yakihiko

I still haven't listened to Causality, but everything else has made it into my playlist at one point. I'm actually listening to the latest release right now. This band gives me conflicting feelings because I feel like they're really talented but their music feels a bit flat most of the time. But a lot of PSC bands give me this feeling. Like they push themselves to write too much too fast and it comes out generic. I do like their darker side, but as someone pointed out, I think it's because it reminds me of other bands. So far "【DERR:ZELD】", "Lament." and "NEVER ENDING SNOW" are my favorites. Hopefully now that they're done with this consecutive release thing they can put a little more time into their music and it'll be better. 

I love them, they're one of my new favorites. I honestly wasn't expecting much when I gave Providence of BIONIC a listen but I was blown away. All 4 tracks were so catchy and awesome that I decided to buy their first mini album, however, that wasn't really on par with BIONIC. Not to say Causality is bad, it was just OK. When the preview for A.P.O was uploaded, I caught myself listening to it on repeat for days. When I listened to the full version however, it was totally not what I was expecting the rest of the song to sound like. I still like it, but part of me was expecting a bit more from A.P.O. Now when the preview for Last Song... got uploaded, I also played that on repeat forever and it made me hyped for Providence of LUV because it has that catchy/upbeat feel to it like Providence of BIONIC has. LUV was what I thought it would be, which is good. Clarity is such a banger. I think it's cool that they were able to show different sides(?) of their music through the 3 Eyes of Providence mini albums. I don't think heavy songs are their forte, but that's just my opinion. I can't wait to hear what they release next. 

the LOTUS is a band created in 2014 with Noveau Perfum a new division of PS Company. the Lotus have disbanded on 2017.04.26.

 
Vocal: Ray

 
Guitar: Ryuto

 
Guitar:Rian

 
Bass:翼 (Tsubasa)

 
Drums:伊織 (Iori)

 
Discography:
Mini-Album: Causality
2014.06.04 and 2017.02.13

tracklist
[CD]
1. D'zer
2. CRAZY SHADOW
3. モダンホラー
4. 天使の涙 〜selfless love〜
5. -百拭観音-
6. LUCIS
 
Mini-Album: Providence of BIONIC
2015.04.08

tracklist
[CD]
1. VIO-NIX[into the core]
2. 少年
3.【DERR:ZELD】
4. Grace
[DVD]
1. Grace
 
Mini-Album: Providence of JESUS
2015.05.13

tracklist
[CD]
1. ベヘリット
2. PANDEMIC
3. Lament.
4. A.P.O
[DVD]
1. APO MV

Mini-Album: Providence of LUV
2015.06.10

tracklist
[CD]
1. Heavenly
2. Clarity
3. NEVER ENDING SNOW
4. Last Song...
[DVD]
1. Last Song... MV

Single: Wish
2015.12.23

tracklist
[CD]
1. Wish
2. Magical Dancing Night
3. PLEIN (Regular Edition)
[DVD-type A]
1. Wish MV
2. Wish MV -MAKING-
[DVD-type B] @(2015.08.28 新宿ReNY)
1. VIO-NIX[into the core]
2. Grace
3. A.P.O
4. Heavenly
5. Last Song...

Album: Zoltax
2016.04.27

tracklist
[CD]
1.【26151220124】
2. ダムド『Awaking "-ELIZA-"』
3. HALION
4. Loveless
5. Ø -Zero-
6. corrosion
7. 玲瓏
8. THE BINDED THEORY
9. Wish
10. DECEASE
11. REBIRTHDAY『"-ELIZA-" in a coma』
[DVD]
1. Zoltax -Photo Shooting- (Limited Edition)
2. REBIRTHDAY -Music production document- (Limited Edition)
 
Single: 愛されたくて (Aisaretakute)
2017.01.28

1. 愛されたくて
2. See you
3. Another story
 
Members status after disband:
Ray has created a music and draw project called "Symphony N.0". Names are SAMURAI CAT and ZERO.

SAMURAI CAT
2017.06.23
1. SAMURAI CAT
2. 君が笑えば (Kimi ga Waraeba)
 
Ryuto returned to for after the band hiatus 少女-ロリヰタ-23区.

Rian is doing guitar support for K (ex.BORN) solo project and some session bands.

Tsubasa is doing bass live support for DAZ.

Kamijo, I see what you did there. 

I`m so sorry for scary you xD

@@beni
Markiplier pls xD

Looking up possible gif sigs and:
 

 

 
I just became more of a fan.
 
Also:
 

 
lol

Jellyfishes.
Owls.
CAT-5s.
Pandas. 
Bats.
Crows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxzKTRz-h64

@@Sakura Seven and everyone else:
 

I think you can only purchase jrock t-shirts on band's respective merch's web shop or stands on lives.

