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I'll try to keep this one shorter since many of my thoughts line up with Instesolence's review. HiTNEX ViRTUAL SHiFTERZ is the other Kobaryo album that I've found myself pretty conflicted with regarding his recent releases. The idea it seems to be going for is admittedly pretty cool: Kobaryo wants to showcase an album where he can effortlessly weave between a handful of his aliases and still present a unified whole. If that was the ultimate intent, then I believe this project ... read more

I like Kobaryo and the aliases under his label, HiTNEX TRAXX, overall. SUPER KEY GENERATOR was a really pleasant surprise with how successfully it blended fun and wacky ideas to convey a distinctly electric atmosphere. Its often scatterbrained and erratic structure presented opportunities to glance into Kobaryo's musical headspace and get a richer understanding of his style's appeal. While I don't think it was perfectly executed or one of the best albums I've heard in the ... read more

As a deep underground collaborative effort, I really admire the sense of camaraderie that EPOCH OF EQUION oozes, even putting aside my gut-instinct thoughts on it. It's a good Camellia-inspired album that allowed all the artists involved to build experience and share their love of music together. I would never want to take that away from them.

The bulk of my personal shortcomings with EOE comes down to the same problems that any artist heavily inspired by Camellia's works have for ... read more

Kyutatsuki is a rather peculiar artist for me. I blind bought Fractured Horizon and found it to be an all-around great album. Everything there was well-rounded and very easy to enjoy throughout, so I grew curious about their previous release to see how it would compare. Unfortunately, Dimension Wars has at least two big problems that makes it difficult for me to recommend to folks exploring the deeper reaches of the Japanese EDM scene.

To start with one positive, the mixing and mastering on ... read more