Tera-pies

I'm not entirely sure if it's the influence of age, encouraging me to open my ears to new, previously untouched musical vistas...OR as my brother puts it, I simply have a frickin obvious bias towards anything from the land of sushi and Doraemon. I remember(and still am) not being much of a fan of the likes of Enter Shikari or Attack Attack. On the other hand, though I LOVE Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas! They're one of the only 2 sasau-core bands I properly layan from start to finish(you guessed it, Crossfaith's the other one). Uhuh, definitely the Japanese thing then.

I would actually dance to this though. Fer reals. You heard it here first; Syaf would actually sasau to SOMETHING. I really like how they mix Bodom/KSE-esque riffy goodness with video game noises, and of course, the aforementioned sasau elements. Then there's Minami's range of screams; it goes from guttural lows, all the way through to machine-gun-paced shrieks. I'm usually not a fan of the over-usage of autotune in vocals, but for this band I'll make an exception. Another thing I like about this band are their progressions. Each individual track(which averages on the typical 3-4 minute mark) is a mini aural journey that takes you from point A to B. Very Protest The Hero-esque, in terms of their unconventional song structures.

I'd definitely recommend listening to the entire frickin album! But I will share with you my absolute favorite moments for some of the tracks.

2. Rave-up Tonight

The key change at 1:47. 

4. Thunderclap

I love the entire track actually, but my favourite bit starts at 2:51 till the end. Gotta love those Megaman-esque keys man!

6. Virtue and Vice

Sasau-core at it's finest. Even the guitar riffs alone would do it for ya. But paling tak boleh blah about this song is at 1:56.

7. Nail The Shit Down

The sped up section at 2:03, which then slows back down to a pretty cool jazz breakdown starting at 2:20.

10. Flutter of Cherry Blossoms

California Girls moment at 1:47. Serious doh. Sumpah you put the Katy Perry lyrics in there, boleh kene gak. And it basically continues being awesome for me with the harmonized tapping, and another Megaman-esque keyboard moment right after that.

11. Stay as Who You Are

The only 7 minute track in the album. Starts out all BMTH-ish(ala Chelsea Smile), and then somehow morphs into this really summery vibe in the middle. 3:40 is where it's at! Sumpah it'll cheer your mood up kaw kaw. It's just hard to not be happy and giddy with the keyboard part here. Think of old Mickey Mouse cartoons and the way he struts and whistles along the street. That's basically how this section would make you feel. I call this one the Pokemon moment. You'll get why if you listen to it.