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Wakusei Abnormal, after a long pause, is set to release a new (yet untitled) mini-album on 22/7/2015.
 
The sample set (3 songs) will be out on 28/5 through NYLON JAPAN magazine webpage, and those samples will be available to preview only for 3 weeks.
 
It's been speculated that their mini-album will carry the title of their upcoming mini-tour, "人生はロマンティック" (Life is Romantic) - and that it will have a distinctive pop sound. No other details were revealed.
 
Source: band's OHP, twitter and skream.jp

For those who care about album's current progress:
 
 
At least based on what he wrote lately on IG and Twitter, he managed to get a handful of demos done w/ gt, B and Dr.

First of all, I am not really getting this idea of "highly unusual pattern" that most folks were speaking of (not to mention that I half-expected that ITM song they "ripped off" tbh) - another rushed, stagnant mid-tempo song that Meji churned out in a sec (read: we can name a huge number of tunes that suffered the same fate, e.g. most of their b-sides) and forgot afterwards, nothing new :/

When it comes to b-sides (that are usually meant to "diversify" the single in most cases), they are not helping much either! "Ningen" would have had tons of potential if Mejiguys managed to cut all the out-of-place oogabooga and metalcore cheese that comes after a minute, and do a nice, mid-tempo riffagefest w/ more digestible vocalwork that *actually leads somewhere* (not in the vein of "Eiki" that literally gets stuck in the A-part). Unfortunately this didn't really happen, and what did we get? A clusterfuck of insta-crapped, unfinished ideas? This must be the nth time when Mejibray are doing the exact same mistake.

Apply my "exact same mistake"-sentence to my overall thoughts on another b-side, "Mukade", as well. It's cool that Tzk is capable of being a wacko in the vk vocal department, but man - toning down your vocal frills won't hurt your performance, but otherwise...

It's a bit of hyperbole to claim that this single is "a flaming bag of feces", or even "a bag of flaming feces" - w/e. To clarify, I didn't pop up in here for the sake of just fueling Mejibray's high-profile status with more shit-and-fit throwing, naw. Instead, I will side with these people, who used to enjoy a handful of Mejitunes (in my case: Sadisgate, Hakuraku's both versions, that hunger-red song, BOWWOW, Killing Me...etc etc.), but began to experience a certain degree of disappointment after witnessing this band churning out low-quality stuff non-stop like some effing factory.

Let that sink in for a moment - just how many songs do they have so far? How many potentially good, but either a) unfinished or b )effed up ideas and frills do they have so far?




Summary: This band needs a break - or a kaisan if there is no hope for them to man up and think where and what they should improve. Measure twice (or thrice in their case) and cut once.

First of all, I am not really getting this idea of "highly unusual pattern" that most folks were speaking of (not to mention that I half-expected that ITM song they "ripped off" tbh) - another rushed, stagnant mid-tempo song that Meji churned out in a sec (read: we can name a huge number of tunes that suffered the same fate, e.g. most of their b-sides) and forgot afterwards, nothing new :/

When it comes to b-sides (that are usually meant to "diversify" the single in most cases), they are not helping much either! "Ningen" would have had tons of potential if Mejiguys managed to cut all the out-of-place oogabooga and metalcore cheese that comes after a minute, and do a nice, mid-tempo riffagefest w/ more digestible vocalwork that *actually leads somewhere* (not in the vein of "Eiki" that literally gets stuck in the A-part). Unfortunately this didn't really happen, and what did we get? A clusterfuck of insta-crapped, unfinished ideas? This must be the nth time when Mejibray are doing the exact same mistake.

Apply my "exact same mistake"-sentence to my overall thoughts on another b-side, "Mukade", as well. It's cool that Tzk is capable of being a wacko in the vk vocal department, but man - toning down your vocal frills won't hurt your performance, but otherwise...

