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[Aizo]

New Akairo no Glitter is pretty solid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AVKd1rlvW4

This seems really familiar... I think I know them. Doing some research.

 

[SweetDonuts]

This author’s life-long dream is to become a craftsman that “writes poems accompanying idol gravure”. In order to fulfill that dream, I’ve taken on the title “expert idol writer”, which does not an actual profession, I am constantly thinking about idols, use the internet, and continue writing papers on idols without my parents having any knowledge about it. I’m waiting for your messages of support.

I don't know what this is or if it is even real but I laughed

 

[stump sock]

http://kyarychan.tumblr.com/post/132773714821/kyarypamyupamyusuperfan-kyary-pamyu-pamyus

I guess in an attempt to prove me wrong about KPP, this song actually sounds kind of nice. however, I fully expect it to pull the same trick as Perfume's Display in that the commercial clip is the only good part of the song...

 

[Kurita]

RADWIMPS's two-man tour will be a goldmine :
Noda singing with Satou during the RADWIMPS x Kinoko Teikoku show the other day <3

And Noda with Yonezu Kenshi <3 Still amazed by the size of Yonezu Kenshi, dude is 1m88, that's quite unusual for a Japanese guy... Noda was already one of the tallest Japanese artists... :lol

 

[Peru]

I don't know what this is or if it is even real but I laughed

From the fine folks at the often weird tokyo girls update

 

[Kurita]

Bentham released a pretty killer track. Super hyped for their new mini-album.
https://youtu.be/ks1obovYHg0
The MV is also nice for someone who has a fetish for cities at night like me.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

I just saw teddyloid, Ram Rider, Kyary, World Order, m-flo (X crystal kay/ minami) and Capsule!
And I met Toshiko (Capsule) outside and shook her hand *melts*

 

[llehuty]

I just saw teddyloid, Ram Rider, Kyary, World Order, m-flo (X crystal kay/ minami) and Capsule!
And I met Toshiko (Capsule) outside and shook her hand *melts*

Damn, that seems like a lot of performances, how long was the whole thing? Also, was Genki Sudo performing with World Order? It's difficult to imagine the group now without him.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Damn, that seems like a lot of performances, how long was the whole thing? Also, was Genki Sudo performing with World Order? It's difficult to imagine the group now without him.

I was there for around seven hours in all!
Yep he was there, he spoke to the audience a lot and introduced all of the members, and spoke about their next performance in December. They were pretty awesome!

 

[Darksol]

RADWIMPS's two-man tour will be a goldmine :
Noda singing with Satou during the RADWIMPS x Kinoko Teikoku show the other day <3


And Noda with Yonezu Kenshi <3 Still amazed by the size of Yonezu Kenshi, dude is 1m88, that's quite unusual for a Japanese guy... Noda was already one of the tallest Japanese artists... :lol

 

[stump sock]

long interview with Taya Daichi, You'll Melt More's producer (japanese)

mostly a lot of talk about the inspiration behind particular songs, but says that Only You was particularly inspired by seeing Boredoms in 1999 (Super ae era), which totally makes sense. Kawaii Hardcore Ginga is inspired by Minor Threat (lol)

order hasn't shipped yet so much for hoping I'd get it near release

 

[Jintor]

this is a bit of a weird shot but anybody know of any blogs that just cover promo shots of japanese musicians etc? just doing a lot of sketching and want some more input besides my street style/korean fashion blogs

i'm more into the dj-electro on the style side but hey whatever, it's sketching practice

 

[stump sock]

I'd probably just go to natalie.mu and search for artists there. they almost always have photo galleries attached to stories.

 

[Jintor]

i want a hot feed straight into my eyeballs like these three sites... but for music peeps.

ah well i'll take what i can get

 

[Kurita]

Well if you follow Natalie.mu on Twitter you get the images so... That's about it.
I often put the promo shots of bands I like on my Tumblr. Actually I had the idea to do a Tumblr that was just promo shots cause I also dig that. One day maybe!
EDIT : you know what? There you go : http://hougakusnap.tumblr.com/
I'll post a bunch of pictures this week.

