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  5. Posted

    Thanks for posting, everyone!

    Kyouka's squeals truly are insane, yet enjoyable.

    Also Owl, regarding VII-Sense

    This video starts from the best part of this song. I'm serious! I'm completely okay with entire song, it sounds normal . Whats wrong with me?

    Nothing's wrong with you, haha. I just personally have a low tolerance for exaggerated/awkward VK falsettos. It just sounds to me like ShauJuk was straining himself a LOT and it surprised me that they let that get through to the studio version of the song (ie. not just a demo).

    Anyway, here's a few more from me:

    The Good
    Bo Ningen in most songs (vocalist: Taigen Kawabe)
    The lusciously long hair (of all four members) of this psych rock band is actually not the most striking thing about them, but rather the vocalist's wild, high-pitched yelps. Very weird when you first hear it, but it matches the off-kilter/energetic sound of the music quite well.



    実験台モルモット (Jikkendai Marmot) in a lot of songs (vocalist: Tani Takuma)
    Jikkendai Marmot has made a name for themselves thanks to their chipper jazzy pop (although, I hear the lyrics might actually be pretty depressing on some tracks). Singer Tani seems to have vocal ADD, abruptly going into super high falsettos and challenging the listener to keep up with his impressive tempo. Not excatly "WTF" like some of the others on this list, but I really had to stop and admire Tani's vocals the first time I heard this particular song.
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32838985/Samples/01%20jikkendai%20-kisekae-%20ningyougeki.mp3

    The Bad
    D in "7th Rose" (vocalist: Asagi)
    I think we were all confused when 7th Rose came out... How do you even describe the sounds coming out of Asagi's mouth? Falsetto screamo rap? In any case, NOT enjoying it.

  6. Posted

    ^Yeah, it was sad the album only featured a few new tracks.  I hadn't heard a lot of the b-sides anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.  Still, it would've been nice if the old tracks were rerecorded or somehow revamped, but as an idol elitist informed us on last.fm "DUH, IDOL GROUPS DON'T DO THAT!"  Oh.
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    ANYWAY, this band is highly amusing.  Their lives and PVs always make me laugh just from their sheer ridiculousness.
    The most unfortunate thing about this band is seeing metal creeps perv out to a bunch of young girls...

    Also, I kinda wish the backing band members would get a little more credit, but I was happy to see in that recent live trailer that they do guitar solos and stuff.  Speaking of which, BABYMETAL is coming to Germany just days after I'm leaving... Otherwise, I seriously would've considered going, haha.

    In any case, looking forward to whatever they do next.  I think the voices of the 2 "dancers/screamers" have gotten more tolerable on the album's new tracks, so they'll probably be even better on their next release.

  8. Posted

    They have what, 50 songs already, enough to put together 4 albums with. 

    Not being nitpicky, but I was just curious myself after you mentioned this.  According to my count, they have 38 individual tracks released so far (not counting ANSWER, 夏の行方, and SEASONS from the "ZERO ONE" album since they were already on singles and not counting the 2 remixes on the ゴールデンキネマ劇場 single).  Still very impressive!  I didn't realize they had that many songs yet!

  12. Posted

    WTF-inducing Japanese vocals

    At least from the perspective of an English speaker, I think Japanese vocalists can sometimes produce the strangest sounds from their mouth holes.  Let's discuss those moments here.

    Now, "WTF-inducing" doesn't necessarily mean bad; in fact, I have more positive than negative examples!
    Here are a few examples of Japanese vocals that completely took me off guard the first time I heard them.

     

    The Good

    愛狂います。 (Aicle) in "豚の王様「ニトログリセリン」" (Vocalist: Emiru)
    This song consists of about 3 lines of actual lyrics.  The rest of the "vocals" come in the form of grunts, screeches, growls, and yes, pig oinks.  Wonky as shit, but I love this track.

