Peace Heavy mk II

Sorry if this was already explained, but are both albums all rerecordings? I'm more interested in buying the second one since that has new tracks on it.

This is like everything I like about modern vkei mixed into one, studded, package.

On a more positive note, that probably means they'll have a release or two ready by the time they officially start (my guess is a single + a leftover track featured on an omnibus). No idea if Moi Dix Mois is gearing up for a new album aside from their 3 unreleased songs, but I would not be surprised if their first show is so far away because of that.

So happy that AvelCain song made it just before this got posted: if it didn't, I would have used it for June Now to start listening to everyone else's choices...

90% certain Tomoka is biologically female. Z is getting his money's worth out of that corset.

So glad uverworld are back <3

Great review! I'm going to take a chance and listen to your posted sample--songs over 8 minutes (especially drone ones) tend to ward me off, but I'm open to being converted. #update yep

Finally getting to try some stuff: I liked Catholic Spit, Asylum Play, and Metro Cult Not really experienced with Death Rock, but I do like this song: In regards to new wave, does that not encompass things like Duran Duran? I always thought it meant songs like this, which is considerably less dark than most of the examples here:

fuck beyonce

iirc none of their releases, except their one about eating brains, came with a PV DVD. They've always came out way later as a collection.

put some shoes on

The only good kpoop song is I am the best sorry

Is new romantic stuff allowed? Or is the something different from new wave? :s

Hadn't listened to Chanty before, and Pentagon's first mini album was kind of lame. However, their single with all that Vidoll T is one of my favorite releases of this year. So, Pentagon.

I found Violet's porn on tumblr and tbh I don't see what there is to thirst

^ agreeeeee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1zITu2p08

Yaasss @ Jin + majyu

they released a second press on the same day as their initial?

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They have a bunch of singles too. I don't know many of their live distros, but I think these are all of their for-realz releases. Singles: -「眩暈に死んだ部屋」 -僕の「秘密」と冷蔵庫 (This eventually ended up on the compilation album) -僕の「誤解」と右折禁止のルール違反 (Also on the compilation album) -「ぼくの死骸と君のチョコレート。」 Mini-albums: -精神科医(拒食症)のスナッフフィルム集 -特製・脳味噌絶倫スープ〜生クリーム仕立て〜 Album: -「タイトルなし」 -「暫定的オカルト週刊誌①」 Omnibus: -hide TRIBUTE III -Visual SPIRITS-

