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Antic Cafe Artist Profile Retrieved Nov 4, 2010 is a Japanese visual kei|oshare kei rock music|rock band formed in 2003 Antic Cafe Band History Retrieved Nov 4, 2010 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash . They are an oshare kei band, Shoxx Bis No 3 October 2004 issue, pg 69 but now describe themselves as " Harajuku Dance Rock ". The group has released five full-length albums and three EPs. On September 1, 2009, the band announced that after their live on January 4, 2010 at the Nippon Budokan , they would suspend activities and put the group on hiatus, however they stated they will not disband. Antic Cafe goes on pause retrieved Nov 4, 2010 On April 1, 2012, after two year break, the team announced the resumption of activity AN CAFE in YATTAR JAPAN retrieved Apr 1, 2012.

History

An Cafe was formed in May 2003 by vocalist Miku, guitarist Bou and bassist Kanon. Miku's former band, Revirii, had disbanded two months earlier in April, and even though the band did not have a drummer at this point, they started to perform at several events. They were later joined by Teruki after he left his former band, Feathers-Blue.

In 2004, An Cafe released their first demos and signed a record deal with Loop Ash . Their first release, " Candyholic (song)|Candyholic ", was released in March and reached the second spot on the Oricon indies single chart. 06.16.2007 by Cynthia, retrieved Jun 26, 2008 The band continued touring and releasing, including their first album, Shikisai Moment , in 2005. The band released even more singles in 2006 until their second studio album, Magnya Carta (a play on " Magna Carta ").

In 2007, the band announced their first overseas appearance at Project A-Kon . The announcement of this was followed shortly by the departure of guitarist Bou. The last performance with Bou was on April 30, 2007, and was featured in a DVD titled Hibiya On ?The? 0 New Sekai . After Bou left the band, two new members were announced: Takuya was to replace Bou as the guitarist and Yu-ki was to join An Cafe as a keyboardist. The first single with their new lineup was announced as " Kakusei Heroism " followed by " Ryusei Rocket ". At the end of 2007, An Cafe announced their first overseas tour, taking place in Europe in 2008.
In the opening weeks of 2008, An Cafe announced their upcoming single, " Cherry Saku Yuki!! ", in February, as well as their next studio album, Gokutama Rock Cafe , which was released on April 9, 2008.

An Cafe's EP, Harajuku Dance Rock , was released by the Los Angeles based Maru Music on March 13, 2009. This special release was made exclusively for overseas fans in North America and Europe. 05.20.2009 by Ruka, retrieved April 24, 2010

BB Parallel World , An Cafe's fourth studio album, was released in Japan on September 9, 2009; and in Europe on October 2, 2009. It contains title track singles "Aroma", "Summer Dive" and "Natsu Koi ? Natsu Game", and eight other songs.

In 2010, An Cafe announced that they will be taking a break from activities. It is unknown as to how long they will be on hiatus, but they have not stated they will be disbanding. The message, issued on their official homepage, claims that "after the Budokan show, each member will concentrate on their own activity to be prepared for the band to restart in the future." The aforementioned Nippon Budokan show took place on January 4, 2010.

In wake of the hiatus, several members are now involved in other projects. Kanon is heading a mobile phone game called Pinky?Distortion, which is to be released in July 2010. He will also be a guest at Otakon 2010 as a panelist and a guest DJ, as well as pairing up with Kanon Wakeshima to form a duo act called kanonxkanon. Miku is serving as the vocalist for the new visual-kei band, Lc5, which started in June 2010. Teruki is playing as a support drummer for the band DOG in the parallel world orchestra.

Members

– Singing|vocals (2003–2010)

– Bass guitar|bass (2003–2010)

– Drum kit|drums (2003–2010)

– guitar (2007–2010)

– Keyboard instrument|keyboard , Programming (music)|programming (2007–2010)

Former Members

– guitar (2003–2007)

Equipment

Yu-ki (keyboards) uses a Korg X50 and a Yamaha MO6 in a firm Ultimate AX48B rack. His speaker is a Roland Jazz-Chorus 120 and he has a Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO mixing panel as well. A lot of functions are used, for instance the excessive use of pitch bend in Respect Mommy on the Yamaha MO6 and the use of his arpeggiator (on the Yamaha MO6 as well) in Cherry Saku Yuki!! .

Takuya (guitar) uses a White-brown Fender, a Paul Reed Smith, a G& L Telecaster, a Dean and some stompboxes, including the Boss Super Chorus and MXR/Phase 90.

