On the 7th of May Dalle held a twoman live at Shibuya Vuenos with the band vez. It seems like the coupling band don't really have that much incommon with Dalle, this was like a "normal" rockband, but they had quite the crowd.
Just like before the previous twoman, Atsushi was DJ:ing prior to the gig, playing some of the songs we got to hear earlier. I kind of like it, and I think he has a very interesting taste in music!
The floor on Vuenos is kind of small, so when it's packed, it's packed. I was standing close to the toilet this time, right behind Atsushi's table.
I didn't really enjoy the first band, so I acctually sat down studying on the floor, hehe. When it was finally time for Dalle I tried my best to get as close to the stage as possible infront of Közi, but as I've previously said, Közi's fans are brutal... I ended up closer than last time so I was pleased. While waiting for the gig to start, some guys passed me by to go the mens toilet, I turned around and notice one of them was Ryux from Moi Dix Mois! He seems to be good buddies with Közi.
The gig started and this time I was surprised to see how little make up Ryo was wearing! He's one of those people who I think looks kind of western when wearing make up, so it was nice seeing more of his Japanese features. Since it was such a long time ago, I can't really remember what Közi was wearing, but I have a feeling he had about the same clothes as he did at the previous live, and his hairstyle and make up was the same.
They usually play the same set list, but the last time I realised they played songs which aren't theirs, so I was eager to find out which songs it was, and to my surprise one of those was Crystal Castles Not in Love. I never was a fan of the original song but Dalle's version was awesome! I which they'd release that somehow.
At these twoman they never play an encore unfortunately. Before leaving stage Közi throw out picks, one ended up behind Atsushi's DJ table and I have to admit I first thought of heading there, but then it felt weird going behind that... I bet some other fan rushed there though, there's no rules in fandom it seems.
As always the live was really good, ICU is probably my favorite song with Dalle and it's amazing live! If you like Közi, or just wants to experience something new while in Tokyo, I highly recomend you to check them out!
Keep track of their schedule from their webpage: http://dalle.tokyo/index.html
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lördag 5 augusti 2017
ZIZ Salon De'tester
This was my first time attending a ZIZ oneman, and the first time I saw them live this time around in Tokyo! This live was a bit special since it was their 5th anniversary! And they also released a new mini album; Detsuromotsuro No. 5.
The gig took place at Zirco Tokyo, in Shinjuku, a kind of hidden club. It's on the basement floor of a building with sportsbars etc. My ticket number wasn't the best, so when I got into the club I just wanted to get a good spot on the floor. So unfortunately I missed my chance of getting one of their new t-shirts since they were sold out after the gig. ZIZ seems to have a lot of random items for sale, for example I saw this one girl who bought a clock! An acctual clock to put on your wall. The background was the cover of their new cd. It looked really cool, but obviosly that was gone too once I got to their sales stand.
To be honest I'm not sure I have that much to say about the gig itself. Nothing special happened, we got to hear all of their new songs from the album. Like always I really enjoy watching Közi live, he's really good despite what people might think. He doesn't "connect" that much with the audience, but it doesn't really bother me because seeing him you can tell he enjoys what he's doing and that's the most important thing to me.
I got to hear all my favorite songs, Kosmostill, Sanityman, JEEZ, CHAOSMOS, ECHOFALLS and L'AMIE L'AMIE. I haven't seen ZIZ since 2015 so I had not heard any of the songs from JEEZSO8DOVEDOPE yet, obviously I was very excited to hear JEEZ because it's one of their best songs. I really love it. I noticed Közi had some difficulties taking the high notes during the chorus, and once he didn't even sing that. I can see that it's difficult though, for a recording you can paus and cut, but at a live gig he's been singing for like an hour and I bet his vocal chords was a bit tired.
For the encore the band came out with the new t-shirts on. Közi had his long, lumberjack shirt which he's worn at Deep Sanctuary. When he entered stage he had it tightly closed and then suddenly he'd open it to flash the t-shirt, like a flasher. During on of the MC's Közi also mentioned how tired he was, and how he felt old. During this MC he also happened to mention how many songs there was left on the setlist, to the fans disapointment but he defended it with that it was a pretty long setlist, and it truly was. The gig in total was very long, I didn't time it but it felt like close to 3 hours.As the last song they played Super naked disco. I think I mentioned that before but hearing that on the cd for the first time I just felt like "WTF was that I just listened to". I really hated it, and I still don't like the cd version, but live it's pretty nice acctually.
