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November 17, 2016

6 hours ago, Nagisa said:

Finally! Now I only need new releases.

Do you have all of the old ones??

Takato · November 17, 2016

Cool taste! I also really like Pura, deadman, plastic tree, and chariots (the older stuff atleast~). Enjoy the forums

Biopanda · November 17, 2016

Looking forward to it!

November 16, 2016

It's hard not feeling imbalanced by the fact that we can remember everything about our past and know nothing of our future.

https://snapshotvignettes.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/balance-seesaw-1940x900_35779.jpg

Zeus · November 16, 2016

For me it always helps that I am into a wide variety of music genres. If a friend gets to the point where I've shown them some vk/japanese stuff, it usually just strikes them as another obscure thing rem is into it. If this doesn't really apply to you, my best advice is probably something along the lines of "Yeah, it's really fascinating the kind of things that come out of that country. It's like because they are so socially conservative and repressed, a lot of their art is just so much more out there and creative."

Part of it depends on what kind of friends you have as well. Open minded people probably won't bat an eye or ear, but if you do have those who just don't really get it, just hold your ground and don't give into laughing about it the same way they might. Idk if this helps, but good luck.

November 16, 2016

Welcome to the site. Grieva all the way!!

November 15, 2016

Used to dislike Kaggra because I thought they were boring in my first wave of VK interest. Then, two or so years ago after not trying them in ages, and after a lot of years of maturing my ears, I am super into their (old) stuff!

jduv86 · November 14, 2016

On 11/7/2016 at 2:21 PM, jduv86 said:

Sakito (though not a great singer) can barely even sing throughout the performance and Miyavi is just bawling his eyes out. that sing along gets me everytime. I still tear up when I see this.

Great pick... I need to watch this DVD again.

November 14, 2016

1 hour ago, Amoz said:

Itou Seikou still has what it takes too:

The contrast of the no movement and high energy vocal delivery is sick.

November 3, 2016

On 11/2/2016 at 0:35 PM, YuyoDrift said:

Build a hackintosh, or be sucker and buy an old iMac?

hmmm........

Hackintosh! ^^

nekkichi · October 30, 2016

1 hour ago, nekkichi said:

aikaryu

OMG. Be my friend , I've watched this clip like a hundred times. Soooo good

Hakoniwa · September 21, 2016

Hello, all.

I was hoping you could share some of your favorite live clips that fall under the category of most emotionally intense performance. These tend to be the clips I revisit the most, because there's something quite satisfying about a sentimental moment in a live setting. Here's my vk/jrock picks:

ムック Mucc - 朽木の塔 Kuchiki no Tou (??? 2004)

Tatsurou. That's all that needs to be said here, really. Footage is actually taken from two separate performances, so do your best trying to figure out which one the audio's from. Whichever, this performance kicks ass. I'm always amazed by how unforgivingly dark the performances in this era often were. Again, Tatsurou...

DELUHI - s[k]ape:goat (Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall 2011)

Generally really hype song and hype performance, but the bit @ 2:05 - 3:00 sends shivers down my spine. Just such a cool buildup and the vocal work/screams here are ace.

Killie - H19.09.07 (a.k.a Ressurection a.k.a キリストは復活する) (Shinjuku Loft 2008)

YES!!! If you're unfamiliar with this song or band, try your best to sit through the whole thing. It's a bit unorthodox in structure and really can only be consumed in a full listening. Pretty much the only proper live recording of Killie and man, it makes me wish they had recorded a whole show rather than just this one song. Still, incredibly cool. The cohesion of this group in their bittersweet stop-and-go antics is exhilarating.

るう゛ぃえ Ruvie - パラダイス・ロスト Paradise Lost (Shibuya O-EAST 2008)

With this clip in particular, I feel like the synchronicity of the members is what brings a lot of that convincing emotional energy. I really love the vocals and guitar/bass lines during the quietish section right before the last sort of blowout at the end. Shame they couldn't do the backing vocals live in that bit, but still pretty good imo.

Please post your favorites! I'm excited to see your picks :grin:

lichtlune · September 19, 2016

7 hours ago, lichtlune said:

Lol shaura always gets so much hate for his falcetto's. I personally really like them.

Same! I was struggling to figure out what the assumption was about Ritual being surprising at first. Love that song and that album!

Original Saku · September 7, 2016

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Shit, your taste in music is awesome! I just bookmarked a ton of stuff from looking through all these songs and bands. Only knew 凛として時雨, Aimer, and school food punishment before browsing your post. Yes to school food punishment, love that song!! Gotta lot of cool new stuff to look into now as well. The Tate Tatako song was very interesting, so many different vocal melodies throughout the course of chord progressions recurring, all with very distinct moods imo. Any album recc's from her?

1. WMD - LSD loop
2. Nitrous Oxide - Far Away (feat. Aneym) (Ronski Speed Remix)
3. Caravels - Snake Plissken
4. Nine Inch Nails - At the Heart of It All
5. Silence Groove - Me Gusta
6. ??? - Track 2 (Making Up For lost Time)
7. Xerxes & Phoenix - Pulse
8. Crash of Rhinos - Mannheim*
9. Aural Method - Tongues (Sound sketch)
10. Alicks - Empty Concern

Bummed not to see any Visual Kei/Japanese music, I decided to keep shuffling until it played one, and this was the next song
11. Alice Nine - Mirror Ball (Vandalize Edition)

*Ahhhhh, what needs to be said? Simply the best band ever. We'll see how long I stick with that. Distal(/Knots) will rock your world, kids! The one thing I can always smile about.

Komorebi · August 8, 2016

*Won't be able to ship out for a month or two! Currently in process of moving. Offers still available, but postponed for a little while

Hello, all. I've had a sales post up on LiveJournal for a while now, but I am moving in about ~~10 days~~* and thought I'd reach out to some different sites. This being said, I have lowered a lot of my prices in hopes that I can get as much sold as possible in the coming week.

Click the name of the item for a full imgur gallery to see booklet/item quality/cards/extras/etc. I ship from Las Vegas, United States and have rep on my original LiveJournal post. Paypal only, you pay shipping.

CD's

Alice Nine - Complete Collection 2006-2009 [ $6 ]

Alice Nine - Hana (w/ DVD Limited Edition Type-A) [ $5 ]

Alice Nine - Tsubasa. (w/ DVD Limited Edition Type-A) [ $5 ]

Alice Nine - Mirror Ball (Regular Edition) [ $3 ]

ALSDEAD - PARADOX [ $4 ]

And -Eccentric Agent- - Kyo (w/ DVD Limited Edition Type-A) [ $7 ]

And -Eccentric Agent- - Gang 5 (w/ DVD Limited Edition) [ $7 ]

Babylon - Mayuzora no Shita wa Kodoku to Kuuhaku [ $2 ]

Babylon - Fushichou ~CLAN GENE II~ [ $4 ]

Babylon - GLAMOROUS 9 Call (Limited Edition) [ $2 ] SOLD

BAELSCOPE - Borderless Impact (Limited Release) [ $4 ]