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[themagnustournament]

Redemption Round 3 - Match 6

Remains to be Seen comes into RR3 with 129 Redemption votes, up against Tightrope and its 170 votes from RR2!

MAG 127 - Remains to be Seen | Spotify - Acast - YT | Wiki | Transcript

Statement of Doctor Jonathan Fanshawe, regarding the months leading to the death and autopsy of Albrecht von Closen.

MAG 044 - Tightrope | Spotify - Acast - YT | Wiki | Transcript

Statement of Yuri Utkin, regarding an incident in the Russian village of Algasovo in November 1952.

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[6-and-7]

Creeptober 6 - Carnival

6 of Wands / MAG 44: Tightrope

"They talked fast, crude Russian, and their words seemed to shift back and forth between them, telling me that behind the tent was off limits, and that I should leave the tiger alone as it wasn’t ready to perform yet. At least, that’s what I thought they’d said at the time. It was only later that it struck me their exact phrase had been that the tiger “wasn’t finished”."

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[fictionfixations]

where there's a will, we make a way | TMA Fic | Time Travel (Fic Rec)

its. so cool. i dont know what happens in what seasons but tags apparently say like around the middle of s5?? like. i think when hes in his coma (jon)

also oh my god the author put in a shit ton of work?? like so theres a thing where Jon's unable to say his own words, and is stuck saying things from other people's statements, (its literally in the first chapter so no actual spoil) AND THE NOTES INCLUDE WHAT EPISODES HAVE THE DIALOGUE HES USING?? like

im going to give you a part from chapter 8, partly because i really wanted to show you it compiled together instead of just strings of sentences at the beginning:

Growing frantic now, Jon shakes his head vehemently: No, no, no, no, no–

“Then what?”

“…chased me – deceit – follow me” – a skip backwards – “read it – tried to read me back–”  

“Jon, slow down,” Georgie says, sensing his onrush of panic – but he can’t.

“I’ve been tricked into–”  

“–unable to look away–”  

“���there was now a tragedy to it that flowed from the words–”  

“–nothing to do but fall into it – it felt right, like it was all I could do–”  

The words come in a halting staccato, his mind speeding through statement after statement without him like a microfiche machine caught on fast-forward.

“–even as I did so, in the back of my mind I hated myself–”  

“–I didn’t stop, though – didn’t know what to do, and my mind was swimming with – the collective horror of all the things that I had seen and felt–”  

“–I struggled and fought, but it was far stronger than I was, and I could barely keep its jagged teeth from finding my throat–”  

One hand finds his throat now. He can only distantly feel fingernails digging into his skin.

“–‘alien’ might be the best word for that presence – because what it made me feel was–”  

“–something in the back of my mind, a frantic, scuttling terror – didn’t do any good, though – no matter what I might feel about it – choice didn’t even come into it–”  

The Archive was born with a purpose, and it fulfilled its role eagerly, skillfully, instinctively. It felt good, it felt right, and even now, the instinct lingers. He misses it. He craves it. He wants it back. He –

“ –the agony of being opened and remade – to have your who torn bloody from your what, and another crudely lashed into its place–”   

There is a rushing noise in his ears, drowning everything out, and he stumbles –

“–I did what I did because it was what I was supposed to do – I’m not sure I really recognize who I became–”   

see what i mean????? its COOL. scroll down to end notes and you see (for chapter 8) "- SO, [deep breath] Jon's dialogue for Chapter 8 comes from the statements in the following episodes, in order: MAG 057; 125; 029; 138; 159; 161; 143; 143 (again); 135; 027; 088; 148; 114; 114/139; 011; 094; 063; 069; 124; 020; 067; 060; 141; 160; 147; 091; 072/009/007/004; 066/020/010; 106/059; 101; 059; 004; 102; 004; 147; 160; 020; 144; 138; 107; 048/007; 128/138; 126; 062/087/007/139/070/049; 123; 065; 092/145; 086/029; 044/012/049; 137/009/014; 091; 123; 148; 154; 154 (again); 098; 154; 129; 155; 167; 159; 057; 113; 124/057/009/143/011/017/005; 152; 152 (again); 097; 028; 023; 065; 155; 117; 117 (again); 155; 006; 113; 117 (x4); 128; 128 (again); 045/002; 016; 036/109/135; 048; 052/136/090; 124; 069; 098; 133; 058; 140; AAAAND FINALLY: 010." SO COOL???? AND OH MY GOD ALL THAT EFFORT.