When the gig was over, I picked up my bag as fast as I could and headed to the merch. But like I already said, all of the new stuff was sold out, but to excitment I found that they still sold the DVD which was released at the same time as JEEZSO8DOVEDOPE! So I picked up a copy with a very strange item they sold. A Közi tattoo seal. Yes, you can now either use it on your hand for an evening or use it and get a tattoo artist to fill it in for you! It's one of the most random items I've seen being sold at a live, and obviously I had to have it.
As can be seen above, they had a very special flower bouquet, this is something you only see in relation to something with Közi I'm sure. Amazingly creative...
So, the special thing about this live was that we'd receive a demo cd as a gift. Unfortunately I haven't been able to listen to it yet since my computer doesn't have a cdrom. I'll update once I've heard it!
Like always, if you get the chance to see Közi in any of his bands live, do it!
EDIT: When I was about to exit the club I saw Ryux from Moi Dix Mois, AGAIN (he was at the twoman Dalle live in May too). He keeps popping up at Közi's gigs...
onsdag 8 april 2015
Közi - 17 veins spliced an ecstatic mind
For those who follow Közi on Twitter it's not that much big news to say that he once again made a piece for an art exhibition.
This time it's for a Czech artist and filmmaker named Jan Svankmajer. I made a quick search and he's making short films which recembles Dali's art (seems interesting and Közi-enough).
I don't know how many remember Közi's last piece of art-music, but in short it was an almost 20 minutes long piece of sounds. Yes, I do not want to say piece of music because he worked with a lot of sounds, creating a sort of horror feeling. Same with this.
17 veins spliced an ecstatic mind is about 17 minutes long and sounds pretty much like it's from a horror movie (not the over dramatic american ones of course). A lot of squeaking noises and dripps of water, and we even get to hear Közi this time, making some atmospheric sounds.
I wouldn't recomend this to those who just think Közi's an okey musician and likes to listen to him at times, probably not worth the money since you're not likely to put this on that often, but of course I want everyone to support Közi's work, so concider buying it if you want to hear it at least. Of course a must have for all Közi fangirls though.
So, how did I buy it?
To be honest, it might be tricky for those who do not speak japanese since their whole webpage is in japanese and I'm not sure how well the staff manage english. They offered SAL and EMS shipping, and also only credit card payment.
Here's a link to their webpage , click on the こちらのメールフォームより>> in the square which mentions this cd and just write what it is you want and they'll reply with shipping method and payment. The price of the cd itself is 1500yen.
This time it's for a Czech artist and filmmaker named Jan Svankmajer. I made a quick search and he's making short films which recembles Dali's art (seems interesting and Közi-enough).
I don't know how many remember Közi's last piece of art-music, but in short it was an almost 20 minutes long piece of sounds. Yes, I do not want to say piece of music because he worked with a lot of sounds, creating a sort of horror feeling. Same with this.
17 veins spliced an ecstatic mind is about 17 minutes long and sounds pretty much like it's from a horror movie (not the over dramatic american ones of course). A lot of squeaking noises and dripps of water, and we even get to hear Közi this time, making some atmospheric sounds.
I wouldn't recomend this to those who just think Közi's an okey musician and likes to listen to him at times, probably not worth the money since you're not likely to put this on that often, but of course I want everyone to support Közi's work, so concider buying it if you want to hear it at least. Of course a must have for all Közi fangirls though.
So, how did I buy it?
To be honest, it might be tricky for those who do not speak japanese since their whole webpage is in japanese and I'm not sure how well the staff manage english. They offered SAL and EMS shipping, and also only credit card payment.
Here's a link to their webpage , click on the こちらのメールフォームより>> in the square which mentions this cd and just write what it is you want and they'll reply with shipping method and payment. The price of the cd itself is 1500yen.
onsdag 28 januari 2015
Közi at Shinjuku Loft
Last night was the last time for me to see Közi *sob*
Eventhough it was sad, I had a great time, and of course Közi was awesome as always!
The event was "Rock is Culture" presented by Like an Edison and Shinjuku Loft, and this evening the bands performing was Közi, Liphlich, Stereo. C.K and Yazzmad as opening act.
The only band I've even heard of before last night was Liphlich and that's litterarly just "heard of", I haven't really heard anything from them...
I don't want to be mean, but the opening acts are always bad. So was Yazzmad. Well not bad maybe (I'm just mean now), but boring. So I was happy when the second act, Liphlich gt on stage!
I've only seen their most recent flyer and I have to say that made me quite interested. Their music didn't disapoint me, and their performance was quite interesting.
For those who wants to know more you can check this video out!
Közi was last out, so before him I had to endure Stereo. C.K. They were really boring, and didn't even have any good looking bandmen I could rest my eyes on! (fufufu). Instead I got 2 showers from the guitarist spitting out his water on us... and there I was hoping to get Atsushi's spit on me on Buck-Tick's standing concerts, but NO, I get some random awful bands guitarists water in my face! (fangirling problems)
Anyway, Közi was last out and he had the same outfit as last tme (the red shirt, black tie, black pants and black gloves) as did his other two members.
Just like the previous nights Közi wasn't that much of a talker (the "MC" was about 2 sentences long), but he did perform a great setlist! I wasn't a big fan of the remixes of The Eye or Cacophony, so I'm glad he skipped those instead of any of the other 8 songs!
This evening Közi had some background projections as well and I think it looked really good with his shadow being reflected onto the wall. It created a good visual effect for these songs!
As before Közi played bass on Promenade, and on ISM the guy who plays synth played a bit of guitar but mostly he created noise to the beginning part by placing a screwdriver between the body of the guitar and the strings, for an extra industrial finish.
Then the gig was over, unfortunatley.
At the merchtable was of course the solo CD but also Chaosmos and suprise,suprise, the song or should I say composition Közi made for that exhibition 2013! Alot of people seemed to buy that, (including myself because this evening they gave you 2 postcards if you purchased it) so maybe not that many acctually ordered it when it was released.
Közi really impressed me live, eventhough I'm a big fan of his I didn't expect him to be this awesome live, especially since he hasn't been that active. Hopefully this wasn't the last time for me to see him live, and hopefully he'll release more solo or ZIZ stuff later on!
Setlist
Grottesca
Cruel Arcadia
MC
Incoherents
Babylo
Katharsis
Honey Vanity
ISM
Promenade
Picture stolen from Közi's Twitter
onsdag 17 december 2014
Ｓｕｐｅｒ Ｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ －ｖｏｌ．１ー at Ikebukuro Edge
Last night I went in the awful rainstorm to Ikebukuro to attend 333music's event Super Session -vol.1- at Ikebukuro Edge! Reason: Közi would be there!
This was the first time at Ikebukuro Edge, and eventhough it was small I think it was really good to be honest. Not that much bigger than Ikebukuro Cyber but so much better.
Like mentioned the weather was horrible last night, it was raining a lot and the wind was kind of strong, and my train was late for some weird reason so I got there about 30 minutes after they called numbers (didn't really matter to me, I had a shitty number 150).
I didn't know much about this event other than it was presented by 33music, who also makes the Motto magazines Közi participated in before, and that it would be sessions.
When I arrived I was one of the last to show up. We all got a calendar for 2015 at the door (see picture). The event began at 7.30 with the first session band and I have no idea who those people were, but they did play covers of L'arc ~en ~ciel's Winterfall and Malice Mizer's Gekka no Yasoukyoku which made everyone really enthusiastic!
They played for about 30 minutes and then it was time for Közi!
For his session, on vocals we had Közi and the bassist from Kagrra, Naoki. Közi used his Malice Mizer guitar, the one from Brise live.
To begin with they played 4 songs, then they invited ISSAY to join them on stage! I don't know that much about ISSAY other than that he's friends with Atsushi Sakurai of Buck-Tick, but I kind of liked his vocals. Also the man looked like Dracula, what's there not to like.
They played 4 songs before ISSAY joined them. Then they played another 5, among them Christmas sucks and White Christmas.
The evening ended with a talk led by Naoki, everyone got back on stage with a rose in their pocket, except for Közi, he had it in his mouth like a cigarette. At the end he threw it out, I did not manage to grab it though.
Before leaving stage he announced that they had one more present for us (except for the calendar), they'd line up outside and thank us on the way out.
If only I would've known, I was thinking about buying a christmas present for Közi but didn't because I have no idea what to give, but if I knew I'd have the chance to give it to him in person I so would've thought of something.
While standing in line to go out I began feeling bad, like should I say something? I really want to say something. Maybe you're not allowed to (since it might stop the line). I don't want to be the crazy foreign girl who can't behave at japanese lives.
In the end I just looked up at him slightly while passing by, and I heard him saying arigatou. I felt like I'd die (I passed Közi, I stood within an arms lenght away! asdfghjkl-fangirl hysteria).
Közi seemed very happy tonight, and while watching him I realised how young he seems. I felt like he can't possibly be over 40 years old, he's like a boy! He has so much energy on stage, it's very amusing to see him live.
During the talk Közi announced that the new ZIZ cd will be released at their all night event later this month. I won't be there though, but I really hope it will be sold later because I really need a copy of that.
This was the first time at Ikebukuro Edge, and eventhough it was small I think it was really good to be honest. Not that much bigger than Ikebukuro Cyber but so much better.
