When Laputa was originally formed in 1993, the band's lineup was Aki on vocals, Hiro on guitar, Kusuba on bass, and Tomoi on drums. With that member lineup Laputa released their first demotape "Saddistの夢 (Saddist no yume)" in September. In November of 1993, Hideno, previously in AI SICK FACE, joined Laputa as an additional guitarist. Laputa then released their second demotape "奈落の底 (naraku no soko)" in December of '93. Hiro left Laputa shortly thereafter. Junji, formerly of visual indie band Ad de Vidar, then joined Laputa in January of 1994 as a guitarist replacing Hiro. Laputa then released their first single "私が消える (watashi ga kieru)" in May of 1994. Hideno left Laputa in July of 1994, later joining visual band Merry Go Round. Kouichi, formerly in popular indie visual band Silver-Rose, joined Laputa in the same month replacing Hideno. Laputa released an indie video titled "Paradoxical Reality" in September of 1994. Kusuba left Laputa on January 7th of 1995, and would later be in the bands Lúcide and Kraidhearz. Junji then switched instruments and became Laputa's bassist, and Laputa then had the lineup they would keep for the rest of their career. In February of 1995 Laputa released their first indie album "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" which met with success in the visual indie scene. Laputa shot a music video for the song "Vertigo" from "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)". In February of 1996 Laputa released the indie mini-album "眩めく廃人 (kurumeku haijin)" which featured three new songs and new versions of the popular songs "Vertigo" and "Insatiable" from the "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" album. In July of 1996 Laputa released an indie live video titled "箱庭 (hakoniwa)" featuring performances from a concert at SHIBUYA ON AIR WEST from their Paradoxical Reality TOUR IV that year.
With their increasing popularity in the visual indie scene, Laputa caught the attention of big record companies and signed to the major label Toshiba-EMI in August of 1996. Laputa released their first major single "硝子の肖像 / GARASU NO SHOUZOU" in September of 1994, which peaked at #34 on the Oricon singles chart. In October Laputa's first major album "蜉～かげろう～蝣 / KAGEROU" was released, peaking at #24 on the Oricon albums chart. Laputa released their second major single "eve ~Last night for you~" in May of 1997, peaking at #33 on the Oricon singles chart. Laputa's second major album "絵～エマダラ～斑 / e.m.a.d.a.r.a" was released in June of 1997, peaking at #24 on the Oricon albums chart. In July of 1997 Laputa released a live video called "MOV(i)E ON DARKNESS" featuring performances from a concert at SHINJUKU LIQUID ROOM in April of that year. In November of 1997 Laputa released their third major single "meet again", peaking at #20 on the Oricon singles chart. In February of 1998 Laputa released their fourth major single "揺れながら… (yurenagara)", peaking at #25 on the Oricon singles chart. Laputa's third major album "麝香 / Jakou" was released in February of 1998, peaking at #10 on the Oricon albums chart. On the same day of Jakou's release, the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP" was released, featuring Laputa's music videos for their first four major singles and one for the song "麝香 (Jakou)". From September of 1998 to May of 1999 Laputa released the four major singles "Feelin' the sky", "Breath", "Chimes", and "Virgin cry", which peaked on the Oricon singles chart at #15, #29, #25, and #23 respectively. Laputa's fourth major album "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" was released in June of 1999, peaking at #10 on the Oricon albums chart. On the same day of its release, the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP II" was released, featuring Laputa's music videos for the four singles from the "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" album along with bonus videos for the songs "WITH the WIND" and "Pink animals". In February of 2000, Laputa released the album "Coupling Collection + xxxk [1996-1999 singles]", a collection of the c/w songs (B-sides) from their eight major singles, along with the new