ark (15th anniversary expanded edition)

~ Release by L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

with DVD-Video (KSCL 1054).

Annotation last modified on 2011-09-21 02:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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1forbidden lover
recording engineer:
Jin Terada
programming:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō and Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Jin Terada and Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō and Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
forbidden lover
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
publisher:
マーヴェリック・ディー・シー 株式会社 トゥロワズィエム (Maverick DC Group Deuxieme)
6:03
2HEAVEN’S DRIVE
recording engineer:
Teruhiko Hirokane (Recording/Mixing Engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Hajime Okano and Jin Saitō
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
baritone saxophone:
Smily (baritone sax)
bass guitar:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar and tambourine:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Hajime Okano and Jin Saitō
synthesizer [arp 2600]:
Hajime Okano
tenor saxophone:
yukarie
trumpet:
Gyo Tada and Naoki Hirata
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
brass arranger:
Hajime Okano
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
HEAVEN’S DRIVE
lyricist and composer:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
publisher:
マーヴェリック・ディー・シー 株式会社 トゥロワズィエム (Maverick DC Group Deuxieme)
34:17
3Driver’s High
recording engineer:
Teruhiko Hirokane (Recording/Mixing Engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Eiji Yoshizawa, Hajime Okano and Jin Saitō
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Eiji Yoshizawa, Hajime Okano and Jin Saitō
organ:
Eiji Yoshizawa
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
Driver’s High
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
publisher:
マーヴェリック・ディー・シー 株式会社 トゥロワズィエム (Maverick DC Group Deuxieme)
44:10
4Cradle
recording engineer:
Keiji Kondō (engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō, Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and yukihiro
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set) and turntable:
yukihiro
guitar:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō, Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and yukihiro
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
cradle
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
yukihiro
4:57
5DIVE TO BLUE
recording engineer:
Hitoshi Hiruma and Keiji Kondō (engineer)
programming:
Jin Saitō, Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Hitoshi Hiruma and Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar and percussion [metal percussion]:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar and tambourine:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
handclaps:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist), tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist) and yukihiro
keyboard:
Jin Saitō, Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
DIVE TO BLUE
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
publisher:
マーヴェリック・ディー・シー 株式会社 トゥロワズィエム (Maverick DC Group Deuxieme)
55:33
6Larva
recording engineer and mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
additional keyboard:
Jin Saitō
instruments:
yukihiro
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
Larva
composer:
yukihiro
3:57
7Butterfly’s Sleep
recording engineer and mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Jin Saitō and Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
bass guitar:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Jin Saitō and Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
strings:
Chieko Kinbara
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
strings arranger:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and Tatsuya Murayama
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
Butterfly’s Sleep
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
5:09
8Perfect Blue
recording engineer:
Keiji Kondō (engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
percussion [rhythm] programming:
yukihiro
programming:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar, solo bass guitar [fender bass VI] and background vocals:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
Perfect Blue
lyricist and composer:
TETSUYA (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
3:48
9真実と幻想と
recording engineer:
Teruhiko Hirokane (Recording/Mixing Engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set) and hi-hat:
yukihiro
guitar and keyboard:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
真実と幻想と
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
5:22
10What is love
recording engineer:
Keiji Kondō (engineer), Teruhiko Hirokane (Recording/Mixing Engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō, Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar and background vocals:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar and tambourine:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
harp [chroma harp]:
Hajime Okano
keyboard:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō, Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist) and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
piano:
Jin Saitō
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
What is love
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
TETSUYA (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
4:15
11Pieces [ark mix]
recording engineer:
Kohji Suzuki, Teruhiko Hirokane (Recording/Mixing Engineer) and Yasuyuki Moriyama
programming:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
assistant engineer:
Chie Miyasaka, Hitomi Suzuki (engineer), Keiji Kondō (engineer), Mamiko Katakura, 三浦健介, Naoya Nakatsu, Shinichi Takizawa, Shinpachirō Kawade, Shinpei Yamada, Yoshitaka Ishigaki (engineer) and Yukiyasu Wada
producer:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
co-mixer:
Hajime Okano
mixer:
Yasuyuki Moriyama
bass guitar and background vocals:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
drums (drum set):
yukihiro
guitar:
Ken (L'Arc~en~Ciel's guitarist)
keyboard:
Hajime Okano, Jin Saitō and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
strings:
Keiko Abe (Japanese percussionist and composer)
lead vocals:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
strings arranger:
Hajime Okano, Kazuhiko Toyama and tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
arranger:
Hajime Okano and L’Arc〜en〜Ciel (L'Arc-en-Ciel, Japanese rock band)
bass guitar technician and guitar technician:
Kazutaka Minemori and Hidetoshi Takahashi
drums (drum set) technician:
Shigeo Azami (drum tech) and Fumihito Yokono (drum tech)
recording of:
Pieces
lyricist:
hyde (name used by hyde of L'Arc~en~Ciel in solo career)
composer:
tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist)
publisher:
マーヴェリック・ディー・シー 株式会社 トゥロワズィエム (Maverick DC Group Deuxieme)
5:45

Credits

Release

graphic design:Metabollox (design)
executive producer:Tatsuo Adachi (executive producer)
mastering:Ted Jensen (American mastering engineer)
design:Namaiki
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
ASIN:JP: B000HXE2I6 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Michihiko Nakayama
associated singles/EPs:DIVE TO BLUE
Driver’s High
forbidden lover
HEAVEN’S DRIVE
Pieces
Wikipedia:en: Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) [info]
Wikidata:Q567125 [info]