Hakoniwa

girugamesh through and through.
While I used to like D'espa a lot and I loved [Coll:set], they completely lost my respect after I watched a DVD of theirs. I know it may sound like a stupid reason, but I find it a little difficult to listen to their music after that... The way they interacted with the audience and among themselves really put me off. But yeah, especially with the audience, I guess. I still like some songs and all, but I've stopped listening to them since a long time ago.
 
On the other side, I've started liking girugamesh since their 13's reborn release and then their awesome mini-albums like (and especially) Reason of Crying. I somehow feel like girugamesh's members really love music. I also can't help but love Satoshi's voice, his still being one of my favorite male voices in japanese rock overall. I know they haven't kept their quality lately, but that goes for both bands, I guess. I really like them until MUSIC era and, to me, they seemed to be losing "fuel" after that... So I wasn't surprised when they announced their disbandment, it felt like a natural development. I was relieved, even, but also sad. Still, they were one of my favorite bands, so... :<
 
edit: ok and I agree with absolutely everything @sume7said lol

Acho que tá mais barato ir pra Jupiter do que ir no show do Jupiter

Acho que tá mais barato ir pra Jupiter do que ir no show do Jupiter

I usually start my day with "ugh, if I don's shower I can sleep ten more minutes. Can I not shower?" if it's a work day or "I need to go" on any other day.

All I want to say is... The title track is pretty good and all, they may not sound like they used to, BUT
 
 
WHO CARES ABOUT ANYTHING WHEN THEY'RE RE-RELEASING AZEMICHI DE!!!!
That's only... my favorite song of theirs.
 
 
How can you not love Satou singing "I hate you" with such a soft voice? In such a soft way? HOW CAN YOU NOT?!?
I just hope the new version will be good still. : 3

[tracklist]
1. 愛のゆくえ　（映画 『湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛』 主題歌）
2. LAST DANCE
3. MOON WALK
4. Landscape
5. 夏の影
6. 雨上がり
7. 畦道で
8. 死がふたりをわかつまで
9. クライベイビー
 
 

きのこ帝国 (kinoko teikoku) will release their new album 愛のゆくえ (ai no yukue) on 2016/11/02.
 
Further details will be announced later.
 
 
 
 
I know some people have lost their faith for them but I think their latest digital single "(夏の影" is pretty good and has nice dub vibes.
 

girugamesh through and through.
While I used to like D'espa a lot and I loved [Coll:set], they completely lost my respect after I watched a DVD of theirs. I know it may sound like a stupid reason, but I find it a little difficult to listen to their music after that... The way they interacted with the audience and among themselves really put me off. But yeah, especially with the audience, I guess. I still like some songs and all, but I've stopped listening to them since a long time ago.
 
On the other side, I've started liking girugamesh since their 13's reborn release and then their awesome mini-albums like (and especially) Reason of Crying. I somehow feel like girugamesh's members really love music. I also can't help but love Satoshi's voice, his still being one of my favorite male voices in japanese rock overall. I know they haven't kept their quality lately, but that goes for both bands, I guess. I really like them until MUSIC era and, to me, they seemed to be losing "fuel" after that... So I wasn't surprised when they announced their disbandment, it felt like a natural development. I was relieved, even, but also sad. Still, they were one of my favorite bands, so... :<
 
edit: ok and I agree with absolutely everything @sume7said lol

This video gets me every time. It's just so powerful.

Hello, all.
 
I was hoping you could share some of your favorite live clips that fall under the category of most emotionally intense performance. These tend to be the clips I revisit the most, because there's something quite satisfying about a sentimental moment in a live setting. Here's my vk/jrock picks:
 
ムック Mucc - 朽木の塔 Kuchiki no Tou (??? 2004)
     Tatsurou. That's all that needs to be said here, really. Footage is actually taken from two separate performances, so do your best trying to figure out which one the audio's from. Whichever, this performance kicks ass. I'm always amazed by how unforgivingly dark the performances in this era often were. Again, Tatsurou...
 
DELUHI - s[k]ape:goat (Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall 2011)
     Generally really hype song and hype performance, but the bit @ 2:05 - 3:00 sends shivers down my spine. Just such a cool buildup and the vocal work/screams here are ace.
 
Killie - H19.09.07 (a.k.a Ressurection a.k.a キリストは復活する) (Shinjuku Loft 2008)
     YES!!! If you're unfamiliar with this song or band, try your best to sit through the whole thing. It's a bit unorthodox in structure and really can only be consumed in a full listening. Pretty much the only proper live recording of Killie and man, it makes me wish they had recorded a whole show rather than just this one song. Still, incredibly cool. The cohesion of this group in their bittersweet stop-and-go antics is exhilarating.
 
るう゛ぃえ Ruvie - パラダイス・ロスト Paradise Lost (Shibuya O-EAST 2008)
     With this clip in particular, I feel like the synchronicity of the members is what brings a lot of that convincing emotional energy. I really love the vocals and guitar/bass lines during the quietish section right before the last sort of blowout at the end. Shame they couldn't do the backing vocals live in that bit, but still pretty good imo.
 
