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I don't have time to write fully detailed reviews, so I'm just going to share with you my favorite releases and songs from 2016 with short blurbs. Also, these aren't best to least best, they're all equal to me and it'd be pretty hard to choose one over the others so they're not in any specific order except maybe alphabetically. Enjoy and thanks for reading! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ・FAVORITE RELEASES・ 甘い暴力 - 嘘キス Honestly, fucking phenomenal. 10/10. This is the new unit that was formed after the disbandment of 黒姫の夢遊病 and 白日ノ夢. I can't wait for them to release more music in 2017 because this song is lit. ----- AmyDolly - creation Literally disgusted at myself for liking this. There's something super addictive about it even though it sounds atrocious. I just can't get enough. Both songs are cringeworthy yet bangers at the same time??? ----- アンフィル - アクア This is probably my favorite Anfiel song EVER. Shogo's voice is so smooth and sexy like milk and it just flows nicely throughout the entire song. ----- Axkey - アイシア/DAHLIA Both songs are super catchy and the vocals suit the music perfectly. Pretty perfect release to me <3 ----- BLESSCODE - Imperial City I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A SONG LIKE THIS. FROM THE CHORUS TO THE SOLO, EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. I THINK THIS WAS THE SINGLE OF THE YEAR THAT I WAS MOST HYPED FOR EVER SINCE I HEARD THE PREVIEWS EVEN NOW WHEN I LISTEN TO IT, I'M STILL LIKE "OH FUCK" The 2 other tracks on this release compliment the single exceptionally. This release is just so well-rounded and hot like fuck omg ----- DECAYS - Baby who wanders More like "Baby who fucks me up" This was a nice surprise this year. I normally wouldn't have given this a listen, but a lot of people were saying such good things about it and I can see why. I can get down with any song that has a violin in it tbh. ----- dexcore - The Dead Sea This was probably right under Imperial City for single I was most hyped for. I'm really not into harsh and brutal vocals, but when they're paired with hot, angelic clean vocals, then I'm into them. The chorus in The Dead Sea is fucking phenomenal. It's also my ringtone. Mistake and Hunger are fucking lit as well. I can't wait to hear more from these guys! ----- FoLLoW - FoLLoW If you haven't listened to FoLLoW yet, do yourself a favor and listen to this album. I know the album art is atrocious but their music is SO GOOD. Ever since hiroki showed me プラネタリウム, I've been hooked. It's a shame they decided to disband. ----- 白日ノ夢 - 白き記憶 I don't even know what to say other than THIS MINI ALBUM IS FUCKING AWESOME. Kou is for sure one of my favorite vocalists and every release is phenomenal. I can't think of one release that I didn't like between Shounenki, Hakujitsu, and Kurohime. 事例03 -策略- from this release is a fucking B A N G E R ----- Kra - 宇宙トラベラー [CELL+CORE] Another band that has yet to release something that I didn't like. While these are 2 separate mini albums, I'm counting them as a whole because they're equally brilliant. Songs like Eclipse are highly reminiscent of Kra's earlier songs and I'm glad they revisit earlier sounds. ----- 黒姫の夢遊病 - リィザ SLEEPING BEAUTY, NIGHTMARE KISS PAINFUL PRINCESS RIZA SLEEPLESS BEAUTY, FEAR, EVIL KISS DARKNESS BEAUTY RIZA RIZA SAVE ME RIZAAAAA ----- 凛 - 「the end of corruption world」 Kisaki pls come back All my jams packed into one release ----- MAN WITH A MISSION - The World's On Fire Whoa... something that's not vk. This is probably my favorite album by MWAM. The first 3 tracks are so explosive that I couldn't help myself but to venture further into the album. ----- ピノキオ - Melancholy box Someone made a status about this album, so I decided to check it out and I was extremely pleased. Pleasant album from start to finish with some really stand-out tracks! ----- RAINDIA - トラッシュジュウス Another release that surprised me this year. I listened to this single on repeat for 4 hours while I was on a plane. I can easily listen to 碧落ノ彼岸花 on repeat all day. ----- RAZOR - RED INVISIBLE After losing interest in BORN in 2012, my initial thought was: "I'm going to hate this." Did I? Not at all. Surprise surprise. I literally found all 6 tracks enjoyable. PRIMARY and RED ZONE are my favorites. ----- SHIVA - 救世主-メシア－ UH........ RIDICULOUSLY GOOD. LIKE DAMN. ----- 少年記 - TIMELESS BANG ME one last time. ----- vistlip - Snowman I haven't enjoyed a vistlip single in its entirety since CHIMERA. Either the singles weren't that great, or there was a B side I didn't care for. With Snowman, I could get behind all 3 tracks which is the first since 2013 LOL ----- パノラマ虚構ゼノン - XENON BEST SELECTION YAAAAAAASSSSS SO MANY BANGERS ----- -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ - オキラ Dude this release was crazy good especially 本当はね、私わるい子。 -----

