platy 3018 Posted June 13, 2019 I've been listening to Adoratio on repeat after the new album came out. So here's a personal ranking of sukekiyo's stuff Adoratio Vitium Immortallis Infinitum 1 1 Seimeisen and Asakusa reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Egnirys cimredopyh 54 Posted June 13, 2019 You guys should stop comparing it to adoratio... maybe then you will enjoy it more lol 1 Kabukichoatmidnight reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted June 13, 2019 let's go back to comparing all of sukekiyo's stuff to dir en grey instead 1 Kabukichoatmidnight reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VESSMIER 873 Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) After a couple listens, I have to say that I quite enjoy INFINITUM. It's not the album I was wishing for but it's interesting and engaging and in the end, that's more valuable. I guess the real challenge with every new sukekiyo album is letting go of your preconceptions of what they "should" sound like. My personal concept of their sound is primarily influenced by songs like elisabeth addict, in all weathers, focus, 12時20分金輪際, foster mother etc... this blend of something delicate and intimate with something strange and feral, this almost operatic sense and scope of drama and the patience in balancing the subtleties and intricacies of silence and melody with excessive temperament and chaos. ADORATIO went a slightly different route and partly exchanged a wider arc of cohesion and emotional immersion for structural liberty and immediacy. INFINITUM feels similar in that way but it's even more direct and "short of breath"... which is fine but it just doesn't make me feel as involved. Edited June 13, 2019 by VESSMIER 2 1 geist, YuyoDrift and Kabukichoatmidnight reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geist 227 Posted June 13, 2019 There’s about 3-4 songs on this album that are exceptional, the rest are pretty boring or downright terrible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
platy 3018 Posted June 13, 2019 It's almost impossible not to compare a band's portfolio though. I'm used to always expecting something new with sukekiyo, even without comparing the new album to Adoratio or anything else, infinitum is still my least favourite. 💁🏻♀️ It's very much a sukekiyo release, meaning there's tons of experimentation but still, underwhelming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EzraEroguro 174 Posted June 13, 2019 I feel like I'm the only person on this board who likes this better than ADORATIO. IMMORTALIS/vitium are always going to be my favorites...where as ADORATIO only has a couple of bonafide songs i consistently go back to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kabukichoatmidnight 269 Posted June 15, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 6:20 PM, EzraEroguro said: I feel like I'm the only person on this board who likes this better than ADORATIO. IMMORTALIS/vitium are always going to be my favorites...where as ADORATIO only has a couple of bonafide songs i consistently go back to. Oh wow, haha. Thought I was the only person who liked Immortalis and Vitium better than Adoratio. 😛 Not that Adoratio is bad but it's had far less repeat plays than the other two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_VK_Freak 76 Posted June 15, 2019 No, for me it is the same: Vitium >>>>>>>> Immortalis (though I HATE the mix, discovered the genius of this album through the live performances) >>> Adoratio > Infinitum I was even disappointed hearing Adoratio first, because of the style change with the electronics and synths. But simple as it is, this is very well-‚crafted‘ music, and you cannot do else but like it. They are becoming too eccentric-tryhard for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EzraEroguro 174 Posted June 17, 2019 I have to rescind my statement. ADORATIO is better live. Mania no Shikan was amazing. 1 VESSMIER reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VESSMIER 873 Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 1:49 AM, EzraEroguro said: I have to rescind my statement. ADORATIO is better live. Mania no Shikan was amazing. Yes! I actually can’t think of a single track where I prefer the studio version over the live one 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seimeisen 4406 Posted June 29, 2019 I feel like I haven’t listened to INFINITUM enough to really judge it. This time two years ago, I was listening to ADORATIO on repeat all the time. This time around, I’ve only listened to INFINITUM twice, and I only remember three songs: the second track (because of all the dumb cat yowl noises kyo makes), kisses, and ただ、まだ、私 (because it kind of sounds like 赫). Maybe with more listens I’ll grow to appreciate the album more, but right now, nothing’s making me want to put it on repeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EzraEroguro 174 Posted June 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Seimeisen said: I feel like I haven’t listened to INFINITUM enough to really judge it. This time two years ago, I was listening to ADORATIO on repeat all the time. This time around, I’ve only listened to INFINITUM twice, and I only remember three songs: the second track (because of all the dumb cat yowl noises kyo makes), kisses, and ただ、まだ、私 (because it kind of sounds like 赫). Maybe with more listens I’ll grow to appreciate the album more, but right now, nothing’s making me want to put it on repeat. Two words: Guzou Moratorium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
platy 3018 Posted June 29, 2019 I've been listening to infinitum more and more. It sure took a while to digest it, but it it's not going up any higher on my list just yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_VK_Freak 76 Posted June 29, 2019 infinitum kind of makes me impatient for their next record. Like, is it going to be ‚worse‘ or better? In addition, I want to see them live. So.bad. I still think it was the most unexpected thing ever when they toured around Europe, having just released one album and being relatively unknown (of course, Kyo being fame as whatnot) 1 platy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
platy 3018 Posted June 29, 2019 It still puzzles me that I got to see them live before I even enjoyed their music properly. How did they pull that off? I hope more than anything that they'll tour Europe again when they released another album (probably in two years 😭) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Egnirys cimredopyh 54 Posted July 7, 2019 They covered luna sea’s shade... i am very curious what it sounds like :v hope they will have a studio recording of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kyo_Toriko 537 Posted July 14, 2019 Sukekiyo had an Instagram Live stream for one song taken from their Hong Kong Live about 2 hours ago. You can still watch it if you do use Instagram! Don't miss it! Kyo-sama is still so hot! 😍 1 1 raspberrynilla and Egnirys cimredopyh reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted July 14, 2019 What's with all the film references in INFINITUM's lyrics? I've seen some of the English lyrics being posted and there's references to Santa Sangre (I'm presuming it refers to the Jodorowsky film), Female Prisoner Scorpion, Creepshow, The Toxic Avenger... At least it looks like Kyo has a good taste in movies lol 1 kuyashii reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheesy_VK_Freak 76 Posted July 14, 2019 (edited) I stopped paying attention to the lyrics, since roundabout they keep on describing the complexes of a whiny woman, afraid to be left alone. edit: and sexual excesses, to be fair. Edited July 14, 2019 by cheesy_VK_Freak 1 Egnirys cimredopyh reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blacktooth 227 Posted July 15, 2019 Kyo's a big movie nerd, simple as. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannemannen 69 Posted July 29, 2019 No comments on the waizatsu pv?LMAO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kabukichoatmidnight 269 Posted August 17, 2019 Album is ok with me, I didn't hate it but like many of you guys, doesn't seem to be getting picked up for repeats too often. 1 cheesy_VK_Freak reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seelentau 884 Posted September 3, 2019 Not sure if this is common knowledge, but while adding sukekiyo lyrics to the wiki, I noticed that Guuzou Moratorium has reversed lyrics. So naturally I reversed the entire track to see what it sounds like. The reversed stuff starts at 2:50: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saishu 1589 Posted September 3, 2019 I think the lyrics are written in a mirrored font in the album booklet. 1 Seelentau reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites