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Burrn! Japan vol. 23 Individual Interview Translation Notes
Kyo's favourite movies are those that leave a really bad aftertaste, which he just can't watch more than once or twice. Besides Holy Mountain, some of his highlights have been Pearl, MEN and Midsommar. Ideally, he'd love to replicate this in a live show: as a fan, you would be so shocked and blinded by tears that you couldn't even see Kyo. He thinks that Dir en grey is more and more working toward this kind of mission. Kyo would also love to perform in Las Vegas' SPHERE venue, with this type of overwhelming shock.
If he had to make a movie, it would also be one that leaves a bad aftertaste and which nobody could sanely watch more than twice, but since he would have to do multiple reviews as the director, it won't happen.
Kyo finally explained the focus on Uroboros more: he feels that Dir en grey was able to build something more from this point onward. The worldview started with Withering to death. too, but the base was set more firmly with Uroboros.
For Kyo, the inclusion of Oboro is what totally changes a setlist. He feels that it's a bottomless pit, like he's cutting deeper and deeper into a wound. For Die, The World of Mercy is the song that can make a whole difference in a setlist, because of the change of tempo in the middle.
Die described that when they try to compose songs, sometimes, after 25 years, they can have the impression that the melody's already been done before. But then, let's say Kyo adds his singing on top of it, and it goes through the filters of the other members too, and in the end, Die feels like: "Wow, it's something totally different now!"
Die doesn't usually work on melodies in his free time. The ideas come to him the most when there is a concrete release decided and deadlines, even if he doesn't like deadlines.
Regarding the upcoming European tour, Die reflects that Withering to death. was the first time that they toured in Europe, and in general they have never done "concept tours" overseas. He feels that the band will be able to do things in 2024 that they weren't able to do back then.
Apparently Dir en grey is thinking of celebrating the 30th anniversary since their formation!! And they are wondering whether to release the next album before that or around the same time.
Kaoru mentioned that at first, only Acro no Oka and Zan were supposed to be recorded with Yoshiki in LA, but when they arrived, it was decided to add Yurameki. About Acro no Oka, Yoshiki commented that it was a concern because of the lack of "collision of sounds", whereas Zan was a problem of collision of sounds.
In Yurameki, apparently they recorded some strings separately and overlapped them in post-production because Yoshiki asked Kaoru to play something in a specific way that was impossible, because the string couldn't be held down simultaneously. They figured: "No one will notice."
This European tour was supposed to happen in 2022 to coincide with the band's 25th anniversary.
Shinya would have preferred to sleep until 4PM on the day of this interview. He also appreciated that the songs of Phalaris were introduced in three segments/tours, because he had trouble memorizing the structure of the songs. It would have been impossible for him to play all of the album's songs at once live.
His favourite kind of ending is when the show doesn't end with a bang, but that it instead leaves a lingering worldview, which was accomplished with Kamuy. His favourite part is when the curtain was lowered in front of the stage as soon as Kamuy started. Ideally, he would always just walk off the stage without throwing drumsticks or anything.
For the first time, the rehearsal for Tour23 Phalaris Final –the scent of a peaceful death- was not just [rhythm section] then [whole band]. At Die's suggestion, they had rhythm first, then the four musicians, and finally the whole band rehearsed together.
Shinya was ecstatic that his composition, Yurameki, was chosen for the major debut and that it was produced with Yoshiki. Ever since then, he felt like he could die happy, and all the way up until now, Shinya has continually felt like he could be content to die at any moment.
For ten years now, Shinya has wished to record simple drum melodies. Also, he thinks that he will struggle to re-learn how to play the Uroboros songs.
Toshiya reveals that the imagery projected on the curtain in the opening (during Otogi) and ending (during Kamuy) of the shows in Tour23 Phalaris Final –the scent of a peaceful death- were generated by AI.
It seems that a lot of people have commented that going to see Dir en grey is more like a spectacle than seeing a rock band's live performance.
Toshiya was initially opposed to the idea of re-recording the three singles of their major debut. He feels that old songs are out of their hands, and some things about them belong to the listeners and their past experiences of it. In other words, he is worried that re-recording could destroy something about the memories associated to the songs. In his view, it's better for the creators to re-imagine the songs, like they have done with their remakes so far. At the same time, in retrospection, Toshiya is glad that they decided to do it, because it made him realize that a lot has changed in 25 years, but a lot also hasn't changed, with the band.
#Dir en grey#interview#translation#magazine#burrn#volume 23#Burrn! Japan#19990120#Kyo#Die#Kaoru#Shinya#Toshiya#scans#scan#live#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#Phalaris
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2023.11.06 DIR EN GREY at CLUB CITTA
The beginning of the ending as Kaoru said.
The doors opened at 18:00, the start of the show was scheduled for 19:00.
The final sound check started 18:58 so it was certain the show won't start on time xD they were 14 mins late xD
The animated intro
A book titled Phalaris opens and for a brief moment we see the text on the first page.
Phalaris was always renowned as extremely cruel. (googling the sentence took me to Wikipedia, they actually simply copied the Wikipedia entry about Phalaris xD)
In the intro Phalaris is portrayed as a parasite, changing it's forms one by one, from a larvae to an insect to a monster to a dragon to a brass bull, changing its hosts into something evil until they infect the next victims. The parasite growing inside their bodies into something grotesque and transforming them.
A set of dice next to the book.
Priests and prayers mixed with torture and dying girls, women.
Is Phalaris a sickness of cruelty and hatred causing people lose their humanity?
The members walked on the stage as the intro footage was shown on the front screen. They played Otogi as the images continued on the screen.
The screen went down as Otogi ended.
Die had his fabulous hair and a black jacket with red stains.
Shinya wore white shirt with silver decorations.
Toshiya had a sparkly jacket with one sleeve only, shorts and long leather boots.
Kaoru's hair was silver? grey? He had some kind od painting on his face but from my place I couldn't see properly what was it, like lines over his cheeks and forehead? (apparently he cosplayed Father Pucchi from Jojo😆)
Kyo came wearing a black Adidas tracksuit, he removed the jacket a bit later on, staying in a white cotton tank top. He's growing a mustache or a goatee I think? His hair was parted and sleeked back a bit, not so much hair product to make it flat.
The set list was so interesting. The energy went up with the few following songs, then Oboro shifted the mood and finished with the Inward Scream. The sound/musical part of the inward scream was new. Kyo ended it with '壊れて・broken' cried softly.
And after a brief pause they continued the set with The World of Mercy.
The first line of 誰が知る？本当の私 本当の心 Kyo changed 'kokoro' to '意思・ishi' (intentions).
During Rinkaku's 'Minerva' we got to shout for him as he turned with his arms stretched to the sides.
The following flow with 13, keigaku, different sense and Eddie was so good! Kyo moved around his box to get fans to let go even more and give him more😁
The main set ended with Kyo leaving quickly. Fans were clapping and shouting encore. Btw we had to wear masks for this show but singing and shouting was allowed (so hot with a mask on😂)
Encore started with Increase Blue, very nice as Kyo got us singing and dancing.
But when I heard the first notes of NATIONAL MEDIA BOYS I almost cried. I hoped they will do something as a tribute and they did😢❤️
Interestingly a lot of people didn't recognize the song and thought it was a new dir's song😂
TDFF and Rubbish Heap were pure 🔥
Toshiya climbed to the back of the stage so he stood at the bottom of the back screen, showing off his looooong leather boots and shorts.
Finishing with Kamui changed the mood drastically though. The footage matching the style of the intro started on the back screen.
Some images of the war they used before but the main theme was different.
A girl standing inside the sinking boat, the sea being so angry.
Small group of people walking through a desert.
A praying jew.
A bible.
A cross.
A closeup of the chest of Christ, a trail of blood and next to it a trail of tears.
So much death.
The footage ended with the tour title on the black background.
Kyo left very quickly after the song ended (usual for him, especially at the start of the tour).
But Shinya did as well? Did I miss him throwing stuff or he really didn't? Die and Toshiya walked around the stage throwing picks, all smiley.
Kaoru stayed the longest having fun spraying fans with water, then throwing those bottles into the crowd. I bet he was in the celebrating mood with Hanshin Tigers winning Japan Series.
Before Kaoru left he pointed at the screen in the back to show there will be some announcements, waved and left :)
First we got 19990120 and then the special January tour info.
