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For J hiphop check out Darth Reider, he is pretty famous here and when a mutual music friend introduced me to him he is one of those guys who has that "it" factor if that makes sense. Was raised overseas too so has the best of east and west in his sensibility too. Usually hate jhiphop but he is amazing. 

in a mystery school for a decade now. whenever I have met people in "witch" groups or whatever here it always odd to me how they bastardize things or just have a general "at face" /fashion view of the occult. 

For "witchcraft" in Japan or any actual mystery school/secret society of merit it is very hard to get any reliable information online, the most famous tibetan tied group that was first persecuted in the past and then hit harder times in it's evolved form during it's cooperation with nazi Germany is most likely still continuing in its former protection area with far right, yakuza top, government etc. 

But it is not like how things like Freemasonry can be easily researched if you actually truly want to learn. The stigma of Nazism also covers any reputable historian from covering the interactions outside of Japan. 

If you are looking into hermetic stuff that is the main thing to look into! Find THAT booK

Those places in PVs are just rental spaces available for anything you want to do with them. Not part of any religious thing so technically they are not really churches, just spaces used mainly for marriage to match the western ideal. Just search チャペル レンタルスペース and you can find lots of the places used in PVs on spacemarket website. 

12 minutes ago, Gesu said:

I actually really liked that. Got strong More vibes.

Thank you! Love More and Loki is a great guy.

7 hours ago, suji said:

support Dr.Maurizio Antonini

Thanks for sharing the song Suji! ❤️

Mr.Antonini is a studio musician living in Rome,Italy that we are using for the 1st releases live support will be the drummer of Anatomy.

6 hours ago, Disposable said:

Moar like encell disbandintwomonths amirite

badabing badaboom! haha. Will try for a bit longer than that. Maybe 3 months and a hotpocket.

7 hours ago, evenor said:

incel disdain yassssss!!

yussss. /m/

5 minutes ago, AnchuAnchor said:

Thanks a bunch! On a scale from 1 to 10 how safe were those programs? I know that you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette but I avoid torrents like the plague... Hope that I don't sound like a hypochondriac...

Never had any problems with p2p software. Soulseek is still a great way to download and if you are new to vk great for discovery. 

Search a band you like, check the users shared folders and download a buncha bands you dont know (•ө•)♡

geocities, strange small fansites etc. 

P2P file software like Winmx, limewire, soulseek etc. 

16 hours ago, YuyoDrift said:

Akina specifically I'd agree does not represent the "transition" that ultimately gave more recognition to JPOP going into the 90's (something I'm more familiar with). It is also why I made sure to NOT include any of her previous work as she as a singer does not fit into any one-category of music. Due to the limited amount of sources that I could find at the time of creating this thread, there was no accurate release that I could link to that would best represent that shift, it was simply that STOCK continued using elements of the genre while introducing composition styles that we're already being used by singers like DCT and ZARD in the 90's and the introduction of idols groups in the late 80's like Onyanko Club if we want to refer to stuff before 1990.

 

But all this reference stuff was more than 1/2 a year ago and if there are now releases available online to listen to and use as a more accurate metric to end the era of city pop, by all means feel free and share them here.

 

It's easier to accept this explanation than to try and give an alternative. We are 2 decades too late before the west had access to it thanks to the internet and a TON of 90's music from Japan has been categorized under the umbrella of the "JPOP" genre that most are familiar with, sound-wise (i.e. the mid-late 90's stuff).

 

If you ever come to vist should check out Hit Parade bar in Machida, I think youd love it since you are exploring the 80s jpop stuff (•ө•)♡

11 hours ago, saiko said:

Moaaaarrr

No no xD To get specific stories out of me would envolve lots of alcohol in person haha. 

2 hours ago, avaritonista said:

as for example ?

Basically how Juka had mental issues and mentioned how the MM camp was trying to work on a reunion but was tight lipped back then. This was about 2 years ago. 

24 minutes ago, Peace Heavy mk II said:

It's always been weird to me how particularly Western bands can go like 5 years without an album and still be just fine, but vkei bands apparently need to churn out a single every 9 weeks in order to pay back their loan shark and get that checki $$$

Yah one thing that really surprised me when I first moved here was things from only a year ago on TV or music would be called "old" by people. That pressure on bands is never good and is a big part of the need for even bigger bands to accept "mitsu". ¥¥¥ noruma, Hall rental, hairmake staff, rehearsals, outfits, etc. etc. with that pace adds up big time 😿

3 hours ago, yurameki24 said:

There are free albums to listen to ~~ happy ~
Thank you, this great musician 

Thank you haha I hope you can enjoy~

Hopefully can go tour your place Taiwan again. eating some 711 tea eggs, drinking tasty cheep taiwan beer, and listening to Elva haha

Have tried to talk to some Chinese friends and got the same "it is an American conspiracy!" BS too ☹️ though you can try hard to explain that all people deserve self-determination and freedom to fight for that, people will have that strange "if you do not like my team/side f**k you" tribal mentality and any logic won't really work. 

Hong kong people are lovely, very different from the mainland, and I hope they can preserve that. 

