Shmilly

Awesome news, about time these guys had a DVD too. Their lives are intense! Looking forward to the March oneman.

Not to mention they are all actually in Shibuya...

Cool! I like your sound. The opening riff of Fando is pretty slick.

This is great, good effort guys! I will certainly be keeping an eye on your stock!

I don't think that's the complete picture. Yes, overwork and suicide are common, women are choosing a working lifestyle, and saving face is one of the biggest problems(?) with Japanese culture. But having now been here for over a month staying in a university dorm I would beg to differ. The younger generation is coming out of that rut and while showing affection in public is still pretty rare, I would say that a majority of the Japanese students in the dorm are in a committed relationship, and they're all aged 18-22 or so. Because it's an international dorm a couple of them are actually dating foreigners, even after they returned to their home country. Hell, I even started dating a Japanese girl last week. So don't think it's all doom and gloom for Japan, in the next 50 years or so I expect the more open-minded younger generations to start making a change on the country's public image.

+1! I wanna see Rei do something new! On a similar front, I wanna see Signal's Yuri, GALEYD's Meku and Leda/Sujk do a new band if DELUHI aren't happening again.

[update] I really want to get hold of Signal's last song Crossing fate since I missed out on going to the live by just three days! Please let me know if you can sell me a copy ^^;

As some of you already know, next week I'm moving to Tokyo for a year's study. As a result of this, and a healthy dose of paranoia, I will be closing all my filesharing accounts and deleting the files. By the end of next Sunday 15th September, any links I have shared will be dead. This might come across as slightly arrogant and that's not my intention, I just wanted to give people fair warning before they start asking me to re-upload things (in particular my lossless rips). I'm perfectly happy for you to mirror the files, but I will no longer take credit for them. As for whether or not I will resume sharing after my year in Japan is complete, I have yet to decide. I would like to thank the community for its appreciation, and you can still expect to see me posting here - just no more downloads, at least for a while!

So after your update I'd like: Miyavi - Freedom Fighters Gackt - Lu:na, No ni Saku Hana no You ni, and the version of Vanilla that has this cover if that's one of them. I'll also take the Kagen no Tsuki DVD if this is the code on the spine (just being cautious because I do have a bad copy of one of his DVDs :/ ) CRBP-10011/10012 Please tell me the total including shipping to the UK. I'd really like them to arrive by the end of next week if possible, so I could be willing to pay slightly more if you think they'll take longer. Feel free to send a PM if you like ^^

Which ones do you have? There's also a link to my Last.fm in my sig if you want to see what I'm listening to on a long term basis

Great, how much would shipping be to the UK? And I can't really say about other artists, I listen to such a broad range it would be easier just to wait and see if you update at all!

Hi there! Does Miyavi's Freedom Fighters have the obi? And what other artists were you thinking of adding?

Thankyou

This one was a bitch to do. Mainly because the lyrics are written in a small font that is stylized to look handwritten instead of printed, which made a lot of the kanji difficult to make out. I believe Japanese part is 100% correctly transcribed (after some effort), but as always the translation is up to interpretation. Awakening impression アネモネの悲壮感　ナイフを左手首に 忘れていた感覚が再び甦る モノクロの疎外感　闇に溶け堕ちていく 戻れない…　あの頃には… FEAR… MORE　OF　MAGGOTS THAN　SPARKS 君への想いが増幅していく　同じ体温になりたいから　FOR　YOU… 歪んでる感情が両手を首元に添え 傷口が笑み浮かべ垂れ流す悦楽 性交じり妖艶と重ね溶け落ちていく 壊れたのは多分僕のせいだから君を抱いて 綴れないこの痛みと伝わらないこの悲しみは 慟哭と鳴りて… 他人を避ける日々と哀れみの言葉 傷跡が塞げずに… 生きることに戸惑う僕を否定しないで 覚醒の夜よ… 傷付けたのは多分僕のせいだから君を壊す 繕えないこの表情　造れないこの愛情は… 壊れたのは多分僕のせいだから君を抱いて 綴れないこの痛みと伝わらないこの悲しみは 慟哭と鳴りて… 枯れいく命と泥に咲く華のように美しく 二年の月日で失った「時向」は壊れ Awakening impression anemone no hisoukan　naifu wo hidarite kubi ni wasureteita kankaku ga futatabi yomigaeru monokuro no sogaikan　yami ni tokeochiteiku modorenai…　anokoro ni wa… FEAR… MORE OF MAGGOTS THAN SPARKS kimi e no omoi ga zoufuku shiteiku　onaji taion ni naritaikara　FOR YOU… yuganderu kanjou ga ryoute wo kubimoto ni soe kizuguchi ga emiukabe tarenagasu etsuraku saga majiri youen to kasane toke ochiteiku aah… kowareta no wa tabun boku no sei dakara kimi wo daite tsudzurenai kono itami to tsutawaranai kono kanashimi wa doukoku to narite… tanin wo yokeru hibi to awaremi no kotoba kizuato ga fusagezu ni… ikiru koto ni tomadou boku wo hitei shinai de kakusei no yoru yo… kizutsuketa no wa tabun boku no sei dakara kimi wo kowasu tsukuroenai kono hyoujou　tsukurenai kono aijou wa… aah… kowareta no wa tabun boku no sei dakara kimi wo daite tsudzurenai kono itami to tsutawaranai kono kanashimi wa doukoku to narite… kareiku inochi to doro ni saku hana no you ni utsukushiku ninen no tsukihi de ushinatta ‘toki’ wa koware Awakening impression The pathetic feeling of an anemone　I take a knife to my left wrist Forgotten feelings return once again The feeling of alienation like monochrome　I melt away into the darkness I can’t go back now…　to those days… FEAR MORE OF MAGGOTS THAN SPARKS My feelings for you are amplifying　I want to become the same temperature　FOR YOU… With both hands I hold distorted feelings to my neck The opening of the wound forms a smile that oozes pleasure The bewitching habit melts away with the layers aah… It’s probably my fault that you’re broken because I’m holding you This unwritten pain and sorrow Cry out in lamentation Days of avoiding others and their words of pity The scars will not close up… I can’t deny that I was puzzled to be alive Until the night of awakening… It’s probably my fault that you’re wounded because I break you This expression that I can’t fix　This love that I can’t create… aah… It’s probably my fault that you’re broken because I’m holding you This unwritten pain and sorrow Cry out in lamentation My life withers and I bloom in mud as beautiful as blossom Lost in the days of two years, the passage of time is broken

Not really sure where to post this, but time is running out and I'm in an unfortunate situation. Signal have been one of my favourite new bands in recent memory, and I'm gutted they're disbanding this month. I've followed them since their formation and bought everything they've put out that I could get hold of. Even worse though, I can't attend their last ever one man because I don't arrive in Japan until just 3 days afterwards! I need someone who is going/willing to go to it and get a copy of their final single Crossing fate for me. I will of course pay for the CD, and the service too if necessary. The live will be held on 9/14 at Meguru Live Station, and attendance is based on the 'promise' method - the link to contact the venue about it is on Signal's page here. Thanks so much if you can help me out. I believe the single is actually an attendance gift rather than a purchase-able item, so if you're willing to do this you would probably have to forfeit your own copy ^^;

LOL. I kinda always knew the "aah" bit was just a bit of vocal flair, it seems to be Yuri's thing (he does it in GROW BACK as well as a couple other tracks). It's actually not in the lyrics at all but I put it in just because.