SethItari

On 7/2/2016 at 5:01 AM, orange~ said:

alright! I gave your music a listen.

 

Your solo stuff certainly is way more jrock. Song structures and instrumentals sound authentic and were good imo. BELiEVE was better song out of the 2. The Itari Ascend stuff were very different, very western sound. I don't really know which material I like more... Maybe your solo material would be more refreshing because atm there are like miliion bands that sound similar to your Itari Ascend songs.

 

now for the negatives... I'm sorry, but it always makes me cringe a little when I hear western bands singing in japanese. It doesn't sound natural to me and is kinda distracting. Especially in Itari Ascend, few japanese words there sounded very out of place. Your solo stuff, it kinda fits, but still the vocals bothered me in those songs too.

 

I'm sure if you stick to japanese vocals, you'll get better at it, so do as you see fit. Song writing is good here, so hopefully we'll hear more in future. My favourite songs out of all those in the .zip file would still be BELiEVE, no matter what I said about the vocals

Thanks for the honest feedback. I think we're on the same page, especially with the Japanese feeling out of place in Itari Ascend. At the time I wrote those songs I didn't really have my solo project so I didn't have an outlet for the Japanese lyrics I wanted to write, and now that I do I am considering dropping the Japanese from Itari Ascend to make the band more accessible. I think dropping it may be the only way to be taken seriously in the western market, sadly.

I'll certainly keep at it with my solo work though. Hopefully someday it'll sound natural enough that you will find it enjoyable.

"Core" sounds awesome! As a suggestion for future releases I would probably lower the guitars a little if it were me, but the singer still had the required space in the mix so it wasn't too bad, it's just that the guitar arrangement itself sounded great but felt grating to me at times just because of the volume. Awesome stuff though!

Bienvenu au forums!
 

On 6/17/2016 at 5:31 AM, aespenn said:

LM.C

I must ask, is LM.C quite popular in France? I never hear of them otherwise but when I listen to online radios based in France I hear of them A LOT.

 

On 6/25/2016 at 10:54 AM, aespenn said:

oh, I guess everyone fall into k-pop a little (^_^")

Pretty much, haha. There's something universally good about it to me. Let's be real, K-Pop artists are typically amazing vocalists. It'd sound sick to have them singing over rock songs.

MY FIRST STORY

Current Members

Hiro -  Vocals

Teru - Guitars

Kid'z - Drums

Nob - Bass

Non-touring & Former Members

Sho - Guitars, Songwriter | Is no longer touring due to unspecified personal matters, but still acting as songwriter for the band.

Masack - Drums | Former Drummer, reasons for leaving unknown.

Releases

Albums

• MY FIRST STORY (April 4, 2012)
• THE STORY IS MY LIFE (February 6, 2013)
• 虚言NEUROSE / KYOGEN NEUROSE (October 29, 2014)
• ANTITHESE (June 29, 2016)

Singles

• 最終回STORY / Saishuukai STORY (July 3, 2013)
• Black Rail (July 16, 2014)
• 不可逆リプレイス / Fukagyaku Replace (September 24, 2014)
• ALONE (August 5, 2015)

My First Story is a post-hardcore, melodic rock band originating from Shibuya, in Tokyo. Stylistically My First Story can be described as a post-hardcore act that emphasizes the rhythm section primarily to achieve a very heavy sound, while relying on leads often buried in the mix to add subtle melodic textures to their driving rock sound. The lyrics would appear to share a common theme, and seem to speak primarily of emotional struggles and various forms of anxiety. While the band takes after various tones depending on the song, a defining characteristic sound is their occasional use of country-pop inspired songwriting in a major key to a post-hardcore arrangement. (A style that typically makes use of more distortion on guitars and minor keys),  such is the case on songs like Gift, Someday & Missing You.