song "xxxk animals" and a new version of the song "BUZZ" which was originally featured as a hidden song on their "揺れながら… (yurenagara)" single from 1998. "Coupling Collection..." peaked at #43 on the Oricon albums chart. In October of 2000, Laputa released the three-disc best-of album "3DISC BEST ~1995-1999 except Coupling Collection~", which featured 32 songs in all including Laputa's eight major singles and 24 other songs ranging from their first indie album "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" from 1995 to their "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" album from 1999. "3DISC BEST..." peaked at #41 on the Oricon albums chart. That was their last release for the Toshiba-EMI label which the band left, then signing to the smaller major label Nippon-Crown. Laputa released their ninth major single and their first single on Nippon-Crown, "Shape ~in the shape of wing~" in October of 2000, peaking at #26 on the Oricon singles chart. In December of 2000 Laputa released the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP III", featuring music videos for all three songs on the "Shape ~in the shape of wing~" single and a Director's Cut version of the music video for "Shape ~in the shape of wing~". In February of 2001 Laputa released their tenth major single "Silent on-looker", peaking at #43 on the Oricon singles chart. In March of 2001 Laputa released their fiifth major album "楽～ヘブン～園 / Heaven", peaking at #50 on the Oricon albums chart. In November of 2001 Laputa released the live video "Heaven to Perfection [Tour001 Programized-Heaven final-mission]", which featured performances from their tour that year. In March of 2002 Laputa released the mini-album "glitter", surprising many by showing the band changing styles and moving in a more electronic-oriented direction. "glitter" peaked at #66 on the Oricon albums chart. A music video for the song "POPular UPrising" from "glitter" was released. In June of 2002 the band released the dance single "深海 (shinkai) / Brand-new color", peaking at #58 on the Oricon singles chart. A music video for the song "深海 (shinkai)" was released. In July of 2002 the band released the album "誘～New Temptation～惑", peaking at #50 on the Oricon albums chart. Kouichi, who had been Laputa's lead songwriter since the "蜉～かげろう～蝣 / KAGEROU" album writing about 80% of the band's music, was reportedly in a hospital or clinic for much of this time in 2002. Because of this, he wrote only two songs on the "誘～New Temptation～惑" album, and Laputa's tour for the album consisted of less than ten concert dates. Junji wrote more of the songs on "誘～New Temptation～惑" than any other member, and would remain Laputa's lead songwriter for the rest of their career. Tomoi even wrote his first vocal songs for Laputa on the "誘～New Temptation～惑" album, the music and lyrics for the song "Dummy", and the lyrics for the song "Last". Up until then Tomoi had only co-written the instrumental song "BUZZ" with Junji. In April of 2003, Laputa released the mini-album "Sparks Monkey", peaking at #75 on the Oricon albums chart. After a year of on-and-off touring, Laputa released the mini-album "Material Pleasures" in March of 2004, peaking at #89 on the Oricon albums chart. In May of 2004 Laputa announced through their fanclub that they were disbanding, citing a desire for each of them to evolve. They released a best-of CD+DVD of their material from their years on the Nippon-Crown label titled "BEST AL+CLIPS 2000~2004" on July 28th, 2004, toured from August to September, and played their last live on September 5th, 2004 at Shibuya Koukaido. A DVD of the last live titled "ALL BURST" was released on December 15th, 2004.
Since Laputa's disbandment, Aki opened an official site at akiakiaki.com, and has written in his site's diary about writing music for an upcoming solo-project. Kouichi has a solo-project called Everlasting-K which will release its first CD on March 30th, a five-track mini-album titled "voulez-vouz". Junji has an upcoming solo-project called HALATION with a website at halation.jp. Tomoi has a website called Tomoi's Room #34, though his future activities remain unclear.
