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  1. LOVE!
    karai · ebi got a reaction from fruitfork in 黒百合と影 ( Kuroyuri to Kage) Gallery   
    My cheki of Mei came in today, definitely a few more sets I want to get, and I'll update the album when I do.
    Full album:  https://sta.sh/21j561tvuh6l?edit=1
    Some favs
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    karai · ebi got a reaction from merchenticneurosis in ebi art roll   
    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.

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    karai · ebi got a reaction from merchenticneurosis in ebi art roll   
    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.
     
  4. 悲しい
    karai · ebi reacted to Komorebi in NAZARE will disband in January 2021   
    The band issued the following statement:
     
    Thank you for your continued support of NAZARE.
     Since January of this year, Vo. Mio has requested to withdraw from the band due to family circumstances, and we have had discussions among the members many times.
     And this time, it was diagnosed by a doctor that Vo. Mio had worsening symptoms such as bipolar disorder and hysterical episodes that have been presenting before.
     We decided that it would be difficult to continue the band activities due to the two things overlapping, so we decided to wait for the NAZARE ONEMAN LIVE TOUR 2020 "NEMOPHILA" TOUR FINAL Shibuya WWWX performance on January 11, 2021 and stop activities.
     
     To all the fans who support NAZARE: we deeply apologize for the very disappointing news to those concerned who have been supporting us on a daily basis.
     
    Member statements here: http://www.nazare-official.com/news/0/52628/
     
  5. I feel ya..
    karai · ebi got a reaction from fruitfork in gulu gulu gt. Kazari left the band + new mini-album, "ぐるぐる流出音源集" (Gulu gulu ryuushutsu ongen shuu)   
    Alright I was of the same opinion, not that I don't love it, cause I guess cause I enjoy Ai's voice with nothing behind it even-
    but I miss K's bass the most. Just a certain impact is missing, Disposable already said it best lol 'public domain' sounding. Given everything though I think it's definitely enjoyable and could've turned out waaay worse if it were a different band. 「」まっしろ to me just sounds like an orgy between 便所2 / 発狂のカルテ, their current circus kei flare and then with some MM sprinkles,  but not in a bad way.
    I notice though in this album more so, and a bit in the previous releases, Ai is just tossing out the upswing moan/squeals in places where they don't really have as much impact as in KtK.
    I do hope they get (more) dirty / weird again. That all said I fucking love 火炎瓶 definitely my favorite want more of that, it's different enough to feel new but keeping their sound, actually wish it was longer. おやすみ  real close second. Don't dislike anything. 
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    karai · ebi got a reaction from Rahzel in Visual kei popping up in unexpected places   
    キザノホマレ from Animal Crossing / どうぶつの森 In the English version he talks about "a band" and in the OG AC he's a 'jock' type despite the make up and skirt lol. But in JP version he talks about his kaisan'd band and subtlety flirts with the player & animals like a proper bandman. I mean it is a Japanese property so the ref isn't completely surprising, but I still didn't expect being called 'my sweet/darling beloved' by an animal in a nintendo game. (Or the implication that there's some seedy romance drama going on in town between multiple animals with him lol)

  7. I feel ya..
    karai · ebi reacted to Jigsaw9 in MAMIRETA to go on indefinite hiatus in September   
    MAMIRETA has announced that the band will go on indefinite hiatus after their 3-night live series「まみれたの顔も3度まで」(Mamireta no kao mo 3-do made) on 2020/09/01, 09/02, 09/03 at Ikebukuro BlackHole.
     
    The members didn't give an exact reason for the break as far as I could see, but the guitarist mentioned it's because a multitude of factors and the drummer's comment seemed to be a bit more depressing than the others (mentioning he has been feeling more and more overwhelmed and burdened, and even thought about quitting drums for the first time in his life). The announcement as well as the members' comments can be found HERE.
     
    Honestly, I haven't really been following these guys after 2018, they kinda became more and more mediocre for me... but the early stuff is still rad. I hope they can rest and then either come back stronger or just start new projects that will be worthwhile (cuz we all know "indefinite" hiatuses are kinda code for "disbandment").
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    karai · ebi reacted to Jigsaw9 in Buck-Tick new album, "ABRACADABRA" release   
    The album recording is back on track!  Imai has been posting from the studio on Instagram these past few days.
     
    Here's a short video of him trying out some spacey new effects for a potential new song:
     
     
     
  10. LOVE!
    karai · ebi got a reaction from togz in togz music-y things n stuff   
    Not my kinda music, but you have a really early era Imogen Heap thing going on in your lower register to me that sounds nice completely unfiltered. Pop shield will definitely make a difference in quality.
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    karai · ebi got a reaction from platy in ebi art roll   
    video project i've been working on...normally I don't post that kind of thing but this is a lot longer than my first one in 2015 ( i don't know anything about video making )
    song is 終末の果実 by Mandrake (early p-model) i posted in the what are you listening to thread.
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    karai · ebi got a reaction from platy in ebi art roll   
    rough months virus even aside


  14. LOVE!
    karai · ebi got a reaction from XxXThornXxX in [Req] Missalina Rei - TO.KI.ME.KI (English translation)   
    Vowed to eternity our sky is unchanging
    "The moon is beautiful isn't it?"
    You said smiling despite it. Even now you are too...
     
    Why is it we always lose what's precious?
    Wings that unfurled in goodbye, you've gone far away to disappear.
     
