Seimeisen

Not sure about that song... The 'Japanesque' stuff in it sounds kinda tacky to me, but otherwise it's an okay track.

One of my friends committed suicide last night. The reality is still setting in.

I mostly agree with this. But the exception is bp records; sliding down the volume switches on everything to not release shitty loudness war garbage would immediately make their records sound better.

THIS. IS. DUMB. IT'S BECAUSE OF SHIT LIKE THIS MANY SUKEKIYO'S SONGS SOUND DISJOINTED.

Honestly it just sounds like a bunch of the Insulated World tracks mixed together, its not too appealing but if the track is gonna be 10 minutes I cant really judge from 2 minutes of listening. I just hope they don't keep trying to get the Vinushka or Macabre feel again, Zetsuentai was the worse track on the album lol

I echo your sentiment. Suicide Ali were very promising and one of my favorite 'darker' groups.
If I had to speculate, one theory is that they were unsatisfied with their music. They kept remaking their own songs, which feels to me like they had ideas for these songs that they were having a hard time bringing to life. This can be really discouraging.
They were also signed to Starwave/DL. I know GPK and Spectrum-X stopped activity because they hated working with Kiwamu so much. Perhaps Suicide Ali were a victim of this as well. I wouldn't doubt this, especially since there were no official statements from the members.
Or, as you said, they may have just wanted to fade away...I do find it strange we haven't heard anything from any of the members since.

the best track from this entire album cycle is still that one bonus demo track that didnt even make the cut

I tried listening to Infitium In is entirety on my way back home today. And i couldn’t help but skip through the entire album. I’m really fucking disappointed cuz I never thought I’d do that for any Kyo related project. The entire thing was them trying really hard to be so be musically abstract, which worked against them. 
 
Also after judging their albums and Mini’s it’s clear that this band does better with a shorter track list. ANIMA and VITIUM show that they can still be creative but it sounds more tight and cohesive. Immortalis is less guilty of this easily making it the more listenable album of the three. ADORATIO’s filler is at least combated by at least 2 BALLING tracks (I’ll edit later with em). But INFITIUM, I legit can’t find any stand out tracks. 
 
I guess this is what happens when you have a line up of “prestigious” musicians.  And y’all don’t know what to do with yourselves.

what in budget-SID hell is this

Right now I've got:
Shure SE215's: longest lasting pair I've had, got 'em in late '15, had to replace the cable once last year, but I'm thinking of upgrading
 
Burmester speakers for my car ('10 Porsche Panamera S): dropped the bass by 3/6, raised the treble by 3/6, gives it a more balanced sound, no other modifications.
 
[doesn't have pictures of the car speakers]
 
I unfortunately don't have any good in-home speakers. A few years ago, I got a DOSS Bluetooth speaker to use with my computer and turntable, but it sounds shitty so I use it as a book-end for my 7" records.
 
Whenever I listen to records, I have a Creative Sound Blaster that I only use so I can adjust the volume (left). Sometimes when I don't want to move my record player from the shelf in my closet to the floor or my desk, I'll add in some Bluetooth equipment that purists would frown upon (right).

 
Most of my music listening is with my earbuds or in the car, so what I've got works for now (unless everyone's gone and I want to listen to music on speakers, in which case, ugh).

Right now I've got:
Shure SE215's: longest lasting pair I've had, got 'em in late '15, had to replace the cable once last year, but I'm thinking of upgrading
 
Burmester speakers for my car ('10 Porsche Panamera S): dropped the bass by 3/6, raised the treble by 3/6, gives it a more balanced sound, no other modifications.
 
[doesn't have pictures of the car speakers]
 
I unfortunately don't have any good in-home speakers. A few years ago, I got a DOSS Bluetooth speaker to use with my computer and turntable, but it sounds shitty so I use it as a book-end for my 7" records.
 
Whenever I listen to records, I have a Creative Sound Blaster that I only use so I can adjust the volume (left). Sometimes when I don't want to move my record player from the shelf in my closet to the floor or my desk, I'll add in some Bluetooth equipment that purists would frown upon (right).

 
Most of my music listening is with my earbuds or in the car, so what I've got works for now (unless everyone's gone and I want to listen to music on speakers, in which case, ugh).

Their mini album  「みんながうた」(Minna ga uta) will be released on 2019.10.30.
 
TYPE A : 2800 yen + taxes
CD : 5 songs
DVD : 1 PV 
 
TYPE B : 2500 yen + taxes
CD : 6 songs
 
Their best album 「中毒症状～二～」(Chuudoku shoujou～ni～)  will be out on 2019.12.11. It will have 2 CDs (13 and 13 songs). (3800 yen + taxes)
 
http://xaa-xaa.com/news/?id=8700

don't out me as bi, thanks

reform despairs ray now x [2]
 
Yeah, if he is really back to singing again, he should reform D'espairsRay along with the rest of the members instead of forming a new band and start from scratch.
Wasn't the point of D'espairsRay's disbandment due to the fact that he wasn't able to sing? Karyu, Zero, and Tsukasa may be currently in other bands, but hey it's D'espairsRay, your original band, not someone else's existing project. You guys should definitely reform because HIZUMI is back now.

jesus I read the title and thought they were back for a second and my stomach dropped

God this makes me so nostalgic. I was a hardcore Alice Nine back in the day (started listening to them in 2008). Back then I would be considered a “stan” by today’s lingo haha. 
 
