Gauze (stylized as GAUZE) is the debut studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey. The album was originally released on July 28, 1999, as a standard version with a thick CD case, 36-page booklet with the CD reading surface painted red, through East West Japan. An initial limited version was released on the same day, including a translucent red sleeve with a cloud pattern, 12-page picture booklet, a 36-page lyrics booklet, and the red painted CD in a maxi-CD single case for a sticker price of ¥3,059 ($27.87). The album was later re-issued as standard version only, with a silver disc on October 31, 2001, through Free-Will. Five tracks were produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki Hayashi,[3] all of which had been previously released as singles.
The lyrics booklet features two pages for each song; one features the lyrics, while the facing page features a picture and a small poem or verse, as a companion piece.
"Raison Detre" is French for "reason for being" (raison d'être with conventional diacritics).
The kanji of the seventh track are printed in reverse on the packaging, transliterating as "Mitsu to Tsuba" (honey and saliva). "Tsumi to Batsu" (crime and punishment), however, is still considered the official title. This peculiarity is an example for lyricist Kyo's penchant for wordplay.
"Mazohyst" in "Mazohyst of Decadence" is a Romanization of the Japanese loanword for masochist, マゾヒスト ("mazohisuto".)
Most of the song "Gauze -Mode of Eve-" is a hidden track at the end of "Akuro no Oka". "Akuro no Oka"'s actual length is 8:30. The four second 13th track is a Red Book standard designed to accommodate the hidden outro.
A remake of "残-ZAN-", also titled 残 (Zan), appears on the 2024 remake single "19990120" along with the other two major debut singles, "Yurameki" and "Akuro no Oka". The single's title refers to the original release date of the three debut singles, January 20, 1999.
A remake of "Tsumi to Batsu" was released in 2011 on iTunes and as a live-limited single. A censored version, aptly titled 罪と規制 (Tsumi to Kisei, Crime and Regulation), appears as a b-side on the 2011 single "Different Sense".
A remake of "Mazohyst of Decadence" appears on the second disc of the Limited and Deluxe Editions of the 2022 album Phalaris.
Remakes of "Cage" and "Yokan" are slated to appear as b-sides on the 2024 single "The Devil In Me".
^. Ultimate Guitar. August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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^album liner note (East/West Japan - AMCM-4440 1999 edition)
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gauze album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Gauze stylized as GAUZE is the debut studio album by Japanese heavy metal band Dir En Grey The album was originally released on July 28 1999 as a standard version with a thick CD case 36 page booklet with the CD reading surface painted red through East West Japan An initial limited version was released on the same day including a translucent red sleeve with a cloud pattern 12 page picture booklet a 36 page lyrics booklet and the red painted CD in a maxi CD single case for a sticker price of 3 059 27 87 The album was later re issued as standard version only with a silver disc on October 31 2001 through Free Will Five tracks were produced by X Japan co founder Yoshiki Hayashi 3 all of which had been previously released as singles GauzeStudio album by Dir En GreyReleasedJuly 28 1999 1999 07 28 StudioWarner Music Greenbird One Voice Komazawa Epicurus Tokyo Bay Victor One on One Los Angeles GenreAlternative rock pop rockLength64 47LanguageJapanese English GermanLabelEast West JapanProducerDir En Grey YoshikiDir En Grey chronologyMissa 1997 Gauze 1999 Macabre 2000 Alternative cover2001 re issue coverSingles from Gauze Akuro no Oka Released January 20 1999 Yurameki Released January 20 1999 Zan Released January 20 1999 Cage Released May 26 1999 Yokan Released July 14 1999 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingUltimate Guitar9 10 1 CD Journal Positive 2 The lyrics booklet features two pages for each song one features the lyrics while the facing page features a picture and a small poem or verse as a companion piece Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Notes 2 Personnel 3 ReferencesTrack listing editAll lyrics are written by KyoNo TitleMusicLength1 Gauze Mode of Adam Dir En Grey2 072 Schwein no Isu Schweinの椅子 Chair of the Pig Die3 313 Yurameki ゆらめき Waver Shinya5 054 Raison Detre Shinya Toshiya4 485 304 gōshitsu Hakushi no Sakura 304号室 白死の桜 Room 304 Cherry Blossoms of White Death Die5 186 Cage Kaoru5 357 Tsumi to Batsu 蜜と唾 Crime and Punishment Kaoru5 088 Mazohyst of Decadence Kaoru9 229 Yokan 予感 Premonition Die4 3910 Mask Kaoru4 2511 Zan 残 ZAN Remains Kaoru5 0312 Akuro no Oka アクロの丘 Hill of the Acropolis Kaoru9 4213 Gauze Mode of Eve Dir En Grey0 04 Notes edit Raison Detre is French for reason for being raison d etre with conventional diacritics The kanji of the seventh track are printed in reverse on the packaging transliterating as Mitsu to Tsuba honey and saliva Tsumi to Batsu crime and punishment however is still considered the official title This peculiarity is an example for lyricist Kyo s penchant for wordplay Mazohyst in Mazohyst of Decadence is a Romanization of the Japanese loanword for masochist マゾヒスト mazohisuto Most of the song Gauze Mode of Eve is a hidden track at the end of Akuro no Oka Akuro no Oka s actual length is 8 30 The four second 13th track is a Red Book standard designed to accommodate the hidden outro A re recording of 残 ZAN simply titled 残 Zan appears as a b side on the 2009 single Hageshisa to Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami A remake of 残 ZAN also titled 残 Zan appears on the 2024 remake single 19990120 along with the other two major debut singles Yurameki and Akuro no Oka The single s title refers to the original release date of the three debut singles January 20 1999 A remake of Tsumi to Batsu was released in 2011 on iTunes and as a live limited single A censored version aptly titled 罪と規制 Tsumi to Kisei Crime and Regulation appears as a b side on the 2011 single Different Sense A remake of Mazohyst of Decadence appears on the second disc of the Limited and Deluxe Editions of the 2022 album Phalaris Remakes of Cage and Yokan are slated to appear as b sides on the 2024 single The Devil In Me Personnel editMusicians Dir En Grey producer arrangements Kyo vocals lyricist Kaoru guitar Die guitar Toshiya bass guitar Shinya drums Shelly Berg violin Akuro no Oka Baez FX breathing Zan Additional chorus on Schwein no isu Matsuyama Mikio Okuyama Ōsaka Shintani You Death Side Zigyaku バンチUFO on Mazohyst Of Decadence Kazue Tatsumi Technique Yoshiki producer arrangements Yurameki Cage Yokan Zan and Akuro no Oka Toru Yamazaki co producer Yurameki Cage Yokan Zan and Akuro no Oka Dynamite Tommy Toshiyuki Takano Norio Higuchi and Takeyasu Hashizume executive producers Joe Chiccarelli mixing on Yurameki Eric Westfall on Cage Bill Kennedy on Zan Stan Katayama on Akuro no Oka Shelly Berg Tom Halm amp Yoshiki string arrangements Cage and Akuro no Oka Michio artwork 4 References edit Gauze Review Ultimate Guitar August 20 2009 Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved October 21 2015 DIR EN GREY CD Journal ONGAKU SHUPPANSHA Co Retrieved 19 October 2018 Gauze CD liner Dir En Grey Japan Free Will 1999 FWR 030 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link album liner note East West Japan AMCM 4440 1999 edition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gauze album amp oldid 1211670920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
