, harmonica
- Also in the supergroup Karasu (カラス), that formed in 2009 with Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie), Dunch (Jealkb) and Kenzo (Ayabie).[10]
- Miya (ミヤ) - seven-string electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Also in the group Geki ga Kutai (激楽隊), that formed in 2003 with Nezaki (La Vie En Rose), Tsuyoshi (Jully) and Yoshida (Three 9).[11]
- Yukke (YUKKE) – bass, contrabass, electric upright bass
- Satochi (SATOち) – drums
Former members
- Hiro – bass 1997–1999
Discography
Mucc discography Releases ↙Studio albums 10 ↙Live albums 2 ↙Compilation albums 5 ↙EPs 2 ↙Singles 26 ↙Video albums 10 Albums
Album Japanese Release date Tsūzetsu 痛絶 January 7, 2001 Hōmura Uta 葬ラ謳 September 6, 2002 Zekū 是空 September 3, 2003 Kuchiki no Tō 朽木の灯 September 1, 2004 Hōyoku 鵬翼 November 23, 2005 6 April 26, 2006 Gokusai 極彩 December 6, 2006 Shion 志恩 March 26, 2008 Kyūtai 球体 March 4, 2009 Karma カルマ October 6, 2010 Extended Plays
Album Japanese Release date Antique アンティーク December 25, 1999 Aishū 哀愁 December 25, 2001 Live albums
Album Release date Kuchiki no Tō Live at Roppongi
朽木の灯ライヴアット六本木January 26, 2005 Psychedelic Analysis
サイケデリックアナライシスMarch 28, 2007 Compilations
Album Release date Cover Parade June 6, 2006 Best of Mucc June 6, 2007 Worst of Mucc June 6, 2007 Coupling Best August 12, 2009 Coupling Worst August 19, 2009 Singles
Date Title Album 2000 "Shōfu/Hai" Tsūzetsu 2001 "Aoban" No featured album "Akaban" Hōmura Uta 2002 "Fu o Tataeru Uta" "Suisō" 2003 "Ware, Arubeki Basho" Zekū 2004 "Rojiura Boku to Kimi e" Kuchiki no Tō "Monokuro no Keshiki" 2005 "Kokoro no Nai Machi" Hōyoku "Ame no Orchestra" "Saishū Ressha" 2006 "Gerbera" Gokusai "Ryūsei" "Utagoe" "Horizont" 2007 "Libra" Shion "Flight" "Fuzz" 2008 "Ageha" Kyūtai 2009 "Sora to Ito" "Freesia" Karma "Diorama"1 2010 "Yakusoku" "Falling Down" 2011 "Akatsuki" 2011 "Arcadia" 1Diorama isn't included on Karma.
V/A Compilations
Album Release date Hot Indies Best Selection Vol. 1 August 25, 1998 Non Standard File: @6Sight July 16, 2000 Shock Edge 2001 September 1, 2001 Boøwy Respect December 24, 2003 Rock Nippon Noriko Shoji Selection January 24, 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth- December 19, 2007 Cloverfield: Rob's Party Mix January 17, 2008 Detroit Metal City Tribute Album: Ikenie Metal Mix March 28, 2008 This is for You: The Yellow Monkey Tribute Album December 9, 2009 Videos
- Japanese Archipelago Konton Heisei Kokoro no Naka (日本列島混沌平成心ノ中, December 10, 2003)
- 2003 Natsu no Tour (December 10, 2003)
- Mucc History DVD The Worst (December 22, 2004)
- Tonan no Hōyoku (図南の鵬翼, March 29, 2006)
- Mucc World Tour Final 666 at Nippon Budokan (December 10, 2006)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle- (November 28, 2007)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle 2- (December 24, 2008)
- The Clips -Track of Six Nine- (August 5, 2009)
- Mucc -Live Chronicle 3 - "Kyūtai" in Nippon Budokan- (December 23, 2009)
- Winter Circuit 2010 @ NHK Hall (February 14, 2011)
- Mucc Tour "Chemical Parade" Complete (November 23, 2011)
Demos
- "No!?" (October 1997)
- "Aika" (March 20, 1998)
- "Tsubasa o Kudasai" (December 1, 1998)
- "Shūka" (February 14, 1999)
- "Aka" (July 24, 1999)
References
- ^ J!-ENT Taste of Chaos J-Rock Interview May 6th, 2008, by Wynne Ip, retrieved May 6, 2008
- ^ LiveNation! Listing Mucc to perform in New York in 2008
- ^ J!-ENT interviews MUCC Feb 9, 2009, by Wynne Ip, retrieved Feb 9, 2009
- ^ "MUCC WORLD CIRCUIT 2009 -Solid Sphere- Special Corner". musicJAPANplus. 2009-10-07. http://musicjapanplus.jp/articles/?action=article_data_list&articles_id=1569. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ^ MUCC in South America 2009 -Solid Sphere- Tour Schedule Confirmed!
- ^ "Drawing a Sphere at the End of a Long Journey". Musicjapanplus. 2009-12-22. http://musicjapanplus.jp/specialfeatures/?action=detail&sf_id=2052. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "Episode 155:MUCC as a New Piece of Art for Valentine's Day". Musicjapanplus. 2010-02-18. http://musicjapanplus.jp/articles/?action=article_page&articles_id=14&article_data_id=2496. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "MUCC announces label change to Sony Music + "MUCC day" special event". tokyohive.com. 2011-05-22. http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/05/mucc-announces-label-change-to-sony-music-mucc-day-special-event/. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ^ "MUCC's Charity Song on iTunes and More". jame-world.com. 2011-05-31. http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-75772-mucc-s-charity-song-on-itunes-and-more.html. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ^ "KARASU is "free"". tokyohive.com. 2010-10-12. http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/10/karasu-is-free/. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Geki ga Kutai". jame-world.com. 2008-09-08. http://www.jame-world.com/us/artists-biography-508-gekigakutai.html. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
External links
- Official website
- Official Facebook
- Official Twitter
- Official MySpace
- Discography at Danger Crue
- Karasu official MySpace
- Geki ga Kutai official website
EPs Antique · AishūLive albums Kuchiki no Tō Live at Roppongi · Psychedelic AnalysisCompilation albums Cover Parade · Best of Mucc · Worst of Mucc · Coupling Best · Coupling WorstSingles "Shōfu/Hai" · "Aoban" · "Akaban" · "Fu o Tataeru Uta" · "Suisō" · "Ware, Arubeki Basho" · "Rojiura Boku to Kimi e" · "Monokuro no Keshiki" · "Kokoro no Nai Machi" · "Ame no Orchestra" · "Saishū Ressha" · "Gerbera" · "Ryūsei" · "Utagoe" · "Horizont" · "Libra" · "Flight" · "Fuzz" · "Ageha" · "Sora to Ito" · "Freesia" · "Diorama" · "Yakusoku" · "Falling Down" · "Akatsuki"Categories:- Visual kei bands
- Japanese hard rock musical groups
- Japanese alternative rock groups
- Japanese heavy metal musical groups
- Alternative metal musical groups
- Gan-Shin artists
- Musical groups established in 1997
- Tatsurou (逹瑯) – vocals, harmonica
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