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m'lady kei

Just a little information for you all ,
having being a BIG FAN of Shimizuya Records for over 10 years ....
六道輪廻 is a cover of >>>>> the Pumpkin Head「音の渦」
(which was release under single 絶望の朝、僕は自由を手に入れてしまった。 on the 10th August 2005)
which is a いずみ (BOSS??/CEO??/Blogger??/Leader??/Founder??/a Drummer of Shimizuya Records)'s ex band tribute !!

I could absolutely go for 'the god and death stars with kazuma vocalizing'

Artist: グリーヴァ (Grieva) Album: 妄想主義者ノ背徳。(Mousou shugisha no haitoku.) 1. Type[艶] (Tsuya) (SE) 2. 自己精神殺害推進會 (Jiko seishin satsugai suishin) 3. 妄想主義者ノ背徳 (Mousou shugisha no haitoku) 4. Art play 5. 夢デ逢ウ貴女ガ削除デキマセン。(Yume de au kijo ga sakujo dekimasen.) 6. 密室104号室～暗イ部屋二僕ト君～ (Misshitsu 104-goushitsu～kurai heya ni boku to kimi～) 7. 腐『furan』乱
Rating: | No need for grievin', visual kei is not dead!
 
Grieva sure came into their own over their few years of activity. Starting out as a glaringly obvious exercise in old-school DIR EN GREY fanboyism (pretty much producing a blueprint replica of the Gauze album), they raised lots of eyebrows but also gained an ever-growing fanbase. They've been churning out release after release like clockwork, a practice that few can pull off successfully while maintaining quality. These guys, however, not only manage to put out consistent tunes, but also seem to be slightly evolving every year. While there's no drastic change in sound (thank god for that!), they're constantly tweaking their formula and instrumentation to achieve a greater effect. Their latest mini album, Mousou shugisha no haitoku demonstrates this tendency excellently.

From the kick-in-the-teeth industrial beats of the intro to the impressive sonic diversity of the closing track, Grieva presents a fine-tuned version of their vision: building upon the legacy of the old-school with youthful vigor, and a tad more than a pinch of craziness. On the one hand, compositions like the title track or "Yume de au kijo ga sakujo dekimasen" burst forth from the speakers with a mixture of yesteryears' melodic sense coupled with a truly modern (or post-modern?) approach. On the other hand, we're inevitably treated to a small number of songs where Grieva wear their hearts on their sleeves a bit too obviously. It's hard not to recall exact moments from DIR EN GREY's back catalog when you hear the intricate lead guitars of "Art play" or the jackhammering bass in "Misshitsu 104-goushitsu～kurai heya ni boku to kimi～". The difference this time (compared to, say, their debut album) is that they were able to fully integrate these parts into their songs, not sticking out like a sore thumb throbbing with plagiarism. "Misshitsu 104-goushitsu..." even has a music box interlude reminiscent of a certain DEG classic – it's hard not to crack a smile of appreciation at the homage.

The arrangement and delivery of the songs deserve praise too, where it's due. Even though the mini album starts off in a rather repetitive fashion (after a surprisingly bangin' intro SE) with "Jiko seishin satsugai suishinkai", they more than make up for that later on. Tracks like "Art play" employ a wide array of styles, from metal chugging to upbeat ska-influenced guitars, resulting in nice changes of pace and dynamics. As soon as you're beginning to feel you're listening to 'just another typical Grieva tune', they change it up ever so slightly, introducing an interesting guitar tone or effect. In short, it's hard to get bored while listening to Mousou shugisha no haitoku. This statement is ultimately solidified by the closing track "furan", an ambitious composition that goes from a punky, all-out shoutfest (props to those pipes, Kyouki!) to an unexpectedly sweet melodic guitar solo, short bass and piano interludes and a driving chorus. It is a thrilling, dare I say progressive, finish to an already cool release.

A year ago, with the release of their 2nd full-length album Shuuen, I couldn't imagine Grieva going any further in terms of quality, but along came this release and blew me away. Granted, Kyouki and co are still far from being the most original bunch of visual kei musicians, but who needs that when you have a reliable, constant supply of kickass tunes to rock out to? I could hardly ask for more.


