• Touhou 6 New Classic Score Attack Ongoing!

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RT8: [NOT] the Last Remix Tournament

7: dBu Music - Unhuman Variations:

Why did I chose this? Short Answer: It's because it sounded like megaman.

Long Answer: This particular remix made me ride a stream of roller-coaster of emotions. The transitions jumping back and forth to retro, too traditional, and folk? The instruments changes every so often with each minute the weigh behind this arrangement deepens. (Pardon my inability to deduce what instruments were used) To me, they don't feel forced thus, flows really well. The taiko finish at the end really seals the deal and Mamizou theme being one of my favorite really shines in this tournament. At 4:00 things started heating up; this one doesn't pull punches. 

AYE! Brilliant 8.5/10

8: Komeji Records - Youmu at the End:

This truly came out of a movie the build up, the roar, the marching drums. It's one of the finest pieces I've heard this weekend. Wait, is that Rain? The ambience really shine at the quarter part of the arrangement; the rain really add and the drums came back once more for one final push. Lads, this right here is the endgame accompanied by percussions, a trumpet to aid the majestic feeling. My Blood has been boiled once more as the unusuality was brought to joy by the somber music box. 

Yin and Yang truly strike once more leaving it a fair 9.5.

9: ZYTOKINE - The Illness Approaching You - Edelritter Remix:

Well, now this is a remix indeed but yeah, I needed to rest my ears. Everything else is nice; tempo is like an energetic monkey. (I'm sick at this moment aye, I've nothing in my mind to add)

Very much a surprise 7.5/10

 
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1. Mamizou theme is a nice one but this doesn't feel like it stray too far from original which is kinda a shame, it really got a feeling like it's ost from some fangame but that's usually how dBu tracks sounds
overall it's okay-ish some diversity or original ideas would be nice though
6/10

2. now this is interesting, a long orchestral track which allows to go through a journey while listening to it, instrumentation is pretty solid and it got a few interesting themes too i especially like 5:38 sakura part and 6:06

8/10

3. now this is epic, this beat is just amazing and i wish ZYTOKINE would make more song like this (even though it's remixed by guest artist) but overall there's no single bad part in the song, builds up are just straight epic along with Yurica's voice it mixes genres nice even with some dubstep parts at 2:33 also desire drive is really really good theme in my eyes too so that's a nice bonus, overall it's just amazing and i can't get enough of it

10/10

also

Gou the frog said:
It appears that I was hit with "Oops, we couldn’t find that track." on my side so, that's a bit awkward.
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seems like soundcloud had a stroke for some reason so i'd advise wait some time and try again (it worked fine for me a while ago)

Edit: it's back

 
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7. dBu Music - Unhuman Variations

Never really got into dBu mostly because I don't like how they handle mixes most of the time, but this is kinda nice. There's that cute chiptune intro that then becomes the base for the whole song and it kinda reminds me of Megaman, probably because of the "toms". A bunch of other instruments are introduced later on and it all just works really well. I just like the cheery, playful vibe it goes for, that kind of arrangement fits Mamizou really well. I think it drags a little for what it is but hey the little solo near the end is not bad.

7/10

8. Komeji Records - Youmu at the End

Oh the "epic orchestral". Well as far as the arrange goes it's alright, it fits the bill. There's some nice ambience in some parts, otherwise pretty straightforward. My problem with these kinds of arrangements is that they can sound really, really stiff and flat, because programming MIDI orchestration is not that simple. And that's what happens here sadly. I mean the MIDI orchestra sound does have a certain charm as well but I don't think that comes through here and it, kinda ruins the whole thing for me.

4/10

9. ZYTOKINE - The Illness Approaching You - Edelritter Remix

Well the intro got me interested, and I love whatever the fuck's going on at 0:55. The slower section that begins right after that is also really nice. Then you lose me for a minute. That whole part with the really harsh sound sounds cool but... not a fan. One thing overall is it just, starts and stops very often? Kinda breaks the whole flow of the song for me, while the latter half (3:00) sounds more coherent. Speaking of that last part, really good, keeps the energy going til the end. Again maybe I'm listening to this with the wrong ears but they're the ones I have.

6/10

 
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Unhuman Variations

This started out as chiptune with some non-chiptine subtly hidden in there, but before long it turned out that actually this piece was not intending to be subtle about its instrumental diversity at all. The unique mixture of instruments makes for something very novel, and the piece has this rising intensity throughout it, yet somehow manages to keep everything coherent. I wish it did deviate from the original tune a bit more, there is that one section with the piano where things feel a little more remixed which I very much appreciated, that moment was entertaining, although it only lasted a short time. For 6 minutes, I felt there could have been more going on in there... uh, melody-wise I mean, not instrumentally. Still, colour me impressed. 6/10, loved the novelty of the sound in this one but wished that the original theme was implemented in a more creative way.

Youmu at the End

A rather intense orchestral arrangement. We got a foreboding build up, we got drums, and... that's about it. It has Youmu's stage theme, her boss theme, and the PCB credits theme, but despite that it feels like I'm listening to the same thing the whole way through, and it's all incredible linear in terms of being directly based on those original songs. The most interesting part was probably the transition from the first theme to the second. The transition of second to third wasn't so good. For 7 minutes and 3 source songs, it just feels like nothing changes in the whole song. Normally I really like orchestral but this needed more. 4/10.

The Illness Approaching You - Edelritter Remix

This has a good opening but things get way too hectic later on. The vocals are beautiful and it's got a very climactic feel to it, but starting at 2 minutes it just becomes way too rough on the ears, honestly I don't get the appeal. Well at least it ends eventually, and from 3.15 onwards is actually fantastic, but the part before it is egregious and that makes this very hard to rate overall... 6/10, honestly I'd like to give it higher but I just can't with that bit from the middle.

 
I need to get to review the three songs of this round. Sorry for dragging it for so long. I would have done it already, but I am feeling very tired after the trip back home, and I an barely write something coherent anymore. 

 
7. dBu Music - Unhuman Variations
there's a lot of variations yeah
it sounds ok, the mixing and arrangement is nice, it's just i have mixed feeling with combining 8-bit and hi-res(?) sounds, it feels out of place
i usually prefer 8-bits or it's variations to be faithful to it's own genre.

eh it's decent, still enjoyable 6.9/10

8. Komeji Records - Youmu at the End
this one has quite a few to comment about

proof DAW cant do everything, at least not as easy as everyone thinks.
it does sound digital lmao, unlike electro or any digital based genre, orchestral is supposed to be realistic.
there's a saying in digital art community; "Imperfections is digital perfection"
there's not enough dynamism happening with the orchestration, everything sounds perfectly arranged, the instrument velocity is constant in repeating melodies and so on, you get what i mean.

2:55 i thought it was ended, that transition ant feel right.
the pacing totaally suggest it's ending, i don't understand what it's trying to convey with bringing it back up.
5:16 wait again, that's definitely another track.
does submitting a whole album in tourney counts as one song?

4/10?  i feel that's too low but then also didnt enjoy this track as much, 4.5/10
i hope she (komeiji records) doesn't smite me or anything, i've seen her in few discord servers.
eh 2013 track, she definitely gotten better overtime

9. ZYTOKINE - The Illness Approaching You - Edelritter Remix
why sussy came twice in the first three rounds

2:05 everyone seems having issue with that part, yeah, me neither don't understand what's that for.
everything else sounds nice except whatever that thing was.
if only the remixer had slightly more self control.

6/10

 
Placeholder for now as it's a little too late for me to do this now. I'll sort it out in the morning after I've listened to them all. (^_^)

Okay then, it's morning, so let's get on with it:-

7) What can I say, I bloody love Mamizou and anything chiptune related, as I already made abundantly clear previously (watch the side boob there though, Miss Meganekko... heh, better yet, let me watch it for you), so this is an instant win for me. Don't even care that it's too similar to the original, it sounds great - damn fine choice, Gou! (*_*)

