Ali Project

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Ali Project
Ali Project performs at their first North American concert in Seattle, Washington
Background information
Origin	Japan
Genres	Avant-garde progressive rock baroque pop neoclassical dark wave
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Mellow Head (2007-present) Tokuma Japan Communications (2001–present) Flying Dog (2008) Atmark Corporation (2003) Victor Entertainment (2002–2006) Columbia Music Entertainment (1998) EMI Music Japan (1992-1994) Polydor Records (1988)
Members	Arika Takarano Mikiya Katakura
Website	http://aliproject.jp/

Ali Project (typeset as ALI PROJECT) is a Japanese rock band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of Arika Takarano (宝野アリカ, Takarano Arika, vocals & lyrics) and Mikiya Katakura (片倉三起也, Katakura Mikiya, music & arrangement).

The band's work is divided into two styles, which lead singer/lyricist Arika Takarano has termed White Alice (白アリ, Shiro Ari) for the band's light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs, and Black Alice (黒アリ, Kuro Ari) for songs that take on a darker and more mysterious tone.^{[citation needed]} Though there has been a general shift towards performing songs in the "Black Alice" style, Ali Project has occasionally sung in the White Alice style in recent years as well.