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Musical Discoveries in Touhou Fandom

Starchemy - The Final Blood Moon
"Trance-like" it may be, but the soundfonts really remind me of chiptune hybrid. In any case, hard to go wrong with a "Septette" remix; I appreciate the low tone mixed with high tempo in this take (probably the nature of the genre, but I don't claim to know).

Yellow Zebra - SEA TRIPPER!
From the intro alone, one might guess this was a "Murasa" arrangement. The flow of performance puts this close to 'tournament worthy' for me, though I wish I could find the lyrics.

Zing - Memento of All Organisms
Just happening to catch Zing on return, and with quite the ambitious full-flavor production if I perceive things correctly. I'll be keeping an eye on this channel for sure now.
 
Kiraniya - Hiroari Shoots a Strange Bird
"Audacious" was the word that occurred to me, but in an admiring sense; the start is so unassuming, I simply wasn't prepared for where it went. I'm used to this genre sacrificing all semblance of melody for impact, but this performance preserves it instead; turns out that's very effective. Henceforth I may point to this as my standard for the style.

udongear - Omniscience
Labeled "chiptune," and it technically is, only it's not trying overly hard to sound like it, which ironically makes it stand out a bit more. Quite the creative take on the source motifs, too.

Plazzap & Artifex - Nostalgic Lamentation
Been holding this for far too long; by far my favorite composition from this album, possibly the entire Consonances & Dissonances library. The title is a perfect summation of what the performance sounds like: reflective, with equal parts fondness and regret; the perfect encapsulation of memory.
 
Saroth - Silk Road Alice
Surely I've shared Saroth's work here before? But searching doesn't turn anything up . . . Well, about time then. The musician's repertoire goes quite a bit beyond Touhou (I think my first encounter was regarding Cave Story), and at all times involves intricate chiptune performances worthy of the genre's best.

KevNewgraha - A Midsummer Fairy's Dream
Proof that quality arrangements aren't defined by their soundfonts. Maybe it's the mastering, or some technique of experience, but whatever the reason I can hear and appreciate the difference it makes.

AIKA - The Grimoire of Alice
A proper hard-hitter to wrap up. There's aspects to this form of EDM progression that I normally dislike, but they're employed more tastefully here than usual; I would that other musicians in the genre arranged in similar manner.
 
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ashikuu - Mary, the Magician
Perfect instrumentation, and while the progression is essentially unchanged, creative expression is evident in the arrangement itself, especially in the background accompaniments.

Thysis - The Sky Where Cherry Blossoms Flutter Down
Unique instrumentation for the intro, and then it just keeps doing that until adding the underlying leitmotif about halfway through. I really like this sound, though I wish it had been utilized in further remixing.

GaMetal - Septette for a Dead Princess
Standard instrumentation, but with the skill of a professional to apply it beyond its standard sound (he even got the zunpets in there!). The bridge riff is especially good in this performance.
 
Recently found another zunish pseudo-soundtrack (i.e. an original composition album formatted as an OST to a non-existent Touhou fangame), and realized I have precedent to feature such things here again! Touhou Chikakaihō ~ Legendary Undersea Treasure Seal is a collaboration of several musicians without a consolidating group title; Kyo-Sensei stands out as the primary contributor, but all involved brought something to the album. There's meant to be an aquatic theme (not for the first time, but it often works out well), which I perceive expressed in the instrumentation, but with refreshing variety.
Kyo-Sensei - Rising Tides of the Azure Waters


Kyo-Sensei - Dance of a Thousand Wells


paulalee - Tides of the Eternal Moon ~ Pisces Whale of The Bermuda Triangle
 
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