Scandal - Kagen no Tsuki

Another one for you!

I found this band after JPU Records announced they were coming to the UK. It isn't often that a Japanese band comes to the UK - the fans get excited a lot when it does occur.

So here we go.

Scandal - Kagen no Tsuki

 

This song starts off amazingly - and stays amazing throughout. These lovely young ladies have great talent. The vocals are cute, and not being too high pitched. One of the girls have high vocals but I think it adds to the band very nicely.

 

This song automatically makes me dance. I love it, I am really glad I listened to this band. The riff is so catchy that it will probably stick in my head.

 

Great talent - let us not forget their style either.

 

They have sold out the UK concert - that is impressive if I do say so. I haven't heard many JRock bands have sold out shows. Only ones I know of are X-Japan, L'Arc-en-Ciel and One OK Rock. Well done ladies!

 

I hope you support these ladies. The more support they receive the more they will come over!

2NE1 vs. Paradiso Girls - Pretty Tequila

Greetings all!

I haven't posted in a while. I have been distracted by books lately!

Back to music!

2NE1 vs. Paradiso Girls - Pretty Tequila

ft. Lil Jon [untiltled mashup remix]

 

 

My friend sent me this song and asked for my thoughts on it. I clicked on it and saw 2NE1 which is cool, because I like the band, then I noticed it was Paradiso Girls too. I have never heard of these people, the word remix got mixed in and I was automatically thinking "oh man..what is this going to be"

 

Turns out - a very good song.

 

I like the mix of the two groups. I'm not entirely sure what I like about it, it is very hard to place. I did find myself dancing along, and I listened to it more than once. My internet crashed and it started from the beginning again and I didn't mind. What I do like is how it lets you hear both vocal talents. Normally when you hear a track like this, it is very much mostly just one band and the other just appears every now and then. This one they all have a chance of being the centre. The music itself is pretty cool too. Makes you want to dance. Which is the whole point!

 

 

I quite liked it. I really did enjoy it.



M.O.V.E - Destiny

Good evening!

I have another friend recommendation!

Let's go!

M.O.V.E - Destiny

Initial D

 

This song starts off funky and keeps it up throughout. Its a great track because it makes you start dancing from the start, and just carry on. If this came on in a club I would definitely dance to it all the way through.

 

The melody is catchy and gets stuck in your head - I have actually danced to this randomly when it appeared in my head. I think that was its aim - well done! You achieved it.

 

This would also be great as gym / workout music. Keep going, don't stop! dancedancedancedance! It is such an upbeat song it brings a smile to my face. I love it.

 

Also reminds me of Gundam music. Which is even more awesome. ^__^

 

Hope you enjoy dancing to this as much as I have!

SunSet Swish - Mosaic Kakera

Evening!

So I decided to look through some recommendations and I found this -

SunSet Swish - Mosaic Kakera

 

Code Geass (I do believe)

 

This song is beautiful. It has a very relaxing feel to it, the vocals are powerful enough to pass on the emotion into the song but soft enough that it is nice to listen to. Interesting that its a three-piece band.

 

This is the type of song that would be played while drinking cocktails or something.

 

Its interesting, when I close my eyes I get memories of really fun times with friends. Its what I like about this. I read the lyrics once thinking this and it mentions forming pictures - memories.

 

I am so glad my friend linked me this song. It truly is a beautiful song and I am thinking of looking at trying more of SunSet Swish music.

 

Hope you enjoy this song!



GOTCHAROCKA - Emotion / Directors Cut Single Unboxing

Good evening!

I am very excited today!!

I ordered the new single from GOTCHAROCKA and it arrived today!

I absolutely love this band I have every album and single - there are a few missing that are concert only which I am disappointed that I cannot get hold of!

It just so happens that this band was made up of two musicians that were from bands that I loved before. Jun and Jui! They work so well together, I love the songs where they sing together.

I saw them live last year at Halloween, which has made my life so much better.

Enough of ranting - TO THE UNBOXING! fangirling!!

Ahhh the signature CD Japan green packing paper~

 

Wooo! Excitement overload!

Front

Back

CD

 Music PV and the "Making of" DVD

 



 Lyrics for Emotion

 

Lyrics for Director's Cut

 

And last but not least.....

 

 

A Jun card! Yay! ^_^

Each case has a band member card in them, completely random.

 

I also get free stuff~

 

 

Just a random free band mag that they add into the box. It has bands in there that have upcoming events and such. Its nice to browse around and listen to different ones.

 

 

So there you have it, the unboxing of my new single! I will be posting about the songs once they are up on youtube and I can share them with you~ ^_^

 



BEAST - Breath

Greetings!

I apologise for not posting much lately, I have had a lot of personal stuffs to deal with. But heyho! onwards!

So this is a song my friend linked me a few days ago. This is what I thought of it.

Beast - Breath

 

This starts off a soft melodic tune which gives me a feel of a sad love song or a ballad. Piano is quite powerful in ballads. Then income the powerful vocals of the "ooohhhhh woah!" Then in comes the dance-y bit. Made me think of Daft Punk which is brilliant. Instantly I started dancing in my seat. It has a slight upbeat feel, definitely would get up and dance to this if it came on in a club. The track is overall catchy.

 

The choreography is beautiful in this video. I do find that KPop has great choreography - generally.

 

The powerful vocals keep appearing throughout the track reminding you it is a love song - I think about a breakup, feeling like they cannot breathe without someone - or feeling suffocated. I'm not sure - I don't speak Korean! It still has the love song element in it, especially when it goes to the violin style synthesiser. The songs ends the way it started, soft yet emotional piano music.

