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Musical Discoveries in Touhou Fandom

Ryuichi Kaminogi - The Primal Scene of Japan the Girl Saw
Orchestral arrangements are usually focused on consistent atmosphere or building intensity. Rarely do I come across a remix that features internal variance to the degree that this does, much less in such a thematic way. I hope I got the correct artist name; there seems to be other options, so I'm defaulting to the channel name.


Kibo - Faith is for the Transient People
I deliberated a bit on this one, mainly for contrast with the previous piece. This may lack the intensity I usually look for, but it carries the melody and progression through excellent instrumentation. Also . . .
ZUN-artstyle-accurate-3D-rendered-Reimu is too oddly specific to be real and therefore can't hurt you.
Meanwhile:


Chuck Dietz - Cemetery of Onbashira ~ Grave of Being
I was not expecting to settle on a rock remix for this track, but finding such a competent performance that wasn't RichaadEB or YaboiMatoi was to much a novelty to let slide. He's also performing outside, which makes it even more unique.
 
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hello, my first time posting here, Vanyk posted a very interesting topic that I didn't even know about! And it kinda inspired me to do something, which is checking out reddit and see how it was doing (I don't browse there very often). THEN, i found an upcoming album very very recently,... like today, like before now (lol). It seems like a an album of arreangements? I'm not sure tho...

It just sounds pretty cool to me, and the artwork is beautiful. Also, I'm posting this to remind myself to check out the album, if I can..

"【秘封】"ふたり銀河鉄道の夜に" XFD【例大祭21】" by TUMENECO&ShoyuSound

Title in English, and Katakana (Japanese language) I think:    (I forgot this)

TUMENECO - Futari Gingatetsudou no Yoru ni -Secret Milky Way Train- (Reitaisai 21 Crossfade sample)


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Link to the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/touhou/comments/1cbb5t0/tumeneco_futari_gingatetsudou_no_yoru_ni_secret/

Oh and the date for the release is on the top left if you didn't catch it.

 
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I really like this Touhou EP I found. Not really much Touhou music with a garage/psychadelic rock sound to em. Can't really find the band anywhere else. Their Heian Alien remix is one of my favorites 




 
19 hours ago, ChiliconValley said:

I really like this Touhou EP I found. Not really much Touhou music with a garage/psychadelic rock sound to em. Can't really find the band anywhere else. Their Heian Alien remix is one of my favorites 

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The third song almost sounds like The Oral Cigarettes 

 
Hatagoya Spring - The Venerable Ancient Battlefield ~ Suwa Foughten Field -Sengoku Arr.-
Hoping that's a sufficient translation. I firmly believe this piece works best with strong, hard-hitting instrumentation, so my focus was on rock and symphonic metal. Initially I kept finding artists I've already featured, but thankfully before settling for one I came across this gem, which is everything I could have asked for; clear melody, strong consistent progression, and exactly the desired tone. I wish it had a proper ending, though . . .


Mitei - Tomorrow Will Be Special, Yesterday Was Not.
Period. I've had this one ready for a while, actually; folk in general, and especially this folk, is simply perfect for this piece imo. I've heard plenty of good arrangements for this piece already, so I'm not too concerned about missing out.


kyomarron_li - Native Faith
I thought for sure I'd settle on a piano solo, but I really appreciated this mid-energy jazz take on the piece. The motifs are adapted well to the style (although it seems the iconic intro/bridge is sacrificed), and it contrasts well with the other parts of this feature.


Yomii - Native Faith 2023 ver.
Actually, losing that bridge is a bit too much; here's that piano remix to compensate.
 
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It occurred to me recently that I haven't taken opportunity to post original Zunish compositions in a while; thankfully an injustice easily rectified. I'll prioritize some names I don't think I've drawn attention to before (so no Wanwan or Aka Kyuketsuki this time around).

Melody Harmonia & Roka Enzaki - House of Hidden Horrors ~ Jumpscare Manor
Apparently this album isn't in distribution anymore, which is surprising to me since I considered it one of the best. This track was composed by the two primary people of the project. Zunish doesn't really lend itself to "horror" sound, but I appreciate what they went for here.


