Showing posts with label C77 info. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C77 info. Show all posts

Sunday, February 14, 2010

C77 Info Dump: Afternoon Lullaby

Clock Music - Watashi Iro no Ryuusen (私色の流線)
Consists mostly of soft ballads, this album contains songs from Clock Music's previous M3-24 release, sakura, as well as new composition.
http://clock-music.net/

FataMorgana & Mangetsu Cake Project. - Kogumo no Kokoro, Yume no Kaze (こぐまのこころ/夢の風)
A much delayed collaboration between YuNa and her real life older sister, Sakura Neko. This is the tale of a little bear named Theodore, and as expected, this album is a string of fluffy, adorable lullabies.
http://fatamorgana.jp/

mimei - Zenmaijima Kitan (ぜんまい島綺譚)
The latest addition to mimei's toki-jiku series, with a markedly tone-down Japanese flair. Somewhat streamlined by mimei's usual standard, but the single is so compact that fewer tracks work well to mimei's advantage. The scenario behind this single is a murder mystery in the tradition of Edogawa Ranpo.
http://totsu-kuni.net/

solfa - heart to heart ~from iyunaline to solfa 2~
solfa's second compilation album features tracks from 12 female vocalists, including Katakiri Rekka, Annabel, yuiko, Rita, Yanagi Nagi, Chata, Itou Kanako and others. The music leans towards the sugary pop variety.
http://www.solfa.asia/

Vagrancy - Fluff Original Arrange Mini Album
Shikata Akiko's orgel arrange mini album, songs include Umineko no Naku Koro ni and Katakoi from the Umineko mini album, and songs from Istoria ~Musa~.
http://www.vagrancy.jp/

Sunday, January 31, 2010

C77 Info Dump: Midnight Serenade

Luna-Haze - Broken-Chord
Luna-Haze latest project is tinted with a jazzy vibe, and in the case of Itou Kanako's Last Melody, a bossa nova flavour. The voice drama component of this album is more easy to follow than Luna-Haze previous projects, which is not a bad thing at all. With Broken-Chord, Luna-Haze has struck a perfect balance between music and voice drama.
http://www.luna-haze.com/

Maisie - Mellow (メロウ)
Maisie is a new group started out in 2009, formed by Nonomiya Ayumi (野宮あゆみ), Nashimoto Yui (梨本うい), and Akai Ryusei (紅い流星), all of them quite famous in Nico Nico Douga. Maisie's second mini album is a distinctly hybrid entry, comprising of jazz, pop, and rock. This group has the potential to become a unique presence in the doujin music world.
http://maisiexxx0000.sakura.ne.jp/

PolyphonicBranch - Re:collection
PolyphonicBranch has released quite a collection of vocaloid singles and albums in the past, but they have also released singles with real vocalists. Re:collection features vocalists kikuyo, Chata, b, and Yanagi Nagi. Relatively upbeat pop with just a shade of wistfulness, but the most interesting entry is the song heaven, an ethereal ballad sung by b, who was featured on Voltage of Imagination's Sonzai no Tadashisa ha Fuzai alongside Chata. If you are interested in her music, she has posted all her solo singles and albums on her website for free.
http://www.polyphonicbranch.com/
b's official website

Sayonara 20dai Seisaku Iinkai - Jiritsu ~Sayonara 20dai~ (而立 ~さよなら20代~)
A doujin musicians' farewell to their twenty-something-year-old self, with Chata on vocal. The album starts with Auld Lang Syne, then the style progresses onward as if the album itself is also growing up from the innocent, upbeat twenty to the mature, ambivalent thirty.
http://goodbye-twenties.com/

Sentimental Vector + Iemitsu. - none
A single featuring Chata on vocal, with a faint tint of binaria and RUN GIRLS RUN though with a more prominent sense of rhythm.
http://www.sen-vec.com/

Sunday, January 24, 2010

C77 Info Dump: Bittersweet Pop and Assortment

3x6 - SUBHUMAN
A group specialized in creating doujin music for existing series, this time it brings along an image album for the cyberpunk anime series, serial experiments lain. It includes a remix version of Duvet, as well as other original tracks. Music-wise, the album conveys well the cold, chaotic, ambivalent atmosphere of the anime series.
http://3x6x.com/

Barbarian On The Groove - op.Comrade
BOG's 4-CD best album. The first 3 CDs are devoted to Shimotsuki Haruka, Marie, and Chata respectively. The fourth CD consists of songs sung by "various divas", including Katakiri Rekka, yuiko, Naki, Miglen, and others.
http://www.astronotes.jp/bog/

