Biography
Multi Colored Vox (マルチ・カラード・ヴォックス), also known as Marukara (マルカラ), was a Japanese rock band from Osaka Prefecture. The group formed in March 2002 and disbanded on 12 January 2007. It released material on the independent label Under Flower Records.
The band’s lineup at the time of dissolution consisted of Kazuya Fujii (vocals, guitar) and Katsuya Hayashi (bass, chorus). Former members included Keiji Takuma (bass, chorus; 2002–May 2003), Seiji Tanabe (bass, chorus; May 2003–December 2004), and Yuji Nagae (drums, chorus; 2002–June 2006).
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Early activity included self-produced CD-Rs Todoke Kono Koe (November 2002) and MURASAKI (July 2003). The group also contributed to several independent compilations between 2003 and 2005. Official releases on Under Flower Records comprised the mini-albums Gekijō Kānibaru (April 2004) and Onpū Fanfāre (October 2004), the single Yellow (May 2004), the single Akai Hana (December 2006), and the album Hashiru Gōon Tomanu Shikisai (December 2006).
Following the disbandment, Fujii stated in a blog post that he was ending his musical activities. Hayashi later joined the band My Way My Love. Tanabe went on to play keyboards in the group Nacional. Nagae joined the Osaka band Bacon. Takuma later stood as a candidate for the Happiness Realization Party in the 2009 Japanese general election for Kyoto’s 5th district but was not elected.
Multi Colored Vox was active in the Osaka indie rock scene associated with Under Flower Records during the early to mid-2000s.
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