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..I was wondering if anyone could recommend any Japanese goth/industrial/dark Visual Kei bands to me.

My silly sister forgot my birthday, and told me to tell her what to get me, and I realised my music collection is lacking in Japanese music.
I like what I've heard of Moi Dix Mois, 12012 and DéspairsRay, but their music seems either expensive or hard to find. Or both.

If the band has released a CD that can be found on Amazon or Play, that would make it especially easier.

Danke.

Ooh. That's a question a friend of mine on another forum might have an answer to. I'll ask around.

Cheers Mark.

I also found a song by a band called Eve Of Destiny, which sounds brilliant.

The only prerequisites for these presents is that they only cost about £10-15, and that they're not too hard for my sister to get hold of.

no goths? where?

Here ems

am i in the wrong place?

Yes, dear, you are. Would you like some of these mp3s?

The bands are very loud, but they have excellent musical skill.

Dark wrote:..I was wondering if anyone could recommend any Japanese goth/industrial/dark Visual Kei bands to me.

My silly sister forgot my birthday, and told me to tell her what to get me, and I realised my music collection is lacking in Japanese music.
I like what I've heard of Moi Dix Mois, 12012 and DéspairsRay, but their music seems either expensive or hard to find. Or both.

If the band has released a CD that can be found on Amazon or Play, that would make it especially easier.

Danke.

I'm assuming you've heard of the big guns like Malice Mizer,Dir en Grey and Gackt?

DeWinter wrote:

Dark wrote:..I was wondering if anyone could recommend any Japanese goth/industrial/dark Visual Kei bands to me.

My silly sister forgot my birthday, and told me to tell her what to get me, and I realised my music collection is lacking in Japanese music.
I like what I've heard of Moi Dix Mois, 12012 and DéspairsRay, but their music seems either expensive or hard to find. Or both.

If the band has released a CD that can be found on Amazon or Play, that would make it especially easier.

Danke.

I'm assuming you've heard of the big guns like Malice Mizer,Dir en Grey and Gackt?

I've heard some Malice Mizer. They sound quite good, if a little soft at times, but I've not heard any of Gackt's solo.
Dir En Grey sound quite good too. I appear to be somewhat easy to please

Dark wrote:

DeWinter wrote:I'm assuming you've heard of the big guns like Malice Mizer,Dir en Grey and Gackt?

I've heard some Malice Mizer. They sound quite good, if a little soft at times, but I've not heard any of Gackt's solo.
Dir En Grey sound quite good too. I appear to be somewhat easy to please

Gackt's solo stuff is apparently softer and poppier than Malice Mizer, so you don't wanna go there (although you might, if you know what I mean... ).

I'm not into the all that J-rock/Visual Kei music really myself, I prefer to look rather than listen...

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industrial rather than goth

you could go the whole hog and get some Merzbow or Acid Mothers Temple.

Not really goth I know, but the the only Japanese bands I can think of. At least the only ones I know!

CellThree wrote:Merzbow

Warning Dark - they (he) is very much on the "30 minute pneumatic-drill-on-corrugated-iron solo" side of Industrial .
Seems kind of a groovy guy though.

I listen almost exclusively to Japanese music these days. None of it could be considered goth by any stretch of the imagination though.

Dan wrote:I listen almost exclusively to Japanese music these days. None of it could be considered goth by any stretch of the imagination though.

I’m not a big fan of the current trend of Japanese music. Listening to The 5,6,7,8's is like listening to a half-arsed Birthday Party album with high pitched squeaky vocals replacing Nick Caves growl.

Dan wrote:I listen almost exclusively to Japanese music these days. None of it could be considered goth by any stretch of the imagination though.

Indeed?"Elegant gothic Lolita Vampire Romance"according to Moi Meme Moitie..Better ruffle those shirt frills and sharpen your eye-liner pencil..don't stab yourself in the eye,Goth in denial...
I consider Visual Kei to be the epitome of style over substance.Done very well,but to be honest,not much more artistically integric than BoyZone in the grand scheme of things.I dont quite understand why a bunch of miming pretty boys is considered valid in Japan but not the rest of the world.
Although,Gackt is gawwwwwgeous...

X JAPAN.
Nothing comes close to this lot. NOTHING.

