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[mode of Grab The Fan's Wealth]
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Yes, I know about them! They vocalist is actually quite good. I didn't know this about them but they apparently go back and forth between Germany and Korea and are signed with Gan-Shin in Europe. You can definitely tell they take a lot of inspiration from vkei bands (especially since they associate themselves with bands like Dir en Grey, lynch and sukekiyo on their bandcamp lol). This makes me wonder how much of a presence they actually have in Korea vs Europe since the latter has a strong vkei fan base already. Korean vkei needs to be more of a thing.
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I stay as far away from the culture and music of Kpop as I can (difficult considering my circle of friends right now are all Korean and listen to it). It's just never appealed to me and the perception that I get is that it's done more harm to the Korean music industry than good. It hasn't allowed there to be space for different genres of music. Like, where are the hard rock bands and experimental electronic artists? I think the burgeoning K-indie scene has created a more open space for actual artists to write and produce their own music and it's great to see some individual creativity. But even so, there's a certain sound you can peg to the scene and it's ended up creating, from my perspective anyway, an alternatively stylized sub-sect of cookie-cutter production in rap, rnb/hip hop, downtempo pop. I'm not saying the music itself is bad, just that I would like to see more support for lesser-loved genres of music like hardcore, metal, and experimental music. You just don't see bands like Dir en grey and Deviloof, Mono and Boris or Midori and Otoboke Beaver from Korea.
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This and this
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Even on $5 headphones albums produced and mixed well sound fine.
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I think they were referring to the whole live CD as unreleased material, not new music.
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In the future when they have interactive dictionaries, you'll just see this video next to the word 'aesthetic':
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Production wise it sounds fine, but compositionally I meant that I find it lacking.
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Honestly, I wish I liked it more. There are some interesting ideas that they flirt with in the first and last third of the song, but I don't think they played with them enough. It comes off more like a polished demo in its currents state. I love those songs too, but this one just didn't have the same impact on me as those did.
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See, but I wonder if it's a matter of stylistic choices or poor production choices. I've heard other bands I like with lots of music industry experience (Japanese and other countries) release albums with some very questionable audio quality. Like, it'll be their 6th album and their album will be brickwalled and have clipped audio everywhere, or instruments balanced poorly. To me, those things are not a stylistic choice but amateur audio production. I haven't followed the release of this album at all so don't know anything about what the band has said about inspiration for the album or any production decisions, so maybe they did consciously decide on this sound, but just from my listening experience that's not the feeling I got. I may not be able to, but it's great you're able to overlook the production aspect of music since it allows you enjoy more music. Is that a "Fantano" rating I hear? Yeah, I agree their discography is really solid. There isn't anything I absolutely hate (except R to the Core) and they experiment a lot so they have a wide range of material. But I still think World of Mercy is a burning Rubbish Heap 😂
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Think u mean garbage 😉
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Uroboros Vulgar Macabre Withering to Death Dum Spiro Spero Gauze Kisou *Side note, gyakusou tannou keloid milk is so good and they should remake it. Marrow of the Bone Arche I think it's fine. But even when compared in a vacuum, I personally don't think it stacks very high next to their previous efforts. I know it's a matter of taste, but from the other albums I can find at least 1 or 2 tracks I like. Whereas, with TIW, I can't remember a single riff even after listening through it 4 times. Granted, I haven't sat down with it as much as their older work. But there's just something missing from it compositionally and sonically for me that fail to grasp my initial interest. I found albums like TMOAB and DSS much more challenging to get into, but they had my attention and I wanted to revisit them. TIW is not bad by any means, but if I'm being honest I think it's just not what I was hoping for from the band. But a lot of people like the album and they can't please everyone right? Right here fam. Love that shit. This album has such a strong atmosphere (although Tue Madsen absolutely murdered some of songs here which is sad. Tragic what happened to album versions of the singles). Ruten no Tou is one of my absolute top Diru songs.
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We enjoy hating everything
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TWOM really does sound like a mash up of several ideas. It's pieced together so poorly though with no real cohesion. Cool sounds here and there, I like the doom-metal vibes in the first third of the song and the more post-metal-y vibes in the latter third. But, this might be one of the worst songs they've released. 10 minutes of no direction and no real hooks or riffs. No offense, but next time please kindly leave your ideas at the door Kyo.
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New Cult of Luna is absolutely phenomenal. Went right the fuck up into my top five 2019 releases.
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crucifiction reacted to this
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So sorry to hear that Zeus. Hope you're doing okay.
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Strong agree. I love that entire single.
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Holy shit this album kicks ass. Always love a good female screamer:
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colorful人生 and CAT5 reacted to this
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This has def. been plug'd or dub'd, probably by @CAT5 b/c I remember this. Otoboke Beaver is on Spotify, but Midori is region-locked so it's been a while since I've listened to her.
If you want to crank the screaming/"vocal strain" up to 11 the whole song, akai kurage might be of interest.
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Hearing the sample for Grief makes we wish they'd go back to more straight forward song writing. Just tighten down on better riffs and gut out all the boring fluff. The repetitive lackluster chugging they've been using since DSS is getting oooold.
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It's crazy how nowadays you can have a conversation with random people on social media solely using google translate, and you can understand each other nearly perfectly. This part of technology I'm actually pumped about.
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Fuck, I don't know what's wrong with me but being single is really getting me down lately. It seems like no matter what I try literally no one is interested in me. Doesn't matter if it's meeting strangers in public, dating apps, or trying to get closer to friends who are potential interests. Keeping myself busy with personal projects and events has helped but it's not enough of a distraction. Is there a pill I can drink that just drains my emotions out within 24 hours and allows me to go about my life normally? Cuz fuuuck.
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I think I know who you're talkin about 🍒