Greetings, monochromians and netizens at large! I'm a bit late, but here are my top 20 Favorite Albums (and mini-albums) of 2016. In this list, I've made no distinction between Japanese and International releases, since I enjoyed much fewer non-Japanese albums in 2016 than usual. I usually never bother ranking my AOTY lists, but I wanted to give it a shot this year for fun. I do think the rankings reflect my general sentiments in a way, but...don't read too much into them lol. XD Lastly, Please note that this list isn't meant to be some kind of objective statement on the music released last year - this is simply a recollection of the albums I enjoyed most in 2016. So have a look around, and if you have any thoughts to share, please feel free! (I also made some short audio samples for each track, for those who might be curious!) Let's get into it! 20 The Heart Speaks In Whispers by Corinne Bailey Rae While this album didn't entirely live up to the lofty expectations set by 2010's The Sea, there was still a lot here for me to enjoy! Corinne dabbled in her usual pop fare, but it was the strong, classic r&b and soul influences throughout the record that truly struck a chord. I adore her usually refined and elegant approach to songwriting, but it was great to hear her stretch those fantastic vocal chords and really go for it at times too. 19 SECRETS by Deep Sea Diver At the risk of sounding like a complete and utter weeb, I must admit that's it's been incredibly difficult for me to find American indie-rock bands that cater to my taste. There are, of course, some that I enjoy, but on the whole, few seem to possess the kind of rhythmic and melodic sensibilities that I go for. Seattle's Deep Sea Diver are an exception, though. They're certainly not innovators by any means, but they do have an understated quirkiness that I find extremely charming! 18 TAXIS by koh nakashima I'm a bit surprised that there's not much mention of this guy in the Western Jpop sphere. For me, he's been one of the most impressive and promising newcomers to hit the scene. He seemingly came out of nowhere, dropping two EPs - RAFT and TAXIS - just a few months apart. I found TAXIS especially appealing for its nostalgic, yet refreshing blend of house, city-pop, uk garage, and pop. This also gets extra points for being one of the few releases where me and @beni's taste actually converge! 17 NIPPONNO ONNAWO UTAU BEST by NakamuraEmi Speaking of nostalgia - NakamuraEmi also won me over with an acoustic-pop style that hearkens back to early 00's jpop. Though, like Koh Nakashima, she brings a hip flair to her music and even skillfully incorporates a rap flow at times; which is something of a normal occurrence in Jpop these days thanks to acts like daoko and suiyoubi no campanella. Funnily enough, "NIPPONNO ONNAWO UTAU BEST" is simultaneously Nakamura's major debut while also serving as a best-of album for her indie material. This was my first experience with her (as it probably was for most people), and I'm nothing short of impressed. She already has a well established sound, honed from years of toiling away in obscurity, and I can't wait to hear what's next for her. 16 Word in the Petals by CHERRYBOY FUNCTION Unless you're some kind of Japanese club music aficionado, then chances are you probably haven't heard of CHERRYBOY FUNCTION. Hell, even if you're just a casual fan of electronica, coming across him or his music is unlikely given his sufficiently weak social network game and scanty remix work. Yet despite this, he's been quietly cranking out his bleeps & bloops via the small record label ExT Recordings for about a decade now, and also plays alongside more prominent electronic acts like DE DE MOUSE and TOFUBEATS. Word in the Petals is just another great dose of his colorful techno and house grooves. 