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Hey guys, hellcove here. Its been a while since I wrote anything here. But I am back with some selection of new and old Vocaloid music alike for the pleasure of the ear. But first, here an eye-candy.

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Album Review - Rhythmism

Right after our dear editor Rei-san wrote her producer spotlight post for the Vocaloid music producer Rerulili (link), I was prompted to write and publish a review for one of Rerulili's latest Vocaloid album - Rhythmism.

Guess it's never be too late to talk about good (old) Vocaloid albums.

Do check out the short clip below. It's actually the crossfade for the said album which was released on NicoNicoDouga (NND) one day after the official release date of this album!



Fans of Rerulili would know that this talented producer often compose songs with music style of various genres, particularly pop and ballads. While being famous for songs such as Knife (link) and Mr. Music (link), Rerulili opted for a different genre in this album - the jazz genre (a.k.a VocaJazz).

More importantly, check out the song list below!

1. Rhythmism
2. Dancing男子！～Latin House Remix～
3. JOYRIDE ～Rhythmism Ver.～
4. PassionFruit
5. 雨が降って。
6. お金がない
7. ずっとこのまま
8. DICE
9. 翼 ～Rhythmism Ver.～
10. あの日のままで

It did not came in as a surprise when Rerulili started to compose songs with the vocaloid Gumi as vocals. And the vocal strength of V3 Gumi (Sweet) was once again demonstrated in the song 雨が降って。, where the simple but melodious tune highlighted that sweet vocal. "Kawaii" may be the only suitable word I could think of to properly describe this song~

The next song - お金がない - featured V3 Gumi (Power). The way the drum sounded in this song would definitely leave a deep impression on listeners as it made the song extremely catchy.



But I still believe that Megurine Luka is still the undisputed Queen of Jazz. And Rerulili added another powerful Jazz song - PassionFruit - to further strengthen Luka's position. I am sourcing the video clip below from Youtube though...



But still, do not be contented... not yet! I've saved the best for last!

My most recommended song from this album had to be "Dancing 男子！～Latin House Remix～" which featured the vocals of Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka and the Kagamine twins! I believe this is a very catchy jazz song that have lots of pop song elements. This would have been a great hit song that would add to the fame of Rerulili if he had release it publicly on NND (such a waste!).

I've just realized that the original song (non-remix) was 1st feature in 2009 as past of the EXIT TUNES PRESENTS Supernova album (link). Anyhow, do enjoy the original "Dancing 男子" song in the link below!



Hope you woud enjoy the complete Rhythmism album (if you are able to get your hands on one)

P/S: Apparently there's a deeper meaning to the title of this album. The album title - Rhythmism - was chosen because it shows the ideology of rhythm by the producer - a tempo that may be shared in several songs from a variety of music styles (source). I guess that definitely reflects Rerulili's great talent in various music genres.

Album review - Gliese

[hellcove] An album review by alex. 

Gliese by Nem. 

Len X Gumi. That's definitely a rare and interesting pairing. This pairing was featured in the album Gliese by the producer Nem. To me, Nem's songs are often light and simple, and yet these songs have a immerse sentimental and romantic character to them. Some of Nem's hit songs include アリスにさよなら . The album Gliese contains everything, if not, more than what you would expect from a producer as popular as Nem.

Nem's songs are not your regular pop/rock songs.
While most of his songs have a upbeat tempo similar to those of the common rock band songs,
these songs often have a rather heavy and dark feel to them.
Furthermore, Nem is also an awesome utaite (singer)
You can check out some of his covers on NND here (link).

Now, back to the album review.
This is Nem's second album, Gliesse which launched at the end of 2011.
Practically this album featured the many facets of Nem's music style.

1. 宵闇のアウグスティン　/　鏡音レン
2. LOVE DEATH　/　鏡音レン
3. 嗚呼、素晴らしきニャン生　/　GUMI×鏡音レン
4. Oasis No.404　/　GUMI
5. virgin suicides　/　鏡音レン
6. 夢喰い白黒バク　/　鏡音レン
7. a song flying to you　/　GUMI
8. Somatic Delusion　/　GUMI×鏡音レン
9. Stoic Party　/　鏡音レン
10. 星を渡る鳥　/　鏡音レン

First impressions:

• 星を渡る鳥 - As the cover song, it left a deep impression on me (I have to admit, I am a sucker when it comes to Len solo pieces)
• virgin suicides - Guess Rin ain't the only Kagamine twin who could do good rock song. Nevertheless, Nem is definitely impressive with his use of Len's voicebank.
• 夢喰い白黒バク - this song was once on the top spot of the Weekly VocaRan. Quickly listen to this song to find out why.

Second thoughts:

• Stoic Party - The electric guitar intro drawn me to this song while Len's vocals kept me clicking the replay button.
• Somatic Delusion - Kinda reminds me of his previous work,  アリスにさよなら
• A song flying to you - Well, I do have a soft spot for sentimental songs. And this song filled in that gap, along with other Vocaloids songs such as Just Be Friends.