supercell – The Bravery March 12, 2013

Track Listing

1. The Bravery
2. She is my senior
3. Aozora
4. The Bravery (TV Edit)
5. The Bravery -Instrumental-
6. Aozora -Instrumental-
7. The Bravery (TV Edit) -Instrumental-

1. The Bravery

I was loathing coming into this single because of my dislike of Koeda (as everyone knows).  It seems like ryo wanted to try something different than something like “Giniro Hikousen” and FINALLY ryo found something that actually works for her because she doesn’t sound dreadful, but once again the song is TOO long (6 minute song) and it’s a rock song.  I actually quite surprised at how much I enjoyed The Bravery and is about as good as “My Dearest” if not better.

2. She is my senior

I found it strange that our next song doesn’t have an instrumental, but then again this song is a 3 minute track with Koeda and acoustic guitar only.  You can tell Koeda has gotten some vocal training in between this single and “Giniro Hikousen” because her voice actually has a stronger tone and sounds like nasally.  Plus the added emotions are quite nice to listen too as well, but she needs to stay away from high notes she can’t hit.  Basic, but nice nonetheless.

3. Aozora

Another rock track, but includes whistling?  Yup, that’s what Aozora is all about, but the arrangement from ryo does take some strange turns with the minor tones I keep hearing.  I wish it was just a bit faster since I honestly feel like the tune would sound WAY BETTER if it was quicker overall.  It’s not bad, but quite forgetful.

Wow, a Koeda/ryo single that didn’t make me wanna kick something.  The Bravery is actually the best single I’ve heard since ryo switched singers out!  The Bravery (while a bit long) was a solid track and Koeda sounds passable!  Aozora is rockin’ too, but it could use a bit of a tempo boost and She is my senior was simple but nice (minus some sour notes).  I’m happily surprised by this.

supercell – Giniro Hikousen December 14, 2012

Track Listing

1. Giniro Hikousen
2. Lillemor
3. Gekijou-ban Anime Eiga [Narawareta Gakuen] Tokuhou yo BGM
4. Giniro Hikousen -Instrumental-
5. Lillemor -Instrumental-

1. Giniro Hikousen

A seven minute song to deal with and it’s a ballad track?  I had a lot of worries coming into this song because I still can not take Koeda’s vocals for the life of me.  In Giniro Hikousen, Koeda isn’t terrible here, but she still is a bit pitchy and thin in places and is definitely didn’t help that the song was as long as it was…it just dragged most of the time. 

2. Lillemor

I found the acoustic guitar in the intro of the B-side was pretty unique and kind of cute since it sort of fits with Koeda’s vocals.  Until she sings out in the chorus and it’s kind of weird and she sounds messy and out of pitch most of the time.  If only Nagi was still singing, she’d make this amazingly pretty, but with Koeda, it’s a trainwreck.

 

 

I really wish this era would come to a close so ryo can find a new singer because this is the third single with Koeda and it’s more of the same, she’s really not getting any better and I’m loathing for the future album since it’s going to sound gross with Koeda on it…Ugh…Giniro Hikousen isn’t totally bad with her vocals, but the song is a total borefest while Lillemor is just off pitch and just didn’t work…I wonder if there’s a style that works with her voice…

ryo (supercell) feat. Miku Hatsune / Jin feat. Miku Hatsune – ODDS & ENDS/Sky of Beginning September 2, 2012

Track Listing

1. ODDS & ENDS
2. Sky of Beginning
3. ODDS & ENDS (Instrumental)
4. Sky of Beginning (Instrumental)

1. ODDS & ENDS

Back again with a new ryo song that focuses on the famous VOCALOID, Miku.  Unlike most of her past ryo-produced songs, ODDS & ENDS takes much more of a lighter route which does reminds of the old Nagi singles.  It’s bright and kind of has this springtime kind of sound.  Of course my main frown is that Miku’s vocals do NOT fit this style and in this song, it stands out like a sore thumb which is a definite negative for the song.  Definitely not his best work with the VOCALOID.

2. Sky of Beginning

Now I have heard of Jin recently (his recent single was on the ORICON charts) and it sounds like he could handle Miku.  With Sky of Beginning he oddly took the same route like ryo did where the song is mostly based around natural instruments and Miku’s voice trying to fit somewhere in the arrangement.  While I still don’t enjoy her vocals with the arrangement, it did a lot better than “ODDS & ENDS” and it was fun, fast-paced and full of life…weird how that works.