Ocha & Plazzap - An Okeanid-Sylph's Sky Embodiment
The chord identification in the video is an amazing feature; it lends to appreciating the deeper complexity of the piece. It's very jazzy, but maintains the tone and progression of an early stage theme; a bit odd, since this is supposed to be a mid-game boss theme, but the music holds up nonetheless.


Benji Tunez - In The Birthplace of A New Deity ~ False Salvation, True Hopes
The most recently released track here, and the reason I felt a need to do this feature. Compositions like this remind me of what I love about Touhou music; because it isn't just Touhou, but a unique genre of music that can be experimented with in all sorts of creative ways. I find the loop especially impressive here; it may sound like it starts shortly after the climax ends, but it's actually preceded by a mimicking percussion focused bridge with additional melody (mainly the Eastern Story leitmotif, which features prominently throughout this album).


I've favored artist names over circle titles due to a tendency amongst these western musicians to collaborate in a variety of projects, making it more helpful to keep track of them individually. Each of these tracks comes from a different project collectively featuring almost a dozen other talents, and I'd encourage checking out what else they have to offer.
 
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Thinktank - Shrine at the Foot of the Mountain
I prefer to know the lyrics to a vocal song, but I can't make these out and I can't find a transcription anywhere. It seems to have minimal effect on the arrangement, so I'm letting it slide. I feel like this kind of rock is less common in Touhou arrangements, but maybe I'm just passing over them.


SOUND OCTA - The Lords Give Us Blessed Rain ~ Sylphid Dream
While the source album is credited to the circle SJV-SC, said album is a collaboration project, and this specific track is more properly credited to SOUND OCTA. I wish there was a better upload, but I'll take what I can get. This is a very nice blend of jazz and synth, perfect for these post-game pieces.


Novaneo - Player Score ~ Pure Lunacy
This pick was difficult, because I have so many other options from various fan projects, all of which sound so similar as to lack significant distinction. The decision rests primarily on this being a fresh discovery remaining true to the simplicity of the original.


Which iteration of the motif came first: Player Score, or Suwa Foughten Fields?
 
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A lot of releases happened last week (mainly due to the event), and I wanted to highlight a few of them while they're still fresh.

ssbbmaster - le moineau de nuit
This is part of the new 11th Hour album. Everything I could say about ssbbmaster, I've already said before; he's still one of my favorite orchestral arrangers in the fandom.


Yiter - Old Yuanxian (with album attached)
+TEK released "the fourth and the last" of his masterful chiptune albums, which collectively contain some of my favorite Touhou arrangements of all time. As with the previous album, this is a collab with arrangements from other artists included. Yiter in particular has a similar style to Rumya, in as much as it reminds me of Rivals of Aether, and I'm a big fan of that. Honorable mention to +TEK's Bad Apple!! arrangement which seamlessly combines the motifs of the original and its infamous remix.


Nightcord at 25:00 - Bad Apple!!
Speaking of Bad Apple!! . . .
I'm inclined to consider remixes of the remix as a-dime-a-dozen, not for any lack of quality but simply for how many of them fail to stand out from the rest. This one stands out to me because of the names attached to it, which are too many to fully record here. It seems like a proper revival project, rather than a remaster or rehash, and I respect that.
 
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On 4/24/2024 at 2:55 PM, Jaz:3 said:
hello, my first time posting here, Vanyk posted a very interesting topic that I didn't even know about! And it kinda inspired me to do something, which is checking out reddit and see how it was doing (I don't browse there very often). THEN, i found an upcoming album very very recently,... like today, like before now (lol). It seems like a an album of arreangements? I'm not sure tho...

It just sounds pretty cool to me, and the artwork is beautiful. Also, I'm posting this to remind myself to check out the album, if I can..