My Thoughts:
I primarily created this topic as I was surprised to see it didn't exist already, and I really wanted a place to vent my excitement that ANTITHESE is coming out tomorrow! 虚言NEUROSE was an amazing album from start to finish, the only song I was not particularly fond of therein was "Gravity", and even then it had it's appeal as a head-banger. Given the trend I am seeing with the 3 ANTITHESE singles already released, I can only expect this one will be just as amazing!

Saw them live in Japan on a surprisingly small stage. One of the best live bands around. Perhaps my favorite heavier metal band out there, on par with the great Slipknot. Their pits are INSANE,  and they have a ton of energy. Given they're getting to be more and more international what with opening for BMTH and doing a bunch of big stages at European festivals, I hope that if any of you ever get the chance that you grab tickets right away. Certainly worth it!

PS: they pull off their "softer" new material really well. Heck, the pits were as big if not bigger for some of those tracks.

19 hours ago, Traxan said:

Their newest video, shot while in Seattle for Sakura-con.

 

 

Wonderful song. I think I wanna learn it on Guitar!

So I am a solo singer/songwriter from Ottawa, Ontario; Also the drummer and a primary songwriter for the band Itari Ascend. I like to promote my Japanese rock influences in my music, particularly in my solo work, and wish to make a name for myself and promote Japanese music locally as best I can.

I'm planning the release of my second single soon, and until then I've set up an Itari Ascend sampler that contains a free download of my first single in it's entirety, as well as two unreleased DEMOs by my band Itari Ascend featuring me on vocals (the vocals especially are likely to change on the finished product).

Check this post for details:

On my last birthday I released my first single on official channels. (If you'd like to support me afterwards you can find me on iTunes and Amazon)

Which song is your favorite? I'd love to know!

Should be a poll answer: "Youtube Recommendations OP".

Seriously though,  I am not even sure how I discover music. There are these chains of music discovery you can follow. Find radio stations of a genre you like, playlists on youtube, etc. It honestly feels more like if I stick to the music I like, the music I like will just keep coming.

I don't listen to many Korean female groups, but this was one of the few I listened to and enjoyed. That's a shame.

12 hours ago, K8A said:

Should check this one out . Personal fav of the album. Think you'll enjoy it.

Love this one. Guitar tones are on point every step of the way.

10 hours ago, Crube said:

Although, I'd rather see a collaboration of Gojira with Kyo instead of Five Finger Death Punch.

I'm a fan of 5FDP and I would be surprised if anyone disagrees with you there, haha.

The music sounds awesome man. You can really hear the influence. Honestly wish there were more bands like you guy's around my local scene. My town is fairly well known for post-hardcore. I personally would prefer more bands who sing clean to surface in the region, as I love post-hardcore as much as the next guy but I feel the live venues are just not as equip for it as they are cleaner rock/metal around here.

37 minutes ago, K8A said:

That's great man. I know exactly how you feel. Tried doing a lot of different things in my life, but the feels that music left within me just won't go away, whatever I do. Just gotta keep at it! If you need any help with anything, feel free to ask. Got any music up btw?

The latest post on my twitter is actually a free download of my solo work (also on iTunes) and a few demos from my band so those would be the best things to listen to. But I also have various covers and such on my soundcloud.

How about you? Does your previous band have any releases? I'd love to hear some.

8 hours ago, ricchubunny said:

SethItariさんはどこの人ですか？フランス語も話せるの？！自分はフランス語とドイツ語話せるようになりたいなぁーって良く思うけどやる気中々出ない…。笑

そういえば、ツイッターチラッと見てたけどバンドやってるの？！最高すぎる(´;_;`)笑

私はカナダ人です。私の町には、フランス語と英語を学ぶ人が多い。　ここで英語の方がフランス語より使うけど。 フランス語はちょっと難しいんだが、カナダに来て住んでいたポルトガル語を話せる友達は、英語を学んだ前にフランス語を学んだ。だから、ブラジル人なら、フランス語を勉強することはもっとやさしくなるかもしれない。