Jesus
Laputa Lyrics
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My love ＆ My hate 広げさせた
Just all alone
I don't like you 掲げた愁い
(I) was in deep grief
馬鹿げた悲鳴
僕の神様なんていないさ
I don't like you 輝く時
羽撃く時 僕しだいさ
何故僕はあなたに想いを寄せて
酷く裏切られる現実
歯がゆさばかりが残る想いなら
全て吐き出してすぐ Flying soul
Jesus 壊れたあなたは 新しい翼と
My love ＆ My hate 広げさせた
Jesus 届かぬ嘆きは 新しい力さ
My love ＆ My hate 僕は翔んだ
Jesus 転がるこの想いは
遥かなるメロディー
聴かせて 翔び出せばいい
Just all alone
I don't like you 掲げた愁い
(I) was in deep grief
馬鹿げた悲鳴
僕の神様なんていないさ
I don't like you 輝く時
(I) was in deep grief
羽撃く時 僕しだいさ
いつからかあなたが見えなくなって
光り遮られる真実
今わだかまりが破裂しそうなら
すべて吐き出してから Flying soul
Jesus 壊れたあなたは 新しい翼と
My love ＆ My hate 広げさせた
Jesus 届かぬ嘆きは 新しい力さ
My love ＆ My hate 僕は翔んだ
Jesus 転がるこの想いは
遥かなるメロディー
聴かせて 翔び出せばいい
Just all alone
The lyrics of the song "Jesus" by Laputa express a sense of inner turmoil and grief, juxtaposed with a message of hope and renewal. The singer speaks of feeling betrayed by someone they loved, perhaps a metaphorical representation of a spiritual figure like Jesus. The opening line, "Jesus, you who were broken now have new wings," suggests a transformation from a state of pain and suffering to one of newfound strength and resilience.
The singer grapples with conflicting emotions of love and hate, expressing a willingness to embrace the darkness within themselves, and questioning the existence of a higher power. The lyrics also speak to a sense of alienation and loneliness, with the repeated phrase "just all alone." However, there is a glimmer of hope in the line "all the things I want to say, I'll spit out and fly away, my flying soul."
Overall, the song seems to convey a message of acceptance and redemption in the face of adversity, urging the listener to embrace their emotions and soar towards a brighter future.
Line by Line Meaning
Jesus 壊れたあなたは 新しい翼と
Jesus, you who were broken, have been given new wings
My love ＆ My hate 広げさせた
My love and my hate have been spread wide
Just all alone
Alone, just by myself
I don't like you 掲げた愁い
I raised a melancholic feeling towards you
(I) was in deep grief
I was engulfed in sadness
馬鹿げた悲鳴
An absurd scream
僕の神様なんていないさ
I don't have any gods
I don't like you 輝く時
I raised a feeling of dislike towards you during shining times
羽撃く時 僕しだいさ
The timing of flapping wings is up to me
何故僕はあなたに想いを寄せて
Why did I have feelings for you?
酷く裏切られる現実
The cruel reality of being betrayed
歯がゆさばかりが残る想いなら
If only the feelings of bitterness remain
全て吐き出してすぐ Flying soul
Spit everything out immediately, Flying soul
Jesus 壊れたあなたは 新しい翼と
Jesus, you who were broken, have been given new wings
My love ＆ My hate 広げさせた
My love and my hate have been spread wide
Jesus 届かぬ嘆きは 新しい力さ
Jesus, the unbearable grief becomes new power
My love ＆ My hate 僕は翔んだ
My love and my hate made me soar
Jesus 転がるこの想いは
Jesus, these rolling feelings
遥かなるメロディー
Are a distant melody
聴かせて 翔び出せばいい
Let me hear it, and I'll fly away
Just all alone
Alone, just by myself
いつからかあなたが見えなくなって
Since when I couldn't see you anymore
光り遮られる真実
The truth obstructed by light
今わだかまりが破裂しそうなら
If the animosity is about to burst
すべて吐き出してから Flying soul
Spit everything out before Flying soul
Jesus 壊れたあなたは 新しい翼と
Jesus, you who were broken, have been given new wings
My love ＆ My hate 広げさせた
My love and my hate have been spread wide
Jesus 届かぬ嘆きは 新しい力さ
Jesus, the unbearable grief becomes new power
My love ＆ My hate 僕は翔んだ
My love and my hate made me soar
Jesus 転がるこの想いは
Jesus, these rolling feelings
遥かなるメロディー
Are a distant melody
聴かせて 翔び出せばいい
Let me hear it, and I'll fly away
Just all alone
Alone, just by myself
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AKI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mary Jo'
I love Laputa's songs! I just wish I could listen to their songs on spotify or another music streaming platforms cause there's a lot of their discography lost on the internet :c
Umi Guitar
I'm also a band that has a lot of influences.
It's not on Spotify.
disappointing.😂
Nur Achmad
Thank you for making all of these awesome old school visual kei guitar covers.
Umi Guitar
you're welcome.
Thank you for watching.😄