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SADS is actually the only Kiyoharu related project I like. I'm not in love with kiyoharu vocals per se so my whole thing was more so just the style of music as it was hella fun to rock out to and was the kind of stuff I liked listening to at the time. I still bump their albums, particularly TRGGM, on occasion mostly for nostalgia. Not really too fond of their comeback material though, not that it's bad, just hasn't hit me the same way.

Yea, I thought it was widely known that it's just the same people behind both songs and I'm not even a beyonce fan in the slightest lol. I'm just thinking if she actually tried to claim it as her own that would be beyond stupid. So I'm inclined to think it's a false rumor but you never know =3

we hijacking pk thunder ^^;

lol oopsy-daisy, Time to exit stage left.

Doe's Awesomtastic Soundtrack of Awesomtastic Awesomeness

1) Do As Infinity - Shinjitsu no uta

2) Asphalt Frustration - Lyric

3) Crystal Kay - Itoshii Hito

4) 푸른새벽 - Paper Doll

5) Kimonos - Soundtrack To Murder

6) Talkless - ทุกวัน

7) UNCHAIN - Quarter

8 ) Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn

9) Alice Nine - Birth in the death

10) Henry Hall & His Orchestra - Hush, Hush, Hush here comes the boogeyman

She hasn't claimed it as her own as far as I know and it would be silly of her or her management to do so. Her song was produced by Major Lazer (I can't remember if it was just one or both of them) so they just recycled their own material for the song.

1 Xylos 20

2 The Antlers 18

3 Alice Nine 16

4 Lady Gaga 12

5 BYEE the ROUND 10

6 the loud function 9

7 Tune-Yards 6

8 Phantogram 5

9 Fugenn & The White Elephants 4

10 Macdonald Duck Eclair 3

I hope it's real just so I can lawl forever at "UNTIL THE END OF MY SCREAMING". D:

Anyhoo, I am super excited for this album. I liked Lotus and Hageshisa to... but I wasn't necessarily blown away by either. Still that was pretty similar to my feelings towards the singles before UROBOROS as well, and that turned out awesome, so no worries here.

Haven't heard the special edition tracks tho.

if you haven't get it, i can help if you like

and this is for The Libertine too

gonna celebrate for the album being #1 on iTunes in LESS than 1 hour after release.

haha sorry just saw this. I still haven't but I'm sure I can find them around, so I won't trouble you =)

Ah so now it's left up to the judges huh. Well I really hope she gets picked! Good-luck.

Like the idea of this thread so here is my contribution.

Artist: Xylos

Album: Xylos

Genre: Indie, Electronic, Dream Pop (? - according to other sources anyway, I suck with genres.)

Release date: 4/5/11

Length: 38:50

Tracklist (with the song names):

01. Darling Dearest

02. X Ray

03. Second Order

04. Blind Eye

05. Not Enough

06. Wrapped In A Page

07. Too Late

08. Suburbia

09. Mission

10. Dust

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4shared (you can preview/stream the song without downloading it):

Blind Eye

Mission

Probably one of the most recent albums I've fallen in love with. I love Heidemann's vocals and music wise they have some hints of shoegaze that I enjoy. They also kinda sorta reminds me of the 80's. They had a 5-song EP called Bedrooms they released approx. 3 years ago and I think the time taken between the two was worth it (though bedrooms was good as well). I don't really think there's a bad song on the album either though some will probably stick with me ore than others.

9/10.

EDIT: going to try Aion's, since it sounds like something I can enjoy.

^That was cute =)

My Brief take on the album:

Upon first listen of the album, it sounded much better than I'd expected. Even the songs I didn't enjoy prior seemed to fit much better in the context of it all. After a few more listens though the initial "wow" kinda wore off. Overall it's an okay album and I'm glad that I liked a few songs from it. Those being : Government Hooker, Bloody Mary, Heavy metal Lover and Electric Chapel. Still like Edge of Glory as well but it's also worn off of me a bit.

Haven't heard the special edition tracks tho.

Tried to vote yesterday but for some reason couldn't. Luckily I was able to today. I've also been making sure everyone I asked votes again, since they tend to forget. Hoping you get back to second. D:

01. What are you listening to right now? Xylos - Mission

02. What song(s) make(s) you sad? 99% of Bluedawn's catalog does it almost every time.

03. What is the most annoying song in the world? Maybe the "You're a Jerk Song" or anything by lil'wayne or soulja boy (same-difference)

04. 3 all time favorite Japanese bands?DAI & A9. No third as it always changes.

05. 3 all time favorite non-Japanese bands? Probably: Portugal. The Man, Bluedawn...maybe The Mars Volta but these kind of change too.

06. Your favorite recently discovered band is? Xylos

07. Favorite female voice(s)? Tomiko Van (duh)

08. Favorite male voice(s)? Shou (duh)

09. Music type you find yourself listening to most? Lately, mostly combinations of Electronic styles and Rock Styles (with some major exceptions).

