Revenge of the Visitors on MiniDisc

 Hey fellow Broaltar collectors!
You can now pre-order Revenge of the Visitors on MiniDisc from Needlejuice Records!

https://needlejuicerecords.com/product/revengeofthevisitors/

$13
estimated shipment timeframe is 1-2 months

LIVE STREAM!!!!!

COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS will be live streaming!

REVENGE OF THE VISITORS RELEASE PARTY 2021
2021/4/6 START/19:00 JP¥2,500
[Shibuya TSUTAYA O-EAST]

You can purchase an e-ticket here:
https://tsutayaoeast.zaiko.io/e/coaltarofthedeepers

You can purchase with a credit card or PayPal.

2021 English Interview with NARASAKI

 It's been a while since we've had an English interview with Narasaki!
(2008 with KGNU Sleepless Nights http://cotdfan.thisisht.com/kgnunterview2008.html
and [English translations] with COTD FAN's foxiii/Azam in 2012 http://cotdfan.blogspot.com/2012/06/narasaki-june-2012-interview.html )

Connor of Swim Into The Sound interviewed NARASAKI - 3/23/2021
You can read it here:

https://swimintothesound.com/blog/2021/3/23/returning-to-completion-an-interview-with-coaltar-of-the-deepers

Highlights from the interview:

NARASAKI: First of all, regarding this release, it is important to have early members do live gigs now, and since a new album was needed for the overseas tour, those members re-recorded the first album....


Connor: Do you have plans to release more music in the future?

NARASAKI: I'm thinking of a new attempt, and I'm already recording it. I think it will be released once it is organized.

Deepers're scheming!!!!!!

Limited Stickers & Pins!

U.S. fans can now purchase the REVENGE OF THE VISITORS CDs from Needlejuice Records!

https://needlejuicerecords.com/product/revengeofthevisitors/

If you purchase a vinyl/tape cassette/CD from Needlejuice Records now, you may get a promotional sticker and pin (that I designed!), but a limited supply!

Don't forget to take off the plastic peel!

HAETAE's thoughts on REVENGE OF THE VISITORS

I normally don't write reviews or talk about my opinions publicly much because I'm shy and not eloquent with words.
However, I felt passionately compelled to write this and I'm so excited that COTD is active again and debuting overseas.
I hope you find this write-up comprehensible. It's just a casual display of my thoughts and opinions.

I urge you to listen to COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS - REVENGE OF THE VISITORS and I hope you enjoy it!
May it open your interests to like all kinds of music!

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COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS reunited with their first original members (The Visitors Team: Narasaki, Kanno, Nagasawa, Negishi, and Takatori) and performed many lives in 2019, along with releasing Sublimation and Half Life. They then surprised us with a formal comeback that is REVENGE OF THE VISITORS. COTD's first album, THE VISITORS FROM DEEPSPACE, had an essence of raging chaotic youth- a spirit that dons a very rough exterior yet holds sensitive emotions deep within.
REVENGE OF THE VISITORS is a refreshing "return" of that first album, and I was pleasantly surprised to find myself seeing new perspectives with their music transformations. 

When I think of revenge- violence, hate, and rage come to mind. However, in a sense, this album has a more mature approach in redefining the word. With modern, crisp, and clear recordings, COTD has embraced that old inner sensitivity with sophisticated hardness. Deepers definitely has schemed meticulously and executed their revenge well. REVENGE felt like a letter to troubled past youth, confronting its bittersweet memories, killed it with kindness, and it rebirthed with a message of positivity and optimism. A payback to all the struggles experienced and overcoming them. COTD's music and their loyal fanbase have journeyed growth together. COTD was able to express emotions that we have all felt throughout life and now they're expressing the emotions of learning from those past experiences- maturity with a soft kindness.

Reintroducing the first album is a unique take on debuting overseas and I hope new fans will enjoy and appreciate this re-envisioning. Though Covid-19 stalled some of COTD's plans (along with the whole world), we look forward to what they have in store. Will they re-envision their other albums? Will Sublimation, Half Life, and 15 Years Later appear in a new EP or album? Will there possibly be a world tour?

Deepers, keep on scheming. We'll be waiting for you.

My thoughts on each track:

1.) KILLING ANOTHER (The Cure cover)
This was a great "WE'RE BACK" intro to the album.
This cover had me imagining a Quentin Tarantino film about an alien invasion.
The original sounded like a war song whereas this version is like a quirky story with a protagonist.

2.) AMETHYST [REVENGE]

The original felt like venting frustration about a toxic relationship. In my opinion, the way he sang, "my only wish", at the end of the song, had a tone of hopelessness and losing.

Narasaki sings this version with an innocent soft tone. As if looking back at hurtful memories with clearer understanding and getting closure and growing. The way he sings "my only wish" in this version sounded more uplifting.

3.) YOUR MELODY [REVENGE]
Narasaki also approaches this song with soft vocals and stirs emotional nostalgic feelings.
Dreamily reminiscing on fond memories- both positive and negative.
I love how smooth it is!

4.) EARTH THING (The Primitives cover)
A great cover that revisits the 90s with great appreciation to The Primitives.
A playful interpretation of what I imagine how aliens view humans.

5.) SUMMER DAYS [REVENGE]
Narasaki sings with soft vocals again, but with a sense of confidence.
I like the playful shouting at the end.

6.) SNOW [REVENGE]
I always loved the calmness and hint of sadness in the original song.
This version maintains that yet it feels more dream-like with a sense of hope at the end. That everything will be okay. It got me emotional.

7.) BLINK [REVENGE]
In my opinion, the original felt more raw with a sense of struggle to survive, whereas this version had a calming sense of control- that death isn't scary. I love the new futuristic sci-fi sounding ending.

8.) THE VISITORS [REVENGE]
The original sounded more badass and chaotic whereas this version had a more haunting spiritual tone.
A meditative track to get more acquainted with your... dark side. >:}

REVENGE OF THE VISITORS

REVENGE OF THE VISITORS is now available on Bandcamp and Spotify!
Enjoy!

Bandcamp: https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/revenge-of-the-visitors

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2sYcjZg5GeuRAIWvhC6e6n?si=AkMWibn2Q0muvfGOV-97rQ

COALTAR OF THE DEEPERS - BLINK [REVENGE] (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9cN6XlJhzs

We got a surprise music video of clips from old lives, even from Coconut Teaszer (Los Angeles) 11/19/1993!

Japanese fans already got access to the new CD and the album will drop digitally tomorrow!
Overseas fans, you can still pre-order the vinyl and cassette! Remember, it will ship out in March.

https://needlejuicerecords.com/product/revengeofthevisitors/