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RT8: [NOT] the Last Remix Tournament

I feel like I keep being super slow on these, and then see people's posts and realise that I'm actually not last...

Feast the Night Away

Hey, nice to see some Unlucky Morpheus representation! Double drunken vocal with a full on energetic opening. The mix of folk and hard rock is something I'm easily bought by, and I think that the flute brings out a traditional party feel that's very fitting for the Oni. I also like how Demystify Feast was thrown in there for some musical variety, just at the point it seemed it was about to become very simple and repetitive. The main focal point of this song, however, is clearly supposed to be the singing double act, and it's certainly a dynamic I dig. The upload quality of this video could really be better, but that's not going to effect my judgement. The arrange could have been more creative, but it has a solid instrumental, fun vocals, and rockin' energy; a song that appeals to simple pleasures. 6/10.

Palace of the Earth Spirits

Master Spark solves everything

This is an interesting take on Heartfelt Fancy that I have interesting thoughts on. There's some nice ominous chords going on, setting a cool tone. Not the biggest fan of the main melody instrument especially right at the beginning, but things seems to even out and figure out how to blend together after a bit. What am I fan of is the weird echoey vibe noises, for lack of a better term, I love experimental ambient stuff like that. The arrange also seems increase in intensity throughout the loop, but it does so in a very subtle way that you don't really notice it happening. It also gets more of those echoey noises during the high point of the song so I dig.

Strange to talk about, but kind of groovy. 6/10.

Moondust

It is no secret that I am a fan of the eurobeat. But despite eurobeat having been featured several times before on the remix tournament, both by me and other participants, I've never given one a 10. Why? Well, that's because for me, the golden standard for eurobeat is something like Moondust. A combination of that signature high-energy dance beat, emotional musical progression throughout the song, and meaningful lyrics make this an absolute treat. Funnily enough, this is actually a eurobeat cover of a song that is originally one of GET IN THE RING's ballads, and a song that has received numerous other covers by doujin circles. This takes the strongest parts of eurobeat and supplements it with the strengths of the original song, patching up the traditional weaknesses eurobeat has making for something truly sublime. 10/10.

By the way, the other versions of this song are totally worth your time too. Maybe I'll make a post about them on musical discoveries after the tournament is over. And since everyone's been discussing about the vocalist, here's my take: I really like that this version is sung by a male because all the other versions of this song are sung by a female. It's different, and I like to hear that guys can sing the same lyrics as girls too : )

Also, it's kinda ironic that AXEL K. of all people sings this lol, since his past work is pretty much the definition of "eurobeat go brrrrr"

@Shionne Imeris I know you're referring to Unlucky Morpheus, but I can only read UM as Unconnected Marketeers...

 
my excuse is that i forgot
13: Unlucky Morpheus - Feast the Night Away

that's a sudden opening.
tbf ive listened to hell lot of suika arrange and holy ive been spoiled with them.
this was an early piece from UM and i know there's better arrange than this so that kinda put this one on quite a disadvantage.
yeah yeah i know about the upload quality, i already considered about that.

kinda wished the metal part is more audible, this one just feels like rock.
you can hear slight gothic in the background and that's about it.
i have no other comments than that
nowadays UM is so much better, that sets the expectation bar quite high for an older work.

while i like this, i dont think i will choose this one among others
6/10
ah yes the usual tournament rating where we rate earlier rounds too high.

3:50 WHAT IS THAT CREDITS?!? UNACCEPTABLE!!!

Tenkko said:
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
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yeah they better off not doing 2hu arrange lmao, i think 2hu will only hold them back at this point
you should listen to their original stuff if the genre meets your taste. psst!! i love angreiver

While looking for another video with better quality, i got distracted with 'reaction' videos, didn't know they very popular to the west audience.
14: Yukari - Palace of the Earth Spirits

eyy i know about this game, the story is poorly made!
tbf it's a small game.

somehow this track feels repetitive while also not.
it has ambient echo vibes which makes sense since the settings was in a cave, ok not quite a cave but chireiden, both have same feel.
given without context will make the echo/reverb feel overwhelming.
the arrangement itself also quite faithful to the original, the notable difference is the percussion, the synth stays to the original melody.

idk what to compare this to from top of my head
6/10
6 is a good number

i spent more than a hour looping this, hoping i can find something to comment.
15. A-One - Moondust (DJ Command Remix)

why the vocal sounds like non-Japanese speaker?