Though city pop is a loosely defined genre Akina's STOCK album is def not city pop nor a representation of a whole genre subset evolving, if anything this is tame compared to the shock to the nation with her releasing the experimental dark album Fushigi years earlier.  Someone as huge as Nakamori Akina with such a varied career, she is just "the utahime" but some earlier albums have some songs that are more groovy/city pop-ish?.

It seems the term is gaining new meaning in the west that encompasses all 70-80s jpop to some? Ive never heard anyone use it for such big jpop idols like akina or moritaka chisato, they are just majorly popular 80s jpop.

19 minutes ago, BrenGun said:

 

 

Haha, but it's fun to kinda get along with the furi/teban in the fan crowd... 
And it can happen that you just wanna play along if you kinda like the music of the bands who is playing...

So to gave the middle finger is a little harsh 😛  you better could have said somehow; "just move, how you want!" 

 

But I agree that it is damn annoying,  because why can't you decide yourself how you wanna move your hands/head on a song? =_= 

Yah I learned all the movements for BFN from going to so many gigs and it was fun! But for every band, every song? haha.. the girl deserved it haha, it was not the mood for that. 

Yah I like more free environment too. Like stereo ck gigs, just headbanging and gawkimg at yuana and his glory. ❤

Furi/teban: its ok, but for every song? Or when a band writes their songs to match those typical movements, it just seems formulated and boring. Younger fans thinking they have to move their hands to every band also are annoying. Gave the middle finger to a young girl during our set at a festival gig here when she was like *hehe how do i move my hands to this?* 

Maybe I sound like a visual grandpa but the younger indie bands trying to be "djent". They never seem to pull it off. 

It definitely feels like them trying to experiment but it is not really single worthy I think. Meh, Can't always push out perfection with the release frequency they have. but seriously, live these guys are top level. Went to see them during some of the full album gigs a couple years ago, perfection each time. Crazy they remembered all those songs! 

11 minutes ago, BrenGun said:

That's pretty f*** if you cannot bring in your own style together with a ghostwriter.  Or is that even possible? lol.

 

 

Depends, I was new to the band, they wanted to use the songs I made but also wanted to continue using a ghost writer as well. Made the choice to not be involved with that, plus I do not really think they will do well in VK scene, should stay in loud kei. 🤔 meh, to each his own. 

1 minute ago, Yukami said:

"popular band" La'Veil MizeriA maybe? Drop that comment without more ... you will not leave this so easily.  

I'm trying to do something as a vocalist, I think I'm going to have to ask you for help hehe

Haha not them. A popular band for loud kei but wants to switch over to VK, do not want to spread their name. 

Yah sure! Any questions about working in the scene over here or any technical stuff just message me anytime. Always happy to help musicians. 

25 minutes ago, BrenGun said:

Just keep your own way of doing music.  And never wander a different path, even if Kiwamu says so.  And be always careful for any contract you sign. Don't give too much away.  Just be careful.  But lately SW seems to be okay. So I guess Kiwamu learned a lot by losing some of his best bands. 
Yet, always keep close to your own style of music, don't change because someone forced you.  

Yah recently I got asked to join a popular band but after I agreed to join I learned they use ghost writers to make their songs so I said f*** off. I do composition for idols and jpop sometimes and have seen some bad situations haha like slaves. 

1 minute ago, BrenGun said:

Maybe he learned from the past.

 

 

I don't live in Tokyo.. or Japan. (I know it feels so for many)... 😛  I don't go back before half November. 

Not to be an apologist but I think to last so long in visual kei, plus with just being an artist, you are not going to be a normal person. That is not bad I think. I do not want to listen to normal people's music haha. ( 'ω' و(و"♪ 

Hope you come back soon! 

On the Juka scat story: his ex who was also a MDM staff member was a customer of mine when I was a host in kabukicho, she told me lots of things but nothing ever with scat haha.

6 minutes ago, BrenGun said:

the 2/18 gig? but you better can not deal with kiwamu tho...

Yes! Are you going? 

Kiwamu is not the demon people think haha 

18 hours ago, nekkichi said:

thank u for dropping by! we have a rumors & gossip subforum that is perfectly suited for all crazy shit you can share on here! all the dirt, all the drama, the hotter the tea the better luv xx

lol, I cannot unleash the drama llama! As tempting as it may be haha

16 hours ago, Yukami said:

 

It's a shame, you had a good concept and a good vocalist. I hope you come back with a new project. Good luck!

Thank you! Shiranui will retire from the visual kei scene but I am already in the studio with the next band and going to the Starwave anniversary event as a guest since from now the next band fits their artist events. I hope you can enjoy the next band as well!

For taiwan music ELVA is my favorite, check out her "super girl" or "shut up and kiss me" videos. 

For underground taiwan music 脆弱少女組 is really great, got to perform with them on tour in taiwan. They like Japanese city pop alot ( 'ω' و(و"♪

Kokeshi Doll from Hokkaido is active again now but play rarely, so if you ever get a chance to see them be sure to!

One of the most amazing bands I have seen live, the recordings of their music do not do them justice at all.

At gigs the singer/guitarist is like some flame of aura spewing godliness!

Tsushimamire is always a great band to check out live as well,plus they are super nice people.

warning: this song will be stuck in yo head!