Many of you chibi nihongoloids missed out on some of the most influential and creative acts. One such act was “industrial gender unit” BLAM HONEY ( myspace ).

BLAM HONEY
( 1995 – 2000, 2008 – ??? )

In 1995 two boys had the same vision of an industrial world filled with electricity, leather, lace and quite a bit of engrish. For 3 years they played lives and gained a following. Shows consisted of Tatsuya singing and on guitar with Ryōnai dancing and putting on quite a spectacle. In 1998 they released Grandiose Delusion, their first album followed by Artificial Delusion ( maxi-single ) and The other side of electronic brain ( single ). The next year they released their second album, Typical Ingeniousness -suggest-, on a major Japanese label. Then they broke up, and I was disappoint.

Eight years later, Blam Honey was resurrected and a memorial album was announced in honor of Tatsuya’s passing. The 3-disc memorial album, Providence of Decadence, will be released in August. Disc 2: "Remix＆Cover" may or may not feature a remix I did when Ryōnai held a competition in late 2008. It definitely would be track 14, Myasthenia (REMIX / Tyler Wheeler) if it were to be on the cd >w>!

TATSUYA -Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
( 04.06.xx – 01.06.2004 )

While Tatsuya may not have had the vocal range of Michael Jackson (or the fondness of a little boy’s touch) he was still a great vocalist, and sang from the heart. Not a lot of information is know about Tatsuya, except that he was able to sing while sleeping. In 2004 Tatsuya died of acute leukemia. This knowledge was kept from the public for 4 years until Ryōnai announced the death of his partner and the then planned memorial album in his honor.

RYŌNAI -Acts, Synthesizers, Percussion, Programming
( 03.06.xx – ??? )

Ryōnai’s expert use of programming and synthesizers mixed with his charm and costumes no doubt added to the popularity of BLAM HONEY. Live shows almost always featured Ryōnai dancing and enticing the crowd in a very elaborate costume. Think leather, lace and lots and lots of metal and spikes. In 1996 Ryōnai created a clothing line (with a music project attached) called Suppurate System. He has designed items for Kaya (ex-Schwarz Stein), Mana, Kaoru (Dir en grey), and Közi.