This is softer than usual eurobeat, kinda nice to see another take on eurobeat.
while some of you might feel something off, yeah that's because this a `give and take` situation.
you cant have upbeat and mellow at the same time, it's one or other.
and in the end it depends on your taste.

the second vocal kinda conflicting at times, especially at 2:40, they both at the same volume, the focus is split apart.
while also there's lyrics, i dont really pay attention to the lyrics since i dont really think the meanings is the focus in this song.

hmm what kind of situation would this play in?
ending credits?

7.5/10

you sure like Keine dont you?



 
Drunken_Flower said:
yeah they better off not doing 2hu arrange lmao, i think 2hu will only hold them back at this point
you should listen to their original stuff if the genre meets your taste. psst!! i love angreiver
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recently they released evolution album and m (evolution version is so damn good)
 


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13: Unlucky Morpheus - Feast the Night Away:

Alright the piece I have choose has finally came onto the stage: This express me well enough that Yuugi and Suika got in a duet, and sang to their heart's content. This shall be my first step to differentiate how a song is good or bad. 

8.5 /10  

I got a bit carried away with the song quality and the repetitiveness of suika arranges. Damm, well, I need to gather more rare ones that are actually good ones. (Ironic that I chose two arrange that are old and get countered by newer work; *Need to Improve my taste)
14: Yukari - Palace of the Earth Spirits

Very wild... yes, the ambience is! The progression of the song feels natural but also unnatural. I don't know how to put it but really. The main melody is a interesting choice; I can respect SasaMisa choice for this, so 6? Nah 7/10. 

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

Oh my lord, this is one of the best things I've listened to. The singer being a male is a very refreshing start; the start of the song is just so magical, the energy this song gives and puts in. The instruments are truly carefully chosen; the guitar just draws you in closer. The beat, which I expected to be stale, but boy, have I never felt this good after proven wrong; such powerful tunes with a lot of emotions driven across this arrangement. It's just, I don't know why, but this speaks directly to my soul; it feels really fulfilling, like that one time I played "Mystia's Izakaya." It is like everything about my good old times with the lads and memories of an innocent childhood. Anyway, the beat here is both mellow and upbeat. Yeah, about that. I believe I also love those two being experimented with in the song. The pause near the end of the song is really something. (I really rumbled on this one, didn't I?)

Shut Up And Take My Rating of 9.π/10 

Well, It's really fun to listen too most of the styles, remixes, arranges and old music being picked in this eight tournament, seems like it's going to end soon. Aye, I really want to see Ken's picks, maybe in the next one?

 
After a week of delaying my answer, it is finally time to revire this round of songs. 

Unlucky Morpheus - Feast the Night Away

This has probably been my favorite song of the round. I like the duet, and consider that the voice chosen for Yuugi was very fitting. Definitely made me curious for more songs of these guys, or even of this duo. Also, Broken Moon really makes for a lot of good remixes. 

Knowing what I said, I will give it an 8/10

Yukari - Palace of the Earth Spirits

The original song is familiar, but I cannot remember where to place it in SA. Was it the Stage 4 theme? As a whole, I think it works well as a stage theme, as seen in this little fangame and arrangement (although I am more used to the version used in another fan game, Help me remember, Satori-sama!). However, I do not really see anything too groundbreaking with it, or to catch my attention. Which is not a bad thing, don't get me wrong. It's just...a good ambient song. 

I will probably give this one a 6/10

A-One - Moondust (DJ Command Remix)

In my early days with the fandom, I used to listen to quite a few Eurobeat tracks, with the ones catching my attention being the songs in English for A-ONE. Then , I had the surprise to find out Stack also had at least one Eurobeat song, i the form of Last Alarm. Sine that, I have not really found anything new. This song is a bit of a comeback to what I used to listen to in that phase, but maybe not enough. Maybe these songs can be a bit of a hit or miss? I am starting to feel this sort of thing for the first time - nope, I think the first time was when listening to the album Coooonsultant!, where the first two and last song were very good, while the rest of the album was a bit...yeah. This song, probably not as remarkable as I would have imagined. Maybe I did not pay enough attention, but I could not track the original song (despite being Keine-related)

Sorry to say this, I will probably also give it a 6/10

 
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ROUND 6:

16: Touhou Gengaku Kyo - Demoness of the Underworld
Spooky, or sad? But only for a short period; such is the way with Merry remixes. Despite my efforts, I couldn't work out a translation of this title.


17: ssbbmaster - Where is that Bustling Marketplace ~ Immemorial Marketeers
Over to epic orchestra. Quite a contrast in energy, eh?


18: S.S.H. & Aether - Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse
Then into epic something else. It has elements of symphonic orchestra, but I'm not willing to commit to that assessment.


For now, there is no deadline for round conclusion (we may discuss that post-tournament), but I would recommend aiming to get your reviews in within a week.
 
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Not my review, merely to help out with that first title:-

黄泉醜女

It comes out as "Demon of the Underworld", though I would stress that we are talking a 'female' demon here (shikome can also mean a homely woman). Yomotsu is just a variation on yomi, another word for Hades, hell, or the underworld. Oh yes, the Japanese have dozens of terms for it. (^u^)

東方弦楽郷

The circle name is simply "Eastern String Township", as in a stringed instrument. (^_^)

 
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Alright, this time I should be a little faster with the review. So, what do we have today...?

Touhou Gengaku Kyo - Demoness of the Underworld

Hey, a little bit of content from Surnist (yeah, I really miss him - Surnist, where are you? It's been a year already without content). The song itself is quite beautiful. It was extremely sad, but also beautiful thanks to orchestral. In all my honesty, I have never listened to Mary the Magician, and still have to explore the music CDs outside Changeability of Strange Dream and Neo-traditionalism of Japan. But I think another remix for this song was also used in LostWord for the ost recent Hifuu chapter, and I then I realized the melodic line sounded so similar. Definitely I should check out the original song, and congratulations to the arrangement creators,

Absolutely loved this, and due to also having a bit of a personal bias for Maribel and Renko & music CDs they are featured on, I will rate this 9.5/10, or maybe even give it my first 10/10. Quite an emotional song, and something I enjoyed a lot. 

ssbbmaster - Where is that Bustling Marketplace ~ Immemorial Marketeers

Finally, another arrangement for Chimata's theme. Until now, I only knew a couple more remixes - Infinite Gradation from Akatsuki Records (and featured in the first round of this tournament), and a metal cover from YaboiMatoi. I think I have listened in the past to a few more orchestral covers from this group, and all were quite good. Plus, I am just happy to see more Chimata content. I am gonna get into a bit of a side story now: when the full story of Unconnected Marketeers came out last year, I was not yet a Tenkyuu fan. I though she was looking interesting, liked the sky cape, and thought people were too harsh when calling her "worse looking than a Touhou OC" (despite myself affectionally nicknaming her "fashion disaster" to put her in a similar light to Hecatia). But as time went on, and fanart appeared, she started growing more and more until becoming m favorite 2hu from UM, thus overthrowing a weird duo formed by Sannyo and Tsukasa (ay, fox lady gonna be fox lady). Now I am just happy to see her whenever the case,  and can't wait for her appearance in LW now that the other characters from TH18 are starting to get in. 

For the Chimata factor, I am gonna give it an 8.5/10

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Art by miz_(mizillustration) https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/99522508

S.S.H. & Aether - Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse

Alright, this has been an interesting one. Quite a variety of music types (or maybe I am going crazy and started hearing things that are not there), going from symphonic to rock and at some point even a bit of chip-tune? Then at 4:30 suddenly singer. Quite refreshing to hear a male voice singing something, and he sounds a bit familiar. Where have I heard him before? Might have been in Touhou Spell Bubble. Overall, it's an interesting arrangement, with a variety of things going on every now and then - not that it is a bad thing, don;t get me wrong. 

For this song, I think I will give it a 7/10

 
1. it really feels quite emotional with these swaps but overall i'd rather say it's more on a sad side quite a nice one too also songs that come from mari and renko albums are usually good themselved so it adds up nicely

7.8/10

2. Chimata's theme is def a th18 mvp for me, this one's also quite solid and while i would prefer it more as rock/symphonic metal this one works for me (would like to see more parts like 3:03 for example)

7.5//10

3. yo Saitama! Been a while, huh?  This one's surprisingly calm compared to quite a few of his works and that's prob a - for me but it's still kay and at least his guitar solo in this continues tradition of being good (seems like there's some rap added which must be either a guest vocalist or samples i guess

8/10 mostly but not only for solo and ending

 
NO MORE PROCRASTINATE

Demoness of the Underworld

Eerie orchestral, yet also meloncholic and emotional. Violins can very easily sound bad when they are not done well, but I can happily say that this is not the case in this piece. I thought that the piano was a bit loud at the end but that's really the only critisism I can bring against it. Despite literally only containing a piano and a violin it sounds and feels like there's way more going on, so you can tell they really nailed the atmosphere. 8/10, this is quality stuff that really sets a scene.