私はバンドマンですよ。今、バンドの公式のリリースはありませんが、日本語で歌ってみるソロプロジェクトがあるんだ。そのソロプロジェクト中、公式のリリースしたことがあります。ツイッターで一番新しくツイート のリンクは、私の自分で作った音楽の無料サンプルです。良かったら、ダウンロードして聞いてみてください。

6 hours ago, plastic_rainbow said:

Sethltariさんの話し方は丁寧だと思うから、よく頑張っているみたいです。^^

カジュアル話し方のほうがもっと好きですが、敬語みたいな話し方もよく勉強します。　プラスティック虹さんは「思います」とか「です」とか使ったことを読んだから、丁寧的になり決めたかもしれません。　敬語かカジュアルかどちらの方はいい練習だと思います。

1 minute ago, K8A said:

Count me in on that. My band disbanded in what, '10? Been making computer games since, so haven't really had to time to go around and play rockstar. Just can't shake the feeling though..

I get what you mean. My band really took a turn to inactivity when I got busy with school and whatnot. But I've always sorta kept at it myself whenever I get the chance because I just can't stop wanting to do music with my life no matter how busy it gets. Me and the bassist for said band are getting the ball rolling again, so I'm looking forward to that.

Welcome to the site. The news seems to update pretty quickly around here, you may be able to surprise your friend and teach him a thing or two, haha.

2 hours ago, K8A said:

Also, I play bass and guitar. And some keyboards, I guess.

Makes me happy to read this somehow. I think I'm just gonna get overly excited whenever musicians join the site.

Welcome to the site!

12 hours ago, TODORA said:

and I´m also more or less active on YouTube

Do you upload videos yourself? If so what kind?

I keep seeing the short versions of already released full versions of MVs still up on youtube when  I search the songs up and it got me thinking...

Does anyone still watch the short versions? Are there people who prefer the short versions to the full length? I can imagine some people might for nostalgia reasons if it's an anime opening but what about non-opening songs where it still seems to be the case?

8 hours ago, plastic_rainbow said:

そうですか。日本語の勉強のためにアニメを見ることはとてもいいと思います！でも、アニメと日常会話の話し方が違うことは知るべきです。

いろんなアニメが好きですが、Mushishiというアニメが一番好きと言えるかな。^^

実は、人々はよく「アニメの単語と日常会話は違う」と言っていますが、日本に行ったとき、すこし同じような話し方だと思ったからびっくりしてた。もちろん、日常会話なら声優のようなドラマチックの発声し方は違うんだけど、敬語を使わない会話の聞く練習ためにアニメは便利だと思います。でも、さまざまな日本語のドラマも好き。こんなドラマの方が、敬語とか、日常会話の言葉とか、もっと聴くのが出来るでしょう。

11 hours ago, ricchubunny said:

ブラジル人にとって日本語の発音はあんまり難しくないから別に気にしないけど母語として英語を話す人にはめっちゃ難しそう(*_*;)

もしかしてブラジルの発音は日本語と同じようだろう？日本語を勉強し始める英語の母語の人は発音を学ぶことをもっと難しそうなんだけど、よく聴く練習をする人なら、難しくなくなるでしょう。私は発音は難しくないと思いますが、英語とフランス語が出来ます。二つの母語があれば発音はもっと難しくなくなるかもしれない。

4 minutes ago, plastic_rainbow said:

こんにちは！日本語は結構喋ります。最近、日本語を使っていないから、ちょっと話せなくなったかも。^^;;

もちろん、私は日本人じゃないです。三年くらい日本語を勉強しました。その後、日本語の授業を辞めて自由に日本語を使ったり、自分の勉強をしたりします。

 

確かに日本の音楽が一つの理由で日本語の勉強を始まりましたが、私にはアニメやビデオゲームの理由もあります！^^

はじめまして、

私も日本のゲームをしたり、アニメを見たりします。　でも、実は、日本語の勉強が始まりました後にアニメをよく見ることが再開した。もっと若いとき、BleachとOne Pieceというアニメをよく見ましたが、高校生の一年生から、大学の一年生のときまで何も見なかった。Girugameshを見つけて、さまざまな同じようなアニメのテーマソングも見つけたし、日本語の練習のためにアニメを見ることに決めました。どんなアニメが好きですか？

I was surprised to see one of my favorite Japanese bands (probably my second  favorite active Japanese post-hardcore group behind SiM) was not yet up for discussion here (apologies if they are, I search 3 variants on their name including abbreviation).

