ReeGed’s J-Rock
Its Sunday/Monday on planet Earth, which means not a lot is happening in the scene. I’ll take this chance to post something which has been in the works for a while now (It’s been planned ever since the first Drum & Bass Delirium), but the right moment hasn’t arrived until now.
Do you miss the 80’s? Personally the 80’s were my favourite decade. Back then, people used to make mixtapes for eachother containing their favourite tracks. They were basically like personal Best of tapes. Well, I’m bringing the 80’s to the 21st century by releasing my first world wide mixtape.
I’ll be making new posts every once in a while, each with a different genre. This is meant to introduce people to new genres and in the same time diversify the kind of music posted on rlslog. In these posts I’ll try to include scene releases as much as possible, however often the music I will be sharing hasn’t been released in the scene, or is VERY hard to get a hold of.
This first post will be about J-Rock. J-Rock is a very diverse genre, since it basically just means Japanese Rock (some of the tracks are more POP oriented). You probably won’t like EVERY single track in this release, since they are all very different, but hopefully you will appreciate some of it. Japan is musically a very isolated country considering the amount of great music being created there, which is one of the reasons I’m making J-Rock my first genre.
You can download the Mixtape from RapidShare, MegaUpload, Upladed.to and Flydrive. You can also download the full album pack. These are the albums on which the tracks in the mixtape reside. About 2 days ago I started looking for scene releases of these albums on a couple of topsites, private trackers and some forums. Unfortunately I only found one, which is the Moi Dix Mois release. Quite a few of these albums HAVE been released in the scene, but are unknown and therefore not traded a lot. This is why most of them can’t be found even on the most extensive sites.
The Mixtape starts off with one of Japans biggest superstars: Gackt. Gackt shot to fame as the vocalist of Malice Mizer (founded by Mana, who later founded Moi Dix Mois [Track 10]). It then continues with some very melodic tunes from Sambomaster and Kra. MCM and Dir En Grey are two bands that have received a fair bit of recognition outside of Japan (MCM were featured on the Tony Hawk 3 OST). The mixtape continues with two VERY poppy tracks from LM.C, An Cafe and Plus-Tech Squeeze Box but then takes a more melancholic note with BUCK-TICK and Moi Dix Mois. The penultimate track by recently reunited legends X Japan is something every metalhead should listen to at least once [solo is god]. The mixtape ends with an acoustic track off Miyavi’s first solo album.
I recommend you download the mixtape first and if you like it, download the full album torrent pack. Enjoy.
MixTape Tracklist:
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█ █ .01 Gackt - White Eyes
█ █ .02 Sambomaster - Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobundaze (Album Version)
█ █ .03 Kra - Shunshoku no hana
█ █ .04 The Mad Capsule Markets - SCARY -delete streamin’freq.from fear side-
█ █ .05 Dir En Grey - THE FINAL
█ █ .06 LM.C - OH MY JULIET.
█ █ .07 An Cafe - Snow Scene
█ █ .08 Plus-Tech Squeeze Box - A Day In The Radio
█ █ .09 BUCK-TICK - Rain
█ █ .10 Moi Dix Mois - Vestige
█ █ .11 X Japan - Silent Jealousy
█ █ .12 Miyavi - Dear from … xxx [Acoustic]
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Huge thanks to FLAMEAPE for drawing and creating the graphics you see in this article and the covers. Yes, the super awesome japanese superhero is ME. Check out his blog and portfolio.
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Download MixTape: RapidShare, MegaUpload, FlyUpload, Uploaded.to
NFO: Here
Size: 92,6 MB
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Full Album Pack: Torrent
Size: 908 MB
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Badass. Looking forward to this.
whoo hoo my first! only kidding
thanks will listen to this
damn!
miss it i know
Just when I was thinking about taking a deeper look into the “j-rock” scene, you post this. Good timing, sir.
Definatly nothing i’ve heard before but i’m gonna grab this
Thank you so much, J-rock rules, looking foward to get the whole stuff.
lulz, my weeaboo senses are tingling
Surprised we have not had any whiners screaming “its not scene!” or “hot new info about scene releases?, this is not new or scene!”.
Strange how people nearly sh4t their pants over the P2P rls of Gnarls Barkley - Odd Couple (yes it has dodgy id3 tags) but this seems fine?
slave seeding
If someone has access to a topsite which actually HAS these releases, then I’d be glad to update the article.
Mr. Lahey get off the liquor damnit! xD
Epic post hon. Glad to see NumLock’s work up. Looks amazing. :heart:
ReeGed…..amazin idea !…n i’m alwaz very amazed by the graphics u create…its simply unique !…which software do u use for that ?
@12, MMM:
This time around the graphics were done by an amazing artist who goes under the pseudonym Flameape.
