lördag 5 augusti 2017
Kamijo - Epic Rock Orchestra
This gig took place at Akasaka Blitz, a place I haven't been at since Deep Sanctuary in 2014. This livehouse looked pretty big then, but Kamijo had made this a seated live, so with chairs it didn't really have a high capacity. When I found my seat I was pleased to see that the stage didn't seem that far away, even though I was on Q-row.That was until the two people infront of me came to their seats... it was two western guys....meaning they were pretty tall (and one of them I guess had not been at a live in Japan before because he had problems realising where his own seat was :P). Next to me was two Japanese women, a bit shorter than me, and all of us was stunned by the fact that we couldn't see shit! Especially since that one guy kept coming closer to the other one despite the fact that the seat inbetween was free, and that seat sort of worked as an opening so we could see glimps of the scene! One of the Japanese women asked him to move a bit to the left side so we could see, and he did....until he kept coming closer again. She didn't show it but I'm guessing it pissed her off (me too, big time) so she acctually called for the staff, and a guy came asking the guy to stand infront of his own seat. Again, he moved....and then moved back -.- I don't get how some people work.
So basically, I barely saw anything the whole evening (not kidding). The sound however was really good just as I expected. Normally Kamijo only has his band playing, but for the Epic Rock Orchestra he also have a violinist, cello and a pianist on stage and it really gives that something extra.
Since Castrato had been released by the time he obviously played that, and I have to say it's one of his stronger songs ever. I really like it! At the live they also sold a special edition of the single. It says on it that it's the trailer version. I can't really hear a difference, and like I've said before, I can't listen to the cd's I buy for the moment so I haven't heard this either. If you bought this version you also got a poster, it's very boring though, just the cd cover. I also picked up a t-shirt and the clearfile.
Kamijo always feels very energetic live, and happy, so it's usually really nice attending his gigs. He's a very good talker, making interesting MC's (for this one I don't really remember much since it's been a long time, and I didn't see shit!).
He had another Epic rock orchestra recently, which I attended for other reasons (so there won't be a livereport here), and since I acctually could see I can assure it was great and totally worth going to!
söndag 19 februari 2017
Chateau de Versailles Nippon Budokan 2017
When I heard about this I knew I was going to be in Japan at the time so I made sure to get my ticket through Rakuten as soon as possible. It felt like the gig was so far ahead it would never happen, and now it's over and I feel a bit sad to be honest.
I've never been a big fan of Versailles (meaning I don't own all of their cd's, and I don't enjoy everyting they've done), but I've been listening to them since high school, especially Hizaki has a special place from that time, and some songs are awesome! I also really like their theme. Anyway, since I do like them and this would be a spectacular event, I felt like I couldn't miss this.
Unfortunately I have school all weekdays until 5 p.m and the concert would start at 6.30 p.m, let's just say I felt a bit stressed knowing I had to go pick up my ticket, Lineage that was given as a gift and also my VIP bag. Yes, when I found out there would be VIP tickets, with presumably good seats I was ready to open my wallet a bit more. I've been to Budokan once before and I ended up on the third floor somewhere in the middle. Can't say I saw much, so I rather pay more and we also got some goods so I'm pleased (I'll get back to details on the VIP bag and my seat).
I arrived at the venue at about 5.40 and I just couldn't find the ticket gate! I felt a bit panicked since according to their webpage I needed my ticket to get the cd and also my VIP bag. To begin with I assumed I'd just go pick up everything at the same spot but of course they had to make it a bit difficult. The line for tickets were huge! I had to ask two times to even find it, and when I did I had to stand there for about 15 minutes before I realised that foreigners had their own line which was none :P Fortunately I got the cd at the same time, and I received the limited one since I bought my ticket early. Then I just had to pick up the VIP bag and then go to the merch! Many of the items for sale had been sold out, of course, but I got myself a tote bag.
I think I did pretty good timewise, I acctually got into the venue by 6.15! Then about my ticket, there was never said that the VIP would be any good seats, I just heard that it might be so, and I don't know if it was or if I just got lucky but I acctually got a seat at the arenafloor, line 7! That was a great seat and I couldn't have been happier (it was worth 15 000 yen).
Of course there was tons of flowers from other bands, such as D, Kaya and Moi Dix Mois among others. I know you aren't allowed to take pictures during most concerts in Japan, but usually they don't care if it's before, and since I saw a Japanese woman take a picture of the stage when I entered I assumed it was ok. The moment I had taken my picture a guard show up and tells me it's not allowed... So since I don't have a photo to post, the background was as churchwindows, really pretty.
