Lacrymosa

Lacrymosa were a Japanese chamber-rock band that released a self-titled album on LLE Label in 1984, followed by an eponymous EP in 1985. The project reconvened for a third album during the mid-1990s.

Members: Chihiro Saito (bass, fretless bass, e-bow, percussion, violin, vocals), Masa Sasaki (drums, percussion), Naohiro Yamazaki (piano), Ash (violin), Tsuyoshi Nakagawa (horn, recorder), 小山景子 [Keiko Koyama] (vocals), Satoshi Watanabe (flute, synthesizer), Seiichi Nakata (clarinet, 1983), Shinichiroh Yamazaki (saxophone, 1983), Jungo Tashihara (guitar, viola, 1983), Sawako Fujita (piano, harpsichord, 1983), Masahiro Kawamura (drums, recorder, 1983), Yoshiro Yamaguchi (oboe, 1983), Atsushi Hiroike (vocals, 1983), Nobuyuki Tanaka (drums, 1983), Kohta Miki (cello, 1983), Mitsuo Koshiba (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, acoustic guitar, 1994), 松井亜由美 [Ayumi Matsui] (violin, 1994), Takeshi Naganuma (bells, drums, percussion, tabla, 1994), Kozue Ueda (vocals, 1994), Hiroyuki Ikebe (harpsichord, keyboards, 1994)

Discography:

• Lacrymosa [aka Bugbear] (1984)
• Lacrymosa (EP, 1985 • Chihiro S. / Lacrymosa)
• Joy of the Wrecked Ship (破船の歓び – Hasen no Yorokobi) (1995)