Monday, May 2, 2011

GPKISM - Atheos

It's a guy.


GPKISM - Atheos

Much as I often find music to post, I was shuffling through my albums and came across this. I've been a fan of GPKISM's EPs and mini-albums but never did get around to the actual album, which seems more of a combination of all his previous works. But if you aren't familiar with past works, this is as good a spot as any to give a listen.

As said, that is indeed a guy, and this is a visual kei darkwave duo. However the weird thing is... This band isn't Japanese... or well, it is and isn't. The main individual, GPK, is from Australia and the songs are all in English. However he has a strong accent, which sounds Japanese to me. The second person in this duo however is Japanese and is actually the guitarist from the visual kei band Blood, which if you are by chance looking for some decent visual kei bands in the massive sea of shit the genre has become, Blood is pretty decent.

Anyway, whether the band is Japanese or Australian, this is some pretty nice trancy darkwave which fans of Schwarz Stein and Kaya's early works should love.


Tracklist

1
Immaculatus

2
Thanatosis

3
Metempsykhosis

4
Metempsykhosis ~Omega~

5
Ultimatus

6
Illuminatum

7
Infernum

8
Synthesis

9
Abaddon

10
Sublimis ~Alpha~

11
Sublimis

12
Atheos

13
Sanktus

14
Abyssus

http://www.mediafire.com/?1eevt9d2ng1zbzb

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Voidscape - In Extremis

De Profundis Lapsus


Voidscape - In Extremis

This is my newest little sideproject, dubbed Voidscape unless I ever find a better name. A few days ago I was bored and just said to myself "... lets try to make some ambient...". The end result sounding like a cross between Nurse With Wound's Homotopy to Marie and some form of contemporary classical such as Ligeti or Pendrecki. After the first track, I made another, and decided I'd make a total of four for an EP or mini album following a concept I had in my head akin to the idea of the fall of Lucifer, and so we have In Extremis.

I had a lot of fun making these four tracks and hopefully some of you enjoy them but it is by no means easy listening so I won't feel bad if you dislike this.

Tracklisting:

1. Excito
2. Processio
3. Hubris
4. De Profundis Lapsus

http://www.mediafire.com/?2gwopzbhd9150ex

Cranes - Self-Non-Self

Heaven or Bliss


Cranes - Self-Non-Self

Been a while. This is Cranes first album, You guys should remember Cranes from when I posted that super awesome album Loved that you absolutely loved too didn't you? This album isn't quite as ethereal or brilliantly written as Loved is, being their first album, but there are still some great tracks here, and the industrial influence is of course very apparent.

If you liked Loved, which as said of course you did, then give this a go.

Tracklist

1
One From The Slum

2
Joy Lies Within

3
Heaven Or Bliss

4
Beach Mover

5
Focus Breathe

6
Fuse

7
Reach (Live)

8
Nothing In The Middle, Nothing At The End

http://www.mediafire.com/?q9728a3ihsan6df