Musical Discoveries in Touhou Fandom

[Ken Hisuag]

On 11/13/2021 at 4:12 PM, buskerdog said:

I'm personally not in a rush for the next one myself, seeing as we've done quite a number of these by now.

Understandable. I just wanted clarification concerning formalities. I figure we won't want to start one in the middle of the holiday season, so if no one else brings it up I'll wait till next year.

I've been exploring some new genres lately. Nothing too extreme, but enjoyable nonetheless.

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ziki_7 - Riverside View
"Acid jazz," and coincidentally from ziki_7 of recent Sunken Sorrow fame!

Violet Delta - Mid-Autumn Snow
"Italo disco," with a kinda-sorta relevant title.

 

I'd like to have something relating to Thanksgiving, but I am no closer to determining a thematic genre than I was last year (beyond basic folk). But I'll post these anyway.

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TAMUSIC - Droplet of Broken Moon ~ Autumn Feast
Relevant title? It doesn't seem to be implicated in the arrangement, though . . .

Luster - Scarlet Apples
Still not "harvest-themed," but better. Deceivingly simplistic, but balanced.

 

 

[Ken Hisuag]

Back from an unplanned week off, having dived directly into the Christmas season. None of these arrangements are associated with the upcoming holiday, but I'm sure something will pop up before the year is up.

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Arumi - Greenwich in the Sky
A fairly straightforward remix that nonetheless appeals to me in some way. Something about the uncommon yet clean sound I suppose.

The Nimon - Satori Maiden ~ 3rd Eye
Despite being from what appears to be a small-time artist (at least for now), this has quite a professional sound. It may go on a bit longer than I'd like, but it still deserves some recognition.

CLAWZ - Hidden Teahouse
Sampling still isn't something I appreciate very much, but it's easily tolerated when backed by a quality arrangement. This piece balances out nicely, and maintains the forward progression I'm always looking for in music.

 

 

[Ken Hisuag]

It's late. I'm late.

Luckily, I had some pieces prepared.

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maritumix - Resonance
I really appreciate maritumix's style, but I wish he wouldn't do Hartmann's Youkai Girl and Desire Drive so often.

Hooded Edge - Swords of Disorder ~ The Last Judgement
A "new" chiptune artist, in as much as I haven't come across them before. It sounds a bit like PC-98, but it's actually SNES apparently.

Viruzio - Touhou: Player Score
For such a simple motif, this is finely handled. I detect a degree of sentiment that lends itself to the arrangement's tone.

 

 

[buskerdog]

Yo, is that Patchouli Knowledge from Touhou Project? Making Touhou arranges?

Anyway, I'm not sure if this could be called "ZUN-style", but it certainly has ZUNpet in it.

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[Ken Hisuag]

I was hoping some circle or other would do a Christmas style Perpetual Snow remix, but it hasn't happened, so Imma settle for this.

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Stas Gavrik - The Perpetual Snow of Komakusa Blossoms (Ambient Ver.)
I'm not really a fan of Gavrik's style, but I know others are, so . . .

 

This one labels itself as Christmas themed, and it does seem to carry elements thereof despite being primarily a straightforward metal piece.

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RoundLoudness - To you who spend the frozen eternal Xmas
Thematically appropriate or not, it's a good arrangement (feels a bit short for its structure, though).

 

This last one is a reshare, because I can't find anything else as suitable for the occasion.

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Lowlands Blossom - The Magical Tale of Marisa Kirismas
This remains my favorite LB remix, and potentially of the source piece itself.

 

 

[Ken Hisuag]

Happy New Year to all! I seek to start the year off strong, so this is one of those especially good arrangements I've been keeping saved for a while.

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fromadistance - Imperishable Night
One of those beautiful instrument blends that falls just outside of orchestral without becoming something else.

 

I hope anyone seeing this is doing alright. It's felt rather quiet here of late. God be with us all in these times.

[buskerdog]

13 hours ago, Ken Hisuag said:

It's felt rather quiet here of late.

True, I guess there's not much topic of conversation at the moment. I'll go and nag Jssf for another remix tournament. I think I'm going to stop doing monthly round-ups now as it takes more effort to make the posts than you'd think (and I didn't do one for last month anyway) but that doesn't mean I'm out of good arrangements to share!

Consider this a sort of mini-roundup for december. I've got a random assortment of genres this time.

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SPEEEEEEEN YaboiMatoi - Dark Side of Fate

 

Applice - Sanctuary

 

Demetori - Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures

 

Echoes Construction - If Your Eyes Are Jade Colour

 

 

[Drunken_Flower]

Happy new years guys
kinda late for that but hey
Happy new year

and even more late for christmas
....merry christmas
i found this masterpiece
wished i found it sooner

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[Ken Hisuag]

I almost posted this one closer to New Years, but figured I'd save it for later. This isn't that much later . . . Best to be careful this close to a tournament.

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maritumix - Tomorrow Will Be Illuminated Again ?
A much calmer piece than expected, and doesn't at all feel like a four minute track. Very nice.

 

 

[buskerdog]

AYAYAYAYA!

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Diao Ye Zong - A-Yah-YAh-YaH-YAH!

