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Wow, Syndrome is the only band of his that I don't really like at all. Reversed opinions! (I do agree though that the Eins:Vier song was nice. I'm sure that guy is a great writer like you say.) But like you say, I'm a fan of KISAKI for a reason.

true, but yoshitsugu is one of the best songwriters in vk - the songs he wrote for Eins:Vier, catenine and alcana are flawless. Praying he writes this and not Kisaki, Hayato or Jack, all of whom can't write a decent song to save their life. Especially Jack. It's KISAKI feat. Satsuki (and his role is ONLY vocalist); the other “members” are just support musicians for that one live. KISAKI will be writing all songs, sorry . (And not even trying to start wank here, but you really think he can't write a decent song to save his life? KISAKI PROJECT has always been really really good, in my opinion at least. In fact, the reason I consider him a real musician at all (because it's not like he's a BASS WIZARD) is because he's such a great writer.)

I'm proud to own a handful of things, but the two that really stand out are Dali-related. Those two are super special because, as far as I know, their existence wasn't documented anywhere before I found them! First, a SUGAR FORKFUL VHS. I still remember the scene: freshman year, in the dorm, doing my regular check of mbok, when suddenly--“SF VHS.” ...What?!?! It was maybe 400 yen, but I bid like 8,000, and was crazy with anxiety over the next days, just knowing someone else would still win. In the end, I won (see below), and it was glorious ;O;~ As far as I know, my fansite is still the only source anywhere that mentions the VHS (which contains a PV clip, btw), so yeah, I really treasure it. (Side story: the same seller had a huge set of SF photos, let's say for 200 yen. I really wanted that too, but it couldn't possibly have as much interest as the VHS, right?, so I bid maybe 2,000 yen, and even that seems excessive. Lo and behold: bidding war over the photos, not single other bid on the VHS. I lost the photos, and am still disappointed about that, but I'm mostly shocked at how Japanese fans could value photos over videos. Still baffles me!) Second item is a Lese larme DT. Similar situation, but last year: in my room, browsing mbok, see “Lese larme DT (Dali Ren&KEETO ex-band).” What?!?! Not grass thread, not VKDB, no one lists those guys as having an ex band called Lese larme, so I'm sure the seller is mistaken. But there's a picture in the auction, and I recognize that cro-magnon forehead anywhere--that's Ren!! So I bid and win with no drama, that's that. It's still bizarre to me, though, how seemingly no one online knew (as far as I can find, at least) that Ren and KEETO were in a band together, pre-Tsuki no Kakera--even moreso because it was well known that “guy from some band called Lese larme” had done support for SUGAR FORKFUL! To me, fascinating. There are other items that I'm proud to own, but these are things that I knew of and had been searching for for a long time. So they're also precious to me, but not quite as spectacular. - KISAKI with Matina family - NECROPOLIS - Tsuki no Kakera - Two demotapes - brodiaea - trace of vision - Maryedi†Creia' - One-day-revival dist CD - KISAKI - a basement Melody... - KALEN - emotional graduation - SUGAR FORKFUL × R-Café - Cocktail Party - KISAKI - BEYOND THE KINGDOM

It is on US Amazon! You just can't buy it until 8/3. Check again~

I assume you mean full album right? That's awesome! Can't wait for more details~

I don't follow them--what did he copy? He does seem to be the only un-nyappy one of the group though, so it doesn't seem super surprising.

or a certain trend of people retiring from scene and making up a polite excuse that doesn't raise much questions. don't believe he's dead tbh, same with Jasmine U. Really? Easier to fake your death than retire? Or are you joking?

So, on the OHP, did all the other members have giant 悪s over their faces before they left?

Huh? Does 3 tracks seem unreasonable for a single? Oooooh, the A type cover is awesome! It's so gay!

I wouldn't say so. That's the typical myth 90vk fans tend to write but no one has yet proved it. There few (3 maybe 4) really good bands in the 90 vk scene. The rest were just goth power ragers with some french aspiration with terrible vocalists and everborken guitars. Eh, I think you're both wrong. 90s visual kei had a good amount of god-tier bands and a good amount of goth french aspirations; just as '00s visual kei did and early '10s visual kei does. Trends change, but I doubt that demographics really change like people say--the only thing that changes is your perception. On a separate note, I love how they can't even tell the difference between a metal-esque logo and a 90s gothic visual kei logo. Embarrassed for them!

