Schwarz Stein

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Schwarz Stein

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Img_capt = From left to right Kaya and Hora in 2003
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Japan
Genre = Darkwave, Electronica
Years_active = 2001–2004
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Associated_acts = Velvet Eden ISOLA Rudolf Steiner Another Cell
URL = [http://www.midi-nette.com/midinette/ss/ Schwarz Stein]
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Past_members = Hora Kaya

Schwarz Stein was a Japanese electronic music band formed by Hora and Kaya in 2001 (as "Rudolf Steiner") and disbanded in 2004.

Schwarz Stein was a darkwave/electronic-based project, creating a variety of decadent and broodingly dark songs during their three years of activity.

Biography

History

During its three years of activity, the group consisted of Kaya on vocals (ex-ISOLA) and Hora (ex-Velvet Eden) as keyboardist and programmer. The two originally worked together under the alias Rudolf Steiner until their signing to ex-Malice Mizer guitarist Mana's record label Midi:Nette. Upon their 're-formation', Mana discarded the name Rudolf Steiner and christened the duo "Schwarz Stein" (pseudo-German for "Black Stone").

Prior to their name change, two demo tapes ("Queen of Decadence" and "Perfect Garden") had been released. A re-worked version of "Perfect Garden" was later created as their Midi:Nette debut single. Schwarz Stein went on to release their first full album "New Vogue Children" in June 2003, the single "Current" in November of the same year, and then their final album "Artificial Hallucination" in February 2004. They opened for Moi dix Mois on several occasions, played at various events, and also made a number solo appearances as well.

Following their last performance on March 29 2004, Schwarz Stein officially disbanded due to creative differences between its two members. The band was briefly reunited for the "Dis Inferno III ~Last Year Party~" event on December 15 2004, hosted by their former label Midi:Nette. The two musicians remain on good terms to this day.

A collaboration CD "Another Cell" was released in April 2006, limited to 1000 copies and only available for order through Kaya's [http://kaya-rose.com official site] . This limited edition CD features re-mixed/re-worked versions of Rudolf Steiner's "kuro ageha" as well as several songs from Hora's first CD "INNER UNIVERSE", making up three of the eight total tracks. It should be noted that this is a one-time-only collaboration and not a reunion of Schwarz Stein.

Present

Both Kaya and Hora have stated they will continue to pursue careers in music as solo artists. Hora has released five albums as a solo artist, his newest album being "ICEBOUND" which was released in mid November.fact|date=October 2008 Kaya has released four singles and two albums, his most recent release having been "Carmilla" on Halloween and his major debut single "Chocolat" scheduled for an April 23, 2008 release.

Members

* Kaya (迦夜) - Vocals, lyrics
* Hora (洞) - Keyboards, programming

Discography

as Rudolf Steiner

* "Queen of Decadence" (Demo) (June 1, 2001)
* "Perfect Garden" (Demo) (November 12, 2001)

as Schwarz Stein

Singles

* "Perfect Garden" (Single) - (July 31, 2002)
* "Current" (Single) - (November 17, 2003)

Albums

* "New vogue children" - (June 30, 2003)
* "Artificial Hallucination" - (February 25, 2004)

as another cell

* "another cell" (April 1, 2006) [limited to 1000 copies]

Hora's solo

* "INNER UNIVERSE" - (March 29, 2005) [limited to 1000 copies]
* "THE WORLD" - (December 21, 2005) [limited to 500 copies]
* "PROMINENCE" - (September 28, 2006) [limited to 500 copies]
* "VENOM" - (March 29, 2007) [limited to 500 copies]
* "ICEBOUND" - (November 15, 2007) [limited to 500 copies]

Kaya's solo

* "Kaleidoscope" (Single) - (June 28, 2006) [limited to 1000 copies]
* "Masquerade" (Single) - (September 6, 2006)
* "Glitter" - (December 27, 2006) [limited to 1000 copies]
* "桜花繚乱" (Single) - (April 4, 2007)
* "百鬼夜行" - (July 11, 2007)
* "Carmilla" - (October 31, 2007)
* "ショコラ" - (April 23, 2008)

External links

* [http://www.midi-nette.com/midinette/ss/ Schwarz Stein at Midi Nette]
* [http://home1.netpalace.jp/godsynthesis/ Hora's homepage]
* [http://kaya-rose.com/ Kaya's homepage]