Key Sounds Label discography
Key Sounds Label is a Japanese independent record label[1] based in Osaka, Japan, that specializes in trance music. The label formed in 2001 as a brand of the publishing company VisualArt's and was established to catalog and release music related to visual novels produced by the brand Key, also under VisualArt's.[2] When Key Sounds Label formed, Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito, and Magome Togoshi were Key's signature composers and have continued to produce the majority of the music on the label, though Togoshi resigned in October 2006 and is no longer affiliated with Key or VisualArt's.[3] Key and VisualArt's released one single and two remix albums between 1999 and 2000, leading to the formation of Key Sounds Label the following year. The first official releases on the label were Work-S' debut (and only) studio album Humanity... and Lia's debut single "Natsukage / Nostalgia" at the convention Comiket 60 in 2001.[4] The first release to chart on Japan's Oricon charts was the Clannad Original Soundtrack released in 2004.[5] Between 2006 and 2008, eight more releases—five singles and three albums—also charted on Oricon.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The six singles and two albums released for the anime series Angel Beats! charted on Oricon in 2010.
Key Sounds Label's roster features Japanese bands and singers, several of which originated from the I've Sound techno/trance music production group under VisualArt's, such as Ayana, Lia, Mell, and Eiko Shimamiya. Other artists including Annabel, Chata, Eufonius, Karuta, LiSA, Marina, Runa Mizutani, Psychic Lover, Rita, Harumi Sakurai, Haruka Shimotsuki, Keiko Suzuki, Miyako Suzuta, Aoi Tada, Tomoe Tamiyasu, and Nagi Yanagi have also released records through the label. Key Sounds Label catalogs their releases on three indexes: KSLA/KSLM, KSLC and KSLV. The albums on KSLA/KSLM and KSLC are released on CD format, while video albums on KSLV are released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
Catalog
| Year | No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | WIC-6435 | Key feat. Ayana | Anemoscope |
| WIC-6526 | Key feat. Ayana | "Last regrets / Place of wind which arrives" | |
| 2000 | KYCD-0303 | Key feat. Lia | Ornithopter |
KSLA/KSLM
| Year | No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | Work-S | Humanity... |
| 2 | Lia | "Natsukage / Nostalgia" | |
| 3 | Key feat. Lia | Recollections | |
| 2002 | 4–5 | Key feat. Lia | Air Original Soundtrack |
| 6 | Key feat. Ayana | Kanon Original Soundtrack | |
| 7 | Lia | "Birthday Song,Requiem" | |
| 2003 | 8 | Lia | "Spica/Hanabi/Moon" |
| 9 | Riya | Sorarado | |
| 10 | Key | Re-feel | |
| 2004 | 11 | Key feat. Eufonius | Mabinogi |
| 12–14 | Key feat. Eufonius, Lia | Clannad Original Soundtrack | |
| 15 | Riya | Sorarado Append | |
| 16–17 | Key feat. Eufonius, Lia | -Memento- | |
| 2005 | 18 | Key | Ma-Na |
| 19 | Riya | Love Song | |
| 20 | Key feat. Lia | Tomoyo After Original Soundtrack | |
| 21 | Key | Piano no Mori | |
| 2006 | 22 | Lia | Air Analog Collector's Edition[A] |
| 23–24 | OTSU feat. Ayana, Lia | OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol.1 | |
| 25 | Key feat. Mell | Planetarian Original Soundtrack | |
| 26 | Ayana | "Last regrets / Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho" | |
| 27 | — | Planetarian Drama CD "A Snow Globe" | |
| 2007 | 28 | Rita | "Little Busters!" |
| 29 | — | Planetarian Drama CD "Jerusalem" | |
| 30–31 | — | Planetarian Drama CD "Hoshi no Hito" | |
| 32 | Key feat. Rita | Semicrystalline. | |
| 33–35 | Key feat. Rita | Little Busters! Original Soundtrack | |
| 36 | Eufonius, Chata | "Mag Mell / Dango Daikazoku" | |
