New Schwarz Stein Single - Sleeping Madness (11/5 Release)

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Looks like the SS guys have been busy, they are releasing their newest single in another month, "Sleeping Madness"

http://schwarz-stein.jp/information/detail.php?id=9

It'll be available on the Hora webshop eventually, but it's not up for preorder yet.

"This is the 3rd concept single in the new Schwarz Stein's "Succubus" theme. "Sleeping Madness" is an up tune track with an all around hard sound, while Lilith is a track flowing with decadent beauty. Everlasting and evolving, the true values of Schwarz Stein."
 

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Preorder is now available at:

http://hora.ocnk.net

The cover is kinda Rudolf Steiner-ish. I like it. I also like there are new songs and not previous Hora songs with Kaya vocals on it.

I mean, that's also cool but they had to make a better selection of the songs they are going to put vocals to.
 

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Sleeping Madness was awesome (they played it live tonight). I think the preview was good, but yeah it was one of those songs which just feels perfect live. Also I like to see Hora being active on stage... (^_^)''
 

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I've ordered it so it should be here in the next few days (it shipped on Wednesday and I live back in England so it should be quicker to ship).

Apparently there was a CD that was distributed at one or both of the recent lives with an alternate mix of Sleeping Madness? Anyone manage to pick it up?
 

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Double Post, but I got the single in the mail today! It's got a pretty cool photo of Kaya / Hora on the back. I'll try scan the lyrics in the next few days too :)

Sleeping Madness clocks in at 4:00 and has a Creeper kind of structure and is probably the best A-side they've released since they've revived. Kaya's singing is a bit more nasally, Hora's put some more work into the production (there's the return of the echoing synths in the background) and it's a solid track. Oh, the guitarist on the track is r.y.o, the same guy that did the guitar for Creeper and some of Hora's solo work if I'm not mistaken.

Lillith sounds a little more Hora-y but it suits Kaya's vocals. It's nice having a B-side that isn't a remake of SS/Hora. Kinda reminds me a little of Profane Gene or Rise to Heaven.

This release is probably their most 'Schwarz Stein' they've been since their revival. I think it just took them a bit of time to get back into the swing of things and hopefully this isn't the end to the changes. I just hope they release something that's a little more substantial next time, like an EP or an album.

Oh, and the lyrics for the Sleeping Madness chorus are in English, which I kind of suspected --

Sweetest Blindness Immortal Madness Sleepless Mind
 

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I went to the instore event today!
And here's my report. (again copied from a FB group)

Today was the instore event at ZealLink in Shibuya!
I was very hyped to finally get the chance to attend, I even planed on bringing a Rudolf Steiner tape and get it signed, but decided not to because I want to have the release the event concerned signed, makes a better memory. It also felt good that I really like this release, not that I didn't enjoy Gebet or COCOON-Fallen-, but this is pure awesome.

I also wanted to get them something, my first idea was to hunt down popcorn for Hora, but the store's in Harajuku, and the one in Shibuya is too far from the station, so I felt like fuck it, everyone likes chocolate, I'll go with that. So I first went to Lindt's shop by the Shibuya station and picked out chocolates I thought would suit Hora and Kaya, then I bought some presentbags at a 100yen shop.

For once I wasn't 5h early either. I acctually arrived when they already opened. But since this was my first instore event I had no idea the chairs were numbered....in the bottom :P So I just picked a chair and sat my ass down, then I saw how one girl began to flip the chairs and then I realised I had to find my place :P which of course was a total fuck up. My number was 30, and there were NO number 30, there were two 31's though, so with a little help from a kind girl I sat down at one of those.

You got a piece of paper on which you were to write your question for them, when you bought the single. My queston was why they decided on the name Schwarz Stein. Funny thing was, I noticed how most didn't leave a question to the staff...like don't they care or assume other's will leave tons of questions?

Anyhow, they started on time, around 2pm. Kaya came in first followed by Hora. Hora seemed a bit uncomfortable, he kept touching his corset like it was uncomfortable, maybe he's not used to sitting in it ^^
They did a short presentation and then the staff began asking the questions fans had written. To be honest I had a hard time keeping up with it. There were so much and my inner fangirl was about dying from the excitment of being this close to Hora. There were several questions about their make up... but none about Hora's magic symbol! Seriously, I want to know if he has some sort of stash of those tattoos for kids or something, because that thing is not done by hand. I think Kaya mentioned Hora's done pretty quick with his make up, and something about they should switch make up style once (haha).
Hora also talked about their time in the US, and then Kaya mentioned France, Paris and Hora said he doesn't know much about it, and asked the crowd which country they like, and no one replied. I was so tempted to say Japan XD
Then when it was time for my question I almost missed it because I was starring at Hora and noticed how he waved at a girl infront of me and it looked so sweet... To be honest I didn't get the full answer for this either, sorry. Kaya gave a translation to japanese of "schwarz stein", and then he said the name was made up by Hora and Mana, and that he thought it was good. They also mentioned how Kaya used to call himself Hime, but I didn't catch all of that.

