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Danke, stylelover. Ehrlich gesagt erleichtert mich das ein bisschen. Ich dachte, man muss immer bezahlen. Wie oft denn werden die Pakete überprüft? Im Durchschnitt jedes zweite Mal oder so? Weniger? Und ich werde in Koblenz wohnen und ich arbeite als Englischlehrassistent an einer Schule.

Sehr geehrte Monochromiums, ab Freitag ist Deutschland mein neues Zuhause (für die nächsten zehn Monate zumindest). Als Amerikaner weiß ich überhaupt nichts über die Zollkontrolle in Deutschland... Während meines Currywurst-Jahrs habe ich vor, mindestens ein paar japanische CDs zu bestellen, also hat jemand einige Zoll-Tipps für mich? Wie viel Zoll muss man durchschnittlich zahlen? Kann man das Zoll eigentlich vermeiden? Und so weiter... Danke im Voraus!

Yes, I agree! "week...end" has always been one of my favorite NEGOTO tracks, but the live version is 10 times better!

Jesus H. Christ, they are busy. Anyway, here are some additional details about the "美空結び(Misora Musubi)" release: Release date 2013.10.09 Regular edition, ￥1,575 Limited Edition, ￥2,625 Shame "わすれもの(Wasuremono)" won't be included. I wonder the other 5 announcements will have in store for us...

Highly recommend that you check out HMV Japan, if you want to get the DVD. I got the limited edition one brand-new for 4700 yen (despite the 5900 yen retail price), because they have some kind of "multi-buy" sale. I think you just have to buy 2 "multi-buy" items total and you get great discounts. Even the regular edition DVD goes from 3900 to 3100 with the multi-buy discount. And let me know what you think of the video!

Received the 2-disc compilation live DVD "spark of FLOWER" and I'm loving it! First of all, we've got some creative packaging again. "spark of FLOWER" has to be THE biggest piece of music media I own; definitely top of the hierarchy. Compare its size (left) to the LP, DVD, 7 inch, CD, and tape. Also, I uploaded some songs from the DVD. They're really good live so, check it out! Lots of variety here. Tracklist: 1. week...end 2. nameless 3. ふわりのこと (fuwari no koto) 4. NO 5. greatwall

Do you like eggs, milk, toilets, baby dolls, naked man legs, etc? Then watch! Saving the best for last: All I can think of while watching these is how much of a bitch it must be to clean.

I just hope the old singles are re-recorded.

LOL, that's true. The Dear L'Novel one I posted is beyond god awful, but at least they're just a tiny indie band. ViViD is fucking MAJOR and they produced this crap. I particularly love the "whoosh" effect on this one:

I'm not sure this is "tacky" especially in comparison to the other filth in this thread. In fact, this looks kinda Shintaro Kago-esque. I like it! HOWEVER, the absolute worst VK cover art is from Dear L'Novel's album "Tsumi to Batsu" Seriously, AWFUL/HORRENDOUS/UNFORGIVABLE/VOMIT-INDUCING/SHITTASTIC /thread

Yes! Crishuna is one of the new bands I'm keeping an eye on. I am excited.

Wow! I love their "twinkly" pop-rock as much as the next guy, but this song was very refreshing! Dramatic, yet mellow. And with a heaping dollop of fucking awesome. Somehow, this sound suits them quite well!

