Keiyuu

I voted for Nagoya, Kurofuku and Kote.
 
Still. The examples seem a little off for the most part?
I'm not usually one to play the 'you use genres wrong' card, especially when it comes to those loose subgenres of vk but many things in this poll seem weird to me.
Not sure about ones like 'Iyrou kei' or 'Tanbi' kei as I don't see them used at all for the most part, but 'Nagoya kei' for example has been a style of music for quite a long time and the examples don't quite hit the nail on the head. Most people would propably associate it with influential early acts such as 黒夢, Laputa or ROUAGE or the popular second wave nagoya bands (like deadman or Phobia for example). Deathgaze and lynch are both bands from nagoya and do have the dark aesthetics of the genre but the music they play propably isn't really what comes to mind when hearing the term.
 
And I feel similarily about labeling kagerou a 'kurofuku' band next to BT because whenever I saw it used as a 'genre' it was used to refer to very early bands, like LUNA SEA for example, kagerou kinda seem out of place there.
Also, how are late Dir en grey kotekote? (one might even argue if they qualify as vk at all)
 
I know 'soft visual' as a word to describe the countless mid-90s pop acts (think GLAY, Dear Loving or any popular band of that time after signing a major contract) and even referred to as a dead genre. However... SID propably fits in nicely.

I wish you so…
 
I don't tell you my affection at all,
When replace my heart wish words.
Same all,same all bad situation.
Regret,Suffocation.

数え切れぬつぐないがあるから　目覚める　生まれる恋がある
Kazoe kirenu tsugunai ga aru kara
Because your redemptions are countless
Mezameru
Awakening
Umareru koi ga aru
Dawning, there is love

風に乗り　運ばれたこの香りは　不確かな物だから
Kaze ni nori
The scent that reached me
Hakobareta kono kaori wa
Riding upon the winds
Futashikana mono dakara
Is an unreliable thing, that's why
今すぐに逢いたくて
Ima sugu ni aitakute
I want to see you right now
こんなにも　あなたを愛してるのに　遠いこの場所から
Konna ni mo
Still I love you
Anata o aishiteru no ni
So much
Tooi kono basho kara
From this distant place
今はその方角　ながめてる
Ima wa sono hougaku
Right now I gaze
Nagameteru
In your direction

A degree sour,degree sour.
Grumble about,about my mind.
Fuck'in love you,Fuck'in love you,Like this!
So just hold you.

信じる事をあきらめなければ　変わらない　終わらない二人になる
Shinjiru koto o akirame nakereba
As long as I don't give up hope
Kawaranai
We'll stay the same
Owaranai futari ni naru
Unending, the two of us

この腕に抱きしめたいと　心の中落ちてゆく様に
Kono ude ni dakishimetai to
That I want to hold you in these arms
Kokoro no naka ochite yuku you ni
To make me sink into your heart
裸のまま抱きたいと　息絶えそうな恋　なぐさめる様に
Hadaka no mama dakitai to
That I want to embrace you naked
Ikitaesouna koi
To ease the pain
Nagusameru you ni
From a love that feels like dying

I wish you so …
 
 
 
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This song would be so much sadder if the engrish wasn't as fucked up.

I plan on selling a part of my vk collection again so I took some memorial pictures. : <
 

Here's my unpopular opinion so feel free to disagree.

Different ≠ Good. I'm tired of hearing "so-and-so is the 1251878th pop-rock band, therefore they are shit." I need someone to explain to me - logically - how people actually arrive at the ludicrous position that being different is a necessary condition for being good. If someone likes a certain style or sound - isn't it obviously natural to continue seeking out the same sound he enjoys so that he can derive the same satisfaction from it? People who love 90s nagoya kei are unwavering fans because of its very distinctive sound which has been arguably "lost" - and hence the nostalgia for that period. Is that really hard to understand? No. While having some originality is always welcome, it is neither necessary nor sufficient (nor even the most important) criterion for enjoying the music in question.

Pop-rock tends to be unfairly tagged as "the genre where everything-sounds-the-same" although pretty much the same thing can be said of "dark/gloomy kei", "core-ish music", electro, etc. Any counter-objection that I'm over-reducing the complexity of latter "genres" can be likewise applied to pop-rock, which I believe is more diverse than what most people (especially people who despise it) assume it to be. These days everything from Royz to Xepher to AKB48 are being carelessly chucked in the amorphous and ever-extending category of "poppish music", which allegedly (and almost by definition) sound the same. I do wonder if it isn't laughingly pretentious for people to dismiss stuff they don't like by saying "pop-rock all sound the same, hence they are garbage" while remaining willfully blind to their own human impulse to seek out the same sound/style when it comes to their pet subgenres. (I'm not going to name anyone.)

It's incredibly easy to sound different. I can record 620 minutes of belting chromatic scales non-stop, or 4 seconds of farting into the microphone. Sadly that makes for neither good nor enjoyable music.

Whoa. That's taking this whole thing to an extreme level. This is talking about people who you don't know requesting music from you that you aren't obligated to share in the first place. This is not ignoring that kid in school who needs friends. This is the internet, and people need to back off of it half the time. Seek help, don't blame people on the internet for ignoring you if you're to some kind of mental breaking point. How is that some stranger on the internet's responsibility???? No one is attacking you.
 
And just because you think you're asking politely... the whole act of asking without knowing a person is just as rude in my book. Seriously, if that same person wrote me in the beginning like "Oh hey, I noticed we like the same band, can I add you?" And then we exchanged a few messages. Guess what? I'd be like 90% more inclined to fulfill their request. But these people are coming up as entitled strangers with "Upload this album for me, please?". That is barely polite in my book. Barely. I'm sorry but I don't owe them anything. Not even a reply. They don't care about me, I'm not wasting my time. Like I already mentioned, I do this because too many people have been rude to me and bullying me for turning them down but you don't seem to understand that. I have a similar history as stylelover. I used to reply to everyone but I got too many nasty comments when I didn't want to share. Even some who harassed me for months and found me on other media sites. It was really awful. So I stopped sharing anywhere outside of these kind of places. Equating ignoring upload requests on the internet to bullying is such a load of crap, because it's not even close. You're asking people to be kind out of respect to you're unknown past but you're not giving anyone else the same treatment. 
 
I  upload on places like MH and jps because when I do feel like uploading something; I will make it easy to find. I am not your personal music vending machine. If I don't share something I probably have my reasons and It'd be nice if people respected that. 

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Tight or Loose

The way I think right for me
見つけ出す為に全て　形のあるものを拒み
Mitsukedasu tame ni subete
In order to find out
Katachi no aru mono o kobami
I rejected all material things
理性さえ塗り潰した
Risei sae nuritsubushita
Colored everything in only reason
Just made it my own way
面影だけが色褪せて　胸の内高まるもの
Omokage dake ga iroasete
That thing that swells in my chest
Mune no uchi takamaru mono
Only it's surface lost color
今はただ見つめ返して
Ima wa tada mitsume kaeshite
Now I'm just looking back

手を伸ばし　差しのべてあげたい　今も　変わらず
Te o nobashi
Holding out my hand
Sashinobete agetai
I want to reach out for you
Ima mo
Even now
Kawarazu ima mo
Nothing changed, even now
何をしてあげられだろうか　壊すばかりのあの頃に
Nani o shite agerare darou ka
I wonder what I can do for you
Kowasu bakari no anogoro ni
Those days of nothing but destruction
求めるだけの俺がいて
Motomeru dake no ore ga ite
Here I am, wishing I could return to them

Leave time behind soon
ため息を脱ぎ捨てて　がんじがらめの揺り籠の中で
Tameiki o nugisutete
Heaving a sigh
Ganjigarame no yurikago no naka de
I don't want to hug my knees anymore
膝を抱えていたくはない
Hiza o kakaeteitaku wa nai
In this straitjacket that is my cradle
That's give me emotion
立ち止まっていられない　消えかかった景色をもう一度
Tachidomatte irarenai
I can't stop
Kiekakatta keshiki o mou ichido
The faded scene, one more time
無邪気なままで追いかけている
Mujakina mama de oikaketeiru
In my naivety I keep chasing it
Distance　適当な配分で構わない　今も　気ままに
               Tekitouna haibun de kouwanai
                I don't care about my fair share
                Ima mo
                Even now
                Kimama ni ima mo
                Selfishly, even now
やり切れない記憶重ねても　つなぐ言葉は見つからない
Yarikirenai kioku kasanete mo
Unbearable memories keep piling up
Tsunagu kotoba wa mitsukaranai
But I can't find words to connect them
手遅れになるその前に
Teokure ni naru sono mae ni
Before it's getting to late

Get place        今すぐ
                        Imasugu
                        Right now
                        この手で
                        Kono te de
                        With those hands
                        憧れへの扉を開けて
                        Akogare e no tobira o akete
                        Open the door to my longing

Get place        この思い
                        Kono omoi
                        Until I reach
                        届くまで
                        Todoku made
                        That thought
                        躍らせて
                        Odorasete
                        Let me fly

Get place         このまま
                        Kono mama
                        As it is
                        このままで
                        Kono mama de
                        Just as it is
                        Tight or loose

 

「マリア」ガ眠ル懺悔ノ「柩」
'Maria' ga nemuru zange no 'hitsugi'
'Maria' sleeps in a 'coffin' of repentance


例えば僕から総ての色彩が　失われ闇に落ちて逝くよ
Tatoeba boku kara subete no iro ga
If, for example, all colors were taken  from me
Ushinaware yami ni ochite yuku yo
I'd fall into darkness
黒い箱庭に敷き詰めた十字架　悪意囁く絶望の「マリア」
Kuroi hakoniwa ni shikitsumeta juujika
A cross overgrown with a black miniature garden
Akui sasayaku zetsubou no 'Maria'
A desperate 'Maria' whispering evil

「月が満ちて行く　絶望に染まる
'Tsuki ga michite yuku
'The moon is waxing
Zetsubou ni somaru
Dyed in despair
青い血が　流れ出していた」
Aoi chi ga
Blue blood
Nagaredashiteita'
Has been shed'

覚醒れば光が満ち溢れていた　白い羽が舞う麗しの楽園
Kakuseireba hikari ga michi afureteita
When I awoke I was bathed in light
Shiroi hane ga mau uruwashi no rakuen
White feathers were dancing, a glorious paradise
美しきがこの体を包む　花園へ導く美徳の「マリア」
Utsukushiki ga kono karada o tsutsumu
Beauty wrapping up this body
Hanazono e michibiku bitoku no 'Maria'
A virtuous 'Maria' guiding me into a flower garden

罪を隠し　又　一人
Tsumi o kakushi hitori
Someone concealing a crime
Mata
Someone
Hitori
Once more
「マリア」が眠る懺悔ノ「柩」へ
'Maria' ga nemuru zange no 'hitsugi' e
Upside down I sneak a look
逆さまに覗く
Sakasama ni nozoku
Into the 'coffin' of repentance 'Maria' sleeps in
「柩」の中は絶望か花園か?
'Hitsugi' no naka wa zetsubou ka hanazono ka?
Inside that 'coffin', is it despair or a flowergarden?

人々は　皆　記憶の中で眠り
Hitobito wa
People are
Mina
All
Kioku no naka de nemuri
Sleeping inside their memories
現実から架空の空へと終焉
Genjitsu kara kakuu no sora e to kaeru
Returning from reality to a fictitious heaven
開いた「柩」へと導かれていた
Aita 'hitsugi' e to michibikareteita
Having been led to an opened 'coffin'
悲鳴と歓喜に歪む夜へ…
Himei to kanki ni yugamu yoru e…
Into a night that's bending with screams and pleasure...

もしも願いがただ一つだけ叶うなら
Moshimo negai ga tada hitotsu dake kanau nara
If only you could grant me this one wish
僕の背中に銀色の翼をください
Boku no senaka ni giniro no tsubasa o kudasai
Please give me silver wings on my back
見渡せば貴女は何処にも見えない…
Miwataseba anata wa doko ni mo mienai…
When I look around you are nowhere to be seen...
腐り逝く楽園…
Kusari yuku rakuen…
A paradise rotting away...

「絶望の柩を選ばされた貴女は　腐り逝く人々に取り憑かれた奇形の人形のよう
 'Zetsubou no hitsugi o erabasareta anata wa
'You, forced to choose the coffin of despair
Kusari yuku hitobito ni tori tsukareta kikei no ningyou no you
Became obsessed with the rotting people like they were your malformed dolls
ただ病的な感情を一人吐き散らせていた　震えた手首から蒼白く美しくも醜くも見
間違う
Tada byoutekina kanjou o hitori haki chiraseteita
The only thing you could do was spewing out your perverted emotions alone
Furueta tekubi kara aojiroku utsukushiku mo minikuku mo mimachigau
From trembling wrists, so pale, beautiful, yet ugly
冷酷な青い血を　横たわる無数の残骸たちの口へ　次々と注ぎ込んだ…
Reikokuna aoi chi o
You poured cruel blue blood
Yokotawaru musuu no zangaitachi no kuchi e
Into the mouths of the ruined ones lying there in countless numbers
Tsugitsugi to sosogikonda…
One by one...
僕を恨む貴女は　蘇り逝く残骸達を従え　きっと　僕を殺しに来るのだろう…」
Boku o uramu anata wa
Resenting me, it seems
Yomigaeri yuku zangaitachi o shitagae
Following the resurrecting ruined ones
Kitto
You are surely
Kitto boku o koroshi ni kuru no darou...'
Surely coming to kill me... '

「月が腐乱り逝く」
'Tsuki ga kusari yuku'
'The moon is festering'

月が死に老ける　悲しみに染まるマリアの姿は
Tsuki ga shi ni fukeru
The moon grows old and dies
Kanashimi ni somaru maria no sugata wa
Marias figure, dyed in sadness
逆さまに覗く　「柩」は貴女と奇怪な残骸達を吐き出す
Sakasama ni nozoku
Sneaking a look upside down
'Hitsugi' wa anata to kikaina zangaitachi o hakidasu
The 'coffin' spits out you and the strange ruined ones

今　私は貴女に囚われ
Ima
Now
Watashi wa anata ni toraware
I'm imprisoned by you
吊るされた罪が楽園を滅ぼす
Tsurusareta tsumi ga rakuen o horobosu
And the crime of hanging me ruins paradise
失明した白い眼球に刻まれた血文字は
Shitsumeishita shiroi medama ni kizamareta chi moji wa
The bloody letters you carved into my blinded white eyeballs
架空の瞳に血の涙が流れ出す様に
Kakuu no hitomi ni chi no namida ga nagaredasu you ni
To make tears of blood stream out of fictitious eyes

ドロドロと垂れ流していた私の…
Dorodoro to tarenagashiteita watashi no…
Gooey gooey, my discharging...
ケラケラと笑っていた　奇形の人形達
Kerakera to waratteita kikei no ningyoutachi
Cackling cackling, the malformed dolls were laughing

「マリア」が眠る懺悔の柩　血で血を洗う×××の様に
'Maria' ga nemuru zange no hitsugi
'Maria' sleeps in a coffin of repentance
Chi de chi o arau ××× no you ni
Washing off blood with blood like xxx

魔鏡に映る私の姿　残酷なる生命…「裏切り」の結末
Makyou ni utsuru watashi no sugata
My figure reflected in the devils mirror
Zankokunaru seimei… 'uragiri' no ketsumatsu
A life becoming cruel... An end with 'treachery'

I noticed some very strange things about Kisaki's bands Levia and LAYBIAL, which were around in 1993 and 1994. For example, this is the tracklisting of the MISS tape by LAYBIAL.

01. Dejavu
02. MISS
03. virginig Plesures
04. Refuse
05. MOTHER
06. One More Love

Official source: http://under-ground-music.com/kisakihppart/english/DiscShosai.php?shohinNo=000009


Also in the mid-90s there was a band called VICE∞RISK. They released the tape Mother and this is the tracklist:

01. Virgining Plesures
02. Refuse
03. Mother
04. One More Love

I saw the lyrics sheet with my own eyes, so I can confirm that it's real.


Now let's look at Levia's KELOID tape:

01. KELOID
02. PRAY

Official source: http://under-ground-music.com/kisakihppart/english/DiscShosai.php?shohinNo=000007


Around the same time there was a band called Nude of J. Their 傷痕 demo looks like this:

01. KELOID
02. 恋に焦がれ愛に埋もれ
03. PRAY

I also saw a sheet of this tape, the tracklist is legit.
I can upload pics of the VICE∞RISK and Nude of J tracklists, if you guys want to see a proof.
 
So.. Can anyone explain this? For me, it doesn't make sense at all.
VICE∞RISK and Nude of J seem to be COMPLETELY unrelated to Kisaki or his bands. I even compared the member names, because sometimes members went into different bands and rerecorded songs they've written for another band, but there's not a single similar name anywhere.
Was Kisaki making things up when he decided to release information about this old bands and just took random songtitles of obscure bands from that time? O:
Or did the bands just covered each other, which is highly unlikely...
 
I know there's a KISAKI history book out there. Maybe someone here owns it, so we could compare the titles? But I'm 99% sure that it will contain the same information as on that UCP site.

"new groove". I wish they would just stick to their old formula, which worked really well. Seriously, more synths and less growls please.

輝いて…「眠れ！子羊達」
Kagayaite... 'Nemure! Kohitsuji-tachi'
Shine... 'Sleep! Little lambs'

眠れぬ夜　幾つ数えたら　二人堕ちて行ける？
Nemurenu yoru
How many sleepless nights
Ikutsu kazoetara
Do I need to count
Futari ochite yukeru?
Until the two of us fall down?
鏡の前　怯えていた僕が…そっと、問いかけた
Kagami no mae
Standing before the mirror
Obieteita boku ga... sotto, toikaketa
Frightened I... asked myself that question quietly

眠れぬ夜　また一つ数えたら二人辿り着ける？
Nemurenu yoru
If I count one more sleepless night
Mata hitotsu kazoetara futari tadori tsukeru?
Can the two of us finally reach our destination?
時計の針　秒針　刻み僕は君を探す
Tokei no hari
The clocks needle
Byoushin
The sweep hand
Kizami boku wa kimi o sagasu
Ticking away I search for you

今迷える子羊の様に導く術を求めあおう
Ima mayoeru kohitsuji no you ni michibiku sube o motome aou
Like little lambs that lost their way let's try to find the path that leads together

この両腕〈リヨウテ〉差し述べて　貴方と溺れるのなら…
Kono riyoute sashinobete
Reach out both of those arms
Anata to oboreru no nara...
If I were to drown with you...

「終りの無いこの夜に　導く術を求めあおう
'Owari no nai kono yoru ni
In this night that has no end
Michibiku subu o motome aou
Let's try to find the path that leads together
この両腕差し述べて　貴方と溺れるのなら…」
Kono riyoute sashinobete
Reaching out both of those arms
Anata to obore'
Drowning with you'

「この暗闇に二人で　灯火を揚げよう…
'Kono kurayami ni futari de
The two of us in this darkness
Tomoshibi o ageyou...
Let's raise a flame...
君の血を、汗を、涙を、僕に永久の光を…」
Kimi no chi o, ase o, namida o, boku ni towa no hikari o...'
Your blood, your sweat, your tears, an eternal light to me...'

Ah―月夜　僕を包んで
        Tsukiyo
        Moonlit night
        Boku o tsutsunde
        Encompass me
Ah―星よ　優しく灯せ　太陽の鏡となり
        Hoshi yo
        Stars
        Yasashiku tomose
        Light quietly
        Taiyou no kagami to nari
        Next to the suns mirror
Ah―夜空を　二人包んで…
        Yozora o
        Night sky
        Futari tsutsunde...
        Encompass the two of us...
　  ―君よ　僕を包んで…
        Kimi yo
        You
        Boku o tsutsunde...
        Encompass me...
ひとつになり「輝いて…」
Hitotsu ni nari
We'll become one and
'Kagayaite...'
'Shine...'
 

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情景ノ都
Joukei no miyako
The capital of scenes

思い出は残酷で無能な感覚がよぎる
Omoide wa zankoku de munouna kankaku ga yogiru
Memories are mercilessly crossed by useless feelings
全ては無であるとかぎりない情景が
Subete wa na de aru to kagirinai joukei ga
Assuming that everything is nothing those unlimited scenes are

黒い空間は快楽でうめつくされた温かさ
Kuroi kuukan wa kairaku de umetsuku sareta atatakasa
This black space is pleasure, warmth crammed together
全てのかかわりが本能であるがゆえに
Subete no kakawari ga honnou de aru ga yue ni
Because all relations are instinct

白と黒と見慣れない綺麗な華とあなたの夜と
Shiro to kuro to minarenai kireina hana to anata no yoru to
White and black and flowers of unfamiliar beauty and your night and
歯車と歯車がかみ合わない奇妙な音と
Haguruma to haguruma ga kamiawanai kimyouna oto to
The curious sound of cog-wheel and cog-wheel not being in gear and