15 THE NEWEST JOKE by VELTPUNCH Despite their prominence as one of the western fanbase's treasured indie bands of the 00's, I was never much of a VELTPUNCH fan. Even when I first listened to this album, I wrote it off as being decent, but nothing more. Yet for reasons unknown to me, I gave it another try and it actually began to click, growing on me with each repeat listen. With a whopping fourteen tracks, clocking in at over an hour, the album does drag on for a bit too long. I might have placed this higher in the list if the pleasant-but-forgettable tracks were omitted in favor of the stronger moments, but there's still more than enough raucous indie-rock fun here to keep me coming back! 14 LAST WALTZ by world's end girlfriend This was actually my first time listening to a WEG record, and to be honest, it just barely made my list. Not because I didn't enjoy it, but because it's simply a massive record and I felt I hadn't properly digested it yet. Though the fact that I still included it is a testament to the impression that's it's left on me. LAST WALTZ is an expansive amalgam of beautiful, cinematic landscapes, twisted distortion, and gritty electronics - right up my alley. I'll definitely enjoy continuing to digest this one in the year ahead. 13 freeform jazz by uyama hiroto Uyama Hiroto will probably be viewed as the spiritual successor to his peer and collaborator, the late Nujabes. However, with all due respect, I would say that this album has propelled him into a league of his own. While not technically "free-jazz", it certainly feels less bound than his previous works. It's a more musical effort overall, and the drumwork is especially more organic than before, as opposed to the straightforward boom-bap approach that similar artists take. In fact, you can hardly categorize this as just "jazzy hip-hop" anymore. Hell, the entire album only has one actual rap feature (and thankfully so, because I can't stomach cheesy backpacker rap!). It's an exquisite listen with fantastic vibes. 12 remix04 rem by Chouchou I've followed Chouchou casually for years now, but this album has completely cemented me as a fan. It's a self-remix album in the which duo have reworked their songs completely into ambient piano pieces, and it's astoundingly gorgeous! It's so well done that this albums feels like a new, cohesive work of its own, as opposed to an assortment of previously released tracks. I'd love for them to continue along this style. 11 DEEPER by HITORIE Wowaka's musical mind never ceases to amaze me. As a former vocaloid producer, he brings to HITORIE all of the colorful melodies and infectious riffs that I love, while thankfully leaving the actual vocaloid at home. If it weren't for the tail end of the album, DEEPER would have been much higher in rank, but the first half is so strong and has received SO MUCH playtime from me that it warrants a place on this list! 10 "inori de wa todokanai kyori" by JYOCHO The spirit of uchuu combini being resurrected in the form of JYOCHO was no doubt the biggest year-end surprise for me. For the most part, JYOCHO picks up exactly where the band left off, except this time adding a flutist into the arrangement. Even the new vocalist Rionos is barely distinguishable from uchuu's Emichoco. All in all, It's a lovely dose of math-pop, and just what I needed in my musical diet last year. 09 DISTORTION by THIS IS JAPAN These 4-piece alt. rockers appeared with yet another awesome debut EP last year. Citing influences such as Fugazi and Japanese indie legends NUMBER GIRL and Bloodthirsty Butchers, these guys play a style of rock that smashes together fun and catchy melodies with pure, spastic rawness! At a time where the smooth grooves of city-pop and the chilled sounds of western indie are trending in the J-indie world, THIS IS JAPAN is a breath of fresh air! 08 Floa by Mammal Hands With the emergence of acts like mouse on the keys and fox capture plan, bands fusing post-rock with piano-based jazz seem to be appearing more these days. Mammal Hands was my latest discovery in this style, and unlike their labelmates GoGo Penguin (who also released a solid album in 2016), this trio are a bit more loyal to their jazz influences. They have a pretty awesome saxophonist, which definitely supplements their jazzy predilections and gives them a more notable edge over similar bands. I like to imagine that Floa is what Uyama Hiroto would sound like if he went in a more jazzy and cinematic direction. 07 Flames & Figures by The Seshen The Seshen was another serendipitous new discovery for me last year. I stumbled across them while perusing one of my favorite UK music labels, Tru Thoughts, and I was enamored immediately. They make the kind of forward-thinking soul music that I love, with hints of electronica, synth-pop, and psychedelia all bundled into one, crisp, enthralling package. I've seen them described as "Little Dragon meets Erykah Badu", which is brilliant since I love those two. Apparently, they've also supported acts like Thundercat and Hiatus Kaiyote (who I also love!). 