Versailles didn't start until about 6.45, and the start was with Prelude and Aristocrat's Symphony. I remember watching the opening to their first live DVD, which are the same songs, and I thought it was amazing. Seeing it live was beyond words. It felt kind of surreal, like watching a DVD, maybe because I had a really good seat for once. I have to say though that it sounded like there was something weird with the sound for a while. During the chorus of Aristocrat's Symphony it sounded like Kamijo's vocals was drowning in the melody, unfortunately. They played songs from their greatest hits which was released in 2016, but they also played some songs from Lineage, like the titletrack and we even got to hear Vampire! One thing that stroke me as funny was watching the other fans do their parapara. One guy in the row infront of mine even did something similar to Kamijo's strutting in Masquerade, but standing still! And they also imitated Kamijo's movements to Ascendead Master.
During the MC Kamijo talked about his little accident in Poland, he fell off from stage and according to himself this time it really hurt and he couldn't stand on his leg so he had to use a wheelchair for the rest of the tour. It also got quite emotional when he explained that there was a reason for Versailles playing at Budokan, and that was that he promised Jasmine You before he passed that they would. After that they played Serenade in Jasmine's honour and Hizaki looked like he acctually began to cry. They ended with The Revenant Choir and it was an amazing ending! I love that song and hearing it live was great.
The concert felt a lot shorter than it really was, probably because I was enjoying it alot. When it was time to say goodnight the members threw out some stuff for the audience, like roses, picks, drumsticks and towels. Teru acctually threw out a whole bag of his picks (unopened!) which the girl infront of me catched. A really amusing thing was when Kamijo threw out his last rose. It landed in the aisle next to my seat, and people were so eager to catch it that some ran out on the floor, and one girl acctually fell and slided on her stomach to the rose and caught it XD Seriously, true story XD
Finally the members all grabbed each others hands to do the final jump together, because of Kamijo's accident earlier on the tour he couldn't really jump so Yuki had to support him, they both laughed at it and it looked really sweet. Once again they grabbed Jasmine's bass and Hizaki got sad, and he smiled sort of like as if covering up that he started crying but Kamijo hugged him. Then they all left stage and the concert was over.
Like I mentioned in the beginning, I'm not a big Versailles fan who knows all of their songs inside out, but I really enjoy them and I don't regret going to this or paying that much either because it was an awesome live performance! I think even people who don't like Versailles would agree it was a good concert. If you ever get the chance to see them, don't hesitate, it's worth it!
söndag 18 oktober 2015
My japanese music collection
SIXNINE signed photo
Signed SEXPLOSION and toursticker
Arc:g:noël
Mobius rinG/唐紅ノ人形 (distribution demo)
盲目ノカナリア/ピエロ (distribution demo)
乱反射 (tape sold at lives only)
Art Cube
砂の華 -with DVD
2009.12.12目鹿鳴館ワンマンダイジェストクリップ
Biosphia
暴レ狂ウ詩-with bonus photo
1st ONE MAN LIVE DVD
Blam Honey
Providence of Decadence
Typical Ingeniousness ~suggest~
Virtu Psycho Mare
Industrial Gender Unit VHS No. 333
BUCK-TICK
Taboo -First press
悪の華 CD
Hurry Up Mode (1990 mix) -First press with bonus booklet
狂った太陽 -limited edition
Darker Than Darkness -style 93-
Jupiter
唄
Cosmos -First press case
キャンディ
Sexy Stream Liner pamphlet
ヒロイン
BRAN-NEW LOVER
ミウ
Romance-with DVD
十三階は月光 -limited edition
13th Floor with Diana tour-limited edition DVD
Galaxy limited edition
Heaven limited edition
くちづけ limited edition with bonus cards
Miss Take 僕はミッス*テイク limited edition
形而上流星 -limited edition
或いはアナーキー -limited edition CD
或いはアナーキー Live with Tower records pin & poster
甘美な死骸 - quan vienna sigue eye - (perfume)
D
New Blood ~second impact~with signed photo