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[facelessoldgargoyle]

MAG 044: Tightrope

Eugh,, creepy and interesting

I don’t approve of relying on physical deformity for horror, so the twist of a freak show reliant on actual physical impossibilities is a better take.

Again, I enjoy the ambiguity of the reality of the situation, where you don’t know how much of it was a kid’s overactive imagination versus real monstrosity

“A mouth cannot function if it is not on the face...” delicious, exactly the right amount of vague and horrifying

#mag

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50 QUESTIONS THAT WILL TELL YOU MORE THAN YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IRISH ACTRESS SADIE DUNNE

IS YOUR CHARACTER

[001] the face of any products

sadie is the current face of louis vitton she also has a partnership with covergirl for their all day every day natural finish foundation.

[002] open about their private life

to some extent, she doesn’t hide her relationship with matt matson, however she does prefer to keep some things close to the cuff. she’s very protective of her sisters ( and family in general ), matt, and her friends. so when the press does go after them she does get annoyed.

[003] an advocate for any charities

since her mother passed away from breast cancer, sadie is very much involved with several charities focused around breast cancer research she tries to do the run for the cure every year. she’s also a goodwill ambassador for unicef and a huge advocate for the #metoo & timesup movements.

[004] involved in a relationship for publicity

she’s luckily never had to have been.

[005] where they are because of dishonest / shady moves

sadie’s parents were very very adamant of preserving her integrity and although there were some “casting couch” opportunities sadie declined all of them. her career ( as she will admit ) is built upon sheer dumb luck and some hard work. 

WHO DOES YOUR CHARACTER

[006] @ / retweet regularly

twilight meme accounts, cute dog pics, charities she’s involved with & her sisters

[007] mention most in interviews

her sisters/family & matt

[008] go to when they need some help

her sister for like general life advice and matt when she needs to feel better in general.

[009] idolize / adore more than life itself

her mother

[010] want to end up with (in their dreams)

honestly, ever since matt came into her life three years ago she hasn’t really thought of anyone else. but sixteen year old sadie would say leonardo dicaprio ( cliche she knows )

WHAT WAS

[011] the first thing they tweeted

@sadiedunne am I allowed to be here if I’m terrified of birds? that hitchcock movie still has me scarred, #crowsbegone

[012] the first event they got invited to

kids choice awards

[013] the last (non work related) vacation they took

she went to mexico with matt for their three year anniversary

[014] the first thing published about them on lounge

a few years ago when sadie did her very first indie film that garnered massive critical acclaim, she played a lesbian. lounge did an “expose” on this which sadie never commented on. she feels as though her sexuality is no one’s business and she’d rather just celebrate the people she loves.

[015] the project that made them want to act / write / sing / etc.

she grew up on musicals like sound of music & wizard of oz and all of shirley temple’s movies. as a child star,  she aspired to be like shirley temple and groomed herself to be a triple threat.

WHY

[016] do they put up with all of the bs that comes with the business

to some extent, she’s been in the business since she was six. so she knows being a public figure, people will ultimately be curious about her. however she draws the line and calls people out on bs. she has zero filter.

[017] did they pursue the career they’re currently in

since she was a kid, she just loved entertaining people. she’s so full of energy this career really suits her because she’s an energizer bunny but also has just a great deal of empathy.

[018] did they choose the media persona they did

sadie’s not even sure she has a “media persona” her M.O. is just being awkward and loud and for some reason people like it.

[019] do they hate gossip magazines so much

she could honestly care less on what gossip mags have to say, she’s proven them wrong through her actions.

[020] would they ever make a sex tape

I mean.... there’s probably one floating around there somewhere. if it ever went public she’d laugh and say that she feels sorry for anyone that had to view it because she feels she looks awkward having sex.

WHERE

[021] did they hear their first song on the radio

she actually heard an irish radio play in her mom’s study in their home in dublin when she was four. that’s the oldest memory she has of hearing something on the radio

[022] did they find out they’d landed their first project

at her sixth birthday party, she was thrilled because she’d booked a sitcom in the states.

[023] did they go on vacation after their first big project

yes, her parents took her to disneyland, it was no pun intended magical.

[024] do they live when they want to get away from it all

sadie goes back home to dublin

[025] was their first big press conference

in toronto, one of her indie films debuted there as a part of the toronto film festival.

