Schwarz Stein

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Schwarz Stein
From left to right Kaya and Hora in 2003
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	Electronica
Years active	2001–2004
Label(s)	Midi:Nette
Associated acts	Velvet Eden ISOLA Rudolf Steiner Another Cell
Website	Schwarz Stein
Former 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.

1 Biography
- 1.1 History
- 1.2 Present
2 Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] 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 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.

[edit] 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. 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.