06 IKI by HITORIE No, you're not going crazy. This is, indeed, another HITORIE album on my list lol. They released two last year, and as you can see, I'm smitten with them both! IKI, however, is the second one to be released and also the better of the two. It doesn't have the powerhouse singles that DEEPER did, but it's the more cohesive and balanced work. Whereas DEEPER fizzles out towards the end, IKI is thoroughly engaging throughout. The amount of quality music that HITORIE released last year is just baffling! 05 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead I'm most likely a fan of any Japanese band that you can describe as sounding Radiohead-esque - sleepy.ab, downy, trico, wooderd chiarie, ar - so it only makes sense that I'd be a fan of the masters themselves. I can't even tell you why I like them so much, but I guess their sound just speaks to my heart on a visceral level. This album is like the soundtrack to a dream of infinitely unravelling splendor. The arrangements are gorgeous and the production is as pristine and masterful as it gets. Amazing! 04 Ugly Slave Children by No Party for Cao Dong These Taiwanese rockers completely swept me off my feet after seeing what I'd easily consider my favorite music video of 2016. Admittedly, the album took a while to grow on me, with its unexpectedly danceable nature, but I've really come to love its uniquely passionate blend of grooves, mathy passages, and emo outbursts. 03 SONASILE by Shohei Amimori I was beginning to lose faith in PROGRESSIVE FOrM, my favorite Japanese electronic label, as the quality of their releases have been shoddy over past few years, but Shohei Amimori has completely dispelled my growing stigma with this album! SONASILE is an absolutely incredible sonic feast of colorful IDM and sunny glitch-pop. There are also hints of modern classical and jazz piano strewn throughout, and even some very strong Shibuya-Kei influences. I'm surprised that the western fandom seems to have overlooked this one! 02 dai roku sakuhin-shu "mudai" by downy As expected, downy's 6th untitled album is absolutely singular! It's much different from their previous album, yet just as good. Robin Aoki's vocals are more prominent than they've ever been, and the production seems a bit more earthy and natural, as if the album was produced specifically with live performances in mind. It's brought out a new kind of warmth to their otherwise stark and cold, dystopian sound. The general soundscape of the album isn't as varied as their previous releases, but it works in downy's favor here. Instead of going for an outwardly expansive sound, the album plays out like the band exploring their own inner workings, and it's a whole new world unto itself. I'm not sure how these guys do it, but they keep evolving while remaining a uniquely potent force. 01 siraph by siraph You know those "create your dream band" topics? Well, I've ruminated on those kinds of subjects quite a bit and never in a million years would I have thought to create a band as perfect as siraph. These guys are literally a dream come true - mostly due in part to the god-tier combination of haisuinonasa's Yoshimasa Terui and school food punishment's Masayuki Hasuo. Terui was the driving force behind haisinonasa and Hasuo was responsible for school food punishment's best material. With both bands in the throes of oblivion (the former appears to be on hiatus and the latter has been disbanded for years), their unique sounds seemed at danger of being lost to time. Thankfully, siraph has appeared with this godsend of a debut to save the day! The EP combines Terui's offbeat, math rock-sensibilities and Hasuo's eccentric synth grooves to brilliant effect. Both composers wrote three tracks each, and while their individual styles are obvious, they couldn't be any more complimentary as a unit. Singer Annabel completes the circle, bringing with her an anison charm that completely invigorates Hasuo and Terui's already imaginative compositions. With this EP, in addition to their demos and recent single, siraph has single-handedly made my 2016!

