Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted January 11, 2011 Soleil was a visual-indies record label that was around from the mid 1990's till around 1997 or '98 (not entirely sure). I don't really know a lot about this label or than it had a sub-label owned by Kisaki called Matina, which then broke off and became it's own label once Soleil closed. I've had an interest in trying out new old bands for a while, but I haven't really gotten around to doing so mostly because I don't really know where to start. I took a leap yesterday and tried out Pyuera and really really liked them. They kind of inspired me to try out other bands from Soleil but I don't really know much about any of them : *Top image taken from Evil-en-Lucifer. Here's a list of bands that I think were from that label, but I'm not 100% if these are all of them: -Agito -Birushana -CLeiR -D'elsquel -DoLLs-eyE -Eye for You -Facizm -JULæY -La'Mule -Lakshana -MARRY+AN+BLOOD -MIRAGE -Presedia -Pyuera -Quarry -S -Vasalla -Veill -Vierge -VIOLET-NARCISSUS -WITH SEXY -Yura The only Soleil bands I've listened to are Pyuera, MIRAGE, and like two songs of La'Mule, so I'm definitely not an expert. Oh, and I have S's disco too, but I never got around to listening to much of it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 11, 2011 Love the label, on the whole better than matina (except for Birushana). VIOLET-NARCISSUS, WITH SEXY, S and La'mule are my favourites. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ213 1858 Posted January 11, 2011 I guess they are my 2nd favourite of the old 90s labels (after Key Party). My favourites are definetely Vasalla and MARRY+AN+BLOOD. La'Mule are cool too, but I always kinda got lost due to the size of their discography, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senedjem 510 Posted January 11, 2011 D'elsquel, WITH SEXY, Vasalla and Pyuera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted January 11, 2011 Dunno about the other bands, but I do love La'Mule and Vasalla. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBistroButcher666 228 Posted January 12, 2011 Great label! I don't think Soleil gets the respect and appreciation it deserves (among Western fans at least). While I do like Matina, Soleil was vastly superior in my opinion and most bands it had signed where pretty solid. I love just about every band that was on that label Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUBLIMINAL 52 Posted January 12, 2011 90's, why do you have to be over? WITH SEXY, La'Mule and D'elsquel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted January 12, 2011 I've never heard of D'elsquel before I looked at the Soleil tag on last.fm . Who are they similar to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senedjem 510 Posted January 12, 2011 I've never heard of D'elsquel before I looked at the Soleil tag on last.fm . Who are they similar to? K3p4QqQDTG4 He certainly sounded different before 9GOATS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBistroButcher666 228 Posted January 12, 2011 ^ Favourite D'elsquel song 8D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted January 12, 2011 I was worried when you said it was vocalist from 9goats. I liked it, partly for the dancing c: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takadanobabaalien 3607 Posted January 12, 2011 Favorite bands: WITH SEXY, La'mule, S, Eye for you, MARRY+AN+BLOOD. Most of the bands were great though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Bacon 106 Posted January 12, 2011 Facizm was good. It was just solid 90s hard rock, but they were a lot better than your average vk band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted January 14, 2011 Hmm...I'll look into Facizm then. Edit: Did they only have one single under that name? Also, is there a distinct difference between Facizm and Phillia, or was it just a name change? I've also meant to try out La'Mule as well, but I don't know where to start :/ . Should I start at the beginning or is there a release that I absolutely must hear? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUBLIMINAL 52 Posted January 14, 2011 You'd probably be better off starting with a compilation album, or inspire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anieresus 270 Posted January 15, 2011 I've never heard of D'elsquel before I looked at the Soleil tag on last.fm . Who are they similar to? K3p4QqQDTG4 He certainly sounded different before 9GOATS. If by different you mean better, then I have to agree with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miasma 162 Posted January 15, 2011 Gotta disagree with both of you. He certainly sounded different before 9GOATS.He sounds the same to me; don't hear much of a difference? Then again the mic volume was ridiculously low to begin with.If by different you mean better, then I have to agree with you.Hah, no. Please explain to me, without using GIFs and bringing up the "It's my opinion"-clause, how you can tolerate this and not 9GBO? And don't think I'm all, "U MUST LISTENZ 2 9GB0 BCUZ DEY