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  4. Posted

    3 hours ago, Jigsaw9 said:

     if your band meets at least two of the below criteria:

     

    - have your cover artwork be drawn by Suehiro Maruo
    - perform short skits during gigs
    - use melodies reminiscent of kayoukyoku in your songs
    - design your outfits based on school uniforms
    - have at least one song about (pre-/post-/mid-)WWII and/or nationalism

     

    That's it, I cracked the Angura Code™, thank you for coming to my TEDTalk.

    hmm so def Kiryu then

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    This came up in the visual key f#ceb##k group when someone shared an article that described several flavors of the scene, which described angura as: 

     

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    Angura Kei – the name stems from the English word “underground”. The style is derived from a cultural movement particularly that of independent theater in Japan from the 1960’s and the fervent political unrest from which the decade is known globally.  Angura theatre is notably experimental and concerned with the Japanese mythos; that is Japanese beliefs, attitudes and cultural values. The sub-genre is also linked to eroguro and many bands bridge both lines but it is consider darker and more formal. It features the use of Japanese uniform, kimino or other types of traditional garb. Examples of Angura Kei bands are Kagrra and Inugami Circus-Dan.

     

    While I do not think that this definition is entirely wrong, per say, I do think it is lacking something that I am not really sure how to word. This isn't the scene I typically follow or engage with, but to me, it always felt like angura was vkei's edgier cousin that likes to pretend he doesn't know you in public, and saying "they wear kimonos" doesn't really cut it as the hard-and-fast defining factor. (That's why people kept tagging Kiryu as 'angura' on lastfm) Shironuri alone doesn't work either, as groups like Heidi. were considered a part of this scene, but did not do that (as far as I'm aware). 

     

    Another site uses this definition:

     

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    Angura kei is the darkest visual kei style. The clothes of the style tend to be mostly black, but with spikes and chains. Make-up is worn dark and heavy. The style has been compared to the modern goth. Just like the other two styles that have been brought up so far, Angura kei is heavily influenced by underground music with the same name. Some of the most well-known ones include MUCC, Floppy, Guniw Tools, Metronome and Nookicky.

     

    This one feels completely wrong. It seems like they're describing kote, but then listed examples that don't even match the definition they just wrote????

     

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    So, what's a better answer?

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  24. Posted · Edited by Peace Heavy mk II

     

     

    It turns out that the band isn't actually new (?), or at least this is an official restart with some budget. They at one point had VELDIA's other guitarist as a member, and some dude named Ryon as a vocalist. This may have been a session band, since it doesn't look like they've done anything past this one random show in August last year, but #theMoreYouKnow

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