Artist: Foxpill Cult Album: 邪宗門 (Jashumon) Score: When the voices in your head provide backing vocals Better late than never! Back in January, Foxpill Cult released their latest album 邪宗門 (Jashumon – Heretic Religion, a term used to describe non-Shinto religions). Like their previous efforts, this album reaches deep into Foxpill’s bag of tricks and manages to come up with an album that is deeply varied, yet cohesive. While the variety is there, a more critical examination from someone familiar with their previous releases might yield that they are still relying on the same kinds of tricks, but the overall presentation has enough innovation and charisma to make that observation seem nitpicky. What works really well for 邪宗門 is the recurring theme of multiple presences—be it in a schizophrenic kind of way, or in a supernatural sense. Throughout the album there are interludes and outros of static noise and a very distorted girl’s laughter. In addition, many songs feature multiple layers of vocal harmonies from what sounds like people who are not the actual vocalist. Could I be reading into this too deeply? Possibly. But if this ~sing along with the voices in your head~ motif is what they really were going for, then I would say they were successful. If you’re completely new to this band, the most succinct way of describing them is basically Liphlich’s punk cabaret meets all the weird shit Buck-Tick has done (see also). 邪宗門 opens with a strong number, “サイコキャンディー" (PSYCHO CANDY), which for our intents and purposes is the “Moura” of this album in the sense that it is a playful gothic, yet new wave-inspired, song that also received a music video. This is definitely the most accessible track on the album, as well as one of the catchiest. However, it is solid enough to hold it’s own while still sounding like it belongs with the rest of the songs in the album—all to often I hear albums with strong or weak singles that end up being rather out of place when put into the context of everything else (take D’s “Tightrope,” for example). During the middle of the song there is a bad acid trip and a bit of 女王蜂 falsettos going on, which plays on my interpretation that this album is about some sort of super natural phenomenon. “サイコキャンディー” ties in well with the next song, "米を与えど、子は聞かず" (Kome wo Atae do, Ko wa Kikazu) as it is very similar in nature but with a more rock’n’roll approach. I don’t have too much to comment on with that song, but it is a “if you like one, you’ll like the other” sort of deal. Track 4, "ファウストと異邦人" (FAUST to Kotokunibito) is the second instance of strange laughter and a mysterious woman’s voice, which is used as an introduction snippet. The song itself is much less creepy, and its main theme is quite playful. This song uses a lot of distorted guitar, bongo-sounding drums, and frantic time changes between 4/4 and 6/8. What I find fascinating here is that there are a ton of influences going on all at once: at times the drum structure sounds like a march while the vocalist yells over very pretty guitar work and bizarre keyboard samples. This sort of treatment is used quite often throughout the album as well—while most of their music is technically intensive, there are many many layers of different ideas happening all at once, but somehow they all come together in way that’s enjoyable and fun. "秋霖ヒソム▲神隠し" (Shuurin HISOMU ▲ Kamigakushi(?)) s song that caught my attention at first listen: each of FOXPILL’s albums have some sort of dark-wave track and this one is it. ▲ also throws in noise, a bit of folk, and ties it together with a staticy sounding drum loop. While this song does come of as being deceptively heavy or dark based on the first few seconds, it ends up being pretty simple and sweet up until the end. The last few seconds they turn up the creep and add in the sounds of something being drilled, followed by a much more distorted and warped sound of the same woman’s laughter that has been used throughout. What I enjoyed about this song is the mix of both harsh electronic elements and the very gentle sounding chorus. Ultimately ▲ alls into middle for me: there’s enough good here to attract me back to the song, but it isn’t the pinnacle track on this album. "僕は宗教" (Boku wa Shuukyou) is the sleeper track on this album for me—a near perfect fusion of cali=/=gari and XA-VAT if both were going through a mall goth phase, FOXPILL CULT combines a lot of new wave synthesizer with female vocals backing the chorus and quirky vocals commandeering the bridges. There’s much less synth going on here than XA-VAT used, but the 80’s throw-back sound is definitely there. It is also interesting that they recycle the gang vocal melody from the album’s opening track, "鎖国した一寸法師" (Sakoku Shita Issunboushi). This song, "サイコキャンディー" and "ファウストと異邦人" would be the three songs I would recommend trying first if you are new to FOXPILL CULT. For the sake of brevity, the last song I’m going to expand upon is "啓蒙されぬ" (Keimousa Renu). This is one of the more electronic-heavy songs, but what is really interesting is that the chorus is like a gothic sea chantey (to be more than honest, I never thought that was even a possible mix of genres, but here we are… think Moi Dix Mois covering and you wouldn’t be too far off.). Quirky and innovative, "啓蒙されぬ" plays a lot to FOXPILL’s strengths and shows that even if their bag of tricks is finite, they know how to get the most out of it by mixing what they know with influences that would otherwise seem out of place.this song While not every track on this album is fantastic, overall I thought FOXPILL CULT really delivered with this album and it shows that they are well seasoned in what they do. The filler in this album is minimal and their influences range from new wave, to dark wave, to rock’n’roll, to even funk. While I prefer their more new-wave tracks, which they proclaimed their last album was focused most on, I liked a greater amount of tracks here. 邪宗門 was a like at first listen, but it was also a grower. I am still unsure if this is the top contender of album-of-the-year for me quite yet, which is why I am rating it 4 stars out of 5.

I mean I'm always on the bottom anyway

They think it's hella gay and are afraid I'm going to tell them I'm transgender any day now