Release Date: November 12, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Romantic
2. In The Airplane
3. Money Will Love You
The beginning of Romantic has a synth, but also a string feeling to it. It’s quite different from what I’m used to hearing, but I like it so far, along with Rie fu’s vocals. Her voice always has this folk edginess to it, [...]
Rie fu – Romantic
Wakeshima Kanon – Suna no Oshiro
Release Date: November 12, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Suna no Oshiro
2. skip turn step♪
3 Suna no Oshiro (instrumental ver.)
4. skip turn step♪ (instrumental ver.)
5. Suna no Oshiro ~orgel ver.~
Suna no Oshiro starts off with an ostinato solo in the cello, creating a deep sense of urgency before Wakeshima’s whispering voice creeps in. I think I can hear the [...]
Gackt – Jesus (Dears version)
Release Date: November 26, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Jesus (Single MA)
2. Sayonara -ЯR II ver.-
3. Jesus (Single MA Instrumental)
4. Sayonara -ЯR II ver.- (Instrumental)
Jesus (Single MA) starts off with an awesome guitar introduction, followed by some ‘Hey!’ shouting. Ah, real rock music always warms the soul. As soon as Gackt’s voice comes in, the whole song just comes [...]
Fukuhara Miho – Yasashii Aka
Release Date: November 5, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Yasashii Aka
2. UPSIDE DOWN
3. Himawari -Acoustic Version-
4. Yasashii Aka -Instrumental-
Yasashii Aka is a ballad, but it has that power that Fukuhara always brings in. The background music consists of a typical band, but her voice is never covered by it. Rather, they nicely compliment each other (it’s hard to find [...]
alan – Megumi no Ame
Release Date: November 12, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Megumi no Ame
2. Namida
3. Megumi no Ame (Instrumental)
4. Namida (Instrumental)
The piano, string quartet and erhu introduction in Megumi no Ame is simple, but pretty at the same time (a drastic change from the raging RED CLIFF). alan plays the erhu in this (I have no idea how to play that [...]
Hoshimura Mai – Shunkan, Strobe
Release Date: May 30, 2007
Tracklist:
1. Shunkan, Strobe.
2. Anata ≧ Atashi
3. Sakura Biyori -Piano Version-
4. Shunkan, Strobe. (Instrumental)
Ahhh, Hoshimura, you are always so original. Shunkan, Strobe. is a unique song, especially in the chorus. My favourite part is the staccato melody in the beginning of the chorus. Like a lot of her songs, this song has [...]
BoA – Winter Love
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Tracklist:
1. Winter Love
2. Candle Lights
3. LAST CHRISTMAS
4. Winter Love (TV MIX)
5. Candle Lights (TV MIX)
Winter Love is one long song… Anyway, this is another ballad by BoA, though I like her usage of the lower register in this song. Like her usual ballads, Winter Love has calm verses, but a sweeping [...]
Utada Hikaru – Keep Tryin’
Release Date: Feburary 2, 2006
Tracklist:
1. Keep Tryin’
2. WINGS
3. Keep Tryin’ [Original Karaoke]
Keep Tryin’ is a fun little piece that has a certain…bounce to it. It’s just so upbeat! Not my type of song, but I do listen to it when I listen to Ultra Blue as a whole. The background music is completely synth, [...]
