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umbrella new mini album "キネマトグラフ(kinematograph)" will be released through DANGER CRUE RECORDS at 2015/06/21 (2,484yen)

Hello,

I am sure many of us know of the popularity of Visual Kei bands having an archetypical Jazz / Swing influenced song thrown into their library (Jazz and Swing for lack of better word), where certain similar elements are thrown into a song that the band may not ever use or show influence from elsewhere. Some bands also seem to use this sound as a mainstay.

I was wondering how many songs we could think of with this sound, how far back it goes, and what bands and songs could be considered the originators of this trend.

Some examples:

EROS - Lycaon
Gossip - Lycaon
LONLINESS PRINCESS - Shounenki
PARADOX - Royz
And many tracks by LiphLich, as heard on their Full Course album esp.

I am sure I remember some older ones, will update later.

Please give your input and list any other songs that you feel fall into this trend, or can be related. Any similar trends that you were wondering about?

Edit: Renamed the thread since it was anonymously re-purposed to something it wasn't intended to be.

Feel free to post or talk about any kind of jazz or swing songs in Japanese Rock however, I'm sure we can all enjoy them and possibly find connections in their origins, as was the original intention of this thread.

Sorry, it's only the lyrics; not the song. I don't have the CD.
Found a lyric card scan here: http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=3839357
If anybody reads this and finds errors, please let me know!
君の声の暖かさを今も憶えているよ
目覚めれば耳元で君は囁くから
焼けた空を見上げてほら、｢すっかり冬だね」と
呟いた横顔に僕は頷いた
そう、あの日の夜には去っていた
たった一言が聞こえなかったんだ
今君に会いたいけどもう、会えないかな
冷たい風に吹かれ揺れる「粉雪」
優しい君に会いたいけど、もう･･･　見えない「色」
愛しい声に抱かれ眠る
僕の空白に「さようなら」
･･･相変わらずこの話題も僕等、飽きないね
一日の出来事も笑って開いてたね
君は少し臆病で、俯きがちだけど
「不器用」な生き方も僕は好きだから
もう、君の「手」･･･触れる事もないのかな
大切な「言葉」
人混みに紛れて涙は雪の様に浴けたんだ
優しい君に会いたいけど、もう見えない「色」
いつか二人で此処に居たかった
明日の風景に「さようなら」
･･･｢さようなら」

黒夢(Kuroyume) new maxi single "Reverb" will be released at 2014/03/26 (3 TYPE)
 
CD+Blu-ray edition (2,415yen) will include CD (2 songs)+Blu-ray (including "Reverb" PV & making), CD+DVD edition (1,890yen) will include CD (2 songs)+DVD (including "Reverb" PV), and CD edition (1,260yen) will include CD (2 songs with different track 2) only