Voyage Sans Retour

Voyage ~Sans Retour~ (French: "Voyage of No Return") is the second album by Japanese rock band Malice Mizer, released on June 9, 1996. It is their first album with second vocalist Gackt.

Voyage ~Sans Retour~
Studio album by Malice Mizer
Released	June 9, 1996
Studio	Bazooka, Wonder Beat, Cats[1]
Genre	Art rock synthpop
Length	44:37
Label	Midi:Nette
Producer	Malice Mizer
Malice Mizer chronology
Memoire (1994) Voyage ~Sans Retour~ (1996) Merveilles (1998)

Overview

Malice Mizer's singer and lyricist Tetsu left the group after a concert on December 27, 1994. After almost a year of inactivity, Malice Mizer recruited Gackt as their new vocalist and released the single "Uruwashiki Kamen no Shoutaijou" on December 10, 1995. With a new concept, the band's music became more art rock and synthpop, incorporating even stronger classical and electronic elements. Visually, they abandoned their 1980s goth look for colorful historical costumes with a gothic feel.

Voyage ~Sans Retour~ was released on June 9, 1996 by guitarist Mana's own record label, Midi:Nette. The first press edition, limited to 5000, came in a plastic slipcase with an additional "Visual Arts Booklet".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Yami no Kanata e~" (闇の彼方へ～; 'Beyond the Darkness...')		Mana	0:26
2.	"Transylvania"	Gackt	Mana	4:01
3.	"Tsuioku no Kakera ~A Peace of Broken Recollection~" (追憶の破片 ～a peace of broken recollection～; 'Fragments of Memories: A Peace of Broken Recollection')	Gackt	Mana	6:21
4.	"Premier Amour" ('First Love')	Gackt	Mana	4:55
5.	"Itsuwari no Musetté" (偽りのmusetté; 'False Musetté')	Gackt	Közi	5:13
6.	"N.p.s N.g.s" (N·p·s N·g·s; 'No Pains No Gains')	Gackt	Mana	4:07
7.	"Claire ~Tsuki no Shirabe~" (claire ～月の調べ～; 'Claire ~In Search of the Moon~')	Közi	Közi	5:47
8.	"Madrigal"	Gackt	Közi	4:03
9.	"Shi no Butō ~A Romance of the "Cendrillon"~" (死の舞踏 ～a romance of the "Cendrillon"～; 'Macabre Dance: A Romance of the "Cendrillon"')	Malice Mizer	Malice Mizer	5:25
10.	"~Zenchō~" (～前兆～; 'Omen')		Mana	4:19

Personnel

• Gackt – vocals, piano
• Mana – synth guitar, sequence programming
• Közi – synth guitar, sequence programming
• Yu~ki – bass
• Kami – drums, percussion
• Takeshi Kanazawa – violin on tracks 2, 5 and 8
• Mayumi Maruo – chorus, photography
• "Patch" Kitaguchi – recording, mixing

References

1. "Malice Mizer – Voyage Sans Retour". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-01-19.