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instrumental Post-Rock/Metal 4-Piece "Barrows" has their second full concept-album "Red Giant" for free/paywhatyouwant on Bandcamp.
this thing is Recorded and Prduced by Toshi Kasai and Dale Crower of The Melvins and was heavily featured on several Rock/Metal News-sites and it's easy to see why, it's simply a stupendously good album
http://barrowstheband.bandcamp.com/
just as a reminder, their previous effort "Imprecari Island", which i like even better and which was posted here before is also still availible for nameyourprice
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can't really hear much of the riff through all the mud, but it seems to be lycaon's take on gazestep, which is pretty ok i guess
starts at 0:01
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...I recommend following the guide...
ok, i'm just through and just wanted to say
holy fuckin' shit, i'm floored
(light novels is where it's at btw...)
Original Saku reacted to this -
...I eventually came across this Tumblr post and started following the KagePro beginners guide there...
how strong are the spoilers in this? because i'm also crashing pretty hard on mekakucity and want to know more about what is going on (so far it's still a bit confusing, although the general outline is sort of clear by now), but i don't want to spoil any major plotlines for myself...
better first finish the anime and then read the rest?
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ok, right upfront, am i the only one, that deson't really get all the exitement about this album? it pretty much falls into the cathegory "appreciate the effort, but no thanks"
i'll start with what is (very!) good about this release.
you can tell that there went a lot of effort into all of these tracks.
there are tons of different and interesting ideas incorporated into pretty much all of these songs
by every single member and the production team aswell at some points.
it is also great that everyone seems to have stepped out of their comfort-zone a bit
doing things a little different than in their previous bands to create something new.
also there isn't any performance that only goes by the standard procedure of a bass/git/vox/drum formula.
everyone tries to add something unique to it, so it doesn't become a "kyo+friends"-sideproject.
with all this effort, with all this willingness to take a risk, with all the creativity-input from every side,
i really really really wanted to like this record.
i tried hard to, but now after four listens or so i think i don't, and here is why.
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unfortunately the songs in their completed stage don't work. that is as themselves, and as the 16-track combination that is this album.
you can tell that this is a very new project, that hasen't really accustomed to each other yet.
you can tell that there is always eclectic stuff going on in the guitars, some eclectic stuff with the bass and some offbeat drumming going on,
all buried under eclectic multilayered falsetto-choruses from kyo, but none of this really fits the other.
it feels more like an endless stream of random ideas in each part, that every member had lieing around somewhere on their harddrive
added afteranother and layered over another.
there is very few occasions, where one of the parts actually serves the other or compliments it.
furthermore there then is very little developement or dramaticality in the tracks, they start at some point, morph their initial idea/groove a few times around and then at some point they end, like a shapeless form of music, that just happens to be as long as it is.
no progression, no (or very little and poorly executed) transitions and very little to be exited for then.
this results unfortunately in an album where very little sticks to the mind and which is, despite all its originality, pretty boring.
there are only 3 or four tracks that manage to make a slight dent in my memory,
but even those are only kinda meh-ish, all the rest is a shapeless blob of random noodling.
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and now for the obligatory (current!) DEG refernce,
deg members have most of the time a very similar, boxy and eclectic, un-catchy type of playing,
even their "melodic" tracks aren't really that melodic at all.
but they have managed to put all their weirdness together.
to know when to take a step back and just do chugchug, when to abruptly end phrases to get into a completely different gear for a bridge/chorus/whatevs.
despite everyone sucking pretty bad at their instruments of choice, through knowing and considering each others abilities and giving each other space they managed to incorporate their ungroovy ideas to create breathing and obscure lively behemoths of songs that keep you on the edge of the seat.
this is the very quality, that sukekiyo still lacks greatly,
a good songwriter/arranger to put all that creative brilliance into good use in a dramatical and organic song.
not doing a track by track, but in general this album would probably get sth like a 6/10 (4 of that for effort), who knows, mabe it'll grow on me, but i doubt it.
