Ali Project
Ali Project is a Japanese progressive rock - band with a strong Gothic-Lolita up image. The band consists of Arika Takarano ( Japanese 宝 野 ア リ カ , Takarano Arika ) (vocals and lyrics) and Mikiya Katakura ( 片 倉 三 起 也 , Katakura Mikiya ) (music and composition).
They made their debut in the charts in 1988 as Ant Project ( 蟻 プ ロ ジ ェ ク ト , Ari Purojekuto ) with the album Fantastic Garden ( 幻想 庭園 , Gensō Teien ).
In 1992 they changed their name and made their mass market debut with the single Fall in love, maiden (恋 せ よ 乙 女; Koi-seyo otome ).
Most of the albums are published by Toshiba EMI , Victor Entertainment and Tokuma Japan .
Discography
Ant Project
Albums
- April 27, 1987: Some Girls -Rebel Street IV- (Album of the disorderly bloom of cherry blossoms)
- 01/25/1988: Fantastic Garden ( 幻想 庭園 , Gensō Teien )
Ali Project
Singles
- 07.07.1992: Fall in love, Maiden ( 恋 せ よ 乙 女 , Koi-seyo otome )
- 09.06.1993: Wuthering Heights ( 嵐 ヶ 丘 , Arashi ga Oka )
- 19.01.1994: Venetian Rhapsody ( ヴ ェ ネ ツ ィ ア ン ・ ラ プ ソ デ ィ ー , Veneshian Rapusodīii )
- October 18, 1995: Sonata of the Rain ~ La Pluie ( 雨 の ソ ナ タ ~ ラ ・ プ リ ュ , Ame-no Sonata ~ Ra Puryu )
- 01.07.1996 : Starry Night ~ Lucifer the Fourth Movement ( 星 月夜 ~ ル シ フ ァ ー 第四 楽 章 , Seigetsuya ~ Rushifā Daiyongakushō )
- 04.12.1996: Wish (surgery theme of the Wish OVA )
- May 21, 1997: Peony Pink ( ピ ア ニ ィ ・ ピ ン ク , Pianii Pinku ) (opening title of CLAMP School Detectives )
- December 17, 1997: Anniversary of Angel (Wish gift box)
- October 21, 1998: Labyrinth (ED-Theme by St. Luminous Jogakuin )
- May 23, 2001: Coppélia's Coffin ( コ ッ ペ リ ア の 柩 , Kopperia no Hitsugi ) (opening title of Noir )
- 09/21/2001 : コ ッ ペ リ ア の 柩 HyperRemix & Original Album Version
- 11/05/2003 : Eclipse Grand Guignol ( 月 蝕 グ ラ ン ギ ニ ョ ル , Gesshoku Guran Ginyoru ) (opening title of Avenger )
- 08/25/2004: Pastel Pure (OP theme by Maria-sama ga Miteru )
- 22.10.2004 : Forbidden Game ( 禁 じ ら れ た 遊 び , Kinjirareta asobi ) (opening title by Rozen Maiden )
- December 24, 2004: Starry Night ( 星 月夜 , Seigetsuya ) (reissue)
- 08/06/2005: Princess Asura ( 阿 修羅 姫 , Ashura hime ) (song from the game My-HiME )
- October 26, 2005: The Domain of Holy Girls ( 聖 少女 領域 , Seishōjo Ryōiki ) (opening credits by Rozen Maiden Dreaming )
- May 17, 2006: Honest love ( 愛 と 誠 , Ai to Makoto ) ( Pop n 'Music 14 Fever!)
- May 24, 2006: National Awakening - Catharsis ( 亡国 覚 醒 カ タ ル シ ス , Boukoku Kakusei Catharsis ) (end title of .hack // Roots )
- October 25, 2006: Chivalrous Youth Song ( 勇 侠 青春 謳 , Yūkyō Seishunka ) ( Ending title of Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch )
- December 06, 2006: Rose Jail Maiden ( 薔薇 獄 乙 女 , Baragoku Otome ) (opening credits by Rozen Maiden: Overture )
- May 23, 2007: Dark Heaven ( 暗 黒 天国 , Ankoku Tengoku ) (opening credits by Kamichama Karin )
- 06/13/2007 : Kneel Down and Lick my Feet ( 跪 い て 足 を お 嘗 め , Hizamazuite ashi o name ) ( Ending title Kaibutsu Ōjo )
- January 23, 2008: Kotodama ( コ ト ダ マ , Kotodama ) (opening credits by Shigofumi )
- 30. 07. 2008: Waga Rotashi Aku no Hana (Ending title of Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 )
- November 19, 2008: Kitei no Tsurugi (opening credits of Kurogane no Linebarrels )
Albums
- December 09, 1992: Crowd under the Moon ( 月 下 の 一群 , Gekka-no Ichigun )
- February 16, 1994: DALI
- December 6th, 1995: Sonata of the Moon and Stars ( 星 と 月 の ソ ナ タ , Hoshi to Tsuki no Sonata )
- 11. 11. 1996: Fantastic Garden + 1 ( 幻想 庭園 +1 Gensō Teien + 1 )
- 11/21/1998: Noblerot [COCP-50006]
- 04.08.2000: Jamais vu
- April 25, 2001: Aristocrasy [TKCU-77082]
- July 25, 2001: Classics
- July 24, 2002: Erotic & Heretic [VICL-60903]
- April 23, 2003: Moonlight intoxication ( 月光 嗜好 症 , Gekkou shikou shou ) [AECP-1008]
- June 23, 2004: Etoiles [TKCU-72691]
- 06/22/2005: Dilettante [TKCU-77126]
- December 07, 2005: Kamigami no Tasogare [TKCU-77127]
- December 6, 2006: Romance [TKCU-77128]
- 04/04/2007 : Rose Crucifixion ( 薔薇 架 刑 , Soubikakei?) [LHCA-35070, LHCA-5070]
- 08/22/2007: Psychedelic Insanity [TKCU-77129]
- 12. 12. 2007: Grand Finale [TKCU-77130]
- 08/27/2008: Kinsho [TKCU-77132]
- December 10, 2008: Keikan Shijin Single Collection Plus [VTCL-60080, VTZL-6]
- 09/02/2009: Poison
- 13. 01. 2010: La Vita Romantika
- March 17, 2010: Gothik Opera
- 09/29/2010: Han Shin Nihon Shugi
- July 18, 2012: Gansaku Shi
Others
- December 6, 1995: Midoriyama High School Original Soundtrack
- 08/01/1996 : Birth of the Wizard ( Eko Eko Azarak II Soundtrack)
- November 21, 1996: Kiki's Delivery Service Vocal Album
- February 5, 1997: Music tracks from Wish
- December 17, 1997: CLAMP School Detectives Original Soundtrack
- October 22, 1997: CLAMP School Detectives Original Soundtrack 2
- June 21, 1997: CLAMP School Detectives Vocal Collection
- December 3, 2003: Avenger OST
- 06/28/2006: .hack // Roots OST
- 09/21/2006: .hack // Roots OST 2
Web links
- Salon d'ALI PROJECT (Japanese)
- ALI PROJECT OFFICIAL on MySpace
- Alice Liddel Syndrome ( Memento from March 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Japanese)