I lol'd

I have some issues with 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) I've expressed this before in reviews and stuff, but in my opinion, vocalist Sono and keyboardist Ayame are dragging down the band. Starting with Sono... when the band first debuted, I was very excited for them. He had a unique and capable voice and a "high pitched" one at that (something I tend to lean toward in male vocals). There was the occasional hiccup (I didn't like his performance in songs like "悲哀とメランコリー" or "Last Game"), but overall his voice held out for me, that is UNTIL the release of the Murder Scope single. Ever since then, I've noticed he has the tendency to affect his voice in a very nasal, obnoxious "squeaky" way and he also applies some of the most exaggerated VK-brato I've ever heard (see "ニューシネマパラダイス" among many others). There's also other instance of just plain "WTF?!"-inducing filth (see the "Hoooooooooooo-ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" session at the end of the song "Justice"). Not that I don't enjoy his vocals every once in a while, but before Murder Scope, it seemed like his singing was maybe 90% hit and 10% miss and now it's just the opposite. I want to like Sono's voice, but with each and every release, it seems like he's going further down a path that just isn't for me. Now for Ayame, I'm going to copy/paste something I wrote in a previous review. "This has been something I've felt for a while with this band. I find myself rarely complaining about the guitarist, the bassist or the drummer so much. It always comes back to Ayame. Tbh, I don't know how much he actually plays himself, and how much is just the studio arrangement, but man does this band overuse the "hah" choir thing. And cheap synthy strings. The fact that the album opens up with midi-sounding keyboards in Justice is already a bad sign. Maybe I'm just bitter since "風の鳥" by the first keyboardist is one of my favorite MO songs... I think Ayame's probably the weakest member of the band. His keyboards hardly bring anything special to their sound and they'd probably just be better off with a second guitarist (since they could add extra synths and stuff in the studio arrangement anyway, to maintain their "symphonic" quality)." I still feel this way. At best, he's adequate and at worst, he's a song-ruiner. Liphlich and A (エース) are not the greatest/most creative "new" VK bands I'm going to preface this by saying, I don't "dislike" either of these bands, AT ALL. I'm thankful they are part of the new VK scene as they do bring something that is fairly new and refreshing. The bands just haven't "clicked" for me personally. I find Liphlich's sound a bit repetitive and the vocalist is a little too exaggerated for me. Rookie Fiddler from "A (エース)" deserves a medal, cause that guy can play! He really is the core of their sound. Unfortunately, I feel like the guitarist falls short (at least from what I've heard; I still need to check out their most recent stuff). His playing hasn't really wowed me ever. And the vocalist is also just decent; I don't think he's "epic" enough to take the band to the next level that Rookie Fiddler is obviously ready to go to. But like I said, I'm still very excited for these bands and I hope I'll eventually become a bigger fan of them. Love this thread idea! I'll try to think of some more...

Hopefully it's an album! PS: Loving the new song. This girl is adding a nice dynamic to the band's sound!

Pop/Rock ユナイト(UNiTE) DIV **★NOハウス (hoshi NO house) **Yeti **サウイフモノ (souiumono) "Gothic"/"vampire"/"dark"/flowery crap Scarlet Valse Lacroix Despheres Dear L'Novel Pan-d-ra **クリシュナ (crishuna) Other 己龍 (Kiryu) Moran DIMMDIVISION. 朱鷺-toki- **DOPPEL **カルペディエム (carpe diem) Bands noted with a ** are "honorable mention" bands that I'm keeping an eye on. They are probably future favorites, but I'm still waiting to hear more releases. I feel like I might be forgetting someone...

Viel Spaß, d00d. Are you planning to go to lots of shows?

A very different look for them! I think these serial story CDs have been a success and it sounds like they got better with each song. After only 30 seconds, I'm loving "Heartless Classic Memory".

Preview sounds nice and flowery. BUT WHAT THE HELL IS MANA DOING THERE?

So crazy.... Nostalgia, I was really hoping this wasn't some kind of "suicide attempt" or something. Really tragic and I hope he's able to make a full recovery.

I'm actually getting some Milphinne vibes from some of the vocals (particularly the 3rd, 4th, and 5th songs in the sample). Just the rhythm and melodies sound like things we didn't really hear in Canzel. And of course, his voice has matured a LOT since Milphinne and things sound much more polished. This is really interesting and I'm pre-ordering now, haha.

Finally, some samples from the upcoming mini-album. Sounds like Icchi's vocals are a little more emotional this time around. Looking forward to it!

Pandabear, I'm thoroughly enjoying the groups in your first post. Loving that 80's/90's sound. My Spanish music interests are mainly (indie) pop oriented. Papa Topo (Mallorca) Wildcard band with dual male/female vox. Sometimes stupidly poppy/catchy, sometimes beautifully classic and bossa nova-esque, sometimes chaotic and punky. ALWAYS fun music videos (usually with some morbid aspect). A new favorite! Occasionally, they'll do a song in their Mallorcan dialect! Belanova (Mexico) Good synth pop, nice female vox. La Casa Azul (Spain) Some definite "shibuya kei" influences here. I'm not too fond of their newer material, but I enjoy these older tracks a lot.

Oh dear God. And when I say God, I mean LiN for composing such a beaut. I am in love with this song; the PV's pretty cool as well! Super creative. So many unexpected turns in the song. I don't think they really repeated any parts except for the chorus and even the second chorus was a bit different! UNiTE. strikes again, 'nuff said.

Video announcement for their 2nd anniversary oneman and upcoming 3rd single "Rebellion" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayA95GWr3Iw