Corky Voce - Ambient Dreamer
Corky Voce comprises of Fujimiya Kei (composition, arrangement) and Hirose Sayaka (lyrics and vocal). They started out in 2008 with their first single Corky Voce, and Ambient Dreamer is their first album. This is J-pop at the edge of a razor blade.
http://www.corkyvoce.com/

forest - Lorelei -Die Lorelei-
hana's (also known as usa) mini solo album. Unlike the light pop/ballad from her collaboration with Kobayashi Onyx, this mini album has a slightly harder edge. Several members of Usa Colony, which hana is a part of, have contributed to this mini album. Track 3 features a duet between hana and RegaSound's Ramuda-jan.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hana/forest/

MiddleIsland - FrizzellWeisen
Relentless flamboyance and bitterness in eight shot glasses, accompanied by piano and a violin that at times sings and at other times wails. This album features five songstresses: Mutsuki, Sakamoto Chiaki, Aosaki Shizuku, Yuka, and Murasaki.
http://www.middleisland.net/

Voltage of Imagination - Kusoh Katsugeki
A collection of pseudo anime songs, Kusoh Katsugeki is not a gem, but a jewellery box containing ten real gems. From MintJam's J-rock to Yanagi Nagi's energetic pop, from Shimotsuki Haruka's gentle folk song to Mitose Noriko's inorganic timbre, Katakiri Rekka's gothic twist and Fukami Chie's eerie oriental blend, this album has everything.
http://www.voltagenation.com/

WAVE - ELEM. FABLE
The final chapter to WAVE's four-part tribute to Type Moon. This album is derived from WAVE's previous Tsukihime arranged album, Tsukigatari, but with new arrangement and more guest vocalists. An arranged album should bring both something old and something new to the pre-established world, and this album is no different. Most notable is the first track and the final track, both of which are derived from the same BGM, with vastly different but no less inspiring result.
http://www.circle-wave.net/

Note: ELEM. FABLE has a disc 2 that contains WAVE's older Tsukihime albums Tsukigatari and Tsukiteru -tu:ki- in mp3 format. Please leave a comment if anyone would like me to upload them.

As well, please leave a comment if you have any other request.

Friday, December 25, 2009

C77 News Part 6 + Trouble for Katakiri Rekka?

流浪の民 (Rurou no Tami) will be releasing a new album called 夢幻放浪記. 16 tracks in total, 4 of which will be new songs.
http://www3.to/dareka/

Shikata Akiko, under the circle name Vagrancy, will be releasing fluff ~Orgel Arrange Mini Album. It will contain the orgel version of Umineko no Naku Koro ni and Katakoi, along with four other songs.
http://www.vagrancy.jp/

WAVE will round out its four-part TYPE-MOON tribute with ELEM. FABLE, a Tsukihime arranged and imaged sound album based on WAVE's earlier Tsukihime arranged albums. Not only have they brought back Katakiri Rekka and Rem, who were responsible for vocal in Tsukigatari, they have also invited Chata, Misawa Aki, Sakurai Anna, and K.Juno.
http://www.circle-wave.net/

Katakiri Rekka will be releasing a new CD called 月夜の道化師よ、狂乱に嗤え。 Unfortunately, there is very little information at the moment.

In addition to that, Rekka has announced on her blog that the M3-24 CD Katakiri Shiki * Mousou Rumba will no longer be on sale. Kodansha, the publishing company who owns the right to Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, has issued a warning that the CD is in violation of its copyright. So for now, the CD will be discontinued until further notice.

http://rekka.jp/

Sunday, December 20, 2009

C77 News Part 5

Asriel will be participating in C77, which is something of a surprise since in recent years they only released new doujin material at M3. In any case, their latest maxi single is called Devils Lullaby, and it will have 3 tracks. Samples tracks are available on the website.
http://www.asriel.jp/m/

little white snow's latest is an original vocal album called Snow White. A preview edition of one of the songs to be included in the album was released at M3-24.
http://snow-illusion.com/circle/or07/

MiddleIsland will be releasing an original vocal album titled Frizzell Weisen. It will feature Nakajima Misaki and five female vocalists, including Murasaki, 睦鬼 (Mutsuki), 坂本千明 (Sakamoto Chiaki), 蒼咲雫 (Aosaki Shizuku), and Yuka.
http://www.middleisland.net/fw/
P.S. What's with the sexy cover art?

