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    14 minutes ago, Seelentau said:

    I really, really wonder why they put emphasis on the new artist name, tbh. Almost seems like they want to avoid paying the actual band, DIR EN GREY, so they use a different artist name for the Ambient Collection... but I don't know their contracts of course, so it's just an uninformed assumption lol

    Or it's a side-project for Takumi (since he's doing piano and synths in the band)

  6. Posted · Edited by EvilHippy

    9 hours ago, Jenova said:

    What's the deal with this group?  I'm slowly catching up on years of random acts of shady bs so I know why Kisaki is godawful but i can't find anything about these two.

    Satsuki had his own share of drama ( which you can read here )

      Now, I don't know anything about Sana. Except for his touring is similar to Satsuki's (Baltic countries, Ukraine and e.t.c.) Similar level of desperation, I guess?

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    Kyolf Kytler. 

    Now, comparing those three songs... Kuroyume one just sounds very weak, lack of oomph and stuff. Maybe my ears are used to loud stuff, but that just screams "music for old people". 

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    2 hours ago, Seelentau said:

    For example, in the live version of Followers on the single, Shinya makes a weird sound later into the song, which I immediately noticed.

    Could you give a timestamp, please?

  11. Posted

    Just now, Seelentau said:

    On a more serious note: I'm still happy that I don't have an ear for music lol

    I like how TIW sounds, so I also don't have an ear for music, I guess.
    But yeah, good for you not to argue about this stuff over and over 😅

  14. Posted · Edited by EvilHippy

    8 hours ago, Saishu said:

    I noticed some people said they missed the old intro riff for Clever Sleazoid, but it’s pretty much still there in the new version. 
     

    I don’t understand that ending though. DEG seems to love the sudden choked off ending thing 

    2020s version intro lacks some high-note twang.  

    And yes, that ending is strange. They did the same for Ash's remake, but it doesn't leave any impact.

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    2 hours ago, Nowhere Girl said:

    Biased for or against? I personally like Devote My Life and Rubbish Heap a lot.

    Celebrate Empty Howls can go die in a fire. That song sucks.

    Biased toward those two.  When will I learn to proof-check my messages, especially since it's not my mother tongue, grrrr

    Rubbish Heap is (unironically) my personal favourite from the album. That final part ("Kowarete yuku...") got stuck in my head since when teasers were revealed.

    And yes, I agree on Celebrate Empty Howls. One of least favourite songs on the record (alongside with Zetsuentai).

  19. Posted

    Just now, Kelrya said:

    I do think Ochita could have been a little longer, it felt like they were trying to cram a lot of ideas into a song length that’s appropriate for a single, but I also think that TWoM could have been like 1-2 minutes shorter. That song just meanders so much, especially during the first half when it’s just some really simple electronic stuff and occasional guitar. I love the chorus, the fast heavy section and the climax/outro of that song but the build up in places felt kind of aimless and artificially drawn out rather than feeling like it built up more organically like some of their other long songs like Zetsuentai, Vinshuka, or Diabolos. I like the production on Ochita for the most part. It’s cleaner than TIW but it doesn’t the kind of “cheap” sounding production (at least that’s how it sounded to me” that TWoM had.

    Can agree with TWoM, which had too much calm moments/interludes.
    And, considering that it was the combination of two song ideas (Kaoru's and Shinya's) - maybe that's why it doesn't feel natural that much.

    About the production... I guess I'm biased, and I very like TIW's production (and the album itself), so... yeah. Not objective at all.

  20. Posted · Edited by EvilHippy

    Holy shit this mixing is grainy and cheap. Dunno why you hate on TIW&TWOM, but praise this.
    New song seems artificially shortened, it needs to be longer.
    New CS... meh. Kyo sounds okay, not glad with new lyrics, and I literally confused this intro with Ochita's intro (due to the same mixing). Also wtf is with that last note.

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