merchenticneurosis

Not really art but I didn't want to bump the artist thread for false hope.
Finally put a string together to hang up (almost) all the Mei cheki...not sure what I'll do when I get more, maybe under my key collection lol.

I've been very uninspired for a number of years now, and I really struggle to feel any emotion anymore. Loud music and a whole bloody lot of caffeine are about the only thing that allow me to work, albeit very sterile and not on stuff I enjoy.
Getting back into some sort of community...and getting back to VK instead of listening to the same old music I always do, I hope this can propel me in a more positive direction.
Already I've finally been able to pick up a brush again (or I guess in this case, a paint bottle lid lol) thanks to listening to Sukekiyo so I will start my thread with it, though it is unfinished I am just happy to have done something. 

Another canvas I've had sitting under a sheet for almost a year. I hope to actually complete

Something from last August. Gold red black and mossy greens are my main love.

I usually do stuff digitally because it's way more efficient and my wrist nerve is fucked up...but it's way harder to get exposure digitally so I've had to move to paint.

ink thing from a couple years back

I guess I'll just post one thing per day from now on to not be too spammy. Maybe it will revitalize me further and then I can post new things.
 

Finally some good news

Finally some good news

Delayed due to COVID-19...
 

Hm...so the label it will be released inder is called "NEEDLE"...any ideas on that?!

-COBRA- / Devil Kitty
不幸自慢 / Devil Kitty
「我、悪魔故。」 / Devil Kitty
Desperate... / 弥叉
我神昌嘆 / MADARA 
Explosion Showcase (omnibus)
 

Cool tunes and visuals, I'm in~

Basically anything that contains music - CDs, tapes, DVDs, VHSes etc. 
 
I occasionally buy T-shirts as well but I don't care at all about stuff like cheki, towels, etc.

Better be worth it.

They have changed the release date to 2020/09/09. The single is titled "夜葬曲".
 

Nice pic ❤️

Nostalgia is pretty great instrumentally but idk, waka waka ee-ee.

Décadadance sounds like a mashup of the most common kote kei clichés. It does also remind me heavily of a specific song, but I can't point my finger on which. 
 
Generally this single seems to have received a kind of Grieva-treatment, sounding more like covers of existing songs than really their own compositions. Not saying it's bad, but I think I liked Jaki's songwriting more, which gave La'veil that unique sound that sadiesmarry also had. They always were heavily on the matina worship, but now it's more obvious. Let's see where their upcoming releases go.

New mail-order limited demo "悲劇ノ調ベ-Higeki no Shirabe- (2nd press)" will be available as of 2020/05/09.
 
 

Yeah, I believe it's just a "cool project" for the purpose of keeping fans entertained in COVID-19 times.
 
Their latest single and other impressive items, such as 1 cheki for 1000 jpy, are available now on Starwave Records' webshop:
 
 

he’s done glitter lips before, that’s probably why 
 
https://i.imgur.com/BF4xNPy.jpg

the boy slit his wrists live, i don’t think he’s really gonna give a shit if a couple of gaijin are using google translate to tell him his hat is Bad ™️

Holy fuck some of these drum samples are the same ones DEViL KiTTY used. Literally the exact same.
 
I'm sure a lot of other bandmen probably also use the same drum machine. I know a few Metis Gretel songs do.

I always wondered what La'veil would sound like with worse vocals
 
 
ngl there's a hint of this that sounds like early 弥叉

It depends on the circumstances. Some lo-fi recordings hold up because the guitars still have mids, the bass still has low end, etc. Basically, it has what I call the "minimal EQ required" to sound good to the ear. Songs like "Machibouke no Kouen De" by The GazettE, or pretty much anything from Vice Risk.
Others hold up because the low fidelity works with the aesthetic. For example, DEViL KiTTY's "Hello Katty" is probably meant to sound like a bad MP3 download. Or how Guruguru Eigakan songs are based on Japanese popular music from the 1900's to 1945, so some of the older songs kinda have the lo-fi feel of older music.
However, some low-fidelity recordings do not hold up. A good example is, weirdly, of Devil Kitty again. After Sasaki switched to guitar and Shita joined on bass, Yuuga had the wonderful idea of scooping all the mids and low end from the guitars, making it sound like it has a phaser effect, but "stuck" somehow. This is seriously ear grating and a serious step down from "Ese Ikare Rockstar", which imo had really great production, not just by DK standards but also by early 2000's vkei standards.
 
Basically, I would say there are different tiers of Lo-Fi. You got S-tier, which sounds good to the ear, fits with the aesthetic, and holds up.
And then you have F-tier which is the worst of the worst, garbage, would make Black Metal jealous lo-fi. Most Vkei falls somewhere in between

I like it