 

[vanty]

New Suiyoubi no Campanella MV was just posted

&#27700;&#26332;&#26085;&#12398;&#12459;&#12531;&#12497;&#12493;&#12521;&#12302;&#23567;&#37326;&#22969;&#23376;&#12303;

 

[llehuty]

New Suiyoubi no Campanella MV was just posted

&#27700;&#26332;&#26085;&#12398;&#12459;&#12531;&#12497;&#12493;&#12521;&#12302;&#23567;&#37326;&#22969;&#23376;&#12303;

Not their best, but damn, all their songs are so interesting one way or another...

Really looking forward to the new album tomorrow.

 

[stump sock]

I really really like that. I prefer their spacy, trippier stuff personally.

 

[Jintor]

Well if you follow Natalie.mu on Twitter you get the images so... That's about it.
I often put the promo shots of bands I like on my Tumblr. Actually I had the idea to do a Tumblr that was just promo shots cause I also dig that. One day maybe!
EDIT : you know what? There you go : http://hougakusnap.tumblr.com/
I'll post a bunch of pictures this week.

you're da best

 

[Kurita]

New Suiyoubi no Campanella MV was just posted

&#27700;&#26332;&#26085;&#12398;&#12459;&#12531;&#12497;&#12493;&#12521;&#12302;&#23567;&#37326;&#22969;&#23376;&#12303;

What cracks me up is that they somehow got Yamada Takayuki to star in this.
Well, he likes them so...

you're da best

You're welcome!

 

[daydream]

i prefer the more rhythmic campanella personally but trippy campanella is also pre-tty good

 

[stump sock]

BILLIE IDLE® - " &#24444;&#26041;&#12395;…&#12290;"

 

[Slowdive]

Bonjour Suzuki - Lollipop&#12471;&#12531;&#12489;&#12525;&#12540;&#12512;

Love it, can't wait to hear the EP.

 

[stump sock]

oh wow, that production. she's come a really long way in a very short amount of time. she sounds way more confident. the power of singing the theme song for yuri anime?

e: wat, there's a new BELLRING single today too, this is officially the most stacked release day of the year for japanese music

buh, I'd cancel my YOU ARE THE WORLD order and buy it off ototoy but it's in the "shipping preparation" phase. probably just buy that Su&#20984;ko D&#20985;koi mini to give me something to listen to

e2: I guess that BELLRING have a new album coming out in a few months, missed that announcement. yay!

 

[stump sock]

okay, so it's pretty well known that the files that Ototoy sell are fucked up like 95% of the time, but this Su&#20984;ko D&#20985;koi album might take the cake. which isn't a minor statement when the Psybou Kanojo album had one track inside it's own folder inside the album folder.

the tags are royally screwed up, because of course they are (windows refuses to even acknowledge it has tags), but this is a new level of incompetence

oh yeah, and by the way, that 4mb picture is embedded in every single file.

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that sounds like I'm angry, I'm not, I'm just surprised

 

[Slowdive]

You'll Melt More! - Only You

...

Kinoko Teikoku - &#29483;&#12392;&#12450;&#12524;&#12523;&#12462;&#12540;

Full version of &#24618;&#29539;&#12398;&#33109;&#12398;&#12394;&#12363;

While they're not bad songs, I hope the album is more shoegaze.
...

Perfume - Star Train MV

 

[Aizo]

Holy shit. That edit. I was about to post new Kinoko Teikoku. There are only 119 views right now. It honestly reminds me of some old Bonnie Pink songs with all the violin.

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More like Fastdive, am I right?

 

[stump sock]

You'll Melt More! - Only You

lol, I would have hoped that song would deserve a better video than that, but oh well?

I realize it only came out like 12 hours ago but I feel pretty confident in saying that the new Suiyoubi no Campanella is probably their strongest album yet?

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Star Train is still trash

 

[Slowdive]

I realize it only came out like 12 hours ago but I feel pretty confident in saying that the new Suiyoubi no Campanella is probably their strongest album yet?

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Star Train is still trash

Agreed.

 

[naw]

yeah new Suiyoubi is really good. there's even a footwork track which i thought was pretty dope

 

[Peru]

Did someone post this new Akai Kouen MV... song's good http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Akai-Kouen---KOIKI/6916dbaa6fee47adb693b62c0e3b1e3a

 

[Kansoku]

Honestly, &#29483;&#12392;&#12450;&#12524;&#12523;&#12462;&#12540; sounds like a generic indie/pop rock song to me. That's not bad by itself, this song is not awful by any means, and IMO it's better than &#24618;&#29539;&#12398;&#33109;&#12398;&#12394;&#12363;, but they removed every single thing that made me like their music, the things that made them unique. I'll listen to the album, but I don't think it will change anything. Oh well, I will chose to live in a reality where the disbanded after Long Goodbye EP and this is a new band, say, &#12501;&#12531;&#12462;&#24093;&#22269;, that have the same members.