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i never got the full hang of doujin music unfortunately, i guess most of the time the horrid sound of the production made me back of a bit
it is definitely a field that i should explore more, because it essentially is like the nerdiest thing that humankind has come up with so far. selfpublished powermetal covers with computergenerated voices to songs of hardcore indie vertical-scroller bullet-hell videogame soundtracks.... that sentence oozes nerdism out of every particle 
that beeing said, there is one artist(/circle?) that grabbed my attention, which is DEMETORI
he is (like most of them) a damn rad guitar-shred machine, but also has the skills for a very fine production of his also pretty sweet arrangements
shameless self-promotion ahead
i even did a Cover/Reproduction of one of his tracks (a re-recorded cover of a rearranged cover so to say...)
also i need to mention one particular circle/album, which is just too damn addictive (and the production is sort of just listenable enough ^^)
and that is the one album by Undead Corporation, where they mixed their powermetal/metalcore with taiko drums and flutes and ditched the shouting/scrreming vocals to create some of the most epic and melodic tracks i have discovered in the wide field of anything "metal" so far...
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sending positive vibes. good old despa can use some love (they were probably the band that pulled me into VK/JRock in the first place...)
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not a bookreader aswell, and i also find it not really out of character for jamie tbqh. it was just a harsh reminder after a period of -not that ill-mannered behavior- that he is the one that basically started all this by happily trying to murder a 10 year old boy, just to protect a "secret" that everybody knows anyway. shocking yes, out of character, not really (if anything his tameness before was more surprising, but this ambivalence in the characters is what i like so much about the show
)also @zess at a show with more than 1 sources like this you might want to specify if it's book or tv-show spoilers
EDIT: also, yes nudity etc doesn't ruin anything, but the rather systematic and simple "tits/dicks of the week" concept is rather annoying. i might even find it pretty offensive compered to the otherwise thought through and well executed series/episodes. that's just like putting mayonnaise on each and every meal, including the dessert
(and i love me some mayonnaise...)Original Saku reacted to this -
i as told he was pretty dope in the books, so i assumed this horrible actor messed up his shit too bad, guess i was wrong then...
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such excited
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^that pretty much,
nothing wrong with sticking to be a performer if that's your strong point and leaving the writing to whoever is more suited, but credit to whom credit belongs
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wow, look at me beeing un-interesting!
01. What are you listening to right now? ゲスの極み乙女。「パラレルスペック」
02. What song(s) make(s) you sad? music isn't able to make me sad, just differnt forms of happieness
03. What is the most annoying song in the world? changes constantly, dunno
04. 3 all time favorite Japanese bands? minus the "all time" i guess it would be Boris, Mucc, Tokyo Jihen
05. 3 all time favorite non-Japanese bands? Cream, Sunn O))), EXO
06. Your favorite recently discovered band is? Supercell
07. Favorite female voice(s)? Tokyo Jihen Vox
08. Favorite male voice(s)? Kuchiki/Zekkuu Era Tatsuro (Mucc)
09. Music type you find yourself listening to most? switching between Kpop, Stoner-, Indierock, Doom and Drone
10. What do you listen to, to hype you up? KPop
11. What do you listen to when you want to calm down? Postrock, Drone
12. Last gig/concert you went to? Russian Circles in Cologne
13. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now? Supercell
14. Most hated band? all pseudo-artsy SingerSongwriter-Douches with Acoustic Guitars
15. Song that makes you think? either all or none, or i don't understand the question
16. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do? Mucc
17. Favorite music video? DirEnGrey - Obscure, just for it's sheer weirdness and shock-value
18. Can you play a musical instrument? Saxophone, Guitar/Bass, Piano, a tiny bit of Drums
19. Are you in a band? sort of
20. Do you wish you could play an instrument? If so, which one? Drums better
21. Best all-girl band you know of? Mass Of The Fermenting Dreggs
22. Last song that you heard on the radio/CD…etc…? Dark Souls Soundtrack
23. What do you think of Classical music? massively over-financed, overvalued and abused as Symbol of status
24. What do you think of Country music? hmmn, don't know much of it, have no opinion
25. What do you think of Death metal? sometimes cool, a bit of a one trick pony, but as an influence can be pretty cool
26. What do you think of Visual Kei? why not, as long as the music is fine. under the name of vk lots of band get away with lots more of disregarding genre-borders, which is good i guess
27. What do you think of Hip-hOP? it's cool, as long as it grooves
28. If you were a musical instrument what would you be? bass
29. What do your parents listen to? classical, dixieland, 60's rock
30. Favorite movie/anime/video game sound track? FinalFantasy 7
31. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to? nope
32. Have you met any famous musicians? i guess concerts don't count, so no
33. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40? nope
34. Do you watch music TV? nope
35. Do you listen to the radio? nope
36. What are 3 of your favorite albums ever? DirEnGrey - Uroboros, Mucc - Zekkuu, KillMyBleedingSmile - SelfTitled
37. Name one album that you regret listening to Mucc - Karma
38. Do you buy music digitally? no
39. Favorite Visual Kei band? Mucc
40. What is one band that you used to love, but now hate? i don't think one can honestly feel that way, maybe not liking as much as used to, but a 180° turn? i call hippocryte one way or the other