It's a bit of hyperbole to claim that this single is "a flaming bag of feces", or even "a bag of flaming feces" - w/e. To clarify, I didn't pop up in here for the sake of just fueling Mejibray's high-profile status with more shit-and-fit throwing, naw. Instead, I will side with these people, who used to enjoy a handful of Mejitunes (in my case: Sadisgate, Hakuraku's both versions, that hunger-red song, BOWWOW, Killing Me...etc etc.), but began to experience a certain degree of disappointment after witnessing this band churning out low-quality stuff non-stop like some effing factory.

Let that sink in for a moment - just how many songs do they have so far? How many potentially good, but either a) unfinished or b )effed up ideas and frills do they have so far?




Summary: This band needs a break - or a kaisan if there is no hope for them to man up and think where and what they should improve. Measure twice (or thrice in their case) and cut once.

First of all, I am not really getting this idea of "highly unusual pattern" that most folks were speaking of (not to mention that I half-expected that ITM song they "ripped off" tbh) - another rushed, stagnant mid-tempo song that Meji churned out in a sec (read: we can name a huge number of tunes that suffered the same fate, e.g. most of their b-sides) and forgot afterwards, nothing new :/

When it comes to b-sides (that are usually meant to "diversify" the single in most cases), they are not helping much either! "Ningen" would have had tons of potential if Mejiguys managed to cut all the out-of-place oogabooga and metalcore cheese that comes after a minute, and do a nice, mid-tempo riffagefest w/ more digestible vocalwork that *actually leads somewhere* (not in the vein of "Eiki" that literally gets stuck in the A-part). Unfortunately this didn't really happen, and what did we get? A clusterfuck of insta-crapped, unfinished ideas? This must be the nth time when Mejibray are doing the exact same mistake.

Apply my "exact same mistake"-sentence to my overall thoughts on another b-side, "Mukade", as well. It's cool that Tzk is capable of being a wacko in the vk vocal department, but man - toning down your vocal frills won't hurt your performance, but otherwise...

It's a bit of hyperbole to claim that this single is "a flaming bag of feces", or even "a bag of flaming feces" - w/e. To clarify, I didn't pop up in here for the sake of just fueling Mejibray's high-profile status with more shit-and-fit throwing, naw. Instead, I will side with these people, who used to enjoy a handful of Mejitunes (in my case: Sadisgate, Hakuraku's both versions, that hunger-red song, BOWWOW, Killing Me...etc etc.), but began to experience a certain degree of disappointment after witnessing this band churning out low-quality stuff non-stop like some effing factory.

Let that sink in for a moment - just how many songs do they have so far? How many potentially good, but either a) unfinished or b )effed up ideas and frills do they have so far?




Summary: This band needs a break - or a kaisan if there is no hope for them to man up and think where and what they should improve. Measure twice (or thrice in their case) and cut once.

First of all, I am not really getting this idea of "highly unusual pattern" that most folks were speaking of (not to mention that I half-expected that ITM song they "ripped off" tbh) - another rushed, stagnant mid-tempo song that Meji churned out in a sec (read: we can name a huge number of tunes that suffered the same fate, e.g. most of their b-sides) and forgot afterwards, nothing new :/

When it comes to b-sides (that are usually meant to "diversify" the single in most cases), they are not helping much either! "Ningen" would have had tons of potential if Mejiguys managed to cut all the out-of-place oogabooga and metalcore cheese that comes after a minute, and do a nice, mid-tempo riffagefest w/ more digestible vocalwork that *actually leads somewhere* (not in the vein of "Eiki" that literally gets stuck in the A-part). Unfortunately this didn't really happen, and what did we get? A clusterfuck of insta-crapped, unfinished ideas? This must be the nth time when Mejibray are doing the exact same mistake.

Apply my "exact same mistake"-sentence to my overall thoughts on another b-side, "Mukade", as well. It's cool that Tzk is capable of being a wacko in the vk vocal department, but man - toning down your vocal frills won't hurt your performance, but otherwise...