WAS THEIR FIRST

[026] project embarrassing

her first “project” was a chocolate bar commercial for an irish brand of sweets and sadie got to eat chocolate for the whole day she’ll say to this day it was one of the best jobs she’s ever had. 

[027] talk show appearance a wreck

no, sadie is unbashedly honest and people find that endearing. she told a story about how she befriended a squirrel that lived by the set of the movie she was working on. 

[028] public relationship heavily followed

not really, she dated one of her fellow disney alums. the relationship lasted a year but never garnered too much press as neither of them were “big names”

[029] fan encounter awkward / nice / sweet / etc.

it was kind of awkward because she was thirteen and a middle aged man wanted her autograph. her mother allowed it but she and sadie were a little uncomfortable even though the guy was fairly nice.

[030] relationship (while famous) talked about at all

not particularly, she was never a household disney name, she played the best friend so it was reported on briefly.

WILL

[031] they ever open any sort of business

sadie has recently started dabbling in executive producing and she loves it. so in the future, she’d love to open her own production house.

[032] they ever win a major, prestigious award

she’s won a golden globe, a few BAFTAs, and was nominated for an oscar last year. midnight city’s already getting a ton of critical buzz so hopefully next year will be her year *fingers crossed*

[033] they ever host the smn version of saturday night live

she did last year just before the oscars. she’d love to do it again.

[034] they ever work tirelessly for years to get a project going

she has for midnight city, and now that she’s a little more settled in her career she would love to be a champion for female led and diverse/inclusive projects because she feels she has a voice.

[035] they take pictures with fans who approach them on their off time

absolutely ! she’s happy to do it as long as they’re polite

DOES YOUR CHARACTER

[036] invest their money wisely

I mean sadie’s fairly frivolous with her spending habits, but she’s not spending her money on designer handbags it’s on twilight collectibles, candy, and random tidbits she likes to collect.

[037] work only on projects they love

since her career’s taken off and she’s being taken seriously as an actress, yes.

[038] care more about the fame than anything

no, fame isn’t something she’s concerned with. she’d be acting even if it was in a community theatre setting she just loves entertaining people.

[039] often find they’ve put their foot in their mouth

absolutely, she’s a rambler and she says stuff without thinking so she’s constantly doing this

[040] hide things from the public because they are afraid / ashamed of what the reaction could be

no she’s fairly open about who she is and feels no need to hide anything

DO YOU HONESTLY THINK YOUR CHARACTER

[041] is a good person

objectively yes, I think she tries to be at least.

[042] will have career longevity

I think so, she’s wise about the projects she chooses and is committed to never doing the same thing twice.

[043] deserves the career they have

yes, she’s worked so hard for it

[044] can remain unjaded by hollywood

she’s managed for the last twenty four years so I hope so !

[045] will spend the rest of their life with the person they marry

depends on who she marries, because that person will require a lot of patience

GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD YOUR CHARACTER

[046] date / marry a fan

she would date a fan, sure. just as long as they tried to get to know who she is with all her complexities

[047] star on any type of reality show

no, she’s not a fan of reality shows

[048] donate to charity / do good deeds without publicity

yes, she doesn’t engage with charity for the publicity. she would do it even if she weren’t famous

[049] say exactly what they think about the ins/outs of fame

yes she’s fairly candid about this and will throw shade where shade needs to be thrown

[050] walk comic con without any security (in or out of disguise)

yes, she’d love it !! she’s a huge fangirl herself. however, she’s never had the chance to go to fan conventions.

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[themagnustournament]

Round Two Part Two - Match 11

I think we can invent Grifter’s Bone style noisecore music if we haven’t already. Grifter’s Bone is up against Tightrope, which finished Round One with 171 votes.

MAG 042 - Grifter's Bone | Spotify - Acast - YT | Wiki | Transcript

Statement of Jennifer Ling, regarding a live musical performance she attended in Soho.

MAG 044 - Tightrope | Spotify - Acast - YT | Wiki | Transcript

Statement of Yuri Utkin, regarding an incident in the Russian village of Algasovo in November 1952.

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[pharology101]

LOTD: Vohémar Range Rear

~sorry for delay - meant for March 1st, 2021~

(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/mdg.htm)

Vohémar Range Rear (Beacon No. 5)

Date unknown (station established 1919). Inactive. 8 m (26 ft) rectangular pyramidal concrete tower with gallery, attached to a 1-story concrete keeper's cottage. Formerly painted white, the lighthouse is abandoned and falling into ruin. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The harbor of Iharana (Vohémar) is a sound with a narrow entrance from the sea; this lighthouse is on the west side of the sound aligned with the entrance. Located in a forested area about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Iharana. Site status unknown. ARLHS MAG-044; Admiralty D6936.1; NGA 32372.

(sorry - no photo available)

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[verwelktesgedicht]

DIAURA yo-ka Rock and Read 044 (English Translation)

Magazine: Rock&Read 044 Release Date: October 2012 Type of Interview: Personal Interview Scans: sweet-cigarette-and-heroin Translator: VerwelktesGedicht Note: Coverpic is from Japan-discoveries, yo-ka pic from jrokku.net - just to let you know what the mag and shoot are looking like (^.-) // This is a requested translation and as always: English is neither my mother language nor am I a professional translator. Just have fun reading it and get to know what yo-ka is telling us in his first Rock and Read interview! And also as always: please no reposting. Or at least put a link to this post. Thank you!

 - This is the first time you appear in this magazine. Please tell us something about yourself. Where are you from? I was born in a small village at the countryside in Fukushima. My family is my parents, my two years older brother and my grandmother. I was the second oldest son.

- What kind of parents were yours? Since my father didn’t talk a lot, he had a vague and scary image. But to tell the truth, he didn’t scold me. The one who did was my mother. Shouldn‘t a son cling to his mother? For me this was what my ideal was. When I turned around 20 years old I started to understand the feelings of my father little by little. In truth he was a person who got embarrassed easily. At that time I came to think that a family is something pretty good.

- What about your mother? Her looks as well as her character was strict (laughs). My mother also had a job when I was a child and wasn’t really at home, so there were times when I felt lonely but after time passed I went out into the world and when I stumbled regarding human relations this gave me advices from the point of view of people who are having a job. The world of music and bands is special, so I’m thankful for this point of view of “normal working people”.

- What about your brother? Back then we were fighting all the time. I got focused on the path of music but he wanted a completely different life. The older brother is the serious one, the younger brother is the wild one. Because the younger one is so wild, he had to choose the serious part, that’s what he thought. He was an older brother who acted nice towards the feelings of the younger brother. After becoming adults we talked a lot.

- What kind of children were you? I was quite clumsy/awkward after being born and until I was 1 or 2 years old. Even by looking at photos I think “My brother is so cute but I, the younger brother, look kind of awkward.” I wasn’t cute (laughs)

- (laughs) What did you usually do in your childhood? I had special classes in drawing and went swimming on a regular basis. But I didn’t continue those things for a long time.

- Where you good in music already back then as child? I rather hated music. I couldn’t even play the flute. And even now I still don’t know which sound it makes when I put my finger where.

- What was your favorite school subject? I hated studying. I couldn’t remember Hiragana in elementary school. I wrote it the wrong way round. mirror-inverted. Even though the correct example was right next to it I could write it only the wrong way round (laughs). I remember one time my teacher at elementary school got angry at me, took the plastic stick that he brought and banged it on my table shouting at me: “Why don’t you write it [the correct way]?!”

- A painful memory, isn’t it? It is. But I wonder what I actually learned. I was a kid that couldn’t do anything, so when I was six years old I had only Cs on my school report. By time and age I got smarter bit by bit (laughs)

- You were a slow starter! I’m someone who makes steady progress.

- You said you wrote everything the wrong way round. Your parents both worked, so they didn’t have lots of time for you. Did you have the feeling that you need to draw your parents’ attention to you? No… It was simply a matter of intelligence (laughs). My school was a Christian private school. Maybe it was also a bit different to public schools. When I entered school there were about 40 pupils in my year. When I graduated we were 26 pupils. Also, I wasn’t an outgoing person at all and really bad at speaking in front of people. I backed out and was rather a person who thought about things without speaking. Really, I did that a lot.

- So you were in your own world until your 6th year of school? I didn’t like school a lot and was so interested in Superheros. That’s why I thought I wanted to become Kamen Rider [Japanese Superhero]. I still like him, even now. These things exist, don’t you think? Things people don’t have, like intelligence… They can’t get used to it all of a sudden (laughs) People grow by collecting the things they gain from relationships with other people. That’s what human beings do.