41. Does Engrrrrrish bother you? yes, a lot
42. What genre could you never listen to? doesn't exist
43. What language do you listen to the most in music? Japanese i guess
44. Do you like long songs? YES!
45. How often do you download music? changes, on average maybe 1,5 albums per month?
46. Are there any specific bitrates that you prefer? 320kbps CBR truestereo mp3
47. What do you think of autotune? if used either subtle for correction, or creatively and interestingly as an FX, why not? it has been overused at times tho
48. What do you think of Noise (music)? fine with me
49. Do you prefer listening to music on speakers or with headphones? if a certain standard is given, Speakers anytime
50. What musician(s) are you most physically atracted to? not answering
51. If you could bring back any disbanded band, which one would it be?Tokyo Jihen
52. If you HAD to stereotype your music tastes, what would you be considered? (in example -a metal-head, hip-hop, goth, hipster, etc..) Post-Doom-Rock?
53. How much on average do you listen to music? three to five hours a day i guess
54. How big is your digital music collection? 60Gb (it's the limit of my ipod, so i'm constantly getting rid of things i dn't really listen to)
55. How many physical CDs do you own? about 60
56. What song will you play at your Wedding? not marrying
57. What song will you play at your Funeral? Sunn o))) + boris - Etna
58. What dead musician would you bring back? Kurt Cobain
59. Best intro to a song? no idea
60. Favorite album cover? Mucc - Houyoku
61. Two artists or bands that you'd like to see collaborate? Tatsuro (Mucc) + Boris
62. Do you wear band etc T-shirts? not really (but i would if i had found an actually cool one yet....)
63. Song that describes your life? Beck - loser
64. Are any of your friends/family etc. musicians? mother - violin, brother - trumpet/bass
65. Quote one of your favorite lyrics? lyrics suck
66. What was the last single you downloaded? not downloading singles
67. What was the last album you downloaded? god and death stars - dawn of god
68. What was the first album you ever bought? Otto - live
69. What was the last album you bought? Shining - OneOneOne
70. What would life be like for you without music? dunno, if i didn't know of music to begin with it wouldn't be that much different i guess
71. What do you think about mainstream music today? some is cool, some is not, just like it's always been
72. What do you think about KPOP? its GREAT!!!
73. Do you think the people around you have weird/bad taste? weird no, bad, sometimes, some have great tho
74. Do people (in general) think you have a weird/bad taste in music? weird yes, bad no
75. Is music very important to you? yes
76. Do you wish you could sing? If so, what style? yes, i like me some melancholic vocals, think mucc or radiohead or sth in that direction
77. What was your favorite genre a long time ago? Has it changed since? indierock (the boring kind, mando diao, kooks, kaiser chiefs etc.)
