Lament

History

I've was founded in 1998 by members of the six-member Takase Fight. During this time they produced music for tsushin karaoke and adult game brands based in Hokkaidō. They also made two tracks for the Dancemania series, "If You Were Here" by Jennifer and "Is This The Way You Kill A Love" by Gina, both featured in Dance Dance Revolution.

They first assumed the name "I've" while working on the eroge Lips: egao no yukue in the autumn of 1998. Although production for the game was later cancelled, they were able to establish ties with Visual Art's, a computer game and software maker that most of I've's subsequent works are released under.

The first game I've produced music for was Hakidame: Trash, produced by Zero (a brand of Visual Art's), released in February 1999, where they were credited as I've Sound. The game featured the songs "Fuck Me" and "Utsukushiku Ikitai".

I've's big break came when the popular PC game Kanon by Key was released in 1999, featuring the theme songs "Last Regrets" and "Kaze no Tadoritsuku Basho", both arranged by I've. This gained them a burst of fame among eroge gamers. These songs were later used as insert songs during Kanon's 2002 anime adaptation, and later as the main opening and ending themes in that anime's 2006 remake.

They released their first compilation album, Regret in December 1999.

In 2002, I've was hired to produce the music for their first anime series, Please Teacher!, which helped to further spread their name among otaku, and exposed them internationally.

In April 2004, Kotoko, one of I've's vocalists who worked on Please Teacher, made her major debut with the album Hane. This was followed by Mami Kawada's major debut single "Radiance" single in February 2005, and Eiko Shimamiya's Ulysses album the same year in April. Mell and sound creator C.G mix made their major releases in 2006 (Red Fraction single and In Your Life album respectively). Most recently, Kaori Utatsuki also joined the ranks in August 2007 with the single Shining Stars Bless.

Discography

Girls Compilation albums

regret (1999)

verge (2000)

disintegration (2002)

Lament (2003)

Out Flow (2003)

Collective (2005)

EXTRACT (2010)

LEVEL OCTAVE (2012)

Evidence nine (2014)

The Time - Twelve Colors (2016)

ALIVE (2017)

Concept albums

Short Circuit (2003)

Short Circuit II (2007)

Short Circuit III (2010)

Comic Market releases

Dirty Gift (2002)

Mixed Up: I've Remix Style (2004)

I've Mania Tracks Vol.I (2007)

The Front Line Covers (2008)

I've Mania Tracks Vol.II (2009)

I've Mania Tracks Vol.III (2010)

Other CDs

I've Hard Stuff - Luding Out

I've Cure Trance Vol.1 - Psychedelic

I've Cure Trance Vol.2 - Psychedelic GOA

I've Trance Magic Vol.1

I've Trance Magic Vol.2

I've Trance Magic Vol.3

I've verve - circle001 - Beyond the underground groove (?)

I've verve - circle002 - beat spellbound-agitation mix (?)

I've verve - circle003 - electronica-mayhem (?)

I've verve - circle004 - Psychedelic Trance Edition (?)

I've verve - circle005 - Psychedelic Trance Edition - Journey of Space Exploration -

I've Cure Trance Vol.3 - Psychedelic IBIZA

Master Groove Circle (2008)

I've Sound 10th Anniversary: Departed to the future Special CD Box (2009)

Master Groove Circle 2 (2009)

I've Sound 10th Anniversary Departed to the Future (2009)

Videos

I've in Budokan 2005: Open the Birth Gate (2006)

Short Circuit II Premium Show in Tokyo (2007)

I've in Budokan 2009: Departed to the future (2009)