Line #28 Music/SchwarzStein


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:Music/{{Kaya}} and Hora]]
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4	Schwarz Stein are a {{Darkwave}} VisualKei/Digital Kei duo formed by musician Music/{{Hora}} and singer Music/{{Kaya}}, active from 2001 to 2004, with a brief reunion in 2011. VisualKei's answer to the Music/PetShopBoys, they were one of few acts in the movement not to play rock or metal, specializing exclusively in electronica.
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6	Formed as Rudolf Steiner in 2001, they were signed to Music/{{Mana}}'s Midi:nette label in 2002. Re-christened as Schwarz Stein, two albums followed, both produced by Mana. Despite their quick success, the duo split due to (genuine) CreativeDifferences in 2004. The divorce was an amicable one, and they've continued to collaborate since, primarily on several of Kaya's solo releases.
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8	They've reunited as a duo thrice: as another cell in 2006; as Schwarz Stein in 2011 for a one-off concert to celebrate their tenth anniversary and a new EP; and again as Schwarz Stein from 2014 onward, with several singles and two greatest hits albums released since then.
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10	'''Members:'''
11	* Hora: Keyboards, programming
12	* Music/{{Kaya}}: Vocals, lyrics
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14	'''Discography:'''
15	* ''New vogue children'' (2003)
16	* ''Artificial Hallucination'' (2004)
17	* ''another cell'' (EP as another cell, 2006)
18	* ''Recurrence of Hallucination'' (EP, 2011)
19	* ''THE BEST -LIGHT-'' (greatest hits, 2017)
20	* ''THE BEST -DUNKELHEIT-'' (greatest hits, 2017)
21	* ''Immortal Verses'' (EP, 2018)
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24	!!Tropes applying to Schwarz Stein and their music:
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26	%%* BlankWhiteEyes: Hora.
27	* BreakupBreakout: Both Kaya and Hora have had good careers after Schwarz Stein disbanded, but it's hard to contest that Kaya's become much more well-known.
28	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Most people are able to figure out that Hora is a guy at first glance. Kaya? [[WholesomeCrossdresser Not so much.]]
29	* FacialMarkings: Hora's complex forehead markings.
30	%%* GratuitousEnglish: Par for the course with the genre.
31	* GratuitousGerman: The band's name is "black stone" written in broken German.
32	%%* {{Guyliner}}
33	* HarshVocals: Hora employs a death metal growl in "BIO GENESIS", "Succubus", "Beautiful the Virgin" and "Sleeping Madness".
34	%%* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Hora's outfits, especially.
35	* MinisculeRocking: "Schism" (1:18) from ''Artificial Hallucination'' and "the alternation of generations -conception-" (0:46) and "the alternation of generations -increase-" (1:03), the intro and outro songs from ''New vogue children''.
36	%%* OfCorsetsSexy: Kaya.
37	%%* OnlyOneName
38	%%* PimpedOutDress: Worn by Kaya.
39	* RearrangeTheSong:
40	** There are ''three'' versions of "Perfect Garden"--the demo version (released while they were still Rudolf Steiner), the single version, and "Perfect Garden -[=SK0520MIX=]-" from ''Artificial Hallucination''.
41	** The Rudolf Steiner demo "腐った果実" (''Kusatta kajitsu'', "Rotten fruit") returned on ''New vogue children'' as "fester love."
42	** "Queen of Decadence" was re-recorded in a different key than its Rudolf Steiner demo for its inclusion on ''New vogue children''.
43	** "Rise of Heaven" and "Succubus" were re-recorded for two 2014 singles.
44	%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: Hora.
45	%%* SelfBackingVocalist
46	%%* SpikyHair: Hora.
47	%%* StageNames
48	%%* TitleTrack: "New vogue children".

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