Not a long
time since Okame-P has released the song ‘If you were here’, and UST is already
here indeed, courtesy of Metall Waves. There’s also a demo with UTAU Metarune
Yoru as a singer. I’d stay with Miku though, unless you’re a huge fan of UTAU
sound :)
While the new
song from Vocaloid post-hardcore guru Okame-P may be slightly inferior to‘Reminiscence’
in the vocals field, it manages to beat the late Shichiya’s track in energy
content and definitely overwhelms it in terms of emo. It’s fucking emo Godzilla,
no less! Besides, since when have we started to care about the quality of
Vocaloid singing? ;)
Now moving
to more serious matters. Not exactly grave matters as the title may suggest –
those frigging emos like to exaggerate everything, but still it’s a piece from
Okame-P, and the guy knows his business. This time Okame-P tries to drown you
in a flurry of synths, with strange sound effects adding to the experience. The
song was written somewhat earlier and was considered for the producer’s second
album ‘Lamento’. The reasons why it was dropped remain unclear, but the song
would fit the overall sound of ‘Lamento’ as perfectly as it could ever be.
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… :)
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…
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 :)
Just two weeks have passed, and we have an update from Okame-P. Well, the update we’re interested in, for he makes lighter stuff as well :) “Ecclesia” is firm Okame’s post-hardcore, smooth (as always) and tender (as usual).
Another excellent work from Okame-P. Miku’s singing this time. V2, of course. I believe Okame is reluctant to upgrade to V3 because the vocal might lose, you know, his special sounding, melancholic and a bit distant. Or maybe he thinks that we, the fandom, do not deserve it. I hate to admit it, but we don’t deserve it indeed ;) Anyway, Okame’s ‘special sounding’ is present in “Craspedia...” in full strength, with slow and immersive tempo, lots of instrumental sequences and exquisite atmosphere. The piano part, well, isn’t challenging Muryoku-P yet, but it’s got dangerously close :) The really unexpected element for me was the breakdown, sounding sickly brutal in contrast with the main mood of the music.
Okame says that the song was inspired by the movie “A Beautiful Mind”. Also JFYI, craspedia is a kind of flower, native to Australia. And ‘yuuutsu’ means ‘depression’.
Oh, and good news: Okame-P has noted he’s working on a second LP!
A pure gem of a song by Okame-P. That’s Okame as we know him: sharp, rich and undoubtedly masterful. The music is gentle, almost fragile, yet it possess inner strength, some unbending emotional character. Gumi’s vocals match with the music perfectly.
IA hasn't been in Okame-P's favor for almost a year, and our patience has been rewarded finally. As for me, of all the Vocaloids the producer works with IA sounds the best. Here, in “Hana sou ka”, the vocals part is especially good, deep and emotional. The music is lighter than previous Okame’s work, “Othello”. For the each of his songs the producer tries to create a unique character, carefully using subtle tones and shades. And I like it.
Just when you think Okame-P cannot surprise you anymore, he comes and busts your attitude as a fucking penetration bomb. The producer’s turned to Gumi again after a pause. In my humble opinion, she sounds better than Miku in his hands... But I’d be very astonished if someone else got the opposite result :)
“Othello” is an awesome in its intensity piece of post-hardcore, fitting excellently into screamo subgenre. The title refers, at least in some moments, to the board game, but No_Ark (the author of the lyrics) has created dense and pretty complicated tangles of meanings. The music is based on the contrast of no less tangled, overloading parts with calmer melodic ones. Both sides are very impressive. One of the brightest things, at least for me – notably good quality of Gumi’s screaming.
A beautiful song by Okame-P (lyrics by Koyo). The producer keeps his distinctive style. The music is very lyrical, almost translucent, yet it’s still post-hardcore, able to deliver a nice load of energy. Intricate guitar melodies together with a clever use of effects create quite convincing atmosphere. Okame-P makes Miku sing as tragic as the bitch can, and he is rather successful :)
A fresh work from Okame-P, made in his traditional style. I would define it as ‘post-hardcore’, if it hadn’t been yearning so much for ‘softcore’ instead. So yes, synthetic sound for “Synthesized Feelings”, no one will be shocked I suppose :) . Anyway, these parts are made emotionally intense and appealing in a certain way... Vocaloid’s singing is… well, ‘traditional’ again for Okame-P. So Miku IS present, and let’s do Okame a favour and consider it as the only possible benefit ;)
