[2] For much of its history (until Hazime and more recently Handa joined), the band was all-female, unusual in the world of progressive rock.

Ars Nova was formed in 1983 by Kyoko Kanazawa (bass guitar), Keiko Tsubata (keyboards) and Yumiko Saito (drums).

In 1995, Ars Nova played a gig for the first time outside Japan, at the Prog Fest '95 festival in Los Angeles, USA.

Android Domina was released in 2001, with Mika Nakajima as a second keyboard player, followed in 2003 by Biogenesis Project, an album featuring numerous guest musicians, including Masuhiro Goto (Gerard, Ningen-Isu), who became the new drummer of the band, replacing Takahashi.

These are recordings already made in 1996 by the original trio (Kumagai, Kanazawa, Takahashi) and are complemented by current productions together with the two guest musicians Hitomi Iriyama (violin) and Zoltán Fábián (guitar).

Other contributors are: Sayuri Aruga (vocals), Mika Nakajima (keyboard), Satoshi Handa (guitar), Hazime (drums), Akiko Takahashi (percussion).