Masquerade (Kaya song)

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"Masquerade"
Single by Kaya
Released September 6, 2006
Genre Electronic music
Length11:10
Songwriter(s) KALM
Kaya singles chronology
"Kaleidoscope"
(2006)
"Masquerade"
(2006)
"桜花繚乱"
(2007)

"Kaleidoscope"
(2006)
"Masquerade"
(2006)
"桜花繚乱"
(2007)

"Masquerade" is the second single by Kaya (ex-Schwarz Stein) released on September 6, 2006. The single peaked at 13th on the Oricon Indie chart during the first week of its release.

Kaya (迦夜) is a Japanese visual kei musician, who is a vocalist of the electro/dark wave duo Schwarz Stein, and also Meties and Isola under the alias of Hime. Kaya is also known for his androgynous female appearance and elegant dresses.

Schwarz Stein

Schwarz Stein is a Japanese visual kei electronic music duo formed by Hora (洞) and Kaya (迦夜) in 2001, who disbanded in 2004 and regrouped in 2014.

"Masquerade" is an upbeat jazz number while the coupling track, "Psycho Butterfly", pulls Kaya back to his electronic/digital-gothic roots. Like his first single "Kaleidoscope", both tracks on "Masquerade" were composed by ex-Velvet Eden's KALM.

Track listing

  1. "Masquerade" – 5:17
  2. "Psycho Butterfly" – 5:53

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