Like mentioned the weather was horrible last night, it was raining a lot and the wind was kind of strong, and my train was late for some weird reason so I got there about 30 minutes after they called numbers (didn't really matter to me, I had a shitty number 150).
I didn't know much about this event other than it was presented by 33music, who also makes the Motto magazines Közi participated in before, and that it would be sessions.
When I arrived I was one of the last to show up. We all got a calendar for 2015 at the door (see picture). The event began at 7.30 with the first session band and I have no idea who those people were, but they did play covers of L'arc ~en ~ciel's Winterfall and Malice Mizer's Gekka no Yasoukyoku which made everyone really enthusiastic!
They played for about 30 minutes and then it was time for Közi!
For his session, on vocals we had Közi and the bassist from Kagrra, Naoki. Közi used his Malice Mizer guitar, the one from Brise live.
To begin with they played 4 songs, then they invited ISSAY to join them on stage! I don't know that much about ISSAY other than that he's friends with Atsushi Sakurai of Buck-Tick, but I kind of liked his vocals. Also the man looked like Dracula, what's there not to like.
They played 4 songs before ISSAY joined them. Then they played another 5, among them Christmas sucks and White Christmas.
The evening ended with a talk led by Naoki, everyone got back on stage with a rose in their pocket, except for Közi, he had it in his mouth like a cigarette. At the end he threw it out, I did not manage to grab it though.
Before leaving stage he announced that they had one more present for us (except for the calendar), they'd line up outside and thank us on the way out.
If only I would've known, I was thinking about buying a christmas present for Közi but didn't because I have no idea what to give, but if I knew I'd have the chance to give it to him in person I so would've thought of something.
While standing in line to go out I began feeling bad, like should I say something? I really want to say something. Maybe you're not allowed to (since it might stop the line). I don't want to be the crazy foreign girl who can't behave at japanese lives.
In the end I just looked up at him slightly while passing by, and I heard him saying arigatou. I felt like I'd die (I passed Közi, I stood within an arms lenght away! asdfghjkl-fangirl hysteria).
Közi seemed very happy tonight, and while watching him I realised how young he seems. I felt like he can't possibly be over 40 years old, he's like a boy! He has so much energy on stage, it's very amusing to see him live.
During the talk Közi announced that the new ZIZ cd will be released at their all night event later this month. I won't be there though, but I really hope it will be sold later because I really need a copy of that.
söndag 30 november 2014
ZIZ on Takadanobaba Club Phase
Friday night ZIZ participated in an event on Takadanobaba Club Phase togheter with Amber Gris and Hollowgram.
I rarely know in which order the bands play so I'm always a bit confused about if I should rush to get a good spot or if I can have a drink and wait... Usually I just rush because I don't want to end up in the back :P
Amber Gris was first out and to be honest they made me yawn XD Their 40 minutes felt like 1 hour, and they just felt so random... I googled them before I bought the ticket just to see what I had to endure for the sake of Közi, and since they acctually had PV's I didn't think they'd feel so...amateurish XD They looked so random, like the bassist was dressed in lolita fashion, the singer reminded me of Adam from ADAMS and one of the guitarists looked a bit steampunk and obviously was their fangirl magnet :P
I was kind of happy when they finally left stage and ZIZ got on.
Club Phase has this screen which is pulled down when the bands prepare the stage, but you can still see them on the sides of that screen. I kept looking to see if I could catch a glimpse of Közi but no Közi....
ZIZ played for 40 minutes, but time always flies by when you enjoy something. Közi was awesome as always, and looked great as most of the times. He had a black blouse with pink dots/spots, black velvet blazer and black tight leather pants.
All the members came in on stage one by one while Ö was playing, and Közi was last of course. he took quite the time to join the others and I couldn't help myself from thinking that he probably had a last drink.... before getting on stage to have one more... (since he had liquor on stage last time I saw him)
As the other times I've seen Közi he was really into what he was doing, and when comparing ZIZ performance with the other two bands, well there was a huge difference XD Közi just seems so comfortable on stage, like he's just doing his thing but it comes out so great and relaxed.
They played some songs I didn't recognise though. Közi announced in the MC the finished the recording of the new album so maybe it's on the coming release? I certainly hope so because I really liked the second song. It felt very Közi, like Katharsis meeting something electronic XD it's kind of hard to explain, but sometimes I feel like Közi's songs, or just part of certain songs is "dreamy" in a way. Like not straight forward like RayD5, like they're blurry, like Katharsis or parts of Memento. Does that make sense? maybe it's just in my head but I feel like Közi's songs sometimes does that, they enter some sort of trans-stage XD like they sound a bit repetative, but not in a bad way, and melancholy. Yugami did vocals with Közi on this, and it didn't sound like anything ZIZ released so far...so I'm very excited for this new album.
