Lunar/Shift

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BitCRUSH is coming! 🥰

A pixelated dark background. On the top is the logo for the band "Lunar/Shift". Below that is the word "BitCRUSH" in a pixel font.

Surprise!
BitCRUSH EP is dropping soon on all platforms. Please look forward to the release.

After the release, and as a thank you for their patience while we work on Re:Verse, all backers of the Re:Verse crowdfunding campaign will be provided with a download code for the BitCRUSH EP from Bandcamp!

Today is Bandcamp Friday. This means musicians you support on Bandcamp receive 100% of profit from digital audio sales today.

If you'd like to support me and my music, you can buy anything you like from lunarshift.bandcamp.com (Name your price). I appreciate it :)

Happy #BandcampFriday!

Lunar/Shift Japanese-inspired dojin rock, metalcore, and post-hardcore.

It's Bandcamp Friday.

That means if you support my music today, I get a bigger cut that normal. Of course, you can also download for free if you like any of my songs.

Thanks for any support, as always 🫶

#bandcampfriday

Here's the second promo for the album version of "beLIEve" by @lunarshift.bsky.social, with a bit more of a finalized mix on display.

All Instruments: @akiko.social
Vocal: Kagamine Rin (placeholder)
Art: ananatze.bsky.social

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YouTube video by Lunar Shift Lunar/Shift - Horizon (Demo Version)

I'm a trans musician (@lunarshift.bsky.social) writing lyrics about the LGBTQ+ experience, mental health struggles, and relationships. I consider my lyric style to be "uplifting emo" and my genres range between rock, post-hardcore, and metalcore depending on the song. I hope you can enjoy my music!

Lunar/Shift ― Re:Verse Learn more about Lunar/Shift's full-length debut album!

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YouTube video by Rezi Orenji Ch. 【Music Talk Stream】Bearing down on a musical consensus w/ @AkikoKumagara of Lunar/Shift!

If you didn't see the show last night, catch the VOD here.

I don't make guest appearances often. I gave an extensive look at my history that I haven't shared with my audience before in such depth, including influences, more about @lunarshift.bsky.social, and a brief history of being a virtual idol.

【Music Talk Stream】Bearing down on a musical consensus w/ @AkikoKumagara of Lunar/Shift! YouTube video by Rezi Orenji Ch.

【MUSIC TALK STREAM】

Sunday @ 7PM EST, I'll be talking with @akiko.social of Lunar/Shift! I'm sure we'll have a lot to yap about together regarding Pokemon, but I'm curious to see where we connect musically - she's got quite the love of metalcore! Waiting room: youtube.com/live/bWsxHKC...

#ENVtuber

Just for fun, here's a mini bass cover of one of my favorite こすもぽりたん songs, YIN&YANG. I'm a out of practice if you can't tell, but please do enjoy.

It's not often I show my playing. I opted for a lot of down-strumming because it sounds awesome with my current bass setup.

#bass #cover #めらみぽっぷ #play

Lunar/Shift returns with a new rendition of "Monochrome". Enjoy!art by gattsuchan (https://gattsuchan.carrd.co/)Lunar/Shift iswords & music: @AkikoKumagara (... Lunar/Shift - Monochrome

First I want to share this about my song:

Although it may mislead you, Monochrome isn't a song about lovers! It's a song about mental disorder, identity, and self-acceptance.

誤解を招くかもしれませんが、モノクロームは恋人たちの歌ではありません！ これは精神障害、アイデンティティ、自己受容についての曲です。

Listen again with this in mind and you may hear it now.

Lunar/Shift's Spotify Wrapped statistics from Spotify for Artists. Listeners: 670 Streams: 1.13K Hours: 83 Countries: 21

Lunar/Shift's Spotify Wrapped statistics from Spotify for Artists. 2024 Gains. Listeners: +793% Streams: +169% Saves: +400%

2024 was a great year, and we're so excited to grow more in 2025 with Re:Verse! Thank you for all the support!