Sonic Death Chicken?

I'm not sure if others feel this way, but it'd be nice if people posting new releases could write the release titles if known in the post title. Easier on search function and over time it'll keep there from being a lot of vague title releases by each artist...

100% KAWAII

anyone know any news about these band? : - ) there site is shows 403 and isn't has been updating for a while

inb4

Got 15 more cool kid items on our cool kid store! http://rarezhut.net/newly-added

Hikari and B.I.O.S were sooo amazing! ;D

Glam Grammar - Yanderella in Halloween Party (Version A and B)

the khween of mysterious bands Tomomi-sama strikes again

as I promised @vanivani , some thoughts on glamhaze's last album : like many other glamhaze fans i was a little disappointed when i saw that the tracklist only has 5 studio recordings, 4 of which are title tracks from their previous singles. it's especially depressing since we all know that glamhaze has a ton of unreleased songs that they never pressed to disc. heck, i wouldn't even have minded if they had re-recorded some jilled ray songs. the only "new" track here was Ayatori - a super fun track that the band plays at every single oneman so far if i remember correctly. it's true that a "rough mix" of that track was distributed at their O-West oneman but it was quite badly produced even by demo standards, so it was nice to see them doing a proper recording for it. no complaints there! that said, i still bought their album really because of the PVs which they included after incessant requests from fans (like 20% of the questions fans fielded to them on the ZL tour were literally 'PVs plz??'). Last Scene PV was especially a beauty. i can't get over how gorgeous everyone is?? <33333 ok fangirling aside, it would be a hugeeee shame if they had never released the PVs officially. so yeah, that alone would have justified the purchase for me. BUT! the biggest surprise for me was actually the live recordings. to be honest i'm not a huge fan of live recordings in general because something just feels off listening to the tracks without the immediacy of the visuals. but somehow.. glamhaze's live recordings felt so real and warm as if i was right there. and, i know people always feel like i say this of every vocalist i love (which is like 1083571) but i feel quite strongly that Satoru is without doubt one of the best vk vocalists technically. he's just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good live like wtf. i remember how i was completely mind blown the very first time i heard him live in jilled ray, and he def only got better and better with time. ugh. Ray is one of my favorite guitarists in vk and he's sooo flashy both visually and sound-wise - just listen to yasashii machi, his lines were so tight and prominent compared to their studio recording! overall, the recording quality on Disc 2 was fantastic as far as i'm concerned. anyway, i'm thoroughly satisfied with their album, despite my initial misgivings. do yourself a favor and buy it and listen to it. and don't forget to support satoru on his solo project!!! here's the live recording of "Dirty Heaven" from the album, one of their numerous unreleased tracks:

Goods for their 2nd anniversary one-man on 1/22

not ONE Soshi era song? no HIKARI, B.I.O.S., lost minerva, GIGA WORLD? looks like I'm gonna pass this one, thank you

I don't like following some GazettE fans on tumblr. "Uruha looked better than everyone here." Mmmmkay.

ELYNDAL-エリンダル's setlist is great

current Ryohei mood: Aaand merci @Danaofor the help! <3

They are literally the best I don't even care I'll stan them forever

BROOOO' YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM RN

really really nice live ver. MUST WATCH.

what about fork-kei? don't forget fork-kei. bands: the gallo

vistlip new album "BitterSweet" (4 types) will be released on 2017/03/29

On 2017.03.22, the band will release a new single called 『ジョーカーゲーム』(Joker game). It will cost 1230 + taxes. Furthermore, a DVD called 『少女-ロリヰタ-23区完全復活記念ONEMAN「起動区」at Zepp Tokyo』 will be released in late April. The DVD will include 2 DVDs + live photos + unpublished photos + a T-shirt. It will cost 13.284 yens. You can order it from 2015.01.15 to 2017.01.23 here : https://falling-dust-639.stores.jp/items/5878d6ed41f8e850ff00a031 They also opened their fan-club and you can register here : https://lolita23q-fc.com/

Finally got my copy of シビレバシル's latest album. I was also gifted a free dist. CD by shimizuya's new band Ramiel.

Internationally, I've been to: -England -France -Spain -Aruba -UAE -India Domestically*, I've been to: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. *Breaking this out because the US mainland is bigger than all of Europe, so going from Boston to Portland, for example, is quite a trip. I'd really like to make Japan my next trip so I can stalk lady boys and go to awful concerts, but I'm not sure how or when that is going to happen. There's like 230430242 places I'd like to go to as well, but that's #1 haha

Yeah, I went to Japan for four months. I didn't want to leave. My only compulsion to graduate now, is so that I can get my ass back to Japan.

Banned for being in Westeros. Everyone knows the cool guys hang out in Essos.

Ooh I enjoy Dream Theater. Welcome.

Yay xD LAYOUT was an amazing album hopefuly this can do better

Now I won't have an excuse to not think about Gackt while taking hole pics

Right now I'm re-reading Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. I read it a couple years ago and I saw it in the wrong section at the library and figured I should read it again. Both stories in this book have a strong element of grief. Even when it's not directly stated, it's always felt in the tone, the words, and the characters' responses to the events that happen afterward. Her style never feels melodramatic, which I value. I enjoy subtlety in emotions, and trying to understand the combinations of factors internal and external in creating quiet inner storms. Of the two stories in this book, I think the first has the more interesting characters while the second has the more unusual plot. The second features some supernatural elements, but the author delivers them in such a way that it becomes believable that this could happen in everyday life. The characters are all a little strange, but grief and loss do strange things to people. I recommend it both to those who haven't read it and to those who already have.