Seifuu Meigetsu will be releasing HAMELN Limited ver, which will contain two songs from HAMELN (released at M3-24), one new song, three instrumental pieces, and two voice drama tracks. Hatsuki Yura will not only be responsible for the vocal, she will lend her voice in the drama tracks.
http://otogibako.net/hameln/index200912.htm

Saturday, December 19, 2009

C77 News Part 4

3x6 & Subrocrecordings will be releasing a serial experiments lain image album titled Subhuman. Notable guest artists include binaria's Nagao Yoshihisa and RUN GIRLS RUN's Fukami Chie.
http://3x6x.com/

love solfege' has announced its newest project at last. It's called "the note of satanism", and as expected, the premise behind the album is demons and satanism. This album marks the introduction of a new member, 綾野えいり (Ayano Eiri), who will be responsible for vocal. Guest vocalists include 月子 (Tsukiko), Jenya, Katakiri Rekka, and 西沢はぐみ (Nishizawa Hagumi).
http://lovege.noki.tv/

Luna-Haze's latest project will be a 1-CD voice drama/music album called Broken-Chord. After the futuristic detective drama of Milde-Sorte and medieval fantasy a la Dies=Nova, the story of Broken-Chord will take place in a 20th-century American city, hence expect some light swing and bossa nova.
http://www.luna-haze.com/

mimei, continuing its 非時toki-jiku series, will be releasing a single titled ぜんまい島綺譚. According to the blog, the story and the lyrics of this single are inspired by Edogawa Ranpo (the father of Japanese mystery novels), Mother Goose, and Hans Christian Andersen.
http://totsu-kuni.net/

Shoujo Byou's C77 entry will be an "original fantasy vocal" single called 慟哭ルクセイン. The premise of the single will be about the friendship between a boy and a black wolf. Sample track to be posted.
http://www.girldisease.com/

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

C77 News Part 3

Alieson has announced that they will not be releasing a new CD at C77. Instead they will be giving out for free an 8-page booklet called Recollections Memories2009, detailing the albums they have released in 2009, as well as information on their 2010 spring project.
http://www.alieson.net/html/

Chata will be releasing a new album under her own circle, Usagi Kinoko. The title of the new album is Kaleidoscope. There will be 11 tracks in total.
http://chata.moo.jp/

FataMorgana's こぐまのこころ/夢の風 will finally be released at C77. A promo video is available.
http://fatamorgana.jp/

Hana to Onyx and Usa Colony will be sharing a booth this year. forest (usa, also known as Hana) will be releasing a mini album called ローレライ (Lorelei, or Die Lorelei). The mini album will include the song from the preview CD released at M3-24, along with four new songs.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hana/forest/

hi-mi is releasing a "girl's compilation album" called Ring. Members include Yuka, Fukami Chie, frayja, Ataiwadareka, くにい (Kunii), with 甲斐ゆう (y.Kai) as the project leader.
http://himi.youyou901.com/ring/

The tracklist for Rokugen Alice's latest album 骨董店 『Mystique』 has been announced. According to the info on the site, they have included mystery element in this album. A limited special CD titled 骨董店 『Mystique』 ~或る画家の肖像~ will also be available at the event. A promo video for the album has been posted on the site.
http://www.rokugen.net/

STELS806/Queen of Wand has announced its latest album will be called 迷宮ヲトメ図鑑.
http://www.stels806.com/

A 6-minute PV for Voltage of Imagination's Kusoh Katsugeki has been posted on Youtube and NicoNico Douga. To watch the PV, scroll down until you see the logos for Youtube and NicoNico, then click on one of the logos.
http://www.voltagenation.com/katsugeki/index.html

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Umineko at C77 + Rokkenjima in Love

猫招き歌劇団 (responisible for the ending themes of Umineko ep 2, 3, and 4) has announced that they will be releasing a Umineko image single titled Wonderful World. Once again, 本木咲黒 will be the vocal.
http://www.roundbooster.com/index.html

Umineko Motion Graphic vol. 6, titled なかない君と贖いの幻想, will also be released at C77. Once again, the release will include three songs, wallpapers, and a new music video clip. The demo version of the new song is available for download.
http://www.kawachi.zaq.ne.jp/dpenu801/higurashi/

Umineko Image Album "Rokkenjima in Love" will be released on Dec 23. Sample tracks are available on the website. Notable participants include Misawa Aki, Katakiri Rekka, mewlist, 本木咲黒, xaki, onoken, dai, ラック眼力, Noe (Enfance fini), Sound Holic.
http://www.animate.tv/pv/details.php?id=1259726117

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

C77 News Part 2

I'm way behind on the C77 news, and I apologize for the delay.

AYUTRICA will be releasing its second album, titled The Rose Garden of Nightmare. It will include songs from its previous two singles plus new songs, so it appears the new album will be related to the setting of the singles.
http://ayutrica.s-lea.com/

Corky Voce's first album will be called Ambient Dreamer. Sample tracks are available on the website.
http://www.corkyvoce.com/

eme*R, 流浪の民's あたいわだれか (Ataiwadareka), and 黒川庵 (Kurokawa Umi; she has apparently worked with Absolute Castaway's Nakae Mitsuki a lot) have formed a new group called くろたみ (Kurotama), and they'll be collaborating on a project called 対の姫君 やさかたまひめものがたり, a music/voice drama album with a Japanese setting. eme*R will be responsible for the voice drama; Ataiwadareka on composition, arrangment, and vocal; Kurokawa Umi on lyrics. Lotus root Orchestra's Yuka will also be lending her singing voice to the project, along with her artwork (she uses the name ukan when she works on illustrations).
http://www.kurokawaan.com/attic/tamahime/

Laudese will be releasing a new album called fefnir. 沢水遥奈 (Sawamizu Haruna) herself will be responsible for most of the composition and lyrics, as well as vocal. Sample tracks are up on the site.
http://www.laudese.jp/

Lotus root Orchestra's upcoming single will be titled プラウドスノウ (Proud Snow?). Yuka will be responsible for composition, lyrics, arrangement, and vocal.
http://yk.cage.to/

matiere and crouka join forces and produce a new alternative rock album called Aphrodita, with Ikeda Show on vocal.
http://matiere.main.jp/CMCD001/

solfa's latest will be a compilation album titled heart to heart ~from iyunaline to solfa2~. Quite a grand cast of vocalists, including Chata, Rita, Katakiri Rekka, Itou Kanako, Duca, Annabel, yanagi nagi, yuiko, コツキミヤ (Kotsuki Miya), 結月そら (Yuizuki Sora), 悠季 (yuki), and iyuna.
http://www.solfa.asia/

空色絵本 (Soraero Ehon) will be releasing a news single called 人影. Sample tracks are available.
http://www.sorairoehon.net/

Voltage of Imagination has released sample tracks for all the songs to be included in its latest project, Kusoh Katsugeki. As expected, it's sounding great. To listen to the sample tracks, just click on the little banners listed 1, 2, 3, etc.
http://www.voltagenation.com/katsugeki/index.html

Here's a certain intriguing release I've been wondering about for some time. Apparently a group of artists who are born in the year 1979 decided to get together and produce a graduation album titled 而立 〜さよなら20代〜 (literally "Goodbye, Twenties"). The aforementioned musicians include Chata, bermei.inazawa, zts, ESTi, Oshima Hiroyuki, k-shi, mewlist, interface, and くない瓜 (Kunaiuri). They even have a profile for each of them on the website.
http://goodbye-twenties.com/

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

C77 News Part 1 + Katakiri Rekka

The website for Voltage of Imagination's C77 album, Kusoh Katsugeki, has officially opened. They seem to have paired up vocalists with composers they've worked before. Annabel and bermei.inazawa formed anNina; Katakiri Rekka collaborated with Morrigan on Kara no Kyoukai image album; Shimotsuki Haruka worked with Oshima Hiroyuki on one of VoI's Orbital Maneuver album; Clock Music's ぺーじゅん has collaborated with Chata on quite a few projects, and so on. Sample tracks for three of the songs are up on the site.

http://www.voltagenation.com/katsugeki/index.html

In other news, Rokugen Alice has announced its latest album will be titled 骨董店 『Mystique』, and it looks like it's another tie-in with their earlier album, Omen of Seven.

http://www.rokugen.net/

Other groups that have announced they will participate in C77 at the moment include Alieson, FataMorgana, love solfege, Hana to Onyx, Lotus root Orchestra.

Katakiri Rekka has posted on her blog that she's suffering from a broken bone, and she's not allowed to walk or stand. Best wishes to her. Hopefully she will recover soon.

http://rekka.jp/