9/10

8) Nice orchestral arrange of all the themes associated with Youmu, almost sounding like film score for a future Touhou movie perhaps?! (hopefully never made by Hollywood). Although I do like classical music, I'm not normally a big fan of this sort of thing as I often feel it's just a way of excusing the fact the original was computer generated (I'm well accustomed to people putting me down for liking 'bleep-bloop' music, believe me). Even so, if it's done well, I'm not going to pooh-pooh it, and this is exactly that, well done. (^_~)

7.5/10

9) Whoa! This is a hard one to rate. As almost all of you have pointed out, that bit near the 2 min mark is an "Ow, my ears!" moment, yet the rest of it is actually surprisingly good, especially the vocals. However, I really struggle to hear the connection to Desire Drive myself. Maybe I'm missing something there. (?_?)

6/10

 
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I think I have dragged this round for a little too long, so I will try to be quick with the review this time

Unhuman Variations

I will be honest. I never listened to the original music theme of Mamizou, and only ever got in contact with it through the remix from LostWord and this one. As for the song we have in the contest, I like it quite a bit. I like the vibe of old video game (I still remember listening at the beginning of the year a lot of chip-tune/PC-98 style arrangements of Touhou songs), an this one is actually a fine addition to my collection. It actually made me curious to listen to Mamizou's theme. Also, if a song makes me want to listen to it multiple times, then it is a good song. I like that final instrument sound thing going on (what was the name of the instrument?)

Final grade - I will give it an 8.5/10

Youmu at the End

The intro is quite strong in this one, giving me the vibe of a final boss battle. Or maybe an epic battle in a movie. Which is a good thing. Also, I have noticed there are three themes that very much follow each other - Ancient Temple, Hiroari Shoots a Strange Bird and Japanizing Dream ~ Sakura, Sakura. As Youmu pretty much used to be my #1 character for a long time, I had a strong bias for her music themes too, counting arrangements too (after all, I have talked quite a bit about Junjo Arumeria back in the days of the Shinra-Bansho music thread). However, most likely due to having two long songs one after another in this round, it started to feel at some point that the song was getting long, and wondered how long will it last. Still good for background while doing something else though. 

Final grade - 7.5/10

The Illness Approaching You - Edelritter Remix

Wow, I really haven't listened to a Desire Drive arrangement since... I think it was since Necromantic? (wow, so more than a year) Anyway, I like the opening for this one. I am not familiar to the music group, but I think the singer sounded good (maybe my mind os making things up, but was her voice distorted through some effects?). Y did notice around 2:30 that switch to dubstep (so this is what dubstep is - I have heard the name of the genre long ago, yet never really managed to associate it with a specific song due to me basically sticking to a small number of genres and trying to keep it simple). For me, I think my favorite bits of the song were the more calm ones, with the piano arrangement bits of the original song. Not the best thing overall, but still far from being bad.

Final grade - I will give it a 7/10

 
ROUND 4:

10: ARA - Area 4 (Capital City of Flowers in the Sky)
Chiptune!


11: Kommisar - Maple Dream
More chiptune!


12: Shibayan Records - MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon!
Myon of many.
 
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Alright some good food

10. ARA - Area 4 (Capital City of Flowers in the Sky)

Ohh hell yeah that FM. Kinda reminds me of like, Ice Cap. But Megaman. Again got that bass doing uh, I don't remember if it's called a gallop but I'm gonna call it that. Huge fan of all the bell-ish sounds, FM does that really well. It has that little new section at the end to tie everything together and it sounds really nice, very slick. Wish this upload would have the loop though, I think that's important when talking about this kind of vgm. Anyways, overall energetic yet low profile and just.. neat!

7/10

11. Kommisar - Maple Dream

Dude I was almost gonna pick something from Kommisar, though not this one. Oh but this is good too, whole song just feels like a natural evolution of the original for me, even though the vibe is quite different. All those little sounds sprinkled about are really nice, and subtle enough that they don't distract from the rest of the song. The sections that were more quiet in the original are handled in a more aggressive way here and expanded upon. There's that chord progression at the end that I know I remember from somewhere but, don't know what it was. Anyways love it.

