A perfection in simplicity: the latest song from ensou is built so solid you won’t find a single flaw. The sound is absolutely delicious! The bass drums. Deliver. Punch. BOOM! ;) Guitars are not so punchy (why would they?) but they put their weight rather well too :) Top this with GUMI’s edgy voice and you get some pretty killer song!
Satanistka
has made another cool, if short MMD metal video. This time it’s a cover of the
song ‘Numb’ by Linkin Park (btw I was shocked the band’s still active ;) The
cover (by Alex Terrible) employs a tad more brutal vocals; unfortunately, the
recording quality is subpar :(
Starring in
the video is a custom MMD model named (obviously just 4 lulz) Satan Kuzya 666.
So far for each new video Satanistka makes a new model; the concept of
recycling isn’t that popular here in Russia :) New version of Kuzya excels at
being the opposite of TDA’s Miku it’s derived from. New Kuzya is so burly and
beefy she can kick ass in quite a literal sense :)
Youtube:
Just look
at those spiky hair thingies! So kawaii!!! (^ᴗ^)
Okame-P-sama.
Blows Up. Your. Mind. For those who still have their mental abilities (relatively)
intact while listening to this picoreamo porn, try to count the number of
different music genres crammed into this one song :)
Miku seems
to be unmoving (and yes, she’s awesome). Well, she’s android; that explains
everything… :)
A dose of
wild and ferocious djent from Rusan Maruchino. The sound is heavily infused
with electronics, cool job. Finally, finally Gumi’s lyrics are of the darkest
shade of angst! ;)
Your
steaming hot portion of Friday fun has arrived! This is a special from our
chief, Utsu-P. The serving includes: brutal guitar sound, mid-tempo for extra
chunkiness, gut-wrenching breakdown, Rin-chan trying to dance in the middle of the dish and a pair of
chopsticks. Enjoy yourself!
Absolutely
mind-fucking-blowing vocal cover of Eve's '[L]una' by Daygoro. Two things to
mention. First: Eve pitches his Mikus outrageously high. Second: never
underestimate human abilities.
An update
from Chariot The Tuneful circle, their first in 2016. The guys behind the circle
are knot (music) and Meiden (lyrics and visuals). To say the guys are awesome
is to say nothing; their previous tracks are among the sickest and boldest the
scene ever created!
For now
Chariot The Tuneful takes it down a notch. ‘Light and Shadow’ doesn’t dive into
the bottomless abyss of ever increasing brutality. Still it boasts exceptional
sound with roaring guitars and fast tempo. Chariot’s songs have that subtle
(and sometimes not so) feel of madness, and ‘Light and Shadow’ develops it in
its own way. Now Gumi takes some part in it too and she does it excellently!
Seven
months. The pace chosen by Okame-P (Calvi Taro) for releasing new full-length
albums. The pace that surely must evoke reactions like 0_o , ‘Whoa!..’ and
maybe a few short strong-worded praises. On a personal level there’s more than
that, here is a confession: VMW is officially envious of Calvi-sama’s
productivity. I mean, like, this very blog only managed to post 9 updates on
the same time span :p And my other personal achievements are even bleaker…
Zhànchǎng Yuán
Yāojing (or Senjougahara Yousei if you try to read his nickname in Japanese)
seems to befallen in love with Xīngchén. Well, if you haven’t heard the latter
name, this Vocaloid is better known as Stardust in Western world. OK, what’s so
special with her?
The best
way to find out is to listen to the latest Senjougahara’s release, the
remastered version of “Sháo yīn fù”. The song dates back to 2012, being one
of the first Vocaloid works of the producer. So it gets a general clean-up, few
touches here and there, a pinch of extra djent spiciness, nothing
extraordinary. But most importantly, it
features miss Xīngchén!
And I’m
impressed, gentlemen. Xīngchén is a pure ear candy. The most amazing
achievement of V4 technology is its ability to make all technical matters
irrelevant. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
magic, a wise man said. And few men can resist Xīngchén’s magic appeal! :)
Junto
Kurokawa, the man who authored some deliciously sick songs in the past, is back
with another Vocaloid release. I wish we heard new stuff from him more often, one
song in twelve months is damn too little! Hell, even VMW updates more
frequently! ;)
More
importantly, it’s not hip-hop this time. Seriously, who’d wish to hear hip-hop
more often? No, ‘Ensei’ sets new highs in the deliciousness and sickness of the producer’s sound. Make no mistake, it
is prime djent, one-string-picking-abusive and boasting of down-tuning beyond
any rationality :)
Yuzuki
Yukari seems to be hardly moved by all of this, sounding a bit cold and
distant. Yukari performs for the third version of the song. The first one was
released a long, looong time ago, in May 2008. You won’t find it or the second
version anywhere on Nicovideo or on the producer’s website. The most likely
reason? They were not sick enough! ;)
Moe-P-san
has showed up on Nicovideo with one of their work, ‘Asylum’, which was released
on Piapro half a year ago. The one thing you need to know is that the song is
epic. Its epicness shines even through the horribly screwed up mixing! But let
minor technicalities not distract us, for it’s really prime example of good post-hardcore.
Though the most interesting thing that caught my attention is distorted vocals.
Moe-P uses quite a distinct technique which makes screaming rasping and, well, a
way closer to ‘natural’ sound.
An
exquisite piece by ZOMiG (sound) and Zihan Lianmeng (lyrics). It opens with a
stylish and totally authentic intro on native Asian instruments which sets the
special mood for the whole song. Basically, this Rondo clearly demonstrates
that to make good prog metal you need one thing: style. Not technique, not some
elitist attitude, not fapping to John Petrucci, just plain old style. And maybe
Yuezheng Ling too. Well, nobody says she isn’t stylish :) In fact, she sounds
awesome!