Where is that Bustling Marketplace ~ Immemorial Marketeers

More orchestra! But this one get me ready for FITE!
The drums in this already set a really crazy pace, the whole energy of the piece is incredibly motivating, while also creating a sense of danger/climax. As the description says, "epic final boss music is epic". This take on orchestral is not afraid to up the intensity with more modern flavour either, I can definitely feel some metal influence in those drums at times. The cherry on top is the delicacy added by the traditional Japanese instruments. This piece uses lots of different ways to bring out the epic in orchestra, and it uses practically all of them well, without any sections feeling like they step on the toes of others. And I also have to mention that I'm a fan of the brief drum solo bit. This is a 9/10.

Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse

I was intrigued by this right at the opening. It felt like it was leading up to something big, and indeed, that big thing came. The main melody in hard rock form on top of the chosen chord progression and counter-melody already makes for incredibly energising music. The following, techno-whistley section makes for a very nice sounding break to relax for a moment. Then, after that, you're gonna throw HARD ROCK PAN PIPES AT ME??? My secret weakness, pan pipes - now you've got me invested. The epicness of the music is really sinking in, you could certainly describe it as epic rock or metal. At 3.20 the tune is also being shaken up a bit now it's been repeated a few times, very much approve. As if this song didn't have enough going for it already, we've even got a funky break down section in there. Finally, there's suddenly J-RAP??? My OTHER secret weakness??? HOW??? The ending guitar riffs are just pure cool, I'm getting some Stone McKnuckle energy there. Meiling fans, rise for your national anthem I guess, 10/10.

Time to spend 5 minutes learning Meiling combos in Soku before giving up.

Still two more rounds to go. Ken, surely we're not getting a better overall round than this, right?

 
Kept putting this off which I kinda regret because this is a really, really good round

16: Touhou Gengaku Kyo - Demoness of the Underworld

I don't know if Merry the Magician is one of my favorites from GFC, but I definitely love the vibe it has going and the few interpretations I've heard of it capture it perfectly. Including this one. Piano+strings is a great combo and it fits this song really well. Gets rid of the more energetic rhythm in favor of showing the more spooky, melancholic side of the original, which I think is really the best part of it. There's a bit of light around 2:00 before it jumps back to the dissonance for the ending. Love it.

9/10

17: ssbbmaster - Where is that Bustling Marketplace ~ Immemorial Marketeers

I swear this reminds me of another soundtrack and I can't remember it right now. Anyways orchestra with drums, metal drums it seems. Good! Very grandiose, very energetic, very "top 10 anime fights". Big fan of the reharmonization work during the 2:30 part, and also that one swapped chord at both 2:08 and 4:00 that gives it a more menacing and sinister sound and that I spent 20 minutes trying to pinpoint what it was.

8/10 where is that bus?

18: S.S.H. & Aether - Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse

Few months ago I decided to dig a little bit more into SSH's stuff and when I arrived at this track, hoo boy. That intro already gave me some expectations but what I got was so much more. The main melody is kept pretty straightforward which is nice, while the B section gets some neat instrumentation and some more variations, really like those electronic drums the first time round though. Then that break down. That break down is so good. Followed by a guitar solo with the vocals blasting, right into another variation of the B section and then jumping back to the main melody yes. Pretty sure the vocals are samples, think they used them in other songs too but damn if they don't work great here.

☕/10

 
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time flew so fast

16: Touhou Gengaku Kyo - Demoness of the Underworld
according to Japanese mythology, Yomotsu-Shikome is a... hag.. of the underworld sent by Izanami to chase Izanagi.

im wondering what that name implies to this track.
the album is named after Izanami, so that could mean something.
after a bit of research, ohmygod the album is quite a deep rabbithole, it even has a sister album from Izanagi perspective.
i think this track is meant to be listened together with whole album. i want this album... wdym the booth.pm is out of stock, WHY!
definitely tragic song. it's tragic since i cant seem to get my hands on the remaining tracks

it's supposedly a simple track, only consisting 3 instruments; piano, violin and a cello.
even though, the arranger seems have given a lot of thought into this track, each note and progression tells a story, you can even feel the emotions.
they know what to express, i can clearly understand what they trying to convey.

i'd say it's a 10/10

according to the info, all 6 tracks of the album is Mary the Magician, can you believe an album made from a single track?
even after hearing the crossfade, they all are not the same to each other, each one is unique.
the arranger must really love this track, then i understand why this arrangement is so amazing.

