Marble (band)


marble is a Japanese musical duo, originally named The Student's and formed in 1999. The members, Micco and Tatsuya Kikuchi, met and became friends while they were both enrolled in music school. Kikuchi was the main musical support for Micco at that time, who was acting as a solo artist. As they got to know each other better, they decided that they could both make better music if they performed together, and formed The Student's. After getting signed to Warner Music Group's indie label in 1999, they had two releases, but got increasingly more involved in production for other artists and gradually did less and less of their own activities. However, the urge to write and perform their own music came back, and to commemorate this change in attitude, they resigned from the company and renamed themselves 'marble' in 2003 and played shows with a backup band, but they split from the band in 2005, and Micco and Kikuchi continued their performances as a duo.
Since their major debut in 2007 with Lantis, they have had a number of releases, including their first album in February 2008. Their songs have been featured in such anime as Hidamari Sketch, Kamichama Karin, KimiKiss pure rouge and Tamayura ~hitotose~.
Their sound is described as calm and soothing "organic pop", most likely because they use very few synthesized instruments and the main instrument is an acoustic guitar.
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Members

  • Micco - vocals, lyrics, and occasional composition.
  • Tatsuya Kikuchi - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, composition and arrangement.

Discography

Singles

deep breath - limited pressing, 100 copies.
  1. Chikyū
  2. Paper Plane
  3. Durari
  4. Yurikago
  5. Tenohira Free CD - only 50 copies exist. It was handed out at a gig.
  6. frail
  7. Toki o KoeteIs it over?
  8. Is it over?
  9. Ajisai-iro no Heya
  10. Kioku wa Umi no Soko no ShiroChristmas Gentei Free CD - handed out only at their gig at Yotsuya Tenmado on Christmas Eve, 2005.
  11. Rin
  12. Early Christmas Morning - Cyndi Lauper coverSenritsu no Kanata
  13. Senritsu no Kanata
  14. Wind Thread on a Spool
  15. KazaneRin
  16. Rin
  17. Ao no Tobira
  18. I'm freeMebae Drive - ending theme of Hidamari Sketch
  19. Mebae Drive
  20. Rin
  21. Mebae Drive
  22. Rin Kūchū Meiro - second ending theme of Kamichama Karin
  23. Kūchū Meiro
  24. Rain Drop
  25. Hoshizora
  26. Kūchū Meiro Aozora loop - opening theme of KimiKiss pure rouge
  27. Aozora loop
  28. clover
  29. Aozora loop
  30. clover Ryūsei Record - ending theme of Hidamari Sketch × 365
  31. Ryūsei Record
  32. Hummingbird
  33. Ryūsei Record
  34. Hummingbird

Albums

Niji-iro Humming
  1. Anemone: Melancholy of marble Version
  2. Kūchū Meiro
  3. Aozora loop
  4. Kimi to Slow
  5. Move
  6. Ao no Tobira: Album Version
  7. Niji-iro Humming
  8. Watabōshi
  9. Hodoita Te
  10. Saigo wa Shiro ni Naru.
  11. Hoshizora featuring Lil': Train to Stella mix
  12. Tsubomi
  13. Clover: Ble Nova version
  14. Mebae DriveSenritsu no Yukue, Sora no Kanata - This is their first entirely acoustic album, released exclusively on iTunes Japan. It includes previously unreleased songs.Tenohira - this is a selection of their earlier indie works, many of which are otherwise no longer available.

Collaborations

Nana Kitade's song "Shunkan" was originally created by marble and named "Tenohira ".mona records / Subarashiki Jishu Seisaku no Sekai Vol.4
  • : 8. Rin Mai Nakahara's songs "Anemone", "Sazanami no Koe", "Hikari no accord", "Aera no Kaze", "Merry-go-round", and "Twinkle"Ryōko Hirosue's song "Kajitsu"