The debate
is still open whether you should add djent into this mix :) ZOMiG throws in
just a pinch of it, and I like the outcome. Let’s call this effect ‘synergy’ :)
This one came out unexpected. I mean, what did Scythe of Luna (formerly known as Corthax; even earlier known as Cherryleaf) have in their assets besides the habit of changing their name frequently? One (just one!) Vocaloid song heavy enough to be of VMW’s interest, ‘Insomnia’. Released a year and a half ago. Still too much synthetic, too 8-bit-ish and too unconventional from trVe die-hard metal point of view but appealing anyway.
Not that much, I’d say. Sure, there were another releases, all pure electronic, so that hardly matters. But now all of a sudden we have ‘Deadly Melancholy’, an EP, 6 tracks and 27 minutes of intense sound, and now it totally matters! The EP was released under Vocallective label, and guys there swear they pushed release dates of other albums to clear the road for ‘Deadly Melancholy’ – so much they were impressed by it. Heh, I’d discount their words, record label is a cheesy business… still, for good music the sooner we get it, the better!
There are
many reasons why we should count Okame-P among the most notable producers of heavier
Vocaloid scene. But there is a reason of special value: his clear and steady
devotion to the music. And this devotion brings quite concrete results. Very pleasing results, to be sure. Of course, I’m talking about Okame-P’s new
web release ‘Dreaming Colors’.
It’s the
third web album from Calvi Taro, and it comes surprisingly quickly after the
2nd – ‘Lamento’, which was released in January this year. But upon glancing on
the tracklist I was even more astonished. Of 13 full-fledged songs, only a
couple was previously published on Nicovideo! And Okame-P’s Nico channel boasts
[starting counting hastily…] yes, another 13 absolutely new tracks and one
rearrange since February. Now that’s an impressive pace, gentlemen! Well, seems
Calvi himself didn’t expect this productivity too :)
A worthy work from the late MMD event that basically shows us Miku sweating at the drum kit. And she’s trying it quite hard - since it’s prog metal, and prog tends to be frustratingly demanding for poor drummer souls. Oh, but it’s also good prog blasting on so we have pretty engaging show to watch!
No, really, we rarely see Miku performing that particular way, and I suddenly caught myself craving for more ;) Why, she is a literal drum machine! :) Only with pigtails. And barefoot. In fact, she could as well be the sexiest drum machine in our pathetic world! If this isn’t enough reason to watch the video then what else?! ;)
The track is “Peppered cancer” played originally by Bobby Jarzombek. Yes, he played it barefoot too. No, it’s far cry from Miku. Because of reasons above. You have been warned ;)
Good news: Caz still remembers us poor souls craving for grand metal sound. Bad Shocking news: the character of “Parallel Dreamer” could be quite far from what you expect from this renowned producer. Seriously, the last piece presented by Caz, “Valkyrie Dance“, brings in melodic metalcore of epic, no, EPIC awesomeness! So you’re prepared to be blasted by roaring whirlwind of music… and… and…
…And, as track starts on, a slight feeling of weirdness emerges. Like, you know, you suspect you’re being fooled :) Well, can’t say there isn’t blasting whirlwind of music, if a bit less of roaring type ;) The drums are no less energetic than in earlier producer’s songs… But, damn, it’s PLAIN J-ROCK! And yes, sparky, intense and joyful j-rock. The mood reminds that’s of “Foolish "13" People” – only you should remove all metalcore from there. (And I know there’ll be little left from “Foolish "13" People” if you’ll remove all metalcore :)
At least Caz keeps allegiance to Luka Megurine. Though it’s a bit unusual, again, to listen to his work without screaming vocals :) On the other hand, I must notice a greatly improved quality of Luka’s clean singing, so I think the developments are not that bad. The video and illustrations (featuring a couple of bishoujo VN characters, Luka desperately addicted to them, and, finally, Luka with bazooka) are deftly made by achikoaco.
Luka with bazooka. The song is actually about hardships of excess virtual world engagement, but that doesn’t diminish the prominence of the concept a single bit.
Yokomin started producing Vocaloid music not a long time ago – only one year has passed since the first his work was published on Nico. But here we are – an EP’s already out, presented at Comiket 86 event August, 17 and sold out the same day. The latter came quite unexpectedly for the producer himself – 80 copies seem to be a horrific amount for the first time :) Well, my congratulations!
I must be a spoiled person, but the EP’s title… Don’t you find it a bit… eh, too customary? Well, perhaps that’s because it’s in English (Yokomin tends to name his songs in English as well). Some “Anata ga kibou suru tokoro” would sound alien enough to pass :)
The cover art, drawn by the expert hand of Gonmaru-san, must’ve contributed to the success substantially. See for yourselves.
The much anticipated, long-awaited new album from Utsu-P is out, and if that’s not gross enough event to kick VMW out of termless hibernation then I don’t know what is! :)
Unlike the previous release, “Warufuzake”, which was recorded under the ‘traditional industry’ ‘big label’, this album falls back into the category of indie titles. Doujinshi, if you somehow prefer Nippon over English. So, basically, all that means just there has been less hype over it this time. Honestly, hype hardly can make good music sound better, and hype around bad music isn’t a proper thing at all...
”Algorithm” was presented at 86th Comiket, the venue being the very essence of doujinshi subculture. Moreover, Utsu-P explicitly refers to “Algo” as the fourth his album, with the third being “Moksha”. So “Warufuzake”, despite being a ‘commercial breakthrough’ etc., is disregarded as a mere spin-off from the circle MY SONG IS SHIT. And this circle should still be considered the main form for producer’s creative work. At least for the music from the heavier side of spectrum.
