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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Ikna in Visual Kei Archive Project   
    Well, since MH is closing, I thought I'd finally begin work on this project. For years, MH was THE place to get high quality downloads of rare bands. However, since MH is, well, dying, so much Visual Kei will be purged from the internet. To make up for that, I've decided to start work on a project to sort of replace MH in that regard. But, I cannot do this on my own, which is why I'm asking for your help.
    If you're interested, join my discord server where we'll organize things
    https://discord.gg/mFeJ6C3Yvm
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from BrenGun in Visual Kei Archive Project   
    Well, since MH is closing, I thought I'd finally begin work on this project. For years, MH was THE place to get high quality downloads of rare bands. However, since MH is, well, dying, so much Visual Kei will be purged from the internet. To make up for that, I've decided to start work on a project to sort of replace MH in that regard. But, I cannot do this on my own, which is why I'm asking for your help.
    If you're interested, join my discord server where we'll organize things
    https://discord.gg/mFeJ6C3Yvm
  3. LOLOL
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Yukami in New band "アイミー(Aimy)" has formed   
    Oh fuck they named a band after me lmao
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from nomemorial in DIMLIM   
    DIMLIM and anything relating to them just ends up being a huge fucking bruh moment
  5. LOLOL
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from cheesy_VK_Freak in DIMLIM   
    DIMLIM and anything relating to them just ends up being a huge fucking bruh moment
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from KrumpingChihuahua in Favourite bands?   
    Wanting MH members to choose only ONE favourite band is criminalised under the US Constitution as "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Gesu in Hello!!   
    Welcome to the forum! It's not as big as it used to be, but it's still chugging on. If you have any questions, moderators and admins such as @suji and @Gesu can help
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from cultfurby in Hello!!   
    Welcome to the forum! It's not as big as it used to be, but it's still chugging on. If you have any questions, moderators and admins such as @suji and @Gesu can help
  9. I feel ya..
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from suji in 自我-ジガ- (jiga) will disband   
    Well that was a short run for the new AINS, since Jiga was the most promising band.
    Looks like Yukika is going to have to look for some other naive bandmen to scam
  10. LOLOL
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Rize in Visual Laboratory changes to non-visual band "UNLIMITED××性" (UNLIMITED××Saga)   
    So they're gonna betray the scene just because one of the members gained weight?
    Bruh moment
  11. LOLOL
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Miku70 in Visual Laboratory changes to non-visual band "UNLIMITED××性" (UNLIMITED××Saga)   
    So they're gonna betray the scene just because one of the members gained weight?
    Bruh moment
  12. LOLOL
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from nick in Visual Laboratory changes to non-visual band "UNLIMITED××性" (UNLIMITED××Saga)   
    So they're gonna betray the scene just because one of the members gained weight?
    Bruh moment
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Total Saikou in Favourite Kind of Ethnic Food?   
    I am a lover of Asian food of all kind. I kind of have my own Asian "struggle meals" where I take ramen, mix it with lunch meat and various sauces, and stir fry it. Here is something I made a few nights ago
     
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Gesu in Favourite Kind of Ethnic Food?   
    I am a lover of Asian food of all kind. I kind of have my own Asian "struggle meals" where I take ramen, mix it with lunch meat and various sauces, and stir fry it. Here is something I made a few nights ago
     
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Rahzel in Favourite Kind of Ethnic Food?   
    I am a lover of Asian food of all kind. I kind of have my own Asian "struggle meals" where I take ramen, mix it with lunch meat and various sauces, and stir fry it. Here is something I made a few nights ago
     
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from KrumpingChihuahua in Shipping, OTP, BroTP, etc   
    Yeah man, Shipping is a hard job, having to drive the mail truck so far- wait, wrong kind of shipping
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    Himeaimichu reacted to webm4ster in SHOXX vol. 5 + vol. 8 full scans   
    Here I go logging in for the first time in (like...) six months. I've made it a (painful, admittedly) project to scan in all of my magazines in full and have them available for download. The reason being, a) it's cool to have images and know where/when they're from and b) I think it'll be good for newer fans especially to see where bands they know came from/the culture at the time. I tend to get slightly frustrated when people seem to completely rip bands apart from their context or not really be aware of the wider culture at the time.
     