情景の都はなにもない快楽
Joukei no miyako wa nani mo nai kairaku
The capital of scenes is empty pleasure
眠れない都は真っ白な空間
Nemurenai miyako wa masshirona kuukan
The sleepless capital is only a pure white space
聞こえてくるメロディーかみ合わない微笑み
Kikoete kuru merodii kamiawanai hohoemi
The melody that keeps resounding, smiles not being in gear
向かい合った出来事別の世界の物語で
Mukaiatta dekigoto betsu no sekai monogatari de
Events facing each other in a story from another world

You are welcome! : D
 
Although I'd be careful in interpreting any political statement into this.
'Abortion' has been a classic theme with the darker vk bands ever since 黒夢s 中絶 and 生きていた中絶児 in the early 90s. Dir en greys try on that motif is pretty well-known, too, I think.
It's also important to notice that japans view on abortion is very different from many western countries with christian roots and this kind of song isn't as controversial there.

Not sure if you guys would say this is a ballad but, one of my favs
 

Darling

Ah～　失くした言葉は今も見つからず　
    Nakushita kotoba wa ima mo mitsukarazu
    The words we lost still didn't return
Ne～あなたの瞳は何を見つめるの
    Anata no hitomi wa nani o mitsumeru no
    What is it you've fixed your eyes on?
Ah～いたずらに微笑むあなた　愛しいく
    Itazura ni hohoemu anata
    You, smiling for no reason
    Itoshiiku
    Beloved

流されるままに　この愛信じて
Nagasareru mama ni
Although it's washing away
Kono ai shinjite
I believe in this love
あなたの存在を知る
Anata no imi o shiru
And I know why you're like this*
せつない想いも　悲しい記憶も
Kanashii omoi mo
Your sorrowful thoughts**
Setsunai kioku mo
Your painful memories**
あなたに触れた今
Anata ni fureta ima
The present as you experienced it

※Darling～崩れるほど抱きしめて
                   Kuzureru hodo dakishimete
                   Please hold me so close I break
　Darling　訳がわからrほど
                   Wake ga wakaranaku naru hodo
                   So close I forget all reason
　Darling　今の二人は
                   Ima no futari ga
                   You and me right now
　Darling　あなたの側で眠りにつくの
                   Anata no soba de nemuri ni tsuku no
                   I'll fall asleep next to you
    

今はただもう　交わすせつなさ
Ima wa tada mou
Now the only thing we still do
Kawasu setsunasa
Is exchanging pain
なにも言わずに　あなたには
Nani mo iwazu ni
And I never say a word
Anata ni wa
To you

※Repeat✕2

I love you, oh my Darling than others
景色のように　そう透けて見えるの
Keshiki no you ni
Like the scenery
Sou sukete mieru no
Yeah, just as sheer
二つの影が　スライドのように
Ne, futatsu no kage ga
Look, our two shadows
Suraido no you ni
Just like slides
 

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Thanks a ton to @Keiyuu for providing the lyrics and asking me to do more CROW-SIS because It's fun <3
 

*Actually it says 'I know your existence', but 存在-'existence' is captioned and sung as いみ-'meaning'.
'Why you're like this' propably isn't the most elegant translation in the world but I tried to express both readings without making it too long.

**In fact the written lyrics say 'painful thoughts, sorrowful memories' but he sings 'sorrowful thoughts, painful memories' so yeah, pick the version you prefer.

That article is from this magazine btw.
 
 
 
 
It seems that Resistar Records doesn't have a website, because they are a sub-division of Free-Will for the bands DOGinThePWO, BugLug and Blu-BiLLioN.
http://www.f-w-d.co.jp/
 
But they have an official Youtube channel and Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/ResistarRecords
https://twitter.com/DD5494
 
And this (a mobile site..?)
http://www.f-w-d.co.jp/mobile-contents/rr_moba.html

That article is from this magazine btw.
 
