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Mizérable
Rock · 1999 · 4 tracks

Mizérable

GACKT

Orchestral rock defined by weeping violins and a deep, operatic baritone. A theatrical debut EP that feels like a gothic romance novel set to music.

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It's like a gothic opera condensed into four tracks with the best violin work in 90s rock.

A grand, cinematic sorrow that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

Mizérable · vs · GACKT
Violin+2.8σ

The instrumentation foregrounds violin far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Mizérable
4:56
02
Story
5:38
03
Leeca
5:38
04
Lapis~Prologue~
4:02
Moments Worth Waiting For
The piercing violin solo in the title track that mimics a human cry before the drums kick in.
The transition from the lush, full-band arrangement of Leeca into the sparse, haunting piano of Lapis.
The way the vocals drop into a near-whisper during the bridge of Story, emphasizing the isolation of the lyrics.
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