Alcy (al-SEE); Even broken glass has its shimmer.

Haunting melodies, exquisite storytelling, lush dark imagery. Luci'fer Luscious Violenoue (Violenoue is pronounced viola-new) is the most notable female artist in Japanese visual kei and gothic music. After getting her start as the frontwoman of Gille' Loves in 1986, later renamed to Fiction (note: this is not the same Fiction as in Buzznet's music database), the androgynous performer started her solo career in 1994 with the release of 病める薔薇、或いは癒さない傷口(Yameru bara, arui wa iyasanai kizuguchi - translates to Dying rose, a wound impossible to heal).

Her enchanting epic tales carry such themes as lost love, vampires, and mythological/historical references (including the moving World War II-era "Lillie Marlene"). Many of her lyrics and writings can be found translated to English on the largest western LLV fansite, http://luciferluscious.com (which I also credit for the header image found here).

With only a limited production budget (all of her solo works, as well as much of her work with Gille' Loves/Fiction, were self-written, self-composed, and self-produced) and less than state-of-the-art tools to work with, she was able to achieve stunning works that any musician should be able to respect and feel inspired by. Sadly, little is known about this woman of immense talent, even in her home country of Japan. She disappeared from the music scene in 2006 with the closing of her official fanclub - though on an open note, hinting that she will be seen again.

"Sweet Sweet Dream" "In a manner of speaking" 「Luciferというな名のお人形」 ("Lucifer to iu na no o-ningyou", translates to "The doll called Lucifer"), with Fiction

"Airport"

"Lillie Marlene"

"Requiem"

"Wendy"

"Velvet Goldmine"

"Sand Castle"

"Eternal You"

Apologies for the low quality of the videos. For some more MP3 tracks, you can find her on Myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/luciferluscious