- When did your dream of becoming Kamen Rider change? My dream of becoming a hero changed around the time when I was in 4th year of elementary school [about 10 years old]. My parents like music/singing, so I started to sing a lot. I have always been close to music. That’s why I came to think that I also want to sing songs.

- What kind of music did you listen to back then? My mother liked popular, folksy songs. My father liked them too as well as Jazz. I listened to artists like Murashita Kouzou (村下孝藏) and Anzenchitai (安全地帯).

- What a good style. Yes, right? Because I listened to them as a child, I still like them and listen to them.

- When you were in your room, thinking about everything, was singing your way of freeing yourself? Back then I did want to sing but that I want to sing in a band started when in middle school times I got to listen to a song by PIERROT at a music program. Actually, until Elementary school I was on a private school with not many people. In middle school there were 5 different classes in one year of that public school. Even though I felt a small panic in groups of many people I went there and experienced bullying. It was a group of three girls. I was small and until that time I had always been at a private school, so right from elementary school I didn’t know any kids I was close with. They always said “There’s this guy I don’t know” and looked at me.

- I see. I heard this afterwards but the girls seemed to think of me as cute. But back then I didn’t know this strong way of expressing feelings, so I told my mother that I don’t want to go to school and didn’t do it anymore.

- They expressed their feelings too much. They were so interested that it turned out as bullying for you. Thinking back now there were also things that weren’t bullying. It was also that I didn’t know what to do with my life and I was downhearted.

- And then you met PIERROT. Yes. I saw PIERROT and came to know about the existence of bands. I went to shops and searched for CDs and came to listen to music of various bands.

- And then you basically came to like songs. Yes, while listening to these songs I properly came to see the path I wanted to walk and gained self-confidence. It made me think that I wanted to review everything about the people who were bullying me.

- So the pain became your „power spring“. Yes. Before changing my surrounding I thought I have to change myself first and started my first band when I was in my first year of middle school [around 13 years old]. Since that time all I’m thinking about is music. In my third year of middle school I stood on stage for the first time – as copy band of LUNA SEA. My singing was so bad but still, it was so much fun. It was a good feeling and it made me think that for me there isn’t anything else anymore. That there is no other path than singing for me. That’s what I decided in 3rd year of middle school and it has been like this until now.

- I’d like to hear something about the present. You titled the live on August 28th [2012] “Judgement day”. And you said “It’s not like everyone can continue to believe in something just like that. So have the strength to believe!“ and you started to call your fans „Gumin“ [common people]. It’s not difficult to believe in something for a short time but if you don’t have the strong will to continue to believe than you get easily broken. And because you could continue to believe in himself you are able to say those words and those words are connecting you [to the fans] now. That’s right. I wanted to change. I don’t know what I would do now if I didn’t make music but when I didn’t want to go to school anymore and I was bullied I thought that it can’t just stay like this. I wanted to change something. Back then I was just a kid and thought about how I could change all this. I wanted to believe in my own possibilities. At that time I came across music and bands and chose my life. Especially, I wanted to believe in myself. The reason why I held back was because I didn’t have trust in myself. That’s why I couldn’t do anything. But it made me think: “Isn’t that sad?” We all have the same kind of life and isn’t it a waste to live it without believing in ourselves? If we feel like we’re bad at something than usually it’s our own choice [if we are or not]. I also don’t like being told what I have to do. Rather than being torn into something I want to pull other people into it.

- In the 3rd year of middle school you decided on your path of being in a band. What happened afterwards? This was really painful. When in high school I said that I’m a vocalist in a band I was often made fun of, being told „You’re not even playing an instrument!“ (laughs) I hated that, so I took the guitar I bought in my 2nd year of middle school and started composing.

- Where did you learn playing the guitar? I didn’t play at all and after buying it, it became decoration of my room. I didn’t know anything about chords. But I got angry whenever they told me I can’t even play an instrument, so at that time I just pushed down the strings and created songs.

- It was by instinct! It really was. I played chords and created nice accords but I didn’t know what kind of sounds those were. Now I do know but my way of composing songs in general hasn’t really changed until now.

- It’s definitely faster if you remember it by just practicing with your own hands. Yes. And by that my band could play its own original songs by the time I was in my 2nd year of high school. I think that was the basis.

- If you look back at the time you were an introverted kid… you changed a lot. By creating original songs you had to show your inner self. Isn’t that what lyrics are about? I’m probably a person that shows what’s hidden inside me. When I started making music I started to get more self-confident. At that time I realized that I’m fine the way I am. I didn’t follow anyone’s opinions and also didn’t behave like the popular people. Thinking that way my point of view got wider and I was able to say the things I wanted to say.