Except for ZIZ great performance, I acctually found myself a bit annoyed... Since bands like ZIZ are really small, the people who come to see them are usually the same, so they come on like fangirl groups and they usually know or are familiar with the other people who come to see the other bands aswell. SO, this live gig wasn't so small that they ahd one of those "lists" for the frontrow, instead it was one of those in which the fangirls wait in the back and then they just change place with someone they know :P so it's impossible to get really close, and I feel a bit frustrated especially since these people see these bands several times a year and for me it's once in a lifetime XD (sorry, this might sound a bit like I should get a privilege just because I'm a foreigner, but it's more I feel like I should get a privilege because I might not see them again XD). All though I prefer the japanese live-system, the whole ticket with number is great IMO, but inside I get kind of pissed to be honest. As a foreigner you really feel a bit left out.
Also I really don't get everyones systematic behaviour. Like I mentioned before, everyone does the same movements at the exact same time, and sometimes it's not just wave your hand, sometimes it's almost like tiny dances XD and I just want to know who the *** came up with that XD It takes so much energy and focus to do all that, you almost miss the whole livegig. Like I mentioned before I didn't care when I saw The Velvet the last time, I just wanted to enjoy the gig, and same with ZIZ...ESPECIALLY with ZIZ. Their music (IMO) isn't even suited for all that dancing and headbaning or whatever...I don't get it, the front row went all crazy with the headbanging, and I can really not hear that in their music... it's almost like the japanese fans HAS to do all that stuff, even if the music doesn't even have parts in which it's suitable. I mean not even the band hints at that (normally you can just look at the band, like with D, Tsunehito headbangs, you headbang). It's a true mystery to me... the Japanese way of concerts (should be a book about that..).
Over all I had a great evening though (still want to hear Spiegelwelt though...).
Setlist:
Ö
RayD5
Unknown *LLELVI
MC
FREAKQUENCY
Unknown*ECHOFALLS
Night Creature
MC
Unknown *BE POP HIGHSTYLE
Sanityman
SUPERBSAW
I rarely know in which order the bands play so I'm always a bit confused about if I should rush to get a good spot or if I can have a drink and wait... Usually I just rush because I don't want to end up in the back :P
Amber Gris was first out and to be honest they made me yawn XD Their 40 minutes felt like 1 hour, and they just felt so random... I googled them before I bought the ticket just to see what I had to endure for the sake of Közi, and since they acctually had PV's I didn't think they'd feel so...amateurish XD They looked so random, like the bassist was dressed in lolita fashion, the singer reminded me of Adam from ADAMS and one of the guitarists looked a bit steampunk and obviously was their fangirl magnet :P
I was kind of happy when they finally left stage and ZIZ got on.
Club Phase has this screen which is pulled down when the bands prepare the stage, but you can still see them on the sides of that screen. I kept looking to see if I could catch a glimpse of Közi but no Közi....
ZIZ played for 40 minutes, but time always flies by when you enjoy something. Közi was awesome as always, and looked great as most of the times. He had a black blouse with pink dots/spots, black velvet blazer and black tight leather pants.
All the members came in on stage one by one while Ö was playing, and Közi was last of course. he took quite the time to join the others and I couldn't help myself from thinking that he probably had a last drink.... before getting on stage to have one more... (since he had liquor on stage last time I saw him)
As the other times I've seen Közi he was really into what he was doing, and when comparing ZIZ performance with the other two bands, well there was a huge difference XD Közi just seems so comfortable on stage, like he's just doing his thing but it comes out so great and relaxed.
They played some songs I didn't recognise though. Közi announced in the MC the finished the recording of the new album so maybe it's on the coming release? I certainly hope so because I really liked the second song. It felt very Közi, like Katharsis meeting something electronic XD it's kind of hard to explain, but sometimes I feel like Közi's songs, or just part of certain songs is "dreamy" in a way. Like not straight forward like RayD5, like they're blurry, like Katharsis or parts of Memento. Does that make sense? maybe it's just in my head but I feel like Közi's songs sometimes does that, they enter some sort of trans-stage XD like they sound a bit repetative, but not in a bad way, and melancholy. Yugami did vocals with Közi on this, and it didn't sound like anything ZIZ released so far...so I'm very excited for this new album.
