Live Report - Absolute Conquest of Cologne

6/7/2012 Cologne, Germany This is a live-report as well as a personal account. If you merely wish to read about the live, please read the middle section named "Conquest of Cologne" ^__^ Thank you! Start of our Conquest The early morrow Gentle temperatures but rain in sight Not everyone was present right away (^__^;) Only after midday we were all united in the German city of Düsseldorf. Despite some earlier inconvenience on the journey for a dear member of our party, once we came together the good times began. Being able to meet many members...

Live Report "Because they are Pirates" - How it all began (Part 4)

Part IV – Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE [2nd Anniversary], 11-8-2011 Line-up:               BUNNEIES / Ap(r)il / Kodomo Dragon / A / Gakido / SCAPEGOAT / LOST ASH The heat was still scalding the streets of Ikebukuro even though it was late in the afternoon, as I was making my way through the narrow alleys towards the venue called Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE. I knew how to find it as it was the second time I saw a live here. Sadly, it would also be the last. Today would be the last time I could see A, but even as I entered...

Live Report "Because they are Pirates" - How it all began (Part 3)

Part III – Ikebukuro CYBER [ABSOLUTE ZERO], 5-8-2011 Line-up:               biz cloud / 6->7 / Egoist / Orgil / LouiNess / Brat Note / A / NEOPHILIA / Secret Band (dolore) This time, barely a week had passed since the previous time I walked the by now familiar route towards Ikebukuro CYBER. Again I had travelled to this district straight after my classes, but this time I knew I did not have to wait that long before I could enter the venue. Today was a Free Live with a total of 9 bands playing, so the doors...

Live Report "Because they are Pirates" - How it all began (Part 2)

Part II – Ikebukuro CYBER [SONIC DRIVE], 30-7-2011  Line-up:               Ronove / S.Q.F / A / Anli Pollicino A little over two weeks later, I was back at CYBER. This time all the things such as finding my way there from the station, the purchasing of my ticket and the entering of the venue all went a lot smoother than the first time. I even felt more at ease while watching the first bands by myself, since I was by now used to enjoying lives on my own. This time however, a cute Japanese girl suddenly...

Live Report "Because they are Pirates" - How it all began (Part 1)

Part I – Ikebukuro CYBER, [dolore 1st ANNIVERSARY live], 12-7-2011 Line-up:               Jyulie / jack’you / Dieu / A / OROCHI / dolore On a very hot Japanese summer’s day, I was making my way towards Ikebukuro after my morning-classes in Ginza. A little more tense than usual I counted the stops on the subway and again studied the map I had drawn from the area surrounding Ikebukuro Station. With reason; this was the first time I was going to a Japanese live-house. I had arrived in Japan less than five days...