Seimeisen

Congrats, you just won the Complete Fucking Inconsiderate Bitch Of The Year award!!!!!!!!
 
Please just shut the fuck up.

Just a bit of "sneak peek" into their current doings:
 
According to some of his instagram/twitter posts (gazettenoura has translations for most tweets/instas in case you are curious), he has done a bunch of songs already (by himself - the jury is still out on when or whether other members will join in or not, seeing as the latter situation led to the trainwreck we know as "Division" these days)- and even some "longer" ones (and "another punk banger"), quelle surprise...
 
With that being said, I wouldn't go and bet on them posting any release news during this month - or even this season (unless it's about BM/lives again...or in case I happened to ignore other members completely)
 
I really hope that Uruha gets his main spotlight (as the "second lead writer") in songwriting back. Gazette's songwriting process really demands some "new blood" as far as I see it - or "new brains" if you will.

Just got the Shure SE315.
 
I have been trying out different pairs this week, because my Sony XBA-4 and Ex90 are both broken (and warrantied out).
 
Most shops around here don`t have enough Sony or AudioTechnica which I like, so I was trying all the other brands and not liking any.
Today I tried a different shop, and tried their BeyerDynamic`s (didn`t like the sound), and some others. Most were too bass heavy or didn`t balance what I wanted, or didn`t kick in enough. Others had that far-away in a box type sound (real technical descriptions, I know).
 
The guy gave me the SE315 to try, since I prefer the multiple driver sound which these are designed to go along with, and was actually amazed that I liked the sound; these headphones are so fresh!
I was still on the fence since I usually only buy certain brands, but he gave me a $150 flat-out price, and they usually go for $250-300 in Canada, so I decided to buy them.
 
Sound Details:
 
They are much more flat and even to my ears, not too much bass, and they respond very nicely to things that `kick-in` in
Rock songs, like drops and so-forth. They also balance dense songs well, as well as walls of sound, so it suits Rock music.
 
I tested them on a few things, including:
 
SuG BLACK album:
 
Tested them to see if they can capture the sound as well as the pairs I had been using until recently. They did very well, I particularly tested them on MISSING, since it has a dense intro and there are some sounds that are hard to hear or balance on many headphones (for example the screaming in the right ear that peaks at 17 seconds in).
 
Girugamesh INCOMPLETE:
 
I use this to test how well sharper sounds held up, on many headphones I find this track (and album) sounds way too rough and the sound gets lost if there is no timbre. I also like to test how well it responds when the song kicks in during the intro, and the middle of the song. If I can`t really feel the power when it kicks in I wont like the headphone.
 
DIV SECRET album:
 
Used it to test how the rich vocals sound. It produced them very well but I started to notice here that the percussion sounds kind of annoy me if I pay attention.
 
External Details:
 
They are the style I prefer for in-ear, which is a huge body (the bigger the better) especially since it fits into your ear and blocks sound very well.
 
The wires are the kind that go behind your ears, which I always find a little annoying but if they help the headphone stay in when I ride my bike or whatever, then I will appreciate them.
 
It is plastic and would probably break easily, but it fits into the ear and doesn`t stick out so I think they will be protected.
 
The cables detach from the body by a twist-and-turn technique which seems secure. They are pretty thick without being over-kill.
 
The case is fugly and cheap though. I have a million cases so no big-deal for me, but I think they should provide something better for a semi-expensive model.
 
Summary:
 
More even and balanced sound than usual, great isolation (for me), and great sound for Rock music.
I still prefer the Sony XBA line, but if you can get a good price, and like the sound, these are worth it.
 
Early review and they should `warm-up`and sound even better, but for now, at $150:
 

so much sadness i just can't cry anymore

I did a play through of their discography today. It was my equivalent of an emotional roller-coaster.

A Para:noir > D.I.D. Deal would be wonderful

let me gett the fuck off of here before i start crying, so much saddness

This tracklist mod earlier this morning:
Camera Obscura
追憶
DARK NIGHT
Liar
shadow
anima
marionette
君を壊すガラスの衝動
赤い林檎
くちづけ〜Rouge
馬鹿ね。
アネモネ
売女〜悪女の微笑
ILLUSION
メランコリック
残像に口紅を･･･
ジプシー〜endroll
奴隷と首輪
Flowed very nicely!