    Words I couldn't say even though I was near
    Since then these tears have spilled, this heart, this throbbing heartbeat, all of it for you.
    Even now I want to tell you.
     
    If... If you had heard me I'd want you to answer, "my beloved"
    Completely... completely forgetting the beautiful flowers of love.
    If... If you had realized then I'd want to hold you closely, "my dearest"
    It's a precious thing, and so I wish for these flowers of pure love to bloom.
     
    ---
    白い恋 is usually just always "white love" as I see it...but I don't think that translates to English very well lol, since the meaning is really using white to convey the feeling of the color like snow or heavenly white cloud.
    いとしい君 could be 'darling you' 'dear' 'beloved' etc, dear and darling just felt weird, to me.
    Not sure if it's the kind of translation you want but since no one else did thought I'd give it a go.
     
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    karai · ebi reacted to Euronymous in Gulu Gulu - ぐるぐる流出音源集 [サイレン盤]   
    Agree with disposable...they sound too formulaic. I remember when KtK debuted with Yokusou single,that shit left me in the corner asking myself wtf happened. Like he said,Gulu Gulu just sounds like a poppier version of KtK, which is frustrating af. For while I can be satisfied simply with the fact that Ai didn't give up and still around making music instead of disappearing into the void of anonymity.
     
     
     
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    karai · ebi reacted to Karma’s Hat in Gulu Gulu - ぐるぐる流出音源集 [サイレン盤]   
    Yeah I also thought this was super mediocre, and my enjoyment of their two prior singles had a good helping of wishful thinking and good will. As much as I still do like the A-sides from those, I have to say there isn't really anything there that puts them over other recent stuff from the scene that I like for me. I just love Ai's voice and aesthetic enough to color inbetween the lines thinking all of this is just a prelude to a sick second act where they bring out the big guns. 
     
    Real talk: what's here are middle of the road heavy riffs that Ai is able to elevate into something that's kind of cool. The two metalcore riffs are nothing that we don't see from all the other bands too. What I wanted from this band was Ai to go all in, abandon the uwa uwa Korn shit and sing that undead school boy haunting the country road from school when the moon is full and cicadas sing shit. Maybe some Grieva-esque old school riffs too, creepy stuff like what KtK was every once in a while. Sousaku Negai, Hesonoo, you know that stuff. So far this imo just a shittier and occasionally poppier KtK that also has metalcore riffs. 
     
    fourth track 0.51- is also without a doubt from something else. the fucking la la la part too I reckon. 
  17. LOLOL
    karai · ebi reacted to Karma’s Hat in DIMLIM   
  18. LOLOL
    karai · ebi reacted to nekkichi in random thoughts thread   
    this tweet impacted my 2020 more than covid did so far, this is like literally peak zeitgeist in my little spergie spice reality
  19. Like
    karai · ebi got a reaction from ghost in ebi art roll   
    rough months virus even aside


  20. LOVE!
    karai · ebi got a reaction from ghost in ebi art roll   
    again I've not drawn much big gaps between, but when I do I at least feel happier with being able to express what I see. Although now I am thinking I want to spend this free time learning the guitar rather than draw because I've always wanted to.



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    karai · ebi reacted to filth_y in gulu gulu gt. Kazari left the band + new mini-album, "ぐるぐる流出音源集" (Gulu gulu ryuushutsu ongen shuu)   
    For me, adding the bare numbers it would be a somewhat 6/10, however my feeling for the mini as a whole would be more towards a 7-8/10.
    The two singles didn't do much for me, many songs sounded the same to me, riffs seemed interchangable, I felt Ai sang the same melody over and over again.. I feel this mini is a big step in the right direction. 火炎瓶 and おやすみ。 together with parts of 「悪人」 are great - the rest sounds mostly forgettable and recycled to me.
     
    As a sidenote: I do not know if I always catched Ai on bad days, but those times I saw KtK live it always seemed that he is not capable of performing more than 20-30 minutes without his voice dissapearing/breaking... I wonder how it is now? I hope he worked on that, would be a shame otherwise I feel, he seemed like a cool guy.
     
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    karai · ebi got a reaction from seys in ebi art roll   
    rough months virus even aside


  23. Like
    karai · ebi got a reaction from seys in ebi art roll   
    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.
     
  24. Interesting
    karai · ebi got a reaction from secret_no_03 in gulu gulu gt. Kazari left the band + new mini-album, "ぐるぐる流出音源集" (Gulu gulu ryuushutsu ongen shuu)   
    Alright I was of the same opinion, not that I don't love it, cause I guess cause I enjoy Ai's voice with nothing behind it even-
    but I miss K's bass the most. Just a certain impact is missing, Disposable already said it best lol 'public domain' sounding. Given everything though I think it's definitely enjoyable and could've turned out waaay worse if it were a different band. 「」まっしろ to me just sounds like an orgy between 便所2 / 発狂のカルテ, their current circus kei flare and then with some MM sprinkles,  but not in a bad way.
    I notice though in this album more so, and a bit in the previous releases, Ai is just tossing out the upswing moan/squeals in places where they don't really have as much impact as in KtK.
    I do hope they get (more) dirty / weird again. That all said I fucking love 火炎瓶 definitely my favorite want more of that, it's different enough to feel new but keeping their sound, actually wish it was longer. おやすみ  real close second. Don't dislike anything. 
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    karai · ebi got a reaction from Gesu in ebi art roll   
    rough months virus even aside


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