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"A collective of thought and sound."

Exploring the border between love,
reason, and absurdity.

About

DERE ELEGE is a masked Japanese creator collective exploring the border between philosophy and emotion - turning desire into prayer, and laughter into light.

Works

Music

KNEEZ Projects

  • H.I.Z.A.

    H.I.Z.A.

    High intensity zone anthem!

  • KNEEZ UP!

    KNEEZ UP!

    “Kneez up!” is the rallying cry.

  • No Knees No Future

    No Knees No Future

    70's punk, screaming knees!

  • Nii Nii Nii

    Nii Nii Nii

    A mysterious pop song told from the perspective of a knee.

  • BEE'S KNEES: Battle Scars

    BEE'S KNEES: Battle Scars

    A love of heavy metal and pro wrestling.

  • BEE'S KNEES

    BEE'S KNEES

    Gals are the best! This kind of dance music.

  • FunKnee - The Silent Promise

    FunKnee - The Silent Promise

    Tears will make your knees laugh.

D.E. Universe

  • Song of Eternal Bond

    Song of Eternal Bond

    Unending memories, bonds that never loosen.

  • Neon Butterfly

    Neon Butterfly

    A story of a Neon butterfly searching for love.

  • Between Lives

    Between Lives

    Singing of hope in the space between lives.

  • The Voice Beneath the Mask

    The Voice Beneath the Mask

    Whose mask is this? Who is it for?

The Quotes of Dere Elege

  • RINNE

    RINNE

    Quiet rebirth beyond love and sin.

  • SHAZAI

    SHAZAI

    The beauty of forgiveness, hidden within silence.

  • AIDA

    AIDA

    Between love and depravity, it sinks like a prayer.

Artist Page

TuneCore Japan

Video
Official Channel

DERE ELEGE - YouTube

Words

  • A man may defy his father, but never his desire.

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  • History is but a record of battles between breasts and hips.

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  • It’s not about being S or M — it’s whether you’ve awakened to both.

    Dere Elege

  • Flip the coin of ambition — heads for success, tails for seduction.

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  • Love is a sickness of the soul; sex its medicine.

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  • A man will never truly be weaned from the breast of desire.

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  • If divorce is caused by a clash of character,
    then marriage begins with a harmony of illusion.

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  • Philosophers speak endlessly of love —
    yet the answers are always found in bed.

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  • Humanity has evolved, yet the measure of Eros remains unchanged since antiquity.

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  • When you understand my words,
    you will finally be called an adult.

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The Quotes of Dere Elege

DERE ELEGE - YouTube

Members

  • Al
    Al
  • El
    El
  • Ul
    Ul
  • Ol
    Ol

Projects

KNEEZ Projects

KNEEZ Projects

A surreal comedy that questions humanity from the knees up.

The Quotes of Dere Elege

The Quotes of Dere Elege

Where nonsense meets enlightenment.

The Enigma Theater

The Enigma Theater

A quiz by the manager of the Enigma Theater.