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Himeaimichu
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Relatively new VisualKei band Kebyou is to either release a new single, or has released one. They uploaded previews on their twitter. Un 「吽」 1. Ayame (あやめ) 2. Akai Kutsu (赤い靴) 3. Tenge Tenjou (天下天上) The recordings seem to be VERY low budget, but they're quite good. I can't wait to see what more this band has in store. They definitely bring something a bit new to the table. I can hear mixes of AvelCain and Memento Mori influence. The vocals are ehhh though.
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Does anyone know anything about Mad Face Records (Dezert's label)?
I can't find anything on them
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Satsui by Dezert, but every time Chiaki says "Satsui", Furanfuran by Kuroyuri to Kage plays, but every time K slaps his bass, Dead End Kids by Inugami Circus Dan plays, but every time Kyouko trills an R, Shinagawa Shinjuu by Ningen Isu plays, but every time the Taishogoto is played, the whole thing repeats itself.
Wait, this would literally go on for infinity, because it would just keep repeating from the beginning
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Turns out there are 2 Vkei bands named Sex Android. One is the well known Eroguro band, the other is a very short lived Deathrock band.
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FWIW, the death rock Sex Android were pretty solid actually, from what I remember hearing from them on YT. Nothing exceptionally mind-blowing, but pretty solid. I was also surprised to find out that 'our' Sex-Android's first releases were in like the mid-to-late '90s (also afair they sounded a little more straightforwardly punk on those than on their later, more 'known' art pop material where things got mixed w/ other influences) and they had some power gap between that period and their art pop era
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Yeah, Sex Android started out quite Punk. When their last guitarist, Toru, joined, they kind of took a more creative route, including some folk influence, surf rock influence, etc. They even have a full on Enka song (I think everyone remembers Kowenji, Na No Ne... though xD).
Upon further research (AKA I found someone in the know xD), the Death Rock Sex Android was apparently meant to just be a small project, which is sad because it sounded quite good. They probably would have gotten more popular if they continued on into the 90's, because the 90's saw a rise in Gothic genres for Japanese Rock. If they had continued Sex Android into that era, they would've gained a bigger fanbase, possibly among the Vkei scene because well, they do look Visual xD. It's like the project ended at such an inconvenient time.
But at least there is Phadia xD
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I always wondered how Ningen Isu is able to make the Taishogoto (A type of Japanese harp from the 1920's with typewriter keys) sound so traditional. I mean, most Taishogoto pieces are normally Koto pieces, but they don't sound so traditional, unless they decide to attach Nylon strings (which is occaisonally done). IDK, it all just may be in my head. I think more bands in general should use the Taishogoto if they want to experiment with a traditional sound, since it's quite easy to play.
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Oh gods not Buzzfeed xD Remember when TheAnimeMan and Akidearest did VisualKei style for a day, and everyone thought they were doing Kpop?
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Ningen Isu is more than just a band, it's an experience.
You feel like you've been transported to this psychedelic world, where everything is full of sabbathy riffs, and everything sort of doesn't make sense, but feels right.
Then the vocals come in, and you feel like you've been transported back to the Meiji-Taisho period, with Kabuki like vocals. Everything around you is like a psychedelic Ukiyo-we woodblock print.
And no, I did not smoke anything before listening to them xD-
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The lead singer looks like a discount Mei and the title has an obsolete Kana in it xD Update: I just found out these guys existed before Kuroyuri xD
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I wonder, what if Yoshiki only produced Dir En Grey because at the time, they were signed to Freewill, which was owned by Yoshiki's rival, Dynamite Tommy? Also, for an early Vkei band, COLOR doesn't wear as much makeup. I wonder how the Kuroyuri boys are doing, personally. I hope Mei is doing happily. There was this point where I suspected he was in a depressed mood, as even his chekis didn't show his face. I worry about that cute little creep. I hope Kuro's kitties and lizard are doing well. I hope wherever Koyomi is, he's truly happy. I wonder if Kon ex. La'mule and Cell has any upcoming projects. He's the kind of guy who can't stay away for long. Though it's been almost 3 years since Cell broke up. Kon did preform along with Nao though throughout 2015, but 2016 so far didn't show anything new from him. I wasn't too big on Cell anyway though. I need more drenchy KoteKei.
