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Yay, DIV! I really enjoyed that DIV ep, and even rated it fairly high early in the year, but unfortunately it kinda fell by the wayside for me as the year progressed. Still great to see them get a mention. It's a shame that they disbanded, as I felt they were on the precipice of a new sound, and really wanted to see where they'd take it. R.I.P!
 
 
"dramatic", "utssemi", and "OYOGU", definitely!
 
 
Yep, that's basically what I was getting at. I thought the band found their sweet spot with "Polarize", so the direction they took after that was a bit jarring for me. I thought climax sounded like they're attempt at anison, or at least something more overtly poppy, and while there's nothing wrong with going that route (i love anison stuff XD), I don't think it was a sound that played to their strengths.
 
And YESSSS. Thanks for making that point about the guitar! I also felt that NEWPOESY felt really "safe" in a way...the production is clean to the point that's it's sterile. Spicing things up with more guitar would have been nice. And although I said NEWPOESY is a return to form, I think it's also a step forward for them in a ways too. They've gone back to a more..."natural", dubby style, but there's more r&b/soul vibes on this album than before too!

We all know that VK bands breed releases like rabbits, so I've been trying to gauge out which bands are the worst serial offenders in coming out with new material and did some number crunching on some of the bands with the most extensive discographies (excluding remixes, remasters, karaoke/instrumental and re-recordings)
 
So far I haven't been able to find a band that even comes close to being as prolific as mejibray with so much material in such short time, not even ains bands.
 
Except maybe Grieva.
 
MEJIBRAY
years: 5.5 years
unique songs: ≳102
time it takes to listen: 6.7 hours
productivity rate: 19 songs per year - almost 2 full albums every year. seriously how
 
GRIEVA
years: 4.5 years
unique songs: ≳76-86 (too many SEs)
time it takes to listen: 4.7 hours
productivity rate: 18 songs per year
 
DIAURA
years: 6 years
unique songs: ≳97
time it takes to listen: 6.5 hours
productivity rate: 16 songs per year / 1 album + single per year / 1 EP every 4 months
 
Lycaon
years: 7.5 years
unique songs: ≳100
time it takes to listen: 5.8 hours
productivity rate: 13 songs / 1 album per year
 
KIRYU
years: 9 years
unique songs: ≳113
time it takes to listen: 7.3 hours
productivity rate: 12 songs / 1 album per year
 
DEZERT
years: 5 years
unique songs: ≳60
time it takes to listen: 3.5 hours
productivity rate: 12 songs / 1 album per year
 
girugamesh
years: 12
unique songs: ≳130
time it takes to listen: 7.8 hours
productivity rate: 11 songs / 1 album per year
 
AWOI
years: 9.5 years
unique songs: ≳85
time it takes to listen: 5.7 hours
productivity rate: 9 songs / 1 album + 1 EP every alternating year
 
list is short because filtering out duplicates is hard.
 
It would also be interesting to see how well some of the longer-tenured bands do on this list.

Well, it contained actual rerecordings and two new songs, so it wasn't a throw-away compilation album like some "greatest hits" releases can be. That's why it made the cut this year.

Really happy that Belle made the list! "さようなら僕だけの人" was a surprise favorite for me this year.  I agree with emmny that it's hard to situate the band's sound (which is exciting!), though something in the art-kei department seems apt. Like I said in my Recommended Tracks blurb earlier this year, their timeless melodies and extremely exaggerated vocals (in a good way) remind me a lot of the short-lived カルペディエム (Carpe diem).

TAMTAM's album is also pretty good, though I agree with Cat and saishuu that it's hard to find a standout in the album. They (or rather, TAM TAM) set the bar way too high with "Polarize" and I don't know if they'll ever top that track!
 

Day 7: Karma no Kusari by Kiki Hitomi

 
Release Date: 2016-08-26
Label:  Jahtari 
Genre: Reggae/Dub/Electronic
 
 
Impressions from @ghost
 
 
 
Sample song:
 
Buy the album:
Jahtari | Amazon | iTunes | Spotify | Google Play

This whole show, tbh.
 

YES!!!!!KOOCHEWSEN they were unstoppable this year and dropped 2 great EPs, i really hope they have lots of good songs prepared for 2017<3 chounouryoku serenade is my favorite out of them and i have been listening to it nonstop!!! the music videos are very fun too!  

Really happy to join again this thread!
It is awesome to see Gotcharocka, Diaura, Lack.Co, [Alexandros], Razor, Kinono Teikoku and Ryutaro Arimura!
Megamasso's latest song is really incredible, makes me wanting their single like now!

@Zeus& @Delkmiroph -  I haven't listened to that new Ryu album, as i'm generally not a PT fan, but...I'm sure @beniis gonna force me to listen to it >.>
 
Also Delk, interesting to see you included Kinoko Teikoku. I think I'm just now realizing how much of a shoegaze fan you are. I prefer their older stuff, but that track is probably the best from the new album!
 
@emmny - starbucks tear time?  You are so frikkin emo I love it  
 
@fitear1590- that Negoto song reminds me of NIRGILIS. I still need to try the EP.
 
@doombox- bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. dat RAZOR song doe, wow. I definitely would have overlooked them if you didn't write about em. This is sounding great. Ppl seem to have compared them to lynch. and gazette? Well hell, sign me up! I don't think I've been as excited about new VK in a while. Bless you!
 
@beni- you and your 'shotacore'  Yes, that hanatan track is sick!
 
@togz- I know ONE OK ROCK get a lot of flack, but I'll be damned if that song isn't jammin!!! That DIAURA song isn't bad either!
 
@CAT5 - fuck, your taste is sexy what the fuck!!! 

@beni - That DECO song is actually really cool. I just wish I could actually appreciate the vocaloid aspect of it. Asaco Nasu Yurika Sugie are trademark benicore.
 
@CAT5 - wow your taste is amazing, 100/10!
 
@doombox- dem riffz on that abstracts song are fucking great. I'm not sure about the vocals in Kidori Kidori, but the music is super nice. I swear ORAL CIGs could easily be VK if they wanted to, ahaha.
 
@emmny- Tsuzuku's voice is so....offputting to me, and somehow this song seems to grow on me with each listen???? ugh. The music for that BLACK SWAN song is really great, but I'm still not used to Jin's voice. XD
 
@fitear1590- awesome lineup for that dresscodes song. Nikaho Yoshio  sounds really nice. I love this kind of psych-folk stuff. It vaguely reminds me of stuff like 
 
井手健介と母船
 
 
 
 
and 森は生きている
 
 
@tetsu_sama69- I have the same issue with that other TBS song, the music/songwriting sounds good, but I just have issues getting over Jin's voice XD. That MIZTAVLA song is p cool. Never heard of them before, but it vaguely reminds me of the gazette.
 
@Zeus- yassssssss @ siraph. noooooooooo @ Engrrrishhh! DD:
 
@BaLiL I've only heard/saw the PVs. Have you heard the EP yet? Shugo is fantastic. Definitely try his older work!
 
 

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