 
Please post your favorites! I'm excited to see your picks
 

I voted giru because I think all of their early works are amazing and I believe that "13s Reborn" is better than anything D'espairsRay produced. Also I think that giru had a period of mediocrity but everything after  "Incomplete" was good. Monster was an improvement, Gravitation was really good, Live Best was a very clever way to do a greatest hits album and you must admire that they released all new versions of all of  the songs on the album, Chimera was great, and Period was really great as well. The last 5 releases of girugamesh were just as good as their early works imo. Because of all of this I put giru far above despa, but as I said this is just my opinion.

Two weeks ago, the website Electric Bloom Webzine has interviewed eye about SOSO BREAK THE WALL's debut mini-album "AN TO KAI"! [more info] The album was already released though it has to yet come out on iTunes. It's a short but really interesting interview, I learned a lot from this!
 
You can read the original interview post here: http://www.electricbloomwebzine.com/2016/10/soso-break-the-wall-interview.html
 
Q. What’s the story behind the name SOSO BREAK THE WALL?
A. There are a lot of meanings behind it. Simply put, it’s about breaking a variety of walls. Until now and from now on, together with everyone, I want to break many walls about people.
 
Q. You’re based in Osaka correct? How does the music scene there compare to that of Tokyo?
A. Yes. The way I see it, Tokyo’s [music scene] feels cool while Osaka’s feels passionate. Also, because of the live houses, there’s a scene there.
 
Q. Before starting this solo project you were the lead vocalist in ‘the brown’. What things did you learn from being in that band that you’re bringing across into SOSO BREAK THE WALL?
A: Since that time felt like a dream, there were a lot of things I didn’t notice then that I can notice now. I want to keep challenging myself.
 
Q. Your producer Atari.K was also in the brown. When did you two first meet and start writing music together?
A. I first met him in 2006. We met through a member selection site. The moment I first listened to his guitar, it gave me goosebumps. Since then, he became a member right away.
 
Q. What’s the concept behind AN TO KAI?
A. It’s an album packed with the things I wanted to do right now.
 
Q. Which artists inspired you the most while making the album?
A. During the brown’s era, there were a lot of comparisons with The Mars Volta. Of course we were very influenced by them. However, as we continued our activities and met all sorts of Japanese artists, our current sound was formed.
 
Q. Your song Let it die -you and i- is going to be part of the soundtrack for the upcoming PS4 title LET IT DIE. Is it exciting to see your music potentially being heard by such large audience? Are you much of a gamer yourself?
A. I’m very excited. During my student days, there was a time I’d stay home a lot and play games. I love grotesque games like LET IT DIE.
 
Q. Anything you’d like to say to our readers?
A. I’m looking forward to meeting you all someday!
 
All credits go to: Electric Bloom Webzine
 
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Now the SOSO BREAK THE  WALL name makes a little more sense haha. It's an interesting concept, I'm curious about how it'll turn out on the music itself.
I _never_ knew anything about those The Mars Volta comparisons... I never really listened to The Mars Volta so I don't know if it really sounds alike. Does it? Should I try listening to them? >_>
Nice interview anyway, so I wanted to share. It's nice that she's aware of overseas fans! I wasn't able to listen to the CD yet since I don't live in Japan and gotta wait until it becomes available on iTunes (what won't take long, according to her), but I'm very excited to listen to it!

It's just Terry Tate's anti-Trump advert manipulation AFAIK
 
But regardless of all the media hulabaloo, the *first* female president will step in anyway no matter what kind of campaigning is done around here tbqh. It's a real goddamn shame that folks over there really bothered to forget the fact that both candidates literally KILLED all the chances for 3rd party candidates to step in. So where was the promising Libertarian majority? Where did Ron Paul voters go (to be honest, I still respect him for staying true to his positions)?
 
I am not gonna play politics here but I do really think that there's the idea of "a plant" being more or less legit here - discrediting GOP's voters much? It's rather suspicious that voters are being put to HATE each other and especially those being stuck on the middle ground ("one vote for x is one vote for Clinton/Trump etc."), what the fuck guys?!
 
But there is no hope for a country with no centrists anyway (Perot may have been truly the last kind of figure), methinks.
 
(regards, grumpy hybrid centrist/left libertarian)

The best that I've found is Mp3tag. It's free and extremely thorough.
 
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To put it simply, there are multiple "versions" of tags. When you change tags via Windows Explorer, it only changes tags in one "version," so incorrect tags may be left behind in the other tag "versions." So even though the tags look correct in Windows Explorer, there can still be incorrect information on the file, which your media player will still pick up.
 
And many programs also add their own tags, which can be hidden from Windows Explorer.
 
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If you download Mp3tag, the first thing you should do is go to Tools > Options > Tags > Mpeg.
 