Kanon (bass) uses two kinds of Fender Jazz Basses, a EBS/Multi Comp and a Basson speaker.

Teruki (drums) has the following setup: one Splash Cymbal (Paiste 10"), two Crash Cymbals (Paiste 16" and 18") Cymbals, one China Cymbal (Paiste 18"), one Ride Cymbal (Zildjian 20"), one Hi-Hat (Zildjian 14"), one Hi-Hat stand (Pearl), a Bass Drum (Pearl 22" x 16"), a Snare (Pearl 14" x 5,5"), one Mid Tom (Pearl 12" x 8"), one Floor Tom (Pearl 16" x 16"), two Pedals (Pearl) and Behringer amplification

Endorsements

An Cafe has been a long time supporter and endorser of popular Japanese fashion label Sex Pot Revenge , and they are frequently seen wearing clothing from that label. They have appeared on the cover of Sex Pot Revenge free company magazine, V!nyl Syndicate .

In 2008, An Cafe vocalist Miku hosted Volume 2 of Visual Kei DVD Magazine alongside the magazine's mascot , Biju.

International recognition

An Cafe has gained great success in Japan . It has also gained moderate success in Europe , mainland Asia ( Korea , China ), Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Canada and the United States .

In 2008, the band visited Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, the US, and Korea on their first overseas tour, "Live Cafe-Tour '08 - Nyappy Go Around World". They played a total of twelve concerts in the eight countries.

As of November 2008, An Cafe confirmed an overseas tour, "Live Cafe Tour '09 Nyappy Go Around the World ? -Harajuku Dance Rock Night-" which encompassed twelve countries: Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, the UK, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and the USA. This tour took place over March and April, playing a total of 17 dates.

Discography

;Albums

Shikisai Moment (???????, November 9, 2005)

Magnya Carta (???????, November 29, 2006)

Gokutama Rock Cafe (??ROCK CAFE, April 9, 2008)

BB Parallel World (September 9, 2009)

Antic Cafe (album)|Antic Cafe (December 9, 2009)

;EPs

Amedama Rock (?????, February 23, 2005)

Ko Akuma Usagi no Koibumi to Machine Gun (???USAGI?????????e.p., October 29, 2008) Oricon Singles Weekly Chart: #12 Antic Cafe Single Rankings Retrieved Nov 4, 2010

Harajuku Dance Rock (March 13, 2009)

;Singles

" Candyholic (song)|Candyholic " (?????????, March 24, 2004) #75

" v69 " (June 6, 2004) #88

" Komou Cosmos " (??, November 24, 2004) #91

" Karakuri Hitei " (??????, March 30, 2005) #64

" Tekesuta Kousen " (??????, July 20, 2005) #67

" Escapism (song)|Escapism " (??????, August 24, 2005) #75

" Merrymaking " (???????, September 21, 2005) #63

" 10’s Collection March " (10's ?????? ???, March 1, 2006) #42

" Bonds ~Kizuna~ " (BondS ~?~, May 17, 2006) #39

" Smile Ichiban Ii Onna " (?????? ???, September 20, 2006) #32

" Snow Scene " (??????, October 18, 2006) #26

" Kakusei Heroism|Kakusei Heroism ~The Hero Without a "Name"~ " (???????~THE HERO WITHOUT A "NAME"~, August 22, 2007) #13

" Ryusei Rocket " (??????, November 7, 2007) #19

" Cherry Saku Yuki!! " (Cherry????!!, February 27, 2008) #20

" Summer Dive " (August 30, 2008, live distribution only)

"Aroma" (March 11, 2009) #16

"Natsu Koi ? Natsu Game" (????GAME, August 12, 2009) #13

;DVDs

Like An Cafe (???·???, October 10, 2004)

20051203 Shikisai a On (20051203????, December 3, 2005)

Yagai de Nyappy (????????, December 17, 2006)

Hibiya on ?the? o New World (HIBIYA ON????NEW??, July 2, 2007)

Nyappy Go Around Fever (April 25, 2008)

''AnCafesta '08 Summer Dive (December 24, 2008)

''Live Cafe - Tour '08 Nyappy Go Around the World (March 11, 2009)

Finale of Nyappy - Kawayusu Rock de Go Gogo!! (November 4, 2009)

Live Cafe 2010 King of Harajuku Dance Rock Ikinari Nyappy Legend (August 22, 2010)

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