 

Overall - I love this song. It is quite beautiful. Lyrics, melody and choreography.

 

10/10!

 

Hope you enjoy this! ^__^

Man with a Mission - Emotions

Good morning!

I decided to grab a song from my own collection.

Man with a Mission - Emotions

 

This song is just so fun and happy to listen to. I find it quite uplifting and motivational - seems to be the pattern with a lot of music I listen to. This song never fails to make me smile, mostly because I found this track after watching the film HK- Forbidden Superhero. A film I can watch so many times and never get bored.

 

It was only after that I realised how big this band actually are. They are probably as big as One Ok Rock and the likes. Haha!

 

This song makes me do a little dance whenever I hear it. Makes me think of the film too - which is hilarious btw.

 

I don't really have a huge amount to say on this. Just that - its great vocals, great melody and makes me smile.

 

That is what I like out of music - to make me feel happy and think of great memories. ^_^

 

Hope you enjoy this!

Exid - Up & Down

Good Evening!

I have another friend recommendation..honestly I have been avoiding it. Mostly because I have no idea how I feel about it.

But here we go.

Exid - Up & Down

 

 

......

 

I am at a loss for words. It isn't terrible but I also feel very "what the hell?" about it. The song itself is hugely catchy, the vocals are a bit of a hit and miss. I can tell that the majority of them can actually sing, and probably very well - they are just choosing not to. You can tell from the chorus.

 

The choreography comes across as "sexy" and quite suggestive. It is done well, I can see the appeal.

 

The video I just do not understand. What is going on? I'm so confused. Haha!

 

This is not a bad review- the whole point of this video and song is to be fun. Which is it. I laughed, I even did a jig in my seat. It has done its job. The fact I listened to it all the way through and even more than once is enough to say I don't hate or dislike this. Weird and wonderful.

 

I am sure this band have more songs that would pique my interest a bit more.

 

Thank you for the recommendation! I had fun listening to it and trying to figure out what to say.

Juventa - Move Into the Light (Ft. Eric Curran) (Kovan Remix)

Good Morning!

I have a slightly different music genre today. In the past they have been Japanese/Korean. This one is something out of my comfort zone which should be fun.

My friend has recommended Dubstep!

Let's get on with the music~

Juventa - Move Into the Light (ft. Eric Curran) (Kovan Remix)

 

Considering I have never really listened to much Dubstep, this is actually quite interesting for me.

 

It starts off quite melodic. The vocals are in fact quite beautiful. It makes me think of times when I walk through large fields, feeling complete serenity and enjoying life. This is completely different to the kind of "dubstep" I have heard before. The song breaks up into the "dubstep" sound - which personally will forever make me think "Robots having sex" it sounds very mechanical and unnatural. It doesn't ruin this track, I feel it fits in quite nicely. It is quite light on the effects it gives the whole track a change in tempo and stops it from getting boring and/or "chill-out" style.

 

The melodic side makes you feel relaxed it is a track you would hear going on a bike ride or doing some work at home. You probably wouldn't hear it in a club.

 

The video that goes with this I feel is quite powerful. Starts off with the children finding a dead man. They go on about their day like it is normal. Wearing gas masks shows that they are pretty much the only people left alive. They climb over a fence which protected them from the outside world, and play in a beautiful field. They are the light of humanity - they are to keep the species going.

 

Its a nice track to go with such imagery. This song is really beautiful.

 

I am pleasantly surprised by the recommendation. Glad it was sent to me.

 

The whole point of this blog is to listen and try different music- I have never been interested in dubstep, yet I tried this track and I really enjoyed it.

 

Hope you enjoyed it too!

Final Fantasy Type-0 - War: Howl of the Dreadnought

Good evening!

It is that time again.
The time where I flail, get passionate and give my opinion and thoughts on music.

This time it is not a recommendation. This happens to be my MP3 players favourite track, it plays it all the time. I think Sony are conspiring against me! Haha! Either that or my MP3 player has amazing taste. I think we shall go with the latter.

Onwards- to the music!

Final Fantasy Type-0 - War: Howl of the Dreadnought

Composer - Takeharu Ishimoto

 

Well, how do I put this.. "DAMN BRIONAC" comes to mind. If you have played the game, you will know what I mean.

The bass riff at the start of this track makes me smile every time I hear it. I love bass. Hearing this with headphones is a treat too. I tend to close my eyes when listening, it helps clear my mind and focus. Again, it gives me the feeling of being epic. Ha! The feeling that I can achieve anything if I work towards it.

The situation in which this track is played, it is meant to be an "impossible battle", it is 4x your size, still powerful regardless of what you did. Yet you do it. This track gives you the fighting power whilst playing and it really does make you feel "I can do this." Even though...its just a game and you know you can.

This is what I really enjoy about Final Fantasy music, it makes you feel the emotion behind the scene it is played in - even though its just a game.

The melody stays pretty much the same throughout the track but it has layers built up on top which creates a distortion, and it also gives it a mechanical feel. Which is the whole point of the chapter. The change in tone is a very nice touch, breaks up the track a little to make it nicer to listen to. 

Again, it is one of the tracks that motivates me, makes me focus. I like listening to this just before work. Haha!

I hope you enjoy this track as much as I do - I know I say that on every post, but it is genuine. I love listening to music and sharing it. I really hope you do enjoy this.