 

[Drunken_Flower]

just something cute
 

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Swing
not electro, just Swing

 

 

[Ken Hisuag]

Saturday was busy, consider this makeup.

Also RT7 is active, so focusing on original works for now.

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Consonances & Dissonances - Euphonious Phantom Act [1]
Why yes, this is an entire third of an album with cut-scenes. I haven't watched the video, but I have listened to the music, and I think the idea is novel enough to showcase here. I also can't remember if I've showcased the circle here before. Probably? Regardless, check them out if you haven't and are into Touhou original projects.

 

 

[Ken Hisuag]

I had taken to collecting original pieces for usage during tournaments. But now I have more tracks than I could possibly need, so this week will be a quick offload of some more familiar names in recent times.

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Eban (MiragEden[?]) - Foam Shadow's Flower Blooming in the Night Sky (Live Ver.) ~ Ephemeral Dream
Some obvious inspiration from Egoistic Flowers, but the motif is original. This is probably my favorite out of these three.

Aka Kyuketsuki - Undecided Fate of the Altered Strings ~ Idnis Mix
A "remastered" piece from the album Traces of Utopian Civilisation.

Miki Hiroyuki - The Hell's Supreme Monster ~ Behemoth's Blades
Nansei has always been a bit hit-or-miss for me, but this one's definitely a hit.

 

Also . . .

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I don't remember hearing anything about this track, although I do recall two others in the past year or so. I guess he's starting to do one-off compositions more often? Provided they're publicized properly, I certainly have no complaints.

ZUN - Red Every Day ~ Folksy Touhou days.

 

 

[Drunken_Flower]

15 hours ago, Ken Hisuag said:

Also . . .

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I don't remember hearing anything about this track, although I do recall two others in the past year or so. I guess he's starting to do one-off compositions more often? Provided they're publicized properly, I certainly have no complaints.

ZUN - Red Every Day ~ Folksy Touhou days.

 

 

oh i guess Beatmario is now the Touhou Official Channel

i havent heard this one
i heard primordial beat at beginning, then i guess it's original then followed by maiden cappricio.
where marisa?

[Shionne Imeris]

 

[Drunken_Flower]

4 hours ago, Shionne Imeris said:

 

oh yeah this circle been booming lately

[Shionne Imeris]

they're pretty new afaik but this one's quite nice

[Ken Hisuag]

Continuing to feature original works for now. These are from artists I'm less familiar with.

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Kaioshi K - Festival at the Shrine

SlowBro - Sway of the Breeze ~ Leaves of Auburn Hue

Fengyun - Fox Town Variation of Futatsuiwa

 

 

[Ken Hisuag]

One last round, once again belated. I need to expand my repertoire of ZUNish composers; too many of my collected features are from the same people. Hopefully I'm better prepared next time.

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yoiyami - Forest of Silver 2020 Ver.

GhoulMage - World Conflagration ~ HE DONE IT!
A more out-of-the-way discovery. The title and image make me think of Len'en, but no direct confirmation.

Ichigo-Paprika - I Made a Song for the Captain Without Permission

 

 

[buskerdog]

A few months ago Ken Hisuag shared a Nuclear Fusion remix by jesterdist here. Now I've run into a new Maiden's Capriccio / Love-Coloured Master Spark remix by them and it's pretty cool!

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[Drunken_Flower]

i found an album of latin touhou, mexican?
quite an interesting one

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[Ken Hisuag]

A recent request from @Josecrist led me searching for a multilingual vocal arrangement of Doll of Misery. Ultimately I didn't find the desired piece before the inquirer rediscovered it, but I can still share some of the other things I came across.

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Avlönskt - Bad Apple!! (Multilanguage Cover)
The key word "multilingual" immediately turned up this vocal cover of Cloudjumper's Bad Apple!! remix. The balancing could be better, but the performance is extraordinarily clean.

Dave Eddy - Doll of Misery (Metal Mix)
While clearly a cover, the performance and sound quality on this is worth experiencing.

Artifex - Doll's Story ~ Doll of Misery
This is one of those examples where I might want another term between "cover" and "remix." I should add "remaster" to those extra term in the tournament post . . .

Wrapping up with the Alioth arrangement (remix? metamix?) alluded to but not posted in the aforementioned request post. I looked it up, and it turned out to be really good.
Alioth - reflection

 

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by Ken Hisuag

[buskerdog]

Who are Pizuya's Cell and why is this the first I've heard of them and why is it so goooood?

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Pizuya's Cell - Crazy Clumsy Circus

 

 

Pizuya's Cell - Kaleidoscope

 

 

 

[Shionne Imeris]

4 hours ago, buskerdog said:

Who are Pizuya's Cell and why is this the first I've heard of them

i have no idea how pizuya is among more popular circles within 2hu, they mostly do metal, rock or sometimes both with bit of electronic elements too!

[Ken Hisuag]

I decided to go for a laid-back theme this week. Enjoy these low-energy relaxation pieces.

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MUON KAGURA - Goodbye. Thank You.
Slight swing, as opposed to full on swing.

Bit2 - BAD APPLE but it's in Major Key
I appreciate how much can be effected by this relatively basic premise.

N+ - ann ~calm warm Remix~
The major key idea applied and built upon.