Interview: Deluhi

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Not-quite-newcomer DELUHI took some time to connect with JrockRevolution.com. This powerhouse quartet have already begun to carve a name for themselves. How did they begin, how far have they come and what is in store for their future? Read on and find out!


JRR: Please introduce yourselves for those on JrockRevolution.com who might not know you yet.
Leda: DELUHI is a “Visual-kei” band formed back in January 2008. The four members are: Juri (vocal), Leda (guitar), Aggy (bass) and Sujk (drums).

JRR: Please describe Deluhi in two words.
Leda: Aggressive and melodious.
Sujk: Heavy and delicate spirits.
Juri: Screaming. Shouting!!
Aggy: Hard and destructive.


JRR: Why did you choose the name DELUHI?
Sujk: Well we just chose it because it had a nice ring to it. It's kind of a coined term.
Leda: It has no particular meaning to it. But I have one thing to point out. English speaking people tend to pronounce it with an accent on the middle syllable, just like this: de-LU-hi. We want all the syllables to be stressed to be pronounced right. We know it's not an English kind of pronunciation, but since we named it because it sounded pleasant to us, we want it to be said right.

JRR: Why did you decide on being a visual-kei band as opposed to other options?
Leda: We thought this type of music was the best way to express our selves.

JRR: When and how did you first get into music and decide that it was what you wanted to do?
Leda: I used to hang around with an acoustic guitar when I was in middle school, but I wasn't really into music until one friend of mine came by and played X Japan and Luna Sea. That's when I became really aware of music in general, and rock music in particular.
Juri: When I was about 12 years old, influenced by my brother. I listened to Glay and got shocked. That's when I started playing music myself.
Aggy: A friend of mine came to my house, and left his bass guitar in my room. That was the very first thing in the beginning.
Sujk: I used to love music as a child. When I was in middle school, we were talking with friends to put together a band or something, and I said "I'll play the drums", and voila, here I am. (laughs)

JRR: How did you meet each other?
Leda: The whole thing started when I met Juri. I was looking for a singer, and I thought "Hey, Juri isn't really a vocalist yet, but he's got talent, it might be cool to form a band with him". So I called him and we formed DELUHI's predecessor band. Then of course we'd look for a drummer and a bassist, and auditioned many drummers and one of them said, "You guys are looking for a rhythm section, right? I've got a friend who's a bassist", and that friend of his was Aggy. This drummer guy eventually quit, and Aggy stayed. We started looking for a drummer again, and we auditioned two drummers and jammed together. The second guy was Sujk. He got really late to the studio, but we played one song and just as the four of us played a note, we thought he's gotta be the one! We all thought this was going to be the band. I think it was an inevitable chance that came by.

JRR: Your latest release is your Jagganath single.
Leda: Yes, but we will be releasing a DVD single called FLASH:B[L]ACK on May 20th. JAGANNATH, VISVASRIT and MAHADEVA form part of a trilogy, and the respective concepts are creation, prosperity and destruction. The songs in these singles represent DELUHI itself, and are all very important songs.

JRR: What is the reason/meaning behind your band’s logo?

Leda: The first mini album SURVEILLANCE was released back in March 2008, and its theme was the word surveillance itself. This was our debut work, and we just formed the band and were doing the recordings at the same time. Right then, we came up with the logo of an eye, meaning under surveillance, and put the letters D, L and H of DELUHI in the logo.

JRR: What was it like to film the Hybrid Truth PV? Did you enjoy the experience?
Leda: HYBRID TRUTH has now become DELUHI’s anthem. It perfectly concentrates every musical aspects of DELUHI into one song. Every musical characteristics of DELUHI are packed inside this four minute long song, so the progression is extremely fast and heavy. We all have strong feelings for this song. The PV shooting was fun too, although it was REALLY tough (laughs).

JRR: If you could pick any place to have a concert, where would it be and why?
Leda: I'd love to go anywhere in the world if they be fans waiting for us. Right now we haven't spread our activities to overseas countries, but we sure are seeking possibilities for this. I want to visit many countries.