     

    女王蜂 (Ziyoou-vachi) in all of their songs, tbh (Vocalist: Avu-chan)
    Avu-chan tends to switch abruptly between a gruff "male" voice and squeaky "female" voice, just adding another layer of weirdness on this major-label noisy ass punk group.

    http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Ziyoou-vachi---Desco/cc18219ce8b808b4b8c592e4f26241b4


     

    戸川純 (Jun Togawa) in "パンク蛹化の女"
    Jun Togawa was always nuts, but I think this "punk" version of her hit song "mushi no onna" illustrates in the most obvious way just how "out there" here anti-idol act was.  Listen to her scream her heart out passionately over a delightfully cheerful synth version of Pachelbel's Canon!

    己龍 (Kiryu) in most songs (Vocalist: Mahiro)
    I think Mahiro has to be one of the most consistently "extreme" vocalists in VK.  He's frantic, sounds like he's on the verge of crying, he moans, cackles, and growls like a demon.  Love him!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8xY2ccLVAc



    神聖かまってちゃん (shinsei kamattechan) in most songs (Vocalist: Noko)
    Similar to Jun Togawa, there's a raw, yet childish energy to Noko's vocals.  HOWEVER, Noko is actually a guy.  He pitch shifts and adds other effects to achieve this scary sound.  Just imagine a grown man saying "fuck you" in pitch shifted baby vocals...

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32838985/Songs/shinsei%20kamattechan%20-%20yuugure%20memorizer.mp3


     

    The Bad
    己龍 (Kiryu) in "鬼祭" (Vocalist: Mahiro)
    As much as I love Mahiro's craziness, I do think he went overboard on one song.  In 鬼祭, he does inhale-y growls through the song's entire chorus.  It's just off-putting and doesn't really work.



    Going for falsetto notes that you can't hit
    There are plenty of examples for this, but I'll focus on Shaura of the band VII-Sense.  Just watch this clip (hopefully it starts at the right time) and see if you can listen to the entire vocal outro without cringing.  The sad thing is I liked his voice in all his previous bands!  I don't know what happened...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRg3S-92BiY#t=275



    The Raid. in "JUDGEMENT" (Vocalist: sena) 
    The Raid. have come to embody what I dislike about 80% of current VK, so apologies for the bias.  (All the more disappointing, because I really enjoyed the preview for their first single.)  ANYWAY, just watch the video.  From their weak-ass "airy" growls to the absolutely goofy falsetto in the chorus, nothing meshes.  I just have a very confused look on my face when I see this video.





    Discuss!  Post your own examples (youtube videos in "spoilers," please!)

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  17. Posted

    I'll have to rewatch Suspiria at some point.  Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for viewing it the first time around, haha.

    Thoughts on The Fly?  I only saw it once, but barring modern torture porn-y stuff (which is basically like "cheating"), this was one of the most gruesome, cringe-inducing horror movies I've ever seen.  Pretty good 80s sci-fi horror!  Great performance by Jeff Goldblum!

  19. Posted

    Woo hoo! Ijuuin Yuki is putting out another album on April 23rd:
     

    月曜日と金曜日 ～Sugar Hi Junnie ～

    jk_ijuinyuki.jpg


    Side One ～mercy side ～

    1.彼女は金曜日　featuring RUMI
    2.Midnight　Train featuring Meiso
    3.愛の逃亡者　featuring B.I.G. JOE
    4.愛なき世界で　featuring タカツキ
    5.ハートエイクのブルース　featuring DARTHREIDER


    Side Two ～romantic side ～

    6.マリーの24時間だけの恋　featuring HAIIRO DE ROSSI
    7.パパのブルー・スウェード・シューズ　featuring KEN THE 390
    8.Butterfly Lady　featuring BASI
    9.帰れない二人 ～遠雷篇～　featuring 鬼
    10.世界でいちばん幸福な男と女

    I already pre-ordered it.  Very excited!

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  20. Posted

    their live-distributed single "Irony-DEMO ver.-" will be released at their live since their presents live "Battle of T.R.R!!～TЯust Endless ROad.～" at Urawa Narciss at 2014/05/25

     

    Shion's vocals are pretty decent!  Sounds similar to Rubik's vocalist actually!

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