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I like the Japanese list and happy to see Ichiko Aoba, Abe Fuyumi, and 88kasyo Junrei, among others. But I'm focused more on the non-Japanese releases, because I feel like I didn't listen to enough this year. I've already listened to a few of these like AlunaGeorge, Toro y Moi, and Buke and Gase. Loved the previews for these artists and I'm gonna check them out later: Blood Ceremony, Braids, Esmerine, Frande, Rose Windows, Ross McHenry, SPC ECO, The Internet. I hope I enjoy them as much as you did!

except they've been signed to PONY CANYON for 3 years now. http://hp.ponycanyon.co.jp/pchp/cgi-bin/PCHPM.pl?TRGID=PCHP_ART_3010&CMD=DSP&DSP_ATSCOD=30798800

Diancie looks too much like Carbink for me to like it, and Fairy/Rock type is ass. Volcanion and Hoopa's typing + design are cool though. Apparently Hoopa has a new unique move that can hit through Protect and Detect which is pretty damn cool. Mega-Lati@s is a joke right? They look exactly alike! This is is even more ridiculous than the Genie-trio designs (at least their second forms made up for that though).

I was under the impression that Yasu was a woman. I remember that I asked them once too, but they gave me a really vague answer. Anyway Yasu would always say that they were really unmotivated; I'd like to think that they just left the net for a while to focus on other things. Best of luck to them wherever they are!

Arukara - Rad indie rock band with awesome instrumentation. Their newest album is a staff favorite of 2013! Tesla doesn't know how to cry - Really cool piano driven indie rock~ shout out to fitear for discovering them! Backdrop Cinderella - Fun, crazy, and pirate-ish(???) rock, idk just listen to it! 88Kasyo Junrei - These guys are fucked. I think it was CAT5 that said if aliens crash landed on Earth and made a rock band this is what it would sound like. Ziyoou-Vachi - Rockin noisy punk band led by a black/japanese transgender woman, how fucking awesome is that?

omg v 1.2 is so pretty :') I don't really care for the option to switch between version 1.1 and 1.2 tho. hopefully we'll see scollbars in a future update...

So what exactly were the requirements for an album to make it on the list? Did you guy just name some personal faves, vote on them, and order them in the amount of votes they recieved? Is the list even ordered, or is it random? Just curious cause most of the albums had at least two staff members review them, but that one Nico album only has one review. If it's so liked why did only one staff member review it? Anyway I'm really happy to see Tam Tam, Kinoko Teikoku, and amber gris on the list! Tam Tam especially Polarize was such a great listening experience, and was on my fave list from the start. I love the variety in the list and I'm looking forward to the rest of it~

I'm surprised this hasn't leaked yet, considering this is GITS after all... I want to buy just the salyuxsalyu and Ichiko Aoba tracks on itunes, but knowing my luck it'll leak a day later

okay I just dragged my entire music folder into one playlist. does this mean that now whenever I update my music folder with new music, foobar will automatically reflect that? and omg can Jam v1.2 come any faster? the current layout is pretty, but damn is it a pain in the ass to navigate without any scroll bars.

I need help! so I made the switch to the Jam skin and now I can't see my music library. This was also a problem when I was using the default skin except I somehow got my entire library onto one playlist (is this what everyone does?) and I just kept it that way. Then after I installed this skin my library playlist was empty?

This was very interesting to read! I can see why she'd keep a secret like that though. I've seen a lot of misogyny from overseas vk fans concerning female vk bands (idk if Japanese fans are the same cause I can't read Japanese). Whenever a woman would dress in visual style it was never just that. There have always been comments like "Why does that girl want to dress up as a boy dressed up as a girl?" As if to say that only men can dress in visual style, and that visual style is always some form of cross dressing which we know isn't always the case.

omg Onan <3

I've never heard of them before (sorry!), but I really like what I hear! This sounds promising~

holy shit that's emiru!!! But this isn't very impressive imo. Pretty basic j-rock sound that you can hear from SPYAIR, RADWIMPS, etc & I'm not here for that. I may try them out if they ever release an album tho~

Today I watched The Conjuring for like the fifth time. It's one of those movies that I can watch repeatedly without ever getting bored <3 I also watched Repulsion for the first time because I was in the mood for some psychological horror. Really good scare scenes in this one. I don't scare easily, and this movie made me jump twice! Holy fuck those dream sequences! Plot and themes were executed really well too, poor Carol Roman Polanski can die in a fire, but I really enjoyed this crazy ass movie.

Lots of good artists here! The engrish in the previews isn't that bad either. Can't wait to hear the miaou, cogendshe, and haisuinonasa tracks in full~

Neat PV & song! Reminds me of Passepied's S.S. PV I like this so I'm gonna try out their first and latest album~

Have you received 5 albums already? I only count 4 in this thread, so I'm posting my recommendation anyway. U BETTER LISTEN TO IT CUZ I DIDNT UPLOAD THIS 4 NOTHIN I'm sending you j-rock-jazz-pop gods Tokyo Jihen's sophomore album Adult. I love the way this band tackles rock and pop tunes with a fresh sounding jazzier edge. Their first album and the albums after Adult all play with a certain smoky lounge atmosphere, but it's this album that truly embraces it. It's the perfect place to start if you haven't listened to them yet; there is a lot to love here.

Incoming vk mini album of the year This is how you spend major label money. I'm looking forward to hear more of the 0.8byou song and I already like 96.

You can tell that just by the name? lol damn you're impressionable

Season 3 is everything omg the cast <3 stanning for just about all of the HBIC characters (love to hate Kathy Bates' character) The cinematography is so good to. Taissa's scene in the hospital hallway was beautifully shot. There are also times when the camera's movements can me feel a bit dizzy and uncomfortable, but it works so good for this show. Season 3 is already leagues ahead of the first two season in terms of story, cast, and style imo. Don't even get me started on the convoluted zombies + aliens story in season 2.

racista

Recently been obsessing over singer-songwriter Kayoko Yoshizawa's indie debut. Found about her from people in my music circle aka. stalking Last.fm profiles. Really cute quirky pop is the best way I could describe her music. Kayoko is really good at using playful catchy melodies to highlight her dainty vocals. Some songs are borderline sappy while others are more melancholic. The instrumentation is on point; Kayoko strums away at her acoutsic guitar and invited musicians to play various fun instruments. There are pedal steel guitar melodies in らりるれりん, organ flourishes in 化粧落とし, and a sweet melodica tune in ぶらんこ乗り. As for influences I couldn't really say what's inspired her, but I do hear some Kabukichou-era Shiina Ringo in Kayoko's 未成年の主張. Certainly fans of Shiina Ringo will like this, but I implore you give this a try if your feeling up for some fun upbeat music that will brighten up your day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXfrVTftwpg