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More Inktober!! I'm not gonna fall behind yet.
 
Inktober Day 2: "Brittle Hope"

 
Inktober Day 3: "Aftergrowth"

 
Inktober Day 4: "Ungiven"

 
Inktober Day 5: "Unfold"

 
Inktober Day 6: "Cut"
(did this one rather quickly)

 
Inktober Day 7: "Drowning"

 
Inktober Day 8: "Promised Day"

flower studies and warm up for inktober.
 

 

 

@orange~ thank you! i used to have so much trouble working with colors, but now i find them easier to work with as i experiment mixing different colors. ^^
 
here's some gantz fanart i drew while being hyped about the movie. (and hoping to draw more later)

 

 
guro warning:
 
and something original

stuff from a month ago
 

shinobu from bakemonogatari/monogatari series
 

sometimes i don't know what i'm drawing but that's okay
 

a drawing of some photo i took

-dump-
I kinda happened to draw Takashi and Tomo from Dadaroma, haha.

 

 

 

 
The rest are colored versions of some sketches I posted here.

 

 

 

| AVANT GARDE but oh so predictable
 
lynch. has been around for some time when it comes to the history of modern J-rock bands. The band has released 9 albums, 15 singles, and 1 EP since their formation in 2004. The guys have managed to keep a steady and consistent sound despite some line-up changes. This sound revolves mostly around Hazuki's vocal style and melodic phrases. Though Hazuki's vocal strategy has yet to change, the groups instrumental phrasing alters a little with each release. Like any other artists, there's always a small group that doesn't approve of the musical direction. The main argument when it comes to lynch. is that they keep recycling the same formula. In most cases, opinions clash when artists change their sound completely or become a little more experimental with their sound. lynch. has stayed almost too consistent to this point, but somehow it works for them. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 
AVANTGARDE is the newest addition to the bands discography and offers 12 new tracks. The title is quite vague and opens some space for creativity and exploration, but falls a little short of these expectations. "AVANT GARDE" is an interesting opening and utilizes a lot of synths and electronic aspects that work great for a stage entrance, but it does not sum up the whole album in any way. Tracks such as "EVIDENCE", "DAMNED", "PRAYER",  and "THE OUTRAGE SEXUALITY" sound a little fresher musically and offer a bit more depth in the heaviness department. Although "F.A.K.E" is catchy with the slap bass phrase, it and "PLEDGE" also sounds like they're right off one of their past releases.  "UNELMA" and "PHANTOM" show more of a solid direction change in this album. The guitar work in "UNELMA" is more adventurous and it shines best in the guitar solo while the general contrast between instrumentals and vocals in "PHANTOM" tastefully build off each other. "FAREWELL" is a beautifully slow, abstract, and smooth ballad but it sounds disjointed from the rest of the album. Because "AVANT GARDE" doesn't give a clear preview of the rest of the album, I would consider "EVIDENCE" as a better opening track. The first and last song should come full circle and translate a full summary of what the album is but these two tracks ended up being the only two completely fresh-feeling tracks on the album. 
 
While the release itself is still very strong if you've never listened to lynch. before, it doesn't stray too far from their previous work. This doesn't go to say that the band is not progressing or trying new things but simply that there wasn't a significant change to really create that wow factor that avid listeners are looking for. Listening for the production quality alone you can tell they've tweaked a few minor things to make the depth of their songs a lot more prominent and they've even adopted a few new djent techniques. This album will translate well to live performances just as their past releases have which brings me to one conclusion. In the words of @Zeus, " If GALLOWS was 100% live lynch. and D.A.R.K. was blending the live side with their studio sensibilities, then to me AVANTGARDE feels 70% of the way between D.A.R.K. and GALLOWS but closer to GALLOWS."
 
 
Support the band!
 
CDJapan | iTunes (Japan)

Tracklist:
01. Alpha
02. Omega
03. Hatred
04. Metro
05. True North
06. Breathe Deep
07. Black And Blue feat. JESSE (RIZE/The BONEZ)
08. Six Feet Under
09. Walk On Water
10. Waves

i love my hands.

My cool new sweatshirt~

There was a Halloween themed house party for my friends house warming!
 

YO I HAVE TOTALLY SEEN YOU AROUND BEFORE. I think you're friends with a few of my friends haha hi!
 
But anyway this is like the best selfie I can do. I dyed my hair gray/silver recently and I'm sort of in love with it. 
 

Not really brushing my hair recently lol
 
I've posted this picture on my facebook and my grandma commented smth like "WHY U LOOK SO SCARED DID U SEE A GHOST"
 

There was a Halloween themed house party for my friends house warming!
 

Baroque has announced that a single called "GIRL" will be released on 2016.10.26. 2 editions will be available. Limited edition will cost 1800 yens + taxes and will contain 2 songs + 1 PV . The regular editon will cost 1200 yens + taxes and will contain 3 songs.
It will be produced by Ken (L’Arc～en～Ciel).
 
 
 
A digital single called  "GIRL" will be released at the live on 2016.09.25 which is called 「PARTY ZOO」. It will cost 1000 yens.
 
Tracklist :
01.GIRL
 
 

 
http://www.pigmy.jp/release/
 
 
 
 
 

YO I HAVE TOTALLY SEEN YOU AROUND BEFORE. I think you're friends with a few of my friends haha hi!
 
But anyway this is like the best selfie I can do. I dyed my hair gray/silver recently and I'm sort of in love with it. 
 

There was a Halloween themed house party for my friends house warming!
 

There was a Halloween themed house party for my friends house warming!
 

There was a Halloween themed house party for my friends house warming!
 

YO I HAVE TOTALLY SEEN YOU AROUND BEFORE. I think you're friends with a few of my friends haha hi!
 
But anyway this is like the best selfie I can do. I dyed my hair gray/silver recently and I'm sort of in love with it. 
 

Brb, calling YOHIO.

Oh man. I'm surprised this song isn't talked about more. It's emotionally heavy and eerie. And the vocal melody is so solid. Not that the Novembers is never solid tho... 

imag
 
I'm the guy. Look like a goon lmao.

YO I HAVE TOTALLY SEEN YOU AROUND BEFORE. I think you're friends with a few of my friends haha hi!
 
But anyway this is like the best selfie I can do. I dyed my hair gray/silver recently and I'm sort of in love with it. 
 

Oops, I don't know why i forgot to put that one on there... but thanks for posting about it! 
What happened?! How come you couldn't make it?!

It's cute!