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Looking for a bunch of more or less obscure early VK releases: CAM'FLAGE 3" CDs CAM'FLAGE/GRIMM THE CAPSULE split cassette COLOR - Galaxy CD GLASSTIQUE "BLUE" - High Style Paradox CD JEANNE D'ARC - Dangerous Elements #1 CD TINKER BELL/PLE, SURE - Orbit Correction split 3" CDs V/A - 1993 Vintage Present CD (Vintage Bar, any and all versions) V/A - Disease Very Contagiouse CD (Vintage Bar) V/A - Image Sonic -society market 02- CD V/A - Music Farm Omnibus vol. 1 CD V/A - Since 1990 CD If anbody's holding, please get in touch! Will cough up $$$! In addition. any releases at all on the Vintage Bar label are of interest (stuff from early to mid-90:s preferred) Also interested in Japanese new wave/synth/punk/post-punk/mod/power pop/experimental/industrial from, say, ~78-89 (depending on the title). Many thanks in advance!

Found the download link to "Future Days" All cred to Aaron from (ex-)Rawgothinsurrection & Ghosts in the House blog (RIP) for ripping. I need to find myself a goddamn copy of this shit ASAP!

Their first super rare single ("Future Days") was posted on Tumblr a while ago, but it seems like it's been pulled now :/ Here's the title track though ...great stuff! Hm, I wonder if Tatsuya Yoshida will be included in the lineup of the reformed PHAIDIA? Would be kinda funny if he went all zeuhl on the drums á la RUINS

In lieu of new tracks, you might want to check out ZEITLICH VERGELTER if you haven't already. First band of Chu Ishikawa & the predecessor of DER EISENROST. I think folks from SOFT BALLET and NEUROTIC DOLL were also somehow involved as well. Lotsa NEUBAUTEN-ish metal bashing going on, but with a more gothic/post-punk tinge.

Cool, thanks for the tips! Only heard of Kool Keith before (and dude seems to be pretty out there), I'll definitely be giving the other ones you mentioned a shot.

Uh, aren't both track sampling KRS-ONE on that "Suicide" bit? http://youtu.be/xNhIQMs1HyY?t=1m25s But yeah, what I suppose that I'd like to hear weird/off kilter/based (or whatever) set to more classic hard beats, á la KRS-ONE, TRIBE CALLED QUEST etc. So yeah, basically "Return of the Boom Bap" but with fucked up MC:ing

Haven't been bothered to listen to any rap for years and years now, but this came along and I've been really feeling it lately: The pretty damn awesome video helps of course, but I do think this stands on it's own legs musically as well. Great production, and I really dig the off kilter verses by A$AP FERG in the beginning ....."This is sewer manure flow" Anybody got any suggestions for tracks similar to this? I checked out both some other Freeway and A$AP stuff, but I just couldn't deal with it.

Oh shit, I posted it way back in 2012!? Time flies... But anyway - thank you very much for your kind words and support! I hope to continue delivering random and hopefully listenable stuff in the future as well! Followed you back on Tumblr by the way

Oh, come on ...of course it's crap! It's just a selection based on personal whims rather than any historical importance of forgotten bands that never went anywhere, barely released jack, didn't have a particular impact on any scene etc. But it's good crap! I love this sort of crap! I stand for my poor taste Nah, but seriously - thanks again! I'll try to get something new up this weekend if I find the time. Hopefully, it wont be too bad PM:ed you about FRUSTRATION btw! Yeah, 水色の太陽 just hit me like a rock for some reason ...just felt like a pure VK piece, you know? Like something that really couldn't be born out of another genre (maybe not the preferred nomenclature here, but I do think you can classify early, post-LUNA SEA visual kei as a genre of it's own ...but that's another story). Actually hunted down and bought me a copy of the tape, even though I don't have a working tape deck ATM, haha! There were definitely some gems in Hiko's post-PVLN career, "Vibration" being a personal fave: I was in touch with dude on Facebook ...really super nice dude. Was hoping to meet him in Japan when I manage to haul ass over there for a visit, but it seems shit does indeed happen.