Okay... the disbelief is dying down..... and now, the sadness is setting in.

I can't believe this.
 
Tonight's activities:
 
1. Crying
2. Beer
3. Lycaon

Okay... the disbelief is dying down..... and now, the sadness is setting in.

Here's the translation of their comments, sorry for my really bad english.
 
Vocal Yuuki   I have been working as a member of this awesome band called "Lycaon" for almost 7 years, as Yuuki, as one artist, but After the Akasaka Blitz tour final on 11/6, Lycaon will disband. We have been discussing for so many times, we exchanged words of our future from now so many times, but thats our conclusion.   The gratitude to everyone who have been liking us, the magnificence of our encounter, the miracle, a lot of memories, who gave me all of this are you and us [the band itself]. Certainly face the reality of a disbandment make you have a lot of feelings like anger and sadness. Its the same to me.   But now i feel like my heart was washed. Its our last tour but in the final i want to blur brightly. I want to give a spectacular end to the Lycaon who gave us a lot of encounters and memories. I want to let it die surrounded by a lot of voices. I want you to let it die. I wanna be bitten to the death. I wannt to bite to the the death. I wanna become one with you.  Now i have a lot of feelings like this. I never thought a day like this would come.   It was really funny. I was happy. Thank you.   --------------------------------------------   Gt. Zero   【Disband】   S u c h   a  s a d  w o r d  i s n ' t  it ?   T h e　【traces】　o f  t h e  w a y  t h at  w e  h a v e  b e e n w a l k i n g  u n t i l  n o w  w i l l  a l l  d i s a p p e a r   s o    W a s  i  a b l e  t o  b e c o m e  a  p i e c e  o f  e v e r y o n e ' s  h e a r t ?   ~Reason of disbandment~   I t  w o u l d  b e  g o o d  i f  w e  c o u l d  s a y "Its that, its it"  B u t ...   I f  i  s t a r t  t o  s a y  C e r t a i n l y  t h e r e ' s  a  l o t  of  r e a s o n s   【Discord】 【Disagreement about our music】   T h e r e ' s  n o  t h i n g s  l i k e  t h i s  a t  a l l   【Suddenly or Inevitable】   ～Disband?～   N o w  w e  s t i l l  h a v e  a  s c h e d u l e  l i k e  u s u a l, n o t h i n g  c h a n g e d ...   I ' m  s o r r y   f o r  s u r p r i s i n g  a l l  o f  y o u   【Lycaon】   I  n e v e r  l o v e d  a  b a n d  l i k e  t h i s     I t  w o n t  c h a n g e  e v e n  n o w     N o w , i t ' s  n o t  a  g o o d  b y e  y e t      N o w , i  c a n t  t e l l  y o u  a l l  m y  t h o u g h t s  h e r e    S o ,   I n  t h e  m o m e n t  w h e n  w e  w i l l  g e t  k i l l e d A l l  m y  m e m o r i e s,  I  w a n t  t o ..   【Tell you】   【Laugh a lot】 【Cry a lot 】   U n t i l  t h e  e n d 【Together】   I  c o u n t  o n  y o u   【In the end, let's cry more than we ever cried since we was born】   --------------------------------------------   Gt. Satoshi   I just can't tell my feelings in sentences. I'm the guitarrist who loves Lycaon. Let me tell you all my feelings by sound.   I'm Japanese Rock'n'Roller !!   ~ Satoshi ~   --------------------------------------------   Ba. Hiyuu    Lycaon will cease the activities after the tour final concert in Akasaka Blitz on 11/06. I have joined Lycaon in the middle of it, and in these 5 years i could keep walking thanks to the collaboration of a lot of fans and staffs. I thank you from my heart.   Encountering these members, experiencing a lot of things, encountering a lot of people i`m really grateful to everything what happened. So i think someday we'll be able to see this decision called disbandment as something positie... And follow to different paths. I'm really sorry that was announced like this.   But the result of disbandment came from each member thought. In the end its something we decided with "all members", so i want you to accept it. It may be impossible to do right now but... Until the very last day, like in the meaning of MASOCHIST RED, i want to make the world that just Lycaon can make with everyone, so i gonna devote myself with all my power in each remnant concert.   Let's the a landscape that we weren't able to see together.   Thank you for always give me a happy time.   Hiyuu    --------------------------------------------
 