I stopped listening to them since Supernova because I just didn’t like the direction they were going at all. Hoping this change name brings them closer to their indie roots, which in my opinion are still timeless.

I'd go mad listening to just one song or one album for the rest of my life, but if we're talking about bands then BUCK-TICK, easily.
 
Lots of variety and also lots of good stuff (and generally just lots of stuff, lol).

My mood has been cratering for the last two weeks and it's getting to the point where people around me can tell. I've untangled some of the reasons why I've been unhappy and it has to do with a lot of the well-meaning things people advise me to do that I take the wrong way. They always come off as suggestions for what to do but how are you suggesting solutions to the problem I haven't explained yet? I'm mentally exhausted when I come home and I do not want to do more programming, fix computers on the side, sell weed, take even more classes after I've finished grad school, earn a license, or start my own business. Those aren't answers; those are distractions. I don't have faith in the capitalist system, so I don't want to look for a "new job".  It'll be the same bullshit as the old job in a different sector for as long as programmers are underappreciated and treated as simple code to caffeine converters. I don't like working to line someone else's pockets, and the assertion that one must work for a living is troubling, and also at odds with the depths of laziness some coworkers descend to daily. You can't tell me work harder to find purpose and be happy when business analysts are laughing their asses off on their third Starbucks break of the day. I just gave a 40 minute presentation I didn't feel like giving and certain team members fell asleep, and I got so dejected the secretary at the front sent an e-mail to my manager and her boss because I couldn't find it within me to bother. In fact, I find the assertion that one must better themselves to find happiness at all is full of troubling assumptions about my values. I work hard and I'm not happy, working harder makes me unhappier, and when I come home I'm a zombie and I don't want to do anything. I haven't listened to new music outside of the mix tapes I've been given. Haven't played any new games since I bought em. My Switch is docked up to my TV and remains untouched. Don't even want to watch YouTube videos and that requires me to only pay attention. I'm kinda just walking through life trying to make it to the next day waiting for it to end. Depression is a bitch. If you are wondering why I've been quiet these last few weeks and not writing or doing much of anything, that's why.
 

コドモドラゴン (Codomo Dragon) will release a new single titled  "アノニマス " (Anonymous) on 2019.10.30. 
 
Limited Edition Type A - 1,980 yen (tax included)
CD
1.アノニマス (Anonymous)
2.楽曲A (Track A/TBA)
 
DVD
1.アノニマス (PV+メイキング) [Anonymous (PV+Making)]
 
Limited Edition Type B - 1,980 (tax included)
CD
1.アノニマス (Anonymous)
2.楽曲A (Track A/TBA)

DVD
1.アノニマス (マルチアングルPV) [Anonymous (Multiple Angles PV)]
 
Regular Edition Type C - 1,650 yen (tax included)
1.アノニマス (Anonymous)
2.楽曲A (Track A/TBA)
3.楽曲B (Track B/TBA)
4.アノニマス (inst)
5.楽曲A (inst) (Track A instrumental/TBA)
6.楽曲B (inst) (Track B instrumental/TBA)
 
They will also hold their tour final at Tsutaya O-East on 2020.01.05.
 

 

 

 

The space race is stupid and motivated by the wrong reasons.

Humanity isn't looking to space out of wonder and excitement at what lies in the cosmos. We're looking because we've messed up Earth's climate here and we're looking for a second chance on a new planet. We're going about this in the wrong order. Our planet is so rare and we haven't found another one like it. I don't see a point in returning to the moon because we can't make much of the floating asteroid.  Mars is the new hotness but I'm not keen on living in a bubble in a frozen desert. I want to go outside in a T-shirt and feel the sun on my skin the same way I do today. We need to figure out how to terraform a planet and cultivate nature from nothing before we look to another planet, and I honestly believe Venus is a better candidate than Mars. If you can reverse the runaway greenhouse effect on Earth, you can scale it up and test the same thing on Venus. It's easier to get to and more similar to Earth than Mars too. But the whole point is I don't see the point in turning Mars into Earth while we turn Earth into Mars, and we don't have the technology to move humanity to another planet in this lifetime. We need to triple down and take care of the planet we have, and learn how to terraform this planet first before worrying about how to get to another one. If the universe keeps expanding faster than the speed of light, we're going to need FTL travel sooner rather than later if we're serious about exploring the stars, and we're not close to this.

I fear all this talk of the new age space race is going to distract people from the problems at home.
 

FROM DEPRESSION TO 『mode of lawsuit』

yes he's a terrible producer and he literally looks like a deflated balloon. where the fuck is his chin

i stan kiwamu

Pewdiepie isn’t that funny and his fanbase is extremely annoying