MEGATON MIRAI!!!

Hey lo hey ho!
Haven't been doing reviews since aaayyygees haha and I am seriously behind in terms of latest releases -.- so finally thank my gracious God, Mr. Dad and I went to Bali~ wheee~ the hotel I stayed at has lightning speed internet connection so I could download Bull Zeichen88's latest single -- Come On!! Megaton Mirai -- muahahah!!

T'was released a couple months back. Geez.
Ok so first thing is, the songs are as awesome as always, and this time they have incorporated some synths and electropop (i don't really know what is it called) stuff inside!! Also, more techno beats.. Those like kick-hihat-snare-hihat-repeat kind of thing. Come On!! Megaton Mirai sounds familiar during the intro.. Only one image came to mind...

The intro sounds like typical song that would come out from a ParaParaParadise dance machine hahahah but the drum is VERY dominant in this song! Well the basslines are DIFFICULT and it goes really well with the drum lines. LOADS of triplets and syncopes, although the guitar was humble at this song unlike HAUUU. This song is for a minute funny because of the ParaPara feel, but they didn't forget to add some wickedness to it. Just the right amount :)

The other song, Re+load, iLIKE!! The basslines at the verse is juicy ahaha and then seeds of evil burst out towards the end of the song and Eijiro sounded like he is in hell +.+

Last one, Garden, was in English. Not heavy, normal kind of progression. Very normal. Perfect to lower down the adrenaline level from the other 2 songs.. There's a little bit of heavy stuff at the background, but that was it, nothing prominent. The only surprise is, this is their only song that has Piano on it!!

So in conclusion, this single is still sounds like Bull Zeichen 88 that I know, sweetened by a pinch of electro loop thingy. One thing though, their songs aren't getting any easier to play T.T

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2 days ago we went to the usual to do the usual. It was pretty much the same and we were listening to the usual. Everything was just as usual, and there was a couple of other guys over there watching some Metal documentary. I placed my cellphone on top of the table in front of the tv, and then suddenly my cellphone alarm rang. Well, being an avid fan of Maximum The Hormone, I set my alarm ringtone to What's Up People?! and when it rang I quickly turned it off. There was one guy sitting right in front of my table and when I turned the alarm off, He looked at my cellphone, looked at me, and then looked at the phone again. And looked at me. Then he sprayed "Hey, your ringtone just now is Maximum the Hormone right?"

 

OH MY GOSH I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE THE ONLY PERSON IN NEGRI JIRAN WHO ACTUALLY LOVE MTH!!!!!!!

and he was like "yeah! I thought so too!" Then we went on about their new singles, and new PVs that he missed out. Oh that reminds me! I gotta post the link on his fb page *runs*

Aaand so we continued on about how epic their shows are but then he was pretty disappointed because Japanese crowds don't mosh. He also stated that he haven't been listening to them for quite a while and the last album that he listened to was Rokkinpo Goroshi, but surprisingly he is familiar with Buiikikaesu which came out afterwards. He likes Enter Shikari as well. Wah. I finally met another  MTH fan (do MTH actually have a name for their fans? Hmm.)!! It's so nice that when you talk to people with similar taste of music you can just ramble on without being stared at or simply ignored :P

Last night, we went there again but then too bad Earth couldn't make it. There were a bunch of guys watching G.I. Joe when we arrived, including the BLANC" voc guy. He said that Earth was pretty busy and they didn't get enough sleep so he said that Earth might be dead tired. So it SEEMS like we came in vain, so we headed out after gave the fellas some buh-byes. We were about to go down the stairs when voc guy came out and asked "Hey, who played the keyboard for your song?" then Tmg and Oxymoron pointed at me. Kinda awkward, so I just smiled. Then he mentioned that they will have a gig on july and kinda implied an invitation to play with them for that gig. When "JULY" came out from his mouth I knew I wouldn't be able to make it because I'll be at dog-eating place by then. So, I explained my situation to him. 