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I wonder if there are Vkei weebs who are like "I learned French from looking at names of KoteKei bands, and listening to Versilles!" xD
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Well, there are tons of weebs going "I learned Japanese from watching anime!"
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So I know this is pretty much a dead thread, but I've been getting into La'Mule a LOT recently. Everyone credits Dir En Grey for influencing the modern Vkei scene, but I personally think La'Mule is just as important. After all, they were one of the first to go with the macabre imagery. And Kon was known for his stage acts, including pretending to hang himself (Not unlike how Kiyoharu used to crucify himself on stage). Also, their second PV for Curse pretty much started the floating calligraphy and random pop ups of Feng Shui charts among AnguraKei bands like in Kiryu's "Tsuki No Hime" PV xD. Also, it's worth mentioning that even though their first popular release was in 1998, they were very well known among the indie scene already by then. Back then, in the 90's, releases didn't make you popular. It was live performances. La'Mule was a little bit of everything. You had Metal pieces like Sterilization, catchy Alt Rock pieces like Curse, and drenchy gothic rock songs like Wing. And they're one of the few bands I would actually call "Gothic Metal", as songs like Mirror Mirror actually mixed Gothic Rock and Metal
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Yeah they're LONG overdue for a full album. Though, if it means new songs, I'm ok with even an EP. I need my Kuroyuri fix xD. Also, I'd love to see them preform at Zepp Tokyo. But if I were to go to a concert myself, I'd prefer to go to one in a smaller venue, so I'd be up close
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Yup. They mainly focus on live performances, rather than making PVs.
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Anyone know what kind of guitar Takemasa Kujou uses? I know it's an ESP guitar, but it looks like a cross between an ESP Stream, and an Ibanez Iceman
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So, I've looked through all over the internet and it's literally impossible to find accurate tabs for Dir En Grey's "Kiri To Mayu/Sangeki No Yoru". Any tabs I do find, is for the remake, but I'm not looking for that. So does anyone have the tabs? If so, that'd be lovely~
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I just realised it's Kisaki's birthday.
Happy Birthday, Kisaki. Even though you're not well respected among the Vkei community, and you can be a bit arrogant at times, I'm gonna be that one guy who still celebrates because I loved Phatasmagoria
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KISAKI deserves an extra 2 birthday cakes this year specifically FOR that Tanuki mess a while ago. Here's to another year of the same makeup **
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Yay! Another guitarist too, please, or at least a support guitarist so their older stuff can be executed live as they were originally intended
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Wow. They went all out! Mahiro has been working on his growls really well. I like the new Koto samples, but the Shamisen sample they used sounds like the crappy one that Zin used. However, I can't really complain, because it's Kiryu! xD
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Made this macro myself xD
Use it if you like. I don't care xD
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Yu-dai. No question.
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Yu-Dai San.
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OMG I see the resemblance xD
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There are the theories they never really left Ains, but both sides are quite valid. But I have noticed though that they didn't very often preformed with Grieva, GossiP or Diaura. They always preformed with bands like Sibilebashir. I don't know why they haven't preformed with Dezert yet. I mean, it's obvious both bands are still close. Also, Mei and Chiaki together on stage would be amazing. Though, Dezert seems to have been going less visual recently, a lot of the members wearing less makeup (Except for Chiaki though xD. Chiaki always will stand out xD)
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It just so happens that my birthday is also on the anniversary of the first airing of Sailor Moon. xD
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And I'm five months younger than the Pokémon anime lol
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I miss Memento Mori too, but I love Kuroyuri just as equally. I think they progressed more as a band since Memento Mori, including more Mucc influence. Plus, Kuroyuri still keeps the Eroguro imagery that Memento Mori sometimes showed. In fact, they took it quite further. Their compositions though did get a bit more simple after Koyomi left, but they really seemed to have redeemed themselves with the Toshabutsu single. It was amazing compared to Zouki No Nozoki Ana, which was good, but could be better. I hope they release a full album this year. Not a mini album, not an EP, but a full album. I have Kuroyuri cravings that need to be satisfied! xD I think it would be cool if Kuroyuri did go back to the traditional aesthetics for one single. Perhaps they could use a concept similar to Inugami Circus Dan. Either way, I'd like to see them experiment with different concepts and such, since a lot of the bands close to them experiment with different concepts at times, and it would provide some interesting content.
