Yukimoto

Piano lesson book!
Amirite???
 

Found high-res cover after some digging around and some trial and error with filenames/directories:
【初回限定盤】
【通常盤】
ETA: I made a textless cover:

Artist: 凛として時雨 (ling tosite sigure) Album: es or s 1. SOSOS 2. Mirror Frustration 3. Karma Siren 4. Tornado Mystery 5. end roll fiction
Rating: | SOSOS send ling some help!
 
Ling tosite sigure (凛として時雨) albums have always been a spectacle. Rewind back to 2007 - their second full album Inspiration is DEAD was just released and for me, listening to it was like being unwittingly thrust into a pool of chilly water. I hated it at first, but the longer I immersed myself in it, the more comfortable I became and I eventually began enjoying it. There was something irresistibly charming about an indie-rock band that sounded like angsty chipmunks, yet brandished the kind of instrumental prowess found in extreme metal. As much as I wanted to shun it, I kept coming back.

The following year, they dropped their first single and I was completely sold. Every release after that was a complete thrill to sink your teeth into; you never knew what crazy riff TK would come up with, if Miyoko would sing more, or how the band would push their sound to new heights. The only thing certain was that Ling's new material would end up somewhere on your list at the end of the year.

Fast-forward to the present - the band has just released their latest EP es or s, and the endless wonder promised by the Ling's previous efforts is all but gone. From start to finish, the EP sounds like one big trip deja vu trip. The refrain in "mirror frustration" literally mirrors the chorus of "Beautiful Circus”, "end roll fiction" borrows moments from “secret cm”, and “Karma Siren” sounds like a limp combination of “Can you kill a secret?” and “Telecastic fake show”. It’s almost as if TK has taken Ling’s discography and thrown it into a blender, as you can almost dissect every moment on “es or s” and trace it back to an earlier creation. The problem isn’t that it’s derivative, though. Ling has always been adept at maintaining their sound while moving forward, but the band hasn’t broken any significant ground since 2010’s “still a Sigure virgin?”. Even their last full length, 2013's i’mperfect, generally considered as a creative brick wall for Ling, managed to deliver the band’s core strengths in an effective manner. On the other hand, this EP doesn’t even manage to refine their sound, let alone innovate. At most, there’s a cool, but exceedingly brief solo in “Mirror Frustration” and a pretty snazzy riff in “Tornado Mystery”, but those are hardly worth a mention when the rest of the EP is drowning in overused Ling tropes and suffering from some of TK's most drab songwriting yet.

On the bright side, the band is still as instrumentally proficient as they've always been, TK's vocals are at their most tolerant, and the production is sound. If you've just gotten into Ling or just haven't heard much of their back catalog, then there's a better chance that you'll receive this EP well and my criticism won't hold up. After all, there's nothing here that would constitute as 'bad' or unlistenable - it's all very well done. But if you're a long-time fan and have had a chance to live with their older works, then "es or s" might be a more difficult pill to swallow. You might even wonder what brought the band to this point. Each member now has their own side-projects; TK has released two solo albums, Miyoko has also released two with geek sleep sheep, and Pierre has his Chaotic Vibes Orchestra. One could easily assume that Ling is no longer their primary focus. Not to mention the anime themes that the band has been pumping out since 2012. "abnormalize" is their highest grossing single, so perhaps they've found a formula that sells and are sticking to it? It's hard to tell, and even more difficult to believe, but es or s truly legitimizes the notions that either TK's been hoarding all of his 'Fantastic Magic' for solo endeavors, or it's true that his 'Inspiration is DEAD'.


Support the band! "es or s" on Amazon
"es or s" on iTunes US
"es or s" on CDjapan

I've listened to their older works and I still enjoyed their newest mini. Granted you are right that it isn't anything really new but more of the current style they've been using on their most recent singles. However, I guess that doesn't bother me to much, as I really liked the new mini.

WHERE IS IN THE SUNLIGHT FFS
besides that, it's a nice setlist!

