Tanishi

I haven't listened to k-pop in a while but I put on sorry sorry for nostalgia and was amazed at how dated it sounds. I could barely listen to it. And then you have stuff like this from 1998 which sounds really dated too but still sounds really nice (at least for me). I guess the theory of electronic music dating worse then other music is somewhat true, or at least true for stuff that's not masterfully produced. And wow at that TRAX comeback. It was pretty bad but I really enjoyed it for some reason (just like oh my goddess. That was a great comeback too.). They really seem to like multi-year comebacks and musical shifts. I feel like I should get back into k-pop but a lot of it feels a lot more Americanized now. I could just listen to american pop.

At this point I'm hoping Kazari makes a new band and releases the music with a new vocalist/band. It's a waste to compose an albums worth of stuff and not release it especially when the stuff leading up to it was so good.

I think it's pretty good but not exceptional. Guitar work is good and the lo-fi-ness is pretty refreshing in 2018. Potential is definitely there.

They've uploaded them free to download as well on their blog. It's 160 kbps but comparing the specs it seems to be higher quality then the rips floating around. https://ameblo.jp/kiryu-in/entry-12423709320.html

I don't have twitter but I have a feeling they won't send it to you if it's that rare. I really want to hear it too but I'm not too optimistic about this one. Guess it's worth a try though.

Rare/out of print album, 'Weighing Souls With Sand' by the Angelic Process had been remastered/reissued by burning world. Vinyl repress scheduled for next year. https://burningworldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/weighing-souls-with-sand-2018-plotkin-remaster

Please Ains, don't let DIAURA disband just yet.

I do think this is their worst album to date but the thing I like about it is that in no way does it sounds like they're simply going through the motions. There's still a lot of inspiration there and some interesting ideas thrown in. It's similar to moab in that regard in that moab sounds like they put 100% effort into it despite simply 'writing a generic metal album'. I think they can still write good music in the future. Production is unredeemable though but the cd sounds better then the iTunes rip (though maybe that's just me).

More's on now. Glad I remembered so I can watch Soan Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzu-VVTmVuM&feature=youtu.be

This album is all over the place and it's quite hard to form a solid opinion of it after one or two listens. I expected something much more generic like a more boring arche but I'm pleasantly surprised that there is some interesting ideas thrown in. Even though the albums inconsistent as heck, there's a high possibility of it growing on me. CHE DO A RA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TIW>>NINTH.

One thing that amazes me about this band is how despite being in the scene for 30 years, they still release better/more interesting music then 99% of other Japanese rock bands. There's only a handful of bands in the world who have kept up a streak that long without turning crap. Their last two albums have been really great imo.

I was disappointed at first but even the 'weaker' songs have grown on me. The lead tracks are still the best but the only actual weak songs are monokuruhi and ambitious principles. Everything else is still really strong and it's my favourite vk album of the year so far (jiluka and god and death stars still coming though).

What I don't understand is how small bands like DOF and Dimlim can have much better mastering for their records then one of the biggest bands in the scene. It's interesting seeing this band mentioned here, because they have had an big understated impact on vk influencing Buck-Tick (Atsushi Sakurai), Kisaki, Luna Sea and the whole darkwave movement in general.

Absolutely horrible.

Looking forward to this but I have to wonder why it's from a live recorded 2 years ago?

This sounds like it's gonna be the worst produced record they've done by far. It sounds completely flat.

I'm surprised they didn't reference Undeux and the ordering a pizza through line incident. Maybe they did that in another song?

Man that was more funny then I expected. It's good to have a band like this in the scene even if they don't always hit the mark.

This is Satsuki all over again. I guess it's true that humans never learn and will repeat the same mistakes until the end of human time.

Ah I thought they sounded really different lol. It seems while vk is strongly discouraged in china because of the government, korea just has an extreme case of bad taste. But it's not just vk, it seems the korean underground is so small it's virtually non existent. Makes me wish TRAX took off back in 2004 or whatever (Paradox and Scorpio were great imo).

So this guy is pretty much the vocalist for half the Korean visual kei scene. Makes you realise how small it is

Reminds me of the concept for Art of Life.

Does anyone else think the album mix of vanitas sounds a bit flat?