Himeaimichu

I will say, I enjoy his vocals more than Kikyo's. They're still not the best, but his voice has a better tone to it 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

2 minutes ago, evenor said:

I swear this is giving me DEADLY SANCTUARY vibes

Same samples were used on that too.

Whatever drum machine they're using, that's gotta be vintage equipment lmao

Holy fuck some of these drum samples are the same ones DEViL KiTTY used. Literally the exact same.

I'm sure a lot of other bandmen probably also use the same drum machine. I know a few Metis Gretel songs do.

Here is an old Kurara Zeroshiki PV filmed at some random Shinto shrine and train station.

There are also numerous PVs filmed at Buddhist Temples. I for the life of me can't remember the name of the temple these sets are trying to imitate, but it's a pretty famous temple in Kyoto (I think?) I'm sure I'll find the name soon

(The last one isn't Vkei but it still slaps. Also they definitely are at least partially inspired by CrowxClass lmao)

I know some bands also film at Shinto Shrines. Shrines that are small will generally let you film if you ask

I guess I kinda count? I mostly dabble in mixes of different kinds of paganism, but mostly focus on Taoism and Hinduism, so I guess you could say I'm the Southeast Asian equivalent of a Witch lol.

Sounds Kote enough for me behind all the reversing. No need to be worried about them overly changing their sound lol

The band can't decide whether they want LIVING DEAD or LIVING DEBT lmao

I quite liked the album, but I agree, the production was not the best. I think the fault mostly lies in the guitar tone. There are no mids, which means there isn't a lot of note-definition.

However, I loved the traditional Japanese elements, and the old school influence. Definitely a breath of fresh air composition-wise.

Aren't Decadence and Nostalgia also titles of Lamiel songs? Or am I thinking of something else?

I hope this doesn't impact the band too much. Hopefully they can find someone to fill in his role.

Bump because I'm god damn desperate

Hey! You probably know I'm Aimi from facebook lol

Hopefully he's ok. I don't want this band to be ruined by drama and emergencies

So my birthday is coming up soon and I may be getting some money, so I was wondering if anyone had any DEViL KiTTY (specifically 2002-2004 DK. Not the 2015 "revival") fliers or chekis they'd be willing to sell.

Not a lot of Mexicans bought tickets because they know that music without a bass tends to suck live

5 hours ago, Serox said:

Kisaki still talk nowadays with Matoi, JUN and Riku on Twitter, obviously we don't know if him and Iori have a friendly relationship.

 

 

It would still be a good opportunity to make easy money considering that they could very well fill the Zepp Tokyo (2000 people)

I'd rather see someone else play bass in a Phantasmagoria revival knowing the shit he pulled

12 hours ago, Serox said:

We want Phantasmagoria revival too! T__T

But without Kisaki

7 hours ago, The Moon said:

Doesn't he have health problems? It might not just be plastic surgery. : ( 

Yeah, hes slowly going blind. 

Didn't know these guys were still around. That's cool

It sounds kinda like Liphlich but not as good.

Kiryu's B-sides though have always been better than the A-sides, so let's hope the B-sides are good

2 hours ago, Seelentau said:

cuz it's not true

at least to my knowledge, the only "fan feud" that ever existed was DEG vs Pierrot fans

There was also a supposed fight that broke out between La'Mule and Diru fans. That's tea for @WhirlingBlack to spill tho

6 minutes ago, seys said:

I have yet to see real, proper explanation for it, so from my understanding the Diru vs GazettE shitflinging doesn't really have a real cause, it's just the two arguably biggest vkei bands having the biggest fanbases, which regardless of medium always has it's fair share of negative sides, in this case hating on the other side just because.

Though maybe there was a real cause for it in the beginning, maybe it was just a joke that went too far.

My guess is just western fans being western fans. But even then, I rarely see Diru fans fight with Gazetto fans, unless it's like the deathcore Diru fans that only listen to Dum Spiro Spero and think Visual Kei is for Le Gays™

But then again, I don't participate in fanwars so what do I know? lmao

10 minutes ago, Disposable said:

This must be the most outlandish and fantastic fan theory I ever heard. Like aimi said according to every interview they've ever put out that I've read they pretty much were dudes in the local scene jumping from band to band and eventually the present formation sans Kai formed out of the corpses of these local bands. They were never affiliated with each other in any way since they were on totally different labels and based in a different city. All the bands that have deg associations are from the Dynamite Tommy family like Merry and Rentrer En Soi. If I'm not mistaken some Gazette members like Kai and Ruki had day jobs before making it big too, so any roadie story is just unlikely when deg was consistently touring the country from the moment of their inception and gazette dudes had barely had their first bands by the year 2000. I think the rivalry is the invention of western fans because in Japan they have nothing to do with each other

Plus, even if it were true, why the hell would Diru fans insult The GazettE for being former Diru roadies? Last time I checked, there wasn't any Diru and Sel'm fanwar.

If anything, it should be La'Miss Fairy fans reminding Gazetto fans that without Yayoi, the GazettE would be nothing, but La'Miss Fairy is, well, disbanded lmao