10. What do you listen to, to hype you up? Happy Jumpy stuff... Like Asphalt Frustration or Riddim Saunter or something. lol

11. What do you listen to when you want to calm down? Loro's.

12. Last gig/concert you went to?Either The Unique Star or Danger Gang when rei left. Can't remember which came first.

13. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now? A mix of Xylos and phantogram.

14. Most hated band? many dislikes but no really HATED bands.

15. Song that makes you think? most songs do in some way or another.

16. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do? Every band I love xD

17. Favorite music video? not a real PV person.

18. Can you play a musical instrument? Yup. Guitar and Cello mostly. Used to play the trumpet when I was younger but probably couldn't play a single note these days.

19. Are you in a band? nope.

20. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician? Yup.

21. Best all-girl band you know of? Tough one. There are a lot of great all-girl bands spanning different genres so I'd Have to think about it.

22. Last song that you heard on the radio/CD…etc…? uh don't listen to the radio really...CD maybe an L.S.E. track since "new front" was the last CD I ripped before coming home.

23. What do you think of Classical music?Like it but it's really not apart of my regular music mix.

24. What do you think of Country music? hate it.

25. What do you think of Death metal?not really a fan, but some off shoots of the genre are a bit more listenable to me but generally, I pass on it.

26. What do you think of Visual Kei?Like it but to an extent. Obviously my second favorite band is Visual and though A and 9goats are the only real "recent" additions to Visual bands I listen to, I still like and listen to things I loved some years ago every now and then.

27. If you were a musical instrument what would you be? Cello ~

28. What do your parents listen to? lol My Dad listens to a lot of things, I'd say his only real reservations lie with anything that's metally or screamy but hell he even likes country, which given his background is really weird. My mom isn't a real music person, she likes Kanye west and Eminem though (lol), Michael Bolton, George Michael, Stevie Nicks, Hall & Oates...iono.

29. Favorite movie/anime/video game sound track? Don't listen to too many soundtracks so can't make an informed opinion. oOnly really Katamari, Kingdom Hearts and Crisis Core soundtracks on mah pod.

30. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to? Absolutely not.

31. Have you met any famous musicians? Yup.

32. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40? No. Unless I'm rooting for a particular artist to do well and that only lasts about a week.

33. Do you watch music TV? No.

34. Do you listen to the radio? No.

35. What are 3 of your favorite albums ever? Don't really have a top 3.

36. Name one album that you regret listening to No regrets mang!

37. Do you buy music digitally? Nope. It kills me when it's the only choice too =/ If I'm going to spend money, I want the whole Cd experience.

38. Favorite Visual Kei band? A9 (duh)

39. What is one band that you used to love, but now hate?none really, I tend to still like all the cheesy/bad things I liked but for different reasons.

40. Does Engrrrrrish bother you? No...unless the engrish is really really whiny.

41. What genre could you never listen to?I'll try any genre once tbh. Country is probably the only thing I'm quite sure I haven't and probably never will find something I really like in it.

42. What language do you listen to the most in music? Japanese.

43. Do you like long songs? Absolutely.

44. How often do you download music?These days not so much, since I buy a lot of CD's but I do download sparingly.

45. Are there any specific bitrates that you prefer? I rip my Cd's in 320 mp3 but when it comes to downloading as long as it's at least 128 I won't complain.

46. What do you think of autotune? I think if used properly it's a non-issue but the overuse of it is ridiculous.

47. What do you think of Noise (music)? I used like a bit of noise. Never listened to it in large quantities but if the mood is there for it I can and have in the past.

48. Do you prefer listening to music on speakers or with headphones? Headphones.

49. What musician(s) are you most physically atracted to? ATM Im crushin' on somebody who looks like Ooki Nobuo and he's always been on my list so we'll go with him.

50. If you could bring back any disbanded band, which one would it be? None really.

51. If you HAD to stereotype your music tastes, what would you be considered? (in example -a metal-head, hip-hop, goth, hipster, etc..) Uh would've said hipster maybe? but I have so much pop/mainstream stuff in there I think I'd be shunned by them easily

52. How much on average do you listen to in a day? All day, every day.

53. How big is your digital music collection? Really really big? I haven't calculated in some time and that would be impossible to do at the moment since most of my stuff won't be with me for some months. =/

54. How many physical CDs do you own?Once Again I can't count since a good percentage of them are still in tokyo but in NYC right now at least 70-80.

55. What song will you play at your Wedding? Pokemon Theme Song.

56. What song will you play at your Funeral? Hush Hush Hush, Here Comes the Boogeyman.

57. What dead musician would you bring back? Bob Marley but only on the condition that he comes back as a zombie.

58. Best intro to a song? Calculating...

59. Favorite album cover? Calculating...

60. Two artists/bands that you'd like to see collaborate? I've got nothing. ;___;

61. What are you listening to now? Now it's: Phantogram - When I'm small

*waves hand* I'll find something more constructive to add in a little bit (since I'm kinda multi-tasking atm) but I do enjoy many of the bands already listed here and I'm glad to see this thread around. Also welcome KJI, glad you've come out of hiding.

