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2 hours ago, AyaRukiA said:

It will be unfair to Kai and reita .

Get Reita a standup bass and problem solved. And technically, acoustic means without electronic amplification so this shouldn't affect Kai's participation. But the cajon or bongos is another option!

17 hours ago, Axius said:

Juzeus i realized how many views this thread has 160k. Any good place to start with this band i never really had much time to actually full dive into the Crazy fk storm of releases these guys have. Thanks in advance for who ever takes the time to guide meh

This is how I would describe all their albums. I figure you can start with what sounds appealing to you and make your way around. My personal favs are Macabre, Vulgar, and Arche.

Gauze - Classic 80's/90's jrock with a bit of bite, a nice mix of pop songs and heavy metal

Macabre - An evolution of Gauze with more experimentation

Kisou - Crunchier, heavier, and more industrial than the previous two

Vulgar - An evolution of Kisou, heavier, more industrial and refined. Still retains a fun upbeat atmosphere. Strong Western rock influence.

Withering to Death - A stripped down form of Vulgar with less industrial sounds. Even stronger Western influences and a darker more vicious listening experience.

Marrow of the Bone - Raw, violent, unrefined and dark. Very depressing and hopeless atmosphere.

Uroboros - A change in direction. Injects strong oriental and spiritual vibes into their sound. The album is a journey.

Dum Spiro Spero - It's like an exaggeration of Uroboros. Takes the sounds from previous album and intensifies everything. More spiritual vibes, heavier, more contemporary/avantegarde song writing.

Arche - A return to form. You can hear a bit of all their past work mixed in with their current sound. Overall, a softer more tame listening experience.

Final Fantasy Distant Worlds II is available on vinyl at $35 a pop on amazon. It's a double lp set on black.

https://www.amazon.com/Distant-Worlds-II-music-FANTASY/dp/B07BR8DLSY/

*I think there's only like 20 copies left.

On 3/26/2018 at 12:08 AM, GreatNorthernVK said:

- X-Japan - Vanishing Vision

- X-Japan - Blue Blood

- X-Japan - Dahlia

do want. Great collection btw

1 hour ago, Jigsaw9 said:

The mighty Blood Music just released Lychgate's new album "The Contagion in Nine Steps". Awesome theatrical, dark, proggy rotten atmospheric metal goodness, venturing into way more weird territory than their excellent previous full-length (which is my fave from them so far, tho that might change soon).

 

https://blood-music.bandcamp.com/album/the-contagion-in-nine-steps

I really like Contagion. I'm not sure why, but I like this more than Glass Pill.  I gave Glass Pill a lot of tries, but it still hasn't clicked with me. The "proggy rotten atmosphere" is excellent, but I can't put my finger on what's keeping me from really getting into it.

He's packin' a guitar on stage now

On 3/25/2018 at 8:27 AM, Bear said:

Been spinning the new Gost quite a lot lately and it's a damn good album. As far as synthwave goes, this is by far the weirdest, most out there, chaotic and hard-listening album I've heard. Synthwave with lots of metal elements and clear nods to horror film scores of the past. 

 

I love it!

Possessor is really good. It's the only thing I've been listening to the past few days. On my way to see him live right now. I'm about to get wrecked 

2 hours ago, heresytrash said:

That makes more sense then. I wish the GazettE would do vinyl, but it'd be very expensive too. .__.
 

I barely use Itunes anymore unless I want to listen to stuff that isn't on my Spotify anyway. But I guess I do like the packaging in CD's too, I like to hold them in my hand and look at them-but that's just me. 

Funny thing is, it'd probably be cheaper than their deluxe edition CDs.

2 hours ago, Seimeisen said:

RUKI went on to mourn the decline of the CD format. He’s worried about the future of music packaging because he’s clearly never heard of something called vinyl!

He might as well move onto the format already. With each new album the packaging gets obnoxiously larger. If we're being honest, every release after Dim is just a glorified box for the actual CD packaging:
 

• Dogma had an enormous box but the actual discs lived inside another CD digipack
• Beautiful Deformity was also a giant box with CD digipack (allbeit, the box is cool although annoying to store)
• Division and Toxic  were really just photo books (which was done as far back as Verwelkcanneverspellthenameofthisbook).