The expected expression from me should be "OWHHH MAAAAAYYYNNNN *bang head to the wall*" or "*kneel down to the ground and scream* WHHHHHYYYY?!?!" But then at that time, I didn't feel any disappointment/regret/emo or anything of that sort, but I was pretty happy. Even I find it strange. When he said "july" this came to mind "If it's not meant to be, then IT IS not meant to be. It's not for me."

Then inside the car Tmg said "we went there and the fella is not around. It's like we went there just for you to get the invitation and just to found out that you can't go. It's like in vain." I said "Means the gig is not for me. Just like me and -this other band- that asked me to play keyboard for them." If I agreed to join -that other band-, probably now I won't even know Tmg at all and I'll never be in the same band with Oxymoron hence nobody will call her 'Oxymoron' xD. The fact that i was invited already brought me to cloud 9 so let's just leave it at that :)

...No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him...--1 Corinthians 2:9

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"--Jeremiah 29:11

Greatest the Hits!!

yeah yeah it's been a while since the last time I posted a review :P

I was too busy. This sem has been HECTIC. Before this I thought that this sem will be a very laid back one since I'm only doing my internship but I was wrong. Hence, I have no time to listen to stuff. My list is getting longer =.=" I've been listening to the same song over and over and over and over again. Some of my peeps know why *nudge nudge wink wink*.

Recently I've been listening to local music as well, so reviews comin' up :) this time I'mma review my fave band of all time--Maximum The Hormone.
They released new single entitled Greatest The Hits around March if I'm not mistaken.. I've found out about it when I saw sakosakosakkon's update on youtube. He never cover any song other than MTH's, so I knew something was up!! They released an MV!! I was so very dang frickin really surprised. It was Chiisana Kimi No Te and Maximum the Hormone. A medley. 

 I was like  when I saw the video because it was so... pop... Moreover, what's with Nao's side curled ponytail?! Also, She has LIPGLOSS on and she's cheerfully taking a walk in the park??!!! WHERE IS MY HEADBANGING DOUBLE PEDAL-ING NAOOOOOO??!!

The other guys' attire weren't as usual (y'know black graphic tees and sneakers/sandals except for Ue-chan who is always shirtless) but instead they were wearing some kind of tracksuits! @#$%^& AND WHY THERE ARE KIDS IN THEIR MV?!?!?!? I mean, if rotten babies, then maybe. But cute baby?!?!? And since when Daisuke-han become scream-less?!?!?

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS WORLLLLLDDDDD???????!!!!!!!

I was really sad because I thought when they finally make an appearance again after a pretty long hiatus they will knock my socks off but then.. this?!?!
And then I said to myself "well, even though they've become like this, I will still love you MTH! I'll never forget how awesome you guys were :'( This song is not bad anyway *sob* and then I continued watching.
In the middle of all the 'happy and hopeful' kind of mood, the camera zoomed out and it turned out that the song was being played on TV with Ryo on top of it

VOMITING!!!!

and then he came in with his riffs, a little fill in from Nao, a big jump and then GROOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLL!!!

My MTH's back!!!!

And then the rest was mind blowing. Like always *roll eyes*.
The level of evilness was normal (nothing trumps Tsume Tsume Tsume), and the bass lines was different since Ue-chan tapped a lot and used some effects! The concept of the video also was quite 'religious' I would say, because of the chant-like verse and everybody's style of playing. You'll know what I mean when you see the video. It's quite visual. Hopefully those aren't really chants tho :p I have yet to find the lyrics and their meaning.
If on Tsume Tsume Tsume they used kind of a bdsm theme, they have pregnant ladies with gas masks and dolls this time. Pretty creepy I admit :P

Oh! Fyi, Chiisana Kimi No Te is not included in the single. The other 2 songs sounds like typical MTH stuff-- punkish and funkish yet heavy with a hint of pop and cuteness in it :P
 

now you see why I heart them? 

hey hey!

