D’espairsRay’s sound has always been primal rather than intellectual; thus, finding words for their music is difficult, as I often find myself wanting to shun language and make unintelligible noises like ‘unnnggg,’ ‘gaaahhh,’ and ‘uwaaahhh.’ Apologies in advance if this review fails in avoiding such things.
The Kamikaze release is [...]
I was not particularly familiar with Megamasso before I listened to this single. I was expecting every track to sound just like Ayabie. An easy assumptian to make with Ayabie’s former songwriter, Ryohei, behind the wheel. The title track would do little to dissuade that assumption but its beautiful and textured in just the right [...]
The crowd roars as D’s new fast paced piano based intro music starts. No chance to get your bearings as this DVD soars in without any intro screen. Hiroki runs out and jumps up onto the podium and pumps his fist towards the air. Tsunehito is close behind. He points towards his chest and levels [...]