The Mikunopolis Vocaloid concert at Anime Expo may have grabbed most of the headlines, but because I’m still throwing my stock in with human vocalists, none of the other concerts had me quite as excited as seeing Kalafina, Yuki Kajiura’s trio of vocalists in Keiko, Wakana, and Hikaru, perform at the Club Nokia. From their [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Ani-Jazz 1st Note – Review
Album Title: Ani-Jazz 1st Note Anime Title: Various Artist: Tokyo Brass Style Catalog Number: HMCH-1007 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: Nov 25, 2005 Purchase at: CDJapan
Posted in Soundtrack Reviews Tagged Ani-Jazz, Arrangement, brasta, Jazz, Tokyo Brass Style; jazz 6 Comments
A New Writer in Maskerade: Greetings and Salutations! And all that.
This is probably the hardest thing to do, this talking about oneself part. I mean, I could write a two thousand word article without thinking too hard about it, within some hours, with lots of coffee. But a self-introduction? That takes days, even weeks of introspection. I have to identify what it is that defines [...]
Nirgilis Performance in Club Nokia – Concert Report
Vocals are usually what make or break concert experiences. In fact, I’m willing to go as far as to say that I’ve yet to enjoy a concert where the singing didn’t at least reach some level of acceptable technical competence – that is, where at least the majority of the notes being sung are in [...]
Posted in Concert Report Tagged Birdy the Mighty Decode, Club Nokia, Concert Report, D.Gray-man, Deadman Wonderland, electronica, Eureka 7, Nirgilis 6 Comments
Mikunopolis: Hatsune Miku Live in Los Angeles – Concert Report
As I mentioned in my quick run-through of Anime Expo 2011, there wasn’t any event that left me quite as befuddled as this year’s Mikunopolis concert. The Mikunopolis concert was far outside my usual realm of experiences and I came out of it with more questions than answers. First off, the very concept of rendering [...]
Posted in Concert Report Tagged Anime Expo 2011, Concert Report, Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Len, Kagamine Rin, Mikunopolis, Vocaloid 16 Comments
