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  2. Posted

    I have been kind of out of the loop with this band since BLASTED ANIMALS (a single that I couldn't even bother to listen to).

    A few months ago, I checked out OHP previews of all the stuff they've released since RADICAL HYSTERIA 2012, and nothing really grabbed my attention, except maybe the HONESTY single, and the b-sides from Sun of a Bitch. I did download their STALIN mini album, maybe it'll be more listenable without the awful bonus tracks, but still haven't listened to it. And I also downloaded that live-limited single that leaked.

    Most of their pre-VIGOUR material is much better IMO, but to me, BORN have always been "a cut below the rest." They've done some pretty cool stuff, some that's just okay, and some that's unlistenable, but I don't think they've ever released anything that would be worthy of my own "end of the year" lists, except for maybe Extremely Waltz and Dust pain (though I'm not too sure if anything else from [-Abnormal Head Machine-] was AOTY material; it was really good, but still, not good enough).

    I will give their new ugly cover mini album a try, just because I remember being impressed by the preview for the first track...... only to be disappointed by the preview for the second track. :lol:

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  3. Posted

    Don't mind me, just resurrecting a thread that's been dead for five years... :lol:

    On 27/07/2010 at 0:56 AM, buster said:

    they constantly released higher-than-average stuff, compared to most of the jrock indies - i think they're ready to switch to a much bigger label or even go major!

    ^ That post made me pretty sad, for a moment. It's been exactly one year since they disbanded. :(

     

    I usually accept and get over these things fairly quickly, while still missing them in the end, but this is a different case. I can't say it was too surprising for them to pull the plug after going an entire year with virtually no activity, but the band members didn't even address the disbandment (online), they didn't do a final release, I don't even think they made an official announcement online (just at some show they played last April). It would have been really great of them to release a DVD of their last live, for them to release something, to address the disbandment online, anything, but no. It's like they tried to sweep their disbandment under the fucking rug as if they could just fade away, without anyone fucking noticing or wanting to fucking at least know why (even though most band member explanations are pure bullshit these days). Or maybe they did talk about it at their last live, and surely the show was theatrical as fuck, but they made attendees sign a confidentiality paper or something, lol.

     

    To this day, their disbandment disappoints me, angers me, and above all else, confuses me. Go ahead and think that it's immature to fuss over a disbandment that happened a year ago, but I'm not going to apologise for wanting some kind of closure when a band breaks up. Especially when it's a band that I loved very much, invested a lot of time (even some money) into, and saw so much potential in. /rant

  4. Posted

    I am glad the band is releasing WOD2/FER digitally and not only as a live-limited CD. This is a good move and I hope other bands do this more often.

    I hope all these digital singles are available on the US iTunes store. I can technically buy them if they're on the JP store only, but using the US store is more convenient for me! XD

    I am so fucking excited that we'll be getting final versions of W.O.D. II and Fatal Error Race in less than a week! :D

    Also stoked for the new album, and glad that we'll be getting all those digital singles to tide us over until then, though I'm sure that most of them will be re-recordings, and 27 is quite excessive. >.>

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  6. Posted

    Yeah, for me, the main reason I want a turntable is so I can rip vinyl exclusive material that I can't find on CD or digital FLAC, and maybe I'll rip stuff I can still get on CD simply for observational purposes, just for the hell of it. And if I can find a USB pre-amp with a headphone jack, I'll maybe play the records every now and then, too.

    Since I have a very small budget and I have no interest on wasting money, my decision comes down to whether or not I want to bother paying all the extra money in a possibly futile attempt to make "professional" quality rips; if I want to buy a $600 TT with ~$200 worth of accessories for something that might not be so great, or buy some $300 thing that's great for the price, get some accessories, and just embrace the flaws. I read reviews on equipment, and I look for professional reviews, I don't read the ones on Amazon very often.

  7. Posted

    Vinyl rips are only decent when made with very, very high end equipment. I wouldn't bother with that or with super rare records.

     

    Definitely get a cork platter though, those work wonders! And they're really not expensive, like 20 bucks for one.

    Yes, I definitely intend to get a cork platter mat.

    I'm guessing by "very, very high" you mean $12,000 and not $600? :lol:

    It's going to be awhile before I make a decision on turntables, though I do have some particular turntables I'm considering. As for rare records, I'm willing to pursue them because some are not impossible to find, but just quite expensive, so I will have to save money.

    More on audio quality, from what I've read in this article, I think one of the reasons vinyl rips I've found online are inferior quality might be due to ripping at a high sample rate (96kHZ instead of 48kHz).

  8. Posted

    I feel like I've been kinda quiet here in recent weeks. So here's what I've been up to:

    I'm getting [back] into vinyl, which is bad news for my wallet.

