Himeaimichu 1535 Posted April 3, 2017 So if you've ever delved into KoteKei, you'll have probably come across Soleil records. They were an indie label in the 90's that held some of the best and most influential bands. They had bands like La'Mule, Vasalla, I think Birushana and for a while Madeth Gray'll. But, what exactly were they? What is the basic industry? Who owned them? I'd like to learn more. Thanks in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helcchi 942 Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) Soleil was a sub-label of Free-Will, and was owned by Kaiki (高橋浩一郎/Takahashi Koichiro), bassist of Silver~Rose, Rouage and With Sexy. Kaiki would later appoint Kisaki as the head of his Osaka branch office, Matina Soleil and the rest was history. Edited April 3, 2017 by helcchi 1 evenor reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evenor 1655 Posted April 3, 2017 http://weloveucp.com/artists/ ctrl+f soleil for some more basic info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted April 3, 2017 Soleil also has a bunch of sub-labels, sometimes for specific bands, sometimes based on location, and other times for groups of "like" bands much like Matina did. @inartisticwould know much more, but according to his site, Soleil's sub-labels included: -imagé (D'esquel, Hysteric Blame, La'Mule, etc) -inner dream group (A label that formed after the Soleil label closed to produce the remaining active bands) -LOVE BAZOOKA (sub-label specifically for YURA) -SLiT (Sub-label specifically for La'Mule) -tulip records (Sub-label specifically for S) -Under Garden (sub-label specifically for 美流沙女) -GIGA BRAIN (sub-label specifically for ゲノ) So while it may seem weird that Kuroyuuri to Kage and Lycaon both got their own special vanity sub-labels, getting your own special tax haven distribution and marketing angle was pretty popular in the late 90s. 3 emmny, Chikage and returnal reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inartistic 1151 Posted April 3, 2017 I'll try tonight to type up something more in depth about the label (might post at weloveucp.com depending on its length though). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inartistic 1151 Posted April 6, 2017 As promised → “What's Soleil?” A brief history There's also a small bit about YENBANYA/noir and Nagoya kei in general, if you're at all interested in that. Hope it helps someone! 5 chemicalpictures, Peace Heavy mk II, suji and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites