Gauze (album)
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| Studio album by Dir en grey | |||||
| Released | July 28, 1999 | ||||
| Recorded | Warner Music Recording Studio, Greenbird Studio, One Voice Komazawa Recording Studios, Epicurus Studio, Tokyo Bay Studio, Victor Studio (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13) One on One Recording North L.A. (3, 6, 9, 11, 12) |
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| Genre | Rock/metal | ||||
| Length | 64:47 | ||||
| Language | Japanese, English, German | ||||
| Label | Free-Will | ||||
| Producer | Dir en grey (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13) Yoshiki (3, 6, 9, 11, 12) |
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Gauze is an album released by Dir en grey on July 28, 1999. It is the band's first full-length record. Five tracks were produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki Hayashi, all of which had been previously released as singles.
[edit] Track listing
All lyrics written by Kyo.
| # | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Gauze -Mode of Adam-" | Dir en grey | 2:07 |
| 2. | "Schwein no Isu" (Schweinの椅子) | Die | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Yurameki" (ゆらめき) | Shinya | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Raison Detre" | Shinya, Toshiya | 4:48 |
| 5. | "304 Goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura" (304号室、白死の桜) | Die | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Cage" | Kaoru | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Tsumi to Batsu" (蜜と唾) | Kaoru | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Mazohyst of Decadence" | Kaoru | 9:22 |
| 9. | "Yokan" (予感) | Die | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Mask" | Kaoru | 4:25 |
| 11. | "-Zan-" (残 -Zan-) | Kaoru | 5:03 |
| 12. | "Akuro no Oka" (アクロの丘) | Kaoru | 9:42 |
| 13. | "Gauze -Mode of Eve-" | Dir en grey | 0:04 |
[edit] Notes
- The kanji of the seventh track are printed in reverse on the packaging, transliterating as "Mitsu to Tsuba" (honey and saliva). "Tsumi to Batsu" (crime and punishment) is considered the official title though and this peculiarity can be considered an example for lyricist Kyo's penchant for wordplay.
- "Raison Detre" is French for "reason of being", the correct spelling being "raison d'être". "Mazohyst" is likely to be a misspelling of "masochist".
- The majority of "Gauze -Mode of Eve-" is actually contained at the end of the previous track (see hidden track) and it lasts about one minute and nine seconds.
- The album's tracklist numbers, as well as parts of the title and lyrics of "Schwein no Isu" are in German.
- The woman depicted in the booklet art for the album appears to be a character from the Gilgamesh Manga. She is made recognizable by her tuning fork.
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