JRR: What are your current interests/hobbies?
Leda: Out-of-body experiences.
Sujk: Meditations.
Juri: Riddles.
Aggy: Japanese culture.

JRR: Where do you get the inspiration for your music?
Leda: I get inspired by beautiful landscapes. Not only of Japan, but I also enjoy getting inspired by seeing pictures of foreign countries. When I go overseas sometime in the future, the first thing I would do is to look up the sky, get a great view of the landscape and get inspired.
Sujk: Watching films, maybe. Well, I get inspired by my brain getting inspired by watching the film.
Juri: I'd like to ride my bike along the coast. I bet there are plenty of things you get inspired of out there.
Aggy: Nothing in particular, I always get inspired by everything around me.

JRR: Is there anyone that you look up to?
Leda: Someone like SUGIZO, hide and a lion combined together.
Sujk: There are so many I can't pick. If I were to choose one, I'd pick Danny Carey of TOOL.
Juri: Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.
Aggy: My father.

JRR: What did you listen to when you were younger? Do you still listen to any of that music now?
Leda: X JAPAN. Their music is my bible.
Sujk: KORN. I still like them.
Juri: GLAY.
Aggy: Nirvana.

JRR: What song would you recommend for a first-time listener of DELUHI?
Leda: HYBRID TRUTH and Orion once again.
Sujk: LivingDead.
Leda: If you want something fast, HYBRID TRUTH is the one. If you want a heavy one, LivingDead is your choice.

JRR: Do you have a favorite DELUHI song?
Leda: HYBRID TRUTH.
Sujk: Baby play.
Juri: s[K]ape:goat, from our latest single due May 20th.
Aggy: I can't pick one. I just can't rank them.

JRR: How about a favorite song from another band or artist?
Leda: Just Another Star by BULLET FOR MY VALLENTINE.
Sujk: TOOL's Parabol/Parabola
Juri: Nagai Aida by Kiroro
Aggy: Search & Destroy by Iggy and The Stooges

JRR: If you were not in music, what other job do you think you would have?
Leda: Never thought about it.
Sujk: Some guy in an electric store.
Juri: Some fish dealer.
Aggy: I'd be selling crepes.

JRR: What is one band or artist that you would most like to share a stage with?
Leda: There's too many to choose from.
Sujk: SLIPKNOT.
Juri: Teru, from GLAY.
Aggy: Johnny Depp.

JRR: On May 20 is the release of your first DVD single, is there anything in particular about the upcoming release that you would like your fans to know?
Leda: The main song in this single, s[K]ape:goat is a Requiem for a friend of mine who passed away.
Juri: The shouts at the bridges are the highlights.
Leda: Guitarwise, I stick to the solos and main riffs. I've also concentrated on the guitar sounds more than ever. I'd like people to take a listen to the thrashing guitar sounds.
Aggy: The small riff right after the drum fills in the intro. I really concentrated on this part.

JRR: Have any of you ever been overseas? If so, where did you go?
Leda: No, but I'd love to go sometime.
Sujk: Never been abroad. I want go to the US.
Juri: I went to Hawaii once when I was still in my mother's womb.
Aggy: Thailand and Saipan. Bayview was great.

JrockRevolution.com would like to thank DELUHI and BRAVEMAN RECORDS.

Additional thanks to Kei Nagase, manager, for conducting the interview and Jun Hasebe for the English translation.




sources: http://www.jrockrevolution.com/webzine/interviews/1249-interview-deluhi.html

