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[limited edition TYPE A DVD track list]
THE ZOMBIE～地獄に堕ちた野郎ども～
2014.05.24 Zepp DiverCity
・【collector】
・センチメンタルニューポップ
・Midnight Shangri-la
・Hide-and-seek
・【D・D・D】
・絶望
・消毒
Interview
 
[limited edition TYPE B bonus CD track list]
<acoustic songs>
・窓から逃げたラブソング
・カナリア
・冬のカスタネット
・閉ざされた楽園
・SWAN
<live songs>
MERRY「devour」at SHIBUYA AX
2013.02.13 SHIBUYA AX
・罪
・ジャパニーズモダニスト
MERRY「devour act 2」 拝啓、最モ臭イ遊戯 絶望ノ窓カラ闇二降ル星…貪リ食ウ夢 at 日比谷野外大音楽堂
2013.08.10 日比谷野外大音楽堂
・梟
・Screams of the Dark
・オリエンタルBLサーカス
・群青

I just finished my third attempt to make it through this album. Zeitgeist was my first time listening to the band and I really enjoyed it. I wish I could say that same for Rhapsody. I feel like I have the opposite view point as Cat does. Where he see's at it as a band taking their own route and doing something unique when they could have played it safe I feel like they are trying to hard to be grungy and I feel like I am having "LOOK AT US WE ARE UNPOLISHED AND UNIQUE" shouted at me.

My biggest problems with this albums comes with its intentional unpolished, borderline noise, quality of the album. And it's not that I don't like it when bands do this as there are some that I can really enjoy when they get it right (Boris is the first one that pops in to my mind). Perhaps this is something unique to me, but I hate the sound of guitars that are so far distorted that they bring out that grainy sound that reminds me of listening to a low bitrate song...maybe it's just a case for me that there is a fine line between "fuzz" and low quality and The Novembers steps across that line for me on tracks like Sturm und Drang, Blood Music.1985, and the one they named by mashing their first on to the numpad.

There are songs like Rhapsody in beauty that I want to like but that siren like just ends up grating on me too much. Xeno feels a bit too stock imo and tu m' and Bokurawa Nandattan Darou just come off as snoozefests imo. Xenakis goes the ambient/noise route, and since I have always had a hard time enjoying ambient music because I need a bit more of a bite to my songs to keep me interested, so this is pretty much is an immediate skip for me.

This leaves dumb and Romancé as the standout tracks of the album for me. And while they are good, I can't say that they blow me away.

All in all Rhapsody feels like a huge miss to me. And while I don't fault anyone for liking it, I doubt I will ever spin this album again.

Közi solo ver: E//+Z remix album will be released at their live since Shibuya VUENOS at 2014/11/08 (3,000yen)
 
Remix by:
Közi (ZIZ)
YUGAMI (ZIZ)
Koma (XA-VAT)
MAXDEADROOM
Hora (Schwarz Stein)
 
 
[track list]
01.GROTTESCA / Koma RMX
02.INCOHERENTS / MAXDEADROOM RMX
03.BABYLO / Közi RMX
04.CRUEL ARCADIA / YUGAMI RMX
05.KATHARSIS / Közi RMX
06.HONEY VANITY / Koma RMX
07.CACOPHONY / MAXDEADROOM RMX
08.THE EYES / Koma RMX
09.PROMENADE / Közi RMX
10.ISM / Hora RMX

dummy-xD new EP "musiqlogic" will be released at their live since their presents live "MUD PUZZLE vol.5" at Shimokitazawa SHELTER at 2015/02/17
 
[track list]
01.analogic
02.1,2,3
 
 
special session "致死量16g(chishiryou16g)" (syrup16g-cover?) will perform at their presents live "MUD PUZZLE vol.4" at Shinjuku RUIDO K4 at 2015/01/16
 
"致死量16g(chishiryou16g)" members:
Vo.Hitomi (Moran)
Gt.高麗匠(koma takumi) (ex-Moran-->DIMMDIVISION., now in dummy-xD)
Ba.天野攸紀(amano yuki) (StrangerSaid., DIMMDIVISION., HOLLOWGRAM)
Dr.Shintaro (dummy-xD, MUNIMUNI)
 