@@paradoxal and @ :
Lol Sincerely, I just see on the top from index, the banners and sometimes the colorful words XDD
Also, I only noticed the "chateau... " that day ParaPara asked to join xD

MH POLL OF THE WEEK #24: How do you make use of MH?
 
This poll has 2 questions. Both multiple choice!
This poll was suggested by @Zeus!
 
To submit a poll for the MH POLL OF THE WEEK, P.M. either @CAT5 or @beni with your poll question, choices, and state whether it's multiple choice or not.

Oneness's GO!! in all types with Like an Edison and ZEAL LINK comment DVDs.
XAA-XAA's Doshaburi no Kanojo x5 (my copy, friends' copies) + my in store tickets
GAGA's second press of the single in the limited purple cover.
Random free CDs that like an edison gave me.
Also, not pictured, but I bought Oneness' tour pamphlet and some cheki partially in order to get a two shot with Syuma (it was totally worth it), partially because I wanted those things.

Getting very addicted to Chanty xD

I hella approve.

Getting very addicted to Chanty xD

xmas
 


 
got a Subaru trading card with the Royz cd.

@@fitear1590:
No, I just said because the title being "2", like Nightmare for the Gianizm songs xD
But now that you said I want to see what both say on lyrics.

LOL really? XD I have only listened to their Providence of BIONIC mini before this, but I didn't like it at all. I found PoJ to be much better. "Lament." was good to me because they didn't follow heavy verse, pop chorus formula like a lot of other songs, it followed a more traditional rock format. It also felt like they were trying to put across stronger emotions this time and not just follow a musical trend. But everyone enjoys different things, I suppose.
 
You absolutely didn't slack. Some of us may have just had a lot more free time this month lol. OTL Your picks are great! Where are you finding these vk bands? Both Xenon from last month and Mediena are so good. Please keep it up! 
 
Considering Heartless is an old fave, that's quite a keen observation! I never even thought about that, but now I put "白蓮" on again and they most certainly do have a similar feeling! No wonder I was drawn to this track. "A.P.O" was good too. Like I was saying to yakihiko above, I felt PoJ was the strongest release I've heard from them so far. But I've only heard one other mini so I can't say it's their best, imo, just yet. XD Have you listened to their other releases? "kaleidoscope" is great too. I liked most of the gss album so I definitely recommend you get on it! Koochewsen is goofy in general. Not a stretch to say there may have been some mind altering substances helping with these "wacky" decisions. XD And thanks for the nod on the odol blurb! Sometimes the songs just bring it out of you. lol. 
 
I was laughing at the "benicore" and "cat-files" sections as well. X"D bless.
 
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Alright. It's that time for me to buckle down and listen to these jams because AW YIIISS BNT DAY IS BEST DAY! I may never leave this post. ;3;
 
@fictioninhope - 
You already knew how I felt about the Tsukasa track, and I'm still super grateful you wrote it up because he deserves all the love~. But I really enjoyed the IX song. I went and downloaded their stuff, and I regret nothing! 
 
@Peace Heavy mk II - 
High fives on that Pentagon track. I'm a huge fan of the Vidoll sound they have going on in this too, you were dead on about that.
 
@CAT5 - 
Thank you so much for so many punk picks! I have been severly slacking, mostly because the bands I know have been quiet this year. So 16REASONS are just what I needed right now. This song is great!!! I legit went and downloaded the comp while we were proofing this. I'm probably gonna go buy that ROLE release too... X"D Agree about the envy album. I was super hyped for it and left with liking that song only. And even that one had to grow on me a bit. I'm kinda still hoping the album will with some time. I'm also gonna have to check out that never young beach, sounds perf for the season. And worth mentioning... I like how Leo Imai worked his way into BNT two months in a row. XD
 
@beni - 
I'm glad you wrote up TMR this month. I was going to if you didn't. "DOUBLE DEAL" and "HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS" were my faves, but the song you picked is really pretty and a great representation of the album. That Roika Kanda song is super cute and soothing. I really enjoyed it, too. Now I can't help but imagine little candies emoji faces singing along to this song. lol

I slacked this month, so it was nice to go through and find some overlooked songs/releases to check out.

Some highlights included:

@@beni
Chanty: Yay, so glad you included Chanty! They're a rising VK fave for me. Having said that, this song was one of least favorites on the album, haha. (I enjoyed tracks 4-6 the most I think). Also, as @yakihiko mentioned, I didn't even make the connection between the title of this one and "first" version of "ひどいかお". I wonder if there's a lyrical connection, because musically, they don't seem that similar (and I much prefer the first one ).

@@Peace Heavy mk II
DEZERT: I haven't truly checked out this band yet, but the few attempts to sample them have left me feeling "eh, I'll get to them later." This song, however, caught my attention!
Pentagon: This was the most standout track to me on that single! They definitely need to explore this "cabaret" style more, as there doesn't seem to be anything particularly memorable about their usual stuff. Also, it took me forever to figure it out, but this chorus is quite reminiscent of Tokyo Jihen's "禁じられた遊び".