Fear, & Loathing in Las Vegas

So - Vocals, Programming

Minami - Vocals, Keyboard, Programming

Sxun - Lead Guitars, Vocals

Taiki - Guitars, Vocals

Tomonori - Drums, Pitched Percussion

Kei - Bass

Stylistically the band has roots in post-hardcore, but have since further embraced the electronic elements brought in by Minami's sampling and synthesis to perform a wider array of different genres, incorporating strong elements of EDM, Jazz, Chiptune, and Pop-Punk and Deathcore in their more recent works. Vocalist So has been actively using hard tuning on his vocals since the band's first releases, but the band has since evolved to take full advantage of this sound, using less subtle hard tune and both mono and poly lead vocoders on his voice to achieve their signature sound today. Sxun, who typically has the least vocal processing live, does most of the talking and would appear to be the voice of the band between songs. So also programs and maintains his own vocoders live, seemingly through discreet midi signal controllers.

My opinions:

I won't lie, I initially started listening to Fear, & Loathing in Las Vegas as a bit of a joke, convincing myself that I was entertaining myself by listening to one of the weirdest rock bands out there. This outlook quickly evolve through repetition into genuine appreciation for the band, especially when I realized how they manage to pull off such a chaotic sound live (outside of the studio) and still make it sound fun, catchy, and not completely messy, which can be rare in their brand of chaotic post-hardcore, even without the hurdle of so much programming and the required punctuality that comes with it. Unfortunately I have never been to one of their live shows in person, though I have seen similar bands perform live and it leaves me no doubt that seeing Fear, & Loathing in Las Vegas' live set would be an amazing experience, and I've seen their Animals II DVD which only makes me dream of seeing their performance all that much more.

No way of knowing if it's been mentioned already but on my flight back from Japan a few weeks ago, I watched a movie called "Grasshopper" which was really cool. Good action thriller. I enjoyed the new Exile movie too but maybe that's just me.

1 hour ago, orange~ said:

what kind of music do you play? or compose? It would be interesting hearing how you use your j-rock influence. I'm a guitarist myself and take some cues from VK, but in the end it's very different I guess.

I want to say I compose all sorts (my next planned release has some pop in it actually, as I've been working on improving my sound production / synthesizers knowledge) but mostly rock music. If you're interested in hearing my work, I'm giving away my music free right now, the link is pinned on my twitter. It's perhaps less apparent on the demos for my band, but in my solo work, at least so far, I think I've pulled a bit more from my influences in J-Rock. I am a lot heavier on Japanese lyrics in my solo stuff too so it kinda helps bring it out, I think.

Awesome to hear you're a guitarist. Do you have anything recorded? If you have the setup for it we should jam on something sometime.

Is it still pronounced heart though, just visually reversed? It's not uncommon for bands to stylize their names in interesting ways for certain album releases and such.  So I am kinda questioning whether or not this is a name change or just that. BMPCHKN on the new Bump of Chicken album, for example.

私は日本語の三年くらい勉強してる人なんだから、大丈夫ですよ。難しすぎる単語を使う時、たぶん言葉を捜してたことがある。 (笑)

普通の日本語を勉強している人に知り合うときには「どうして日本語を勉強していますか？」と言っているけど、このサイトで知り合ったら人なんだから、私と同じ「日本語の音楽が好き」の理由でしょう。