Ruki should get more into the medium. In a lot of ways, there's so much more he could do in terms of creativity. These are some of my favorite vinyl packaging:

Katamari Damacy Soundtrack

Blak - Between Darkness and Light

Gremlins Soundtrack

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Soundtrack

Perturbator - Dangerous Days

Robert Parker - Crystal City

15 hours ago, Bear said:

. I don't hear any hardcore punk influences on Disorder or any of their other releases, but

Maybe not hardcore, but, you know, heavier than classic punk

I'm half and half on Nil. It has some of their best work imo like "Taion", and "Baretta" and "Nausea and Shudder" as you guys have mentioned. But tracks like "生暖かい雨とざらついた情熱", "Shadow" and "Silly God Disco" are so forgetable and don't fit with the tone of those aforementioned tracks. And I think Kareuta should have totally replaced cassis!

I feel like it maybe doesn't get talked about as much because Stacked Rubbish was released like only a year after and it generated more buzz because of tracks like the hilarious "Agony" and because of the various RnB/rap influences the album used. At least, I remember it being a polarizing album because of it's somewhat extreme style shift. I also think the "Filth in the beauty" PV helped them gain more attention internationally. I often saw this PV being compared to other Dir en grey's PVs for graphic content, lyrics, and etc..

Disorder takes place first place for me though. I still think it's their most original album and it marked the height of their punk rock sound which is my favorite Gazera. It took the foundation of their past work like hardcore punk rock, heavy riffs, experimental electronics, catchy pop hooks, and japonesque melodies and compacted it into one album.

1 hour ago, platy said:

Carry?

Yaaaaaaas

I T ' S   O U T
 

4 hours ago, AyaRukiA said:

Yeah imagine people are saying shitty things about your fav band 

And I want to see your reaction 

I don't care u like the gazette or not.  

But to find the whole((( gazette))) thread full of haters saying shitty things about gazette.  That is really stupid. 

They're the worst band in history

The soundtrack to Katamari Damacy is being released on vinyl in April by Mondo. Pre-orders open this Wednesday at 12pm Central Time on their webshop:

MONDO

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KATAMARI DAMACY - ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK 2XLP. Original artwork by We Buy Your Kids. Pressed on 2X 180 Gram colored vinyl discs - each housed in a screen-printed poly bag. Disc 1: green and purple swirl, Disc 2: red and white swirl (Mondo Exclusive - limited to 3,000 copies). NOTE: This ships beginning of April 2018. $35

If you're looking to score a copy, I highly recommend being ready at noon to furiously refresh the page.

2 hours ago, Saishu said:

Jesus, I felt like the only person that remembers that song. I rock that shit regularly. 

 

Early ガゼット is golden. Glad to see there are still fans who enjoy that era of their music. ガゼット < the GazettE any day of the year.

9 hours ago, Ozileras10 said:

Who else is hoping for more songs like Deux in the new album??

 

tbh waiting for a return to something more like machibouke no kouen de

On 3/10/2018 at 5:49 PM, Axius said:

See i love this video is amazing music expected as of the gazette making awesome releases but Im sorry am i the only one who thinks this these limited boxes is a bit expensive $-$.

Limited edition Box B (12000yen) 112 USD

Limited edition Box A (13000yen) 121 USD

 

Also the the falling video just want me to hear the preview a bit more now

 

 

Just wait like a year and you can get it on the second hand market for like a third of the original price. Dogma super limited edition is already only like $40 and Division limited edition is practicality worthless at not even $10. 

Because the addition of Akinori is gonna change things up sooo much

This is surprisngly solid. The riffs are bland beyond boredome but the song flows well enough and Ruki throws down some nice vocals. It's great to hear he's keeping his performance consistent. 

On 3/3/2018 at 10:55 AM, Bear said:

The New Gost will become a modern classic, and in 5-10 years it'll be considered one of the very best synthwave albums ever. Mark my words!

That's a tall statement! I'm ready to be impressed too though. 

I don't know if he's topped Behemoth, S/T, or Skull yet though. I feel like the genius of those releases is their simplicity; just straightforward energetic songs to dance or headbang to. I swear, anytime I see him live and he plays "Ascension" or "Behemoth" my body gets possessed and I go freaking crazy.

On 3/3/2018 at 9:09 AM, Jigsaw9 said:

I like this a bit better than the other two! Gives me a bit more hope for the album...

 

In other news, I'm finally sitting down to properly (and loudly) listen to the new Carpenter Brut album and it is aaaaawesomeeee!! Can't wait to see him/them live on Wednesday and dance my ass off. Youth Code will be supporting them which is a bit of a weird pairing imo, but I'm not complaining cuz I frickin' love Youth Code, haha.