Check out his blog/portfolio here:
http://flameape.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flameapestudio/
I’ve Met Cats and Dogs Smarter #12
he doesnt seem that bright
yes Reeg- how DO you make those graphics? ;P
ReeGed and Numlock.
This post is made of so much win.
Glad to see the release up , finally!! Glad to be of service, good sir.
@ReeGed …and wat bout the covers of drum .. ?
@flameape …. pal which software do u use ? …m truly amazed by ur gfx style ..u’r kick-a** !
I know right? Its insanely aweomse =D I’m glad to announce that Flameape has agreed to continue doing the graphics on the upcoming genre packs
i hand-drew the character in pencil. I used illustrator cs3 to convert the pencil drawing into a slick vector drawing with the live trace tool. then more illustrator to make certain shapes. finally, i bring it together in photoshop for assemblage and final coloring.
thanks Reeg! and i’m downloading now. can’t wait to hear the rest of the tracks! ReeGed got talent!
@flameape @ppl Loved the ‘LOCKE’ art !…its just superbbbbbbbbbbbb !…
ppl you’ve gotta see this http://www.flickr.com/photos/flameapestudio/
@ReeGed,Martin,other staff of RlsLog
cud u plz have a section dedicated to art ?..ppl post samples n blogspot links..where gr8 works by Flameape and others cud be appreciated ?…i’m stunned !
@flameape
m really interested in all this…but a total beginner at it… will do all this in my vacation after a month…
althou .. what do u mean by ‘i hand-drew the character in pencil. I used illustrator cs3 to convert the pencil drawing into a slick vector drawing with the live trace tool’
did u scan ur pencil drawing… or do u have a digital pencil o somethng ?
80s rule!.
Those were the days,having a small radio and external cassette recorder,taping songs from it,making compilation tapes.Well,whatever songs came on.
Were a bit of a mystery. ;):D
Happy hours at Rapidshare now.
Reeged,I hope you have some japanese female vocal tracks on your mix tape. Thanks
For sure Mrquiteaguy. Check out “A Day in the Radio” by Plus-Tech Squeeze Box. Track 8
^ cheers man
If you enjoy these bands, there are ton of other bands in the j-rock genre, some that sound like these folks, some that don’t. Here are a few suggestions!
I’m going to name the more known ones first:
L’Arc en Ciel
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
UverWorld
Janne Da Arc
Abingdon Boys School (the second band of T.M.Revolution)
Beat Crusaders
Orange Range
Anna Tsuchiya
The Pillows
Here are some lesser/indie/underground bands:
Yura Yura Teikoku
Go!Go!7188
Monkey Majik
The Babys (hard to find)
Asian Kung Fu Generation is also a good j-rock band (IMO)
definitely his later work, after splitting off from the roc-pile.
Who’s the microphone assassin?
Needs more L’Arc~En Ciel
this owns, lately i’ve been listening to trance or calm stuff like that.
but this
good rock
good job
MMM- i use a real-life pencil; in this case, a staedler lead holder.
Hey Flameape/NumLockEnvy…. Dude. I love you. Made of win you are. Yay for this. Just… Yay.
http://forum.ninjavideo.net/viewtopic.php?pid=57688#p57688
Go there if you would like to see some more of his work, and he is currently being featured on NinjaVideo main as the editor of the up and coming NV comic. His blog and site are also beyond amazing.
Phara
first and foremost… ReeGed, YOU ROCK DUDE!! thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou! i love J-rock
*rocks out to Oh My Juliet*
and to add to that list of “other bands to check out” that DC61385 had going up there, MAXIMUM the Hormone is cool (more metal, but still awesome)
I’m surprised no one has mentioned Shinkou Shuukyou Gakudan NoGod. NoGod is got to be my fav. J-Rock band. Who wouldn’t love a band that had a drummer with horns!
@36, Tibiazak:
Dude, Maximum The Hormone is probably my absolute favourite J-Rock band. I completely forgot to include a track of theirs this time. They will definitely be in the next J-Rock collection though (will be a while though since i’ll be going through a bunch of other genres first)
Leaning towards the ‘visual-ke’, no? (i.e. in Japan, Hair Metal never died.)
Post #29 is more indicative of what’s happening now. Asian Kung Fu Generation does indeed rule.
These acts are recent-ish & like ‘em:
Supercar
Brahman
Go!Go!7188
I’ve seen torrents floating around.
…And there’s always YouTube.
I agree with 29
Abbingdon Boys School fricking rock
Do oceanlane count?
“Quite a few of these albums HAVE been released in the scene, but are unknown and therefore not traded a lot. This is why most of them can’t be found even on the most extensive sites.”
You just have to know the right places
no l’arc en ciel?
no siamshade?
Check out
http://mullemeck.serveftp.org/jps_beta/
Lots of Japanese Music Torrents there from DVDs to photobooks
@proots:
No EVERYTHING?!?
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Gackt as J-rock artist? Lol.
Also, as far as I’m concerned, An Café and Moi Dix Mois are visual kei, not rock… but otherwise, looks nice. 
What the hell is this noise? I can’t understand a damn word these foreigners are saying, they should speak English. Why listen to this crap when they aren’t speaking the Queen’s English!!!
No love for High and Mighty Color?
Guess they ain’t considered heavy enough or something
And Damn #29 said enough for you to add for next time.
Thanx ReeGed,
Some albums I didnt have there
I love your diversity of music
ReeGed: I definitely got love for High and Mighty Color, and there are a lot of tracks on this mix that are a lot LESS heavy, i just didn’t want to make a mix that was too big. Might be included in the future though =)
ReeGed, your posts alone are worth visiting RLSLOG for. ^^ Thank your for this.
Thanks Reegeed !!
Time to catch up after listening to X Japan in my youth !
Thanks ReeGed. Maybe this will take my mind off suicide.
Thank you very much for your post. I am happy to hear that X-Japan reformed, I did not know that.
ReeGed: Yep, they’re back. They released a new single at the end of 2007 and played 3 concerts if I remember correct at the Tokyo Dome only a 3 weeks ago or so. They’re playing a gig in Paris in July! I might be going.
fu man, gackt sucks
no, seriously, nice to see some j-rock over here.
ReeGeed –> great line-up! Lookin 4ward to future releases.
Flameape —> Bad-ass art! You captured the whole essence of the collection. Lookin 4ward as well to future album arts of yours.
Thank you.
I definitely would like to see some High and Mighty Color, Asian Kung Fu Generation, Yui and HIDE - might be all quite ‘known’ and popular, but hey, they make great music :p
Great initiative by the way! Really like this a lot!
This is an awesome release ReeGeed, Thanks!
Personally i don’t listen to j-rock, but i did listen to the mixtape. Some of it is really good.
The only reason i feel a bit reluct about j-rock, is mainly because of that i feel like i’m becomming the weeabo sterotype lol.
Anyways, nice release.
I don’t really like j-rock, usually sounds very cheesy to me - but if your wanting to try some japanese music here’s cornelius’s latest e.p. (you’d be better getting the albums Fantasma or Point first though
http://rapidshare.com/files/95318443/CorneliusG.rar
ok i heard about j-pop , but j-rock..wtf?!? nice idea though
Hey thanks for this! Being new to the j-rock scene, I have no clue about this particular genre so it helps when people make compilations such as this. This is not to say I haven’t been a fan of Japanese rock, there are ‘The Black Mages’ among others I listen too. Check them out (especially if you like final fantasy!) 3 albums:
http://www.bluelaguna.net/music/bm/mp3s.php
http://www.bluelaguna.net/music/bm2/mp3s.php
http://www.bluelaguna.net/music/black-mages-3/mp3s.php
I’m more into J-Punk but found some groups from your “mixtape” very promising. Will look into J-Rock in the future, too.
Now if someone can find me “Bang Wa Cherries - Chin Chin” (not the movie-scene-loop-recording) he or she will earn my everlasting gratitude. =)
thanks reegeed your awesome i freakin love Dir en Grey and MTH (wish i could find their new concert dvd deco vs. deco)). could we mabye have a j-metal section or something like that. by the way did i mention your awesome because you freakin are.
Mad Caps <3
Oh I should of added you should of put in OSC-DIS rather than CiSTm KOnFLiqT, but still! excellent pack cheers
only one mad capsule tune they are like one of the best bands in the world ever i just remember all their tunes being used for anime ads back in the day classic
No Asian Kung-Fu Generation or Beat Crusaders ? What kind of j-rock mixtape is this oO
@66
no FLOW either.
Needs more Tokyo Jihen. :\
post more j-music!!!! TIA love the mixtape
Awesome.
Big fan of Gackt, Diru and X already. Might just download it to checkt he other bands out
Wicked, i´m really looking forward to more goodies from J Rock!
Is there anyway to contact ReeGed? I am looking for any albums by the J-Pop band ‘Laugh and Peace’ made internationally famous for being the band behind the Vib Ribbon soundtrack.
Can anyone help me find some of their albums to download or buy?
Wow, nice mix, Bahaha, Awww, I love old An Cafe.
But yeah An Cafe + Diru + LM.C + Gackt = greatness, thanks for the mixtape.
But wow, I’m actually kinda surprised you didn’t put Alice Nine in there. Bahaha.
Oh wells.
But if anyone can be bothered you should also check out Ayabie and Girugamesh, OH! and those of you who love Siam Shade you should check out the band he made “ACID” they’re freaking awesome too.~ (L)
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