Various (album)

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Various
EP by
ReleasedJune 3, 2017 (2017-06-03)
GenreMetalcore
Languagejapanese
LabelUltimate Illuminati
Dimlim chronology
Various
(2017)
Chedoara
(2018)

Various is the debut EP by the Japanese visual kei band Dimlim, from the label Ultimate Illuminati (subsidiary of Tower Records).[1] It was originally released on June 3, 2017, exclusively at the band's debut show in Ikebukuro Black Hole.[2] For sale, it was released in two editions, regular and limited, on August 23, 2017.

The promotional video for Shochou (初潮) aired the same day. The song uses a sample from the song Children, by Robert Miles.[3]

DIMLIM relaunched for sale the live limited edition version in their official store, opened in May 2020.[4][5]

DIMLIM then re-released the EP digitally on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube on August 10, 2022. This was alongside their single The Silent Song, which was digitally re-released on the same day.

Charts[edit]

The album peaked at number 164 on the Oricon charts.[6]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Sho; all music is composed by Issei[7]

Regular edition
No.TitleLength
1."Aharewata" (アハレワタ) 
2."THE INVISIBLE" 
3."destroy a desire" 
4."Mental Health Dance" (メンタルヘルスダンス) 
5."Regret" 
6."Shoucho" 


Limited edition
No.TitleLength
1."Aharewata" (アハレワタ) 
2."THE INVISIBLE" 
3."limit of reverse" 
4."MASSACRE" 
5."Regret" 
6."Shoucho" (初潮) 
7."Aharewata" (Music video) 
8."Shoucho" (Music video) 


Live limited edition
No.TitleLength
1."Aharewata" (アハレワタ) 
2."THE INVISIBLE" 
3."Kyomo no Uta" (虚妄の歌) 
4."Jyoudo no Hana" (浄土の花) 
5."Regret" 
6."Shoucho" (初潮) 

Personnel[edit]

  • Sho – Singing
  • Retsu – Guitar
  • Ryuya – Guitar
  • Tsubasa – Bass
  • Issei – Drums

References[edit]

  1. ^ "VARIOUS / DIMLIM". 激ロックディスクレビュー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ Sizergyia (2017-04-08). "Former band members of Deviloof and D.I.D. create new band, DIMLIM". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  3. ^ Sizergyia (2017-08-29). "DIMLIM use well-known sample to drive the narrative in music video for "Shoucho"". JROCK NEWS. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. ^ "DIMLIM Mini Album -VARIOUS-". Dimer Tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  5. ^ Inartistic. "DIMLIM launches worldwide online store". vk.gy (ブイケージ). Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  6. ^ "VARIOUS[初回限定盤] | DIMLIM". ORICON (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  7. ^ KAORU (May 2017). "Interview DIMLIM" (in Japanese). Gekirock. Retrieved 2020-07-19.