KuRt

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Vocal: Tenten
Guitar: Yuma
Guitar: Ryouki
Bass: Oto
Drums: Kiaki

Formed in November 2004, KuRt (カート) got its official start on 31 December after several “secret” performances.

In January 2005 they organised a show at Takadanobaba AREA and their first release followed shortly after. The single, 'Oritamishiki Ojiichan', was limited to just 2,000 copies and quickly sold out.

Soon after, KuRt played yet another secret live, at Harajuku RUIDO. It was around this same time that Ranmaru changed his name to Oto.

Their next single was a mail-order only release titled 'Saraba BAMBI'. Two months following the release, KuRt played their first one-man, 'Kihibikiiyako 3 Hiki ~Sendai Hen~'.

'Junketsu sengishiri metsuretsu', their first full-length CD, stayed at the top of BRAND X’s selling charts for weeks after its 1 April release.

On 24 December, 2006, Tenten announced that he was withdrawing from the band. The news came via his blog rather than during a live, and in February of 2007, not wanting to replace Tenten with another vocalist, KuRt played their last show.

With Tenten choosing to not participate in the band’s last live, the other four members played a vocal-less set.

As a final farewell, THEE SPIDER EFFECT was pressed as a compilation CD containing all six of the singles released for the series. It was limited to only 2,000 copies and also included a DVD featuring three new PVs.

Since the disbandment, Yuma and Kiaki have participated in session bands with artists such as Kanoma [ex-Fatima], Shino [ex-Scissor], and Takehito [Ayabie].

(credit: Lacy)

Official band website: http://www.xxxrecords.jp/kurt/