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''Linkage Ring'' (sometimes stylized as ''LiNKAGE RiNG'') is the first full-length studio album by Japanese duo Garnidelia, released on January 21, 2015 by DefSTAR Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album is Garnidelia's first full-length studio album, after releasing self-released mini-albums that achieved limited success around Asia. After forming and signed to DefSTAR and Sony Music in 2014, the group released singles in order to promote themselves and feature their singles in various Anime in Japan. ''Linkage Ring'' achieved favorable reception from limited music critics, who praised the groups experimentation of musical genres and praised the lyrical content and production. Commercially, the album did under-perform in Japan, peaking at number eleven on the Oricon Albums Chart. Currently, four singles have been produced; "Ambiguous", "Grilletto", "BLAZING" and "PRIDE". The first three singles enjoyed moderate success on the Oricon Singles Chart, with the latter being the group's highest charting single. "PRIDE" was released as a promotional digital single in Japan. The group are expected to promote the album with their ''Stellarcage Tour'' around Japan in mid-2015. ==Background and composition== Garnidelia was formed by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Mai "Maria" Mizuhashi and Japanese composer and producer Yoshinori "Toku" Abe. Originally, Maria had recorded solo tracks for anime programs including ''Kamisama Kazoku'' and ''Hitohira'', while Toku had collaborated with successful Japanese artists including LiSA and Angela Aki.〔http://animefestival.asia/afa2014/garnidelia-afa-14-i-love-anisong/〕 Maria had enjoyed an array of success on social media, recording songs with her collaborators and herself and achieved moderate popularity in her native Japan, with her songs and videos gained over two million views.〔 In 2010, Maria had collaborated with Toku on some tracks for various anime premieres, but the collaboration later led to talks off forming an musical duo.〔 Maria and Toku eventually formed in mid 2010 and called their duo GARNiDELIA.〔 The name is based on the saying Le Palais Garnier de Maria, which means "Maria's Opera House, her place to sing" and the word Cordelia.〔http://www.garnidelia.com/?info〕 The group had released their first mini-album ''One'', which was exclusively released on online stores including iTunes and Amazon.com.〔(iTunes - Music - One ) By Garnidelia. iTunes US Store.〕 However, the effort failed to chart on the Oricon Albums Chart. In 2012, Garnidelia recorded another self-released mini-album entitled ''Pluslights -21248931-'', which was also released on online stores, but failed to gain any recognition and chart positions.〔(iTunes - Music - Pluslights -21248931- ). By Garnidelia. iTunes US Store.〕 In 2013, Garnidelia had recorded a song entitled "COLOR" which premiered on the anime television series ''Freezing'' and achieved prominent success from viewers.〔 In March 2014, the duo signed to DefSTAR Records and had released their first commercial single "Ambiguous". This led to future collaborations with more anime televisions and more songs being produced. Toku, who had composed all off his work, decided to the same for the album.〔 Each song on the album was produced by both Maria and Toku, although it's accredited as the band's name.〔 All arrangement was handled by Maria and Toku. On the album, all songs except "フタリ座流星群", "Steps", "Grilletto" and "Ambiguous" were written by Maria herself. The first three were written by Maria and Toku together, while the latter was written by Meg Rock.〔Liner Notes from ''Linkage Ring'' by Garnidelia. January 2015.〕 Musically, ''Linkage Ring'' holds prominent essence off J-pop music but mixes both rock music and electronic dance music, which is a common trait if contemporary Japanese music.〔 According to ''CD-Data Magazine'', the reviewer commented on the influence off dubstep music in the opening track "PRIDE" and "Lamb." and likened the influence off western pop music in "BLAZING".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linkage Ring」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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