Sex Virgin Killer - "Heaven" (CASSETTE)

The "Darkwave set" is in contrast to the visual hardcore shock style of the past. The cassette was pressed in a limited edition of 150.
The music and sound are not in my vocabulary, as they are completely swerving toward Japanese post-punk/goth, but if the front stage of Japanese indie rock is alterna/shoegaze, this side is much more backstage. If the front page of Japanese indie rock is alternative/shoegaze, this side is much more backstage.

/// Release Info
Sex Virgin Killer released their long-awaited 2nd Full Album "DEVIL" in November 2023,
The new EP "Heaven", their first work with the memorable -Darkwave set-, has already been released!

SVK's tour with Blu Anxxiety (from NYC) in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka in 2023 is still fresh in our minds,
Since then, SVK has been in constant contact with visiting artists such as Aidan Baker (NADJA - from Germany) and Un Hombre Solo (from NYC) (*SVK's composer/DNA, Lilii Mar a.k.a masa's solo name Lilii Mar), The band has been attracting attention from talented musicians and bands not only in Japan but also overseas.

This album contains 6 songs including instrumentals.
One of the two lead songs is the SVK version of Lilii Mar's debut single "Angel," an aesthetic masterpiece with a supreme crying melody that emerges from the ethereal soundscape and touches the heartstrings deep within.

The darkwave arrangement of "Bright Nightmare (ver. Dance in Gloomy Lights)" reveals the relationship between the sounds and the inherently beautiful structure of the song, and presents a new appeal. The dark world and catchiness coexist in this song, which also foreshadows the dawn of a new era of goth wave.

The album was mixed by master musician Yui Kimishima (Tsubame Studio) and mastered by Soichiro Nakamura (Peace Music).
Cover art, design & layout by Andro Kristian.

A gem of a work that will spread its wings not only in the post-punk, goth, and darkwave scene, but also in the world music scene.

tracklist: [Side A
[Side A]
1. introduction
2. angel
Bright Nightmare (ver. Dance in Gloomy Lights)

[Side B]
Angel (ver. Heaven)
Angel (Insturmental)
Bright Nightmare (ver. Dance in Gloomy Lights / Insturmental)