When the questions were done, the staff collected our tickets and we stood in line for the signing. Some people handed them their gifts personally, but it seemed like the staff was rather annoyed by people taking too long and that they had to put the gifts in the basket afterwards, so when it was almost my turn I just dropped of Kaya's bag, and the bottom of his basket was full, while Hora only had 1 bag in his =(
Kaya didn't say anything except for thanks, but he smiled and had a very formal body language XD He took the booklet with both of his hands, like Japanese do with businesscards, signed and then he turned it around so that I had the cover facing me in the right direction and of course gave it back with both hands. I wanted to say something but I was too nervous so I just thanked him and continued to Hora. When I gave him the booklet he didn't say anything and I was too nervous so I thought, well I don't want to fuck this up with my bad japanese, but then he asked me where I came from, and when I said Sweden he sort of looked at me like he probably knew who I was, so I said my name and then he seemed to get who I was, (or faked it XD). He thanked me and smiled, then the stressful staff came over and put a hand on my arm to nicely show that she thought I was in the fucking way stoping others from going forward XD so I stepped aside and put my tiny bag of chocolate in Hora's basket, and he looked up and bowed his head.
Then I went out, trying to get the single back to it's plasticwrap like I had it when I arrived, but that was impossible because my hands were shaking like leaves XD

I'm kind of sad I didn't say more, but on the other hand there wasn't any time for that, and I'm also pissed they did signing and photos with people in the US and not here. I'd really want a picture with Hora =(
But it was nice to see them close up (admiring Hora's face), and to acctually get something signed before me, and not just presigned and sent as some bonus.
 

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Yeah I still don't get why Kaya likes Paris...he didn't even write a blog about his trip to the US :(

Were there any other questions you remember?

And most importantly, did you manage to find gross popcorn chocolate for Hora and insult him? :lol:
 

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Their replies were kind of fast and I felt like there weren't that many questions asked, about 3 was about their make up, then the US, then someone asked about coming lives (who does that, they'll announce it later anyway...ask something interesting!!), they also talked about the single (same as at their oneman, that it's in the same theme as Succubus, but also something I didn't get), but I also think Hora talked a bit about livegigs, like he said something that he recognise some people who comes again and again.

No, no popcorn for Hora, but he got a caramel chocolate from Lindt!(and others of course).
 

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Hi Manneking...would you mind posting the scans? Mine's still in the process of being ordered. I'd kinda like to translate...
 

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Sleeping madness

時を刻む時計の針
夜が私を殺しにくる
Sweetest Blindness Immortal Madness Sleepless Mind
Sweetest Blindness Immortal Madness Sleepless Mind
沈む闇に抱かれ揺れる
このまま永久に朝は来ない
Sweetest Blindness Immortal Madness Sleepless Mind
Sweetest Blindness Immortal Madness Sleepless Mind

Lilith


優しい風が手招く夜には
静かに窓を開けて私を呼んで

悪い夢をみないように
闇に怯えないように
歌ってあげる眠るまで

怖いことは何もない
傷つける者もいない
甘くやすらかにお眠り

あなたの痛みを抱きしめてあげる
あなたを過去ごと奪ってあげる
どこにも行かずにずっと此処に居て
隠やかな夢のなか生きて

すべての窓をかたく閉ざしましょう
すべてのドアにそっと鍵をかけて

窓の外で気の触れた群衆が行進している
私達は抱き合って眠る

モニター越しの世界を薔薇色の嘘で飾り
あなたの鼓動だけを聞くの

夜明けにまどろみ
とけ合って眠る
あなたのくちづけ
鼓動を数え
私の褥で子供にお還り
もう何も見なくていい
 

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thank you :)

I don't get why minai is in hiragana here 悪い夢をみないように, or toke in とけ合って眠る but not atte, and then 此処 is in kanji.
Guess I'm not Japanese enough lol
Any ideas?

For anyone interested I'll put the lyrics up on my site sometime this week dosukoi.
 

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Whoa...I haven't been here in ages. Many things changed in my life but somehow I still like SS :) (10 years passed so fast). Anyway I just dropped here to say, how much this new single made me happy (I almost shed a tear ;) )...that's just what I have been waiting for so many years, SS is truly back :] The previous singles were of course also good, but this single just beats them all :D Thank you Kaya&Hora and of course keep it up!

@ faith, you mean this website? http://www.lerman.biz/asagao/schwarz_stein/lyrics.html
and thank you in advance for the lyrics ;)
 

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Lazy Girl didn't make another post, but the lyrics are up now XD

I still say the part about "the monitor" is kind of nerd XD I imagined a hospital audio monitor instead of a computer screen.

Thanks for translating :cool:
 
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