Jakkan
Araki reinvigorates psychedelic rock using modern voice-synthesizing software
(namely UTAU) as well as modern video production tools. To be honest, Ritsu’s
parts in “Bokura wa zutto” are by far the least impressive of all the songs I’ve
heard in a while. But they say that’s part of psychedelic scene aesthetics :)
The visuals here are totally in line with the mentioned aesthetics. Which means
you don’t have a single chance to understand what’s going on unless helped with
a little friendly dose of acid. To sum it up, rather weird but rather interesting
experience :)
Unfortunately,
Kasane Teto isn’t a frequent guest here on VMW. So the fact she majestically
grants us a second good song in a row is kinda special event :) Surprisingly, a combination of Teto and alternative metal
is not as cute as with heavy metal, but too much cuteness is ill for the mental
health of a metalhead ;) Besides, ‘doppel’ has solid blues vibes which is not a
common feature of the scene. It also boasts such an awesome bass drum punch I
still refuse to believe it can exist! Really, guys, just how many oddities are
there in one tune? :)
This piece
of mid-1970s hard rock may not fit VMW standards in terms of sound heaviness
but it more than compensates it in another important area. Namely, awesomeness.
‘Yoi-Yoi’ is literally overloaded with awesomeness in every its moment! And we
should thank the virtuous vocalist for the great part of it. Ninihi-sama truly
makes wonder with the power of Miku’s ‘Yoi-Yoi’! :)
In case if
you’re tired with Miku’s laments, Koke-P can offer you… well, IA’s laments. And
no, it’s not simply a matter of personal preferences. ‘3 minutes to dawn’
places IA just in another league of lamenting, so to speak. Because, first, it’s
hard rock; and second, it’s stylish hard rock – a beast as rare as a unicorn (and
maybe even as a flying pony). Jaunty atmosphere and skillful work with IA’s
vocals come as bonus features.
A beautiful
lyrical ballad by Nora and Ram. A lot of melodic acoustic guitar play, quite a
little heavy distorted parts… And Lily who sounds surprisingly good (now that’s
a real marvel ;)
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… :)
Another
work from 2016 Rock Song Vocaloid Arrange festival. Originally performed by
GO!GO!7188. This one has faaaaar way more life and jauntiness in it, busting
those Visual-key posers as easily as you please. Oh, and Kokone is marvelous!
Enjoy!
A piece of
light-hearted hard rock from yuuhi & his friends. IA leads the way; Ling is
not that prominent here. There’s also version (same link) with live vocals by Miss
uzakin which is also very enjoyable. Btw, the shot at the end of the video
shows the team worked at it – great feature!
High-charged hard rock cover of Yairi’s “Eien Variation”, made by cillia & niki. IA was replaced by Meiko, and I think the guys have chosen a right vocalist! And right mood, too :)
Freaking awesome old-school! The flawless mix of hard rock and art rock, with the sound from late 1970-s. Miku murmuring into the microphone is so stylish I desperately fell in love with this :)
Slow and moody music by Haruki Kuroi. If I’m not mistaken, this is the first original song for Yamine Rei, though the voicebank was created more than a year ago…
A bright and light-hearted composition (especially compared with previous producer’s works featured on VMW) by Genki-P. Post-hardcore, a hint of djent sound, chilled guitars – nice impression. Miku-sama sounds amazing!
Producers were unwilling to give us true and potent j-rock recently, so the fresh blockbuster from H’aven project (and Jiro personally) is quite timely. The style is much closer to hard rock, only ‘classic’ hard rock is not nearly as insane :) Vigorous guitars (lead by Pibo-san) and wonderful lively IA’s singing fit together perfectly. By the way, vocal part is rather complicated and could pose a challenge to a human vocalist :) Damn them robots! ;)
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).
A masterful and soulful grunge from Reset. Lots of instrumental lines, complicated effects and excellent Lily’s vocals. She seems to be a little off the spotlight, but she rocks anyway!
I can't say that the title says everything about the music, but it suits it undeniably. From tranquil piano intro to the final chords - the song keeps its distinct style. Yunyunsae-san has created compelling atmosphere, and Gumi is one of its key elements. This work is a remastered version of the song that Yun posted a year ago (with Luka’s vocals). Strangely enough, that version has vanished and cannot stand before our critical eye. My wild bet the reason is Yun’s ashamed how’s the old version sounds compared to the new :) Why, perfect always was the enemy of the good :)
An interesting sound from Babao. Plain 1980-s, british hardcore/post-punk, I was quite surprised! :) Some prog is present too. Of course it’s that prog, from that era… Can’t say whether living fans of this music still exist… ;)
The title translates as Wait, wut?!
Nicovideo link:
A beautiful song by ninigi project. The project’s works are rather diverse, this time it’s stylish and jaunty grunge. It’s smooth and fit, and made with such natural simplicity that can only be a sign of great mastery. Easy guitars and bass lines in verses are just made specially for bringing out Gumi’s vocals. And that’s for the good. Because Gumi is striking. Gumi is brilliant. Gumi is out-fuckin’-standing. Why, we need so little to be happy! :)
Wish' version of Yuyoyuppe's “Palette” has got pretty interesting accents. The instrumental part was offloaded by muting the trebles, so the music sounds much softer. The vocals were edged with some effects. But the effects only bring out the real riches of the singer's voice. There is enchanting tenderness and deep passion, it is detached in a certain way yet at the same time undeniably sincere.
The English translation was made by Wish as well. Nice job!