Wow, thank you so very much!! Really glad to hear you're enjoying all the crap I've been posting, hehe. I'll make sure to get some new stuff up soon Oh man, that NOISY CROWDS track is the bomb! Honest to god, hearing it really rekindled my interest for visual kei. Huge mega thanks for posting it! I would've never found it on my own ピヴィレヌ is the best of the best of the best! One of my all time favorite albums. I've got the whole thing ripped, let me know if you need it. There's a copy up on Yahoo! Auctions right now also. Kinda expensive, but very well worth it IMO. Bit of sad news though; it looks like Hiko (one of the main guys behind ピヴィレヌ, HIKO'S!, KISS BALLAD etc.) passed away quite recently

Been rediscovering COMSAT ANGELS lately ...never checked out much of their later stuff until just recently; definitely some gems to be found!! In particular this track has been in pretty heavy rotation recently:

Shamelessly promoting my tumblr: http://habitofsex.tumblr.com Various obscure Japanese junk from my collection. New wave/goth/synth/post-punk/power pop/neo-mod etc. ~75-95 ...with some old school VK thrown for good measure

Hey now, wasn't this thread about japanese punk bands? But yeah, I see what you mean and as for international influence I stand corrected. You're definitely on point about GISM being instrumental in forging bonds between the metal and punk scene (for better and for worse?), and their inclusion on that "International P.E.A.C.E" compilation most certainly put JPHC on the map to some extent. Nevertheless, I'm still going to be a grumpy asshole and say that this: doesn't hold a candle to contemporary stuff like: But yeah, in the end, I suppose it's just diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks

Mad props to SKV for fucking up JAGATARA's shit though!

To be fair, you're absolutely on point in that they did come up with a pretty much unique sound. And that Sakevi was/is a crazy motherfucker It's a matter of taste of course, but apart from a few songs ("Endless Blockades...", "Nih Nightmare" ...maybe their tracks from the "Great Punk Hits" comp as well), I just don't think GISM songs really hold up that well. I've yet to make it through either the whole of "Detestation" or "M.A.N" since I just find myself bored halfway through. And were they really so influential? Apart from Sakevis gruff vocals later bands adopted (FREEDOM, HEADLESS etc. comes to mind), I'm just not hearing much of their sound otherwise in bands of the time. I'd say most took their influence from THE STALIN and THE EXCECUTE and stuff like that. I have to confess that I'm pretty much only knowledgeable about 80:s japanese HC/punk stuff, so maybe bands of the 90:s and 00:s were more influenced? Bottom line is that I just don't think that GISM is the end all be all zenith of japanese HC as they're sometimes made out to be.

Shit, I totally forgot about THE WILLARD (as if the above onslaught wasn't enough). More or less Japans answer to THE DAMNED ...epic punk moves for days! ...some proto-VK vibes even?

Great thread! So many great bands mentioned ...KURO, GUDON, OUTO, THE RUSTLER etc.!! Kinda on the fence on Zouo tbh... and I have to say GISM may very well be one of the most overrated Japanese HC acts of all time! Anyway, figured I'd throw in a couple of personal faves that (hopefully) aren't total bullshit: MINK OIL Totally underrated band IMO! Not especially hard stuff to find, but it just seem to have blown over most punk dudes heads. The first RE ZIST flexi is sort of in the same vein... totally raging with utterly pissed off vocals! INNOCENTS Mentioned above, but this band is just so much fun! Their "魔性" EP is an all time fave ...tight playing and hilarious engrish lyrics. MATSUJI (まつじ) Pretty particular mix of epic riffs and all out HC mayhem. Great EP! AKA (赤) Total MASTURBATION rip offs! But they somehow pulls it off ...one of the first Japanese punk records I got! THE SEVENTEENS Going into love-it-or-hate-it terrority now ...I love if of course! In my ears this is totally up-yours snotty delinquent youth punxXxXxX! The IZUMO PUNKS flexi is pretty similar in style. I can recommend them both, but they can be a bitch to find unfortunately. SEX COMPLEX CLASS From their utterly weird egyptian-inspired 2nd release. Manages to be pretty straightforward and pretty damn weird at the same time. aaaannd a last one ...honorable mention: KYOJINBYO!!!! No description necessary ...just 100% KILLLLLERRRRR!!! I've got their second EP, but this first one has still eluded me. Everybody else seem to score cheap-o copies on the regular though T_T

No love for early 90:s VK cheeseballz?

Oh my - thanks! As far as amazing engrish is concerned, ROSEN KREUZ are pretty much in a league of their own: Sorta fringe visual kei though, but then again - many of the best are (VELVET ENDROIT, EX-ANS ...maybe even ZI:KILL and GILLES DE RAIS?) THIS STUFF'S IMPORTANT!!!!1

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