Dr. Ichiro   I'm sorry for such an abrupt announcement. I should right it in a respectfully way, but i thought i wouldn't be able to express my feelings, so i gonna write like this. I don't know what to say.   Before i joined the band in the middle, i was a human that never went to a tour. But since've started as a support member in Lycaon i was able to go to a lot of places and experience many things, it was really fun. Keeping like this i wanted to enchant Lycaon in more and more big places. It became my dream.   We have discussed with the members a lot of times. How we could make awesome concerts? How could we take awesome pictures? How could we make our fans have fun?   If i count my time as a suppot, i have been a member fo 4 years. Being everyday with the members made me able to go through the same path with them. The answer gave by these members now was "disband". We have been worrying until the very last moment. I think there's people who thinks its not the right and can't agree.   We won't ever meet again.   It's not like this.   It was good to be able to meet everyone who have been supporting me on these 4 years. Thank you very much.   These are my honest feelings. I'll do it with all my power until the end. I hope everyone do it with complete devotion too.   Thank you.

Well fuck that.
 
Actually fuck music right now.
 
My general image of the current state of VK is gonna take a blow. Apart from this not making any sense.
This might be the worst time in their career to disband...
 
So now they get to join THAT list... We get to talk about these guys finding new projects for the rest of forever.

Finally got Arche...

Welcome to the official tutorial to create a Japanese iTunes account!
 
Before you get started, make sure you have all of the following:
✅ An E-mail Address That Is Not Registered To An iTunes Account
Something like Gmail, Yahoo, etc. I would not recommend that you attempt to use your iCloud e-mail address (if you have one).
✅ A Valid Japanese Billing Address
From what I’ve read around, iTunes requires a valid Japanese billing address and they have a system that will check. While it’s probably against Apple’s terms of service, you can use public/business addresses. One user used J-list’s business address, for another account of mine, I used my Tenso mailbox. You could probably even use a Japanese Apple Store location.
✅ A Japanese Phone Number
Requirement is debatable. Some people have claimed that they have used their own (non-Japanese) phone numbers, others have claimed to use a random string of numbers, or a 01 2345 6789 sequence… do whatever works!
✅ Japanese iTunes Gift Card
I highly recommend that you use Japan Codes, because their cards are the cheapest, and they have a wide selection of cards for other stores, such as レコチョク. I also recommend OffGamers.com if you have multiple iTunes store accounts from many different countries. I use OffGamers to get cards for my UK iTunes account.
 
One thing to keep in mind about gift code shops:
Every single one of these shops claim to send out gift codes immediately. Some shops live up to this promise... sometimes. It really depends. Sometimes one shop will send out codes instantly, other times that same shop may make you wait a few days.
 
Now that you have everything on that checklist, let’s get started…
 
Open up iTunes and go to iTunes Store. If you’re logged into an iTunes account already, then log out.
Then, scroll all the way down to the store homepage, and click on the flag in the bottom corner. It will take you to the region select page.
When you're on the region select page, look for the Japanese flag and click it.
Now you’re in the Japanese iTunes store.
 
Some computers may display the store in Japanese.
If that’s the case, then...
続ける = continue
キャンセル = cancel
戻る = back
同意する = agree
 
Click the Sign In button, then click the Create Apple ID button.
You’ll get some Welcome to iTunes screen. Click Continue.
Then there will be a Terms and Conditions page, check the box at the bottom, and click the agree button.
 
Now, let’s enter some basic account information:
 
Here’s where we begin to have some fun! Many people have trouble with this part.

Don’t worry, you actually can skip the Payment Type part with all the credit cards, and just enter your gift card code below that.
Enter the Billing address. I used From Japan’s headquarters in the picture above, and you could probably get away with using it, too.
Click Create Apple ID and buy some Japanese music!
 
Feel free to PM me with any questions or feedback.

avelcain, and new Lycaon with ichiro

Please do not look for solutions to problems we complain about because then that will make us look bad + get rid of that crutch used to justify feeling entitled to free music.

I just hope they will release something else than those hard to get live-limited singles

Correct!

https://shadows.lynch.jp/EVILLY.zip   
 
Asanao posted up a free DL of Evily remastered.

LoL. Who's going to this show... I'd love to have this in my pantry.