Trombe 22025 Posted February 28, 2011 Sel'm Vo.トラ(tora) & Gt.Nagi will depart after their one-man live at Shibuya O-West at 2011/04/17 their new live-limited single "dusty doll" will be released since their live at Sendai HooK at 2011/03/05 (1,200yen), which samples could be listened to in their OHP [track list] 01.dusty doll 02.Throw away misery http://www.selm.jp/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted February 28, 2011 That sucks. But cool that there's a new single coming out. I used to listen to them when they only had a few releases out...are they any good now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masamune 72 Posted February 28, 2011 Oh man this is bad news, gonna send a text to my mate, i wonder if she cries, xD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
minre 13 Posted February 28, 2011 new single sounds cool. but let's be honest, though TORA is good, I think he was too much of a focus in recordings. it has always bothered me how his voice overshadowed everything else. in either case, it had gotten rather stale? also, from the beginning when Nagi joined, we knew he was going to leave someday. though we never really got to hear how different the older songs were when he joined, he never really fit in... I hope he regains some interest in his next band. and I hope Nagi finds reunites an older band of his or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
X-Marc 7 Posted February 28, 2011 noooooo! i love his voice=( so there is something severe i guess, since he wasnt at some lives really hate to see him go=( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trombe 22025 Posted February 28, 2011 title of their live tour "The final act to the unknown world" really acts as omen... btw Gt.Nagi decides to depart as he considers that Sel'm will be no longer the same after departure of Vo.トラ(tora) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissConduct 12 Posted February 28, 2011 that sucks. I hope Tora has plans for a new band, I really love his voice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toshii9245 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Pretty much unsurprising & predictable, somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki No Sai 5736 Posted February 28, 2011 The worst new of 2011... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead;Stam;Alive 0 Posted February 28, 2011 How is this predictable? :/ I dont get it. Worst news indeed. I LOVE HIS VOICE TOO. Its sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allisapp 303 Posted February 28, 2011 ... No ;__; Well, I hope Tora will continue in some other band, because like a few people here, I really like his voice too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elvis_error 0 Posted February 28, 2011 I'm so sad :/ Someone translate this message? http://www.u-project.jp/selm/page/message.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Bacon 106 Posted February 28, 2011 Sucks, I liked his voice :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRob 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Ah. That's no good. I love Sel'm. But ya like other people said, I hope he's part of a new band. Toras voice is too good not to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
golffy_aoi 15 Posted February 28, 2011 it's ok baby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Libertine 2 Posted February 28, 2011 wtf wtf wtf wtf. >_> Might as well disband as much as this really sucks. Tora is one of my fav japanese vocalists. Better join a new band soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gyakutai 12 Posted February 28, 2011 oh D: this is a pity! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
minre 13 Posted February 28, 2011 wtf wtf wtf wtf. >_> Might as well disband as much as this really sucks. Tora is one of my fav japanese vocalists. Better join a new band soon. Honestly, though Tora was the reason for many to even care about Sel'm, it was never actually HIS band. I'm pretty sure that this was always MANJ"'s [drummer] band since he writes most of the songs. And since this his effort like DEATHGAZE was to Ai, there's not really a reason to end it. Saying that, I'm really curious who he finds to fill in that role. Also, in regards to that OHP message, my friend said that Tora pretty much wants to find back himself as a vocalist, while Nagi's leaving due to musical differences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ito 2438 Posted February 28, 2011 The worst new of 2011... As far as Jrock is concerned for me, I would agree Sel'm was one of my favorite jrock bands and I absolutely love Tora's vocals, he would probably be in a list of my personal top 5 favorite vocalists. I never thought Nagi fit that well in to the band initially, but after a while he seemed to blend in. I hope to god they both find new bands because I was be very sad not hearing anything from them anymore, especially Tora. I also hope Sel'm manages to recover from this. I'm glad to see that they have one last release coming our way before they disband though, I hope it isn't half-assed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilcoconut 109 Posted February 28, 2011 well i guess they'll probably break up now? this really sucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ten 13 Posted March 1, 2011 I think with MANJ", he will find the band a good new vocalist. It is why they headhunted Tora, for the quality and sound of his voice. (granted tora was leaving his previous band when they found him so not really like they stole him.) And as mentioned before Sel'm is MANJ"s band really, so I doubt they will disband. Least I am hoping they keep things together and just get a new vocalist. They were excellent as a 4 piece unit, so finding a new singer wouldn't be to horrible. I always liked them musically and I have to agree with a previous statement, there was often too much focus on Tora's voice. And yeah, he gave the band a unique sound, but the other members also held their own within the band and produced some great music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadman 321 Posted March 1, 2011 Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! I LOVE Sel'm!!!!! They are one of the best "new"(i mean none of them was famous before)band post '05 in the scene its sad,but,yeah...predictable i have been thinking about this since last time saw them live.... they are too underrated.....atleast in japan its been 6 years since they started...yet they still cant hold a one man live at a place bigger than shibuya o-west some much worse band are doing better than them,it must feel really frustrated. i really really hate this side of vk....it sucks!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trombe 22025 Posted April 1, 2011 their live-distributed DVD will be released at their live at Shibuya O-West at 2011/04/17, which will include recording scene and tour documentary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trombe 22025 Posted April 17, 2011 SET-LIST at 2011/04/17: 01.disturbance 02.dusty doll 03.VOICE 04.蛇蜜 05.diagram 06.crimson fish 07.蜘蛛????雨 08.浮雲 09.囀-saezuri- 10.オリエンタルリリー 11.Erase the cast 12.False valentine drums solo 13.JOKER 14.barefaced eye 15.Throw away misery 16.ラメント 17.ラストシーン 18.ARROWS 19.神義眼 20.cross counter 21.N∞℃ 22.Hatred for you 23.?? EN1 01.Creature 02.嘲笑??月 03.我??????最果????... EN2 01.ロイド 02.DEVASTATION 03.Road of judgment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites