Release Date: Feburary 4, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Genjou no Tani
2. Genjou no Tani (Acoustic Version)
3. Genjou no Tani (Instrumental)
4. Genjou no Tani (Acoustic Version-Instrumental)
Genjou no Tani starts off with a calm introduction before the Gundam-like background music come crashing in. It actually reminds of Kaze no Tegami somehow. alan’s vocals don’t seem as strong as usual, as [...]
alan – Genjou no Tani
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 [...]
alan – RED CLIFF ~Shin Sen~
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Tracklist:
1. RED CLIFF ~Shin Sen~
2. Xin Zhan ~RED CLIFF~
3. Ashita e no Sanka ~Orchestra Version~
4. RED CLIFF ~Shin Sen~ (Instrumental)
5. Ashita e no Sanka ~Orchestra Version~ (Instrumental)
RED CLIFF ~Shin Sen~ gives off this mysterious, yet sorrowful feel. It uses strings and a churchlike melody, along with a slow tempo to stress [...]
alan – Kaze no Tegami
Release Date: September 10, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Kaze no Tegami
2. Kagome
3. Kaze no Tegami (Instrumental)
4. Kagome (Instrumental)
Is it just me, or does Kaze no Tegami sound like some sort of Gundam Seed OP/ED song? Anyway, the chorus lines are catchy, in an interesting way before they fade into the techno-sounding background music. Unlike most of her previous [...]
alan – Sora Uta
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Sora Uta
2. My Stage
3. Sora Uta (Instrumental)
4. My Stage (Instrumental)
Yay, this is the long awaited single from alan! Well, not that long, but I have little patience.
Sora Uta reminds me of Gundam music, until alan does her signature mountain calls/yodels. This song has a grand feeling to it, and also [...]
alan – Natsukahii Mirai ~Longing Future~
Release Date: July 2, 2008
Tracklist:
1. Natsukashii Mirai ~longing future~
2. Seed of Green
3. Gasshou [Natsukashii Mirai ~longing future~]
4. Natsukashii Mirai ~longing future~ (Instrumental)
5. Seed of Green (Instrumental)
This single is the first of alan’s five singles to center around a classical Japanese element godai. Natsukahii Mirai ~Longing Future~ uses the earth element as its theme.
The A-side, [...]
alan – Hitotsu
Release Date: March 5, 2008
Tracklist
1. Hitotsu
2. Kimi Omou Sora
3. Tokyo Mimei
4. sign
5. Hitotsu (Instrumental)
6. Kimi Omou Sora (Instrumental)
7. Tokyo Mimei (Instrumental)
A gentle piano introduction starts off Hitotsu, before alan’s calm vocals join in. This song is a gentle, ballad-like song with little accompaniment. Out of the entire song, I say the chorus has most [...]
alan – Shiawase no Kane / Ai Jiu Shi Shou
Release Dates: May 20, 2008
This is alan’s first ditigal singles, and all profits from the sales are donated to the Red Cross to help the victims of the Sichuan earthquake that happened on May 12, 2008. There are two versions: one in Japanese, and the other in Chinese.
Tracklist:
1. Shiawase no Kane
Shiawase no Kane is a [...]
alan – Ashita e no Sanka
Release Date: November 21, 2007
Tracklist:
1. Ashita e no Sanka
2. Sakura Modern
3. Ashita e no Sanka (Instrumental)
4. Sakura Modern (Instrumental)
Wow, I can definitely say that alan is one of my favourite singers. Her style is so unique in the Japanese music scene (her songs in this single have a heavy Chinese influence).
Ashita e no [...]