Except for ZIZ great performance, I acctually found myself a bit annoyed... Since bands like ZIZ are really small, the people who come to see them are usually the same, so they come on like fangirl groups and they usually know or are familiar with the other people who come to see the other bands aswell. SO, this live gig wasn't so small that they ahd one of those "lists" for the frontrow, instead it was one of those in which the fangirls wait in the back and then they just change place with someone they know :P so it's impossible to get really close, and I feel a bit frustrated especially since these people see these bands several times a year and for me it's once in a lifetime XD (sorry, this might sound a bit like I should get a privilege just because I'm a foreigner, but it's more I feel like I should get a privilege because I might not see them again XD). All though I prefer the japanese live-system, the whole ticket with number is great IMO, but inside I get kind of pissed to be honest. As a foreigner you really feel a bit left out.
Also I really don't get everyones systematic behaviour. Like I mentioned before, everyone does the same movements at the exact same time, and sometimes it's not just wave your hand, sometimes it's almost like tiny dances XD and I just want to know who the *** came up with that XD It takes so much energy and focus to do all that, you almost miss the whole livegig. Like I mentioned before I didn't care when I saw The Velvet the last time, I just wanted to enjoy the gig, and same with ZIZ...ESPECIALLY with ZIZ. Their music (IMO) isn't even suited for all that dancing and headbaning or whatever...I don't get it, the front row went all crazy with the headbanging, and I can really not hear that in their music... it's almost like the japanese fans HAS to do all that stuff, even if the music doesn't even have parts in which it's suitable. I mean not even the band hints at that (normally you can just look at the band, like with D, Tsunehito headbangs, you headbang). It's a true mystery to me... the Japanese way of concerts (should be a book about that..).
Over all I had a great evening though (still want to hear Spiegelwelt though...).
Setlist:
Ö
RayD5
Unknown *LLELVI
MC
FREAKQUENCY
Unknown*ECHOFALLS
Night Creature
MC
Unknown *BE POP HIGHSTYLE
Sanityman
SUPERBSAW
tisdag 11 november 2014
Közi solo ver : E//+Z short review
I know many are very eager to hear about the new Közi release, so I'll make a tiny review of it.
So, 5 people have chosen their favorite Közi solo songs and made remixes of them. Közi himself is one of them (hehe).
I'm just gonna write some basics about how the songs sound and my personal thoughts^^
Tracklist
GROTTESCA / Koma RMX
Great openingtrack. I really like Grottesca so I was a bit scared this wouldn't be good enough, but it is. It's one of the more intersting tarcks on this cd, and one of the most hard one. I almost get a bit of Blam Honey vibes from this from time to time.
INCOHERENTS / MAXDEADROOM RMX
Feels very disco/club, especially live. One of my favorite tracks, but I also really enjoy the original version. I like that he kept most lyrics, remixes tends to just be a loop of the same piece for 4 minutes.
BABYLO /Közi RMX
Közi's done a great job with this one. Instead of the rocksound it usually has it's pure electronic/club music.
CRUEL ARCADIA / YUGAMI RMX
My number 1 track on this cd. Amazing, love it. I mentioned before I was a bit tired of Cruel Arcadia, well I'm head over heels in love again. Also I can't get Közi's slow dance he did during this out of my head XD
KATHARSIS / Közi RMX
For some reason I really love this. It sounds very Közi in my opinion. Very cute and distant in a way, I'd have loved if he would've made a longer version out of this. I just want it to continue and continue!
HONEY VANITY /Koma RMX
I don't think you can make Honey Vanity bad, it's just awesome in every shape. I really like this, the chorus isn't as it usually is, but slower and I think you can hear a lot more of Közi's pretty voice when he sings slower so I like this ^^
CACOPHONY / MAXDEADROOM RMX
A lot calmer version compared to the original! Cacophony is not a favorite of mine so I'm not hyper about the original nor this remix to be honest. It's okey, but not one of those songs with that tiny bit of extra.
THE EYES /Koma RMX
Also a bit slowed down version of original The Eyes, also Közi's voice's not as distorted as in the original which I liked. The eyes aren't that different either, I think it has the same basics as the original version, good or bad?
PROMENADE /Közi RMX
This isn't as upbeat as we're used to. On the contrary it's darker and slower.
ISM /Hora RMX
Very Hora:ish. You can hear immediatly it's a Hora remix, and I of course really like it. Might even be better than the original ISM to be honest. For me, the first half of the cd is the most interesting, so I think it was nice to end the cd with a really good track aswell. And a Hora track as ending when the previous songs are slower, great.
I don't like to write reviews of cd's, probably because I hate reading them (I never agree and I don't like to hear what others think, I just want to hear and make my own opinion) therefor this is very poorly written XD sorry about that. But maybe someone liked to get an idea of what it sounds like.
So, 5 people have chosen their favorite Közi solo songs and made remixes of them. Közi himself is one of them (hehe).
I'm just gonna write some basics about how the songs sound and my personal thoughts^^
Tracklist
GROTTESCA / Koma RMX
Great openingtrack. I really like Grottesca so I was a bit scared this wouldn't be good enough, but it is. It's one of the more intersting tarcks on this cd, and one of the most hard one. I almost get a bit of Blam Honey vibes from this from time to time.
INCOHERENTS / MAXDEADROOM RMX
Feels very disco/club, especially live. One of my favorite tracks, but I also really enjoy the original version. I like that he kept most lyrics, remixes tends to just be a loop of the same piece for 4 minutes.
BABYLO /Közi RMX
Közi's done a great job with this one. Instead of the rocksound it usually has it's pure electronic/club music.
CRUEL ARCADIA / YUGAMI RMX
My number 1 track on this cd. Amazing, love it. I mentioned before I was a bit tired of Cruel Arcadia, well I'm head over heels in love again. Also I can't get Közi's slow dance he did during this out of my head XD
KATHARSIS / Közi RMX
For some reason I really love this. It sounds very Közi in my opinion. Very cute and distant in a way, I'd have loved if he would've made a longer version out of this. I just want it to continue and continue!
HONEY VANITY /Koma RMX
I don't think you can make Honey Vanity bad, it's just awesome in every shape. I really like this, the chorus isn't as it usually is, but slower and I think you can hear a lot more of Közi's pretty voice when he sings slower so I like this ^^
CACOPHONY / MAXDEADROOM RMX
A lot calmer version compared to the original! Cacophony is not a favorite of mine so I'm not hyper about the original nor this remix to be honest. It's okey, but not one of those songs with that tiny bit of extra.
THE EYES /Koma RMX
Also a bit slowed down version of original The Eyes, also Közi's voice's not as distorted as in the original which I liked. The eyes aren't that different either, I think it has the same basics as the original version, good or bad?
PROMENADE /Közi RMX
This isn't as upbeat as we're used to. On the contrary it's darker and slower.
ISM /Hora RMX
Very Hora:ish. You can hear immediatly it's a Hora remix, and I of course really like it. Might even be better than the original ISM to be honest. For me, the first half of the cd is the most interesting, so I think it was nice to end the cd with a really good track aswell. And a Hora track as ending when the previous songs are slower, great.
I don't like to write reviews of cd's, probably because I hate reading them (I never agree and I don't like to hear what others think, I just want to hear and make my own opinion) therefor this is very poorly written XD sorry about that. But maybe someone liked to get an idea of what it sounds like.
lördag 8 november 2014
Közi Solo Ver : E//+Z at Vuenos
Közi announced some days ago that he'd release a new cd, today no less at his livegig at VUENOS in Shibuya. Ever since I first saw the "Közi Solo Ver : E//+Z" I've been quite curious what that is... I mean Közi haven't played solo for a long time. At first I thought it was some acousticlive, since I know he's been doing that, but I couldn't have been more wrong.
Since I bought my ticket late, I didn't plan on going to this because there's been so much going on this week I feel like I need to just relax, but since the cd would be released I really wanted to get a copy as soon as possible. I've never been to this venue so I didn't know how big it was on the inside, and since my ticket was nr 57 I was afraid I'd end up in the back, but I was lucky and just like many other events where several bands play most people move over when the act they wanted to see is over (which I first didn't notice so I suffered through the first band, some 4man band playing some popish rock, looking like hosts, making me feel like bursting out in laughter when they shouted ATAMAAA and all the fangirls began to headbang to their really soft sound).
I think Közi's a bad influence... Just like at the talkevent I acctually had alcohol and felt like passing out. I need to stop drinking when I'm at lives *writes memo to myself*
Közi was the third band playing, and I tried sneaking my way to the front but I don't like to push and the system at livegigs feels so complex here you never know if there's some person somewhere in the club making a list of people at the front or whatever, and I hate being the foreigner who doesn't know the rules... But I had a good view at second row!
Since this was a small event the bands had to put their stuff togheter themselves, so first out were Közi's 2 supportmembers (no idea who they are, but one of the guys looked like his old bassist). Then Közi came out from the backstage area looking like:
Setlist:
Grottesca
Incoherents
Babylo
MC
Cruel Arcadia
Katharsis
Honey Vanity
MC
Cacophony
ISM
Promenade
Since I bought my ticket late, I didn't plan on going to this because there's been so much going on this week I feel like I need to just relax, but since the cd would be released I really wanted to get a copy as soon as possible. I've never been to this venue so I didn't know how big it was on the inside, and since my ticket was nr 57 I was afraid I'd end up in the back, but I was lucky and just like many other events where several bands play most people move over when the act they wanted to see is over (which I first didn't notice so I suffered through the first band, some 4man band playing some popish rock, looking like hosts, making me feel like bursting out in laughter when they shouted ATAMAAA and all the fangirls began to headbang to their really soft sound).