    Even though I don't have a turntable yet, I'm mainly focused on buying releases, and one band I listen to released a couple of rarez in the early 90s that are now worth hundreds of dollars (not as expensive as $10,000 Misfits rarez, but still expensive), so wallet rape is imminent. Also, Summer seems like a very bad time to order vinyl online (or to even buy them at a store and transport them home in a car with insufficient air con).

    Eventually, I will have to start saving for a turntable (so I can rip all that vinyl only stuff). Right now I'm torn between saving for a $600 TT (and getting a USB pre-amp and cork platter cover and other cool shizz) and try to make the most "accurate" high quality vinyl rips that I can... OR... just getting some cheap $250 USB TT (AT-LP120) that'll make kvlt sounding rips and I'd just embrace all the surface noise, the tape-like hissing, the electrical humming, the clicks and pops, and the crackles.

    So yeah, that's my ramble, that's what I've been up to lately.

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  9. Posted

    Added stuff to my list

    All extremely rare, but still worth a shot...

    アヲイ

    真っ暗、真っ黒、真っ赤々な朝。

    夕焼けカラス

    あの子

    無くならない歌 ← I know copies of this are floating around, but since it's kinda cheap, I'd prefer to buy it with other CDs

    排水口

    ザアザア

    うそつき

    If you feel like selling any of these, send me a PM. :)

  12. Posted

    Okay, managed to get in the group. It might be awhile before I've picked out stuff to share, I'll have to pretty much go through my entire music library, and hopefully I can select folders to not show (or else people will get easily lost in all my gaijin music lol).

  14. Posted

    Don't think I've ever posted in this thread...

    Just showing off my VK CDs, most of my non-Japanese CDs are not special or really noteworthy.

    I usually keep everything in my wall mounted shelves, which you can find pics of in the "Show Your Room" thread.

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    I was planning to do a pic with just all my rare/special stuff that I treasure most, but I'm burnt out on pulling CDs out of my shelves and putting them all back, so maybe I'll take that pic another time...

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  17. Posted

    I find it at my taste.

    Oh yeah, I saw it. That's the beta version I was bitching about a few months ago. I might update to 8.4 in a day or two, but I have a feeling that I won't like. I've kinda wanted to use Ecoute, but the way they cut corners on the artwork (and crop long/tall covers) is too hideous lol.

    My main problem with the native music app since iOS 7 is that it doesn't collapse albums (in artist view) into folders, and they're all arranged by year, descending. wtf lol. I like to sort my albums by release date, I put this in the Sort Album field:

    YYYY-MM-DD Title

    So for example, for the GazettE's new album, I'd put this in the sort album field: 2015-08-26 DOGMA

    /rant

  18. Posted

    iOS 8.4 <3 Finally a good native music app for iOS, so in love with the new design. Ecoute, we had fun together but we must part ways.

    Wait a minute, hold up here! Apple. Made the iOS 8 music app. BETTER? :o

    I'm gonna have to see how many screenshots I can find of this... I saw screenshots of the 8.4 beta version music app a few months ago and thought it looked god-awful.

  20. Posted

    The only two that I really know of are From Japan and Tenso.

    There are also quite a few independent shopping services on places like Facebook.

    I would recommend From Japan if you intend to buy from an auction, or you plan on buying from a store that doesn't offer credit card or PayPal payment. I have used From Japan a lot, and so have other people that I know. Their fees are alright, but they used to be better. They charge ¥200 per item you purchase, so keep that in mind.

    I haven't used Tenso (though I do have an account), but I would recommend it if you plan on purchasing a large amount of items from a shop that accepts credit card/PayPal payment. With Tenso, you are not having somebody make the purchase for you, they are a mail forwarding service. Tenso gives you a free Japanese mailbox address that you can have items shipped to (you can use this mailbox address if you plan to get a Japanese iTunes store account, as well).

  23. Posted

    Hey people! Don't get Issei wrong! He always makes jokes over money :D

    Oh, so he was just jokin' around? Whew!

    Guess he doesn't belong in that "fuck shit noodle" support group with the NB lawsuit guy. :lol:

    I still don't understand that "cannot say that to pamper to say that because foreigners" tweet though.

    Google Translate fail.

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  24. Posted

    LOLOLOL, 壱世 (Issei) and that... guy who's name I forget, from NOCTURNAL BUTTLUST could start a support group for money-hungry bandomen (who seem to think that the solution to piracy is filing).

    Although I do have to say that IMHO, these demo tracks not leaking wouldn't have killed me. The CD did say "please wait until the original release" or something like that which, at least to me, ultimately implied that final versions of these two demo songs will be formally released in the near future.

    ETA: akane was more mature about it, saying that CD leaks are inevitable in our time, but he's still disappointed that this particular demo CD leaked. I mean, yeah, maybe it was pointless to say "don't upload on the internet," but at least he's not talking about fining people and raping their wallets.

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