Cascade (band)

Cascade

Company type	Band
Industry	Music
Founded	1993
Defunct	2002
Fate	Ceased activities in 2002; reestablished in 2009
Headquarters	Japan
Products	Music albums and singles
Website	www.cascade-web.net

Cascade (often presented as CASCADE) is a Japanese rock group within the visual kei genre, distinguished by a musical style heavily shaped by new wave music. Established in 1993, the band ceased activities in 2002 but made a comeback in 2009 with the release of the album Vivo. Throughout their career, they have been linked to record labels including Universal/Polydor, Victor, and Amuse Soft Entertainment.

History

The impact of Cascade on the visual kei movement is evident through tribute albums featuring covers of their work. For instance, "S.O.S. Romantic" was interpreted by Mix Speaker's, Inc. on the 2011 compilation Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-, which showcases contemporary visual kei bands performing popular tracks from the 1990s. Additionally, "Flowers of Romance" was reimagined by Adapter. on the follow-up album released later that same year.

Members

• Tama – Vocals
• Masashi – Guitar
• Hiroshi – Drums

Former members

• Kagemary – Synthesizer
• Miyuki – Bass
• Q-Shi – Drums
• Makko – Bass

Singles

• "Narikiri Bonnie and Clyde" (September 21, 1996)
• "Oh Yeah Baby" (March 21, 1997)
• "Yellow Yellow Fire" (June 21, 1997)
• "Super Car" (November 21, 1997) – Reached number 30 on Oricon Weekly Single Chart
• "S.O.S Romantic" (April 22, 1998) – Charted at number 17
• "Flowers of Romance" (August 12, 1998) – Peaked at number 5
• "Cuckoo" (November 11, 1998) – Achieved position number 10
• "Memories" (January 27, 1999) – Attained number 13
• "Azayakana Kiseki" (February 24, 1999) – Reached number 26
• "Dance Capriccio" (October 27, 1999) – Peaked at number 15
• "Congracche" (January 26, 2000) – Served as ending theme for anime Kindaichi Case Files, reached number 28
• "Tokyo Darling" (May 17, 2000)
• "Sexy, Sexy," (November 16, 2000) – Ending theme for anime Ghost Stories, peaked at number 25
• "Strawberry Moon" (April 25, 2001)
• "Partiful Saruman Life" (April 13, 2010)
• "Bonnou Hakusho Part 2" (February 2, 2011)

Albums

• Viva! (November 22, 1995) – Attained number 55 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart
• Beautiful Human Life (March 23, 1996) – Reached position number 71
• Samurai Man (サムライマン, October 23, 1996) – Peaked at number 49
• Apollo Exercise (March 25, 1997)
• Yellow Magical Typhoon (July 24, 1997) – Charted at number 31
• 80*60=98 (June 17, 1998) – Achieved number six
• Kodomo Z (コドモZ, March 25, 1999) – Reached position eight
• Piaza (ピアザ, February 23, 2000) – Peaked at number eighteen
• Adrenalin No.5 (June 14, 2000) – Attained number fifteen
• Butterfly Limited Express (June 13, 2001) – Charted at thirty-three
• Viva Nice Best (September 19, 2002) – Peaked at forty-six
• Vivo (April 15, 2009)
• Magallanica (May 19, 2010)

Video releases

• Macaroni (マカロニ, June 21,1996) VHS
• Teritori-Machinegun (April 23,1997) VHS
• Kageki na Bouryoku (カゲキな暴力 CASCADE SHOW AT BUDOKAN, March 21,1998) VHS
• Komanchi (コマンチ, June 23,1999) Available on VHS and DVD
• Risutora Shite Kudasai yo (リストラして下さいよ。, November8,2000)
• Viva Nice DVD (November21,2002) DVD
• Last Tour2002 Omise Dekinai Noga Zannen Desuga(ラストツアー2002 Live at Osaka, November21,2002) DVD
• Adios (August30,2003) DVD

External links

• Official website
• Official Facebook
• Official YouTube channel
• Cascade page at Universal Music