-Plug-:SPECIAL:Q & A - Juri

Vocal - Juri - (08/07/03)
Name/part - Juri, vocals
Birthdate/Blood type - BF.596.4.6 / α type
Characterize yourself in 3 words - 「I」「Germany」「Charm」
Habit [favorite phrase] - I hum a drum beating to myself
Strong point - forgetting things
Weak point - eating spicy curry
The number of piercings - I'm not crowded
Do you prefer cellphone or e-mail? - Mail is beautiful
Thing that you always carry with yourself - greedy heart
The magazine that is nice to read for you - Tarzan
When do you thought "I'm a genius!"? -There's an answer on 7764th street, when you solve the puzzle,the time when I came on 1st street for the first time
The time when you thought "There may be God!" - There's an answer on 7764th street, when you solve the puzzle, the time when I came on 2nd street the second time
And the time when you didn't think that? - There's an answer on 7764th street, when you solve the puzzle, the time, when I made a mistake for the 3rd time.
Something that you like in each member -
Leda - the speed of eating when we're together
Ryo(now known as Aggy) - the speed of walking when we're together
Sujk - drumming idiot
If you could change places with someone for one day, who would it be and what would you do? - I'd change into LAZY PERSON and I'd like to be idle throughout the whooooooole day
Childhood dream - invincible
Favorite convenience store - stay small
Cooking specialty - illusionary FONDN LUGER
Rule for yourself? - advance the blue, advance the yellow and be careful advancing the red
Something that looks like a challenge to you - tattoo
Something that made you happy recently - buying new parts for my car
Something that made you sad recently - I told my friend "You make a face seeming that you like Japanese white raddish"
Something that you're concern about recently - social disparity
Favorite perfume? - Green Tea, DELUHI's stinking during the live
DS or PSP? - DS. But of course I don't have it...
Mobile/ringtone - the picture of trees/ ringtone, Yeongwonhi~♪
What do you have strung up to your cellphone? - 5t hammer
Favorite color? - black and gold
3 things you want right now -
* overwhelming fighting strength
* stony hat
* wireless mike
Message - I'm Juri, the vocalist of DELUHI. I want you to listen to our new single "Orion Once Again" without a fail. I'm waiting for you at the live place.

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-Plug-:SPECIAL:Q & A - Leda

Guitar - Leda - (08/07/03)
Name/part - Leda/guitars
Birthdate/Blood type - June 9 / γ type
Characterize yourself in 3 words - 「Intrigue」「Anti-heart」「Treachery」
Habit [favorite phrase] - I add "bell" after a noun [I guess he means the sound that bell makes, but not sure - saku_ryo said]
Strong point - I entrust my mood to others
Weak point - after all my opinion is like everything what's straight line-like
The number of piercings - I'm a virgin at the moment. (now he have piercing at his belly button)
Do you prefer cellphone or e-mail? - I think that it's ok if I don't have to choose
Thing that you always carry with yourself - Shyness and being popular.
The magazine that is nice to read for you - YG and Plug. Ah... I became an adult (sentiment). However, my ideology is that I want to be a kid
When do you thought "I'm a genius!"? - I want to change to seem that I'm like that.
And the time when you didn't think that? - When Juri during a live declared "Hey, you! It's okay when you rise your fists!!" with a good spirit.
The time when you thought "There may be God!" - In the end he too, if he's a human, he's an animal, I think, but in the first place living positively and living negatively has no meaning, I think.
(I don't have a reason to speak of positives/negatives)
Something that you like in each member - Our relationship is a good point, right. The other 3 seem to come and go between Shinjuku 2-chome... (bitter smile)
If you could change places with someone for one day, who would it be and what would you do? - It will be only serious answer. I would change me making music with Hisaishi Joe-san
Childhood dream - I would like to feel that I'm still a child.
Favorite convenience store - when place is clean, in general.
Cooking specialty - coming out to eat
Rule for yourself? - Not interfering in fellow's love of every member of DELUHI.But somehow my shoulders are a bit small... (bitter smile)
Something that looks like a challenge to you - Cogito thesis. It looks like thinking too much is my suicide, but unavoidable eternity is MY theme.
Something that made you happy recently - performing DELUHI
Something that made you sad recently - It is endless, isn't it?
Something that you're concerned about recently - Asia. Especially Thailand. This is the influence of Thai Ryo-kun(Aggy-kun).
Favorite perfume? - The most the DELUHI's smell that I make.
DS or PSP? - I stop TV games at 64.
Mobile/ringtone - just as initialisation
What do you add to your cellphone? - it looks like I add various functions to it
Favorite color? - if the color suits it.
3 things you want right now - For a question about "A thing you want the most" I can't choose 3 things. I suppose it is raisin's 岩井
Message - Thank you for reading this up until now. I'd be happy if you get a little interest in DELUHI. Unexpectedly every time we make an questionnaire it is fun.

