Saishu

Also this album seems to be mixed way hotter than the other Sukekiyo material. The loud volume makes the noisy stuff sound even more chaotic 

Worst tracks on this thing are the first and last. They’re just these repetitive, meandering slogs that go nowhere. 

Certainly not how Adoratio was bookended. Giji Necromancer was a great opener, and Hakudaku sent the whole thing into the stratosphere 

Didn’t Kyo have a hand in Sajou no Uta and Dreambox? 

I mean, credit where credit is due. 

I still listen to Insulated World regularly. 

Takumi is basically the support guy. Does programming, probably plays the piano/synth parts. He’s also manipulating shit off to the side during DEG’s lives. He’s the true unofficial 6th member. 

Why are we even comparing it to Insulated World?

5 hours ago, slvts said:

 Would've really liked to see them tackle a prog song (how would Sukekiyo's Vinushka/Diabolos sound?).

Practically the entirety of sukekiyo’s catalog is prog

1 hour ago, geist said:

A lot of good ideas on this album, which I suspect are Takumi's. A lot of not-so-good ideas on this album, which I suspect are Kyo's.

There’s one song on there that sounds like a lost 9GBO song, so I wonder if it’s Uta’s

Voting Yuchi and Mika as the best rhythm section currently in VK

Also should note that the second disc is pretty useless. It’s tracks you’ve already heard with extra vocals/instruments tacked on top, with the sound levels cranked up to ridiculous levels to accommodate the additional layers. I haven’t watched the blu-ray yet, but I imagine that’s mostly fine. 

Nice packaging though. 

7 minutes ago, slvts said:

Let's just say I'm 29347690270.846534676 yen down...

Any reason why you didn’t order directly from Galaxy Broad? Didn’t CDJapan slap a proxy fee on top of the order?

1 hour ago, blacktooth said:

It was a matter of time I suppose. Are there any single tracks that redeem the thing?

Right now I’d say there are like five tracks that are really good. Most of the others have cool elements, but ultimately don’t pan out. The first track sounds like if Giji Necromancer got stuck in the first half and never built into anything. 

My major gripe is that a lot of these songs just don’t sound like there’s a band playing. It’s layers of electronic noise and drum loops. 

My first impressions are this is the worst thing Sukekiyo has done, and you can’t convince me this isn’t a bunch of shit they’ve been tossing to the side for the last five years. 

Also they have once again employed Tue Madsen to bring his economy pack of disinfectant wipes to the studio and just smear them all over the place. 

I got my copy of Infinitum today

No drummer?

fuck off

On 5/22/2019 at 12:02 PM, LIDL said:

Then again sukekiyo is notoriously known for slapping hefty price on their releases. 

Not really. They’re fairly standard prices. I paid more for the limited edition of Insulated World. 

Exactly. We’re talking about a 3 disc edition here. It’s just like any other limited edition Japanese release. It’s going to cost more. 

I’ve missed every solo Morrie show in NYC so far, so I can’t miss this. Especially since it’s only a couple hours on a train away. 

3 hours ago, jerk said:

Hi,

 

I am from Europe and I'd like to preorder INFINITUM from here [1].

Assuming the delivery would take 2-3 days, would anyone know how long after the release date I would get this?

Does anyone have experience preordering sukekiyo albums from `cdjapan` and could share their experience?

 

Thanks!

 

[1] - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/feature/sukekiyo_INFINITUM

Well, just be aware that you’re going to have to pay a proxy fee on top of everything else since the 3 disc version is exclusively sold on Sukekiyo’s store. It might be cheaper to get it from there (if it’s still available). 

I used to order from CDJapan all the time, but ever since they moved warehouses be found their services a little less reliable. Amazon Japan has been a better experience for me. 

1 hour ago, geist said:

sukekiyo's audio production is pretty bad in general, and not many of these songs are jumping out to me. Some of the heavier samples are interesting but bland VK shit.

Production was fine up until Adoratio. 

1 hour ago, platy said:

I'm enjoying how simple these lyrics are. I can actually get an idea of the story without going into an analysis of philosophy, folklore and spirituality. Flashbacks to whatever hidauta was about. 

Seriously. No one could even come to an agreement on what the title meant. 

Well okay!

Though... listen... there’s only so much longer I’m going to be able to stomach beep beep guitar tapping phrases before it gets really old

It sounds distinctly Sukekiyo to me, and for me that mostly rests on the presence of Takumi and Mika. It’s easy to draw comparisons to DEG because the voice is so familiar, but the rest of the band has a completely different feel. 

12 hours ago, juuichi said:

 

 

 

from INFINITUM, 2019/5/24 release

 

(tada, mada, watashi is beautiful, but the only thing differentiating it from a deg song is the piano)

Because... DEG doesn’t use piano...?