M3-42 News

Halloween is coming up soon, but before that we have M3-42 on Oct 28th.

Mamyukka - 黒猫ハロウィンホテル (Black Cat Halloween Hotel)
Tim Burton-esque music group Mamyukka is releasing a Halloween-themed album centering on Kuroneko Hotel, a five-star (and presumably haunted) hotel in Halloween Town.

Hatsuki Yura - Sweet Halloween
Hatsuki Yura is also joining in on the Halloween fun with this new album.

Suzuhaya (Suzuha Yumi) - Salon de Bard
A collection of 4 songs written for one instrument and multiple voices. The concept revolves around a former witch-turned-bard. She opens a salon and uses music to heal the wounds in people's hearts.

A little bit (Goto Haruki) - ティム船長の航海日誌 (Captain Tim's Logbook)
The title says it all.

Utanoha (Takanashi Mako) - FUTURE＊MEMOIRS
A new album from Takanashi Mako.

Absolute Castaway (Nakae Mitsuki) - ASTRO=SIGN
Another entry to Nakae Mitsuki's celestial body fantasy series.

amorphous - daydream
After 6 years, amorphous returns with a new single to their "amorphous girl music" series. Participating vocalists are Katakiri Rekka and Ri9.

Yanagi Nagi - 小夜すがら
Yanagi Nagi's self-produced mini album. The theme is "sleepless nights". General sale of the mini album is tentatively set on Dec 12th, but you can get it early at M3-42.

kidlit (Fukami Chie) - the automatic life
"kidlit concept full album".

Rurou no Tami (Ataiwadareka) + Lotus root orchestra (Yuka) - Rulotus4
The fourth entry in a series of collaboration between Ataiwadareka and Yuka.

M3-41 News

Just a quick update. M3-41 will take place on Apr 29. It will also mark the 20th anniversary of M3.

Rokugen Alice - Blood of Sorrow
Rokugen Alice goes for classic horror with an album inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula. The songs are written from Mina's perspective.
https://www.blog.rokugen.net/?page_id=404

Hatsuki Yura - 虚構の楽園 (Kyokou no Rakuen)
A song collection of "ethnic dark fairy tale".
http://hatukiyura.sakura.ne.jp/kyokourak/

MISLIAR - Mystic◆Borderline
4th mini album.
http://www.misliar.net/misliar_mystic/

Occolle-Okka Works Collection-
A compilation album of vocal songs written by Mamyukka's Okka for non-Mamyukka projects. Participating vocalists include Mameko (Mamyukka, Sugar Bunny*), Nakae Mitsuki (Absolute Castaway), Gotoh Haruki (A little bit), Ikeda Show, Saitou Michiru (Skyer), Hatsuki Yura, Chikamori Kayako (Yousan bunko), Chi-na, and Kurosaki Kirito. There are also 2 instrumental tracks Okka has written for Mamyukka.
http://mamyukka.tank.jp/occolle/

The room of Show Ikeda & A little bit (Gotoh Haruki) & Yousan bunko (Chikamori Kayako) & Mamyukka - のらねこ秘密結社 (Noraneko Himitsu Kessha)
A collaboration between four doujin music circles. They'll also be holding a live on April 30th.
http://mamyukka.tank.jp/noraneko/

A little bit (Gotoh Haruki) - Club Patina
A jazzy CD of glamour and nightlife.
http://alittlebit.jeez.jp/patina/

Absolute Castaway (Nakae Mitsuki) - ASTRO=GRAPH
The latest addition to Nakae Mitsuki's heavenly body fantasy series.
https://astro-graph.tumblr.com/

MUSIRISCA (Yuria Miyazono) - Forest in the Mist
Yuria Miyazono's 2nd full album. "English words, soprano and fantasy chorus woven into an encounter in the forest of sorrow."
http://www.musirisca.com/cd/FIM.html

Lolita Neurosis (Rimiyu) - Dolores
18th CD from Rimiyu.
http://ln-dolores.tumblr.com/

Primary - Survive/Last moment
12th single.
http://primary-yuiko.com/12th_single/SL/

にゃーろんず (nyarons) - 徒然にゃるままに (Tsurezure nyaru mama ni)
nyarons is a pop unit formed by bassy and chika.
http://discus.noor.jp/nyarons/top.html

airy bird - 灰猫と眠る青い薔薇の城。 (Hai-neko to Nemuru Aoibara no Shiro.)
airy bird's 9th single is a "royal fantastic vocal CD".
http://airybird.moo.jp/bluerose.htm

M3-40 News: Fantasy

Mamyuuka - カラクリ百貨店 (Karakuri Hyakkaten)
Mamyukka's latest revolves around a mysterious department store.
http://mamyukka.tank.jp/karakuri/

Absolute Castaway (Nakae Mitsuki) - 刀心幻戯　憶 (Toshin Genki Oku)
Contains piano arranged version of all the tracks that appear in 刀心幻戯　序 (Toshin Genki Jo) and 刀心幻戯 (Toshin Genki), in addition to voice drama. The album also includes a new song that will appear in the group's next project.
https://toshin-oku.tumblr.com/

Hatsuki Yura - 妖華語り (Ayakashibanagatari)
The theme of Hatsuki Yura's new album will be youkai.
http://hatukiyura.sakura.ne.jp/ayakashibana/

Mishaoru - Starting
The 3rd (and possibly final) single of their Amusement Park Project "Shaorimu no Uso".
http://31style.moo.jp/mishaoru/presents2017/index.html

M3-39 News Part 1

There's still some time to go before M3-39, which will take place on Apr 30th.