8/10

12. Shibayan Records - MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon!

There was a time when this song would terrorize me constantly, always lurking in the corner of my Youtube recs. And it's a nice song, another cute yoom arrange. I really don't know what else to say since it barely goes anywhere in almost 6 minutes, debatable whether that's a bad thing or not in this case. Think the bass tries to do something at some points? The sound of it definitely changes over time at least. Eh idk, song's nice, kinda catchy, makes for good background music. みょん.

7/Myon

 
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1. It's okay-ish not really a big fan of chiptune in general but it sounds quite decent and represents original track well too in this one case being short is actually it's advantage so it doesn't get too repetitive without any progression

6/10

2. Yeah.. as stated above normally i'm not big on chiptune but, Maple Dream always is a good dream (one of top 10 themes for me) aaand, this is a chiptune i could stand behind it's quite long for a genre but it does have decent progression so it pleases ear for a whole duration not just for a while and parts like 2:50 really add to it so it feels even better

7.5/10

3. Ah one of the Shibayan classics (i wish they could do more nu disco nowadays not just bossa nova) this one's on a bit weaker side of shibayan for me but it's still solid regardless (and quite short for a shibayan too lmao)
and 3L's voice really fits to this song too (cheerful and quite energetic) nya nya~

7/10

 
Alright, time for my review

ARA - Area 4 (Capital City of Flowers in the Sky)

Oh, so this song is from Bouhou Youyoumu. I am only used to the previous game (Koumakyou), but I know this one is pretty much the same idea. Always found it funny how every dungeon exploring session starts with the crew yeeting your chosen character down the pit. But on with the song itself. For me, as it was my first taste of Touhou games (and bullet hell as a whole), PCB will always remain a game close to my soul. I never managed to finish it, but I got far enough to listen to Capital City of Flowers in the Sky while trying to get rid of that pesky Lily White [HARU DESU YO! intensifies] (also damn you, Prismriver sisters). And due to tat bias, I pretty much love in one way or another every song of that game (it is also the Touhou OST I know best). Therefore, listening to this arrangement made me get back to some sweet memories. 

Simply out of the nostalgia factor, I will rate it 8.5/10

Kommisar - Maple Dream

First time I am listening to Kommisar. It was actually quite a good song though. I got myself quite familiar with Changeability of Strange Dream, but I will be honest and say it took me quite a while until that lightbulb in my head lightened and said "Hey, I know this song". Still, I would say it was a good arrangement of a neat original song that finishes the album. 

Overall, I'll rate it 7.5/10

Shibayan Records - MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon!

Indeed, quite a lot of Myon. Not to be confused with MyonMyonMyon! (Myon x3), MyonMyonMyonMyon! (Myon x4), MyonMyonMyonMyonMyon! (Myon x5), MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon! (Myon x7), MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon! (Myon x8) or Myoisia (best exemplified in the so-called "Myon Saga"). Anyway, I have chosen this song because it has quite a bit of nostalgia factor for me. It was one of the first Touhou music arrangements I have listened to, and originally found it not through the official Shibayan Records upload, but through another source that used an image from Sazanami Mio  - that upload no longer exists, so I am using the official one. Anyway, what I find funny, but also a bit stupid, is that I was listening to Shibayan Records in the early days as a Touhou enjoyer, yet did not realize it. It literally took me a year to figure out that the song that had a Youmu pic was the same song as the one I knew from long ago, and therefore had contact with the music circle for longer than I thought (for context, in the autumn of 2021 I was having a bit of a Shibayan phase, in which I used to listen to a lot of their stuff). I had at least 2-3 options of what I could have picked from them, including Desert Years, Tiny Little Adiantum and one more Yuuka-related song whose name I cannot get to right now. 

Conclusion - I will rate this Myon/Myon

 
I'm keeping it brief this time as I've been rather busy.

Boho Youyoumu Area 4

A pretty upbeat chiptune arrangement which reminds me of early Sonic OST. The instruments in this are really well balanced so that nothing feels grating, but what I liked most was that this has some really cool counter melodies in it. It's a really nice listen that has plenty of deviation from the original theme while still being distinctly a Capital City of Flowers in the Sky remix. Also, I did have a listen to Ken's looped version for convenience. 7/10.

Maple Dream

Now this one is very interesting, it sounds not just like a chiptune remix but seems to have a lot of synthwave influence in there as well. It's much heavier sounding than the previous chiptune feature, and it also seems less conventional than what you'd usually expect of chiptune, which makes it pretty novel. I like the creative direction, it's very cool and I think it's well done, I just don't personally enjoy it as much as the other chiptune, so 6/10.

MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon!

Myon of many indeed, this is a song I first heard 3 years ago so this is a bit of a trip down memory lane. Very chic and cute, and composed of a lot of repeating sounds that only slowly develop throughout the song, it has a vibe that I can just zone out to, which is something I like about a lot of Shibayan Records' songs. The vocals really support that, they sound so sweet and also really stick out, since they don't really match up with the background music or even the original source song. There's also just the fact that 3L has to be one of my favourite vocalists. 8/10, would myon again.

 
10) Okay, this is the first of the tunes I chose, and for a twist of fate, I may never have even experienced it to cite to you all in the first place. It was pure chance that I came across TopNep's channel on YouTube while researching Japanese study aids, and an even bigger coincidence that he decided to speedrun Bouhou Youyoumu around the same time as well. (#^_^#)

The game, which is great by the way, features a lot of wonderful pieces (I adore the remixed track for Chen's stage), yet this one stands out for me as the most emotional for sure. Capital City of Flowers in the Sky was also already one of my favourites due to its very prominent placing on the Heaven stage of Wandering Souls, long before I ever played PCB. It's such an uplifting track and only loses out to Onigashima in the Fairyland due to my love for Suika. (^_~)

Ah, and Gou: I mentioned before on YouTube I didn't pick anything from the Scarlet Family games, but that I did choose something from one of Marokaka's other titles - this was it! In addition, the sole reason I haven't done a playthrough for this one is because I quit in dismay upon losing to Sakuya on the Extra stage while doing a speedrun for the game. I would have beaten the best time I've seen online by quite a margin simply by skipping a load of the grinding (level 16 instead of 20), but I carelessly forgot to buy the Koakuma item and bloody died because of it. Haven't been back to it since. (-_-)

8.5/10

11) Oh my god!! This sounds like it could have been produced on the Commodore 64 itself. It's so similar in tone to the sort of thing Ben Daglish & Matt Gray did for The Last Ninja games, it's uncanny... I've got to show it to my mate and see what he thinks. (*_*)

As for tune itself, well I like it, what can I say. I'm not familiar with the original, but other than it getting a bit repetitive towards the end, I think it deserves a very high rating merely for its damn unique style alone. (^_^)

9/10

12) This is pleasant, very "fuwafuwa" like Myon, and indeed the sort of thing you can have on in the background and it won't disturb you in the slightest. Vocals are nice too and fit the track well. Not much more I can really say about it that hasn't already been said, other than excellent pick, CVN! (=^_^=)

8/10

 
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10: ARA - Area 4 (Capital City of Flowers in the Sky):

Game osts, I have a soft spot for these kinds of tracks. Well, this sounds like pokemon to me which does bring some good memories of mine. Aye, it almost brought me a tear. 

8/10

11: Kommisar - Maple Dream:

Odd, the video is unavailable for me so VPN it is then. (It works perfectly when I messed around with the flags) All right, onto the arrangement itself, What? this a chiptune week eh? First time listening to Kommisar, I don't have a whole lot to say but it does ring nicely; Ah, my old man would truly enjoy this; simply beautiful.

8.5/10

12: Shibayan Records - MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon!:

Still, not the first time I had a feeling of hearing a certain song somewhere before. Oh, the Myon saga, might be nostalgic for others but mine hasn't come come out on stage yet so, this starts off strong and have this everlasting myon cast upon you. (How Myon jokes are here including Ken's) Aye, I feel like a I've become younger the longer I listen to this piece. Oh, I'll give a near 5 star dish rating being:

(7.5) 4/ 6 Myon

 
sorry for the late reply i've been quite busy in past few days

10: ARA - Area 4 (Capital City of Flowers in the Sky)
eyy i've played this game, the soundtracks are actually bops
the tempo is faster than what i usually expect from Capital City of Flowers in the Sky, still works, i still feel the ambient in it.

