DELUHI LIVE! VISUAL KEI CONCERT IN SHIBUYA-O-EAST. MIX SPEAKER’S INC, J-ROCK
If I could pin a “Rising Star” badge on any Visual Kei group, my hands would be all over Deluhi. Led by guitarist Leda, the former bassist of Galneryus, the band blends heavy metal thunder and gorgeous melodies in a killer live show. They’ve got the Visual component down. (Cute? Well-styled? Check, check.) And they’ve made their entire discography available exclusively on HearJapan. (All band photos courtesy of Deluhi.)
HearJapan kindly got us media passes to the Deluhi concert at Shibuya-O-East, a popular locale for Visual Kei acts. Despite the rain, the venue was packed.
Cute ghost shirt: Peace Now, from Closet Child Ikebukuro. (Store photos to come.)
Spiderweb arm warmers: gifted from Sock Dreams.
Goth Alice in Wonderland headband: Spank, bought at Marui One.
Purse: an old Hugo Boss bag.
As for my Takoyaki-chan dangle… you’ll have to wait for my Osaka coverage!
When Deluhi ran on stage… I admit we gasped. Spiked-out hair, tight black Visual/Rocker garments, chiseled cheekbones. And could they ever play: heavy metal riffs with glam rock synth swirls, which got the audience frantically waving their hands and screaming. An unforgettable sight: a hundred teen girls headbanging, long hair swirling under the flashing lights.
Vocalist Juri showcased an impressive range that trills and then dips into a growl. And when Leda raised his guitar over the stage and shredded his solo, several girls — I kid you not — threw back their heads and spread open their arms, as if in the presence of Jesus.
Power riffs, poignant melodies… an A+ show that kept us riveted until the last note. For those who haven’t yet discovered Deluhi, start here at HearJapan — you’ll love them, I promise!
Unfortunately, after Deluhi waved goodbye, the concert went from the clouds to the gutter. Two unfunny characters took the stage… and promoted a video game for FORTY minutes. Yukiro and I hid in the lockers area and plastered crucifixes on our faces while the salespeople droned on.
Next, headliner Mix Speaker’s Inc sat on chairs and bantered with several members of Deluhi. The chat was somewhat enjoyable but… get on with the music! Mix Speaker’s Inc explained that they “wanted to do something different at our concerts.” Yukiro sneered, “They most certainly did.”
Finally, Mix Speaker’s Inc got everyone headbanging again. The band wears colorful animal-esque costumes: a black and white cat, a lion, an amazing green Mohawk (above are some cosplayers). They threw out every trick in the performance book: back flips, para para, choreographed dancing, throwing objects, squirting the audience with water guns. Gimmicky, yes, but the spectacle was entertaining and backed by strong singing and tunes.
But hands-down, Deluhi stole the show. I urge you to check out their sound on HearJapan — the label is releasing their three upcoming singles: Frontier (June 16), The Farthest (July 14) and Departure (August 4). HearJapan is offering Deluhi’s earlier material for only 100 yen per song and their most recent releases for 120 yen each — visit the store to find out more.
I’ve decided to start posting short, off-the-cuff videos on my YouTube in addition to our edited masterpieces. We tried to film an outfit post after the concert (above and here). Unfortunately, the Japanese staff came by to kicks us out of the venue — so it’s only a minute long!
Have you heard of Deluhi or seen them live? Do you agree that they’re one of the most promising bands in today’s Visual Kei scene?
Japanese Word of the Day: Artistic = Geijutsuteki (na)
Song of the Day: Deluhi – Revolver Blast (Hear more from HearJapan.)
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LA CARMINA
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DELUHI is one hell of a band. Hybrid Truth, s[k]ape:goat, orion once again, and Revolver Blast are a couple of my favorite songs. And that’s just a “couple.” Honestly such a great band, the band is just completely in tune with each other – each one of their melodies, beats, and rhythm just blend so beautifully.
Of course I would have to say my favorite band is Leda sama just because he ****IN’ ROCKS!!!! Jeese all those beautiful melodies, those harmonics, those sweeps, those power chords, his tapping, and his solos-DAMN is he good!
Juri of course is extremely awesome as well with his vocals. He has an extremely good range, and his voice has great rhythm.
Aggy and Sujk can go screw themselves.
LOL jk. They’re awesome too – it’ s just harder for me to relate with them.
Sorry to hear some 2 “unfunny” people had to come on stage to promote a video game. Glad to hear though that you had a blast!
Gotta listen to more Mix Speaker’s Inc. – only heard one song…and unfortunately have forgotten what they sound like!
Take care!
Oh mein gott, I wanted to kill myself… I didn’t come here to hear a 40 minute commercial!! Hahah.
Juri impressed me with his vocals. Amazing.
I have Deluhi on my wall now mohahaha <3
Cute boys in your bedroom!!!
its a must have ! :D
looks glorious!…
*haha* & Basil is so cute slurping yogurt! =^-^=
Wahh wahh! I’ll post more soon on http://robo.to/lacarmina
yosh !
lol you both look wicked >w<
you both look delightfully devilish
Deluhi ! I like their music ! o/
Lucky youuuuu ! *o*
You’re so great and fashionable!!!! ^///w///^ Looooooove your outfits. ;D And why did they kick you guys out? :( I hope the concert was wonderful!!!! I love Mix Speaker’s, Inc.!!!!!! Lucky!!!! Last J-rock/Japanese music concert I went to was Dir en Grey, and that was a while back. :'( I hope another band comes to America. T-T
I have Deluhi on my wall now mohahaha <3
you both look lovely in this video ^^ love yukiro’s top and la carmina’s lovely dress/top thingamee with cute petticoat and web sleeves
have the same web gloves!! OwO
I HATE when people interrupt good music with droning nonsense. Bad opening bands are also in this category of “I guess it’s photo-op/bathroom break time”.