152Hz - Figure Skating Compilation "KISS/CRY"
The concept of this album is "music that can be used for figure skating competition". It's split into "short program" and "free skating". There are songs from various genre, both instrumental and vocal.
http://152hz.soragoto.net/project/FSC/

MISHAORU - Closed parade
Folk female vocal duo is starting a new project called 遊園地プロジェクト 「シャオリムの嘘」 ("Project Amusement Park 'Shaorimu's Lies'"). "Closed parade" is the 1st single in the series, and there are 2 more singles planned.
http://31style.moo.jp/mishaoru/presents2017/

MemoriaSeries - メモリア書店 (Memoria Shoten)
An album that revolves around a fictitious book shop. Each song in the album corresponds to a different literary genre, such as mystery, horror, fantasy, adventure etc.
http://memoriaseries.nobody.jp/bookstore/

space. (kidlit/Fukami Chie) - PARADIGM SHIFT
Fukami Chie is now going by the new name kidlit. You might notice the name "kidlit" in the soundtrack of last year's anime Stella no Mahou. space. is the name of her new solo doujin circle, and "Paradigm Shift" will be her 1st EP under her new name.
https://www.kidlit.today/kl001

Episodes & Melody (Azell) - Oxygen
A new instrumental CD with atom as the theme. Each track is composed with a different chemical element in mind.
http://www.ep-melody.com/circle/oxygen/

A little bit (Goto Haruki) - 紅茶店マスカテル (Koucha-ten Muscatel)
The circle's 13th CD. The concept is a tea house.
http://alittlebit.jeez.jp/muscatel/

foolen - f for fetishism
foolen's new album.
http://foolen.web.fc2.com/fff2/

Mamyukka - エッカルト・ユンカーの驚異の部屋 (Eckart Junker's Wunderkammer)
Trust Mamyukka to come up with something different every time. The theme of their latest CD is the cabinets of wonder, also known as wunderkammer.
http://mamyukka.tank.jp/wunder/

M3-38 News Part 1

Yup, it's that time of year again. M3-38 will take place on October 30th.

Mamyukka - 世界空想楽大系 (Sekai Kuusougaku Taikei; World Fantasmusica System)
Mamyukka's 1st ever best album (and 17th CD). The album contains 15 tracks in total: 12 previously released tracks, 2 re-recorded tracks, and 1 new track. The album will also include an 80-page guide book detailing all their past music releases, from Evilz right up to M3-37's Theatre Etoile.
http://mamyukka.tank.jp/

MUSIRISCA (Yuria Miyazono) - Filou E.P.
Yuria's new EP previews 3 tracks that will appear in her upcoming album (to be released in 2017). The EP also includes a bonus track. The theme of the EP is a fragment about the forest of sorrow, woven with English words and multitrack chorus. FYI she also performed the vocal for one of the BGMs in this season's TV anime series Shuumatsu no Izetta.
http://www.musirisca.com/

SnowApple x I.L.C-Image Leaf Craft- x Tokkuri Kyuusu x FataMorgana - べつのせかい (Betsu no Sekai)
A collaboration between vocalist YuNa (FataMorgana), vocalist Kunii (Tokkuri Kyuusu), the circle SnowApple and composer Orikura Toshinori (I.L.C-Image Leaf Craft-).
http://fatamorgana.jp/

Kurayami Yokocyo x Episodes & Melody x Kimi no Oto. - Like a Night Fish - 川底幻燈イメージアルバム (Kawazoko Gentou Image Album)
A bit of an odd duck, this album is an "image compilation CD" for Kurayami Yokocyo's self-published manga Kawazoko Gentou. The composers are Azell (Episodes & Melody), Mashima Cocoro (Kimi no Oto.) and a_hisa. Takizawa Ichiru sings one of the tracks. An ambient album with a very dreamy feeling to it.
http://www.ep-melody.com/circle/ramune/

Seardrop (Sennzai) - Arrêter le temps
Vocalist Sennzai's 1st solo album. I don't know much about her, but I like what I've heard of the crossfade demo.
http://seardrop.net/secd0001/

Ether - 闇堕精霊譚
Ether has totally gone over to the high fantasy zone ever since they got Erumu Nagi as their vocalist. Anyway, their latest CD is a dark fantasy album told through battle symphonic rock, featuring female vocal and multitrack chorus in a make-up language.
http://www.ether-music.com/