7/10

11: Kommisar - Maple Dream
eyy Kommisar, been a while since i heard that name.
and an 8-bit arrange, while it still count in chiptune, it has whole different feel yeah?
tbh i feel the opening is quite bland, idk why, everything seems in check but i just doesn't feel like it.
the main part is amazing tho

wait what happened in 3:05? the transition feels a bit sudden.
hmm yeah i prefer the earlier parts.

7.5/10

why sudden increase in chiptune

12: Shibayan Records - MyonMyonMyonMyonMyonMyon!
the 6 myon
sorry but i hafta give you a bit of rarity penalty, i highly doubt any 2hu enthusiast haven't heard about this iconic song.

hmmmmm idk what to comment
i feel like since everyone knows about this song, everyone share the same feeling. it's also quite obvious.
yeah it's a bop ☑️ 3Love ☑️ Shibayan ☑️

but despite how many times i heard this arrange
i can't point out where the original is??? is it because me not really liking youmu theme??

8/10

 
Halfway through.

ROUND 5:

13: Unlucky Morpheus - Feast the Night Away
Suika with a friend! Lyric video available in the Vault. [It isn't anymore, as the video I had has been removed.]


14: Yukari - Palace of the Earth Spirits
Climactic Heartfelt Fancy! Video's a bit loud, so I recommend turning your volume down a bit before starting, and adjusting it as needed.


15: A-One - Moondust (DJ Command Remix)
Eurobeat with progression! Remember to re-adjust volume from the previous feature.
 
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13) I may not be as huge a fan of Broken Moon as I am Onigashima in the Fairyland, but even I recognise a good tune when I hear one. Making it sound as if the two oni themselves are singing it is also great. Love those Suika & Yuugi images as well, especially the second one there. Okay, my overall rating might be a little biased on account of these facts, yet it is what is it, I suppose. (^_^)

9/10

14) Ah, I wasn't expecting my third pick to come out quite so soon, but as it has, I had better tell you all why I rate it as the best tune in the game, not to mention the best remix of Heartfelt Fancy to boot:-

Pure chance again that I happened to click on somebody's playthrough of Touhou Hack and Slash, which had him wandering around the cavern with Marisa on the 1st floor blasting everything with Master Spark on Hard difficulty. Now, at the time, back in late 2014, I wasn't that impressed with what I saw and for a while, I simply moved on and thought no more about it. A few months later though, I woke up one morning thinking about the tune on that section, which I didn't know by name despite it also appearing in Wandering Souls on the Underworld stage ("The Bridge People No Longer Cross"). Seriously, I didn't even know who the girl walking about on Floor 3 with all the iron golems was at this point - sorry about that Isaac! (^_^;)

In any event, I located the video again, plus some others, and decided to give it a go myself after downloading it from this very site as it happens. To say I was instantly hooked is an understatement and it quickly took 2nd place on my list of favourite Touhou fangames after the aforementioned Wandering Souls. Imagine my surprise when getting to the 4th floor and realising it was indeed just like Diablo with multiple locations, as well as unlockable characters. Okay, it may seem obvious now that the game is based upon Subterranean Animism, with the Scarlet Devil Mansion and Moriya Shrine thrown in for good measure, but back then, I knew almost nothing about Touhou Project remember. (-_-)

To cut a long story short: I played it to death in the years that followed, finished it with all 4 girls, on all 4 levels of difficulty, without a single death. Even found the original Japanese version and played that, on top of an earlier revision & demo version just to see what was changed. Longest play session was 2 months, an average of 12-16 hours a day, from New Years Eve when I got woken up by a bunch of drunks outside my window, right round until my birthday on February 28th. I have finished an entire run in just 10 days, however, and may well be the only person to ever 100% complete it no death/no restart. (*_*)

I haven't played it quite that obsessively since... indeed, the playthrough on my YouTube channel is an average run on Normal difficulty with Reimu alone. My one regret was that I never got to tell Nijiiro Hitsuji just how much I adore his game because his site went away before my Japanese reached the level where I could formulate a meaningful response. I didn't get to play the next game he was working on either, which featured Youmu (I've still got the dinky rotating sprite he put up somewhere), although I did manage to download Touhou Explorer, which was also a ton of fun, not least from seeing where all the sprites for Hack and Slash came from originally. (^w^)

With that out of the way (apologies for gushing on about the game so profusely and hijacking your thread somewhat, Ken, but I don't often get to talk about the aspects of Touhou that I enjoy with people whom I know give a damn), it was a no-brainer for me to choose this particular piece as my favourite. Same as with anything relating to Satori in general, the sheer melancholy contained within it suits my sensibilities right down to the ground. Yeah, the original is nice and the one in Adventures of Scarlet Curiosity is really awesome too, yet this one gets me in the feels every time. Not going to give it a 10 because that's just silly, but it's damn near that as far as I'm concerned. (#^_^#)

9.5/10

15) Hmm, I assumed this one was going to be some kind of ballad to begin with, and then it totally changed, except not in an entirely unpleasant fashion. Those English subtitles leave a lot to be desired though (parts of the song aren't even translated), not that it's any worse than what I've come to expect from Western translations of songs and it in no way detracts from the material itself. Unsure I agree with the single Japanese comment on YouTube either, which says it would have been better with a female vocalist; interested to see what you guys think there. Also, who's the character in the image? I don't recognise her! (I thought it might be Keine without her hat). Well, regardless, I'm going to give it a very good rating overall. (^_~)

8.5/10

 
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13. Unlucky Morpheus - Feast the Night Away

I heard about Unlucky Morpheus in passing and told myself "hey I should listen to more of them" and then I didn't. I think they have since moved to their own original stuff? Anyways, Broken Moon arranges are always fun. The oni are always fun. This is a fun song. The double vocals making it seem like it's being sung by both Yuugi and Suika is a really nice choice. Just wish the upload was higher quality but that has no bearing on the song.

7/10 ?

14. Yukari - Palace of the Earth Spirits

This actually reminds me of something and I don't know what. Like the whole way it's arranged. It's really nice, some really good ambience, with a lot of percussion underneath to keep things moving. Really like all the little arpeggios on that synth too, it gives the whole song this like "dreamy" feel. It's a bit too low-profile for my taste though but, again it is bgm. 's alright.

6/10

15. A-One - Moondust (DJ Command Remix)

Eurobeat is something I enjoy on occasion (or whenever there's a driving section in a game), but if I listen to too much of it at a time I start to hate it. Now this is a very mellow one which is a nice change of pace for the genre, but idk I feel it's missing... something. Like it has no bite. And not just because it's slow, like I went and listened to the original arrange by GET IN THE RING and I prefer that 10 times over.

5/10

SasaMisa said:
Unsure I agree with the single Japanese comment on YouTube either, which says it would have been better with a female vocalist: interested to see what you guys think there.
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Yeah I think it would've been better with higher pitched vocals. Wouldn't have sold me on it still but, yeah. Also that is indeed Keine without her silly hat.

 
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1. I'm really fond of UM but this song's either one of their much much older works or youtube compression/uploader source completely screwed it and quality is quite bad while technically it doesn't affect how good/bad song is (at least in first case where song is really old) i would rather listen it in better quality aside of that UM vocalist and guitarist as always doing great work

7/10 because quality

2. Heartfelt Fancy belongs to my top 4 themes and most likely it'll always be thus why it's arranges have an extra effect on me this one lies on the weaker side of those but it's still solid regardless and also doesn't wander off too far of the original track (subjective and depends on circumstances but still)

8/10

3. I was pretty sure it's going to be eurobeat even before i've read Ken's comment and only A-One was enough though Commander sometimes does really neat stuff (i usually don't dabble in euro too much despise it's fair similarities to trance and such) in most cases (music in general) i prefer female vocals over male ones but there are some exceptions that prove to really be amazing despise male vocals (5150, ICDD et cetera)

6.5/10

 
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