- Where did your path lead you after you’ve graduated from high school? Basically I thought I wanted to study songs. I went to a college outside of my prefecture but realized that songs aren’t something you can study. That’s why I quit after nine months. I returned back to my home but for a while I did just random things and thought that this is useless, so I went to Tokyo.

- Weren’t your parents surprised by that? About that… In school my mother wanted to become an idol singer and went to contests and TV shows but she didn’t really made it, so she told me: “Do whatever you want, so you won’t regret anything!” My father didn’t really say anything. I think they still would say that I can come back whenever I want. I was shy, so I didn’t really talk a lot to other people but when I left my parents’ house by the age of 20 there were indeed talks about me coming back sometimes. My father is a chef, so he made me different dishes. Seems like he didn’t think the band-thing would work out (laughs).

- As cook, is your father self-employed? Shouldn’t he especially because of that believe in you? Yes. He didn’t say anything but because they are my family, they believed in me.

- Did you have relatives in Tokyo? I did not. I also didn’t have decided anything regarding my band. I just thought that first of all I should go there and also had decided for the place where I wanted to live. When I was having my part time job at a kombini I was asked by someone I knew from my home back then: “I will have a session band at a live, don’t you play the guitar?”. That’s how I held my first live in Tokyo. But since I wasn’t connected to anything anymore it was useless. I found a guitarist and bassist at a site where you could search for bandmates. We didn’t have a drummer but we three held a live together. That was my first band I had in Tokyo. I started to get some connections little by little and then I met Yuu.

- And little by little you became DIAURA. Yes. Just, the music I wanted to make in the beginning in Tokyo… I didn’t growl like today. I wanted to sing beautiful, sad songs. But we didn’t gain any popularity and I felt like we’ve reached our limit, so we disbanded after 9 months. I wondered how it would be the best way [to be active as band, to make music] and at that time I heard that Kei has started a new band. Before we met, Kei had met up with already more than 10 vocals and it seems like he thought that if I was useless as well he would return to his home in Aomori. When Kei let me listen to his songs the first time I really thought that they are so cool. When we added lyrics and a melody to the song in the studio we were so shy. I do think that this was a meeting by fate. We started this band called “Valluna” and also had member changes. Valluna disbanded and what was born out of that was DIAURA.

- What meaning has the bandname DIAURA? The meaning comes from “dictatorial” and “aura”. There are so many bands that form and disappear, don’t you think so? When my former band disbanded, I thought that maybe for me I’m just one of those members from those bands. But I didn’t want that, so we chose an extreme name. We are the ones that dictate this scene.

- “Dictatorship” and “common people”, those powerful words were born out of this. But that wasn’t even what we were aiming at… Actually, when I thought about the band name DIAURA it didn’t have such a meaning. - Eh?! To tell the truth, we created the meaning afterwards. First we just thought that we wanted to have a band name that starts with “D”, because it sounds strong (laughs). But one time our label boss asked us “What’s the meaning of this band name?” and we grabbed a dictionary and did some research.

- Hahaha. Is it okay to publish this? It’s fine (laughs). But we wanted a band name that can lead us. In the beginning we didn’t decide for a direction of this band. All we thought about was the fact that we wanted to write good songs. But when many problems came up and my heart got weak I took a look at our band name once again. And that’s how the “DICTATOR” of our mini album [1st mini album, August 2011] was created. After we’ve created that many things changed. It’s a band name we decided for in an honest way but it had to be one that can drag people along.

- So the direction and songs were decided. Yes. But we didn’t think that our songs would fit in this time. We wondered if they sold if we created those kind of songs. We also had to think about how to make the numbers of fans grow but the beginning really was just me wanting to sing. There were also times when I lived just for myself. I didn’t plan on changing myself for others.

- Because songs are also the place to be for oneself, aren’t they? While continuing with music you talked about putting effort into it. What was your biggest failure? To tell the truth, I thought about quitting only once. Right after forming DIAURA with Kei we were told by the people who were supporting our former band: “Your looks and music have changed, so I can’t accept this.” In our former band as well as now Kei and I were the ones who composed the songs, so the essence hasn’t changed and we didn’t want to give up on our music. Even though Kei and I made the promise that this would be our last band and we started all over with it again, we were told off. When this happened within a short period of time we worried about how people saw our music that we’ve created until that time. Isn’t it like this that whenever you create a song you write about extraordinary things and bring it to life? So they couldn’t accept it anymore only because we’ve changed our look and name? Maybe those people who create these things are selfish but when they showed us this reality that they can’t see the essence of us anymore I really lost my self-confidence in this and fell into this hole where I thought I can’t continue anymore.