絶リン★ハグキ(zetsurin haguki) has joined ART POP ENTERTAINMENT at 2014/11/01, and their members have changed their stage names as follows:
 
ハグキ(haguki)-->サンパウロ岡澤(são paulo okazawa)(岡澤雅史/okazawa masashi) (ex-TOKYO HEROES)
絶リン(zetsurin)-->ゲッツー！鈴木(gettwo! suzuki)(鈴木リンダ/suzuki rinda) (TOKYO HEROES)
 
http://artpop.org/zetsurinhaguki/

実験台モルモット(jikkendai marmot) new single "鮮やかな灰色のパレヱド(azayakana haiiro no parade)", which was originally enclosed with their pendant, has been available for ordering through their official web-shop since 2014/10/27 (1,500yen)

their new CD is planned to be released in 2015, although details have not yet been announced
 
 
SET-LIST at 2014/10/24:
 
01.タナトス(thanatos)
02.朱い糸(akai ito)
03.-L-
04.月(tsuki)
05.アレグロ(allegro)
06.セミノハツキ(semi no hatsuki)

Tracklist :

01.凛
02.糸
03.あかしあ
04.僕はここに居る
05.野ばら
06.言葉にできない
07.すなお
08.胸に零
09.煌々
10.あすなろ
11.かるめると花
12.アンゲルディエ 雪の彩
13.アンゲルディエ 月の彩
14.アンゲルディエ 花の彩
15.Air

アンゲルディエ songs are re-recorded.

I think everyone does those things aside from one person in particular 
 
who in addition also tends to upload easy to find releases in shite quality which should be discouraged unless it is for the purposes of assembling a discography thread. Actually scratch that, even then it's bollocks. It would be preferred if people uploaded the rips not their own only when it's something that is in high demand. Might as well get demon android back otherwise. 

^ not here, but VS posted a rip a while ago: clickelidoo

^ not here, but VS posted a rip a while ago: clickelidoo

W_Z_C～白塗りZ商事(White Z Company) will resume activities at their presents live at Ikebukuro CHOP at 2015/04/11, and they have established their own new label "Verbindung"
 
W_Z_C～白塗りZ商事(White Z Company) line-up:
Vo.猫社長
Gt.TAKE (GLORIOSA)
Gt.NEJIZO (るなすぃ～)
Gt.白玉 (緑玉歌留多)
Ba.AYA (ブッタ)
Key.匠 (NAKED SPY)
Dr.TAKAYUKI (Z-SIGNAL)
 

It still saddens me how DJ had such a great peak with Visions and azure back in 2005/2006 and then just forgot how to write memorable and creative songs. This new album is actually alright, probably their best original output since those two releases (2009's [REVIVE] is obviously the best, but it's a re-recordings album). Days, Sunset Riot and SLIP FROM MY HANDS are good songs though.
 
As boring as it may sound in 2014, Lapidary is still their best.

it is announced at ヴァリル(VARYL) live at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2014/10/20 that their new maxi single "哀悼(aitou)" will be released through indie CD stores at 2015/01/28 (1,620yen)
 
 
btw they will hold their presents live "解放巡礼-第一章-(kaihoujunrei-daiichishou-)" at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2015/01/23, 夢-yume- birthday presents live at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2015/02/10 and 織人-shikito- birthday presents live at Ikebukuro EDGE at 2015/03/05
 

new unit "aegnoir" will hold their first live at Antikythera & The Vio presents live "電気モノローグⅧ(denki monologue VIII)" at Ikebukuro CHOP at 2014/11/22
 
"aegnoir" members:
Vo.aki (orchestral the ambient carnival U)
Gt.kamito (ex-orchestral the ambient carnival U(Ba.), now in Antikythera(Vo.), miraaura(Gt.))
 
http://aegnoir.lv9.org/

As awesome as it can possibly get.
dieS will receive the honour of having a coupling CD and tour with emmurée just like DUMMY CHILDREN and Sugar once had the chance to.

