Mellscope

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MELLSCOPE
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Regular Edition
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre J-pop, electro-industrial, industrial pop, electronic rock
Length58:12
Label Geneon
Mell chronology
MELLSCOPE
(2008)
MIRAGE
(2010)
MELLSCOPE
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Limited edition

MELLSCOPE is the first studio album from the I've Sound singer, Mell, released on August 20, 2008. The album contains four new songs, two old songs from an eroge, two remixed old songs (including a remix of her first song with I've Sound), and four songs from her first three released singles, namely "Red fraction", "Proof/no vain", and "Virgin's high!/kicks!".

The album comes in a limited or CD+DVD edition (GNCV-1005) and a regular or CD-only edition (GNCV-1006). The DVD will contain the PV for "SCOPE" and alternative PVs for "no vain" and "kicks!". The DVD also contains a documentary of MELL's time in France, and documents both the photo shoot for MELLSCOPE as well as her work with Deep Forest. Lastly, Deep Forest's Eric Mouquet is interviewed in full English, including Japanese subtitles.

Track listing (CD)

  1. SCOPE - 4:21
    Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
    Lyrics: MELL
  2. Red fraction - 3:41
    Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
    Lyrics: MELL
  3. Way beyond there - 5:04
    Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
    Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki
    Lyrics: MELL
  4. repeat - 6:38
    Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: Kazuya Takase
  5. Virgin's high! - 4:21
    Composition/Arrangement: Maiko Iuchi
    Lyrics: MELL
  6. no vain - 5:59
    Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
    Lyrics: MELL
  7. Permit - 4:09
    Composition: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
    Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki
    Lyrics: MELL (English Translation: Harry Yoshida)
  8. Under Superstition - 4:59
    Composition/Arrangement: Maiko Iuchi
    Lyrics: MELL
  9. kicks! - 3:49
    Composition/Arrangement: Kazuya Takase
    Lyrics: MELL
  10. The first finale in me - 5:09
    Composition/Arrangement: Tomoyuki Nakazawa
    Lyrics: MELL
  11. Utsukushiku Ikitai -10 Years anniversary mix- (美しく生きたい) - 5:13
    Composition/Lyrics: Kazuya Takase
    Arrangement: Kazuya Takase, Tomoyuki Nakazawa
  12. repeat -Deep Forest remix- - 4:49
    Composition/Lyrics: Kazuya Takase
    Arrangement: Eric Mouquet (Deep Forest)

Track listing (DVD)

  1. SCOPE (PV)
  2. no vain -another side-
  3. kicks! -another side-
  4. Documentary of MELL's time in France
  5. Interview with Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest


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