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Musical Discoveries in Touhou Fandom

Sick last week, but I'm back now.

Bitawan - It's a Communist World!
The audio quality of the source video was a little better than this turned out; my decision to use this piece was determined specifically upon the original sound.


Kinukawa T - Treacherous Maiden ~ Judas Kiss
The timing of this arrangement (as in its beat) is what attracted my attention.


Nama Pan-ko - No Judgement
The audio quality of this one might also be a bit less than ideal, but the arrangement itself should justify it.
 
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Happy New Year, everyone! It is my tradition to utilize an arrangement from my "reserved for tournaments" collection around this time, in celebration of the old year's end. I'm having a harder time with that this year, in that I don't want to give some of them up. It's irrational; I have far more than I'll ever be able to use anyway. It's too late (early?) to spend so much time deliberating; I hope this one fits the occasion sufficiently.
 
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I took an unannounced month hiatus; between house re-org and work events, I needed the extra time.

M8 - Sad Doll ~ Waltz of Misery
I'm using the specific arranger's alias rather than the circle name because I can't find a proper translation (something like "Statue Sculptor"). For the piece itself: I always appreciate a piano arrangement that goes farther than the all-too-common melody transcription, even if it's just a creative accompaniment. Transposing it into a waltz, especially a more discordant track such as this, is a wonderful bonus.


Conagusuri - Phantom
I wonder sometimes if my preferences in music are too evident in what I choose to feature; not because there's anything wrong with that, but because I try to find unique sounding tracks. I would consider this to be among my more unique discoveries.


Arts&Sounds:Utopia - Legendary Illusion ~ Infinite Being
I've always struggled with this piece; I can hear a great deal of potential in its motifs, but the progression always seems to be lacking. Thus far, the best remix I've heard is the Pocket Wars version from the first remix tournament; for this feature, I wanted to find something else if possible. This one has a great buildup into the main piece, and the interlude goes a long ways to improving the overall progression. I still think it could stand a bit more "punch," though (also not a fan of the fade-out ending as a general rule).
 
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kimino-museum - Alice in Wonderland
I normally prefer low-energy arrangements of this piece, but this track reminded me of Lycoris Sound, and I didn't want to pass that up. The shift in tone/instrumentation halfway through is a little awkward, but both halves are equally well constructed and progression is kept consistent.


maritumix - General Offensive
maritumix is one of the few consistently active artists who has a significant PC-98 catalog, but he's also one of my favorite Touhou arrangers, so I've avoided utilizing his work in favor of having him available for later features. Now we're nearly through the first era, and the time has finally come. Grimoire of Alice is a powerful piece, and I prefer it arranged to compliment and enhance that tone.


I'm only doing two features this week instead of three, and I freely admit the reasoning to be petty. There's six tracks left to cover from Mystic Square, and I'd like to split them evenly between the next two posts rather than include something else in the latter. Plus, I like leaving these two pieces to themselves.
 
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This person makes a lot of PC-98 remixes, I've been listening to them for a while. Here's my favourite:


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nnrihito - Shinto Shrine 1
I'm assuming the uploader is the artist, since there's no indication of alternate source. This and the next piece were difficult to find, especially considering their unassuming titles. Song names got generally more interesting post-PC-98, so I'm hoping this won't be a problem for much longer.


namapanko - End
The artist also arranged Shinto Shrine, but I considered this arrangement to be more interesting. The "stuttering" at the beginning is intentional; I initially thought my headphones were glitching out, but I respect the creative effect.


Demetori - Eternal Paradise ~ Heart of the Sunrise
The timing of this track's release could not have been better. It's a very unusual style for Demetori (at least the Demetori I'm familiar with), but it's executed with the same degree of quality one would expect. I think it pairs well with the Shinto Shrine remix, too; both have the energy of an ending theme, but with the contrasting moods complimented by the differing instrumentation.
 
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I haven't been active in this thread lately, which is something I hope to change in the future, however for the moment now just isn't the time. I really should though, because @Ken Hisuag that Demetori was absolutely beautiful  :TenshiCry:

Anyway, I'm just dropping by to say that I've been relistening to some Yuuhei Satellite and forgot how brilliant this song was. In fact, I think this might be the first Yuuhei Satellite song I ever listened to, although back then I didn't look up the lyrics. But now that I have, I realise that I actually really like the lyrical content as well as the music.


