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I always look so sad in pictures when I'm actually quite happy, lol.
 

ViViD seemed to be popular in the West in like 09~10-ish. I remember their Across the Border single got a lot of attention when I reshared it on a Blogspot, but then I honestly don't remember hearing about them after 2011 :V 

they have gazette, vivid and screw, and recently signed レイヴ to violently murder sug off-label career
 

 
slay grandmama

Yuhma really is that type of vocalist that just can't be missed from the scene, this is great news.

inartistic sure knows how to keep the suspense :v

Well, for what it's worth: the person that gave me the rip of 瑠璃の雫 also gave me 2 other demo tapes allegedly by SHEY=DE: 奴隷華 and Dark Side. Again, just rips, not physical tapes, so not really hard evidence. But the fake 瑠璃の雫 rip led me straight to the very real INSANITY tape which then showed some eerie parallels to the information on Kisaki's site. Maybe we can find something for the other ones as well.
 
 
The "Dark Side" tape has already been partially identified. Gaz pointed me towards a band called 業, and upon searching a bit I actually found 2 YT vids by that band
and . Those are the first 2 tracks on the tape. (Interestingly enough, the YT description says that 業 was the first band of ピエトロ and リエット, presumably the vocalist and guitarist of Da'vidノ使徒:aL - the band 業 is indeed mentioned as a previous band of リエット here. ) The alleged tape also has a 3rd track called 苦悩二果テニ which I'm unable to identify or match to any other band. 
However, this one doesn't really proof anything so far, since there doesn't seem to be any "official" tracklist for this particular Kisaki tape. In this case anyone could have made up a tracklist and mislabeled the files. Which would have been my normal guess, but in the light of all these discoveres.... who knows?
 
Here are all 3 tracks from the the fake "Dark Side": https://www.mediafire.com/?0sjs1oq4w4vlwq4
Maybe someone recognizes the still unidentified 3rd track?
 
 
Now, the other tape, 奴隷華. The tracklist I got matches the one from the scan above. Neither I or my contact recognized the songs from any other band. In theory, this rip could still be legit, but I'm not holding my breath. Again, I'm posting it here, maybe someone else can identify it: https://www.mediafire.com/?qg69423c4i5g72k
 
 
So yeah, that's all I can offer for now. Good hunting.

I'm not even sure if it's about money.... yeah, you can sell the tapes at a decent price, but not really THAT much that it would warrant the effort and risks involved, since you can only sell a very small amount of them without it getting too suspiscious. So... I dunno...
 
Anyway, in the interest of the "investigation", here's the files of the INSANITY demo tape:
 
https://www.mediafire.com/?j318rj3m133l0t0
 
I talked to my japanese contact who identified it for me again, and he confirmed the information I found on the auction site. He also told me that the tape is called "瑠璃の雫", just like the alleged SHEY=DE tape. He owns a physical copy of the INSANITY tape, so there's really no doubt about it, the INSANITY tape exists, the cover art and tracklist are legit, although the cover art and parts of the names miraculously also turn up on Kisaki's site as a SHEY=DE release. There's also no doubt that the files linked above are from said INSANITY tape, although - again miraculously - they were circulated as that SHEY=DE release - what a coincidence! (Btw, I changed the tags to the proper ones, since I don't want to further spread mistagged files.)
 
 
Now, for the rare chance that anyone ever got their hands on a physical release of the SHEY=DE tape, please compare them with the files I linked, so we can have full clarity. XD But I have a vague idea about the result already....

There's plagiarism, and then there's that.

I noticed some very strange things about Kisaki's bands Levia and LAYBIAL, which were around in 1993 and 1994. For example, this is the tracklisting of the MISS tape by LAYBIAL.

01. Dejavu
02. MISS
03. virginig Plesures
04. Refuse
05. MOTHER
06. One More Love

Official source: http://under-ground-music.com/kisakihppart/english/DiscShosai.php?shohinNo=000009


Also in the mid-90s there was a band called VICE∞RISK. They released the tape Mother and this is the tracklist:

01. Virgining Plesures
02. Refuse
03. Mother
04. One More Love

I saw the lyrics sheet with my own eyes, so I can confirm that it's real.


Now let's look at Levia's KELOID tape:

01. KELOID
02. PRAY

Official source: http://under-ground-music.com/kisakihppart/english/DiscShosai.php?shohinNo=000007


Around the same time there was a band called Nude of J. Their 傷痕 demo looks like this:

01. KELOID
02. 恋に焦がれ愛に埋もれ
03. PRAY

I also saw a sheet of this tape, the tracklist is legit.
I can upload pics of the VICE∞RISK and Nude of J tracklists, if you guys want to see a proof.
 
So.. Can anyone explain this? For me, it doesn't make sense at all.
VICE∞RISK and Nude of J seem to be COMPLETELY unrelated to Kisaki or his bands. I even compared the member names, because sometimes members went into different bands and rerecorded songs they've written for another band, but there's not a single similar name anywhere.
Was Kisaki making things up when he decided to release information about this old bands and just took random songtitles of obscure bands from that time? O:
Or did the bands just covered each other, which is highly unlikely...
 
I know there's a KISAKI history book out there. Maybe someone here owns it, so we could compare the titles? But I'm 99% sure that it will contain the same information as on that UCP site.

omg FINALLY.

good question.. i had totally forgot abt that band lol.
 
