Originally released on February 12, 2010, the double A-side one-coin single featured two borderline addictive tracks from visual kei rock group Anli Pollicino. Since its initial release, both tracks have since been included on the new album, TRANCEFORMER, available through iTunes. The group began its second European tour on June 24 with a performance at Desu-Con, a two-day event held in Olso, Norway, and will end it in late July.
The first A-side track on the 2010 release, Labyrinth opens with series of simple guitar riffs before diving into a heavier main melody. Shindy’s brighter, nasal-like vocals contrast nicely against Masa’s and Yo-1’s guitar playing. With the same fast tempo of a dance track, Labyrinth is perfect for head banging—if that is your forte.
Next is Taste Me, a more playful and daring track with the hook “taste me, feel me” throughout the intro and between verses. During the chorus, Yo-1 sneaks in the words “konna”, “anna” and “donna” before each line of the chorus. If listened to closely, there is a faint piano melody hidden underneath the catchy guitar riffs in the chorus as well.
Below, on the left is Labyrinth (LIVE PV) comprised of older footage from lives dated 2010 and earlier. On the right is a second live PV of Labyrinth that features footage from the recent MJP Live vol.2 at Shibuya O-WEST with a re-recording of the song; there is a noticeable layer of synthesizer in place of the guitar that adds some quirkiness to the song. The re-recording sounds fresh but is radically different from the original version on the left. Lastly, on the bottom is a live PV of Taste Me, still as catchy when Anli first released it, with clips from various lives during their 2010 European tour. Enjoy!
