Iceman (band)
| Industry | Music |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 5, 1996 |
| Founder | Daisuke Asakura, Kenichi Ito, Michihiro Kuroda |
| Products | Electronica and pop rock music, singles, albums, DVDs |
Iceman was a Japanese trio specializing in electronica and pop rock, comprised of Daisuke Asakura on keyboards, Kenichi Ito handling guitar duties, and Michihiro Kuroda as the lead vocalist. The band was established on June 5, 1996, shortly after the breakup of Access. Between 1996 and 1999, they produced six studio albums, complemented by a variety of promotional videos, live concert recordings, and even a video game. Their musical style encompassed a range from intense electronic rock ("Shining Collection") to pop melodies ("Edge of the season") and techno rhythms ("Caution").
The ensemble is primarily recognized for their hit single "Shining Collection," which was featured as the opening theme for Gravitation: Lyrics of Love. Notably, Asakura served as the music director and composer for this series. The song achieved international acclaim through its connection to the anime and its inclusion in the cult flash animation A Sticky Night of Love hosted on Newgrounds.
Composition credits for most tracks largely belong to Asakura and/or Ito.
Singles
- Dark Half~ Touch Your Darkness (29 July 1996)
- Breathless Night Slider (18 November 1996)
- Edge of the season (3 May 1997)
- Final Prayer (21 August 1997)
- 8 banme no tsumi (21 November 1997)
- Lost Complex (21 March 1998)
- Shining Collection
Albums
- Power Scale (26 May 1997)
- Digiryzm Mutation (21 May 1998)
- Gate II (6 June 1999)
- Gate I (7 July 1999)
- gate out - 1st Remix Album (11 November 1999)
- gate out - 1st Analog Album (27 November 1999)
- Gate // white (21 December 1999)
DVD
- 0:00-H“Iceman (26 November 1996)
- V-Scale 1 (1 May 1997)
- Live Scale 1997 - 1st Live (22 October 1997)
- V-Mutation (21 May 1998)
- Iceman Live Mutation 1998 - 2nd Live (21 November 1998)
- Crazy Jet (29 April 1999)
- Gate V (22 September 1999)
- Live Gate 1999 ~Type Around at yoyogi-daini~ - 3rd Live (21 January 2001)
- DVD Video - Iceman Clips (9 March 2005)