Under "Read," check all 3 boxes (ID3v1, ID3v2, APE). Under "Write," uncheck ID3v1 and APEv2. Check ID3v2 and ID3v2.3 UTF-16. Under "Remove," check all 3 boxes.
 
Then go to Tools > Options > Tags > Ape, Mpc. Under "Read," check both boxes. Under "Write," uncheck both boxes. Under "Remove," check all 3 boxes.
 
Basically, this means that it will show the tags from all possible tag "versions," but will only add new tags in the correct version.
 
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So after choosing those settings, just drag+drop songs into the program, and you can start editing the files.
 
If you right click on a song and go to Extended Tags, it will show you all the tags on that particular song, and you can see how crazy they are! From that window, you can change any tag or remove it.
 
Where it displays information about the song, there should be a column called "Tag," and that shows the tag versions that are on the file. If you see more than one version listed there, you can right click on the file, select Tag Cut, and it should remove all tags from the file. Then you can do Tag Paste, and it will paste the tags back in--but because of the settings you chose earlier, it will only put the tags in the correct version, so you should have less trouble in your media player.
 
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There's tons of stuff you can do in the program. Let me know if you need help♪

Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is pure love!! The feels are huge, but they're all worth it. Even though it can be sad at times, it always left me feeling good after each episode.
That said, one thing I said over and over when watching Shigatsu weekly was how it felt like a current generation's Honey & Clover, and wow, that's one of the biggest compliments I can think of about an anime. Honey & Clover is one of my favorite anime ever, and Shigatsu naturally became one too.
 
So.... this season, we have another "Honey & Clover", in the sense that a award-winner manga by H&C's author is being adapted into anime! 3-gatsu no Lion (English title: March comes in like a Lion) is its name, and all the H&C's feels on it ARE KILLING ME. Also reminds me a lot of Shigatsu, so it's a win-win situation. 2 episodes are out and it's been amazing so far, definitely AOTS for me.
 
 

YES.
 
Shigatsu is slick one of my favorite series from the past few years, it is so enjoyable and has really good believable moments and interactions between the characters. A must watch if you are a romance/slice of life fan and a piano nerd.
 
Also
 

Double post, but here's an update: there are English subtitles now!
 
Pretty nice, huh?
Also, that song got released on iTunes US already: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1150314747?app=itunes
Full song is even better! <3 (seriously ç_ç)

oh lol actually I just saw her post! Yeah I'm the one Lyric mentioned there too XD Actually I thought you may have seen me tweeting about it, I'm always noisy on twitter when it comes to releases I'm interested in >_>
 
Anyway, I'm very excited for this!! I love the brown and her voice, and though she'd been working with her acoustic unit 瞼-mabuta-, I'm -really- happy she's back to rocking, for her voice sounds amazing with this kind of music too.
2016 is too good to be true isn't it ç_ç

Actually, I have you to thank for this piece of news lol. I first saw Lyric post about it on FB, and she told me she originally heard about them from you LMAO!

I'm glad someone posted about this!! I was gonna do it but I simply forgot. lol
Ah, but eye sang in japanese while in the brown too... though I know most was "engrish". That's something that's always bothered me too, back then. But I believe she's been learning english and her sung AND spoken english are muuuuch better now. Anyway, I'm really happy she's doing this, she's finally back to music and it sounds simply awesome. I'm buying this for sure. Atari from the brown is part of this solo project of hers too!
 
One more thing... one of the songs will be the theme of a PS4 game and that's really nice.

SOSO BREAK THE WALL will release their first mini album on October 26th, 2016! This is the new project from the brown's vocalist.
 

 
  1. Voice
  2. Black wave
  3. Five nostalgic
  4. Happy wedding
  5. Growly
  6. Let it die~君と僕の章~
 
■参加ゲスト 
M-1 Dr,松本誠治 (FINAL FRASH/Migimimi sleep tight/We Come One) 
M-2,4,6 Dr,KO"JUNGLE"Sugimoto (Liaroid Cinema / OREGA / Vampillia) 
M-3 Vo,4ho(ANYO) Dr,GOTO(DALLJUB STEP CLUB/あらかじめ決められた恋人たちへ) 
M-4 Vo,向 達郎(kamomekamome) 
M-5 E.pf,CHIEKO(KAGERO/SaraGrace’s Onehotnight) Dr,HAGI(KAGERO/SaraGrace’s Onehotnight) 
M-6 Vn,たまがわ(ロマンティックブラザーズ/CROW DRAGON TEA/ studio GREENGREEN/たこ焼きてらや)
ALL Gu,ATARI.K(the brown/ 瞼-mabuta-) Bass,YASU(the brown)
 
 

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^ credo!

me dá pudim :<
 
ai cara, essa coisa tá tipo aquelas séries que você acha que a personagem morreu mas ela volta DO NADA
Ou talvez ele seja o Goku. Sei lá. Já tá ficando engraçado isso aí XD