@@fictioninhope
IX -NINE-: Never heard of them or EARTHERLY, but this is pretty sweet! Really nice of them to offer it for free on soundcloud as well. Gonna keep an eye on them!

@
the LOTUS: I was about this close to including a track by them ("A.P.O.") myself, but I'm glad to see you covered them! "Lament." was my second favorite track off that single; kind of reminded me of Heartless' "白蓮" from their MASQUERADE single. I hope the band finds their own sound, because I like the vocalist, but they're still a bit generic. Still, they have some potential.
geek sleep sheep: I need to check out the album. This track sounds good, though I think I prefer the sublime, shoegazey sound of that "kaleidoscope" track.
Koochewsen: This is tight. I wanna hear more. The romanization of their name is so goofy though, haha.
odol: simply stunning! I also really liked your blurb on this one

@@CAT5
never young beach: Yesss, gimme that beachy guitar pop. Also, since you mentioned CARD, I'll have to give them a listen too.
Yoshida Ichiro Untouchable World: This is some wonky shit. Love it!
kindan no tasuketsu: wasn't expecting this sound at all, but it's lovely.
EMI MARIA: This is a neat track, indeed. It's a shame you say the rest of the release doesn't continue this sound. Also, if you like this, be sure to try out Alina Baraz if you haven't already.
NAGAN SERVER & MANTIS: Wow, I would not have recognized the "Footsteps in the Dark" sample if you hadn't mentioned it. This is chill as fuck and my kind of hip hop.

Thanks for doing the heavy lifting this month, fellow ORZ-colleagues!
PS: I love how beni dominated pop and CAT had the last two sections to himself, haha.

@:
About The Lotus:
How do you enjoy this song? Lol
I really dislike the full mini, the music quality is the lowest in consideration with their other two minis.
About geek sleep sheep:
I'm really on the way to listen to their latest work, I only don't had enough time to check.
@@beni
About Chanty:
Seriously? Another choice like mine? XDD
About DiSH:
One friend of mine in Japan said to me this group is cool, and seeing you enjoying it, is another point for me to try them.
I don't found it here to dl.
About TM Revolution:
I will give him a try too, I enjoyed the era I used to listen to him.
My list this month is small
Develop One's Faculties - papillon
Oh boy, in the beginning I was only giving a try because of Rui, but the vocalist has a good voice, I highly recommend, didn't know him from before,
The arrange and music elements in papillon are super, and it's one lovely song, mixing all I like in music \o/
Chanty - ひどいかお2
It was a really hard choice, their newest album are full of good songs and easy to fall in love with.
I choose this one because besides being a "continuation" from ひどいかお it's a song that represent how Chanty is. The riffs and Akuta's voice are just amazing.

@:
About The Lotus:
How do you enjoy this song? Lol
I really dislike the full mini, the music quality is the lowest in consideration with their other two minis.
About geek sleep sheep:
I'm really on the way to listen to their latest work, I only don't had enough time to check.
@@beni
About Chanty:
Seriously? Another choice like mine? XDD
About DiSH:
One friend of mine in Japan said to me this group is cool, and seeing you enjoying it, is another point for me to try them.
I don't found it here to dl.
About TM Revolution:
I will give him a try too, I enjoyed the era I used to listen to him.
My list this month is small
Develop One's Faculties - papillon
Oh boy, in the beginning I was only giving a try because of Rui, but the vocalist has a good voice, I highly recommend, didn't know him from before,
The arrange and music elements in papillon are super, and it's one lovely song, mixing all I like in music \o/
Chanty - ひどいかお2
It was a really hard choice, their newest album are full of good songs and easy to fall in love with.
I choose this one because besides being a "continuation" from ひどいかお it's a song that represent how Chanty is. The riffs and Akuta's voice are just amazing.

@:
About The Lotus:
How do you enjoy this song? Lol
I really dislike the full mini, the music quality is the lowest in consideration with their other two minis.
About geek sleep sheep:
I'm really on the way to listen to their latest work, I only don't had enough time to check.
@@beni
About Chanty:
Seriously? Another choice like mine? XDD
About DiSH:
One friend of mine in Japan said to me this group is cool, and seeing you enjoying it, is another point for me to try them.
I don't found it here to dl.
About TM Revolution:
I will give him a try too, I enjoyed the era I used to listen to him.
My list this month is small
Develop One's Faculties - papillon
Oh boy, in the beginning I was only giving a try because of Rui, but the vocalist has a good voice, I highly recommend, didn't know him from before,
The arrange and music elements in papillon are super, and it's one lovely song, mixing all I like in music \o/
Chanty - ひどいかお2
It was a really hard choice, their newest album are full of good songs and easy to fall in love with.
I choose this one because besides being a "continuation" from ひどいかお it's a song that represent how Chanty is. The riffs and Akuta's voice are just amazing.