Dissident Genro

Dissident Genro is a British visual kei band, formed and based in
Scotland, United Kingdom. The band comprises a single member,
Rimu, and his laptop, known to fans as Dave Jackt. Rimu himself performs guitar and vocals live,
whilst his own drum and bass playing and a multitude of Japanese culture
clips are projected from the laptop in tandem. Dissident Genro is
pioneering itself as the UK's first visual kei
band, and aims to
introduce the visual kei genre to a wider western
audience. The band was well-received at both conventions. The band is currently unsigned, and is seeking management

Music
Influences
Dissident Genro's influences not only lie with Western artists like Pain Of Salvation, Peter Gabriel and Tears for Fears, but with Japanese partakers of the visual kei movement such as The Gazette, and J-rock artists such as Gackt, Casiopea and T-Square. The band's creator, Rimu, has spoken of his wish to "musically marry East and Western influences and create a uniqueness from the concoction"
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The band's frontman - also the lyricist and songwriter - pens songs using his own experiences and idols as inspiration. For instance, the song of the single Psychonaut is the musical expression of Rimu's frustration with people who habitually take drugs to justify their existence. While the inspiration for No Reason from the Mirrored EP, a popular song among fans, came from past personal troubles regarding friendships and relationships, Endless Spiral was influenced by the disintegration of social structure, and the disintrest the media might show in people who have something worthwhile to contribute to society.
Various songs of Dissident Genro's are titled after the key idols of the frontman. Notably, the song Myv (Time Fleeting), first performed publicly at Chibicon 2008, is a tribute to the J-rock guitarist Miyavi, for whom Rimu has great admiration.
Musical style
Along with the visual kei style instantly noticeable in the band's performances, Dissident Genro's music is largely characterized by lightening speed guitar solos
Video blogs
Rimu often records his thoughts on recent gigs and makes the recordings available for fans to view.
"I believe there should NEVER be a boundary between the fan and the artist - We are all humans and equal, and to be honest the most important and greatest people are the people who take their time out to listen to my music and show their appreciation, you are all truly the best, without you all I would be nothing and my music would mean nothing." <ref name="http"/>

Discography
Albums and EPs
* "Mirrored" (2008)
Tracklisting:
Intro
Wings
No Reason
Endless Spiral
Leech
Sleep
Mirrored
Outro
* "C.I.R.C.L.E" (2009)
Tracklisting:
The Ladder
Forcing Lucifer
Disciple
Happy?
Singles
* "Psychonaut" (2008)
B-Side(s):
Garasu No Sekai
* "Psychonaut" Japanese version (September 2008)
B-Side(s):
Garasu No Sekai
No Reason (acoustic version)
Psychonaut (instrumental version)
* "Lynch: Shock Wave" (2008)
B-Side(s): None
* "Gildenlow: For You" (2008)
B-Side(s): None
* "The One Sleeps Within" (2009)
B-Side(s): None

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