"【秘封】"ふたり銀河鉄道の夜に" XFD【例大祭21】" by TUMENECO&ShoyuSound

Title in English, and Katakana (Japanese language) I think:    (I forgot this)

TUMENECO - Futari Gingatetsudou no Yoru ni -Secret Milky Way Train- (Reitaisai 21 Crossfade sample)



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Follow up from my previous first post. Here's the links to the creators AND the link to buy the albums if anyone wants to know

The People:

https://www.youtube.com/@tumenecoshoyusound2752/videos (I think it's in the previous post also bu watever)

https://www.youtube.com/@shoyusound/videos

https://twitter.com/TUMENECO/with_replies  (I think this is the name of the circle? I don't remember how I found this account... oh! maybe from another person on twitter)

https://shoyu-sound.jp/tumeneco  (their own website, cool)

The Music!!:

https://tmnc036ginga-hihu.tumblr.com/  (details about the album and link to buy)

https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/detail/detail.php?product_id=2378145  (the store, shipping fees finna go crazy...idk I don't shop online for goods overseas that much)

I kinda want to buy it tho...but I gotta ask my mom first...nothing goes in and out of the house without being unnoticed since I live with her. I don't think it'll be allowed tho...idk, it just maybe so.

 
Yea, shipping tends to be the real cost of these purchases. I use Japan Rabbit to expand my options, and hold off on orders until I can get a couple different products from the same seller. Booth is also an option for some digital albums that don't make it to iTunes, but their payment system doesn't always cooperate with me, making them an unreliable supplier. I wish more doujin circles would make their projects available through western-friendly services, but I also can't really blame them for not doing so.
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In relation to today's OGM feature: The moment I heard Decisive Battle, I noted its similarities to another piece that had no association with it. Sure enough, I wasn't the only one.

Lemming - Himorogi, Burn in Decisive Battle
 
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Mochi.Rin - A Sky Dyed Scarlet
I feel a bit guilty about this one, but figured if I was ever going to try this experiment then there weren't many other options that would suit it better. This is supposedly a remix of Sunny Milk's Scarlet Mist Incident, which itself was a remix of Sunny Rutile Flection and U.N. Owen was Her? combined into a single piece. The latter is among the most recognizable motifs in the entire franchise, so it shouldn't be that hard to hear it in an arrangement, even a more experimental one. As it is, I can't hear anything of either piece, much less the combo version. I've sometimes wondered about the quantity of "faked" remixes, where the arrangement is more inspired-by than adapted-from. What do y'all think?


??? - A Land Resplendent With Nature's Beauty (piano arrangement "2" from kkcwkoh)
It's important to cite your sources. I almost didn't use this for the feature, but I couldn't find another remix that respected the original motif in quite the same way (to be fair, it's a more obscure piece). If anyone recognizes the arrangement and can identify the artist, I'd very much appreciate it.


Mon Mari (Monmari?) - Star Voyage 2008
It was between this and a heavier rock arrangement, and between the two this seemed more in keeping with the spirit of the original (but it was close). Didn't find as many remixes as I'd hoped too; does that mean I get to call it an underrated piece?


BTW, I've technically skipped over a piece, but only because I'm saving it for later; I also doubt anyone remembers it anyway, considering its placement.
 
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MN-logic24 - Lunar Ark
I'd been looking for an instrumental, but I admit this duet is well executed. For this piece, the airy atmosphere is almost a necessity; it's the space song of Touhou, after all. I'm glad it's also high-energy; I would have settled for a quieter piece, but I think the motifs work better this way.


Secret Messenger - Disaster
There are a lot more arrangements of this piece then I expected, including a really impressive one by Aqua Style that I only passed on because it seemed fairly well known; maybe I'll share it at a later date. I imagine a slightly sinister sound in this remix which I don't believe is intentional, but nonetheless adds some depth to its progression.


Theking35 - A Drunkard's Lemuria ~ On the House
I intended for a remix of the Retro Ver. specifically, but it seems those who arrange the piece do their due diligence in tracking down the original and using that as their baseline. I actually appreciate this, especially as I consider the original to be the superior version, but as it isn't technically a Touhou piece its representation here technically bends the rules a bit. Then again, the "rules" are purely self-imposed, so the only one who'd take notice is me. The jazz take is unusual, and the harmony clashes a bit at times, but the melody still shines through.
 
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Machikado-Mapoze - Sky of Scarlet Perception
The title of this piece being reflective of the game's name makes it a difficult track to search for in Japanese, and a later track having the same name with a single additional word makes it equally difficult to search for in English. This is a relatively simple arrangement, but in a charming way, and by no means lacking in imagination.


Yamata no Orochi - Usual Days
The first iteration of this motif, and hardly the best, but still deserving of recognition. Representation seems to be lacking a bit, but I'm happy with this find.


