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General Off Topic / Re: What are you listening to?
« on: June 17, 2014, 09:46:58 am »
Never had an ear for metal, but this doom metal band gives me chills. Electric guitars sound like they're stuck between reality and another ethereal realm.
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General Off Topic / Re: What are you listening to?
« on: May 30, 2014, 09:33:48 am »
Next Music From Tokyo is a music tour across Canada featuring bands from Japan: playing in Toronto, Montreal, and finally Vancouver. It was started by Steven Tanaka; he pays out of his own pocket to fly these bands out and spread music from the underground Japanese scene. If you're in Canada, I'd highly recommend going to see this show. It happens at least once a year, and I promise the music transcends any sort of language barrier there may be.
I had the pleasure of seeing these Japanese bands live in Vancouver last week. It was truly one of the best nights of my life; everyone played amazingly well. The songs inspired me so much and gave me a new musical passion at a time when I thought I was going to give up on it.
Kinoko Teikoku - Taikutsu Shinogi (which translates to boredom, or killing time)
The song means a lot to me and got me started into listening Japanese music, and luckily enough they opened their set with this song. Even though I don't understand Japanese, the melancholic tone to the lyrics is enough to give me a very surreal feeling. I was just overwhelmed with emotions when they were playing their set. I got a chance to meet their drummer when I went up to buy their albums, and they all seemed so humble and genuine on stage. I was so happy to finally hear them live.
Uchu Conbini - Pyramid
The sweetness of the vocals really blew me away. They have a lot of sound for a 3-piece band; their instrumentals are very rich and lush. Every song was so beautiful. I was in a dark, intimate venue but they made me feel like I was standing in a park during a sunny day. I'm definitely a huge fan now.
Jizue - ｢sun｣
My ears were won over by the uniqueness of their sound. They have so much variety in their music, from post-rock guitars to jazzy piano scales and drums. It was a breath of fresh air; they all have so much technical ability and band chemistry. When they went from a drum solo, to a piano solo, to a guitar solo, to a bass solo during one of their songs, I was in awe of what they managed to pull off musically.
Happy!Mari - kids
These guys were full of energy, their sound was so creative and in-the-moment. They mentioned that it was their last tour in Canada and that the band might be breaking up. Hearing that was very sad, since no one really sounds like them. The one thing I think that might be holding them back from mainstream popularity (at least in Japan) is their high-pitched, raspy vocals, which may take a second listen to understand where the vocalist is coming from. I've grown to appreciate his ability to convey raw emotion, and his versatility to go from melodic and soft, to intense and explosive.
I had the pleasure of seeing these Japanese bands live in Vancouver last week. It was truly one of the best nights of my life; everyone played amazingly well. The songs inspired me so much and gave me a new musical passion at a time when I thought I was going to give up on it.
Kinoko Teikoku - Taikutsu Shinogi (which translates to boredom, or killing time)
The song means a lot to me and got me started into listening Japanese music, and luckily enough they opened their set with this song. Even though I don't understand Japanese, the melancholic tone to the lyrics is enough to give me a very surreal feeling. I was just overwhelmed with emotions when they were playing their set. I got a chance to meet their drummer when I went up to buy their albums, and they all seemed so humble and genuine on stage. I was so happy to finally hear them live.
Uchu Conbini - Pyramid
The sweetness of the vocals really blew me away. They have a lot of sound for a 3-piece band; their instrumentals are very rich and lush. Every song was so beautiful. I was in a dark, intimate venue but they made me feel like I was standing in a park during a sunny day. I'm definitely a huge fan now.
Jizue - ｢sun｣
My ears were won over by the uniqueness of their sound. They have so much variety in their music, from post-rock guitars to jazzy piano scales and drums. It was a breath of fresh air; they all have so much technical ability and band chemistry. When they went from a drum solo, to a piano solo, to a guitar solo, to a bass solo during one of their songs, I was in awe of what they managed to pull off musically.
Happy!Mari - kids
These guys were full of energy, their sound was so creative and in-the-moment. They mentioned that it was their last tour in Canada and that the band might be breaking up. Hearing that was very sad, since no one really sounds like them. The one thing I think that might be holding them back from mainstream popularity (at least in Japan) is their high-pitched, raspy vocals, which may take a second listen to understand where the vocalist is coming from. I've grown to appreciate his ability to convey raw emotion, and his versatility to go from melodic and soft, to intense and explosive.
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General Discussion / Re: Beneficent serf of _Testicleez_
« on: May 28, 2014, 05:17:59 am »
stupid sexi testi
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Suggestions Corner / Re: Develorpers ples
« on: May 26, 2014, 08:55:44 am »
I remember running the game in 720p and the commander poll covering 25% of my screen. Then I pressed 2 to vote no and switched to another weapon at the same time cav came at me and I got couched. ferk dert sheyert
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General Off Topic / Re: Learning Japanese!
« on: May 26, 2014, 05:51:40 am »
Double posted again :C
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General Off Topic / Re: Learning Japanese!
« on: May 26, 2014, 05:50:53 am »
Yeah man, I'm just starting to learn too. Ever since I discovered Kinoko and they played a show here with 3 other japanese bands, I've been fascinated with their culture and amazing musical talents.
I downloaded an app for my Windows phone called Tango Master - Japanese. Just started in Hiragana, I think that's where most people start. It's the "Japanese syllabary used mostly to write native Japanese words. It's got 48 basic characters, with dakuten and handakuten (pronunciation modifiers).
Personally my learning right now is from online sites:
• http://thejapanesepage.com/hiragana (awesome site, gives you pronunciation, stroke order, and examples)
• http://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese
• http://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/faq
• This book is frequently recommended, and I think for introductory high-school and university courses as well
I'm probably gonna take an introductory college course for Japanese in the next semester. Let's go to Japan together sometime and listen to all the Japanese bands.
I downloaded an app for my Windows phone called Tango Master - Japanese. Just started in Hiragana, I think that's where most people start. It's the "Japanese syllabary used mostly to write native Japanese words. It's got 48 basic characters, with dakuten and handakuten (pronunciation modifiers).
Personally my learning right now is from online sites:
• http://thejapanesepage.com/hiragana (awesome site, gives you pronunciation, stroke order, and examples)
• http://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese
• http://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/faq
• This book is frequently recommended, and I think for introductory high-school and university courses as well
I'm probably gonna take an introductory college course for Japanese in the next semester. Let's go to Japan together sometime and listen to all the Japanese bands.
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General Off Topic / Re: I'm 22 years old and still a virgin, never even kissed a girl
« on: May 25, 2014, 10:32:57 am »
He talks like American Psycho, the whole movie.
Man, it must really suck to develop into someone so different than other "normal" people. You get made fun of, and no one is out there to care for you, or tell you that the way you treat other people isn't conducive to a healthy lifestyle. His parents were probably too busy with work to help him through his problems, or they tried and just didn't do enough. All the money in the world, and nice clothes and cars probably wouldn't help if you didn't have a nurturing environment.
Man, it must really suck to develop into someone so different than other "normal" people. You get made fun of, and no one is out there to care for you, or tell you that the way you treat other people isn't conducive to a healthy lifestyle. His parents were probably too busy with work to help him through his problems, or they tried and just didn't do enough. All the money in the world, and nice clothes and cars probably wouldn't help if you didn't have a nurturing environment.