    I'm putting this up on a blogspot (please enjoy my very marketable skill in web design) and here's the links. I'll add some previews to this post (they'll be quite small, apologies).
    The next one I'm scanning is volume 29. I need to put up volume 15 too; the scans are each about 2GB (zipped) so it's for the very dedicated. Enjoy !
     
    from vol. 5: 


     
     
    from vol. 8:
     

     

     
    page links:
     
    volume 5 : https://biological-slicer.blogspot.com/2020/09/shoxx-vol-5-september-1991-full-scans.html
    volume 8 : https://biological-slicer.blogspot.com/2020/09/shoxx-vol-8-1992-full-scans.html
     
  18. Interesting
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from porawantstodie in DIMLIM oneman shows in Latin America and Russia   
    Hot take: The reason they abandoned Visual Kei was so that they could legally perform in Russia without being accused of spreading "Gay propaganda"
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Rahzel in Shipping, OTP, BroTP, etc   
    Yeah man, Shipping is a hard job, having to drive the mail truck so far- wait, wrong kind of shipping
  20. LOLOL
    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Total Saikou in Shipping, OTP, BroTP, etc   
    Yeah man, Shipping is a hard job, having to drive the mail truck so far- wait, wrong kind of shipping
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from ki11edb1th3qu33n in Before Babymetal - A look into Visual Kei bands that mix J-Pop and Metal   
    Pop and Metal are considered to be almost completely opposite genres of music. One is perceived as being major key, happy, upbeat, often repetitive and known for not being diverse, while the other is perceived as minor key, angry, and incredibly diverse (Of course, these are just stereotypes). Surprisingly or unsurprisingly, these genres are sometimes mixed. Whether it's the popular artist Poppy, or the infamous Babymetal, these genres were bound to cross one way or another, especially in Japan, and Visual Kei is no exception.
    For one, the mixing of the two comes with the territory of Visual Kei. After all, the movement in the 90's was filled with songs that contrasted Thrash Metal riffs with Post-Punk choruses. It is also definitely not unusual for a band to play multiple genres of music on one album. Even to this day, Visual Kei songs will often have a chorus that sounds completely different from the rest of the song. It's basically given that there will be some bands here and there who mix elements of Pop and Metal.
    While there are a lot of Visual Kei bands that mix pop and metal, for this, I will be focusing on bands that specifically mix elements of J-Pop, since those are the most distinct and so I can make the title relating to Babymetal lol.
     
    A very infamous example of this was the cult classic band DEViL KiTTY. Mixing pop and metal was their bread and butter, whether it's primarily poppy songs with occasional metal riffing, such as DRIVE, or a very thrashy, angry metal song that goes pop in the chorus, such as Hello Katty. They also just had fully pop rock songs with no metal elements whatsoever, such as 束縛 (Sokubaku), or full on metal songs with no pop at all, such as アンチお洒落系 (Anti Oshare-Kei). Their early looks also mixed in some elements of Harajuku Fashion, but that changed after ESE IKARE Rockstar, where they just started wearing suits. Not only that, but their music contains a lot of Japanese pop culture references, whether it be Japan's early internet culture in songs like 奇形の2ちゃんネラア (Kikei no 2channeler) or even references to Visual Kei culture itself, such as バンザイお洒落系 (Banzai Oshare-Kei). Their lyrics, however, were far from radio-friendly, as Yuuga's love for sex songs is well known, and many songs are your typical vkei songs about not-so-savory stuff like murder. To summarize it, DEViL KiTTY's sound was an abrasive, lo-fi interpretation of Visual Kei's love for mixing genres, with a huge emphasis on the contrast between the heavy parts and the poppy parts.
    Although this primarily applies to their 2002-2004 era. When they returned in 2015, they still mixed pop with metal, but focused way less on the contrast. However, there was one song, バンギャル最終兵器 (Bangya Saishukeiki) sort of channeled old Devil Kitty with a modern take, but that was their last ever release. (Note: While making this, I just realised the only good quality upload of the PV for バンギャル最終兵器 was taken down. RIP)

    Selected listening:
    Deaitai (出愛隊) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9suBOucP7I
    Hello Katty (note: I plan to upload the PV for this soon, but for now, please bear with this video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj7qwpfdwtM
     
    Another infamous example of this is legendary Oshare-Kei band An Cafe. Specifically, their early years. Whereas DEViL KiTTY mainly focused on harshness and aggression, An Cafe was more focused on contrasting heavy with happy (or should I say, Nyappy?). Of course, in the beginning, their lyrics weren't always happy, as songs like My Favorite Beat actually have sorta dark lyrics. However, especially unlike DEViL KiTTY, these guys' music was definitely something that would probably be played on a pop radio station if those songs were ever popular enough to do so. Like DEViL KiTTY, they make references to Japanese pop culture, and implement elements of Harajuku fashion into their looks. (I mean, the whole Oshare-Kei shtick kinda grew out of Harajuku fashion). Sadly, they kinda dropped the whole thing sometime after 2005 (I'm not sure when because I honestly do not listen to much of An Cafe after their first album) and went on to just being pop rock, and then Bou left.