Love this new look<3

their new digital single "Refrain" will be available for download through iTunes etc. since 2015/09/07
 

that was exactly my impression XD Chisa is so Mao-ish and chobi so aki-ish

[track list]
01.Cast Your Shell
02.Meaning of Existence
03.Escape from the Loop
04.Starburst
05.Interlude
06.Party Boys
07.Gratitude
08.Ignite Your Frail Mind
09.The Demon Called Careless
10.Let Me Hear
11.Journey to Aim High

I'll guess I'll start with how glad I am that Alice Nine made the list so thanks @Beni because I thought that whole album was pretty good and was excited for their comeback. My favorite on the mini was "Freesia no Saku Basho" but overall I loved all songs and can't wait to hear what they come up with next.
 
Like their last mini Jiluka have produced another rock solid album and I loved everything about it. I think @doombox that you chose the best song on the mini but I think it was pretty much consistent the whole way through.
 
@Zeus Honestly I'm just loving Lynch and the the Gazette picks seeing as they were such great songs. I like the ominous and multi-layered musical piece that is "Ominous" and as always I felt Lynch brought a good single to the floor with Evoke.
 
As far as my picks I would say
 
1)Mejibray - Venoms, kairi, until.., because that assortment of songs in the way that they are situated mashes so well together and gives me all I need from the band Mejibray at this point in my life.
 
2)yougenkyou -WEST- Vol.2 ～Osaka・Nagoya rengou～ V.A which had some pretty good bands on it. Especially, cocoon feat. hal - fate, follow pinocchio, FEST VAINQUEUR - ZERO-デウス・エクス・マキナ(deus ex machina)-, and The 3rd Birthday - The ROOM. All exceptionally good songs on this V.A album
 
3)The black swan - kagune -justitia-, whichthe instrumentals itself is what caught my attention on this track, the solo is pretty nice.
 
4)the Gazette - Dogma, Deracine, Incubus, Deux, Ominous...I would explaine why but yeah....
 
 THE END

DIV new maxi single "イケナイKISS(ikenai KISS)" will be released at 2015/10/28 (2 TYPE)
 
limited edition (1,944yen) will include CD+DVD (including "イケナイKISS(ikenai KISS)" PV)+trading card (1 out of 5 in random), and regular edition (1,296yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.イケナイKISS(ikenai KISS)
02.捕食する夢に羊は踊らない(hoshoku suru yume ni hitsuji wa odoranai)
03.Metronome (included in regular edition)
 
 
first press will enclose "DIVイケナイくじ(DIV ikenai lottery)" for the following prize:
 
grand prize (limited 5): 2015/11/07 one-man live ticket+DIV goods assortment gift+meet & greet
A prize (limited 20): 2015/11/07 one-man live ticket
B prize (limited 50): 2015/11/07 one-man live special cheki
 

Thank you UVerx

their LIVE DVD "2015.06.20 AKASAKA BLITZ ONEMAN LIVE 銃創(juusou)" will be released at 2015/10/28 (7,344yen)
 

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52qDlYY5mCU

DADAROMA - 「最終電車」PV   [uNCENSORED]
 
MEGA

I do think that since the album was pretty much metalcore everything seemed to blend together but I did have a few tracks that I enjoyed very much and overall still love the album. The tracks that I liked the best were Dogma, Deracine, Incubus, Deux, and Ominous and I think as a whole the album seemed like it would do wonders LIVE but probably less on a cd fo rmost people. 
 
Ominous was probably my favorite because of the many layers it had as a song with its conceptual atmospheric melancholy and Ruki's "Truth Dread" thing going on I was pretty much sold, but for me that was after listening to it a few more times as compared to mostly everyone else loving it the first time around? I think for them it was a different album because it pretty focused on metal core which they may add one or two songs hear and there became a full fledged as you guys said "CHUGGING" album
 
I think the one thing it didn't have for me was their signature ballad but I'll live. Maybe their next single or whatever my include one of those so there's always next time. However I do think if they added their middle positioned ballads ( ballads situated in the middle) like all bands tend to do that it would've broken apart that long bullet that said Start.End.
 
But the 5 tracks previously mentioned along from being what they were highly metalcore based they were wonderful. More variability would've been great but I still love the album and Im sure its rated like a perfect 10 if you headbang with them live.

