Cali Gari

Merging the name influenced from the classic horror flick The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and music that drew on fresh influx, techno, and rockabilly with items of visible kei included within, Cali Gari had been the founding fathers from the “Ero guro” musical design. The name stands as an abbreviation for “erotic grotesque,” as well as the design, inspired from the creative motion of interbellum Japan, became japan answer to Traditional western shock rock, acquiring the shock visual and dark laughter beyond most American and Western performers dared or cared to. The music group experienced a tumultuous profession that spanned just a decade, but Cali Gari’s impact on the nationwide scene went deep, because of both an enormous audio legacy as well as the group’s energetic involvement with japan musical community. The thought of the music group was hatched by Ao, the guitarist and general mastermind of Cali Gari (the formal spelling becoming Cali+Gari), as well as drummer Katsumi, back 1989, however the group wasn’t actually founded until 1993, if they produced their live debut with vocalist Kureiju and bassist Keiji to accomplish the lineup, which lasted a complete 8 weeks. In November Kureiju remaining, changed by Shin, who sang on Cali Gari’s debut launch, the demonstration tape Dai 1 Jikkenshitsu (1994). Lineup difficulties, however, were simply beginning. Keiji still left before the band’s debut tour, signing up for Valen Schtein beneath the name of Mitsuo, and Shin’s departure in past due 1995 place Cali Gari on hiatus. Ao and Katsumi had been back again to square one and shaped another group, Kashimiya, with Heresey, afterwards of Jubilee, and Ayan. It became short-lived: shortly, Mitsuo returned, which resulted in reinstallation of Cali Gari with Shuuji in the vocals. The reunion could’ve occurred quicker, but after Shuuji noticed Ao’s tune “If” it got him half of a season to build up the desire to become listed on. Ironically, Mitsuo after that left again, however the vacant slot machine was stuffed by Kenjirou of Eternal Fire, and that edition of the group demonstrated stable more than enough (in relative conditions, needless to say). The state spelling from the band’s name was transformed from Cali+Gari to cali_gari. Cali Gari’s initial LP, Dai 2 Jikkenshitsu, arrived in 1996, and in 1997 they do their initial tour beyond their home area of Kanto, and in addition founded the Tokyo Chikashitsu event (later on continuing by Ao as Yaneura Dai Circus) that presented early shows by bands such as for example Mucc and Velvet Eden, in addition to radical J-rock collectives La Vie en Rose and Guruguru Eigakan. In addition they kept themselves occupied within the studio room, liberating three albums in 2 yrs: Dai 3 Jikkenshitsu, Dai 4 Jikkenshitsu (both 1998), and Dai 5 Jikkenshitsu (1999) the second option including among their more popular tunes “37564,” the name which is usually pronounced “massacre” in Japanese. Ao is usually said to possess written this track in 3 minutes to vent the feelings from a visitors jam. On Halloween of 1999 Katsumi announced his departure (he was changed by Makoto of Techno Urban). Shuuji implemented him in 2000; he was changed by Shuuji Ishii of Float, who acquired to introduce himself at concerts as “another Shuuji.” Using the restored lineup Cali Gari released the record Blue Film (euphemism for porno films), the next pressing which included a red condom and guidelines for its make use of. It was accompanied by Dai 6 Jikkenshitsu (2001). By 2002, Cali Gari’s reputation was in a way that they were found by a main label — the band’s very own record firm Gai Information became a sublabel of Victor; the function was marked with the discharge of Dai 7 Jikkenshitsu. Nevertheless, in 2003, significantly less than per year after their main debut, Cali Gari announced a hiatus that amounted to some divide. Their label released two even more CDs of the music — 8 (2002) as well as the rarities compilation Goodbye (2003), and everything members continued to operate in other rings. Specifically, Ao and Shuuji began their own tasks (Laboratory. and Goatbead respectively), and Kenjirou became a member of the metalheads Sex Machineguns beneath the name Samurai W. Kenjilaw.