SOFT BALLET

SOFT BALLET
SOFTBALLET
AKA	volage (1985)
Status	disbanded
Origin	Tokyo
Years	1985 - 1988 (underground activity) 1988.12.5 - 1995.7.23 2002.8.17 - 2003.12.17
Genres	synthpop, industrial, EBM, new wave
Labels	Warner Music Japan (2002-2003) Victor/Invitation (1992-1995) Alfa Records/Warner (1989-1992) 太陽レコード (1989)
Related	minus(―), ENDS, KEN MORIOKA, 藤井麻輝

Lineup

• 遠藤遼一 (Ryouichi Endou) - Vocals
  → SOFT BALLET → ENDS → SOFT BALLET → ENDS
• 藤井麻輝 (Maki Fujii) - Guitar and Keyboards
  → SOFT BALLET → SOFT BALLET, SCHAFT → 藤井麻輝 → She-Shell → SOFT BALLET → 睡蓮 → 睡蓮, 櫻井敦司 (support) → minus(―) → minus(―), SCHAFT
• 森岡賢 (Ken Morioka) - Keyboards
  → SOFT BALLET → KEN MORIOKA → SOFT BALLET → KEN MORIOKA → KEN MORIOKA , ジェントルマン・テイク・ポラロイド → minus(―), KA.F.KA

Discography

Albums

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EARTH BORN
full-length (1989.09.25)</center

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DOCUMENT
full-length (1990.04.25)

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3 (drai)
EP (1990.11.28)

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愛と平和
full-length (1991.05.21)

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MILLION MIRRORS
full-length (1992.10.21)

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INCUBATE
full-length (1993.11.21)

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FORM
full-length (1995.04.21)

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SOFT BALLET
full-length (1995.09.28)

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SYMBIONT
full-length (2002.10.23)

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MENOPAUSE
full-length (2003.10.29)>

Singles

• 1989.04.11 BODY TO BODY
• 1990.03.25 TWIST OF LOVE
• 1990.08.10 ESCAPE - Rebuild
• 1991.04.21 EGO DANCE
• 1991.07.21 FINAL
• 1992.02.22 THRESHOLD
• 1993.03.24 Engaging Universe
• 1993.10.06 WHITE SHAMAN
• 1995.04.21 YOU
• 2002.10.09 メルヘンダイバー
• 2003.03.26 BRIGHT MY WAY
• 2003.09.25 SMASHING THE SUN

Compilation albums

• 1992.08.21 Reiz(raits) -Live at NHK Hall- (live album)
• 1993.06.31 SOFT BALLET SINGLE COLLECTION '89-'91
• 1996.08.28 TWINS ～ SUPER BEST OF SOFT BALLET
• 2003.12.93 SOFT BALLET 1989-1991 the BEST
• 2003.12.03 SOFT BALLET 1992-1995 the BEST + 8 OTHER MIXES
• 2009.10.?? INDEX - SOFT BALLET 89/95

Remix

• 1993.09.21 TWIST AND TURN
• 1992.12.21 ALTER EGO
• 1995.06.28 FORMs

VHS

• 1990.01.25 JACK IN
• 1990.10.10 MOVIE
• 1991.09.21 TOUR 1991 有明コロシアム
• 1992.06.21 Reiz [raits] ～ SOFT BALLET LIVE ～
• 1992.12.21 Zauber [SOFT BALLET'S CLIPS]
• 1994.06.22 LIFE
• 1995.10.21 HEAD/SKIN

DVD

• 2003.01.22 SOFT BALLET DVD '92-'95 (mailorder only)
• 2003.12.03 SOFT BALLET 1989-1991 the BEST Clips+
• 2004.04.?? ライブ帝国 SOFT BALLET
• 2012.12.?? SOFT BALLET VISIONS 90/92