I'll guess I'll start with how glad I am that Alice Nine made the list so thanks @Beni because I thought that whole album was pretty good and was excited for their comeback. My favorite on the mini was "Freesia no Saku Basho" but overall I loved all songs and can't wait to hear what they come up with next.
 
Like their last mini Jiluka have produced another rock solid album and I loved everything about it. I think @doombox that you chose the best song on the mini but I think it was pretty much consistent the whole way through.
 
@Zeus Honestly I'm just loving Lynch and the the Gazette picks seeing as they were such great songs. I like the ominous and multi-layered musical piece that is "Ominous" and as always I felt Lynch brought a good single to the floor with Evoke.
 
As far as my picks I would say
 
1)Mejibray - Venoms, kairi, until.., because that assortment of songs in the way that they are situated mashes so well together and gives me all I need from the band Mejibray at this point in my life.
 
2)yougenkyou -WEST- Vol.2 ～Osaka・Nagoya rengou～ V.A which had some pretty good bands on it. Especially, cocoon feat. hal - fate, follow pinocchio, FEST VAINQUEUR - ZERO-デウス・エクス・マキナ(deus ex machina)-, and The 3rd Birthday - The ROOM. All exceptionally good songs on this V.A album
 
3)The black swan - kagune -justitia-, whichthe instrumentals itself is what caught my attention on this track, the solo is pretty nice.
 
4)the Gazette - Dogma, Deracine, Incubus, Deux, Ominous...I would explaine why but yeah....
 
 THE END

Best New Tracks: August 2015

As always, another month has passed and the ORZ team has a great selection of music to recommend! Feel free to comment or discuss any of this month's picks and even offer your own as well!
Visual Kei
"流星群 (Ryuuseigun)" by A9

"千年DIVE!!!!! (Sennen DIVE!!!!!)" by Antic Cafe

"Parasite" by JILUKA

"パレード (parade)" by KEEL

"EVOKE" by lynch.

"saw.[ss_ver.]/takumi_mix" by StrangerSaid.

"OMINOUS" by The GazettE

"ぺど。(pedo.)" by 黒百合と影 (Kuroyuri to kage)

Rock / Metal / Punk
"最後までII (Saigo Made II)" by Aqua Timez

"岩窟の聖母 (Gankutsu no seibo)" by Bird In A Cage

"Words Of The Youth" by coldrain

"Devil's Party" by Crossfaith

"Before My Hands Become Stained With Blood" by LAST CALIX

"Animus" by MAGNETIC NORTH

"ALONE" by MY FIRST STORY

"シャーロットの森 (Charlotte no mori)" by THE TEENAGE KISSERS

"いいから (ii kara)" by WANIMA

"解離と労働 (kairi to roudou)" by それでも世界が続くなら (Soredemo Sekai ga Tsuzukunara)

"ドミナント (Dominant)" by ヨモギ|イ|チヨウ (yomogiichiyou)

Indie / Alt.
"Letter" by androp

"Moonlight" by Language

"u.n.o" by mothercoat

"Chilico" by PELICAN FANCLUB

"Sweet Wave" by Praha Depart

"Drive" by Ropes

"幽霊の集会 (yurei no shukai)" by 井手健介と母船 (Kensuke Ide & Bosen / Kensuke Ide & His Mothership)

"銀河の恥・・・ (ginga no haji...)" by 八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88Kasyo Junrei)

"mana" by 浮遊スル猫 (fuyusuru neko)

Pop / Idol / Electronic / R&B / Hip-Hop / Other
"プライド革命 (Pride Kakumei)" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks

"Q and A" by la la larks

"遥・i m a (haruka i m a)" by Menoz

"FR/DAY NIGHT" by phatmans after school

"生きるガール (ikiru girl)" by SHISHAMO

"years" by サカナクション (sakanaction)

"Escalator Step" by 大野由美子 (Yumiko Ohno)

See you next month!

Full PV is out

*saves a spot on my EOTY list*
 
"alright"?

Cool assortment. Instant get!!
 
Also, I see we're back to school, huh...
 

 

 
Also, apparently "Kizuato" by Gossip is supposed to be a cover song... anyone has any clue whose track it is originally?