Support the band! Buy the mini album @ CDJapan
Buy the mini album @ Yesasia

パノラマ虚構ゼノン(XENON) new maxi single "カガミバリ(kagamibari)" released at 2015/09/16 (2 TYPE)
 
TYPE A (1,944yen) will include CD+DVD (including "カガミバリ(kagamibari)" PV), and TYPE B (1,620yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.カガミバリ(kagamibari)
02.Phantomime
03.クチナシ(kuchinashi) (included in TYPE B )
 

Just got in my latest PureSound order
 

 
FULL EFFECT' - By may call it.
DecoLa Hopping x ワン★スター(ONE★STAR) - デコレーション★スター (live-limited coupling cover CD, been waiting for years to finally hear this ;w; )
THE BLACK SWAN - MIRROR,MIRROR
スナフキン(SNUFKIN) - HELL'S CARNIVAL
 
Also this happened I guess...

 

Was so worried this would be shipped to my previous address, thankfully there must have been some bright minds at work at the post office today.
 
V.A - B.J.maniac
D'lore - Vast the facts 1st press
Lupo Label - Sexual Fighters 2
Parfait - THREE COLORS, LOVE COCKTAIL

Random items from Closet Child x SURUGA-YA
 

Random items from Closet Child x SURUGA-YA
 

Random items from Closet Child x SURUGA-YA
 

random puresound order

My first Puresound package arrived (minus the GazettE DVD. I got that somewhere else)! For anyone curious, everything went well.


 
Dir en grey - Jealous (First Press w/ trading card and black sleeve)
Dir en grey - [KR] Cube (First Press w/ sticker)
Dir en grey - Taiyou no Ao (First Press w/ shiny cover)
D'espairsRay - Itanji
born - Red Hot Cobra
the GazettE - M.R.D. (First Press W/ trading card) 

random puresound order

random puresound order

Some good old Gauze goodness for the eyes.


Dir en grey - Gauze -62045- (First Press w/ box)

lol this and then the comment underneath it

The way people in this thread are treating two people running a shop on their own out of their apartment makes me wanna hurl

Go spend your weimar republic fun money on a japan-direct shopping service if you want to spend twice as much on half as much, just so you can get your fanatic crisis singles before your birthday or whatever

They are obviously aiming for the bara/overseas gay demographic. 
 
I am glad they are actually releasing something that's not live limited!

wonder【Age】plus+ new maxi single "magicalBEAR" will be released at 2015/09/09 (1,620yen), which will be sold in advance at their one-man live at Osaka STUDIO 246JUSO at 2015/08/21
 
 
btw they will hold のる(noru) birthday presents live at HOLIDAY OSAKA at 2015/10/10
 

tonight's makeup LEWK inspired by satanism and raw sewage. and no I DONT know how to blend eyeshadow.
 

 
#babydrag

Just came in the mail; for some reason puresound sent phobia's 懺悔喪失 release separate. 
 
Items:
 
Also, here is a link to the rest of my collection thus far

emmurée new album "窓の外は、カァニバル。" (Mado no Soto wa, Carnival.) will be released at 2015/09/21.
 
They will hold their new tour since 2015/09/21 at GOLDEN PIGS BLACK STAGE until 2015/10/24 at NAGOYA HOLIDAY NEXT. 

nice!
 
I'll add you anyways, I'm trying to get a good base of people on my friends list so once I'm done with the main game I'll have plenty of friends to trade/battle with my friend code is a few posts up btw

omg are you me? My parents also listen(ed) to 80's rock, pop, R&B, some post-punk, and prog rock. My mother ignited my love for pop music when she would jam to Selena, Thalia, Paulia Rubio. etc. My mom, grandmother, and I loved dancing and listening to salsa and Latin jazz music. My dad kind of just listened to whatever my mom played since she always hogged the radio and car stereo. But I do have very fond memories with my father on long drives and him playing The Doors' collection CD that he had.
 
Some of my faves from back then ~<3
 

rip Selena v__v
 

 

rip Celia v__v