It's a bit of hyperbole to claim that this single is "a flaming bag of feces", or even "a bag of flaming feces" - w/e. To clarify, I didn't pop up in here for the sake of just fueling Mejibray's high-profile status with more shit-and-fit throwing, naw. Instead, I will side with these people, who used to enjoy a handful of Mejitunes (in my case: Sadisgate, Hakuraku's both versions, that hunger-red song, BOWWOW, Killing Me...etc etc.), but began to experience a certain degree of disappointment after witnessing this band churning out low-quality stuff non-stop like some effing factory.

Let that sink in for a moment - just how many songs do they have so far? How many potentially good, but either a) unfinished or b )effed up ideas and frills do they have so far?




Summary: This band needs a break - or a kaisan if there is no hope for them to man up and think where and what they should improve. Measure twice (or thrice in their case) and cut once.

Artist: MEJIBRAY Single: 盈虧 1. 盈虧 2. 人間 3. 蜈蚣
Rating: | It's more pleasant than open face surgery at least.
 
I'm legitimately disturbed by how far MEJIBRAY have fallen.

I never expected much from them, but this is yet another step down from Theatrical Blue Black, and I wonder how this band keeps fans and continues their activities. For one, the singing is enough to make anyone run for the hills. The goat bleating is such a chore to listen to, and if it's not that it's either strained falsetto or some weird demented frog guttural yoga hums. Tsuzuku's inability to sing trivializes the skills of the rest of the band to a large extent. Their unorthodox vocalist may have worked for them at one point, but that time has long since passed. Tsuzuku needs to either improve his delivery on all fronts or cede his position to someone who can actually sing, because "sounding unique" is not a good enough excuse to hide the singing inability.

盈虧 is the soundtrack that plays on loop in the room where people go to watch paint dry. The excerpt at the beginning is stupid enough, but then it feeds into this aimless and bland melody that fails at being dark and moody. The repetitive strumming does not build up a convincing enough atmosphere, and that chorus is a train wreck of massive proportions. It's the most unengaging single I've ever heard in my life and it provides nothing to hook the listener in. The band isn't compensating for Tsuzuku's shortcomings by producing catchy music, and they're definitely not playing to his strengths because he sounds out of place, so I'm not understanding how this is supposed to work. The accompanying tracks are only marginally better, but still pretty awful. 人間 is a power ballad with an awkward metalcore section in the middle. It's a bad choice to follow one slow, boring song with a gimmick that they lack the tools to execute. 蜈蚣 is the banger that probably works better live than in studio that doesn't get my blood rushing the way a good core song should. For all it's aggression, it feels just as stagnant as the first two songs. If they fail to be convincing with their mother genre, I don't see much hope for this band.

As MEJIBRAY completes their transition from boring to disappointing, I struggle to find any reason why this band should remain relevant. It's frustrating how inconsistent they are. Their last album was met with a lot of unexpected praise, but whatever inspired them then didn't now. This is beyond disappointing; this is almost insultingly bad, and when I remind myself that they pumped this crap out in three different editions my stomach churns. There are claims that MEJIBRAY have potential, but much like Tsuzuku's singing ability I hear none of it. Unharnessed potential is wasted potential and even if the members themselves are individually talented, their music does not reflect on their abilities. In all good faith, I could not recommend this single to anybody. This is by far one of their worst releases in a long time. Even if you're a diehard MEJIBRAY fan, I recommend waiting for the next single.

If you're that brave trooper who actually bought this single, ask for your money back.

So I gave the PV track a listen because anything that divides opinions this much grabs my attention.
 
These are the sounds of a dying cat (in heat?) backed up by a monotone chaos of unrelated instrumentals much like a jam session where everyone's on acid and not actually listening to one other because they have headphones on. What the fuck. Needless to say I don't like sounds of dying cats.

On an unrelated note: the last.fm statistics must be severely messed up because no group has 5600 listeners and 1.3 million scrobbles. Manipulation or hardcore fans?

it's not post-britpop though
 

 

I agree. Especially the female characters, their looks and moves are so uninspired smh. 
 
Another new fighter is Kazumi Mishima, sadly she will be an unplayable character. 
 
