Sex Virgin Killer - The lights will fall (Official Teaser)

Bandcamp: Instagram: Twitter: Sex Virgin Killer New EP “The lights will fall” To be released on March 3th, 2023 (Bandcamp / Degital copy) March 15th, 2023 (Limited 100 cassette tapes / 1st Press) Sex Virgin Killer are Lilii Mar masa - Vocals, Guitars & Electronics Aisha - Vocals Supporting Members Knk - Bass Hammer - Drums, Percussion & Electronics “The lights will fall“ Mixed (Side A Track 1 & Side B Track 2) by lilii Remixed (Side B Track 1) by Shinobu Narita “Devil“ Mixed by Atsuo (Boris) Recorded & Engineered by lilii at lilii sound loom, Sonic Band Studio, Studio Noah, Studio Life Mastered by Soichiro Nakamura (Peace Music) Mask created by Yuichiro Tamaki Layout & Design by Uzuki Watanabe Music by Lilii Mar masa Words by Aisha & Lilii Mar masa All Songs Written & Produced by Sex Virgin Killer lilii-007 ----------- The rebirth of Sex Virgin Killer was a huge surprise in 2021, after their activity suspension in 2018 with new faces: Aisha (vo | IGNITION BLOCK M), Knk（b | MOONSCAPE), Hammer (dr| †13th MOON†), being led by the original Lilii Mar aka masa（vo, g,electronics). Their new EP “The Lights will Fall” envelopes not only characteristics that they revealed in 2021 but also brand new aspects of the band. SVK stands on their original interpretation of the forgotten sense of 1980s Metal-Core and Visual-Kei as contemporary Punk -new SVK elaborates their roots as a Hardcore Punk band by an rawer aggression, while ingesting Positive Punk, Gothic, Death Rock and Horror Punk moods, which is composed of Aisha’s evil and hypnotising vocals, unerring beats by Knk and Hammer, and Masa’s inimitable melody lines. The title track of the new EP “The Lights will Fall”, which evokes early Dead Can Dance or Visual-kei as Post Punk, should become a milestone in their evolution. Especially, Aisha’s innocent vocal is very much iconic. When you listen along with the 2nd track Devil (as a new mix by Atsuo, Boris), you immediately understand that SVK certainly retains a same original attitude in every sound that they create. The symbolic track mixed by Shinobu Narita is remarkable too. His interpretation even more strongly outlines SVK’s presence through the mood that reminds you of Specimen and Midge Ure. The track should be attractive to fans of URBAN DANCE, or D’ERLANGER、D’espairsRay and PIERROT, which also were mixed by Shinobu in past. Chifumi Kubota (AVE | CORNER PRINTING) ----------- 2018年に一度は活動を停止したものの、2021年に首謀者・Lilii Mar aka masa（vo, g, electronics）を中心としてAisha（vo | IGNITION BLOCK M）、Knk（b | MOONSCAPE）、Hammer（dr | †13th MOON†）というラインナップで突如カムバックを果たし、グループの名称を含むかつての異形を受け継ぎながらも全く新しい姿となってわたしたちを驚かせたSex Virgin Killer。EP『The lights will fall』は、その新生1stイヤーで披露した様々な側面を内包しつつ、その先を見せるような意欲作となっている。 1980sメタルコア、ヴィジュアル・メタルの失われた感覚を俯瞰した視点で捉えた上でコンテンポラリーなパンクとして昇華した旧SVKの骨子を本質的に拡張させ、ハードコア・パンク・グループとしてのルーツ回帰と取れるロウなアグレッションを投入しつつもポジティヴ・パンク、ゴシック / デスロック、ホラー・パンクなどのムードを貪欲に纏い、Aishaのイーヴルかつ妖艶なヴォーカル、Knk、Hammerによる的確な解釈とプレイ、かねてよりmasaが大切に扱うメロディが相まって形容し難いパンクロックを作り上げてきた新SVK。初期DEAD CAN DANCEやポストパンクとしてのV系を思わせるタイトル・トラック「The lights will fall」は、その集大成と言っても差し支えない楽曲ではなかろうか。Aishaによるイノセントな歌唱も特筆すべきで、これまでにないSVK像のトレードマークとなりそうな印象だ。しかしながら、続けて収録されている新SVKデビュー曲「Devil」（Boris・Atsuoによるニュー・ミックスとなっている）を聴けば、同一線上に置かれたSVKのスタイルであることが一瞬で理解できるだろう。 そして本作を象徴するトラックとなるのが成田 忍による「The lights will fall」のリミックスだ。SPECIMENからMidge Ureまでフォローするような変貌を遂げながらも、完全にSVKの楽曲として受け止めӚ