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March 1st, 2008
xen0glossy
 | 10:48 pm
... And another long gap. Something like three months there. ... I've been very busy, is all.
Also, no one comments anymore now that the requests post is separate. Seriously, guys, is a little thanks too much to ask?
( Requests )
( My Picks )
As always, requests are open; my list is here. One request per customer, and please request a specific song (not "anything by ____" or "anything from ____"). Please comment with your requests on the request post and not any other. Requests posted on rotations will be ignored.
Current Music: Shiina Ringo - Yokushitsu
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October 17th, 2007
xen0glossy
 | 11:56 pm
Another two-month gap in updates. Oops.
To the person who requested Orikasa Ai's Handsome, I'm sorry, my copy of the song seems to have vanished.
Requests
Song: Across the Universe
Game/Anime/etc.: Magic Knight Rayearth 2
Type: Lantis song
Artist: Kosugi Juurouta
Comments: Kosugi Juurouta performs a fairly simple, slow, repetitive melody over a distorted, discordant background... until around 2:40, when it transitions into an equally repetitive (if not more so) but less discordant and more major-key rockish chorus, which repeats until the end of the song, growing increasingly distorted. It's interesting, I'll give it that.
Download!
Song: Amethyst Remembrance ~ AMEJISUTO-iro no Omoide
Game/Anime/etc.: Yami no Matsuei
Type: Episode 2 insert
Artist: Saitou Kaoru
Comments: A fairly pretty, dreamy song with lyrics based on a poem by Emily Dickinson. Unfortunately, the singer's accent is terribly thick, making the lyrics very hard to understand. (This is the same artist who did "Who Has Seen The Wind" for Elemental Gelade, by the way, so if you've heard that, this song has a very similar sound.)
Download!
Song: Arashi no Umi
Game/Anime/etc.: N/A
Type: Electronic
Artist: Hirasawa Susumu
Comments: I lack the knowledge of electronica (or, really, of music in general)to properly describe any of Hirasawa Susumu's works, which is too bad, because I really like them. This one has a kind of sea-shanty-ish sound in parts -- appropriately enough, given that the title is "The Stormy Sea." And... I'm not really sure what else to say. It makes me think of pirates.
Download!
Song: Baka Survivor
Game/Anime/etc.: Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
Type: 2nd OP
Artist: Ulfuls
Comments: Baka Survivor is a rock song, I guess. Really, it's not so much a song as some guys shouting in a way that is vaguely in tune with some music. Maybe it's funny if you're familiar with the show, I don't know. It's not really my thing, though it may be yours.
Download!
Song: Kizuna
Game/Anime/etc.: Gokusen 2
Type: insert song
Artist: Kamenashi Kazuya
Comments: This song is a slow pop ballad, heavy on the acoustic guitar. The singer's voicce is a bit nasal, but it's not terrible. Personally, I find it a little boring, but then I'm not so much a fan of pop with male vocalists.
Download!
Song: Maze of the Dark
Game/Anime/etc.: Mahou Sensei Negima
Type: Evangeline, Sayo, & Chachamaru song
Artist: Matsuoka Yuki, Shiratori Yuri, & Watanabe Akeno
Comments: Somehow, a song sung by a vampire, a ghost, and a robot seems very appropriate for this time of year. Anyway, this is a surprisingly badass dark rock song. All three seiyuu sing quite well, which is something of a rarity in seiyuu group songs (Watanabe Akeno is particularly good, actually -- it's a shame she doesn't get more work). All in all, it's quite lovely -- definitely my favorite of the Negima group songs (though "Invitation ~Toshokan e Youkoso~" comes a close second... which could very well be because I love to read and any song that makes reading sound mysterious and magical and kind of sexy is okay by me).
Download!
Song: Super Shomin Car (short version)
Game/Anime/etc.: Shimotsuma Monogatari, a.k.a. Kamikaze Girls
Type: The Song That Goes Under The Credits, I believe. Well, one of two. Not technically the ending, since that's supposed to be Hey My Friend.
Artist: Cecil
Comments: Laid-back pop-rock with a definite retro feel. The singer's voice is kind of soft and whispery. It's very cute and catchy -- and at nearly four minutes, not all that short. Makes me wonder how long the full version is.
Download!
Song: Truth
Game/Anime/etc.: N/A
Type: J-pop
Artist: Minagawa Junko
Comments: A down-tempo song (mostly backed by piano and synths) that picks up a bit in the chorus. Minagawa Junko's voice is lovely, as always, but I find the song a bit bland, regardless.
Download vocal version!
Download karaoke version!
My Picks
Song: Schwarzweiß ~kiri no mukou ni tsunagaru sekai~
Game/Anime/etc.: Atelier Iris: GRAND FANTASM
Type: theme
Artist: Shimotsuki Haruka
Comments: I don't know how I've gone this long without posting this song. It's been at the top of my "most played songs" list for the past five months. If nothing else, this should tell you that I really, really love this song. If I had to give it a genre, I'd say it's some kind of rock (the instrumentation is heavy on the drums, electric guitar, and keyboard), but it makes use of violins and choral singing at some points, and between those things and Shimotsuki Haruka's ethereal vocals, this song is definitely something more than your average rock song. Most songs I love, I lose interest in after a few months, but I have yet to get tired of listening to this one.
Download!
Song: you
Game/Anime/etc.: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni?
Type: ???
Artist: Yukino Satsuki
Comments: I have no idea if this is an officially Higurashi-related release, or if Yukino Satsuki (who plays Shion and Mion in the anime series) just decided to pay homage to Higurashi's original music of her own accord. Anyway, this is a vocal version of "you," a background track from the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai visual novel(s), which should be instantly recognizable to anyone who's familiar with that version of Higurashi. The instrumentation isn't changed much from the original -- it's still heavy on the synthesized piano, though it adds something else I can't quite identify. Yukino Satsuki has a fairly nice voice, and the part where she harmonizes with herself is quite pretty. The lyrics are different from those of the vocal version of "you" found on the composer's "thanks / you" album, but the new lyrics are nice too, from what I can tell. All in all, a very pretty song, whether you know the original or not.
Download!
Song: Densha Kamo Shirenai
Game/Anime/etc.: N/A
Type: ... weird?
Artist: Chiku Toshiaki
Comments: Consider this one a special Halloween bonus. It's a strange little song, and I'm not quite sure how to describe it, but it's very creepy and appropriate for Halloween (see the lyrics). There's a video for it here, if you want to know what you're getting into before you download. (The singer's voice is kind of grating at first, but the song grows on you. At least, it did on me.)
Download!
As always, requests are open; my list is here. One request per customer, and please request a specific song (not "anything by ____" or "anything from ____"). Please comment with your requests on the request post and not any other. Requests posted on rotations will be ignored.
Current Music: Sakurai Atsushi - Neko
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