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BAd[to]Lip (bad trip) - first song on the first official release.
good trip - last release.
 
It was a nice ride. Thank you for everything, xTRiPx.

A new project named "Ⅸ -NINE-" has opened its official tumblr and youtube account.
And their 1st mini album VIDYA will be released on 2015.03.12.
 

 
 

BAd[to]Lip (bad trip) - first song on the first official release.
good trip - last release.
 
It was a nice ride. Thank you for everything, xTRiPx.

SET-LIST at 2015/02/13:
 
01.BAd[to]Lip
02.白昼夢(hakuchuumu)
03.PUNKxNoTxDEAD
04.be ambitious
05.two-face
06.蝶(chou)
07.[double]
08.Dream Catcher
09.Lovers
10.冬の唄(fuyu no uta)
11.clever noise
12.I's
13.milky way
14.cherry
15.赤裸ラ(sekirara)
16.6-six-
17.Retribution
18.get up again
19.Astrovibes
20.the Creation
21.Any Verse
 
EN1
01.past<future
02.limpit
03.lily
04.Rem.
 
EN2
01.CAUTiON
02.Against
03.サクライロ(sakurairo)
04.good trip

Start with 'Child Forest', can't go wrong with that. Then Joukou 8000ft, Shoujo no Cuore, The collapsing garden, this cloudy and Across the blow should cover a good range of their work.

Honestly there's no way in hell that I could ever take this review seriously when you gave all 18 songs a perfect 10/10.... is anyone planning on writing up an objective review for this album?

This is a sudden announcement,
but ZORO will disband on 2015.05.05.
There's no regret in this decision,
since it had been made precisely because ZORO is more important than anything else and is what we love most.
This definitely wasn't an answer that I can give alone;
it's one that Tatsuhi and I came up with together.
I'll make a promise here.
Until our final live on 2015.05.05,
ZORO will become even better [than we've been].
We'll end in the best way we can.
To all who have been supporting us,
thank you.
-Ryuuji
For 7 years we've kept things going till now.
Thanks to the support of various people,
and most importantly everyone who has cheered us on,
we could continue ZORO hitherto.
I also won't have any regrets in our decision to disband.
We'll keep going till the end.
And we'll continue to bring great music to everyone till the end.
-Tatsuhi
(took some liberties with certain parts as it's real difficult to type on mobile..)

"Touhou music" involves "re-arrange songs" (i.e. covers) of music from the Touhou Project video game series. All of the music is composed by ZUN. It's not official Touhou music. All of this is fan-work, so it is part of the Doujin music scene (non-official, self-published, sold at Japanese comic conventions, or doujin specific stores such as the evil MelonBooks).
I don't know much about the Touhou series, so I can't explain the scantily-clad animu girls that are on all the album jackets. My guess, it's probably just a general doujin music thing?

Nice instrumentals, lame vocals.

This is Maiku and I have no heart. And I foresaw this. Mostly the single for the Album OMELAS. If you know anything about Ursula K. LeGuin, she wrote a short story entitled The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. It's a story about people who choose to leave paradise. Now, in the song OMELAS by THE KIDDIE the chorus goes "So this is my policy for the world I leave," This, the song title, and the album title led me to suspect this was the last hurrah. THE KIDDIE did something different with DYSTOPIA and it definitely shows a side of them that is new. Something glimpsed in Yusa's joining of The Legendary Six-Nine. They are moving on to things different from THE KIDDIE and I wont be surprised to see new bands sprout from this disband. Especially with how skilled most of the members are. I'm excited to see what will happen. 8D

THEY ARE THE KINGS OF AWESOME PVS, PERIOD.
 

Started travelling alone when I was 16.
 
In life, I was mentored by money-makers who wouldn`t spend a dime in excess, and would pinch every penny.
 
Look for cheap bus routes that make more stops and take longer,  but are way cheaper.
Book all planes as far in advance in possible.
It can be half the price to fly to one country, then take another flight to the one you want to go to by a cheap airline. For example, if you want to go to one European country, which is popular, it may cost $1000, but if you fly to a smaller, less popular country, then take their airline to your destination, it can be $4-500.
 
Hostels are good, but have their downsides. They can be dirty, or noisy, or less safe, but you will also meet many other travellers, learn things, and save money.
 
In Japan, you can stay in a regular hotel in Shinjuku for 10,000 Yen, or stay in a Capsule Hotel for 2,000...
 
If you want to teach in a foreign country, try to get the job before you go there. I know many people who work in Taiwan, South Korea, etc... 
 
