KISAKI PROJECT

While Kisaki's career as a musician began in the early early 90's, it was not until 2002 that the famous Kansai bassist decided to set his imagination free and create a project of his own. The birth of Kisaki Project came in July 2002, when Kisaki, along with vocalist Jui of Vidoll, featured their song Garasu no album on the Shoxx Omnibus, CROSS GATE 2002～un Solitude～. The song was well received by fans who were eager to see more of this mysterious project - but they had a long wait.

On Valentine's day, 2003, Kisaki Project resurfaced with a visual kei tribute single, Kaiko roku ~dai ichi shou~ kanzen ban, which featured popular bands such as Mirage, one of Kisaki's previous bands, Kuroyume, and La'cryma Christi. Throughout the next several months, Kisaki Project was featured on several more omnibus CDs and videos, before fans were greeted with a new surprise: a second project.

Kisaki and the Kansai Kizoku, which translates to "The Queen and the Kansai Aristocracy", included members of Loz'a≠Veria, Mar'derayla and Eze:quL. They released their first mini album, HYSTERIC DANCE on August 20th, shortly after their formation. Just nine days later, Kisaki Project held their first concert at Kawasaki CLUB CITTA.

November marked Kisaki Project's first official release, when they saw the DVD Hakumei~kimi no inai sekai~ hit the shelves, just one month before their first single, Kioku After Confession. Through the end of the year they participated in several events, including those from UNDER CODE, Applause Records and Like an Edison.

The spring of 2004 was a busy one for Kisaki Project. The band embarked on their first small tour in early April, right before the release of their first album and new single, which featured vocalist Kamijo of Versailles. On May 1st Kisaki Project traveled to Europe, where during the performance, in addition to Kisaki Project songs, they also played covers of Vidoll and Syndrome. A recording of that live was later released on a DVD entitled Kodou ~Screaming of Mind~. They returned short thereafter, and finished up their touring in late June.

The project's future seemed promising, and they took a break during the summer for Kisaki to focus on Kisaki and the Kansai Kizoku. At the end of June, the second project emerged with a new lineup and released the mini-album burst songs, as well as a song featured on the omnibus Decadence 2004.

The fanbase of Kisaki Project was shaken up when the project suddenly announced their intentions to cease activities in September 2004. By Halloween, they released Final Confession, a fourteen track best-of album. One month later, Kisaki appeared again with Kisaki and the Kansai Kizoku, this time leading the way with Rame of Vidoll as his vocalist, and by the end of the year, released a maxi-single and new album.

In late November, Kisaki's reasoning behind the dissolution of Kisaki Project became clear, when he announced the formation of his new band, Phantasmagoria. For nearly two years there was silence from Kisaki's creative projects, until December 2006, when Kisaki and Jui announced their revival. The reunion show at Esaka Muse on December 23 sold out almost immediately and buzz of the project's continuation swept through the indies scene.

While the band never formally announced their disbanding, their last show was on January 27, 2007 at the nostalgic Kawasaki CLUB CITTA, the venue where they started. Despite their absence from the stage, their presence was still felt through the release of a new mini-album and the re-recorded album, Kaiko roku as well as a DVD. In February, it was announced that Phantasmagoria, Vidoll and 12012 would be graduating from Kisaki's label, UNDER CODE. As a tribute, the vocalists from each band joined forces with Kisaki to deliver the special single, Shinki, to the fans who attended the graduation lives.

On October 31, 2007, Kisaki released Memory of Tears, a solo single intended to be his last release. However, the bassist couldn't stay away from his loyal fans, and by 2008 released two more solo singles, Soushisu ~Optic in Vain~ and the solitude songs.

On Christmas eve 2008, Kisaki Project bestowed one final present on their fans, Eien no yume ~for lovers..~, a best-of album which included a fifteen song album and a DVD which featured six songs from their final concert and DVD clips. While it is uncertain if Kisaki Project will resurface in the future, fans hold onto their memories and know that Kisaki Project will live on through their many talented releases.