| 37 | Key feat. MintJam, Rita | Rockstar Busters! | |
| 38 | Tomoe Tamiyasu | "Rin no Hisoka na Koi no Uta / Mission:Love sniper" | |
| 2008 | 39–40 | OTSU feat. Rita | OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol.2 |
| 41 | Rita | Little Busters! Analog Collector's Edition[B] | |
| 42 | Key | Ontology | |
| 43 | Key feat. Lia, Rita | Little Busters! Ecstasy Tracks | |
| 44 | Lia | "Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" | |
| 45–46 | Chata, Lia, Rita, Tomoe Tamiyasu | KSL Live World 2008: Way to the Little Busters! EX | |
| 2009 | 47 | Harumi Sakurai | "Saya no Nemureru Requiem / Saya's Song" |
| 48 | OTSU feat. Blasterhead, Ayana, Lia, Rita | OTSU:Blasterhead | |
| 49 | Keiko Suzuki | "Raison / Pickles o Oishikusuru Tsukurikata" | |
| 50 | Tomoe Tamiyasu | "Neko to Garasu to Marui Tsuki / Alicemagic (Aroma Tablet mix)" | |
| 2010 | 51 | Girls Dead Monster (Marina) | "Crow Song" |
| 52 | Girls Dead Monster (LiSA) | "Thousand Enemies" | |
| 53–54 | Lia, Aoi Tada | "My Soul, Your Beats / Brave Song" | |
| 55 | Girls Dead Monster (LiSA) | "Little Braver" | |
| 56 | Miyako Suzuta | "One's Future" | |
| 57 | Jun'ichi Shimizu feat. Haruka Shimotsuki, Miyako Suzuta | Kud Wafter Original Soundtrack | |
| 58 | Girls Dead Monster (LiSA) | Keep The Beats! | |
| 59–60 | Jun Maeda, Anant-Garde Eyes feat. Karuta, Lia, Aoi Tada | Angel Beats! Original Soundtrack | |
| 61–63 | Chata, Marina, Lia, LiSA, Rita, Riya, Keiko Suzuki, Miyako Suzuta, Aoi Tada, Tomoe Tamiyasu | KSL Live World 2010: Way to the Kud Wafter | |
| 64 | Girls Dead Monster (Marina) | "Last Song" | |
| 65 | Girls Dead Monster (LiSA) | "Ichiban no Takaramono (Yui final ver.)" | |
| 66 | Key feat. Asari, Duca, Miyako Suzuta | Albina: Assorted Kudwaf Songs | |
| 2011 | 67 | Runa Mizutani, NanosizeMir | "Philosophyz" |
| 68 | Key feat. Lia, Rita, Haruka Shimotsuki, Miyako Suzuta | Deejay Busters! | |
| 69 | Psychic Lover | "Rewrite" | |
| 70 | Key feat. Annabel | Soil | |
| 71 | Lia | Key+Lia Best 2001-2010 | |
| 72 | — | — | |
| 73–75 | Key feat. Runa Mizutani, NanosizeMir, Psychic Lover, Aoi Tada, Nagi Yanagi | Rewrite Original Soundtrack | |
| 76 | Key feat. Annabel, Mao, Nagi Yanagi | Branch | |
| 77 | Jun'ichi Shimizu feat. Haruka Shimotsuki, Miyako Suzuta | Kud Wafter Original Soundtrack | |
| 78 | Key feat. Asari, Duca, Miyako Suzuta | Albina: Assorted Kudwaf Songs | |
| 2012 | 79 | Key feat. Hatsune Miku | Key+Vocaloid Best selection vol.1 |
| 80 | Chata, Mami Kawada, Ayaka Kitazawa, Kotoko, Lia, LiSA, Rita, Eiko Shimamiya, Aoi Tada, Kaori Utatsuki | Orpheus: Kimi to Kanaderu Ashita e no Uta | |
| 81 | Key feat. Runa Mizutani, NanosizeMir, Aoi Tada | Feast | |
| 82–83 | Shinji Orito feat. Ayana, Mami Kawada, Ayaka Kitazawa, Kotoko, Lia, Ray, Runa Mizutani, Rita, Nagi Yanagi | Circle of Fifth | |
| 84 | Key feat. Sōshi Hosoi | Keynote: Key Sounds Remix Album | |
| 85–86 | Key and VisualArt's | VisualArt's 20th Anniversary Remixes | |
| 87–88 | Rita | "Little Busters! / Alicemagic" | |
| 90 | Key feat. TAM, Ayana, Lia, LiSA, Runa Mizutani, Riya, Rita, Aoi Tada | Key Classic | |
| 91 | Key feat. MintJam, Runa Mizutani, Aoi Tada, Nagi Yanagi | Dye Mixture | |
| 2013 | 89 | Key | Ripresa |
| 92 | Suzuyu | "Boys be Smile / Mezameta Asa ni wa Kimi ga Tonari ni" | |
| 93 | Ayaka Kitazawa | "Kimi to no Nakushi Mono / Namidairo no Tsubasa" | |
| 94 | Key feat. Ayaka Kitazawa, Rita, Suzuyu | Little Busters! Refrain Original Soundtrack | |
| 2014 | 95–96 | Ayaka Kitazawa, Lia, Rita, Harumi Sakurai, Keiko Suzuki, Suzuyu, Tomoe Tamiyasu | Little Busters! Perfect Vocal Collection |
| 97 | Ayaka Kiyazawa | Nature Couleur | |
