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Juusankai wa Gekkou (十三階は月光, "13th Floor with Moonlight") is the fourteenth album by Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released on April 5, 2005.[2]

Juusankai wa Gekkou
Studio album by Buck-Tick
Released	April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)
Recorded	Studio Sound Dali, Aobadai Studio, Prime Sound Studio Form, Victor Studio
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	68:17
Label	BMG Funhouse
Producer	Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick chronology
At the Night Side (2004) Juusankai wa Gekkou (2005) Catalogue 2005 (2005)
Singles from Juusankai wa Gekkou
"Romance" Released: March 2, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The limited edition came with a DVD of the music video for the album's only single, "Romance". It reached number four on the Oricon chart[3] with 28,104 copies sold.[4]

Overview

For Juusankai wa Gekkou the band deliberately adopted a Gothic theme, which is presented throughout the album. As vocalist Atsushi Sakurai is fond of the theme, he found it easy to work with and wrote the lyrics for all the songs except one. Guitarist Hisashi Imai actually thought of the idea during the tour for their previous album, but was further resolved to do it after watching Sakurai's solo performances.[5]

The songs "Cabaret" and "Doll" have lines sung in female vocabulary and grammar, while "Doukeshi A" is from the perspective of a pierrot.[5]

Track listing

Personnel

Buck-Tick

• Atsushi Sakurai – vocals
• Hisashi Imai – guitar, noise, electronics, chorus
• Hidehiko Hoshino – guitar, chorus
• Yutaka Higuchi – bass
• Toll Yagami – drums

Additional performers

• Kazutoshi Yokoyama – manipulator, synthesizer, piano, organ, celesta and noises

References

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