17: ssbbmaster - Where is that Bustling Marketplace ~ Immemorial Marketeers
i have to increase volume 200% relative to the previous track, is this one muted or the previous is too loud? although the previous is my usual hearing volume.

hmm i feel the brass section is a bit muffled, they are not bold enough.
i'd say the same for the percussion at the opening, although they have more intensity in later part.
i think this a mastering issue, the whole track lacks treble.

so yeah i can sense the track wanted an epic boss feel, and it's definitely has acquired it
8/10

the flute never came back.

18: S.S.H. & Aether - Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse
hmm i feel this one is a bit more hectic
rock synth? i mean they've made rock synth before yeah but i usually listen to S.S.H for their heavier stuff.
i think this track is from their first touhou album.

the build up is quite amazing and i love the guitar riff.
is it me or there's a large amount of Shanghai Teahouse arranges that use synth?
im just a bit annoyed with rap, it's so sudden and caught me off guard
the vocal itself reminds me of Roughsketch, they probably has connection but i cant seem to find any mentions in their site and wiki.

7.5/10

 
Last but not least

16: Touhou Gengaku Kyo - Demoness of the Underworld:

(I also miss Surnist) It's definitely a master class in giving the story to the listener still, the strings are pulled carefully and in consideration. Even thought it has less instruments it make more 8.8/10

17: ssbbmaster - Where is that Bustling Marketplace ~ Immemorial Marketeers:

Chimata eh? That's a instant up. It's really wild and how should I put it the boss theme that she should have when you find out the Busting Market. That aside, I can't really think of what to comment. 

So 7.5/10 eh?

18: S.S.H. & Aether - Shanghai Scarlet Teahouse:

Ah, now this is something else with lots of rhythm shifting and quite a variety of them. Also, the rap indeed surprised me in a good way. Really, another Shanghai Teahouse which never fails to impress me and boons points for Meiling.

A Jolly 8/10

Alright, now that covers me.

 
Not quite, Gou! I'm the last person this time: my original post was just to help out with the title translation. Apologies as well for holding things up, yet I've been inundated with work on Gelbooru, and there's no sign of it letting up any time soon either. (*_*)

16) Hmm, having watched a great playthrough of Ender Lillies quite recently, this piece at once made me think of that game because it does have an extremely melancholic tone to it (also thought it was a Lily White game first of all from the thumbnail on StoneofTriumph's channel, but we won't go into that here).

Nice piece all the same and now that I've actually got pretty much all the Ghostly Field Club stuff on the way - even though it won't be arriving much before the end of August now, I would guess - I definitely have a lot of tracks to look forward to listening to. (=^_^=)

8.5/10

17) Still not that familiar with Kouryuudou, having only watched a single playthrough of it. Epic boss music in any case; the sort of thing I just know Evil_Nazgul would have used in his Team ⑨ game if he had continued with it to the present. (^_~)

8/10

18) My dad was a big Shadows fan and a pretty decent guitar player to boot, so understandably, I've always gravitated towards instrumental music. I don't mind vocals if they're done well, although I'm not a fan of rap at all. For that reason, I'm going to have to knock a point off for this one, but I'll soften the blow a bit for that smashing Meiling image. Regardless of my feelings, I've still sent it to my mate who's a big Meiling fan, just to get his impression on it. (^w^)

7.5/10

 
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ROUND 7:

19: Water Color Melody. - M.E.P.H.I.S.T.O.
Some funky flavour for our enjoyment.


20: Komeiji Records - Elegant Ice Maiden
A fun little fairy arrangement, with some unique genre clash.


21: Demetori - Higan Retour ~ View of The River Styx
The awe-infused epic of symphonic metal.
 
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1. Whoop Whoop  swoopy although i'm not a fan of vocalist there even though i'd agree her voice fits the songs mood/style well overall it's okayish but it's one of these rare cases i would rather prefer instrumental version

5.5/10

2. overall quite repetitive, but i usually do not mind it, cirno theme isn't my favorite but it's decent Komeiji Records rings a bell but i don't think i listened their stuff more than few times at best

6.5/10

3. classic good old demetori stuff if it would be Roku Juunenme (Fate of Sixty Years one) it'd be solid 9.5/10 and while Higan Retour is still pretty good i just don't like that much outside of maybe chorus' and guitar solo parts (i miss old demetori works though and honestly demetori overall since they seem to be pretty inactive nowadays)

7.8/10

 
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M.E.P.H.I.S.T.O

I haven't heard of this circle before, but they have some nice distortion guitars and a nice vocalist. She reminds of the singer for Cinnamon, Cinnamon!! a lot... oh wait that's because it's the same person lol. There's quite a lot that goes on in this between different instrumental sections, tones, and the way she sings. Although mind you, none of it really sounds like G Free... At the start I was expecting this to be cool, but it turned out cute overall I think. I like the singer but for some reason I'm not wild about the vibe of this song. 6/10.

Elegant Ice Maiden

OK, that thumbnail is cute overload.

I can't tell if this whether this is trance, house, or something else lol. Whatever it is, I do like what I hear, particularly that minor key section was interesting, however as Dana said it's pretty repetitive and feels same-y throughout aside from that minor key section which was the highlight. Because of that, it ended sooner that I expected it to. I did still think it was pretty, ahem... COOL. But it also hasn't got much too it, it's just kinda average. 5/10.

Higan Retour ~ View of the River Styx

I really love the airy feel set by the plucked guitar in the intro (that is what a guitar sounds like when plucked, right?), it sets the stage well for the incoming build up, which also seems to feature a bit of synth pad. There's some real progression in this, you wouldn't think you can express so much with just electric guitar, you can feel the journey through this song. That airy instrument which I am assuming is a plucked guitar never truly goes away either, it's always back to add more depth to the composition. It happily takes a good 4 minutes before fully popping off - but despite the overall metal intensity, it all comes to a calm resolution at the end. 9/10. This is 8 minutes of pure demetori bliss.

 
19: Water Color Melody. - M.E.P.H.I.S.T.O.
oh Water Color Melody
this is a vocalist only circle, you may recognize her from Cinnamon Cinnamon from the 1st round.
the arranger and everything else is a guest.

i personally liking the vocal, idk i just imagine this is how Renko sound when singing.
she has quite a large vocal range, the character she singing are on spot,
it's like she's frustated and doesnt care anymore.

i do hear G-Free in the instrumental part, especially the guitar. quite heavily modified.

8.5/10
i really like the singer character.

20: Komeiji Records - Elegant Ice Maiden
i didnt expect the kicks, i was expecting piano oriented musik
and then! i also didnt expect the FM synth.
the main melody sounds like carbon copy, i barely notice any modification other than the added instruments in the back
tbh i dont know which one is the good one, the super faithful arrangement or the almost unnoticeable re-arrangement like the previous song.

eh 5/10?
(i just dont like cirno (and the theme)) why is she so popular i never understand even back when i just started touhou

21: Demetori - Higan Retour ~ View of The River Styx
oh have we ever had demetori in the tourney? i feel like they're too famous to be here.
although we just had shibayan and diao ye zong previously, but idk, this feels too well known.

nowadays i only listen to demetori for my absolute favorite tracks only.
everything else they made seems have mushed together into 'demetori music',
most likely because my super long exposure with them.
it's still a banger though, i can even still recognize all the theme they did.
it's just.. my mind goes blank, no think mode.

8/10

 
Got tired of trying to write long-winded commentaries

19: Water Color Melody. - M.E.P.H.I.S.T.O.

Glad y'all pointed out the singer because I thought the vocals sounded familiar. Really love her voice and those rolling Rs. Just love this style of music in general really it's fun to listen to, and seems like it'd be very fun to perform too.

8/10 (btw Cinnamon, Cinnamon!! was my pick, didn't mention it back then)

20: Komeiji Records - Elegant Ice Maiden

Had to go listen to it on the bandcamp page because Youtube compression doesn't like this one. It's... alright? I kinda like that piano sound, it fits in with the theme too. That section in the middle is pretty neat too but, yeah the rest drags for a bit and doesn't really do much else.

5/10

21: Demetori - Higan Retour ~ View of The River Styx

I was gonna send in some Demetori before switching to SSH actually, been listening through some of their albums recently. Still one of my favorite circles tbh, I really do love the work they do and this one's no exception. Feel like it just paints a whole scenery, with the long notes and those echoey guitars in the background.

9/10

 
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