ALI PROJECT

Fusing the fashion and music cultures of modern Tokyo, the duo Ali Project have developed a persona based on European aristocracy with elements of gothicism. With an intentionally dichotomous mix of cutesy, sugary pop and darker, more psychedelic pop, Ali Project have developed since their 1988 debut, delving into progressive rock trends, psychedelia, darkwave, and what they've briefly termed "gothic rock," all balanced atop a basic foundation of J-pop. The band successfully pumped out theme after theme for various anime series over the years, additionally producing an average of two albums a year on the side, charting with most of them. Released in 2008, Keikan Shijin (Poet Laureate) found the duo back in the Oricon Top Ten in its opening weeks of release. ~ Adam Greenberg