And on top of that, MONAURAL CURVE will have one of their rare-ass lives at the 2015/02/10 Ikebukuro CHOP gig.
hanon/MONAURAL CURVE new twitter and YouTube channel (!)

inb4 dying of frustration for not being able to see three of my favourite bands.............

dieS & emmuree live-limited coupling CD "DIES N' ROSéS" will be released at their 2-man live tour "DIES N' ROSéS" since Ikebukuro CHOP at 2015/02/10 and up to Shimokitazawa MOSAiC at 2015/03/27 (4 songs, 2,000yen)
 
[track list]
emmuree song covered by dieS
dieS song covered by emmuree
DIES N' ROSéS-dieS ver.-
DIES N' ROSéS-emmuree ver.-

屈服ゲームオーバー(kuppuku game over) cover artwork ♥:


[track list]
01.屈服ゲームオーバー(kuppuku game over)
02.恋とRPG(koi to RPG)
03.少女ロキシオン(shoujo roxyon)
04.デリート(delete)

ストロベリーソングオーケストラ (Strawberry Song Orchestra) will release their new CD titled "影孕む密葬、月は静寂" (Kage haramu missou, tsuki wa seijaku) on 2014/11/09.
 
Including the songs (not sure if they are in order):
- 暗室のメソッド (Anshitsu no Method) - 影切のオルグ (Eisetsu no Org) - 機械と点滅の葬列 (Kikai to tenmetsu no souretsu) - 火葬のテスト (Kasou no Test) - 侵蝕 (Shinshoku)   By the way, CD/promotion comment of the release will be written by Gara (MERRY).   Cover art: http://ameblo.jp/kagamimachi/image-11933749150-13076696585.html

ex-Belmosaic members new band "ザアザア(xaa-xaa)" will hold their first demo live at Shinsaibashi FANJ-twice at 2014/10/23, and they will hold their first formal live - one-man live "感覚セカイ(kankaku sekai)" at Shinsaibashi CLAPPER at 2014/12/03, at which their live-distributed single "名も無き空へ(namonaki sora e)" will be released
 
"ザアザア(xaa-xaa)" members:
Vo.一葵(kazuki) (ex-×≠batsu-->-Outlaw--->BALLAD.-->6-sense-->Belmosaic)
Gt.春(haru) (ex-6-sense-->Schwarz-welt)
Ba.零夜(reiya) (ex-×≠batsu-->-Outlaw--->BALLAD.-->6-sense-->Belmosaic)
Dr.ロ弐(roji) (ex-Belmosaic, GNz-WORD, now RevleZ(support))
 
 
their new maxi single "「うそつき」(usotsuki)" will be released at 2014/12/01 (1,000yen)
 
[track list]
01.「うそつき」(usotsuki)
02.教えて先生(oshiete sensei)
03.感電、けがのおそれがあります。(kanden kega no osore ga arimasu)
 
http://xaa-xaa.com/

THE HAKKIN have been working on their upcoming album (release date unknown).
 
Their new single "Baby Conscious" will be released on 2014/10/25 via iTunes, Amazon MP3 and music.jp.
 
fab cover art over hereee: https://twitter.com/THE_HAKKIN/status/520227444763029504

Proxyon new single "屈服ゲームオーバー(kuppuku game over)" will be released at their live since Shinsaibashi club ALIVE at 2014/11/03 (1,200yen)
 
[track list]
01.屈服ゲームオーバー(kuppuku game over)
02.恋とRPG(koi to RPG)
03.少女ロキシオン(shoujo roxyon)
04.デリート(delete)

FOXPILL CULT new album "邪宗門" will be released at 2015/01/07 (2,000yen), which will be sold in advance at their presents live at Higashikouenji U.F.O. CLUB at 2014/10/17
 
[track list]
01.鎖国した一寸法師
02.サイコキャンディー
03.米を与えど、子は聞かず
04.ファウストと異邦人
05.蝉の血糊
06.秋霖ヒソム▲神隠し
07.僕は宗教
08.ファンキースペースリインカネーション
09.死んだファンキー三角世界
10.NEU DANCE
11.啓蒙されぬ
12.約束はいらないとは言えない
13.鬼の手にザクロ
14.999枚の遺言
15.邪宗門