 

[Kurita]

New RADWIMPS yas
https://youtu.be/qE1X1RltpN0
Cool to see that the drums are still there even though the drummer is on hiatus.

 

[popyea]

New Oshiripenpenz https://youtu.be/Ze8pHXVQgac

 

[Aizo]

Oh well, I will chose to live in a reality where the disbanded after Long Goodbye EP and this is a new band, say, &#12501;&#12531;&#12462;&#24093;&#22269;, that have the same members.

That's my head canon.

 

[Kurita]

Tokyo Karankoron just announced a new full album to be released on January 20th, yay A 2-discs album, 7 songs each, 1 theme for each disc.

New song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haTSIAUBL2g
Pretty good.

While they're not bad songs, I hope the album is more shoegaze.

I bought the album today (amongst others), some songs are shoegaze-ish, like &#22799;&#12398;&#22812;&#12398;&#34903; (that also has some dub elements in it) or &#12489;&#12521;&#12452;&#12502; (with haunting ethereal vocals).
Overall it's kinda Fake World Wonderland meets Uzu ni Naru meets Eureka at times.
I loooove the piano in a lot of songs, it sometimes gives a dramatic feel to them (&#12473;&#12459;&#12523;&#12503;&#12481;&#12515;&#12540; for instance, the passion in this song is phenomenal).

 

[Aizo]

Dub, as in Dub, like the Jamaican genre or Dubstep? I'm confused either way, but I hope you mean Dub.

 

[Kurita]

Dub, as in Dub, like the Jamaican genre or Dubstep? I'm confused either way, but I hope you mean Dub.

Real dub

 

[stump sock]

They look awful. I wonder if this is a one-off thing or if they're getting rid of their other ones for good?

well I guess this is their actual new main uniforms.

kind of Space Channel 5ish. kinda cute.

e: well except Kechon (purple). she just looks like Buzz Lightyear.

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I'm assuming it's Pocky day or something based on twitter pictures?

 

[Hazaku]

Is Spangle call Lilli line's new album worth picking up?

Also my shit from the Space Shower store arrived! The &#12466;&#12473;&#12398;&#26997;&#12415;&#20057;&#22899; badge is nicer than I expected. Initially thought the shirts I picked up were girly ones though ...

 

[stump sock]

NECRONOMIDOL-&#12493;&#12463;&#12525;&#39764; in store live + &#26089;&#26397;&#12497;&#12472;&#12515;&#12510;&#12497;&#12540;&#12486;&#12451;&#12540;

they're kind of getting good to the point where I don't feel awkward about sharing live performances. kind of.

 

[FloppyDelux]

So Miku Expo 2016 is happening in more cities next year in NorthAmerica
April 23rd in Seattle, WaMu Theater
April 30th in San Francisco, The Warfield ( 2 shows, 1 Morning and 1Night )
May 6th in Los Angeles, Microsoft Theater
May 14th in Dallas, The Bomb Factory
May 20th in Toronto, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
May 28th in New York, Hammerstein Ballroom ( 2 shows, 1 Morning and 1Night )
+ONE MORE CITY TBA!

 

[vincenzogrubb]

It'll take a while to catch up on all of this week's music. Listened to the new YMM! a couple times and while there a few old songs I probably wouldn't have included, I'm really happy with all the new ones. Mariko Goto's song is fantastic and KAWAII&#12495;&#12540;&#12489;&#12467;&#12450;&#37504;&#27827; destroys that song length/quality correlation theory. Also really glad Only You got a video.

Risa Satosaki of Shoujo Kakka no International has a new video out, starring an entirely different member of that group. The song is seriously good, her best yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVm_rPoHKNY

Don't know if anyone's interested, but I stumbled on this (maybe a little weird) interview with psych band Suishou no Fune. They were one of the loudest live acts I've ever seen when I saw them years ago, maybe second only to MBV.

