A frenzied
vocal cover of a frenzied song! Tomato-san revs up the clean parts while
Datsuraku-san handles screaming (his job is obviously easier :). I must mention
Utsu-P pitched the chorus quite high for an average human to sing :)
A stylish
nu metal piece with excellent mix and lovely Rin vocals by NexDart. For those
who prefer Len over Rin there’s version with him singing on Piapro.
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.
Guess who's back? You won't believe me, but mstk-san (masataka, for the sake of clarity) has released his next Vocaloid work! Yeah, the second one, and three years after the first. You might have heard it – called “Hiatus”, which somehow explains the long hold-up :)
The new work’s genre is different from the past – it’s nu metal, not post-hardcore. But the upbeat chorus continues to be producer's distinct mark. The guitars sound particularly evil here. And Luka’s vocals are just outstanding – a rare example for this vocalist and therefore very appreciated.
In the absence of new worthy works from Vocaloid producers, utaites step in to keep on the buzz. This is Utsu-P’s “Minagoroshi…”, sung by a classy duet. We’ve met with the guys once – when they covered “Baka wa anomaly ni akogareru”. So this time Michizane and Houshi rock again, with the former responsible for the great, ‘open’ and intense screaming, and the latter propping up the ‘clean’ parts.
A great double cover – bass and solo guitars – by Kazuki-san. Bass part has certainly got more attention – in the footage, in mixing and in performing tricks :) Actually, if not the cute canary color, I wouldn’t have even spotted the second guitar :)
An excellent cover of “Minagoroshi…”, I bet not the last in my collection. Washakku’s voice range let him down only on the very final part, but obviously that’s not his fault, it is Utsu-P taken too high notes ;)
Utsu-P as he is. Rhythmic noises, utterly destructive and perfectly awesome. ‘Minagoroshi’ in the title translates as ‘slaughter’. And no, I’m totally clueless why all the eggs ;)
The song’s (excellent) lyrics are written by Ishikikazuto, and the music is by Kaito-san (hope we’ll avoid confusion with KAITO, who is known a little better). I have to say Kaito-san’s made an impressive progress from his earlier works, now there really is the material to speak of! “Rakka gata heroine” is a pretty decent metalcore, of the brighter side (if we could say so about metalcore). It’s intense and engaging, and I wish I could say the same about Rin. Damn, we have so little Rin in heavier songs (I wonder why? ;) ) that every moment is precious. You know, I’m not picky when it comes to matching music and vocals, but in “Rakka gata heroine” I just cannot help but wonder if this the worst case in my (lousy) memory. I hope strongly that’s the personal glitch of my perception, screwed by lack of sleep and abundance of alcohol, and you’ll spot nothing. Or maybe you’ll even love it! Why, Rin is lovely enough, even I cannot deny this… ;)
I have been waiting quite long for a song like that. And I’ve been rewarded. Pounding sound of guitars, machine-gun-like bursts of bass drums, uncompromising, hulking bassu… Nu metal or metalcore, whatever you like, guided by *properly* crafted screaming of Hakaine Maiko... Switched theme in the chorus, completely different yet perfectly fit. Fine, Ritsu, Ritsu’s always been in place, but I never expected such a good support from Teto! Teto *sounds*, guys, she does this in duet, but she *does* nevertheless! An epochal accomplishment, a miracle, a dream come true! ;)))
In fact, Maiko does most of work here, so it’d be better to use her image. Or Teto’s, she well deserves it. But no, Namine Ritsu has reaped all the benefits. As always. For obvious reasons.
Video’s art by sin.
After a
prolonged period of Nico inactivity, Sorawo-san has decided to cheer us with
Vocaloid song cover. We should be glad, guys, for Sorawo is one of the most
prominent bassu players around. And he keeps his mark here too – I definitely
recommend to check it out.
‘D-d-daib…’ *cups her mouth in an utter embarrassment*
‘Don’t worry, it’s like ‘Cat Food’. Only it’s not about cats. And it is a little louder. Otherwise, it’s a piece of cake for you’.
Well, hisokeee put horns on her neko-cap and added a devil’s tail, so we could presume all the formalities are observed. Or maybe we couldn’t ;) Nevertheless, for good or for ill, Miku looks rather cute here. She hops around with a guitar on a flaming stage. And dance in flashes of red lights like it’s some fucking psychedelic glam rock. A piece of cake, indeed…
A neat song by Pocharo, sung by Sasara Satou. Sasara is technically an analogue of Vocaloid software, distributed in CeVIO Creative Studio package. Currently it’s not much popular in Japan and little known in the West. But, as you guys could clearly hear from the track, Sasara is by no means inferior to any of her more famous Vocaloid rivals. Well, if a producer knows his business.
And Pocharo knows his business well enough. “Ga” (which means ‘Moth’) is a softer approach to nu/alternative metal, with gentle verses parts and heightened choruses, driven by high-pitched, affecting Sasara’s singing. Mixing quality is robust, especially the yummy sound of distorted guitars and the bassu.
A new song by “9th Damage” project. For a (welcomed) change, it’s nu metal. Maybe not that **true** broader scene nu metal, but still nu metal is nu metal, no one could argue with that :)
So what else should be mentioned? The tastiest component here is the bassu, which has that awesome evil ringing hue. The worst is… OK, OK, Banana boy, maybe not ‘the worst’, but definitely sub-par. Even you can’t deny it. Next time try to sound more brutal, Len-kun. And more natural. This is not some j-rokku caramel syrup, got it?
Video’s art by DOKU.