Check out our music on YouTube, Spotify, or Bandcamp! We are also on many other streaming platforms, just search for Lunar Shift!

OFFICIAL WEB ➤ akiko.social/lunarshift

#SpotifyWrapped

Reminder: I'm still looking for vocalists to feature on my upcoming album. We're delaying it because I want to find a perfect fit for each song. Please respond to the post I've quoted if you're interested in singing on Lunar/Shift's full-length album!

"Sketch" and "Monochrome" should be reappearing on Lunar/Shift's digital streaming pages very soon ❤️‍🩹

Sorry, my old distributor was incredibly horrible about handling their shutdown and just about everything else they ever did...
so it should come as no surprise that we have to start over from zero.

Sketch and Monochrome will be temporarily unavailable on most or all music services. This is pending resolution now and should be fixed in a few weeks at most, hopefully sooner. The old distributor did not give me a good timeline for when my songs would be pulled, so I wasn't able to plan ahead. 😭

YouTube video by Sprite Recordings - Topic Rise Again (feat. あひる & KTA)

My favorite song from the new "sprite best PLUS (2011-2022)" compilation album. The chorus is so very catchy, and the song feels almost like some Garupa songs I like from Afterglow, interestingly, especially in the chorus.

Anyway, this is really a great song and a fantastic CD. Highly recommend it.

beLIEve // @lunarshift.bsky.social
Re:Verse promo

Have you ever found yourself giving up hope? There's always something to believe in, you just have to find it yourself. Find your way to the light.

Audio NOT final.

Music: @akiko.social
Art: @ananatze.bsky.social

#originalmusic #posthardcore

Akiko holding a pair of drum sticks. Photo is taken from the drum throne perspective. Her middle finger is raised as she points it towards a music stand holding a lyric sheet and drum notation.

Pics that go hard????

As well as us not having guest vocalists prepared to feature on our new and re-imagined songs yet. But don't fret, the delay won't be for long if it does come to pass! We'll keep our heads high and get this music delivered as soon as we can. Just keep in mind that I am only one very busy person!

While nothing is official (yet!) it feels more and more likely with each passing day that we won't be meeting our Dec. 2024 deadline for the new album release. This is because things such as our old distributor shutting down has forced us to reallocate some time into fixing our digital releases...

r0tt3napp13 (Re:Version) [Sample] Lunar/Shift is a project for creating Doujin-style music, covers and arranges. - Members - words & music: Akiko Kumagara

@akiko.social + @ying-yue.bsky.social
Name a more iconic duo.

Hear the full version when our debut full-length album debuts this year (hopefully!!!)

#independentmusic #touhouproject #touhoumusic ＃東方Arrange #post-hardcore #femalevocals

Reach for the stars...
May one fall into your hands

There's no proof that I (akiko, hikari, reina) interacted with offending content because I never did. The whole thing is a massive joke, and that the list creator is trying to iterate on this thing still is infuriating. Bsky moderation staff needs to nip this in the bud before more damage is done.

Hmm... thoughts?

Alt text: A brown-haired girl, viewed from behind in a purple idol dress, is reaching up towards a dark purple sky filled with stars. There are sparkles and clouds in the sky around her. The Lunar/Shift logo floats above her, and the text "Re:Verse" is by her foot.

Re:Verse Cover Art Revealed

As my vision comes clear, a beautiful girl is seen grasping for something she cannot reach...
I hope her wish comes true. Someday it surely will.
The stars are closer than you think, dreamer. Reach.

Concept:
@akiko.social
Artist:
@ananatze.bsky.social

Alt text repost

-COVER ART REVEAL-

As my vision comes clear, a beautiful girl is seen grasping for something she cannot reach...
I hope her wish comes true. Someday it surely will.
The stars are closer than you think, dreamer. Reach.

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Concept: @akiko.social
Artist: @ananatze.bsky.social

Reach for the stars...
May one fall into your hands