- You felt like being trapped in a corner, right? How did it come that you still kept on walking? More than in anyone I believed in Kei. I thought that I can’t be wrong as long as I’m [creating these things] together with him. I thought about if I wanted to run away from the feelings I had in this time when I felt weak or if I wanted to throw them out. It was hart.

- And you thought that you don’t want to run away. Only thinking about how they would have laughed at us saying „As we thought, they weren’t so great at all.” was too painful. We weren’t allowed to look back. That’s how we continued. We’ve started as DIAURA with these two members and because of that we were told only negative things like “This isn’t a band”. But I thought “We will have something good come out of this!” and the painful feelings did push me forward. We wanted to show those people who said we were useless that the things we did were right. It’s important to believe in yourself if you want to show that.

- On August 28th at the live “Judgement day” the words “To keep on believing” are still in my heart. We’ve decided our live at Liquid Room [August 28th, 2012] in the end of last year [2011]. What we also decided for right away is the live at Meguro Rock May Kan [January 22nd 2012]. The size is completely different [Meguro Rock May Kan holds about 250 people, Liquid Room about 900] but we wanted to make our decision more clear when we announced it the same time. The people around us told us that it’s definitely impossible but if you’re seriously making music it’s the same for bands that have just started and those who are already selling and making music for years: It doesn’t changed that you have trust in your own music. We thought that if that’s the case then we have faith and run, overcoming all problems. There were times when our manager also told us: “You can do it!” We had our goals and that was the strong feeling with which we were active in this half of a year.

- All these “gumin” let you see such a great scenery, didn’t they? I could feel my body being filled with so much joy.

- At the encore you performed “Judgment”, the song you gave out for free that day. The lyrics say „I was aiming at the place where light was shining. Believe in the same feeling you felt at that day!” It made me think that all your thoughts and feelings are so deep and it made my heart move. It was DIAURA’s first released “shitsuyoku no seiiki” when I wrote the words “To the place where light is shining”. I included the feeling of wanting to go back to the days when you were innocent and carefree and used these words for it. Even if the band becomes popular I wanted to tell the gumin that this feeling will never change. A live at liquid was a goal the label and members were aiming at but since we were seeing where we wanted to go next, there was no feeling of assurance and rest. To say it frankly, liquid wasn’t sold out. Actually we still couldn’t do it. One day I want to have revenge because I think this isn’t how it should be.

- Unfortunately Yuu-san couldn’t stand on stage with you. [translator’s note: Yuu paused live activities as of May 5th, 2012. This interview takes place around September 2012 and the magazine was released about 2 weeks after the announcement and official departure of Yuu in October 2012]

He had tendonitis in his left arm, so he needed to rest. His posture and way of hitting the drums had changed and he felt pain again. He went to a big hospital and it seems like it got worse. I heard this afterwards but it seems like he kept secret from us that he has practiced all along… Yuu has always tortured himself. Maybe the words “We’re waiting!” ended up having the opposite effect and were driving Yuu into a corner.

- What was Yuu-san’s condition after that? The other day I talked to Yuu, only the two of us, and he told me “It’s not only my arm. I can’t keep up with you anymore. I can’t hit the drums anymore.” That time I knew Yuu for 3-4 years and so many times it was me who has brought him back but I thought that if he returns to the band without actually being able to do so, wouldn’t that make him hate the drums in general? I hated even only the thought of that. Personally, I risked my life and chose DIAURA, so the same way Yuu has the right to decide what he wants to do with his own life. But it was hard to think that we wouldn’t be able to continue making music together.

- This photoshoot took place at Shibuya BOXX where you held your first oneman live [August 30th, 2011] after Yuu-san had officially joined DIAURA. It would be good if the meaning of shooting here would reach Yuu-san, wouldn’t it? What are the future plans for DIAURA’s band activities? We members have trust in each other. We still see far ahead and continue walking. Also for the sake of Yuu. I have this personal dream of standing on stage of Nippon Budokan one day. I want to make DIAURA being the proof of my existence.

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