MALICE MIZER - Mémoire

Released: July 24, 1994
December 24, 1994 (DX edition)
Recorded: Triade, April 1994[1]
Genre: Gothic rock
Length: 21:08
28:27 (DX edition)
Label: Midi:Nette
Producer: Malice Mizer
Mémoire (French for "Memory") is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Malice Mizer, released on July 24, 1994 by Midi:Nette. It is their only album with original vocalist Tetsu and was reissued on December 24, 1994 as Mémoire DX.
Mémoire was given a limited release of 3,000 copies on July 24, 1994 by guitarist Mana's own record label, Midi:Nette. It is their only official material released with original vocalist Tetsu, besides "Speed of Desperate" for the 1993 omnibus Brain Trash. The album was reissued on December 24 of the same year as Mémoire DX, containing an additional track and an expanded booklet. The cover illustration and the typography of the band's name, which would serve as the band's logo, were inspired by Mylène Farmer's album Ainsi soit je....
Mana said that for the album he used guitar synths to create violin and pipe organ sounds because at the time he found it more interesting than "rock guitar." He also said the technology was still in its early stages at the time, and he had trouble getting the timing right because the MIDI signal had a slight delay
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Tetsu
1."De Mémoire" 0:57
2."Kioku to Sora" (記憶と空; "Memory and Sky") 4:48
3."Ēge Umi ni Sasagu" (エーゲ海に捧ぐ; "Dedicated to the Aegean Sea") 5:09
4."Gogo no Sasayaki" (午後のささやき; "Whispers in the Afternoon") 2:34
5."Miwaku no Rooma" (魅惑のローマ; "Enchanted in Rome") 3:22
6."Seraph" Közi 4:16
7."Baroque" (バロック; DX edition only) 7:19
MEMBERS
Tetsu - vocals, classic guitar on track 4
Mana - synth guitar, synth keyboard on track 1
Közi - synth guitar, synth keyboard on track 6
Yu~ki - bass
Kami - drums, percussion
E~da - female voice on track 2
Miyuki Takahashi - sequence programmer
Mr. Kokado - recording and mixing