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If I could have ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ found a less egotistical reviewer I would have included their ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ review instead, but alas we are stuck with this duche. Our ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ TL:DR review == The album is great, The Lead singles are ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ amazing, Listen and enjoy! and now on with the sucky review. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ So in an ideal world this review would have gone out shortly ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ after the "guerrilla" release of this album and I'd be focusing░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ on one of the dozen other releases that I somehow have to write░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ about before we get too far into January. The world isn't ideal░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ though, although I guess if the reason for this review being ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "late" is me having been in Japan for 3 weeks and doing a bunch░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ of cool shit like actually meeting BiSH then I guess I'll just ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ have to manage this mess I've created for myself somehow. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ BiSH sit in a very interesting position in the "Alt Idol" ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ fandom currently. Some people would even debate if they should ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ still be considered "Alt" given their Avex affiliation and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ modest mainstream success. I think the biggest issue though is ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ perception. It's a mufti-faceted thing but the fact that people░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ have it in their heads that BiSH should be super edgy as often ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ as possible, coupled with the promotional songs for each of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ their releases being the ones with shock, horror the most ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ mainstream appeal and you can see where the disconnect is ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ coming from. Seriously though, chill out. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Anyway, hopefully some of you out there care to hear my ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ slightly delayed thoughts on "THE GUERRiLLA BiSH", the second ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ major label album from BiSH. I saw the song being used to ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ promote it caused a bit of a stir so maybe if you only heard ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ that and wrote off the rest of the album you might care to hear░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ my impressions. The fact you all seem to keep coming back gives░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ me the impression that my opinion holds at least some small ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ amount value so if that means anything to you, let's see what ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this album is all about finally. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "My landscape" serves as the opening track on the album, and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ it's also being used as the main promotional song so I guess it░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ kinda makes sense in that regard. On the other hand, this song ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ didn't get such a great reception when it came out from the sub░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ section of BiSH fans who would really like them to be all edgy ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ and hardcore all the time. It also probably doesn't help that ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "My landscape" could also be said to be in a "similar" style to░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "Promise the Star" and "Orchestra", two other songs that were ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ less than well received in certain circles. For what it's worth░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ (you're the ones reading the review in the first place) I think░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this is a really good song that does a great job of showcasing ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ all of the individual members' vocals really well. People also ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ really just need to chill out. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Up next we have "SHARR" hey, isn't that from Big Shaq's viral ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ internet sensation "Man's Not Hot"? Oh, it isn't? Well carry on░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ then. This song certainly comes out swinging and despite all of░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ the rules surrounding BiSH lives, I just can't see how there ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ won't be mosh pits when this gets played to an arena of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ passionate, hyped up fans. If you're someone who complained ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ about "My landscape" but actually decided to listen to the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ album and not just write it off entirely, this one's for you I ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ guess. The highlight of the song for me is the harsh vocals ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ which I believe are delivered by Momoko and Ling Ling but ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ someone feel free to correct me. I think it's cool they get ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ opportunities to show off like this instead of it being the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Aina/Chittiii/Ayuni show all the time. BiSH can still be ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ hardcore and edgy guys, it just doesn't make sense to do it so ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ blatantly when you're trying to sell as many CDs to the masses ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ as possible. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ We cast our minds back a very short way into history for the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ next track which is "GiANT KiLLERS". This one only came out ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ back in June but with how the majority of Idol albums work, it ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ was always going to get featured on here. You can check out my ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ full thoughts on that release by checking out the review I did ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ of it here. The cliff notes being of course the creepy, ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ unsettling vibe that the song gives off throughout and of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ course all of the BiSH members pretty much doing what they do ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ best. It's a catchy enough song but at least for me anyway it ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ didn't exactly knock my socks off. Then again that entire ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ release felt a bit off for one reason or another, and I'm not ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ just talking about the creepy vibes from "GiANT KiLLERS" when I░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ say that. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ I'm pretty sure hitting children was recently made illegal ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ where I live and in most places, but I'm assuming the song ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "SMACK baby SMACK" might be a Bowie reference or something. In ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ any case, this song has a pretty fun Rock instrumental with a ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ number of guitar riffs that are particularly pleasing to the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ear. On the vocal side of things, based on the structure and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ who does a majority of the singing I'm going to have to assume ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ that Aina played at least some part in the composition of this ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ piece. I'm starting to have mixed feelings about this because a░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ lot of these Aina centric songs are starting to sound a little ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ too similar. She obviously has her strengths, which it makes ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ sense to play to but yeah, I'm not sure. If you love Aina's ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ vocals then you'll love this song though, the chorus is also ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ decently catchy so that's a plus too. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Yeah okay, I totally see what they did there with the song ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ title "spare of despair". What does it even mean though? You're░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ just a spare part that's not good enough to get in on the real ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ despair I guess? Whatever, my real question is (Didn't BiS just░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ do this song?) Now I'm not sure about you guys, but this one ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ sounds more than a little bit instrumentally similar to "I ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ can't say NO!!!!!!!". The song also sounds a little bit too ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ upbeat to have "despair" in the title. Maybe that's why it's ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ only a spare of the despair, it's not very good at its job. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Once again we get a decently catchy chorus, which is nice and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ we're also treated to some more ear pleasing (to my ears ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ anyway) guitar riffs, so despite my joking around/criticisms ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this is a pretty good song when all is said and done. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ We return to some more "older" material next, with "Promise The░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Star". As much as some people hate to admit it, this song and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "Orchestra" were instrumental in introducing BiSH to a wider ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ audience so of course this song has to be included on the album░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ book ending the last year of BiSH material. I dig the piano and░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ violin used in the opening instrumental but still can't for the░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ life of me figure out how anyone could think this song sounds ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ so similar to "Orchestra". Aina is pretty much the star of the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ show again, which you know my feelings on from previous ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ comments made in this review. Still, that doesn't take away the░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ fact that this is an excellent song even if the vocal minority ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ didnÆt think it was edgy enough. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Remember one word English song titles from a few months back? ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Well looks like they might be making a comeback, if they ever ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ even went away in the first place. Here we have "JAM" which ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ I've worked out is either an acronym for something or an ode to░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ the stuff you spread on sandwiches. They're definitely not ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ talking about the song being "a jam" because this is a bit of a░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ballad folks. I don't really mind the inclusion of songs like ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this and even if I did, the way Idol albums are structured ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ means they usually call for at least a couple of them to be ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ included. There's some pretty inoffensive vocal performances ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ turned in by the members on this one and that's matched by the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ instrumental that's just sort of hanging out there in the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ background keeping things ticking along. It's an alright song, ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ but I guess you could say that it's just not really my jam. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ I guess there must be some fans of the 1942 movie "Casablanca" ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ over at WACK/BiSH HQ because I just don't see how you ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ accidentally name one of your songs "Here's looking at you, ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ kid." We're back to the more up tempo style of BiSH song for ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this one, which I'm pretty happy about seeing as we had a ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ couple of slower, more mellow ones back to back there. I'm ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ getting a lot of Ska/Punk vibes from the instrumental and if ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ you know me, you know that's an easy way to my heart. Vocally ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ is where things stop working for me, quite a bit actually. On ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ the whole, the vocals just don't feel like they compliment the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ instrumental that well. That's just my opinion of course, and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ I'm also of the opinion that the chorus while good is ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ definitely missing something that would take it to the next ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ level. An alright song, but it could have been great. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ We have a song about God next, well as best I can tell we have ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ a song about the God of Rock n' Roll at least. As such, the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ only way to please "Rock n' Roll no Kamisama" is with an ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ offering of a super catchy, fast paced Rock instrumental. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Definitely off to a good start on this one. The lyrics are also░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ pretty fast and catchy, but there did come a point where I felt░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ they started to get a little bit too repetitive. That's pretty ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ impressive considering this song only clocks in at a lean and ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ trim 2:39 on my phone. Thinking about it, this song kind of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ feels like an interlude of sorts. Which I suppose is okay on a ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ 13 track album. I feel like I'm probably in the minority on ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this one but then again I was one of the few who wasn't ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ particularly fond of "DEADMAN" either so I do have previous. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Following on from all of that we have "BODiES". No, not the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Drowning Pool song although I'm sure BiSH could probably turn ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ in a decent cover of that if they put their minds to it. I ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ dunno man, again maybe it's just me but I feel like I might ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ have heard this instrumental before, maybe a couple of songs ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ago? It certainly does seem like WACK are on some kind of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ macabre kick for the vibe of their songs right now at least. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ The vocals on this song are very different though so we're ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ turning the ship around a little. The chorus specifically is ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ great, which is good because that's sort of the point of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ putting one in there in the first place. I feel like I'm ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ probably coming off way too harsh on this one in all honesty. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ To tell another truth, this is actually one of my favorites on ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ the album. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ One word, English song titles. Like, I get it in a lot of cases░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ but "Alls"? How does one even begin to dissect what, if ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ anything that could possibly mean. On a brighter note, this ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ song features some more awesome harsh vocals so if you're all ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ about that life you should be set with this one. I do have to ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ say that the non harsh vocals kind of remind me of Momoiro ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Clover Z for some reason. Anyone else or am I just being a ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ little crazy in this review? Anyway, there's definitely a ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ chorus in here but once again it's not exactly blowing me away ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ which BiSH tend to do a decent job at normally. The ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ instrumental isn't exactly blazing any new trails either, with ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ that punctuated style of drumming coming off as something I've ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ heard dozens of other people do way too many times before. The ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ harsh vocals are probably the highlight of this one for me, ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ take that for what you will. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ I'm assuming we're just picking cool sounding English words for░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ song titles at this point because that's all I can imagine ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ "Pearl" being. Unless Watanabe or Kenta went on Urban ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ Dictionary and used one of the many great meanings for the word░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ located there. Once again I feel like I'm hearing things I've ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ heard before, this time with the strumming pattern of the ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ guitar. Maybe I just listen to too much music. Full credit to ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ them for managing to wrap a Ballad up in a vastly more ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ interesting instrumental though. Like I said previously, you ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ need a couple of these songs on most/all Idol album but they ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ just don't really do it for me. As always, take all of my ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ opinions with a quarry full of salt and especially any opinion ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ relating to these slower style, sappy, Ballad style deals. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ We close out the album with "FOR HiM", which I would like to ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ point out to anyone who still hasn't noticed is a song named ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ after Pour Lui (Google it, seriously). The instrumental ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ actually sounds like a modernized version of old Pour Lui/BiS ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ material to me so that was pretty cool to hear, even if my ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ brain did just make connections that aren't there. It was also ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ nice to hear everyone getting a nice share of the vocals, ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ something that doesn't happen quite as often as I would ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ personally like. I can totally see this being a popular live ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ song, assuming they actually play it more than a couple of ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ times before it disappears into the vaults, only to be trotted ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ out for some crazy show where they play all of their catalog. I░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ also kinda want to hear a Pour Lui version of this song, maybe ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ we could start cooking up another shuffle album with all of the░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ shipsàerr I mean line-ups people have been clamoring for that ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ announcement was made. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ I feel like I've probably somehow managed to annoy people on ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ both sides of the BiSH divide with this review. "THE GUERRiLLA ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ BiSH" has a lot of great moments over the course of its 13 ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ tracks, but it also has some flaws/problems/whatever that I ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ just couldn't ignore. There's clearly a defined formula now ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ which is fine because it works, but if you're balls deep in ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ this stuff like I am it's hard not to notice when things get ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ reused or sound similar to previous material. I'm not even ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ asking for anything like a crazy shake up, I'm just pointing ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ out things I notice when I listen to this stuff. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ This is a really good album by anyone's standards but unlike ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ previous BiSH works, there wasn't really an "Oh my God" moment ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ that made me really sit up and take notice. If you wanted ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ exactly what you've come to expect from BiSH then this album is░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ probably going to be your favorite thing of 2017. If you were ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ hoping they were going to push on further in their development ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ as a group then you'll likely be a bit disappointed. I don't ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ enjoy using the word "safe" to describe music, but that's kind ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ of what this album feels like to me and IÆm not sure what to ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ make of that. ░█░││ ║ ║ ││░█░ ░█░││ ║ │ └┘░█░ ░█░└┘ │ └───░█░──────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────▓──░─░──┬┘ ┌───░─░──▓──────────╥─╥───────────────────────────────╥─╥┘ ┌┐┌┐ ▓█▓ ░*░ │ │ ███▄▓█▓▓ ╔══╩═╩═══════════════════════════════╩═╩═══╗└┘└┘▓▓██▄▓███ │ │ █████▀██▓ ▓║ ▄▀▀█▀▀▄ █▀▀▀▄ ▄▀▀▀▄ █▀▀▀▀ █ ▄▀ ▄▀▀▀▀▀ ║▓▓▓▓▓█▀░▀████ │ │ ▄███▀░░░▀█▓▓▓▄▄▄ █ █▄▀▀ █▀▀▀█ █ █▀▄ ▀▀▀▀▀▄ ▄▄█▀██▀░ ░░▀██▄ └┐ │ ▄██▀░░ ♫ ░░█▄█▀║ ▓ ▓ ▀▄ ▓ ▓ ▓▄▄▄▄ ▓ ▀▄ ▀▄▄▄▄▄▓ ║░░░░░░ ♫ ░░░▀██ │ │ █▀░░■■■■■■■■■■■╚═╦═══════════════════════════════════════╦╝■■■■■■■■■■■■░░█ │ │ ▀▀▄░░░ ╔═╗╔═╗╔═╗╔╩╗ ┌─┐ ♫ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ♫ ┌─┐ ╔╩╗╔═╗╔═╗╔═╗ ░░▄▀ ┌┘ │ ░▀▄░░╚═╝╚═╝╚═╝╚╦╝ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ ╚╦╝╚═╝╚═╝╚═╝░▄▀▒ │ │ ┌┬░─▒░───────────╨──┘ │ │ └─┘ │ │ └─┘ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ └──╨──────────░░─░──┤ ║ ││░█░░ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ ░░█░ ┌┴┐ ║ │║░█░ 01 My landscape [05:34] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 02 SHARR [03:41] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 03 GiANT KiLLERS [04:34] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 04 SMACK baby SMACK [03:53] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 05 spare of despair [03:57] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 06 Promise The Star [04:29] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 07 JAM [04:03] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 08 Here's looking at you, kid. [04:04] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 09 rokkun roru no kami sama [02:40] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 10 BODiES [03:40] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 11 ALLS [03:35] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 12 Pearl [03:54] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ 13 FOR HIM [04:06] ░█░ │║│ ║ │║░█░ ------- ░█░ │║│ ║ ││░█░ 52:10 min ░█░ └┬┘ ║ └┘░█░ 104.88 MB ░█░ ┌┴┐ │ ┌┐░█░ ░█░ └┬┘ │ ││░─░▓ ▓ ◄────◄─────────────────────────────◄────◄─────────────◄──▓░─░─┬┘ │ └┘░█░▓ ▓ ▓ ╔════════════════════════════════════╗ ▓ ▓░█░ │┌┐ │ ███▄▓▓▄▓ ▓▓▓ ║ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄▄▄ ║▓▓▄▓ ▓▓▓██████ │└┘ │ █████▀█▄▓ ▓▄█▄▓▓║ █ ▄▄▄ █ ▄▄▄█ █ █ █ █ █▄▄▄▄▀ ║█▀█▄▓ ▓▄█▄▓▓████ └─┐ │ ▄███▀░░░█▄▓▄█░▀▀▀▀ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▀▄ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▓ ▀▀░░░█▄▓▄█░▀▀▀▀░░▀█▄ │ │ ▄██▀░░ ░▀█▀░ ░░░║ ▀▀▀▀ ▀ ▀ ▀▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀ ▀ ║ ░▀█▀░ ░░░ ░░░█ │ │ █▀░░ ░▀░ ╚════════════════════════════════════╝ ░▀░ ░█ │ │ ▀▀▄░░ ░ THiS iS DARKAUDiO... HERE TO BRiNG YOU ░ ░ ░▄▀ │ ├──┐░▀▄░ ░ RELEASES WE FEEL ARE MiSSING iN THE SCENE ░ ▄▀▒ │ │┌┐│░█░░ LATELY! iN OUR EYES ViNYL>CD>WEB ░ █░┌┐·║ │└┘│░█░░ ░░█░││■║ └┬─┘░█░ iF NO OTHER SOURCE iS AVAiLABLE AND MUSiC iS GREAT THEN WE ░█░└┘·║ │ ░█░ WiLL GLADLY DO WEB, BUT OUR MAiN FOCUS LiES ON RETAiL. ░█░┌┐·║ ┌┴┐ ░█░ ░█░││■║ │║│ ░█░ WE DONT WANT OUR RELEASES TO TORRENTS OR ANYWHERE OUT OF ░█░└┘·║ │║│ ░█░ SCENE,BUT THERE SADLY iS FUCKERS WHO LEAK OUR AND OTHER GRPs ░█░┌┐·║ └┬┘ ░█░ RELEASES. SO BiG FUCK YOU TO ALL LEAKERS.. TO REGULAR TORRENT ░█░││■║ │ ░█░ USERS WE WANT TO REMiND THAT OUR RELEASES ARENT REALLY MEANT ░█░└┘·║ ┌┴┐ ░█░ FOR YOU! ...BUT iT iS NOT YOUR FAULT THAT THEY END UP iN ░█░┌┐·║ │║│ ░█░ PUBLiC. LEAKS COME SOMEWHERE iNSiDE OF THE SCENE, AND THATS ░█░││■║ │║│ ░█░ A BiT SAD THiNG.. iTS LiKE HAViNG RATS iN YOUR HOUSE! 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