 
 
 
It seems that Resistar Records doesn't have a website, because they are a sub-division of Free-Will for the bands DOGinThePWO, BugLug and Blu-BiLLioN.
http://www.f-w-d.co.jp/
 
But they have an official Youtube channel and Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/ResistarRecords
https://twitter.com/DD5494
 
And this (a mobile site..?)
http://www.f-w-d.co.jp/mobile-contents/rr_moba.html

This continues to happen because Kisaki is thirsty for attention. He will do anything to evoke a reaction from fans. Honestly, he would have a great reputation amongst visual kei fans if he didn't resort to doing shady things to maximize his profits. No one can deny that Undercode was a powerful force in the visual world for quite some time. He's been around the block, mentored a lot of musicians, gave some bands the opportunity to succeed that they would have not had without him. That goes without saying.
Kisaki comes up time and time again because he keeps getting caught. He's not low. Tax evasion was a bad idea. Cranegate was even worse. This was a better - but still pretty bad - idea. I'm sure he's got other scandals I don't know about. If you've been bullied because of your opinions on Kisaki, that's unfortunate. No one here is going to bully you about that. However, don't let your desire to see the good in him hide all the scandals that he put himself in that are entirely his fault.
 
When you sit down and think about why Kisaki would go through so much trouble to seem "interesting", it all comes back to wanting attention. He couldn't have made much money off the demo tapes. You couldn't even say that it would go back into Undercode. It was so much effort for so little gain that only a narcissist, a con artist, or a trickster would think that they could do it and get away with it. He technically already did since there's little connecting him to the demo tapes he sold except for the word of some people here. I doubt anything bad will happen to him. I doubt those bands he ripped music off of care much (or are even aware). This is just a case where visual kei fans want to unravel the mystery behind old demo tapes and it happens to involve Kisaki and it happens to not make much sense.

I agree with nekkichi when I say that we're not digging into his private life, but his professional life. If this WERE digging into his private life without his consent, then I too would not appreciate it out of a lack of respect, but it's honestly not. Kisaki basically created tapes made up of other bands' music to expand his personal discography and thought he could get away with it. Kisaki also did many other things in his professional life that he really shouldn't be proud of (Google pictures-scandal, Phantasmagoriagate, tax fraud, and I won't be surprised if we'll be adding stuff to this list in the future). I also agree with Yuugi; if this had been any other semi-popular VK guy I doubt he would've gone under the radar.
 
In all honesty, Kisaki just desperately wants attention and apparently his music/actual band isn't succesful enough to do that for him. And sorry if this sounds too harsh, but nobody is forcing you to visit or read this thread. Saying how everyone participating in it is just out to get Kisaki is not going to make the thread less active, in fact, it'll most probably have the opposite effect. Like I said before, if it involved digging into his private life I would heavily disapprove as well, but it's not.

I noticed some very strange things about Kisaki's bands Levia and LAYBIAL, which were around in 1993 and 1994. For example, this is the tracklisting of the MISS tape by LAYBIAL.

01. Dejavu
02. MISS
03. virginig Plesures
04. Refuse
05. MOTHER
06. One More Love

Official source: http://under-ground-music.com/kisakihppart/english/DiscShosai.php?shohinNo=000009


Also in the mid-90s there was a band called VICE∞RISK. They released the tape Mother and this is the tracklist:

01. Virgining Plesures
02. Refuse
03. Mother
04. One More Love

I saw the lyrics sheet with my own eyes, so I can confirm that it's real.


Now let's look at Levia's KELOID tape:

01. KELOID
02. PRAY

Official source: http://under-ground-music.com/kisakihppart/english/DiscShosai.php?shohinNo=000007


Around the same time there was a band called Nude of J. Their 傷痕 demo looks like this:

01. KELOID
02. 恋に焦がれ愛に埋もれ
03. PRAY

I also saw a sheet of this tape, the tracklist is legit.
I can upload pics of the VICE∞RISK and Nude of J tracklists, if you guys want to see a proof.
 
So.. Can anyone explain this? For me, it doesn't make sense at all.
VICE∞RISK and Nude of J seem to be COMPLETELY unrelated to Kisaki or his bands. I even compared the member names, because sometimes members went into different bands and rerecorded songs they've written for another band, but there's not a single similar name anywhere.
Was Kisaki making things up when he decided to release information about this old bands and just took random songtitles of obscure bands from that time? O:
Or did the bands just covered each other, which is highly unlikely...
 
I know there's a KISAKI history book out there. Maybe someone here owns it, so we could compare the titles? But I'm 99% sure that it will contain the same information as on that UCP site.

The thought that someone would play music on Nude of J level, then record something as lame as 奴隷華 with his next band is unrealistic enough in itself.
Who is supposed to believe that?