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-Plug-:SPECIAL:Q & A - Aggy

Bass - Ryo(Aggy) - (08/07/03)
Name / Part - Ryo(Aggy) / 4 Strings(bass)
Birthdate / Blood type - 12/13 / ?
Characterize yourself in 3 words - 「two-footed」「yellow skinned」「dreads」
Habit (favorite phrase) - 気付いたらトぶ。
Strong point - I can fall asleep in 2 seconds. Really.
Weak point - Waking up.
The number of piercings - I have
Do you prefer cellphone or e-mail? - Telephone calls
Thing that you always carry with yourself - The heart of a boy
The magazine that is nice to read for you - 一番手前にあるやつ
When do you thought "I'm a genius!"? - I always think that.
And the time when you didn't think that? - I always think I'm a genius
The time when you thought "There may be God!" - I always think
Something that you like in each member -
Juri: Beats me in strength
Leda: Understands my incomprehensibility
Sujk: Gave me chocolate and a cigarette when I was troubled.
If I could switch places with someone - I don't think I would switch with anyone
Childhood dream - to be a garbage man
Favorite convenience store - What's the purpose of this question?
Cooking specialty - sanbaizu (mixture of soy sauce, sugar and vinegar)
Rule for yourself - start with the soup first
Something that looks like a challenge to you - Sexual intercourse with god. Keanu Reeves story.
Something that made you happy recently - I'm thinner. My head is thinner.
Something that made you sad recently - ...a lie.
Something that you're concerned about recently - How much more is there
Favorite perfume? - ｆはぽいっほあｊ＠おヴぉあのばｌｍｌ＠のｆｎ [I'm not grasping this at all, he's like, yelling about something...? - gackt_mervilles said]
DS or PSP? - Sorry I was upset.
Mobile / ringtones - I use them
What do you add to your cellphone? - Buttons
Favorite color - changes with how I feel
3 things you want right now -
*drive to be productive
*technology with emoticons
*to take a nap
Message - If I think well, I didn't sleep even 2 seconds... Let's turn into reggae mood. On this occasion.

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-Plug-:SPECIAL:Q & A - Sujk

Drum - Sujk - (08/07/03)
Name/part - Sujk, drums
Birthdate/Blood type - August 23rd, Σ type
Characterize yourself in 3 words -「bright?」「likes candy」「likes cats♪」
Habit (favorite phrase) - Opening can lids horizontally
Strong point - Minor details
Weak point - Talking
Number of piercings - 6
Do you prefer cellphone or e-mail? - I guess the phone?
Something you always carry - Chocolate
The magazine that is nice to read for you - drum magazines
When do you thought "I'm a genius!"? - When I decide to do a free kick on the Wii
And the time when you didn't think that? - When I miss the kick
The time when you thought "There may be God!" - When the rain clears when I wanted it to
Something that you like in each member -
Juri… gentle places
Leda… guitar
Ryo… conversation
If you could trade places with one person, who would it be? - I’d trade with Juri, I want to sing
Childhood dream - drummer
Favorite convenience store - Surprisingly, it’s Lawson
Cooking specialty - I can make anything♪Defiantly!
Rule for yourself - Don’t do crime
Something that looks like a challenge to you - Drum remodeling
Something that made you happy recently - The increase in game consoles
Something that made you sad recently - I’m always having fun so there isn’t anything in particular~♪
Something that you're concerned about recently -The means of a restroom for my cat
Favorite perfume - Deluhi?
DS or PSP? - Honestly…both
Mobile / ringtones - A weird whitish/brrringbrrring~♪
What do you add to your cellphone? - Fingerprint
Favorite colorn - black
3 things you want right now - A new snare, a new pedal, only to do with drums (lol)
Message - Thanks for coming to see us until the end.
How have you been lately?
Have you been stressed out?
If you feel like letting it out, come to a DELUHI live~♪
We’ll be waiting~!

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