| 98 | Girls Dead Monster (Marina) | Rare Tracks | |
| 2015 | 99 | Lia, Suzuyu | "Heartily Song" |
| 100 | Ayaka Kitazawa, Haruka Shimotsuki | "Todoketai Melody / Towa no Hoshi e" |
KSLC
| Year | No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1–2 | Key feat. Ayana, Lia, Eiko Shimamiya | KSL Live World 2008: Pamphlet and Memorial Disc |
| 3 | Key | "Toki o Kizamu Uta / Torch" Piano Arrange Disc | |
| 2009 | 4–5 | Key feat. Annabel, Kaori Furukawa, Takashi Kamijō, Kazue, Marie, Aya Sōma | Key 10th Memorial Fes Anniversary CD |
| 6–7 | — | Key Net Radio Vol. 1 | |
| 2010 | 8 | Key feat. Chata, Lia, Rita, Keiko Suzuki, Miyako Suzuta | KSL Live World 2010: Pamphlet Music Disc |
| 9 | Girls Dead Monster (LiSA) | Girls Dead Monster Starring LiSA Tour 2010 Live Pamphlet | |
| 2011 | 10–11 | — | Key Net Radio Vol. 2 |
| 2012 | 12 | Chata, Lia, Rita, Aoi Tada | "Shiawase ni Naru Ban" |
| 2013 | 13 | Key feat. Tomoe Tamiyasu, Harumi Sakurai, Keiko Suzuki | KSL Live World 2013: Pamphlet Music Disc |
KSLV
| Year | No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1–3 | Girls Dead Monster (LiSA) | Girls Dead Monster starring LiSA Tour 2010 Final: Keep The Angel Beats! |
| 2013 | 4–6 | Key and I've Sound | VisualArt's 20th Live 2012 in Yokohama Arena: Kimi to Kanaderu Ashita e no Uta |
"—" denotes unassigned catalog numbers or releases not applicable to music artists.
Notes and references
- A This album was released on the 12-inch format and was limited to 500 copies.[13]
- B This album was released on the 12-inch format and was limited to 500 copies.
- General
- "Key Sounds Label's discography" (in Japanese). Key Sounds Label. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- Specific
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "時を刻む唄/TORCH/Lia" [Toki o Kizamu Uta/Torch/Lia] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ↑ "About Key Sounds Label" (in Japanese). Key Sounds Label. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ↑ Togoshi, Magome (July 10, 2007). "さらばKey、さらばビジュアルアーツ" [Farewell Key, Farewell VisualArt's] (in Japanese). Magome Togoshi. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Key Sounds Label" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 4, 2001. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ↑ "CLANNAD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/ゲーム・ミュージック" [Clannad Original Soundtrack/Game Music] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Last regrets/風の辿り着く場所/彩菜" [Last regrets/Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho/Ayana] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ リトルバスターズ! マキシシングル/サントラ [Little Busters! Maxi Single/Soundtrack] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ "リトルバスターズ! Original SoundTrack/ゲーム・ミュージック" [Little Busters! Original SoundTrack/Game Music] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ メグメル/だんご大家族/ｅｕｆｏｎｉｕｓ，茶太 [Mag Mell/Dango Daikazoku/Eufonius, Chata] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ "リトルバスターズ! キャラクターソング～鈴～「鈴の密かな恋の唄／Mission:Love sniper」/鈴" [Little Busters! Character Song Rin "Rin no Hisoka na Koi no Uta / Mission:Love sniper"/Rin] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ "OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol.2/ゲーム・ミュージック" [OTSU Club Music Compilation Vol.2/Game Music] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ リトルバスターズ! エクスタシートラックス/ゲーム・ミュージック [Little Busters! Ecstasy Tracks/Game Music] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
- ↑ "OTSU オリジナルグッズ" [OTSU Original Goods] (in Japanese). OTSU. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
External links
- Key Sounds Label's official website (Japanese)
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