I hadn’t heard or heard OF these guys, but am off to investigate! and robo.to I can’t believe I haven’t been stalking your blog forever, it’s like a treasure mine :)
And, of course, Basil Farrow. Could watch five-second loops of him forever, haha.
Also, I really don’t want to be That Girl (booo, squeaky wheel, etc), but when are you announcing your tickets for the lovely mr. miyavi? Just because I have to jump in my car and speed to Seattle to buy tickets before they sell out if I am not a lucky vancouver winner :)
Aww I’m sorry… I announced on Twitter that winners had been picked via random number generator and emailed already… I should add a note to the next post. No worries though!! I am doing another giveaway very soon!
Haha there are about 600 posts… check out the archives, there’s tons of coverage from Tokyo… xoxo!
Ah, sweetie, you’re sooo cute!!!! :)
There are a lot of DELUHI fans on the Cure Rock chat. I’mma share your blog post about DELUHI with them. :D
DELUHI’s sound stands out compared to all the vk bands popping out of everywhere… And they do sound good at LIVEs ;D
looks glorious!…
*haha* & Basil is so cute slurping yogurt! =^-^=
yosh !
lol you both look wicked >w<
lol you both look wicked >w<
you both look delightfully devilish
Deluhi ! I like their music ! o/
Lucky youuuuu ! *o*
Oh mein gott, I wanted to kill myself… I didn't come here to hear a 40 minute commercial!! Hahah.
Juri impressed me with his vocals. Amazing.
Cute boys in your bedroom!!!
Wahh wahh! I'll post more soon on http://robo.to/lacarmina
You're so great and fashionable!!!! ^///w///^ Looooooove your outfits. ;D And why did they kick you guys out? :( I hope the concert was wonderful!!!! I love Mix Speaker's, Inc.!!!!!! Lucky!!!! Last J-rock/Japanese music concert I went to was Dir en Grey, and that was a while back. :'( I hope another band comes to America. T-T
you both look lovely in this video ^^ love yukiro's top and la carmina's lovely dress/top thingamee with cute petticoat and web sleeves
have the same web gloves!! OwO
I HATE when people interrupt good music with droning nonsense. Bad opening bands are also in this category of “I guess it's photo-op/bathroom break time”.
I hadn't heard or heard OF these guys, but am off to investigate! and robo.to I can't believe I haven't been stalking your blog forever, it's like a treasure mine :)
And, of course, Basil Farrow. Could watch five-second loops of him forever, haha.
Ah, sweetie, you're sooo cute!!!! :)
Also, I really don't want to be That Girl (booo, squeaky wheel, etc), but when are you announcing your tickets for the lovely mr. miyavi? Just because I have to jump in my car and speed to Seattle to buy tickets before they sell out if I am not a lucky vancouver winner :)
Haha there are about 600 posts… check out the archives, there's tons of coverage from Tokyo… xoxo!
i saw that o.o well atleast you two looked good when yah got thrown out
There are a lot of DELUHI fans on the Cure Rock chat. I'mma share your blog post about DELUHI with them. :D
DELUHI's sound stands out compared to all the vk bands popping out of everywhere… And they do sound good at LIVEs ;D
i saw that o.o well atleast you two looked good when yah got thrown out
omgosh- DELUHI! i love them so much <3 i became obsessed with them ever since i saw the pv for "Hybrid Theory." thanx so much for this post. no joke, when i saw it i started to do a fangirl squeal. LOLz
omgosh- DELUHI! i love them so much <3 i became obsessed with them ever since i saw the pv for “Hybrid Theory.” thanx so much for this post. no joke, when i saw it i started to do a fangirl squeal. LOLz
its a must have ! :D
The Deluhi live sounds amazing! I’ve heard of them before but I never got further into them- after reading your live report, I guess I’ll have to do so :D
Such a great band… so glad I got to see them live.
The Deluhi live sounds amazing! I've heard of them before but I never got further into them- after reading your live report, I guess I'll have to do so :D
Such a great band… so glad I got to see them live.
While Deluhi is alright in their own way, MSI does killer live performances. I saw them twice a few years back and every event was mind-blowingly fun. Although they are gimmicky, bands that have fun with their fans like those guys are the best in my opinion and I have seen like 50+ Visual Kei bands on both sides of the ocean. In fact, I still have the tissue paper ghosts they threw out at those lives and that was back in 2007.
While Deluhi is alright in their own way, MSI does killer live performances. I saw them twice a few years back and every event was mind-blowingly fun. Although they are gimmicky, bands that have fun with their fans like those guys are the best in my opinion and I have seen like 50+ Visual Kei bands on both sides of the ocean. In fact, I still have the tissue paper ghosts they threw out at those lives and that was back in 2007.
YEAH DELUHI raaawrrr xP
YEAH DELUHI raaawrrr xP
I’ll post the same information to my blog, thanks for ideas and great article.
hi!! one question, do you know where i can buy tickets for the Deluhi show in Lemon hall shibuya Tokyo of next 9th August?? thanks!! :) great post!! Great band!