桜花咲き染めにけり Limited edition with DVD
Genetic World Limited edition with DVD & Hiroki card
7th Rose with DVD
名もなき森の夢語り C-type with Tsunehito card
Kingdom A-typ with HIDE-ZOU tradingcard
47都道府県ツアー ファイナル at 舞浜アンフィシアターDVD with CDJapan's bonus photos
月の杯 Necklace with chekis and signed photo
Dark fairy tale ツアー物販 CD given at 2017-08-29 if your purchase went over 5000yen
14th Anniversary Special Premium "Free" Live 2017.4.23 at Zepp Tokyo DVD
Witch craft pictures. (with DVD)
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy VIII OST
Faye Wong - Eyes on Me single
Distant Worlds Returning Home CD/DVD
Distant Worlds II
Gackt
Mars First Press (slip case)
Seki Ray
Gackt Crescent Photobook
Hyde & Gackt Moon Child photobook
Redemption with DVD
Kissmark Vol 2
Yellow Fried Chickenz photobook
Yellow Fried Chickenz Poster A
Back to Nature w zenorecord pamphlet and making of DVD
Hora
Postcardset 1 & 2
RESONANT
DESOLATION BEAUTY with bonus card
COCOON
TYRANT with bonus card
WISDOM
domiNATE (signed by Hora)
REIGN - signed disc and with signed card
PROMINENCE
Inner Universe
I-アイ-
I-ai- signed & Yuki's guitarpick
Janne Da Arc
Dearly
DESTRIEBE – with ZEAL LINK bonus DVD and signed photos
Faizh - with ZEAL LINK bonus DVD and signed photo
THE CHAOTIC ZION -Live abstraction from160521- with making of LA DVD
Divine Error type A - signed, Zeal Link signed photoset +Zeal Link Comment DVD
Kalmia
Kalmia (demo tape)
Castrato - Limited Edition with DVD, Tower Records poster
Castrato - Trailer Mix, sold only at Epic Rock Orchestra 26/5-2017
Live of Moshijo- type D, Castrato Tower Records Instore event bonus cd
La vie en rose Kamijo -20th Anniversary best- Regular edition DVD with CDJapan bonus photos and poster
20th Anniversary pamphlet Best Grand Finale
Tour 2014 "The Death Parade Final" The Empire of Vampire 2014.12.13 AiiA Theater Tokyo DVD
Royal Blood -Revival Best- Limited Edition with bonus photo
Heart Limited Edition
闇夜ライオン regular edition with signed bonus DVD
Moulin Rouge regular edition with signed bonus DVD
Moulin Rouge Limited edition A -signed
Louis 〜艶血のラヴィアンローズ〜 Type B
Kaya
Kaleidoscope
Carmilla (signed)
桜花繚乱
百鬼夜行
Glitter 2006 edition (signed)
Chocolat (limited version with bonuscard and flyer)
Salon de Chocolat DVD
Glitter message DVD
Kaya Remix Vol.1
Glitter 2012 Version
TABOO
GOTHIC w. flyer
Kaya Music Clip Selection with Memento Mori -Piano Live take- (Bonus from Hora's webshop)
Perfana regular edition with signed sheet (CDJapan bonus)
夢道 Regular edition with sticker and Tower Records poster
Fabulous box set (incl. cheki case, pamphlet regular edition of Fabulous) CdJapan's bonus photo
Kilhi+Ice
New Material (demo tape)
Le 7e Art
Keep Cool
Analogue Fortune
Flyers and poster
Stickers, photos and postcards
Kilhi+Ice official information Club Tarantula Project Vol 9
Kilhi+Ice official information Club Tarantula Project Vol 11
己龍
九尾 H type
彩 B type
Klaha
Nostal Lab First Press
Nostal Lab -prism of liberation- signed
Nostal Lab -prism of image-
Märchen
Flyers and signed photo
Közi
Catharsis
Khaos/Kinema + stickers
Memento +Poster and card
Lokin' roll postcards
Lokin' roll
Live Collage DVD
Live CD
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 1-6
Signed card (Third Stage bonus item)
Eve of Destiny - Nervous and Innocence
感情の為の機械
Közi Solo Ver : E//+Z
17 veins spliced an ecstatic mind
1710 artery bricolage
Lareine
再会の花
Luna Sea
Mother - Limited Edition
Malice Mizer
The
1th Anniversary demo tape
Flyers
and signed board 2nd era
Flyers
3rd era
Memoire 2nd Press
Memoire DX
Signed
board, 1996
麗しき仮面の招待状
Sans
retour Voyage 1995
sans
retour voyage "derniere" 〜encore
une fois〜
Sans
retour Voyage photoset
Voyage
limited pressing
ヴェル・エール ~空白の瞬間の中で~ 8cm edition
ヴェル・エール ~空白の瞬間の中で~ (first press box edition)
ヴェル・エール Poster Set
ヴェル・エール Movie Photo Set
月下の夜想曲 First press
月下の夜想曲 Regular edition
Au
Revoir First press
Illuminati
first press
Le
Ciel First Press
La
Collection "merveilles" - L'edition Limite
耽美実験革命
Merveilles
Tour Pamphlet
Merveilles
Photo set
Secret
Letter Set
神話
再会の血と薔薇 vinyl
再会の血と薔薇 message tape
虚無の中での遊戯
