Visual Kei mixtapes vol.8: RUBY [chasefaster]

🖤 OLD SCHOOL VISUAL KEI MIXTAPE #08 — RUBY (1998)

One year, thirteen tracks, and a scene full of contrasts.

RUBY takes us into 1998, a memorable moment in Visual Kei when catchy melodies, dark atmospheres, and heavier sounds coexisted in fascinating ways. From iconic names like hide, GLAY, and BUCK-TICK to underground acts waiting to be rediscovered, this volume captures different sides of the Japanese rock scene. 🥀

Some tracks are harder to find on streaming platforms, making this mix a chance to revisit forgotten sounds and uncover hidden gems from an unforgettable year.

🎧 TRACKLIST

1. hide – Pink Spider
2. GLAY – Yuuwaku
3. Janne da Arc – Confusion
4. DIR EN GREY – Unknown... Despair... a Lost
5. NéiL – Natirra
6. Vasalla – Feel
7. Blüe – SHELLY
8. CANARY – Liebe
9. SHAZNA – Love is Alive
10. BUCK-TICK – Gessekai
11. Eliphas Levi – Zange No Asa Ni
12. MALICE MIZER – Illuminati
13. Amadeus – Kyouzou no Kami

🎧 Listen to the mixtape on Mixcloud

Press play and revisit the many faces of Visual Kei in 1998.

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Visual Kei mixtapes vol.7: AMETHYST [chasefaster]

🖤 OLD SCHOOL VISUAL KEI MIXTAPE #07 — AMETHYST (1996–1998)

Dreamy melodies, obscure bands, and the fading echoes of 90s Visual Kei.

AMETHYST explores a fascinating moment in the scene, bringing together 13 tracks released between 1996 and 1998. From the elegant melancholy of MALICE MIZER to the underground sounds of lesser-known bands, this volume uncovers different shades of a scene constantly reinventing itself. 🥀

Featuring rare finds and tracks that are difficult to discover on streaming platforms, this mix is another invitation to dig deeper into the forgotten corners of Visual Kei history.

🎧 TRACKLIST

1. MIRAGE – Moon Light Dance
2. WITH SEXY – Be Behind
3. CANARY – Misty
4. MALICE MIZER – au revoir
5. Kill=slayd – Masquerade
6. Blüe – Sleep Like A Log
7. BAISER – En Fleur
8. SHAZNA – Sweet Heart Memory
9. MASCHERA – Yurari
10. D'esquel – Kairaku no Kagami
11. NOISY CROWDS – MOON LIGHT EMOTION
12. Ainsi Soit Je... – Sad True
13. L'Arc-en-Ciel – cradle

🎧 Listen to the mixtape on Mixcloud

A few forgotten gems from an era worth remembering.

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