I had a pretty neat night! Well there's still some stuff not accomplished, but overall, it was a fruitful visit :)

Everybody was getting pretty cranky cuz maybe everybody's tired, and sleepy.

Last night we were doing some business when suddenly the vocalist of BLANC" step inside the room! I was so surprised! He shook hands with everyone and then he went to the back room to talk. And then there was this 2 ladies came inside. They were the ladies from a mamak stall next door. They came to look at what we were doing, and simply just talk. They both were friendly and have impeccable knowledge on Indonesian celebs LOL! We talked about some gigs and it was quite surprising that those 2 ladies know famous gigs in historical city!

After some talk with the ladies, they went off and then BLANC" guy came out but then he went off! Akh. Too bad. But then after a while, he came back! So me and Oxymoron talked to him. We got to know his name. He was like "I think I've seen you guys before.." and we reminded him that we actually took picture with him during the UG gig weeks ago. And then I asked him where are the other bandmates *cuz obviously i want to meet the bassist again so friggin badly* but then he said that some of them are working and the drummer is still studying. The drummer is his younger brother, but he is only their sessionist. The real member was only 3 of them. I got some info about the bassist as well :P Last time I only got to know his name and some other things, and now I got to know that he actually plays for other bands too as their sub or sessionist. I told him that last time I asked the bassist where did he get his Punk en Ciel bass but bass guy told me that it was a secret. Voc guy just laughed. Dang. I was hoping that he'd spill. I was too shy to ask either =.=

Then I asked them how come they play J-Rock since it's pretty rare to see senior bands playing J-rock. He said that at first they don't know about it but they had a friend that was so into Japanese stuff. From anime, drama, songs, etc. After they hang with him for quite a while, it started to get into them and they started feeling it. They thought that it was not bad so they decided to play J-rock style. They weren't purely J-rock and he also said that they have a particular task for each. One will be the arranger and others will do other stuff. He didn't specify. Man. I really do hope that I'll be able to watch BLANC" live again... I forgot to ask what are they doing these days. I'm so looking forward to their next artwork :)

The night still went on after he left but I think I'm just gonna end it here cuz I haven't done my 'homework' #$%^&*(*&^%$# dang.

Otomet Warrior Vol.2

hm. How to begin this one.. Umm..The past few days has been hectic. Well it's been like that since I started  my internship. Memorable moments happened almost everyday and I am really grateful :)

I just came back from another dora-the-explorer-esque adventure. We went to watch this show organized by Earth. It was at Muar, about 1 hour from our place. We were given a map but we lost it, so while me and the drummer--let's just call her 'Oxymoron' from now on hehhe (*i have my reason calling her that and she knows why) wait for 'Tmg' *let's call him that from now on* to come and pick us up from church :P, we borrowed a friend's iPhone to look for the map. We finally got it and had it written down. The direction was frickin 3 pages! But then in the end we didn't use it because Tmg used another route. When we arrived in that town, we stopped a lot of times to ask local people about the building where the event was held. And after being pwned by the roundabout a lot of times, we finally arrived. But then when we got there, Earth's band just finished their performance. Dang. We actually came to see him play.. We were almost bailed when we knew that but then in the end we chose to watch because there were 4 bands haven't play. We got 6 bucks rebate! Not bad :)  When we went to his place about 2 weeks ago, he gave us an invitation. Hence the rebate :p

Guess what, it was an UNDERGROUND event.\m/. When we went in, people gave the STARE. For a moment I felt like we don't belong. Hahah. Almost everybody wore black graphic tees, band tees, some with leather jacket and skinny jeans. Tmg wore PASTEL PINK shirt, and I wore red blouse with a GIGANTIC donald duck on it. Hence the stare. Well maybe. Oxymoron fitted in quite nicely since she wore gray tees hahah. Oh! We were also the only chinese *or in my case-- looks like chinese* there, and our faces are of those kind whose the possibility of being UG fan is highly unlikely Hahah.

