VELVET EDEN are about to release their new best of album, titled “Double Twelve” on February 26, 2014!
The album will be released through Darkest Labyrinth, and even though the official release date is set for the end of February, you can secure your copy early by purchasing it at the release party held at 池袋CYBER (IkebukuroCYBER) on February 8 already.
Darkest Labyrinth has published the following comment about the best of album:
“A man of many faces, including those of an illustrator, model and drag queen, DADA has continued to weave the perverse tale of Alice, Madam Tarantula, and a faceless fortuneteller since 1998 with the concept of “the emptiness of having no face” and “the terror of having a face”.
VELVET EDEN’s first full album in 15 years is a 2-discs set loaded with 24 tracks, including compositions from their debut period through the latest releases as well as never-before-heard-recordings.”
Live schedule
02/08 – 池袋CYBER (IkebukuroCYBER) (Release party)
Release information
02/08 – Available for pre-sale at live venues
02/26 – On sale in physical stores and Starwave Records’ webshop
Disc number: DLVE-1
Label: Darkest Labyrinth
Distribution: FWD Inc.
Price: ¥3,500 (tax included)
Limit: 1,000 copies
Extras: 16-pages booklet, 2 CDs
Double Twelve – Tracklist
Disc 1
01. Jungfrau Traum
02. Unhappy Birthday
03. Street of Alice2.0
04. 花売り娘 (Hanauri Musume)
05. Make up Shadow
06. SAD MASK
07. VELVET EDEN
08. MAZE
09. Masquarade Alone
10. 姫薔薇Sacrifice (Himebara Sacrifice)
11. 少女A (Syoujo A)
Disc 2
01. Unknown Spider
02. One Caress
03. Girl’s End
04. La fin
05. Paraph
06. Rouge d’noir
07. Freakshow
08. Duel d’Amour
09. Marionette Waltz
10. Witch on Flames
11. Platonic Blood
12. Confession of Mask
13. Regret
雪 (Yuki) is the owner and driving force behind Arlequin.
She originally started the project in 2009 as a photographer under the name of Arlequin Photography, but developed an interest in journalism and translation ever since. Because of these interests interviews and reviews were added to the project, until it eventually hit the limits as a "photographer" in 2021, and Arlequin Magazine was added to the mix.
雪 (Yuki) is a native Dutch speaker with a graphic design degree, which means she is also the main person behind Arlequin Creations.
After all these years she is still the main person who does interviews the interviews and live photos that you see on Arlequin, but also a large chunk of the reviews and behind-the-scenes work and communication goes through her.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.