01	My Lagan Love						03:10
	02	Ashes Of The Time						12:11
	03	In Your Mind						07:35
	04	Coral D - The Cloud Sculptors						05:53
	05	Kitamoto						04:43
	06	Living In T He Shiny Days						04:15
	07	The Poet						08:45
	08	The Love In The Cage						06:59
	09	In The Night Of Ancient Tombs						06:16
	10	The Love In The Cage (Live Version)						06:20
	11	In Your Mind (Live Version)						07:22

Musea 99 - With 4 bonus tracks. Submitted by PhC.

Vermilion Sands [Japan]
Updated 10/3/03
Discography
Water Blue (88)


Reviews
Vermilion Sands (Water Blue line-up): Masahiro Yamada (keyboards), Ryogi Ogasawara (bass), Masumi Sakaue (guitars), Yoko Royama (vocals) and Hisashi Matoba (drums)

Vermilion Sands are a Japanese band, whose music is very much inspired by Renaissance, symphonic and keyboard-driven, with a female lead vocalist. Also included on Water Blue is a reasonable cover version of Kate Bush's "My Lagan Love." The vocals on some of the tracks are in Japanese, but the music dominates, similar to the lush, melodic style of bands such as Novela, Teru's Symphonia, Outer Limits, etc.

Japanese folk-rock symphonic band with female singer. The sound is very polished yet delicate, with a standard four-piece instrumental lineup. The influences are split between the symphonic Renaissance, and British/Irish folk bands like Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and Clannad. The vocals are excellent, and the lyrics are split between Japanese and English.
Vermilion Sands and Water Blue. Such beautiful names for a band and their sole album. The music contained on Water Blue is equally beautiful. Featuring the lovely soprano of Youko Rouyama, Vermilion Sands come off as a folky version of Renaissance. The full and elegant sound is created by gentle acoustic guitar and piano, soft electric guitar and synth, and Rouyama's clear voice. Where Renaissance were strongly classically influenced (even lifting many classical themes), Vermilion Sands is more influenced by folk and is also more original sounding, at least to me. I much prefer Vermilion Sands over Renaissance. Highly recommended, particularly to fans of Renaissance.


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WATER BLUE LP 1987 MADE IN JAPAN RECORDS
(Yoko Royama - vocals, Masahiro Yamada - keyboards, Hisashi Matoba - drums & acoustic guitar, Masumi Sakaue - guitars, Ryoji Ogasawara - bass)

1.MY LAGAN LOVE
2.ASHES OF THE TIME
3.IN YOUR MIND
4.CORAL D - THE CLOUD SCULPTORS
5.KITAMOTO
6.LIVING IN THE SHINY DAYS
7.THE POET

WATER BLUE CD 1989 MADE IN JAPAN RECORDS
1.MY LAGAN LOVE (new version)
2.ASHES OF THE TIME (new version)
3.IN YOUR MIND
4.CORAL D - THE CLOUD SCULPTORS
5.KITAMOTO
6.LIVING IN THE SHINY DAYS
7.THE POET

WATER BLUE CD 1999 MUSEA FGBG4293 (now on sale!)

1.MY LAGAN LOVE (1989 version)
2.ASHES OF THE TIME (1989 version)
3.IN YOUR MIND
4.CORAL D - THE CLOUD SCULPTORS
5.KITAMOTO
6.LIVING IN THE SHINY DAYS
7.THE POET
8.THE LOVE IN THE CAGE (1989)

9.IN THE NIGHT OF ANCIENT TOMBS (1988 unreleased studio bonus track)
(Yoko Royama - vocals, Masahiro Yamada - keyboards, Hisashi Matoba - drums & acoustic guitar, Masumi Sakaue - guitars, Ryoji Ogasawara - bass)

10.THE LOVE IN THE CAGE (1996 live version)
(Yoko Royama - vocals & flute, Masahiro Yamada - keyboards, genta Kudo - drums, Shin Yoshimune - guitars, Yasuyuki Hirose - bass, Akihisa Tsuboy - violin)

11.IN YOUR MIND (1996 live version)
(Yoko Royama - vocals & flute, Masahiro Yamada - keyboards, genta Kudo - drums, Shin Yoshimune - guitars, Yasuyuki Hirose - bass, Akihisa Tsuboy - violin)