Soft Ballet

Soft Ballet was a Japanese electronic group formed in 1986. The group had three official members: Maki Fujii, Ken Morioka, Ryoichi Endo and a fourth unofficial female vocalist. They disbanded in 1995 after a major concert at the NHK Hall although reunited in 2002 for a special occasion. They were pioneers in modern electronic music and their style and fashion heavily influenced Japanese pop and rock artists throughout the 90s.^[1][2]

They are occasionally political; their album Love and Peace is largely a criticism of the United States' involvement in the Gulf War. For their 2002 album Symbiont, the band updated their sound to take advantage of more modern synthesizer technology while maintaining the aggressive atmosphere of their previous albums.

Discography

Studio albums

• Earth Born (1989)
• Document (1990)
• 3 [drai] (Mini LP) (1990)
• Love and Peace (Ai to Heiwa) (1991)
• Million Mirrors (1992)
• Incubate (1993)
• Form (1995)
• Symbiont (2002)
• Menopause (2003)

Live album

• Reiz [raits] (1992)

Compilations

• Single Collection '89–'91 (1993)
• Soft Ballet (1995)
• Soft Ballet 1989–1991 the Best (2003)
• Soft Ballet 1992–1995 the Best + 8 Other Mixes (2003)
• Index–Soft Ballet 1989–1995 (2009)

Remix albums

• Alter Ego (1992)
• Twist and Turn (1993)
• Forms (1995)

Singles

• "Body to Body" (1989)
• "Twist of Love" (1990)
• "Escape -Rebuild" (1990)
• "Ego Dance" (1991)
• "Final" (1991)
• "Engaging Universe" (1993)
• "White Shaman" (1993)
• "You" (1995)
• "Märchendiver" (2002)
• "Bright My Way" (2003)
• "Smashing the Sun" (2003)

References