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八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo junrei) will release their new album "攻撃的国民的音楽" (Kougeki-teki kokumin-teki ongaku) on 2014/08/08 (like clockwork, that date! lol).
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90AOhojK3M

@Cat: Zion all the way! To me that is the release that most encompasses their high points electronica- and metalcore-wise, plus almost all songs on it are catchy as hell!
 
That said, so far that one is their last good release as far as I'm concerned. Their first EP thingie from 2009 was pretty solid, and the album that came afterwards was somewhat okay too but their latest full-length...just no. Maybe a very small handful of cool tracks and then lots of filler and uninspired feather-light alternative-metal-copying.

I surprisingly enjoyed their last album, so looking forward to this one as well!

Exactly.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo junrei) will release their new album "攻撃的国民的音楽" (Kougeki-teki kokumin-teki ongaku) on 2014/08/08 (like clockwork, that date! lol).
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90AOhojK3M

Sounds like a . . . Drastic Won't.
 

I've been swaying back and forth over this for a whole day now... just can't decide, dammit. XD
 
Will report back later, lol.

Perturbator - Dangerous Days (splatter)
 
I got home a few days so I finally got to open the package that had been lying around my house waiting for me to get home. The album is great and the whole thing is just really well done. It's so fucking sexy. I miss a booklet, innlay or something like that, but everything else is top notch as always from Blood Music. Quality label. Sooooo sexy!
 

 
 
I've also bought some tapes:
 
Sigh - Scorn Defeat (single tape version, I already own the 2xtape version)
Orcustus ‎– Anthology  (2xtape)
Obtained Enslavement Centuries of Sorrow (2xtape)
 
Great releases.

I think all these TRUST-The Valentine-the Raid.-LUCHe.-L&DS-Royz-landz-Lilt-Vell-ALIVE-Avidit.-EVE-Resist-RAVE-D'SKO-Oneness-REALies-Sick²-like bands ... '_'

Hmm, needs more bulge stuffing and weird looking abs

It was really hard to STOP listening to this album.

is it just me or ジェンガジェンガ sounds like a die antwoord parody? 
 
train hell, 100%ブービー & sodaiゴミのkoi are my jams for this week & I like that this album is better than their debut one

Cool! I really liked Rise of the Planet of the Apes, so I am really looking forward to Dawn... Should be good.
 
The Hands of Orlac - Had a reunin with this masteriece the other day. Fantastic film. Atmospheric, moody and mad. It's way more easy watching than Robert Wiene's über classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, both visually and story wise. Especially visually. It's not as dream-like and colourful as Dr. Caligari. It's a very staight forward film like that. But it's a great film, and well worth watching for horror maniacs who likes old horror.
 
The Big Doll House - Another reunion, this time with cult classic The Big Doll House. Pam Grier, Sid Haig and other awesome actors. It's not a very good film, but it's still a great film. Very standard WiP (women in prison) with lots of skin and titties, eroticism and some violence. Great stuff! Jack Hill, man. Love that guy. Made some fantastic films.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - Despite the ridiculously long title, much like its predecessor, this one is another fine installment in the Apes franchise reboot. Action-packed, intriguing and touching at points, it's a really nice and entertaining flick, especially if you're into the whole topic/storyline. Again, the apes look and act in a superb way, so props to the special effects department and Andy Serkis too of course (and all the others). A bit too sentimentally drawn-out towards the end but that was my only gripe. Good one!

I had no idea Sarah Jessica Parker was in one of their videos!

Welcome back desu yo~

I normally never bother(ed) to try out acts like this (seeing as I wasn't really enchanted by general J-hip hop/rap elements), but it looks like I found a gem here! /totallynotbiased
 
Just as Jigsaw mentioned  - Iinazuke Blue was basically something what hooked me - and perhaps many, many other new fans of Charisma.com to try out their other new songs. These same fans (including me) for the most part, didn't get disappointed at all when they tried out the whole package.
 
The incorporation of electro-pop elements along with sweet rapping flow by the courtesy of MC Itsuka really gets the listener's mood up for a long time - personal upbeat favorites of mine, such as catchy Iinazuke Blue (duh), fierce Jenga Jenga, freaky Happy Turn, sassy Sodaigomi no Koi and wild Pain Off guarantee that your mood won't get down...and might even make you bob your head/move your feet along to the beat no need to get ashamed if you want to get groovy!
 
There are also some straightforward-ish, calmer and poppier tracks for the sake of having breathing pauses in between constant party-around-ing: trippy but beautiful No Datte, almost R'n'B-y Mr. Beer and perhaps one of the pinpoints for this album after Iinazuke, Sorairo Will. To say it bluntly, there's enough variety to keep the listener in place and not fleeing out of fear/boredom - that doesn't necessarily mean that there wouldn't be *ANY* elements that might you think twice whether to like it or not. I have to admit that I found it quite hard to digest EDM-iness of some songs out there (Super Girl, Iinazuke Blue, Jenga Jenga) and unnecessarily very radio-poppy approach of Chankoi (was almost expecting a SCANDAL song there, haha). They are not necessarily something what would slow down your interest towards this release - but you have to be quite *open* and *accepting* in order to embrace DIStopping at whole.
 
All the fuss aside, I already consider this to be one of the best J-albums for this year  - if you don't mind fun, groovy and upbeat electro-pop mixed with rap/hip hop and some ballady numbers, grab this one ASAP!
 
 |  Truly solid AOTY-material over here, people! Hurray for MC Itsuka and DJ Gonchi!

yasssss @ tenten inventing lumberjack-kei to save this stagnating genre

lmao this is great

lmao this is great

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
Higashi no Eden (TV + 2 Movies)
Sakamichi no Apollon
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Usagi Drop
 
all i could remember. 

Welcome, welcome!
 
Yay for Alice Nine & MEJIBRAY~

guitarist's beard game too strong
 
Anyway, seems like an okay/decent song.