 

[stump sock]

Don't know if anyone's interested, but I stumbled on this (maybe a little weird) interview with psych band Suishou no Fune. They were one of the loudest live acts I've ever seen when I saw them years ago, maybe second only to MBV.

weirdly the loudest "band" I've ever seen live was Skinny Puppy, it was fucking madness. and I've seen Boris, etc. there's only a handful of bands I've seen that have made my chest hurt, they're one. Melvins/Big Business did the job too.

my YMM cds (the full length and the soundtrack ep) won't be here until tomorrow. I have heard Kawaii Hardcore Galaxy on live recordings though, it's a good song. Cinema Staff's bassist tears it up on that one.

there's still like 3-4 releases from this week that I want to pick up at some point. 11/11 killing it.

 

[Kurita]

Grabbed Bentham's new album today, OMG.

OMG is a fitting title, that was pretty much my reaction when I listened to it. They went from "alright pop-rock band" to "super duper good pop-rock band" in less than a year. Dunno what happened to them but everything just feels more refined, polished. Their song writing skills drastically improved, it's amazing. Didn't expect to say that but this'll definitely be one of my favorite releases of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks1obovYHg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsdBeei07iI

And since I can't wait for my CD I also bought KANA-BOON's songs from their split single with Scenarioart (plus one of the b-sides from Scenarioart since I won't have it on my CD).

talking is super groovy/funky, their most danceable tunes to date (technically it's an old song from their indie days but whatever), the bass is just SOOO GOOD.
The b-sides are damn good, too, especially, PUZZLE. It reminds me of their other fantastic b-side &#26085;&#12399;&#33853;&#12385;&#12289;&#12414;&#12383;&#32368;&#12426;&#36820;&#12377;.

 

[Kansoku]

Listened to the new &#12365;&#12398;&#12371;&#24093;&#22269;. I like &#22799;&#12398;&#22812;&#12398;&#34903;, &#12473;&#12459;&#12523;&#12503;&#12481;&#12515;&#12540; and &#12402;&#12392;&#12402;&#12425;, which is 3 more that I was expecting to like.

But yeah. It's was surprising. I still don't like it, and won't keep following them (

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but still seeing every MV they put out in hope that they come back to the sound I like

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pls come back

).
But it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Honestly, I think I kinda like it more than Fake World Wonderland. At least there's not a 24/Unknown Planet, or better yet, no Fake World Wonderland.in this album. And it's actually pretty consistent.

 

[stump sock]

Is Spangle call Lilli line's new album worth picking up?

first impression? It's alright. some songs are definitely better than others. it kicks the shit out of that Kinoko Teikoku album though. and the good songs are quite good.

 

[stump sock]

NOKKO from REBECCA &#12300;&#12501;&#12524;&#12531;&#12474; feat. Charisma.com&#12301; Music Video&#65288;Full Ver.&#65289;

dope.

anybody heard the rest of this album? I'm generally kind of wary of "artist rerecords greatest hits" albums, but this is a good cover.

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dang, DAX uploaded a lot of great Aomori Rock Festival clips

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[Kurita]

Lord have mercy, Mrs. GREEN APPLE will release their first full album on January 13th, same day as Gesu no Kiwami Otome. Don't do that to me during my finals week smh

 

[stump sock]

Listened to the new YMM! a couple times and while there a few old songs I probably wouldn't have included, I'm really happy with all the new ones. Mariko Goto's song is fantastic and KAWAII&#12495;&#12540;&#12489;&#12467;&#12450;&#37504;&#27827; destroys that song length/quality correlation theory.

yeah, I don't think &#27874;&#12364;&#12394;&#12356;&#26085; needed to go on there, but for some reason their dumb idol songs are crowd favorites so I'm sure that helps. for the new songs, I'm not hot on &#36578;&#12364;&#12428;&#8252;&#65038; or &#19981;&#24847;&#25171;&#12390;&#8252;&#65038;, the latter is especially a let down considering it's written by Hayashi. Like UFO, the back half of this album completely annihilates the front. They do that in concert too, front-loading all their doofy idol pop stuff and then bring out the big guns later. Tracks 9-17 are unstoppable. the booklet has tracks 10 and 11 backwards though, lol. Goto's song is so goddamn good. actually kind of sounds like a bleak Momoclo song, lol