白い肌に狂う愛と悲しみの輪舞
Bara no Seidou (Eu Version Limited Edition, w. Cardinal DVD)
薔薇の聖堂 日本武道館 2000.8.31/9.1
薔薇の伝承 序章
Gardenia First Press
Gardenia Regular edition
Beast of Blood
Garnet
Gardenia Tour Pamphlet
Ma Chérie
Ma Chérie Fanclub magazines vol. 1-21
Selection de performances live
薔薇に彩られた悪意と悲劇の幕開け DVD
薔薇の婚礼
薔薇の婚礼 Postcards
薔薇の婚礼 Pamphlet, signed flyer & cards
異端審問
"Merveilles" á deux dimensions
Les Mizerable de Malice Mizer (red book)
Les Mizerable de Malice Mizer (white book)
薔薇のロンド
Malice Mizer File (UV)
Deep Sanctuary VI, Malice Mizer 25th Anniversary Panphlet
Matenrou Opera
Innovational Symphonia
Minus (-)
D (CD/DVD)
Moi Dix Mois
Dix Infernal Limited Edition
Dix Infernal Pamphlet
Beyond the Gate Pamphlet
Dis Inferno Pamphlet
Magnifique
Pageant
Beyond the Gate limited edition
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire II
K's Guitar Pick from Moi Dix Mois live 11/3-2011
D+SECT (with CDJapan bonusphoto)
Dixanadu Instrumental(limited edition)
Reprise with CDJapan poster
Deep Sanctuary II Pamphlet
Lamentful Miss Flyer
Dixanadu Flyer
D+SECT Flyer
Dix Infernal Scars of Sabbath DVD
Postcards (1st era)
Mon Amour #4, #22-#45, #51
Game Inferno Ultimate
New Sodmy
Style
Fanclub Magazines SODOM (#1-3,5)
Node of Scherzo
Node of Scherzo Single
Plunklock
GradatioN - signed
プロトカルチャ
Pride of Mind
Systems of Romance (with photo)
Rentrer en Soi
Pamphlet
CD-ROM
Signed papers from instore
鴉色の胎児 - limited edition with bonus postcard
RENTRER EN SOI - with DVD and bonus postcard
Protoplasm - with bonus postcard
Stigmata with bonuscard
The Abyss of Despair
Amongst Foolish Enemies - signed
砂月
La Luna –Cure magazine bonus CD
AWAKENING
TO MOONLIGHT
Crystal
AWAKE
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon Original soundtrack (1992)
Schwarz Stein
Reincarnation
DEMIGOD T-shirt
DEMIGOD and Reincarnation signed clear files
DEMIGOD badges (Kaya's cat, Hora's cat, Hora's magical circle and DEMIGOD group)
DEMIGOD w. remix cd and VIP sticker (given at lives)
DEMIGOD photoset
DEMIGOD stickers
Pandemonium w. Message Disc (Hora shop bonus) and -Another Arrange- (given at lives)
Queen Leech w. Message Disc (Hora shop bonus) and Queen Leech -Another Arrange- (given at lives)
Ever After w. Message Disc (Hora shop bonus) and Ever After -Another Arrange- (given at lives)
Immortal Verses Sticker Set
Immortal Verses photoset A & B (signed at outstore event 2018-09-15)
Immortal Verses w. Message disc (Hora shop bonus) and morgue -Another Arrange- (given at lives)
15th Anniversary Book
The Best -Dunkelheit- with Hora shop bonus Rudolf Steiner Queen of Decadence CD
The Best -Licht- with Hora shop bonus Rudolf Steiner Perfect Garden CD
The Best -Dunkelheit- & -Licht- Zeal Link linear notes
Fleeting Beauty with Hakobune remix CD limited to 2017-02-24 live Schwarz Stein der Winter
Fleeting Beauty with message disc, limited to Hora's webshop
Another Cell 20160415Remix
Sleeping Madness, signed at instore event 2014-11-15
Demo cd from Incubus Garden 2014-11-03
Sleeping Madness Photoset
Postcards (2011)
Chekis from 2014-04-07 live gig in Osaka
Chekis from 2015-03-22 Takadanobaba, Tokyo
Chekis from Kamijo Halloween Special Live 2014-10-25
COCOON-Fallen- with message disc
GEBET with ZealLink's bonus cards
Recurrence of Hallucination Live
Queen of Decadence photo set with signed CDJapan bonus picture
Perfect Garden photo set with signed CDJapan bonus picture
Recurrence of Hallucination
Last Hallucination Pamphlet
Another Cell
Artificial Hallucination message disc
Artificial Hallucination with slipcase and Flyer
Current with Flyer
New Vogue Children with slipcase and Flyer
New Vogue Children (regular edition)
Perfect Garden-w. Flyer
Rudolf Steiner - Queen of Decadence
Rudolf Steiner - Perfect Garden signed lyrics sheet at outstore event 2018-09-15, +flyer
Schwein
Schwein Stein - with bonus sticker
Soft Ballet
Document limited edition
愛と平和 limited edition
Suppurate System
affekt pendule (black)
affekt pendule (white)
Feather Disperse type B with signed card
The Candy Spooky Theater
LIVING DEAD SPOOKY DOLL'S FAMILY IN THE ROCK'N CHILD'S
SPOOK SHOW BABY!!
