Eliphas Levi

Eliphas Levi was a visual kei indie band from Japan, signed to the Key Party label (mainly produced by H.L.Euro, SPEED-iD leader). Their sound is old styled gothic rock reinterpreted through the lens of Japanese visual kei, with some harsh fast drumming and eerie and interesting basslines. Their music is also characterized by the large use of keyboards, with symphonic and gothic atmospheric melodies. The band's lineup inclded Kei on vocals, Shuri on guitar, synth, and programming, Camus on bass, and Kei's brother Kyouka on drums and percussion. There was also a support keyboardist, Rui. The name Eliphas Levi was taken from a 1800s French occultist and magician (born Alphonse Louis Constant). Discography: リデルの赤い巻物 [Riddle no Akai Makimono] (album, 1998) 冷たいアトリエの魔術師 [Tsumetai Atelier no Majutsushi] (album, 1999) 懺悔の朝に.... [Zange no Asa ni....] (demo, 2000) 黒死舘 [Kokushikan] (album, 2000) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.