 

YMCK new album "ファミリーダンシング(family dancing)" will be released at 2015/06/24 (2,000yen)

it's not post-britpop though
 

 

it's not post-britpop though
 

 

Wakusei Abnormal, after a long pause, is set to release a new (yet untitled) mini-album on 22/7/2015.
 
The sample set (3 songs) will be out on 28/5 through NYLON JAPAN magazine webpage, and those samples will be available to preview only for 3 weeks.
 
It's been speculated that their mini-album will carry the title of their upcoming mini-tour, "人生はロマンティック" (Life is Romantic) - and that it will have a distinctive pop sound. No other details were revealed.
 
Source: band's OHP, twitter and skream.jp

I knew this new song sounded familiar
 

I beg to differ with you guys above and post this one:
 

Total clusterfuck of PETA trolling, Lennox/Bowie worshiping and...what-the-fuck-is-that-factor by courtesy of Kaoru

it will have a distinctive pop sound
 

Got to break the mold and go with a couple of my non-Japanese choices too (since I *never* intended to limit this thread to "Japanese music" only, right?):
 

: Despite being obviously enough the least disturbing opener of theirs, "Sweet Charity" wraps "retro-Californian" soundscape of "California" (doo-wop, bossa, surf rock etc.) nicely together with their trademark, key & tempo-changing quirkiness. Pleases both mainstream-ier and artsier fans equally  

: The most ethereal and drum-lacking Cocteau full-length happens to have one of my most loved openers! The lack of drums and emphasized ambiance in "Lazy Calm" recreates a different, soothing sonic palette of warmer colours. Fraser appearing later in the song contributes significantly to the "necessary" build-up as well. 
Nice openers you have there, folks! (especially Sakura)

Wakusei Abnormal, after a long pause, is set to release a new (yet untitled) mini-album on 22/7/2015.
 
The sample set (3 songs) will be out on 28/5 through NYLON JAPAN magazine webpage, and those samples will be available to preview only for 3 weeks.
 
It's been speculated that their mini-album will carry the title of their upcoming mini-tour, "人生はロマンティック" (Life is Romantic) - and that it will have a distinctive pop sound. No other details were revealed.
 
Source: band's OHP, twitter and skream.jp

Wakusei Abnormal, after a long pause, is set to release a new (yet untitled) mini-album on 22/7/2015.
 
The sample set (3 songs) will be out on 28/5 through NYLON JAPAN magazine webpage, and those samples will be available to preview only for 3 weeks.
 
It's been speculated that their mini-album will carry the title of their upcoming mini-tour, "人生はロマンティック" (Life is Romantic) - and that it will have a distinctive pop sound. No other details were revealed.
 
Source: band's OHP, twitter and skream.jp

Wakusei Abnormal, after a long pause, is set to release a new (yet untitled) mini-album on 22/7/2015.
 
The sample set (3 songs) will be out on 28/5 through NYLON JAPAN magazine webpage, and those samples will be available to preview only for 3 weeks.
 
It's been speculated that their mini-album will carry the title of their upcoming mini-tour, "人生はロマンティック" (Life is Romantic) - and that it will have a distinctive pop sound. No other details were revealed.
 
Source: band's OHP, twitter and skream.jp

Love to dance in my underwear to Soundtracks for the Blind but the police always make me leave the town square

lol
 
But yeah, I really can't get behind the fact that certain stans are too inclined to (ab)use their "real, given names" - are their artist names/pseudonyms too "tacky" for them, huh? This is why I went out of my way to question whether he *is* "Tooru" as wild tanukitastic DEG rumors assume...inb4 flashbacks to wild fanfictions about Kisaki stealing Kyo's hoe ensue

lol
 
But yeah, I really can't get behind the fact that certain stans are too inclined to (ab)use their "real, given names" - are their artist names/pseudonyms too "tacky" for them, huh? This is why I went out of my way to question whether he *is* "Tooru" as wild tanukitastic DEG rumors assume...inb4 flashbacks to wild fanfictions about Kisaki stealing Kyo's hoe ensue

For that Dir en grey troo fan cred