''Mozaiq'' is the fourth

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by the

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band, Blood Stain Child. It was released on July 18, 2007 in

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and was released on 20 July 2007 in

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. ''Mozaiq'' contains 11 tracks plus an extra track that differs; for Japan "Ez Do Dance" a cover after TRF and for Europe "Cosmic Highway".

Style

''Mozaiq'' is more

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influenced than all their previous materials, stating that it "is really about breaking down the boundaries of what we refer to as Heavy Music". It contains more clean vocals, especially on "Neo-Gothic-Romance". The track "Metropolice" is built upon female vocal samples. Instrumentation is lower-paced than on their previous works, especially their debut album, and synths sometimes cross into

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/ref> With the arrival of vocalist Sadew, original lead vocalist Ryo performs only backing vocals on the album in addition to maintaining his role as bassist.

Track listing

Videography

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for "Freedom" was shot which can be viewed . The video shows the band playing apparently in the dark at night near an enormous beacon. Towards the end of the video, it brightens up and turns into day.

Personnel

* Sadew −

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

* Ryu −

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* G.S.R −

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

* Ryo −

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, unclean backing vocals * Aki −

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, programming,

* Violator −

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

Additional musicians

* Maripu - Female Vocals

Release history

References

External links

BSC official site
{{Authority control 2007 albums Blood Stain Child albums Locomotive Music albums Albums produced by Tue Madsen