Hako_FUJ850 - Heaven is Black, Earth is Yellow
A rough start on this one, but I think it balances out past the intro. I considered looking further, but I didn't want my personal preferences to dictate too heavily for this track, being that it's already well known and represented.
 
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Yuku Chobi - Chobi-san and Sakuya-tan's Daily Life
The audio is a bit messy, but the instrumentation is at least unique. Arrangements for this were scarce.


Missing Tracks:
{U2 Akiyama - Beautiful Nature Sight}
I found two Touhou remixes with the same name as this track, both of which were actually arrangements of different pieces. I suppose it is a bit generic, but I'd expect Touhou musicians to be a bit more careful.

Fantasy Nonet - Fragrant Plants
"Nonet" is apparently a musical group of nine people; the word is repeated twice with different spelling in the musician's alias, and I'm not sure what the nuance between them is. That aside, it's neat to find a music box arrangement from someone other than the usual masters.


Kaminogi Works - Dancing Water Spray ~Irish Session~
Most of the Dancing Water Spray remixes I find are mixed with other pieces, especially Fragrant Plants, which is understandable but inconvenient for my purposes here. This one showed up fairly early though, so I wasn't too worried.
 
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Ken Hisuag said:
Mochi.Rin - A Sky Dyed Scarlet
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What do y'all think?
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The bass at around 1:00 kinda reminds me of brazilian funk

Ken Hisuag said:
??? - A Land Resplendent With Nature's Beauty (piano arrangement "2" from kkcwkoh)
It's important to cite your sources. I almost didn't use this for the feature, but I couldn't find another remix that respected the original motif in quite the same way (to be fair, it's a more obscure piece). If anyone recognizes the arrangement and can identify the artist, I'd very much appreciate it.
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I've look through many sites and the author is possibly Zun (or Team Shanghai Alice which other sites said)

Source:

https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Strange_and_Bright_Nature_Deity_1_(CD)#Comentarios_de_ZUN

The link to the website inside the wiki above seems dead, but there's nothing that Wayback machine can't do, lol. Thankfully the link to the past (zelda game reference) is still available:

https://web.archive.org/web/20130602115423/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200708000492 (remember to translate to english)

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Some other sites also said the same thing, which is Zun made the comic with another author and Zun made the songs himself.

It seems like the comic has a total of 3 parts or volumes? I don't know.

Also the albums from 1-3 is here on the Moriya Shrine too:

https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/92-strange-and-bright-nature-deity-volumes-1-3/

 
Jaz:3 said:
Follow up from my previous first post. Here's the links to the creators AND the link to buy the albums if anyone wants to know

The People:

https://www.youtube.com/@tumenecoshoyusound2752/videos (I think it's in the previous post also bu watever)

https://www.youtube.com/@shoyusound/videos

https://twitter.com/TUMENECO/with_replies  (I think this is the name of the circle? I don't remember how I found this account... oh! maybe from another person on twitter)

https://shoyu-sound.jp/tumeneco  (their own website, cool)

The Music!!:

https://tmnc036ginga-hihu.tumblr.com/  (details about the album and link to buy)

https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/detail/detail.php?product_id=2378145  (the store, shipping fees finna go crazy...idk I don't shop online for goods overseas that much)

I kinda want to buy it tho...but I gotta ask my mom first...nothing goes in and out of the house without being unnoticed since I live with her. I don't think it'll be allowed tho...idk, it just maybe so.
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Followup on my followup...

TOUHOU FANS !!!!! Hear me.... you need to listen to this song NOW. In my previous post I said that I wanted to buy an album because the demo showcases some cool songs. But I checked their channel and...they uploaded an mv of the 1st track in the album.... I HAVE TO BUY THE ALBUM NOWWWWWWWW. It sounds so beautiful man! The quality is craaaaaaaAAAAaaazy. Everything is so... soo so good!! OMG I found something so cool (well to me atleast).

Now this is what I'm talking about, shit is is so good, it reminds me of myy days playing Osu! and finding so much cool songs! (that sounds like this one). ArgHHH, I gotta play Osu! again!

If people asked me why I want to live in this world or why I dont wanna die or whats purpose in life. I tell them 1 simple word: music. But that is among other things tho.

