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  3. Posted

    DRY ICE SCREAM!! better be fantastic to make up for that horrendous name, haha.

    But "Thanatos," now there's an awesome name.

    And hopefully Judicial Noir will be remastered...

    Also to answer Chianti's "booklet" question more thoroughly, Yuki's blog seems to say it will be 100 pages!

    CDJapan has a (tiny) picture of their new look: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=WPZL-30302

    I'm re-stoked with this overload of information!!

  10. Posted

    One of my consistently favorite styles in VK is the light and "fluffy," romantic stuff like Lareine, some Malice Mizer, Secilia Luna, Izabel Varosa, etc... The violins, the cheesy chimes, and all that, with a rock twist. I love it! (See the question at the bottom of this post)

    Some concrete examples of what I'm talking about:

    vjUrQ9PZe24

    akOBeRv5-vM

    7ytXEIvLZoE

    1uXWE7N1YrM

    2BslRUnvhA0

    gV95yCOcX2c

    _______________________________________________

    One of my friends and I have discussed this style a few times and we couldn't think of any "western" music that embodied quite the same style. So what do you think?

    :staru::staru::staru: Does it exist outside of Visual Kei? Or do you need to have at least one member in a dress to make this stuff...

    If you think you've found a good example, please share it! :staru::staru::staru:

    _______________________________________________

  14. Posted

    (such strong vocals from a young woman!)

    (the jazz singer, not the one from Heart!)

    (So versatile. The scream she does in this song is :staru:tastic)

    (fragile and not as trained as some of the others, but it somehow works perfectly with bossa nova. ps: ignore her scary cat eyes in this video)

    (Restrained and awesome.)

    (so "breathy" and light.)

    (I know it's autotuned which I usually hate, but it's so calm and ethereal.)

  15. Posted

    Versailles' Prince and Princess - Same situation as above, only I didn't dislike the songs that much. I didn't really regret buying them until later on when I realized that those two songs would be re-released multiple times and in cheaper or more convenient means.

    I'm kinda with you on this, but more with ASCENDEAD MASTER. Don't get me wrong, I liked the single just fine, but when BOTH songs will later be on an album, the single seems kind of futile.

    I also really regret getting XOVER's mini album, Secilia Luna's Angelianity Myth, ALSDEAD's S.a.g.A and HEARTLESS' Burn Oneself Out DVD. They were all very disappointing to me but I've been able to sell the first two at least to others who enjoy them more!

    Agreed with Arithmetica, Japanese CD's are just too expensive to potentially buy bad releases...

  17. Posted

    Woo, skeletonwitch! I've never heard the song you posted, though. Sounds cool.

    All the metal bands I like always seem to be the ones where people are always bitching over the genre, haha.

    Anyway, here's my personal favorite:

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    I think it gives a good indication of the band's overall style.

  18. Posted

    Oh well, I don't really care. Youtube has become pretty much useless to me anyway, partially because of some year-long fight between youtube and the German Record Association over payments, which results in pretty much everything on a major label being blocked in Germany. It's gotten so bad that I see a "This video is not availible in your country" message in 80% of all cases when I click some link somebody shared, even if it's an old or lesser known band. People should change to Dailymotion or whatever that isn't (yet?) as screwed up as Youtube.

    Omg, is that the problem?? I was wondering why I can almost never view any of the links people send me on youtube here.

  19. Posted

    Utter craziness, Furik.

    Sports has got to be my favorite Tokyo Jihen album! The only thing I found "weird" about the album was the intro song Ikiru, because of that acapella-ish intro. But after about two listens, I realized that it was wonderful, haha.

    But it's cool that her work (solo and TJ) is so varied that it can attract all kinds of fans.

    And yeah, their new single was delayed because the drummer had a drunken fury and broke into someone's house or something...

  20. Posted

    So what bands would you consider to be the most important in shaping your musical taste?

    As in, what key band did you discover, that lead to finding a number of other bands?

    (Feel free to talk about your so-called "western" music tastes as well)

    Some of mine:

    Malice Mizer -> visual kei in general, but more specifically an affinity for cheesy VK "gothic" things, which then lead to being able to appreciate old school VK in all of its deathrocky, nasally glory.

    (this defunct indie pop band from Texas that had a bossa nova influence) -> led to my taste in "indie pop" but more relevant, the biggies of bossa nova like Astrud/ Joao Gilberto and Antonio Jobim, which then led to a better appreciation for jazz as a whole, etc etc

    Hizaki Grace Project -> Hizaki pretty much set the standard for metal guitar for me. I've heard many many "western" metal bands and while they can be impressive, I just always come back for more Hizaki, haha. Still, it led me on a hunt for more neo-classical, melodic stuff. And of course, Versailles is one of my top bands now.

    -> I'm not even sure how I found this band to begin with anymore. Still, it was an extension of that "indie pop" stuff I was getting into at the time. It possibly led to my discovery of Shibuya Kei, because I think there's a pretty big influence here. Also led to a few more of these spanish pop bands, haha.

    The Piass -> I couldn't stand "heavy" music until I was like 16. That isn't to say I needed everything poppy, but I just didn't understand the point "harsh" vocals. Post-hardcore was just the most awful stuff I had ever heard (I hadn't even heard of black metal at that point). Somehow, the Piass, as abrasive and noisy as they can be, really clicked with me. I'd say they had a pretty big hand in allowing me to "appreciate" and enjoy certain bands that are... a little less ear-friendly.

    There's many more, but please discuss some of yours!

  21. Posted

    In other news, their website has now been updated into a legitimate site with pictures, news and everything.

    Check it out: http://unite-jp.com/

    Two maxi singles are already planned after their "Greeting CD"

    06/01 1st Maxi Single 「U -s m e h-」

    07/13 2nd Maxi Single 「ミドルノート」

    :staru::staru::staru:

    Oh jesus, I know I haven't even heard a full song yet, but Mio has never failed me.

    I'm so sexcited to hear all these new songs! (But lol at "U -s m e h-")

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