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In my case, it’s actually a huge excitement factor. Some faces in the VK scene are so prolific with their involvement that they basically become a seal of quality when their name is attached to a project (like say, Sharaku Kobayashi, Kozi, Shuuji Ishii, etc). When I see that a bandoman who has continuously delivered is going to be part of a new band/side-project, I just know that I’m gonna love it. There's also the "brand new dream team" factor of new bands with old names. I remember when Roman Kyuko formed and I as a fan of both Siblebashir and Sex-Android, was wondering what power-house vocalist Izumi and obscure-style-lover Toru would sound like together (they sound amazing, Toru's love of Rockabilly 'n punk + Izumi voice = perfection). Of course, I get attached to some band members and follow every single one of their side projects/new bands and even their off-stage activities. Some of these guys make the kind of art I want to see in the world and I wanna do everything I can to support that (and them). Plus most of these guys are just interesting people who passionately share their love for art and their personal artistic processes, so it's fun to get to know the people behind the instrument and root for their success because you like them as a person in addition to their musical outputs! It can also be inversely, where I go backwards and check out some old and/or obscure band one of my favs was in it. From humble high school garage bands to subterranean hidden gems to one-time team-ups, going down the band name rabbit hole is something that I think is, as it is, special to the VK scene.

New band "EYENêS" has formed. "EYENêS" members: vo.優燈(Yuhi) (ex.DIVEIN) gt.健登 ba.霧葉 dr.鱒(Masu) (ex.ドットジパングロマンチカ(Dot Zipang Romantica)) Twitter

LMAO wow, way to inflate the price×4, with some digital bells & whistles... :'))))

ZON new digital single "’Damn it’" will be released at 2020/11/18 (produced by Sy/u and 834) their another digital single "PRIDE" will be released at 2020/12/23 (produced by Azu and Mii)

It's amazing how well Laputa's discography sounds. Mainly between 1997-2001 A true vk classic! I love it! MONOCHROME, REINCARNATION MORNING, MOVE ON DARKNESS, ALKALOID, STAY ❤❤❤

I'll make an effort to check out every new band I see here, even if few manage to hold my interest. That being said, I guess I have higher expectations for bands with members from bands I love. Usually when I've found out a musician I like has joined a new band/used to be in a different band and checked them out, I haven't been disappointed at all, although there have been exceptions. Like I said, new bands will always get a chance from me so even if there are members from bands I don't like so much, I give them the benefit of the doubt because the way I see it, they might be in a new band because they wanted to try something new so I don't think I can ever truly know what to expect.

I like to check out members' history out of curiosity if I like the band. I found about a lot of bands I got to love this way. It's true that now past bands lists aren't as long, but it was never something I used to judge whenever a musician was good or bad. Just a fun thing to know two or more familiar faces were in one band at some point. xD

Tbh it's actually a good idea, it will clear up the dl-section but it's going to be a lot of work to check EVERY topic to find dead links. I wouldn't mind to take up this job if I had any privilege on the forum. But imagine how many days this will take👀

Hmm I think it does, for example I've been following: Chisa (Vo. NEXX > DIV > アクメ). from アクメ I noticed they have HAL (Drums) in their lineup and I know him from ARTEMA and just the type of music are sooo different but to make something new out of it is for me always mindblowing! I'm just always curious about their previous work if I don't know them well. But same as their new works to see if they have changed their style in music, come up with new things and so on. I think it really does make a lot of difference. I probably get more or faster interested into a band if I know any of the members in some band that I already been listening to.

Tracklist and details for the 2020/09/09 split CD have been posted on Twitter.