It also reminds me of what I wanna do in life. Now I don't tell this to anyone much except that time the teacher made us wrote our dreams in a note (tho what I wrote saying what I want to do is very small). I want to be (somehow) a musician. You know, songwriter, composer stuff. So I can make beautiful music like this one! Or I fail, then I guess all I can do is share and inspire others. (but how can I inspire others if I can't even do what I want to do? I'll get to that later someday)

So, yeah. I'm gonna beg my mom.

On the night of the two galaxy railways by TUMENCO (all translated from google)

Original song: Unknown Flower, Charming Journey, G Free, Hiroshige 36 ~ Neo Super-Express, Welcome to the Moon Tour Arrange: tomoya

Vocal: yukina & Mii (GET IN THE RING)

Lyric: yukina Source: Night on the Galaxy Express (Kenji Miyazawa)





Oh i forgot! Shoutout to the person on reddit that shared the info about the album. Without them I wouldn't have this moment. Or maybe I should thank god.

 
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I've look through many sites and the author is possibly Zun (or Team Shanghai Alice which other sites said)
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Pretty sure these are all references to the original piece, not the piano arrangement I posted. I appreciate your efforts, though.

Since it's minorly relevant and I want to further illustrate the point I was making, I'll share this example of lacking citation I found this week. I found this video first:

Samgold Production - Drunk as I like (rock remix)


Subsequently I came across another video using the same image, visualizer and music, but posted much more recently. The description was empty. I'll post the link without embedding it.


Well well well, who would have though? :sneaky:

If I find something without any citation, I can never be sure I'm getting it from the proper source. kkcwkoh has a fairly good reputation, which is why I chose to feature that piano remix anyway, but I'll probably never know who actually made the arrangement.
 
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Missing Tracks:
{U2 Akiyama - Swing a Fish to Drive Away Flies}

Huǒlú / Hi-ro (can't be sure) - Drunk as I Like (Ver.2)
I had options, but I thought the SNES soundfont complimented the goofy mood of this piece, especially with the Super Mario World style.


SoundChaos - Mairaku "Mock Dance" ~ Can you step on the dancing? (Beta Ver.) (?)
If anyone hasn't heard the "finished" version of this remix, I encourage them to look it up; it remains one of the most impressive arrangements I've heard in the franchise. I had intended to mention it here regardless, though it's already been featured here in the past. Then I came across this, which is ostensibly an early version of the arrangement. While I can't be sure of the authenticity of that claim, it is significantly different from the version I've heard before. Thus I felt duty-bound to take advantage of the situation.


Missing Tracks:
{U2 Akiyama - Free and Easy}

Sound Refil - Sky & Sea
I almost gave up on this one. "Ungai souten" is apparently a very popular title for musical media, so simple searches would often bring up a multitude of unrelated results (more on that in SMYL). Thankfully this impressive oriental folk remix popped up amongst it all, and I couldn't ask for better than that!


The remaining tracks shouldn't be nearly as difficult.
 
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As expected, these were a lot easier to find for than the previous week.

ALTERNATIVE - Crimson in the Black Sea ~ Legendary Fish
Jazz seems to be a popular choice for this piece. I can't say I'm surprised, though I was hoping for something a bit heavier. Nonetheless, this is a very good arrangement, and contrasts well with my other finds.


ajapa - Winter and Beyond
I anticipated the large-scale orchestral remixes, so this relatively lade-back folk stood out from the other options. Call it subversion, but I think it works.


muuniel - Heavenly Guide Salvation
Iffy on the title translation, but it's close enough. After deciding on the previous two features, I was fairly settled on a hard electronic remix for this piece. While this particular one doesn't do anything too extraordinary, it's a faithful adaptation which I'd argue does some of the motif transitions better than the original.
 
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these two songs would be great for April fools but that's 2 months ago. Hm... I can think of something else for that occasion though.

U.N Owen Was Her? from SilvaGunner but it's actually Child Protective Services Theme Song by Nero's Day at Disneyland.

Where I found it originally: https://twitter.com/rowster__/status/1800965377528299769

and

U.N Owen Was Her by SimTheNep but it's California Gurls by Katy Perry.

I can't find the song on any of their accounts tho...

Their channels:

https://www.youtube.com/@SimTheNep

https://www.youtube.com/@SimTheNepVGM (their 2nd channel)


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