・FAVORITE SONGS・ Aimer - us アンティック-珈琲店- - JIBUN アンフィル - オフレコディスコ アンフィル - 指切り アンフィル - ラヴァ アンフィル - Lamplight=melody アンフィル - セピア Angelo - リテラシー アルルカン - omit ASTARIA - Dancing rendez-vous!! Axkey - クリアノート BLESSCODE - Gone with the Wind BRATBAX - Jailbird BUCK-TICK - DEVIL'S WINGS Develop One's Faculties - この世界が嫌いな人へ DIV - 神様がもしいるなら Fixer - MaercS GARAK'S - ガラクタヒーロー GLAM GRAMM@R - リトル・マーメイド ～the First Love～ グラムヘイズ - 優しい街 グラムヘイズ - ハナムケノウタ グラムヘイズ - I say goodbye,what about you? GOTCHAROCKA - Ash GRIMOIRE - ネバーエンド 白日ノ夢 - 事例02 -お祈り- Initial'L - MOON LIGHT DOWN KAVKA - Nameless 清春 - FUGITIVE 黒姫の夢遊病 - 旅立ちの輪舞曲 黒姫の夢遊病 - 黒猫姫 LIEVRE CLAY - Infinite Loop LIEVRE CLAY - colors LIPHLICH - シャルルの憂鬱 LONDBOY - アイリス #ロストワールド - メルトリアム the LOTUS - ダムド 『Awaking "-ELIZA-"』 the LOTUS - HALION Luccica - ButterfLux Lydiar - the Elpis Megamasso - ふとん史 Migimimi sleep tight - GOODBYE MORRIGAN - NECRO THE NOVEMBERS - 美しい火 ペンタゴン - ドラマ Purple Stone - パニックパニック！ Purple Stone - パラダイス・ダンス the Raid. - Let's Get Crazy the Raid. - Re:born Rides in ReVellion - Seirios Rides in ReVellion - Another... Rides in ReVellion - Close. Rides in ReVellion - RAIN Royz - R.I.P SALIVAN - TRUST SALIVAN - Clever Trap SALIVAN - PROGRESS 砂月-SATSUKI- - CRYING SHIVA - 蟻-ARI- SHIVA - VARUNA SHIVA - キミノカゲ SHIVA - DayBreak 少年記 - 離さない Sioux - カミオ TRA TRA TRA - メルト umbrella - アラン UNiTE. - 無限ピクセル vistlip - Imitation Gold vistlip - 彩〔Re:Birth〕 ViV - anagram ViV - EMOTION ザアザア - カミソリ -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ - 悪いのはバンドマン -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ - 死んでほしい -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ - 愛シ貴女狂怪性 -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ - 小夜時雨 -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ - 一祭合祭 ぞんび - 墓場 de ラヴソング

to be fair, it -is- called "poison chocolate" so from the jump it doesn't seem that serious of a song, haha. for real though i love their goofball mode but going back to something more mature a la butterfly/aoi yami (or blending it with panic's sorta steez) for the bsides/next releases would be great—hearing aoi yami was what hooked me on them in the first place. and i swear to god they better make their next record -at least- a mini... love everything they do but all these singles is a bit much looool

On youtuberepeat the whole evening and again this morning.. Oh god, I really really like this! This band grew on me so much during the past year (?).. it's amazing....

41. アンフィル - パロニリア 42. ザアザア- したいだけでしょ？ 43. vistlip - which hunt 44. アンフィル - ポイズン・ヒーロー 45. vistlip - Contrast 46. FAR EAST DIZAIN - INHALE 47. DADAROMA - imitation hero 48. Reign - AKANE 49. ザアザア- どす黒い 50. ギルガメッシュ - Horizon

31. 白日ノ夢 -事例07 -リユニオン- 32. ギルガメッシュ - Gravitation (Big Bear Remix) 33. DADAROMA - リズリーサーカス 34. 白日ノ夢 - 事例04 -ナイン- 35. Kra -ブラックホール 36. Reign - 君に 37. DIV - 東京、熱帯夜につき 38. Kra - 夜の果てで 39. アンフィル - オフレコディスコ 40. 白日ノ夢 - 事例06 -レゾナント-