We tried briefly for the second encore but the staff insistingly kept announcing that the performance is over so we clapped one last time and it was over.
#dir en grey#Attempt at live report#TOUR23 PHALARIS FINAL -The scent of a peaceful death-#CLUB CITTA
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DIR EN GREY - TOUR23 PHALARIS FINAL -The scent of a peaceful death- Trailer
#dir en grey#kaoru#die#toshiya#kyo#shinya#y: 2023#s: TOUR23 PHALARIS FINAL - The scent of a peaceful death#b: esp d-tt [trick star]#b: the black one#g: lava ddr 7st#dk: pearl#for reference#pic: sourced#stb gifs
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I just realized that they played Schadenfreude, The World of Mercy and Kamuy on this tour.
These three songs
At the same show
#this is crazy#it's almost half an hour long#but i like it#dir en grey#tour23 phalaris final the scent of a peaceful death#my thoughts
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Hello !
Reaching out DIR EN GREY fans community here on Tumblr, I’m selling two tickets for the two last representations of incoming “TOUR23 PHALARIS FINAL -The scent of a peaceful death-” (Phalaris vol. III)
I have one -a knot only- place for December, the 14th taking place at Osaka Nanba Hatch venue.
Another one place for December, the 15th (also a knot only, cloture of Phalaris tour ; same venue)
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HD scans from Burrn! Japan vol.23, featuring Dir en grey at their 2023/11/20 Zepp Haneda show as part of Tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-
Photographer: Takao Ogata. Do not repost these pictures anywhere.
#Dir en grey#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#Kyo#薫#京#Kaoru#Shinya#Die#Toshiya#scans#magazine#phalaris#burrn
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mantalow_studz is behind the design on Dir en grey's Tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-long-sleeve T-shirt. The semi-zombie portraits were apparently commissioned by Kaoru. Above is the HD art that Studz shared on Instagram.
#Dir en grey#tour goods#merch#shirt#long shirt#long t-shirt#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#flowers#zombie#drawing#art
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HD scans from Burrn! Japan vol. 23
Photographs by Takao Ogata as usual. Please do not repost anywhere.
#京#Kyo#薫#Kaoru#Shinya#Toshiya#Die#Dir en grey#magazine#live#scans#Phalaris#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#Zepp Haneda#I love it when Die is just a tempest of hair
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A few additional screenshots from the Psychonnect 2024 trailer actually featuring footage from Dir en grey's Tour23 Phalaris Final -The scent of a peaceful death-, liberated from the giant text on them by mystery na and me.
Not perfect in the slightest and I had a couple more screenshots that I planned to edit, but after those 19990120 artist photos, I told myself to be reasonable and select one for each member, except Toshiya~
#I started these straight after the 19990120 set#photoshop edit#Dir en grey#psychonnect#Phalaris#Phalaris Final#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#京#Kyo#Shinya#薰#Kaoru#Toshiya#Die#2023
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HD scans of Dir en grey's a knot 2024 sticker sheet, featuring their looks at the 11/06 Club Citta show during Tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-
Please do not repost anywhere.
#京#Kyo#Kaoru#cosplay#halloween#father pucci#jojo#Die#Toshiya#Shinya#Dir en grey#scan#new year#phalaris#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-
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Dir en grey in Tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-
Zepp Haneda Day 2 - 2023/11/21
HD scans, some of which were reconstructed to remove text, from Burrn! February 2024. Please do not repost anywhere.
#Dir en grey#magazine#scan#scans#burrn#Phalaris#京#Kyo#Kaoru#薰#Die#Toshiya#Shinya#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#fake blood
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Dir en grey in Tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-
Zepp Haneda Day 1 - 2023/11/20
HD scans, some of which were reconstructed to remove text, from Burrn! February 2024. Please do not repost anywhere.
#京#Kyo#薫#Kaoru#Die#Toshiya#Shinya#Dir en grey#mic stand#scans#magazine#scan#Phalaris#tour23 Phalaris Final -the scent of a peaceful death-#photoshop edit
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"Tour Phalaris Final ends today. These songs are ones that really tear my heart and throat the more I sing them, so it was pretty hard, but I managed to get through it. See you next year.
Kyo"
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