No >|

The Japanese on the cover says “unpublished remix,” so I would assume it's just a kinda-different-but-probably-not-really-that-different mix of that 2009 recording. Otherwise I think they would use the term “new recording” or “new version,” rather than “remix.”

Hmm, I think you're slightly wrong on this one? If I recall correctly, Cecir attended a friend's wedding, and that friend was an ex-MERE REVEIL member. They wrote a song for the bride as a wedding gift and performed that song at the wedding. So if I understood correctly, it wasn't so much a one day revival, and they never announced any activities or anything like that. I think it was just a misunderstanding. @Peace and that should sound familiar to you 'cause I think I tweeted you about it, or wrote about it in another thread or something.

Hmmm, I wonder why though! They've been releasing very steadily, and only two or three singles seemed very label-is-forcing-us-to-be-pop. And I don't think their sales have been bad, have they? Well I'm sure they'll be fine anyway, they did very well with just GOD CHILD RECORDS before.

Apparently another Armeria person is Megaromania's roadie too, lol

I really like their new look!

Actually, LOGICAL SHOOTER will be given to people who attend both days of Cu[be] 2DAYS oneman. That's pretty much true though (except that I don't hate them). Cu[be] still have a pretty immature sound, but I definitely think they have potential. That being said, I expect them to have a Synside -esque life history.

Nope! KISAKI will do band activities at the same time, I'm sure of it. KISAKI PROJECT is never super active as far as lives, usually just making music (and I'm sure that KISAKI writes constantly anyway, so that's not a problem). Nope! Different vocalist. Vocalist is supposed to be revealed on 2011-08-01 (or at least some more information).

KISAKI should handle the band and the project just fine. This is definitely good news!

It's probably supposed to be Hitler, hahaha. Hopefully they don't have a typo when the album is released.

Copy-pasta from WE LOVE UNDER CODE community: Lin will release their first full album on August 31st in two types. Both types will include the same main songs but will differ in bonus disc contents. Furthermore, applications included in both types can be redeemed for a free CD with an additional new song. Independent “MAZE” TYPE:A 2011-08-31; 3,675 yen; full album CD+CD; complete limited pressing; UCCD-297A [CD] 01. Cold Sabbat [CD] 02. From The End... [CD] 03. Silent To My Pain [CD] 04. Royal Blood [CD] 05. Metamorphose [CD] 06. As If Forever Exists. [CD] 07. Continuation of dream [CD] 08. Mind confusion [CD] 09. Flowers Bloom [CD] 10. World In Flames [CD2] 01. Fall... [CD2] 02. Hitlor. Independent “MAZE” TYPE:B 2011-08-31; 3,675 yen; full album CD+CD; complete limited pressing; UCCD-297B [CD] 01. Cold Sabbat [CD] 02. From The End... [CD] 03. Silent To My Pain [CD] 04. Royal Blood [CD] 05. Metamorphose [CD] 06. As If Forever Exists. [CD] 07. Continuation of dream [CD] 08. Mind confusion [CD] 09. Flowers Bloom [CD] 10. World In Flames [CD2] 01. Replicant Blue [CD2] 02. The ins and outs By the way, only four old songs included in the album, I can't believe it ahahah. I guess KISAKI is really working to avoid the really-good-handful-of-songs-released-over-and-over problem that Phantasmagoria had.

If I ever get my package, I'll probably end up doing the lyrics. Check my UNDER CODE community--under-code.livejournal.com--'cause I'll almost certainly forget about this topic by the time I get the CDs and type up the lyrics.

Nothing of importance :/ In the first post he wished RITA a happy birthday, in the second he talked about the new Pirates movie. The post after that mentioned “preparations,” but it turns out that those were for a friend's wedding. The friend is ex-MERE REVEIL, and it seems that he/Cecir played a song for the bride as a gift, but that doesn't mean the band is reviving or anything. So yeah, basically it just seems that he's bored and felt like posting random crap.

Really all you need is a male-to-male stereo cable. Connect headphone port of cassette player to microphone port of computer, record using Audacity, done. Not professional by any means, but pretty good considering it costs like $3 max.

It's already up at PureSound, and they ship overseas~ It wasn't up anywhere else as of last night though.