    Selected listening:
    My Favorite Beat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOjcc6B_C04
    Touhikairo (頭皮回廊) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIeV3a174o8
     
    So what are your thoughts on these type of bands? What are your favourite examples?
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from TheTrendkiller in [Buying] Cuartet related stuff (specifically Cuartet 2004.1.7目黒鹿鳴館 Symphony of 「Creativity」-Blue「-」Ogre-)   
    I was wondering if anyone here had anything Cuartet related for sale. I'd really love if someone had the VHS "Cuartet 2004.1.7目黒鹿鳴館 Symphony of 「Creativity」-Blue「-」Ogre-" for sale. It was originally on Rarezhut, but someone bought it, and I can't find it anywhere else
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    Himeaimichu reacted to ICEMYLIFE in What makes vkei, vkei music?   
    Good analysis. By "that chorus" I thought you'd mean the Rosier style chorus where the guitars make a very brief pause at the end of each bar, then if you listen to the guitar solo in that song you'll hear a million songs that seemed to be influenced by it, Driver's High by L'arc En Ciel is just the example of the top of my head. I'm actually not sure if Luna Sea was the first to do these, if anyone has earlier examples that'd be cool.
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRLkiX-NZzE
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from crossparallel in What makes vkei, vkei music?   
    I was actually wondering this myself. There are a lot of cliche musical elements in 90's Visual Kei that I can easily point out, but don't know the music theory behind because I'm barely a musician. There are certain drum beats, chord progressions, scales, effects, vocal techniques, and more that have become cliche in Visual Kei.
     
    One notable example is what I call "THAT" Visual Kei chorus. It's not really one thing, but a combination of factors that come together. Mainly the drum beat and chord progession.
    Compare the chorus of these songs:
    These aren't the best examples, but they're the first that comes to my mind. From what I've seen, it seems to be a synthesis of influences from Luna Sea, G-Schmitt, BOOWY, Zi:Kill and whatnot, but I really don't know which artists made it "cool", per-se, probably Luna Sea. They don't all use the same chord progessions or drum beats, but they revolve around similar ones.
     
    Then there are the pinch harmonics. (This is where my super basic knowledge in playing guitar comes in). For those who don't know what pinch harmonics are, they're when you lightly touch the guitar string with your thumb joint while picking a note, in order to get a higher pitched sound. In Western Rock, these are referred to as "squealies" because they're often used to make high pitched squeals. In Visual Kei, however, they're used as ornaments to a riff that basically shift around the octaves of the notes.
    I would say this started as mainly a glam rock thing, as BOOWY implemented it occasionally in songs, such in the bridge of LIKE A CHILD (which has also influenced Vkei in other ways)
     
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    Himeaimichu got a reaction from Arkady in What makes vkei, vkei music?   
    I was actually wondering this myself. There are a lot of cliche musical elements in 90's Visual Kei that I can easily point out, but don't know the music theory behind because I'm barely a musician. There are certain drum beats, chord progressions, scales, effects, vocal techniques, and more that have become cliche in Visual Kei.
     
    One notable example is what I call "THAT" Visual Kei chorus. It's not really one thing, but a combination of factors that come together. Mainly the drum beat and chord progession.
    Compare the chorus of these songs:
    These aren't the best examples, but they're the first that comes to my mind. From what I've seen, it seems to be a synthesis of influences from Luna Sea, G-Schmitt, BOOWY, Zi:Kill and whatnot, but I really don't know which artists made it "cool", per-se, probably Luna Sea. They don't all use the same chord progessions or drum beats, but they revolve around similar ones.
     
    Then there are the pinch harmonics. (This is where my super basic knowledge in playing guitar comes in). For those who don't know what pinch harmonics are, they're when you lightly touch the guitar string with your thumb joint while picking a note, in order to get a higher pitched sound. In Western Rock, these are referred to as "squealies" because they're often used to make high pitched squeals. In Visual Kei, however, they're used as ornaments to a riff that basically shift around the octaves of the notes.
    I would say this started as mainly a glam rock thing, as BOOWY implemented it occasionally in songs, such in the bridge of LIKE A CHILD (which has also influenced Vkei in other ways)
     
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