L'Arc~en~Ciel 20th Anniversary World Tour

Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Date: 28th April 2012, Saturday

Nearly 7,000 people attended this concert, nearly a fullhouse gig.

Setlist:
Ibara no Namida
Chase-English version-
Good Luck My Way
Honey
Drink It Down
Revelation
Hitomi no Jyuunin
XXX - English version-
Daybreak's Bell
Forbidden Lover
My Heart Draws a Dream
Seventh Heaven
The Fourth Avenue Cafe
Stay Away
Ready Steady Go

Encore:
Anata
Winter Fall
Blurry Eyes
Niji

I might not get to witness the birth of this band 20 years ago for I was probably too young then. Secondly, there wasn't any internet connection back in those days. Thirdly, I wasn't born in Japan. I only started to discover them when my dad signed up for the cable vision network in 1996. From there, I started watching MTV Mandarin and MTV Asia which were still cool then. I could not remember how I get to know about Laruku but it was somewhere around 1996 or 1997, around the same period I discovered J-Rock/Visual Kei bands and the first wave of K-Pop music. These musicians/bands...I have been listening to their music every now and then, and never got myself bored at all because their music are just timeless.

Never have I realised that it's been almost 16 years of waiting and now they have finally came here for their 20th anniversary World Tour. The 16 years was actually worth waiting but nothing is enough when you could only get to see them for 2+ hours. In fact, I could not believe it at first. I know, I was damn nervous but the moment I witnessed them live, it was just surreal. I remembered standing up most of the time, dancing like as if I was in a trance, enjoying their music, especially the old songs that I have always been listening to for years. I'm okay with their new stuff but it seems to cater more to the new fans I guess...could be both new and old. Before the concert day, I didn't even get the chance to check on the internet for the setlist. So, I just enjoyed myself to their performances and sang along to the ones I am familiar with. They should have performed Promised Land and Shinshoku - Lose Control - because that would have definitely been the sexiest side of Laruku that we all could get to see. Maybe I watched too much of their pass years live gigs on dvds, especially the 1998-2000. Maybe next time perhaps? Ouh my, I melted the moment Hyde sang Honey, Forbidden Lover, Anata and Niji : }

The guys seem to look younger and younger and their performance gets much better over time. It is worth putting your money into watching a band who puts in an awesome, energetic, top notch performances as a way to give their love back to the fans. Their showmanship were just flawless. How they communicated with their fans were just spontanenous and sincere, even if it's scripted and they talked in halting English. It seems that everywhere they performed, whether it's in Paris, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore etc, they tend to learn the different languages of that countries beforehand. Such sweet effort that a band can do to go the extra mile and gain appreciation and respect from fans and, Laruku is one good example. Their talents and songwritings which progresses throughout the years are really a great source of inspiration to me.

By the time the concert ends, reality sets in. Shows over and it all ended too soon. We really miss them badly, we still do now. It's been nearly two weeks since they last performed here and we are still talking about them, still talking about their concert like as if they performed yesterday.

signing off on... 5/09/2012 11:09:00 PM

This took place during the Destruction - Devolution Live at Pavilion on the 30th October 2011.

Both of us had a really great time and enjoyed their set that we danced after the gig and the moshpit chaos 666 have ended.

signing off on... 3/22/2012 12:51:00 PM

Mio Nemico (Fantaghiro / Cave of the Golden Rose Theme Song)

This will always be my all-time favourite song. I have been listening and humming to it since young because I followed the soap opera on tv. I couldn't understand much then but I could still remember some of the plots, the characters, the handsome hero and villian and best, this song itself.

I Miss You Like the Desert Miss the Rain

The original song was from Everything but the Girl. This is a modified version. I am not sure who sang this and I don't really dig the vocals but I like the melody of the song.

Enya - Smaointe

Tori Amos - Spark

Here...here...here...comes my favourite musician.

Our Broken Garden - Seven Wild Horses - In the Woods

I just discovered them and the avant garde music they made are just lovely. I feel like I'm in the woods everytime I listen to them.

signing off on... 3/14/2012 12:32:00 PM

This is a modification work.

I bought this choker from Luxewell pushcart stall at Downtown East, which I believe that they imported this straight from America.

Initially, it was only these 3 real feathers attached to a black cord.

The cord is too thin and might snap off if I keep wearing it often, plus, one of the small feather's quill has snapped off from the crimper.

I then decided to take the pendants off the cord.

So what I did is, I took 3 suede cords and pleat them and crimp both ends, attaching a small, thick jumper ring and a lobster clasp.

I decided on using 4 nickle feather charms I bought from an accessory shop in Chinatown and it's better to use 4 so I can align the charms and the feather pendants since they came in only 3.

I attached every one of them on a thick jump ring and attached them onto the choker.

This is absolutely simple to make : B

signing off on... 3/03/2012 11:05:00 PM

signing off on... 2/24/2012 11:59:00 AM

Custom Made Tribal Ear Jewellery
Label:
Attic Shrine

A handmade piece that derives from wires and chains that matches the skin tone with 10 carefully chosen feathers of various types and colours attached to a dangling chain which is to be placed at the back of the ear.
There is also a small metal feather charm attached to a short chain that dangles at the front edge of the ear jewellery and this is to be attached to the ear lobe.

Price will be available soon.

PACKAGING

atticshrine@gmail.com

signing off on... 2/20/2012 12:32:00 AM