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Yuuhei Satellite - Evening Rain, a Hiding Place with You




 
Kinukawa Tamaki - Mystic Dream
My insistence on transcribing artist names into something I can read is not always practical (nor always reasonable), but it helps me remember artists I otherwise would have forgotten.


GUNFIRE - PEACEFUL ROMANCER
Not quite what I expected to choose for this piece, but the slightly hybridized style of eurobeat from an unfamiliar circle name caught my attention. Just as well; while there were plenty of other options, most of the best ones were from circles I've already used (some more than once).


Madeleine - Soul's Resting Place
I know I've used this artist before, but it's been quite a while, and I liked the idea of having an oriental folk remix for this track; it fits quite nicely, and contrasts the other two features as well.
 
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ti - Hakurei Shrine Grounds
A not-quite-chiptune arrangement with a surprising degree of personality to it.


Fuyuki Seana - atmosphere
I'm hoping this doesn't sound too compressed; it's a good arrangement, but the mixing could have been better (to be fair, it's an old track, and the artist seems to have improved since).


mixtuti sakuramochi - Youkai-Sealing Finale
The filter effect on this keeps me waiting for the drop, but it doesn't. That combined with the ending makes this a most unusually styled remix, but in a way I appreciate the uniqueness.
 
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Shishimai Brothers - When the Whirlwind Blows
No idea what "Tsuji / 辻" translates properly to. I had almost given up on finding a unique arrangement for Winds of Time when I found this track, so it was very much appreciated.


saiyoucho - Moonsoul
There's a bit of chord alteration in this arrangement; not enough to re-write the piece, but enough to adjust the tone in a way that works exceptionally well with the instrumentation.


Gauche - Phantasmagoria
I didn't look very long for this one, the irony being too good to pass up. If you know you know; if you don't, the video's description will tell you.
 
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Ken Hisuag said:
No idea what "Tsuji / 辻" translates properly to. I had almost given up on finding a unique arrangement for Winds of Time when I found this track, so it was very much appreciated.
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Noun: "crossing, intersection". It's not a common kanji, however. Also, "crossing-wind" would not quite be the right translation because 辻風 is a single word - what you're looking for is "Whirlwind".

 
JerryStuffRo - Lotus Road (TD Arrange)
Technically part of a Paradise of Boundaries project, but it's been a while and these last few themes of the era have been surprisingly difficult to find arrangements for (with a notable exception). Plus, it's not often I find a serious take on TD's spirit world gimmick.


Wanwan - Tri-pilot
This was the exception; Dreamy Pilot is a lot more popular than I thought. Wanwan tends to favor Zunish (understandably; he's among the best), but a more jazz focused arrangement like this isn't too surprising, given his style.


Matmax14 - Incomplete Plot
The occasional clock effect in the background has a nice effect. Otherwise, there isn't much to say about this one.
 
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ZuikakuP - BorderLand
Given the original was a concept theme for stage five, I appreciate the tone of this arrangement for fitting so well with the ascetic of first-appearance Yuuka.


Cone - Magic Shop of Raspberry
Being one of my favorite PC-98 tracks, I was looking for something special for this piece. The baseline and intro tend to define the piece, and this did a nice job balancing them against the melody to give it emphasis.


SeriouSecond - Closed Dimension
I had hoped for something a bit more hard hitting for an ending, but nothing satisfactory turned up. This arrangement is a bit long, and I worry it may drag for some listeners, but I found I didn't mind it personally.


With that, I have successfully featured a remix or arrangement for every musical piece from the PC-98 era of the Touhou Project. It has taken me almost exactly one year. I realize now that I don't know what percentage of Touhou music that actually is; maybe I'll calculate that for next week.
 
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This is an off-schedule post to appreciate a category of Touhou music that, though falling under the identifier of the thread, doesn't get as much recognition in it; that of original compositions in the Zunish style. I used to use tournaments as a time to feature these discoveries, but that ceased to be reasonable. I happened upon this thread dedicated to the subject on Maidens of Kaleidoscope, and it reminded me that I haven't featured anything of the sort for a while. Hopefully I'll have an opportunity to do so more often in the future.

http://shrinemaiden.com/index.php?topic=98.0

 
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