Hora (musician)
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- Musician
- songwriter
- DJ
- record producer
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.jpg) Hora performing with Schwarz Stein in 2003 | |
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| Born | May 10, 1980 |
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| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Website | hora.base.ec |
Hora (Japanese: ホラ, 洞; born May 10, 1980) is a Japanese musician, songwriter, DJ, and record producer, best known as the keyboardist of the visual kei dark wave band Schwarz Stein. Starting as a member of Velvet Eden, he later formed Schwarz Stein with Kaya. Since 2005, he has pursued a solo career, in addition to collaborating with other artists.
Hora's music career started in 2000 when he became a keyboardist of the dark wave band Velvet Eden. During his time in Velvet Eden, the group shifted toward a rock-oriented sound and released several works, including the single "Sute Neko" and demo tape "Kumo Onna". Hora left Velvet Eden the following year, 2001.[1]
Following his departure from Velvet Eden, Hora co-founded the dark wave band Schwarz Stein (initially known as Rudolf Steiner) with Kaya.[2] The duo, produced by Mana and signed to Midi:Nette,[3] gained significant popularity within the visual kei and Japanese goth scenes. In 2004, Schwarz Stein disbanded due to creative differences between its two members.[4]
Hora started a solo career in 2005.[5] He composes, writes lyrics, provides vocals, and produces his own releases. His solo project is based on electronic music, ranging from futurepop to EBM.[6] Some tracks feature guest vocalists.[4] Hora's first solo album, Inner Universe, was released in March 2005.[5] It was followed by The World in December of that year.[7]
Aside from working on his solo career, Hora has also composed songs for other artists, including Kaya and pop musicians. He wrote three songs for Kaya's solo debut album, Glitter,[4] and also composed tracks on Kaya's major singles, "Chocolat" and "Ophelia",[8] and on Kaya's albums Queen and Rose.[9][10] In 2006, Hora collaborated with Kaya for a one-off project called Another Cell.[4]
Prominence, Hora's third solo album, was released in September 2006.[4] Two albums were released in 2007: Venom and Icebound.[11][12] His 2008 album, Reign, had a lighter and more melodious sound than his prior releases. Another album, Dominate, came out in October 2009.[4]
In May 2010, Hora announced his retirement from music due to poor health. Because of this, the best-of compilation Wisdom was advertised as his last album.[4] His health improved, and in July 2011, he returned to performing live for a Schwarz Stein reunion show.[3] November 2012 saw the release of Hora's next album, Tyrant.[13] His tenth album, Cocoon, was released in June 2013.[4]
Schwarz Stein resumed activity in March 2014 and started releasing new music.[14] In 2025, Hora and Közi formed a duo under the name Mayohk. In that same year, they performed at a festival in Brazil.[15]