I think Közi's a bad influence... Just like at the talkevent I acctually had alcohol and felt like passing out. I need to stop drinking when I'm at lives *writes memo to myself*
Közi was the third band playing, and I tried sneaking my way to the front but I don't like to push and the system at livegigs feels so complex here you never know if there's some person somewhere in the club making a list of people at the front or whatever, and I hate being the foreigner who doesn't know the rules... But I had a good view at second row!
Since this was a small event the bands had to put their stuff togheter themselves, so first out were Közi's 2 supportmembers (no idea who they are, but one of the guys looked like his old bassist). Then Közi came out from the backstage area looking like:
This picture is stolen from Közi's twitter!
I don't know how many are familiar with the old electro band Kraftwerk, but I'm pretty sure Közi had them in mind when he chose this outfit... Acctuallt when he entered stage he has a black leatherglove on his left hand (I really like this look on him).
Közi didn't look up once, eventhough people shouted for him. It was kind of fun because first he just walked across the stage, looked like he was just passing by XD Then he came back and began to help them set up their stuff. He looked very focused, doing everything kind of slow, well in his own pace (I was acctually thinking about how he just walked around with full confidence and no looking where he stepped eventhough he had like 10cm heels and there were wires all over the floor, while Hora was all about looking where he walked^^)
Then Közi went backstage and the light was turned off! I had no idea what to expect but since there was a keyboard and a mac computer onstage I sort of figuered it wouldn't be acoustic as I first thought, and I was very right.
The setlist for tonight was all songs from the new cd and it's all songs from Közi's solo done in a sort of remix/club manner. I was happily suprised, I really enjoyed what he has done to the songs. The music didn't fit the scenery though, listening to the songs and seeing Közi dance around, then seeing the crowd which was like 30 people, 3 lines infront of the stage and the rest standing in the back.
This was my third time seeing Közi and if I've noticed anything it's the fact that Közi's really great live. This is of course my own opinion, and I might be effected by the fact I really like Közi, but he's really something special live. Many say he's lazy for not writing any new material and all that, and I get the feeling many might think he just sticks around to have an income XD, but seeing him live, he really looks like he enjoys it, a lot. I get the feeling Közi's very aware of himself when he's on stage aswell. Like, he knows how he wants the performance to look, I'd say he's the opposite of random!
Közi moved around a lot, well not walking around since the stage was kind of small but he danced to the music and he even did the same movements as he does on the DVD for Incoherents!
I can't remember which song it was, but he held up his left hand, and many of the people in the front row did the same, and he began doing different signs, like holding up 2 fingers, 1 or none and they kept doing the same thing. I got the feeling he did that to see if they'd follow, it looked really fun ^^
I can't remember which song it was, but he held up his left hand, and many of the people in the front row did the same, and he began doing different signs, like holding up 2 fingers, 1 or none and they kept doing the same thing. I got the feeling he did that to see if they'd follow, it looked really fun ^^
During the first MC he first just said hi and it felt like he was about to start another song when he suddenly turned around and said ow yeah, the new album! He also said everyone should get a copy, maybe even several (hehe). It's funny because Közi seems so different when he's performing and when he's talking or just preparing before the gig. When he's singing he feels very full of energy and very comfortable on stage, then when he's talking he's so calm and kind of quiet.
Before they began I acctually noticed how he placed a can and a bottle on the side for himself and I couldn't help but to think how most bands have water and not liqour on stage. For the second MC he raised his can saying cheers, then the brand, then he grabbed his bottle and said the name of the tea which was inside XD
For the last song, Promenade, Közi played bass.
My absolut favorite song tonight was Cruel Arcadia. To be honest I used to love the original version, but I think I just listened to it too much, because I ended up being kind of tired of it. So hearing this new, fresh version made my love come back again. I can't wait to hear the recorded version! (I don't have a cdplayer, nor does my computer take discs, so I need to ask a friend to rip for me:P)
If this will be released and available for overseas I demand all Közi fans to buy it! Not just for supporting his work but because it's really great!
I'm going to ZIZ live by the end of the month and I'm really excited. Közi's so great at what he does, I wish he'd make oneman lives again!
Setlist:
Grottesca
Incoherents
Babylo
MC
Cruel Arcadia
Katharsis
Honey Vanity
MC
Cacophony
ISM
Promenade
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