Album Title: RPG Anime Title: [C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control Artist: School Food Punishment Catalog Number: ESCL-3668 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: May 11, 2011 Purchase at: CDJapan
Author Archives: Aftershok
Thoughts on the East Asian “Idol Culture” Part 1
Part 1: Idol Bodies, Idle Minds There was a time where musicians were like meticulous artists brushing paint onto a canvas: noble Bohemians living for their art; here, I lament musicians becoming more and more like the brush itself: a replaceable tool that can be used and disposed.
Posted in Analysis, Editorials, General, Random Thoughts Tagged criticism, idol culture, idolization, idols, japan, korea, moe, music industry, OP/ED, piracy, Random Thoughts, rants, snsd, wondergirls 23 Comments
Aftershok Composes: Hare Hare Yukai for Four Saxophones
Yuki, Haruhi, Mikuru, and shadowy Unit-01 are back for a second helping of OP/ED rearranging shenanigans, and this time it’s the sequel to last week’s “Bouken Desho Desho?”: “Hare Hare Yukai.” Willed into existance by Haruhi herself, this sax quartet arrangement had a bit of a rocky inception.
Posted in Compositions Tagged Arrangement, composition, Hare, hare hare yukai, Haruhi, OP/ED, Quartet, Saxophone, Suzumiya, yukai 5 Comments
Aftershok Composes: Bouken Desho Desho for Four Saxophones
It’s been almost an entire two days in the making, but, at last, I am proud to present to you all the culmination of nearly 48 hours’ worth of work, sweat, and instant noodles. Written/arranged by me and performed by my four other identical quintuplet brothers (pictured), this arrangement of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya‘s [...]
Posted in Compositions Tagged Arrangement, Bouken, Desho, Haruhi, Quartet, Saxophone, Suzumiya, Unlimited Saxophone Works 14 Comments
Arrangement: Rasmus Faber Presents: Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol. 2~ – Review
Album Title: Rasmus Faber presents Platina Jazz ~Anime Standards Vol.2~ Anime Title: Various Artist: Rasmus Faber, Niklas Gabrielsson, Emily McEwan Catalog Number: VICP-64900 Release Type: Arrangement Release Date: November 17, 2010 Purchase at: CDJapan
Posted in Soundtrack Reviews Tagged Anime Jazz, Arrange Album, Arrangement, Brain Powered, Emily McEwan, Fruits Basket, Howl's Moving Castle, Jazz, Macross, Macross Frontier, Niklas Gabrielsson, Rasmus Faber, Record of the Lodoss War, Rurouni Kenshin, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Toradora!, Vision of Escaflowne 10 Comments