*spazzing* I'm in love. Now that's what I'm talking about! I like Blue Flame but it's just okay and wouldn't really be my favorite or anything so I get the general underwhelming consensus, but hearing this reassured me in my belief that the b-sides were going to be amazing. I'm not sure what I expected a reconstructed version of the song to sound but it wasn't this and I'm pleasantly surprised. Can't wait to hear the proper recording. If Zankyo Whiteout is even 1/3 as happening as G3 I'll be a happy camper.

Voted and will get some of my friends to vote too. =)

Chocolate covered marshmallows an Xylos's mission and dust in succession.

Looking forward to this. =)

Not feeling it really, the section around 1:40 mark to when the second chorus kicks in is pretty cool but the rest of it all just seems to be a little too much... like the different components could mesh better but instead it sounds messy to me. Also, though I think the sax works for Edge of Glory, I think Hair could really have done without. Not sure where I'll rank within the released tracks except that it doesn't top EoG but it could be a grower as kir said, so I'll give it some time to stew.

So far yea this is the best of the 3 for me. BTW really never got me and Judas while better still was lukewarm. The chorus is kinda meh and the sax parts towards the end are a little much but there are some cool parts that balance that out and overall I like it. It's nostalgic and upbeat and definitely something I can bop along to every now and then. I haven't had any high expectations for this album but this song guarantees that I will at least give it a good listen.

1 Portugal. The Man 27

2 Coheed and Cambria 26

3 nothing　ever　lasts / Alice Nine 17

5 Phoenix 12

6 The Raconteurs 10

7 Psysalia Psysalis Psyche / 푸른새벽 9

9 □□□ 8

10 nirgilis / Avengers In Sci-Fi 5

12 Haku 4

13 Two Door Cinema Club /Kimonos 3

15 Lady Gaga / NIKIIE / 4 bonjour's parties 2

This was actually the week before last since I don't have any plays from last week. I don't scrobble much lol.

The song was played on Tora's radio program and it's being posted around. Sound quality is poor but from what one can gleam from it, I like it.

Also the PV was played at the end of the FC live and it seems like it's the shoot they were talking about some time back where they were each put in some kind of uncanny situation. I'm interested now in the PV if it sounds like there's actually going to be some kind of story and hopefully this means we'll get to see it pretty soon.

EDIT: By now I've listened to it a few times and I still like it but not blown away or anything. I'm not sure I expected to be though as more than anything I was just hoping it wouldn't be a colossal disaster after that album. The structure is a little too similar to Cross Game which has never been a favorite of mine so that weighs on me but the guitar sound reminds me of le' grand and the balance and the level of instrumentation reminds me of the album. So I feel like it's classic A9 but refined and updated. That said if that's the case it goes without saying for me that the b-sides will probably do the trick as I tend to fall for them much more than the A-sides to begin with and if the latter two points resonate (of course I'll be better able to tell with a better rip) they should be excellent.

^ I'm officially disturbed.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAM! avatar'd

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Pff, even I had to think of Hitler when reading the band name. Because when vk bands use random german words, they're either counting to four, or are using some unfortunate nazi reference (Adolf, Aushvitz, Hakenkreuz, etc.). So, it's not really racist, it's knowing your genre.

Exactly.

So far it's been just dandy. Sticking strictly to Japanese music. After a little more than a year both my favorite bands released new albums. Both of which exceeded my expectations. In the case of DAI, EIGHT turned out to be the album I thought they should've released after coming back. Not to say that Eternal Flame was bad but the albums seem like they should be inverse chronologically as Eight sound more like a "hey we're back bitches" imo and EF has that 2nd album vibe. In the case of A9's Gemini, well the last.fm plays say it all I guess, especially since I don't scrobble much to begin with. It's almost everything I want/knew they could be and it reaffirmed my allegiance. So those things are already enough to make me feel peachy but on top of that I also found myself really, reallly, really enjoying.

Aie- hikarika

女王蜂- 魔女狩り

Onsoku line's - onsoku no owari

XA-VAT - Endo

打首獄門同好会 - なわけで、それがし打首獄門同好会ですよろしくダカダダンジャーン

BlieAN - Monolith

Radwimp's latest stuff

Paperbaglunchbox - ground disco

etc. (as in I'm probably missing stuff)

That said I've been pretty much J-music free since mid-march so I have a lot of stuff to catch up on and to possibly add.

I like this band, but I don't really like the song thus far. Just doesn't rub me the right way.

This. Funny name aside, not digging the preview. Of course the whole thing may be better and they don't often disappoint but this may just be one of those times.