Vamquet
Vamhaus
eternal shine
The Velvet
Flash Back+flyer
皆憎
愛憎倒錯遊戯 with bonus disc
幻影フィクション
ファッションメンヘラ女が死にたい死にたいウルサイ
上映禁止の水玉キネマ
Velvet Eden
Street of Alice (demo tape)
Madame Tarantula
Madame Tarantula (red cover)
人形娼館
Sad Mask VHS with bonus photos
Street of Alice
Cyber City (omnibus cd, includes a live version of 美しさのは罪
捨て猫 with bonus photo
蜘蛛女
オペラ座の怪人
最後の晩餐・不思議の国のアリス
蜘蛛ノ巣城・果樹園
Rouge de noir・ファンレター紅
Witch On Flames
Russian tour poster
Sad Mask DVD
La Fin Russian Single
Double Twelve with signed card and cheki
Film Noir signed
Behind
the Tales + flyer
blanc
et noir signed + Starwave Records postcard and New Years DVD
Requiem
Maze Vocaloid signed
Make Up Shadow signed
Dada
original drawing with signed cards
Sketch
of Chro by Dada and chekis
Versailles
School
photoset
Noble
(Eu-version)
Chateau de Versailles DVD with lyrics cards
History of the Other Side DVD
Prince
& Princess Kamijo version with Teru card
Jubilee limited edition w. DVD and slipcase
Versailles
World Tour 2010 Pamphlet
おねがいかなえてヴェルサイュ
DVD limited edition
Rose
-5th Anniversary Box- Nr.4465
The greatest hits 2007-2016 limited edition with HMV bonus item clearfile
Lineage limited edition
Chateau de Versailles Nippon Budoukan VIP bag
Chateau de Versailles at Nippon Budoukan DVD, regular edition with CdJapan bonus photo
XA-VAT
XA-VAT
single with "Numans-Roxette"
XA-VAT
single with PVx2
艶℃
with DVD
VIDEO
GAYTION
Osaka live pamphlet
K-I-S second press
芸夢
Slee casette
Slee CD (live house limited ed.)
ZIZ
GIFT
Super Naked Disko Remix "Kozi vs 68", from Tour Du Detester 2012
Salon
Du De'tester (Regular edition)
NEIGHBORING
CHAOSMOS
JEEZSO8DOVEDOPE
JEEZSO8 DVD
テヅルモヅルNo.5
ランドリィ - given at Salon du detéster #12 2017-05-27 live
ZIZINE vol. 1, 2
WABIY SABIY w.Tower Records bonus sticker
Magazines
アーティストfan vol.14 (Velvet Eden)
Gab September 2003 (Schwarz Stein)
絶対音館 vol.56 (Velvet Eden, Malice Mizer, Blam Honey)
MGazette Vol 16
MGazette Vol 17
MGazette Vol 18
MGazette Vol 19
MGazette Vol 21
MGazette Vol 23
MGazette Vol 24
Rock and Read Vol 83 (Malice Mizer)
Shoxx Vol 83
Shoxx Vol 88 (Mana, Velvet Eden)
UV Vol 97
Fool's Mate October 2010 (Moi Dix Mois)
Fool's Mate January 2012 (Moi Dix Mois, Deep Sanctuary)
Cure Vol 92 (Velvet Eden)
Obsidian (interview book featuring Közi, Kaya and other bands)
Motto2 High-Grade -vol.001- (features Közi)