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visual kei is healing, we are the virus 😍

Now you mention it, some users and I discussed this hypothesis a months ago, and the agreement was over the fact that it may be true.
 
It is almost impossible to explain other way how a group of little to no known indie musicians (yeah, I know Lime was in Lezard, but anyway... who the fuck are them?) launched from night to morning a project with such level of excellence both in music (compositions, recording), looks, videoclips and overall advertising campaign (remember the whole thing of the telephone number where bangya could talk to Lime to make catharsis of their suicidal thoughts? Crazy!).
 
They definitely had a ton of money behind them to do such, and if someone risked that amount of money for funding a band of nobodies in an currently almost dead genre/scene, I think it's obvious that those investors still now take every chance and tool they have acces to to make Kizu deliver profit in the most effective and eficient way. I'm still amazed about the fact that someone decided to take said risk; if I had the money I'm not sure if I would do it considering the situation, tbh.
 
And I'm not against it at all, because it was Kizu the band that (along Dimlim) retained the dignity of VK all this time within a scene full of ultra cringe-worthy newcomers and slowly-dying big fishes...

Karma is the only person left in vk with taste...once he releases a clothing line ruki will be ROBBED and BANKRUPT.

Two paintings from Karma are up for sales on their official webshop for 300,000yen each (~$2800)
 
 

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That is so sad it's actually somewhat morbidly funny... imagine doing your last gig to literally no one, lmao.
 
Good to hear Karma is continuing tho, I hope he will keep this nostalgic style.

More dates rescheduled:
 
2020/4/9(Thu.)【OSAKA】NAMBA Hatch
→TO BE HELD ON：2020/5/11(Mon.) 【OSAKA】NAMBA Hatch
 
2020/4/10(Fri.)【OSAKA】NAMBA Hatch
→TO BE HELD ON：2020/5/12(Tue.) 【OSAKA】NAMBA Hatch
 
Can't wait for them to realize that they'll have to reschedule the rescheduled shows because this situation probably won't be over in May.

dir en grey confirmed for olympics opening act

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idk GLAY????? they just donated moneys and I can't imagine them throwing scat parties with the gya back in the day anyway

Yoshiki donates a lot of his wealth to a bunch of different causes.

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That's the excuse Kisaki used in court I heard

Is this a result of not being able to diddle fans during quarantine 

Hey, vkgy's John here 👋 Today we have an interview with the current reigning kote kei revival band, La'veil MizeriA!
 
It's just as full of ellipses and strange phrases as you'd expect, but there's some good content too. If you were † born under a tragic blood-red moon... I think you'll love it. Available in English and Japanese.
 
➡  https://vk.gy/blog/an-interview-with-la-veil-mizeria/
 
We post exclusive vkei interviews every Tuesday at vkgy, so be sure to check back every week. Previous interviews include Astaroth, luvielle, and Shuuen no Rasetsu. Check vkgy's interview archive for more.

yeah that fits
bunch of clowns

Related to this, I wonder if there's any bands that actually had good production (i.e., not compressed to death "hi-fi", not poorly recorded). The early-mid 2000s stand out in my opinion for vk production (indies and major)...then the loudness war swept vk LOL
 
 

It depends on the circumstances. Some lo-fi recordings hold up because the guitars still have mids, the bass still has low end, etc. Basically, it has what I call the "minimal EQ required" to sound good to the ear. Songs like "Machibouke no Kouen De" by The GazettE, or pretty much anything from Vice Risk.
Others hold up because the low fidelity works with the aesthetic. For example, DEViL KiTTY's "Hello Katty" is probably meant to sound like a bad MP3 download. Or how Guruguru Eigakan songs are based on Japanese popular music from the 1900's to 1945, so some of the older songs kinda have the lo-fi feel of older music.
However, some low-fidelity recordings do not hold up. A good example is, weirdly, of Devil Kitty again. After Sasaki switched to guitar and Shita joined on bass, Yuuga had the wonderful idea of scooping all the mids and low end from the guitars, making it sound like it has a phaser effect, but "stuck" somehow. This is seriously ear grating and a serious step down from "Ese Ikare Rockstar", which imo had really great production, not just by DK standards but also by early 2000's vkei standards.
 
Basically, I would say there are different tiers of Lo-Fi. You got S-tier, which sounds good to the ear, fits with the aesthetic, and holds up.
And then you have F-tier which is the worst of the worst, garbage, would make Black Metal jealous lo-fi. Most Vkei falls somewhere in between

Here's the link for the ones not finding the original tweet [you must have a premium account to access this data]

The heretics will refute his return... †

UPD: CANCELLED!! 
 
gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy's oneman at Zirco Tokyo on 10th April was cancelled, but they are going to livestream it on this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpfjp2IjbvDQc1KSrDLLtg
 
April 10, 20:00 JP time