This was my first experience to the underground scene! So I was frickin excited. True enough, when the song started, people started moshing. The overall mosh act was pretty noob BUT the moshers were very considerate and humane which I respect (e.g they picked up fellas who fell down and protect the head of those who stage-dived when they fell to the floor). This was a pretty clean gig. No drugs, people didn't spit, no alcohol, and no fights. People were cooperative as well because they obeyed those rules. People went outside to smoke although towards the end of the show there were 1 or 2 guys came in and smoke =.="

There were various genre--metal, punk, 80's rock, aaaaand... *drumrolls* J-ROCK!!! Each band played about 5-7 songs. Oh! There was this band called Second Combat, not bad, and the voc always started each song with a short 'sermon'. They spread good messages through their songs. There was stuff about respecting other music genres, respecting other races, unity, and stuff about themselves. They are pretty well known. The crowd seemed to be familiar with their original songs.

 

The 2nd band we watched were a punk band with really unique vocalist. The fella wore checked shirt tucked in to his high waisted short jeans, and a high top boots. The guy from Second Combat called him Justin Bieber *somebody actually shouted 'never say never'. The word 'Bieber' in an UG event without followed by swear words or insults? Unbelievable. Lol*. He was the most happening and brutal mosher. He joined the moshing crowd while singing. The fella didn't hold back. Where did he get all those stamina?! The band's name's The Giel. Punk-ish.

3rd one was Conflicity. Their guitarist was wicked awesome! He played with his teeth a lot of times! Mad skills. Can't really tell from his appearance. He seemed like an ordinary guy. Well he wore leather jacket but there were several other guys wearing that, so it  was a fiasco. Dang. Too bad I couldn't get near them for some close-ups because the moshing was brutal at that time. They played covers.

Last and the nicest out of the last 4-- BLANC". Earth introduced them on stage, and he said "this band is special. They are J-ROCK." So I was like, SAY WHAATT??!! I instantly marched to the front row even though it means that I have the possibility to go back home with black and blue all over. I didn't care. I looked back and there was Oxymoron joined me! Yay~ also the people stopped moshing coz their songs weren't mosh-friendly. Most of the crowd bailed. But then I could take lots of their pics and Oxymoron could take videos freely  :D. I got a friggin good spot-- right in front of the bassist!! *and the speaker =.=*

When the voc started singing.. Dang. Frickin J-rock! Y'know, all the vibrato followed by falsetto and stuff.. Hyde's style. He brought his 1 year old daughter to the event. Such an early exposure to the UG world! Lol~. The guitarist is left handed but skillful, the drummer wore leather jacket with faux fur collar. THE BASSIST HAS THE FRICKIN "PUNK EN CIEL" WRITTEN ON HIS BASS' HEAD! Oh dang right he must be a fan! Oh! Not to mention his playing style is VERRRRY J-Rock! Riffs-all-the-way yet complimenting-the-bass-drum kind of thing. Awesomeness! I've gained lots of knowledge from him tonight :D People's eyes were glued to his hands when he played.. All the songs they played were original. They were the tightest of all 4 and very enjoyable.

When they were finished, the voc gave away their EPs and I got one :D afterwards we talked to them. I put aside all the shyness in me, and with 15cm face thickness I braced myself to talk to the bassist. His name is Firdaus and when I asked where did he get that Punk En Ciel bass, he said "it's a secret." Dang. Then he asked me do I listen to L'arc and I said that I listen to Maximum The Hormone. They are actually from historical city as well. They were pretty old compared to us and it is really rare to see older people play J-rock.  I really hope that I can meet them again cuz I got a lot of questions i forgot to ask. Lol.

Oh! Earth gave us souvenirs and thank God we got home safe and sound :D

My hair smells funky tho.. *smells hair....*  Ugh +.+

*oh! I'll post pics later.