Duude have fun! Drop us a live report.

Double-Edged Sword

I think it goes both ways. Most times I'll listen to something and if I like it I'll buy it. But sometimes, I might only download a few tracks I like from an artist and never buy anything of theirs.

Shouldn't previews be enough?

A lot of times bands will release a 30 second teaser or one-two songs for an upcoming release, but that's not enough to convince me to drop $20-40 on something I may or may not like. If I'm not a fan, chances are I wasn't gonna buy it anyways. 

Listening Platform

Streaming is becoming a prominent way people listen to music nowadays. I don't think there are many people who still mainly find new music through just physical purchases. Heck, many people I've talked with have stopped going digital music hunting for downloads. Convenience is key here. Why go through all this trouble when I can just find what I'm looking for on youtube right on my phone?

It's also not uncommon for some people to almost exclusively use a single platform like Google Play or Spotify. Labels can really help their bands gain more exposure through these streaming services simply because a lot of people this generation will never buy music in a physical format and use whatever method is faster and easier.

What seems to work?

I've seen plenty of "pay what you want" systems work quite successfully. One label I follow always puts their artist's music on as many digital platforms as they can for free (Youtube, Spotify, Bandcamp, etc.). They open it up to their consumers to donate how much they see fit. This is in addition to physical CDS and vinyl records they sell as well. I find this method appealing because it allows anyone to contribute regardless of their financial situation. Got only a dollar to spare? That's better than nothing. Leechers were just gonna leech anyways, and the collectors can spend more on physical releases if that's their thing. This also encourages people to just go to the source and download instead.

It feels a bit unfair to say the only way to support a band nowadays is by spending a minimum of $35 for a new album, especially when there do exist more ways for fans to show their support this day and age. And, you just know labels are in it just for money when they pull crap like "New Single [Type A-Z]".  And on that note, live limited releases are not doing anyone favors and only encourages piracy. Sure, it's a special little something for attendees but there are so many scalpers who use this opportunity to make money off the band. 300% markup is not cool.

Label Involvement

I think how a label takes care of their artists is crucial in driving sales. So many bands have been stifled by a label's involvement with rushed timelines, requirements to change creative direction, and not having an understanding of their audience. I can't tell you how many times I've gone from loving a band to abandoning them because of a label change. It's usually at this point I typically just download a band's music just to see if I'll like what they've put out instead of buying their music.

New GosT track slaaaaaays. It's like a mix of all his eras.
 

There's a lot of music out there, but it seems like every release has at least a small following of supporters that vouch for how great it is. I've had my fair share of underwhelming discoveries that I'll abandon on the first listen, but sometimes a release will compel me to spend time with it and learn to appreciate something new.

How open are you guys to finding new music? Are you the type to make a final decision based on an initial listen, or do you like to listen to something a few times before making a decision? Do you ever revisit music you initially disliked to see how your opinion on it as changed?

I used to be very black and white about what I enjoyed listening to. If it wasn't from a certain band or genre, I would be very close minded to accepting it. For a while I exclusively listened to Jrock and mostly Dir en grey, Mucc and GazettE. Anything else wasn't appealing to me.

In recent years, I've grown to love the challenge of understanding music I would typically not listen too. As a result, I feel like my tastes have expanded tremendously. The release that transformed me was "Cast the first stone" by Ion Dissonance. I had never heard of this band before but a lot of people were really hyped for a new album they were releasing. When it came out I listened to it but couldn't digest it. Their music lived up to their name featuring lots of grindy, mathrock chaos that was just abrasive and depressing. 

But, it felt like I just didn't get it so I kept listening to it. And, eventually it clicked wiith me; the chaotic bar changes, harsh vocals, and dissonant chords all came together into some kind of nirvana-like experience. It was like a gateway album that opened my ears to other genres like black metal, funeral rock, and other avante garde or experimental music that I used to shun. I may not visit this album very much these days, but I'm grateful to have pushed myself into learning from it because I'm so open to all kinds of music now.

I've always loved the original hydra. It has such an acidic vibe.

Btw, anybody else listen to these new GosT tracks yet?

New songs at 22:15 and 26:35.

Beliar

I don't know how I feel about him singing. Tbh, it doesn't sound so great live. But these songs get me excited for the album.