78. Is there a song you find very special to you? world's end girlfriend - missing a piece
79. What artists/musicians inspire you? all of the ones i like pretty much
80. What do you usually listen to music on (computer, phone, ipod, etc)? computer, ipod
81. Do you listen to entire albums or specific songs? albums in their entire length mostly
82. One song that makes you happy? Radwimps - DADA
83. What song do you never get tired of? Mucc - Chiisano Mado
84. A song you like that was made before you were born? Cream - We're Going Wrong
85. What song makes you want to fall in love? nope, just nope
86. What song would you make love to? as in playing whilst the act, or as in if the song would have physical form?
87. What song makes you want to dance? shitty dancer, ain't gonna happen
88. What song reminds you of summertime? Moloko - familiar feeling
89. What song reminds you of someone you would rather forget about? Stereo Total - Ich Tanze Im Viereck
90. Do you sing in the shower? nope
91. Do you ever make music mixes/mixtapes for other people? that would contradict my commitment to full albums (but i have uploaded one into the mixtape-thread)
92. How do you find new music? here, and by plugging with fellow monochromians
93. What artist/band do you enjoy that most people think sucks? all the things kpop related
94. Best active VK band? DEG
95. What do you think of Yoshiki? ugh
96. Do you Cosplay? unfortunately no
97. Do you prefer visual or non-Visual Bands? don't really care anymore actually
98. Do you read music-related fanfiction? no
99. Who in J-rock do you think is actually a vampire? huh?
100. Last J-rock song you fell in love with? nope
101. Favorite Japanese guitarist? Demetori
102. Favorite Japanese bassist? Guy from Tokyo Jihen
103. Favorite Japanese drummer? also Guy from Tokyo Jihen
104. Best Dressed Japanese band? and again tokyo jihen
105. What are you listening to now? Tycho - adrift
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proud owners of hifiman he 300 / 400 cans, seeing as the impedance of the 400s is just 35ohms do you think it's possible to drive them without the need of a headphone amplifier?
as my trusty old grados are falling apart now after all those years i've been looking for an over-ears, rather than on-ears alternative, as my ears tend to hurt after several hours of wearing the heads. they should be open design and still possible to be driven by ipod (i don't mind beeing seen as hipster-scum, or as whatever actually) to serves as quality on the road head, but also works as studio-purpose.
i could shoot some practically new he400s for 240euros (about 280 dollar [EDIT: actually 330$
] i guess?) which is why i'm asking, or do you have any interesting alternatives (preferrably not more expensive, the hifimans are alread way out of my pricerange actually, but the hell...)? -
re-starting dark souls 1 aswell atm. pc-port is really bad, but with a bugfix or two and a xbox-gamepad it's quite ok then. let's see if i manage to stay with it this time
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wow, i think umbrella was the very first track i heard from them (in some live-video iirc) curious how it'll sound nowadays^^
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not sure if that's what you're looking for, but despite their obvious shonen-roots Deathnote and FMA:Brotherhood are pretty damn dark, i guess you know those already though
also i have to second Jigsaw with the "Monster" proposition. this is some of the finest horror-thriller-crime-mystery series that exist out there. it has a terribly long start, but trust me it's worth every single minute!
also some of the darkest stuff i've come across so far might be "Texnolyze".
i don't know much about it though, couldn't watch it, it was too confusing and random, might pick it up again in the near future.
also "kurozuka" might be worth a second look. a tad more action-focused but still great psychological horror aswell
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just posting to say i'm all in with the weekly anime-streaming idea. watching new anime episodes with fellow monochromians sounds tempting
as for just started series i'm currently watching Noragami (2 episodes so far) which seems promising and maybe would be cool to include.
apart from that i'm watching KillLaKill, LogHorizon and Magi, but they're all roundabout 14 episodes in, so we first would have some catching up to do.
but yeah that's only for currently running series obviously, if we're going for already finished series/movies i'll take anything that comes, movie actually would be a cool opening i think (proposing "sword of the stranger". wanted to rewatch that for a long time, would also be interested in the new gintama movie though)
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hi there
like pretty much everybody i love the VLC player to bits, but today i noticed something odd and wantet to ask, if that's the case for everybody.
here is a comparising shot of the exact same file at roughly the same point. as you can see there is clearly a difference in contrast between the two images.
my vlc-player is the latest version and all the optional video-adjustments, colorgrading etcetc are switched off, the other player is arcsoft totalMedia theatre 5 and afaikt there is no color-filtering or anything of the sorts activated aswell.
is this a problem in general with VLC, or is this a problem only i have? do i need different codecs, or did i miss some crucial checkbox in the options?
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