Staying in Japan is hard if you are a foreigner, the best thing to do is enroll in a school, or transfer schools. Exchange programs are possible from High School upwards if you have good grades, and a little bit of money to put down sometimes.
 
When things have not worked out, I have had to sleep on the street. Find a good spot, either so secluded nobody will ever pass by, or in a busy place where there are enough people to be witnesses, so no-one will try anything, or steal your bag while you are sleeping. Wash in a bus station, airport, or go pay for one entry to a gym with showers. Do a short workout so they dont see what is up, and then hit the showers. I have always befriended homeless people, and found out the good spots to sleep, like one sweet place in a park, but the sprinklers turn on at a certain time, so you have to move...
 
Anyway, I have some experience, and like to share, so let me know if you guys need any help. Would love to hear you advice and stories as well.
 
Btw, in areas warm to foreigners, always mention you are not from around there, it makes you exotic and interesting, and people will want to get to know you, or give you good advice. Life is like a video game when you are travelling, and I find it pretty nice.

http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000092003
 
https://www.facebook.com/togatokyo
They had a twitter and ameblo, which are gone now.

^ yay! that's hands down my favorite song from their mini-album.. it sounds like a fusion of RUVISH and baroque

Smooth as hell...

I translated it. Since neither Japanese nor English are my mother tongue, It's very likely that I made a lot of mistakes, so if anyone wants to correct anything, they'll be welcome to do so. But I think I got the message he wanted to convey tough.
 
 
Here it is:
 
 
It was published on our website, but xTRiPx is disbanding on 13th February, 2015.
 
I’m really thankful to all the people who were always supporting us. And I’m sorry.
 
I was thinking about writing the reason why we’re disbanding after disbanding, but if I was a fan I would want to know right away. So I’m going to write it.
 
We felt our limits. For better or worse.
In 11 years we didn’t feel it, not even when he were on hiatus. We ended up building our limits.
It’s just that.
It’s annoying but I feel like I can’t say a thing.
 
Since we were together for 11 years I’m sure I’m going to cry when we disband.
 
But I just want to do live shows with a smile like always until the day it ends.
 
Lately, we’ve been told from some of our band-man friends that we looked depressed, and the fans also told us that we looked depressed on the letters they sent us. I thought that was nonsense. But honestly, we were depressed.
 
But when we are performing, sometimes I feel like crying, but despite that, it’s really fun. It’s fun because you all look like you’re having fun.
We don’t have many live shows like that left, but we’ll laugh a lot.
 
Other than that, when we were returning from our 11th anniversary one man show, my brother told me that no matter what he wanted to release a last single. When he told me it was going to be called good trip I laughed, but when he told me that it means that we had a nice journey, I felt like crying.
The other day when I went to Nagoya I got to hear the demo and I cried a lot.
I could really feel it.
 
We haven’t recorded it yet, but we are going to make this last CD the best thing. Please, look forward to it.
 
We’re really sorry for making you suffer with this selfish decision. But we count on you until we disband.

I'm crying like a baby.
 
Oh lord.
 
What the fuck
 
Thinking going to Japan for just them. Damn. Join me someone. Plz. 
 
HALP

I can't translate the whole thing atm because I'm not home, but he says that the reason they are disbanding is that they felt their limit, and that they didn't feel it in the 11 years the band has been active, not even when they were on hiatus.
If nobody has translated it by tonight, I can try.

I understand you... too many bands announced disbandment/hiatus this year and for a case, they were good bands...
12012, Awoi, Cell, Biosphia, Xepher, Gekijou Tenor and D's hiatus for Asagi's health problem (hoping for a quick recovery!)... and this was another bad hit for me

fuck my life, man.
 
I've noticed the post on their facebook page, I can't read shit of japanese. but the word 'comment' and 2003/11 - 2015/02/13 made me open MH news site screaming NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.
 
unbelievable, man. unbelievable.

can't fucking believe it.
 
Even tho they've never hit any big audiences, I never ever thought Yoshito would let xTRiPx go. It's his baby, his lifework... They were riding on the top after the hiatus, they've always delivered, and now this?
 
I'm done with this fucking scene, really.
 
They all better be back on the same new band in the future. Really, they better be.
 
this is bullshit

Poor chemicalpictures.

OOOOOHH COME ONNNN NOT THEMMMMMM
 
MOTHERFUCKERS GEEEEEZZZZZZZ
 
ITS ALL KAYA'S AND THAT SHIT ASS BAND OF HIS FAULT
 
MAAAAAN FUCK THAT