DeWinter wrote:

Dan wrote:I listen almost exclusively to Japanese music these days. None of it could be considered goth by any stretch of the imagination though.

Indeed?"Elegant gothic Lolita Vampire Romance"according to Moi Meme Moitie..Better ruffle those shirt frills and sharpen your eye-liner pencil..don't stab yourself in the eye,Goth in denial...
I consider Visual Kei to be the epitome of style over substance.Done very well,but to be honest,not much more artistically integric than BoyZone in the grand scheme of things.I dont quite understand why a bunch of miming pretty boys is considered valid in Japan but not the rest of the world.
Although,Gackt is gawwwwwgeous...

Haha, I've seen a few Gackt interviews. He's a funny guy. Very dry sense of humour similar to our Von.
Most of the Japanese stuff I listen to is pop. Stuff like Hamasaki Ayumi, Utada Hikaru, Kahimi Karie, Morning Musume, Speena, Otsuka Ai and some more rocky/punky stuff like GO!GO!7188 & Shiina Ringo, plus some of the older stuff like Yamaguchi Momoe & Pink Lady (1970's), The Peanuts (1950's/60's) and even some Enka.
I saw Melt-Banana play at Joseph's Well recently. They're not really my thing but so few Japanese bands visit this country that I thought I'd go anyway.

boudicca wrote: Gackt's solo stuff is apparently softer and poppier than Malice Mizer, so you don't wanna go there (although you might, if you know what I mean... )

What are you implying?
Though he does look very nice

boudicca wrote:

CellThree wrote:Merzbow

Warning Dark - they (he) is very much on the "30 minute pneumatic-drill-on-corrugated-iron solo" side of Industrial .
Seems kind of a groovy guy though.

Excellent.

d00mw0lf wrote:X JAPAN.
Nothing comes close to this lot. NOTHING.

Any songs/albums recommended? I read they're quite good, so..

None of it could be considered goth by any stretch of the imagination though.

Absolutely true. From what I've read, the music isn't really considered "gothic".

I think the reason it gets branded "gothic" in most "western" places is because of the imagery in the songs, how the band members dress (and what the style is called: "elegant gothic lolita"), or just because it sounds weird to most people. But again, from what I've read and the little I've listened to, the music itself doesn't really fit in with what's traditionally considered "gothic music".

And even though the dress style is called "gothic lolita", supposedly it doesn't have much to do with the western definitions of "gothic" or "lolita".


I'm a moderator at a forum where tons of girls are into this music and style, so I hear about it all the time. I don't know much about the bands/people themselves, though--I only listen to a bit of Malice Mizer. The bands I usually hear mentioned again and again are: L'arc en Ciel, Malice Mizer, Dir en Grey, XJapan, Moi Dix Mois, and Psycho Le Cemu; and as for people: Gackt, Hyde, and Mana. Erm... I could give a long list copied from what some friends have said, but I'm afraid it'd take up too much space, and I'm not sure what's more j-rock and what's more j-pop.


In the US at least, J-pop/J-rock CDs are nearly impossible to come by cheap. At least, I can't find the ones I want at a cheap price! A friend recommended http://www.yesasia.com , which is the cheapest I've found.

My research has turned up nothing not already mentioned on this thread, nor any ideas of where it can be bought.

Some use I was, huh?

Dark wrote:

boudicca wrote: Warning Dark - they (he) is very much on the "30 minute pneumatic-drill-on-corrugated-iron solo" side of Industrial .
Seems kind of a groovy guy though.

Excellent.

I'm not kidding. Compared to him, Throbbing Gristle churned out catchy little ditties .

X-Japan's "Blue Blood" is amazing. They've got a "best of" too which is nice too.
If you like them, you might like Hide as well... don't have much of his stuff, but "pink spider" is a fantastic track.

I've got a Sandi & The Sunsets album (on tape) do they count?

boudicca wrote:Compared to him, Throbbing Gristle churned out catchy little ditties .

now, you know that is not true Claire

markfiend wrote:My research has turned up nothing not already mentioned on this thread, nor any ideas of where it can be bought.

Some use I was, huh?

Not at all. You can tell me which CDs would be best.
I've got a good selection of bands here, many of whom I've heard stuff by. Any recommendations of specific albums by any would be of great use.

to all.