Key Party Records Explained

Key Party Records was a Japanese independent record label established in 1997^[1] by Henry Lee Euro, known as the vocalist for the band Speed-ID. The company had both a recording studio and a design studio focusing on visual kei bands of a similar style of music and dress. The Key Party label went on to sign bands like Aliene Ma'riage, Noir Fleurir and Missalina Rei.^[2] Key Party was eventually incorporated into Enamell Records, which has since become defunct.

May 3–5, 2005, there was a three-day Key Party 2005 revival, consisting of a Q&A and two concerts in the style of the labels Hold Your Key concerts. The first concert featured a line-up of original Key Party bands; the second concert featured the current bands of members of former Key Party bands.^{[2] [3]}

Signed bands

• Aliene Ma'riage^[2]
• Crow (later Kagrra,)^{[1] [4]}
• Eliphas Levi^[3]
• Lar~Mia^[2]
• Missalina Rei^[2] consisted of four members: Arisu Arisugawa, Hiro, Aya, and Kazui. In 1999, the comedic song "Tokimeki" (ト・キ・メ・キ, December 16, 1999) was released via Enamell Records^[5] and it reached number 85 on the Oricon Single Weekly Chart.^[6]
• Neil^[3]
• Noir Fleurir (formerly Deflower)^[2]
• Noi'x^[3]
• Rapture^[1]
• Speed-id^[1]

Label Discography

CD

• Hold Your Key - Dual Shock Version Directors Cut
• Hold Your Key Kagi o Nigire! 1999 (Hold Your Key 鍵を握れ! 1999) (Feb 24 1999)
• Hold Your Key - Dual Shock Version 1999.5.30 Shibuya Public Hall (渋谷公会堂)
• Hold Your Key 2000

Video

• Hold Your Key 1999 (1999)
• The End of Century ~Key Party Omnibus Live Video (Mar 23 1999)
• Hold You Key 2000 (Jan 21 2000)
• Key Party All Stars-Hold Your Key 05 (2005)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Visunavi News release . 2007-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235006/http://www.visunavi.com/news/preview.php?id=1116323116&year=2005&month=02 . 2007-09-27 . dead .
2. Cure Vol 21, June, Released 2005.04.21, pg 73 - 76
3. Cure Vol 23, August, released 2005. 6.21
4. Web site: Interview with Kagrra at the JRock Revolution festival . jmusicamerica.com . 2007-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070630203819/http://www.jmusicamerica.com/us/article.php?id=2313 . 2007-06-30 . dead .
5. Missalina Rei/Tokimeki CD Review. cdjournal.com. Japanese. February 21, 2011.
6. Web site: Missalina Rei Oricon Chart Ranking. oricon.co.jp. February 21, 2011.