VRZEL - THE FIVEFOLD DEW JILUKA – Devine Error (Type A + B ) DiSPiИA - 血塗れエンドロール

TOP 10 NON-REGULAR RELEASES #10 アルカネット / Answer I’ll be the first to admit that the recording quality is somewhat dreadful, although that takes nothing away from how wonderful they are live. Sora is such an endearing vocalist (and one of my favorite guys to bug on Twitter). I’m so glad I decided to drop by Hokkaido en route to a conference last year just to see them <3 This band has an amazing exuberance about them that I hope they will never ever lose. #9 FeniX / Rebirth FeniX was the new band of Lieluck’s vocalist You that somehow managed to last even shorter than Lieluck. I don’t have much to say about this band except that I love them while they lasted and if/when You decides to return with a new band he can be sure to count on my support. #8 Parxias / Ark Night Hikarito can’t seem to decide on the name of his band haha – Parxias was something like the 3rd of 4 names he has cycled through in 2016 alone. Before forming his first proper band AsteL, he was a roadie together with shun (vocalist of the unit Kakumei no Jouken) for vistlip and it isn’t hard to discern vistlip’s influence on his songwriting. I have absolutely zero doubt about his talents (he plays 5? instruments) and with time he will only become better. #7 Rides In ReVellion / Another… I always know what I’m going to get from RiR. Taji’s compositions are perfect for Kuro and this is no exception. A wonderful ballad that befits the occasion of their 1st anniversary oneman live. #6 アタック！アタック！ / JUST A Virgin! First thought: Pretty sure Taku wrote this… I might love it. Second thought: I love it. Third thought: I really love it. The perfect song for everyone to sing along to at the Goemon summer event where Attack!Attack! was the opening act. My guess is that they will continue to play this at their label’s 2-man lives in future as a theme song of some sort. Even for a distro I wish the production had been better – usually when I say this it means that it’s pretty bad because I simply don’t care about production as long as it doesn’t get in the way of listening. #5 篠突く雨 / 葵 They already have like 4 distributed CDs since they formed but 葵 was by far the best of the bunch for me. A solid melody with the usual Japanesque elements you’d expect from Shinotsuku ame, it’s dramatic without being either brooding or cheesy. In truth, this isn’t even my favorite song from them – that would have to be 月光の檻, the B-side of 輝夜-kaguya-, their very strong debut release that I unfortunately couldn’t accommodate into my singles list above. #4 -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ / 悪いのはバンドマン Honestly I still can’t warm up to 80% of zigzag’s discography. I also don’t find their bangya jokes particularly amusing. My opinion might change if I see them live… we’ll see. But this song has such a strong tinge of Ray℃ (dat chorus…) that I can’t help but love it. I can go on and on but it would be about Ray℃ rather than zigzag so I’ll spare you all of that. #3 FoLLoW / シアワセノカタチ FoLLoW performed this for the first and last time at the final oneman, so this song has the same kind of emotional gravity for me as SINCREA’s RED. I feel that this might not be the strongest melody that Masashi has written in his career, but that’s an extremely trivial and nitpicky point when weighed against the occasion and what Masashi had clearly wanted to convey through their last song. He definitely succeeded; and one might argue he succeeded a little too well. I cannot. #2 アンフィル / アクア アクア is kind of a companion song to ラヴァ and it was given out at their 3rd oneman. Shogo said in an interview that this song could only have been written at a precise point in Anfiel’s career and that they could never do a song like this again. You can probably understand why that’s the case if you listen carefully to it. I love how forward-looking Anfiel is and the fact that they’re never content with status quo. Also, Shogo’s vocals <3 Have I told you that I love Shogo?? #1 THE SINK. / Snow fall season THE SINK. has topped my ‘non-regular releases’ list for the second year running and I don’t know if that’s something I should be delighted or exasperated about. At this point I’m like 90% certain My Fairytale won’t be back anytime soon and I’m already bitterly resigned to that fact. The only silver lining is that neo is still sporadically writing new songs for Kate and THE SINK. is a semi-regular session (though for how long more… I’m unsure, after a grand total of FOUR people went to see them last month). I can’t remember the last time I’ve followed a session this closely. Give me more of this combination of Tokyo-Shitei-esque R&B beat with Kate’s soaring vocals taking flight, and I can only love them more (if that’s possible?)..

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I'M SOBBING I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID ABOUT DROPPING ELYSION 🙏🙏🙏

Hey guys...anything new yet?

I feel it's needless for me to say, for those of you who remember me, but aicle. Just the entirety of aicle for several years.

looks like PSC is gonna try to get on the br00tal/dark-kei boat because hey why not.

I'll be watching this topic like a hawk and swooping down to assault unsuspecting customers with deals.