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MASCHERA was originally formed in Himejishi(姬路市), by Michi, Takuya, Hiro and Tomo, around 1992. Formerly Michi was belonged to a band called Evil Eyes. After Michi 's affiliation, MASCHERA's lineup was thus completed. Since 1995, MASCHERA had been frequently invited to Japanese rock music magazines for interview, promoting their impending indie EP or live gigs. In 1997, MASCHERA signed to Teichiku Entertainment, a Japanese founded corporation. Here came their major debut single Unmei no Sharin(運命の車輪) in May 1997. The 2nd single YURARI (ゆらり) was released in December, 1997. In mid 1998, MASCHERA released two popular singles, [e'kou] and Last Photograph....

1. Talamasca (Cedric Dassulle, also known as DJ Lestat) is a psychedelic trance project based in Paris, France. Dassulle played piano for over 13 years before starting his career as DJ in 1992. Talamasca in Latin means "animal mask". Dassulle got the name from the secret society of psychic detectives in author Anne Rice's famous Vampire Chronicles. The same goes for his DJ moniker, Lestat, which was the name of the main character in the series. Lestat aso drew inspiration from the books when he created his record label, which he named Mind Control Records. Lestat has colaborated with many...

Jan. 2012 : Release of the third record 'Heat'. For this album the band worked with vocals for the first time. Guests are David Bovée (Think of one), Anton Walgraeve and Vinz (Vinz, the Ideal Husbands). Ansatz has in the meantime grown to eight for live sets. Renée Sys - vocals, mandoline; Tom Vangheluwe - guitar, vocals; Wouter Mattelin - lapsteel, vocals; Bram De Vreese - alto sax, guitars; Jan Dhaene - drums, rhodes, moog; Ruben Vercaemer - tenor sax, rhodes, moogn; Jean-Luc Bertel - french horn; Mathijs Bertel - electronics, alto violin, keys In 2006 Ansatz der Maschine set...

Mascarimirì describe their sound as trad-innovazione, springing from the folkore of their imaginary homeland Gitanistan, where the ancestral rhythms of Salento pizzica-pizzica merge with immigrant strains of Occitan, Balkan and Mediterranean sounds. http://www.mascarimiri.com/ .