echo

i adore Purple Stone, i actually discovered them when i went to a random visual kei show in tokyo last summer (super visual night in shibuya rex), and it was such a treat because they performed in their own shifuku (private clothes) ie not costumes *o* but they still had eye makeup and amazing hair and they were hotttttt.
ahem, that aside, watching keiya do the panic panic dance just turned me into a puddle of happiness XD i just have to say, keiya sounds AMAZING live,  he really does. 
 
poison chocolate hasn't grown on me yet, got to give it another chance. 

While "Panic Panic!" was an alright single for me, "Poison Chocolate" is awesome. I especially love 素晴らしきこの世界へ. ;w; It's been stuck on repeat. xD
 
I like Fuma even more every time I read his opinions on music and such.

Honestly I'm just so different when it comes to classifying bands... I like what they give me or don't and that's that. I love what Purple Stone bring to the table each and every time they write something new and I've loved everything they've put at thus far. Keep doing what you're doing BABES<3 and put out music you love<3333333333333333333333333

i'll only get my cds tmr so i haven't heard their new single... I CANNOT WAIT. and 素晴らしきこの世界へ is apparently fuma's favorite song off this single so i'm especially excited to hear that one
 
i can totally understand why the change in their music direction (if you could call it that) wouldn't be palatable to some fans. to be fair that was a huge concern the band had as well. i remember keiya saying how torn he was when they decided to try something knew cos he wasn't sure if the fans can accept it. ultimately i think the main 'payoff' for their new sound comes through most clearly at lives, and it's difficult to judge songs like panic panic and poison chocolate without having seen them live, esp. with all the audience participation elements. i mean, even before panic panic, listening to Paradise Dance on record was NOTHING like experiencing it live. the energy of the entire livehouse moving in sync + how good keiya is at hyping the crowd up is quite mind blowing. the recent music only lifts that to a higher level.
 
i'm not sure what i feel about the 2 recent PVs still, since ordinarily they would def be too cheesy for me (and like, the reason i actually love them is because of my ridiculously intense bias for the band LOL). but i found that if i listen without watching the pv, the sound actually doesn't deviate too much from some of the stuff they had before? it's still the same sound effects, the same catchy choruses, the same signature purple stone hooks etc. and then there's also the lyrics aspect. it's understandable that their recent output is easy to dismiss as 'non-serious' and 'playful' music but actually fuma kinda detests 'paripi' music (basically superficial, thoughtless party/clubbing music) lol. he's said time and again in interviews and talkshows that his job is to try and neutralize the capriciousness of their sound by writing lyrics that gives substantial depth to the songs. that doesn't mean that his lyrics are preachy or inscrutable - it just means there's more to their music than meets the eye so like, there's something for everyone, assuming you can access everything: recorded music, live experience, lyrics, interviews/blogs/tweets, and so on. anyway fuma just seems to be a super intelligent person from the stuff he writes/says haha. he twitcasts A LOT (almost every night) so pls just drop by and say hi even if you dunno what he's saying
 
oh and a slight digression: their new single seems to be selling quite well! i ordered from 3 different shops for fun this time and both like an edison and jishuban have sold out their first press (so they're waiting on stock). i checked cdjapan and it seems to be the same there. little hearts and zeal link have limited stock left.

I still think Poison Chocolate is as bad as Panic Panic was, but this time I actually liked both b-sides.
 
素晴らしきこの世界へ is the kind of fun, happy-go-lucky song I whish they sticked to. Even if kinda simple structure-wise, it's a fun, catchy song, probably real nice at lives.
 
I can't shake the idea they are undermining themselves going the cheesy way of both recent lead songs, they can do so much more...

I didn't like their new single at first. Actually I hated it! But it's starting to grow on me. 
 
If if their next release isn't a mini album or more I swear ill punch them each in the face 

the more i hear poison chocolate, the better it gets, i loooooove it. Blaster Voltage is some sorta neon-dripping stadium-sized digital hardcore kind of thing. it's so extra! the glass, glitter and whateverelse sound effects are being used like instruments now, it's so goooooood. 素晴らしきこの世界へ riff and chorus sound a bit like baroque's gakidou and in general it feels a lot like baroque being mixed with the most extra kirakirakirakirakirakirakirakira-sounding oshare i've heard. i'd love if all oshare was this nearly physically キラ☆キラ—it's like you're awash in glitter! floods of glitter! it's! so! sparkly! the poison version of Poison Chocolate is a nice little touch.
 
they're tripling down on the glitter and broken glass! really dig 'em all! it needs to hit the US itunes soon so i can throw 'em my money.

Found my new phone background ;D
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You guys are the funniest ever! lol

If he wants to devour me, I'd let him 

Anfiel is on the vol. 85 cover of Gab!
 

he's watching you

my lion standing in the back
 
always watching
 

Anfiel is on the vol. 85 cover of Gab!
 

Osaka MUSE to see kannivalism in 2010
 
but since I came back and became ~bangya~ (and then quit being bangya lol...) was Zepp Tokyo for baroque but others played too (vistlip/Girugamesh/Sadie/DaizyStriper/Nightmare/wyse)
 
 
As for how people know when to go up it's a lot of random things
really small bands you can legit DM/message the guys and they will tell you  There's someone who has a contact in some band playing there Peaking under the freaking curtain* based on BGM and/or the sound of their sound check bandmen hinting about it on twitter about playing late or "hurry up" etc etc As long as there is one contact then they can usually get the schedule. If that's the case then once one girl knows you just have to ask the right people and you know the order too. Sometimes it's guess work "we know Lycaon is torimae and everyone else has played so that means Souiumono must be tori" (actual experience)
 
*One time when I was in charge because the shikiri was dippin out before the end she told me they didn't know the order at all today and that was what we had to do to check. Thank goodness it was Shibuya REX tbh. Not all curtains are easy to look under.
 
I remember one time they got the order wrong and my friend had to run from saizen and was missing a shoe for an entire set because her other boot was left at the rail lollllllll

Anfiel is on the vol. 85 cover of Gab!
 

Hirohiro is down with flu and he'll miss the first leg of their last oneman tour (at Sendai). Wataru will be on vocals that day. Hopefully he'll recover in time for Nagoya x.x

Who knows, but at least you've found them now!!! <3

How did I miss this gem of a group?!??!

@Mihi that kind of loss of control is the BEST kind <33333333333333333333333333333333

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF @echo AND I <333333333333333333333333

@Mihi that kind of loss of control is the BEST kind <33333333333333333333333333333333

YUKITOOOOOOOOOOOOO

oops im double posting
 
oops it's 2am and im looking at a folder of pictures of my lion prince
 
oops im losing control of my life
 
oop
 
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Goodbye all of my money <3

Anfiel's official webshop is open!!!
 
http://shop.anfiel.tokyo/
 
for now you can buy their new CDs, parka, shirt, mirror