DA BEST!" I legitimately want to know why you choose the former over the latter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anieresus 270 Posted January 15, 2011 Gotta disagree with both of you.If by different you mean better, then I have to agree with you.Hah, no. Please explain to me, without using GIFs and bringing up the "It's my opinion"-clause, how you can tolerate this and not 9GBO? And don't think I'm all, "U MUST LISTENZ 2 9GB0 BCUZ DEY DA BEST!" I legitimately want to know why you choose the former over the latter. Uhm because I completely dislike 9GBO? It bores me, unlike with D'elsquel which I find their music tolerable and good to begin with. Not implying his voice is bad though, but I prefer it in D'elsquel. But then again you're 9GBO biased so you're obviously not going to agree with me, and then some butthurt 9GBO stan is going to butt in our conversation saying "HERP DEY'RE BETTER THAN VERSAILLES HERP." insertsmokingcigar.gif I love you tho BB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted January 15, 2011 I've only heard that one song, so I can't make a complete judgment on which band is "better." However, I'm not entirely a huge fan of melancholy music so that's why I would more than likely prefer the old to the new. There is also the possibility that the rest of D'elsquel's music could end up being uninteresting to me: without listening to everything I can't make an accurate comparison. Obviously I'm not a "listen to one song for 10 seconds: able to tell that everything they've ever made is complete shit and the harder they try, the more they hurt those closest to them" person. Better is completely subjective anyway and you can argue that nothing is better than anything else for countless reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miasma 162 Posted January 15, 2011 Uhm because I completely dislike 9GBO? It bores me, unlike with D'elsquel which I find their music tolerable and good to begin with. Not implying his voice is bad though, but I prefer it in D'elsquel. But then again you're 9GBO biased so you're obviously not going to agree with me, and then some butthurt 9GBO stan is going to butt in our conversation saying "HERP DEY'RE BETTER THAN VERSAILLES HERP." I love you tho BB I wouldn't say I'm "9GBO-biased", because then that's all I'd listen to, but yes I am in fact inclined to choose music that is much more similar to 9GBO's than that of a talentless, autotune-abused girl. And what's so different about his voice in D'elsquel compared to the state that his voice is in now? Wow he reaches higher notes in D'el, this doesn't in anyway make it different though? I think it's more or less the music that's being played that attracts you to D'el and not 9GBO. As you said, "It bores me," so it's much more clear to me now that you don't take a liking this sort of music. I thought you were just hating the band to troll, considering many of TW's user's enjoy their music. Anyway, still love you too BB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senedjem 510 Posted January 15, 2011 In which jonjon kills a thread by bringing subjectivity into the conversation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Bacon 106 Posted January 15, 2011 Hmm...I'll look into Facizm then.Edit: Did they only have one single under that name? Also, is there a distinct difference between Facizm and Phillia, or was it just a name change? I've also meant to try out La'Mule as well, but I don't know where to start :/ . Should I start at the beginning or is there a release that I absolutely must hear? No Philia is pretty much Facizm with 2 guitarists. And they released some more I think, but every release is pretty cool. Wing is my fave song by Facizm probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takadanobabaalien 3607 Posted January 15, 2011 Philia was awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsukinokaryuto 7 Posted January 16, 2011 I love Soleil, they were my first introduction to what we call old-school visual kei. WITH SEXY and Vasalla are definately my top favorites, but I also really enjoy Pyuera(Camera obscura's melody is just...amazing!), eye for you, CleiR<3. As a whole, Soleil was great. You forgot a couple bands that had switched over for an album or something, like Julaey, who are really one of my favorites as well. OASIS is a classic album Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsukinokaryuto 7 Posted January 16, 2011 I love Soleil, they were my first introduction to what we call old-school visual kei. WITH SEXY and Vasalla are definately my top favorites, but I also really enjoy Pyuera(Camera obscura's melody is just...amazing!), eye for you, CleiR<3. As a whole, Soleil was great. You forgot a couple bands that had switched over for an album or something, like Julaey, who are really one of my favorites as well. OASIS is a classic album btw to clear the air, I'm pretty sure Oasis wasnt produced by Soleil, , but just saying they were a great band/connected band to the label as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