Edit: apparently they formed and went on hiatus without having released anything.. so i guess they're effectively disbanded.

yuhma(ex-Luzmelt) new project "JILKA" will commence their activities in 2015, although other member details have not yet been announced

D live-distributed single (title not yet finalized) will be released at their one-man live at Maihama AMPHITHEATER at 2014/12/13

Artist: Femme Fatale Album: Gladsheim -Blanche- and Gladsheim -Noir- Score: Not quite femme or fatale. Just a very rough and unpolished effort.
Femme Fatale is the newest band of the season to show up on my radar. Once Femme Fatale was announced and a release date for their first two releases was given, a lot of eyes have been on them. It's not everyday that Kaya decides to start a band and many visual kei fans kept their eye on them to see if they could deliver. I know I sure did and I'm not a fan of Kaya in the first place. The PV for Freya showed a promising start for a new band with a few obvious flaws that needed to be fixed, but I figured that both Gladsheim minis would have that sorted out and could be pretty legendary releases if they played their hand right. So after seeing how Kaya would operate in this band via the aforementioned PV, I came to see if I could create a space in my music rotation for a new, potentially promising visual kei band.

These two minis are far from legendary. In fact, this is pretty average and disappointing that this is the best Kaya could muster given the amount of time I've waited. As a relative newcomer to Kaya, I don't quite understand why so many people love him. Sure, he has great vocal control and a nice voice but for the majority of the first mini album he sang in an unflinchingly consistent baritone voice. I can tell that there's range he's refusing to use and when a band allows the vocalist to take center stage and he doesn't shine the result is confusion and disappointment. The subpar production quality does no favors either. The drums don't sound quite right, the tone of the guitar doesn't hold up when the band wants to get more aggressive, and the more melodic numbers are a gigantic snoozefest. But there are some good qualities here if a listener is willing to stick through it. I'll cover Blanche first, then Noir. The score above is the average.

Blanche reflects the "Femme" side of the band and has a majority of the slower tracks. Like it's brother, Noir, it starts off with Walhalla. It's an intro track reminiscent of Kaya's solo project. It doesn't reflect the style of the band at all but it's the second most interesting track on Blanche and that raised a few red flags for me. The other is the ending track, The Fatal Day, where the band kicks it up a notch and tries to get aggressive. The flat production betrays the guitar timbre and the tone of the drumming is annoying, but it's the one track from Blanche that I remember liking. I'll count my blessings since there are no ill harsh vocals and the attempt at trying to do something interesting makes it the best track on Blanche. Afterglow, L'oiseau Bleu, and Luftschloss all follow after Walhalla and are coated with a nice film of boredom. They sound like one long song with only two interesting parts. The first is the nice solo in L'oiseau Bleu, which shocked me out of my complacency with the feedback that starts it off. The second is the last minute of Luftschloss, when Kaya puts some power into his vocals. I don't remember anything about Afterglow other than Kaya's vocal melody during the chorus. Other than that, this was a very rocky introduction to Femme Fatale.

Thankfully, Noir doesn't follow in the same footsteps. Reflecting the "Fatale" side of the band, these four tracks eclipse anything on Blanche. Anyone looking into this band should start here first. Digitalis sounds like a second attempt at The Fatal Day and it (along with the next four tracks) shares a lot of the same issues. However, it undulates during it's runtime. The song has clearly defined parts that work together and the aggression and energy they put into the song eclipses any of the issues I had with it. Babel starts out even more aggressive with hints of black metal poking thorugh with those half-assed blast beats. Even the guitarist is moving at a faster speed and the piano in the background is a nice touch that doesn't backfire. There's an interlude here where Kaya gets to shine before the song turns up again, but it's eclipsed by the tracks that come after it. Crimson Nail and Salome is the Femme Fatale formula perfected. There's nice bass presence, nice atmospheric presence, and the aggression is turned down just enough for the melody to be viable. The Kaya freakout halfway through Crimson Nail is the definitive moment of both mini albums and is pretty awesome in that throwback 90's way. Salome has a less creepy but just as interesting opening. It features some derpy gang vocals but it's the most straightforward rock track and ends the album on a high note.

So was the hype deserved? Not really. I would not think that Kaya and aggressive metal would work together better than Kaya and mid-tempo rock tracks, but Femme Fatale proved me wrong. They are a diamond in the rough for sure and need time to grow into their own. There are also some issues that need to be fixed before I can consider them a top tier band, but I do look forward to seeing what becomes of them.

Oh...I like them. I'm disappointing. At least, I bought their first (and last) album.

And no news about Kisaki breaking his foot! How rude!

PV coming soon!
 
https://twitter.com/Pla_Staff/status/496599195344584708/photo/1

New look <3 
 

 
vote on lastfm http://www.last.fm/music/Plastic+Tree/+images/100295615

ooo first single in 4 years

New look <3 
 

 
vote on lastfm http://www.last.fm/music/Plastic+Tree/+images/100295615

New look <3 
 

 
vote on lastfm http://www.last.fm/music/Plastic+Tree/+images/100295615

Plastic Tree new maxi single "マイム(maimu)" will be released at 2014/09/03 (4 TYPE)
 
limited edition TYPE A & B (2,160yen each) will include CD+DVD, limited edition TYPE C (1,944yen) will include CD+DVD (including "マイム(maimu)" PV), and regular edition (1,296yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.マイム(maimu)
02.トゥインクル(twinkle)
03.リコール(recall)
04.マイム(maim)(instrumental)
 
[limited edition TYPE A DVD track list]
「echo」実演版・其の一
01.曲論(kyokuron)
02.輪舞(rondo)
03.嬉々(kiki)
 
[limited edition TYPE B DVD track list]
「echo」実演版・其の二
01.瞳孔(doukou)
02.雨音(amaoto)
03.影絵(kagee)

I've only ever had one internet handle. Don't ask me where the "Original" comes from because I won't be able to tell you since I don't really remember why I included that part myself. I however do sometimes use a different handle on some other sites where I don't want to be known or recognized... but on those I don't really do anything but lurk, so it's more like an alias than a handle that people know be by.
 
but obviously if we're talking about who has the most Original internet handle... It's oh so obvious who's the winner