Published on November 30, 2009
in Music.
Ever since ELLEGARDEN went on hiatus and Hosomi Takeshi formed a new band with a name suitable of depicting the situation, it seems that previous fans have never stopped comparing both bands. Even at the live I went, I could spot some people in ELLEGARDEN shirts. Many have yet to understand that while both ELLEGARDEN and the Hiatus has the same person steering the musical ship, they are 2 totally different bands, and thus, should not be placed against each other for comparison.
When I first looped through the songs on the Insomnia EP, I was blown away. Never had I expected such a drastic change from the guy who once wrote punk rock. It was no longer punkish, but rather, music nearing the borderlines of genres such as post-rock and shoegaze. Of course, post-rock and shoegaze wouldn’t exactly be a fitting categorisation, but the songs emitted the vibes I would usually get from tuning in to music ranging from toe and mono to sleepy.ab and THE NOVEMBERS.
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Published on October 30, 2009
in Music and News.
November’s a great month for music releases!
BUMP’s R.I.P/Merry Christmas single and Sleepy.ab’s Paratroop album will be out on the 25th, and the HIATUS’ Insomnia single will be out on the 18th. Now, AJISAITOWN will be releasing their new single, 錯綜リアリズマ, on the 16th, and it’s only going at 500 yen for 4 songs! The way I see it, this release is more of a mini-album as compared to a single release.
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Published on October 23, 2009
in Music.
During my trip, I went for 3 live band performances, 2 of which were quite out of the way for me. It was all totally worth it, both the money and the time. The experience is definitely what I can never get in Singapore, and I’ll explain why shortly.
My very first experience was in Kyoto, where つばき’s live was held in Kyoto Mojo. The venue was really small, barely fitting 200 people, which meant that you could feel every single drum beat and note on the bass throughout your entire body. Also, it meant that you’d be struggling to get your ears back to normal after the event.
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