 

 

At this point, I think ryo could make a second Miku album but by the this song, ODDS & ENDS is kind of just not done well.  I heard some like weird note clipping and Miku’s vocals didn’t fit the atmosphere.  Sky of Beginning suffered almost the same fate, but that kind of grew on me faster than normal which is good!!!  I don’t know exactly know what happens next…but I hope it’s good!

supercell – Kokuhaku/Bokura no Ashiato March 6, 2012

Track Listing

1. Kokuhaku
2. Bokura no Ashiato
3. Kare
4. Kokuhaku (TV Edit)
5. Bokura no Ashiato (TV Edit)
6. Kokuhaku -Instrumental-
7. Bokura no Ashiato -Instrumental-
8. Kare -Instrumental-
9. Kokuhaku (TV Edit) -Instrumental-
10. Bokura no Ashiato (TV Edit) -Instrumental-

1. Kokuhaku

Starting the single off, Kokuhaku begins with Koeda singing alongside piano for a little bit before the arrangement picks up and gets a bit more rockin’.  I don’t think I’ve heard this kind of mood since “supercell” so this is a nice back to basics kind of song.  However, I’m still trying to get used to Koeda’s nasally tones which still IMO lack something for me because I still cringe hearing different notes from her.  Essentially this makes me miss nagi a lot because she would’ve sounded GREAT here…

2. Bokura no Ashiato

Sadly, we get to the secondary A-side and it’s long being 7 minutes long and all.  It’s weird because whenever I hear Koeda in the song it feels like her voice is recorded in low quality or something…maybe it’s just me.  I wasn’t too thrilled with the prospect of dealing with a mid-tempo track either.  It’s just two things that worried me would fail and it did.  Just nothing specatcular.

3. Kare

The lone B-side this time around is Kare and at least this sounds relatively unique to supercell.  I actually like that descending guitar line in the verses and oddly enough Koeda reminded me of YUKI in this song because of the youthful glow it has.  Though the chorus was just icky and I couldn’t take poor Koeda’s vocals here either…sadly it is the best the single has to offer…

 

 

It doesn’t feel like ryo really did any better with this single compared to “My Dearest” which was Koeda’s debut as well.  Maybe ryo did better on the arrangement side of things because I do like the melodies of both Kokuhaku and Kare but loathed at Bokura no Ashiato because it was too stretched out for me to care.  The problem still lies in Koeda’s vocals which I’ll probably never get used to after spending all that time with nagi.  She’s just not that great of a singer and I question why she was chosen in the first place >.<

supercell – My Dearest November 21, 2011

Track Listing

1. My Dearest
2. Tsumibito
3. Daihinmin
4. My Dearest (TV Edit)
5. My Dearest -Instrumental-
6. Tsumibito -Instrumental-
7. Daihinmin -Instrumental-
8. My Dearest (TV Edit) -Instrumental-

1. My Dearest

The first thing that suprised me about My Dearest is the main fact that nagi (the singer of the “Today Is A Beautiful Today” era/album) is gone.  Instead she was replaced by Koeda, who’s a lot younger actually at 15 and she’ll be the new era-centered singer.  When I started to listen to My Dearest, I had slight dejavu to her voice sounding like Kylee’s but Koeda has control on it at least.  Compared to nagi, she isn’t quite as trained but that’s ok.  ryo’s compositioning skills have not let up and I love the strings in this song quite a bit.  It’s gonna take some time getting used to the new gal’s vocals but this isn’t too bad.

2. Tsumibito

The first B-side on the single takes the strings out and leaves the piano in.  It does sound like a very melancholic ballad and this song actually did more for Koeda’s vocals since she sounds really pretty when she showing emotion but putting her vocals into more of a quiet zone.  HOWEVER, those last 50 seconds destroyed her.  She just became very harsh and her tone was super nasally…Way to ruin the moment!

3. Daihinmin

The other B-side was a little bit of a surprise for me.  It’s more out there and upbeat like ryo’s stuff from his debut album with Miku…but this time there’s a natural voice here.  I will say that hearing Koeda’s cutesy rocker voice just doesn’t work for me and she’s a couple of steps from sounding like Nana Kitade.  I’m now thinking that ryo did a poor job replacing nagi TBH.

 

 

As it’s ryo’s first single in the third era in his supercell name, I have to say My Dearest was a giant leap down for me.  The fact that Koeda is definitely the opposite to nagi’s soft vocals is shocker and makes me wonder why he ditched such a good singer with a crappy singer.  I mean the only song that has hope was Tsumibito but was shattered by the last 50 seconds in the song.  The other two weren’t that impressive to be honest….plz ryo ditch her now!

ryo (supercell) feat. Miku Hatsune / Dixie Flatline feat. Miku Hatsune – Sekiranun Graffiti/Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin’ September 2, 2011

Track Listing

1. Sekiranun Graffiti
2. Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin’
3. Sekiranun Graffiti (Remixed by baker)
4. Sekiranun Graffiti (Instrumental)
5. Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin’ (Instrumental)

1. Sekiranun Graffiti

ryo finally comes back into music but unfortunately with the ever-so-popular VOCALOID, Miku Hatsune but unlike the last track ryo did with her in “Kocchi Muite Baby” the artificial vocals actually fit in this song and it’s not pro-guitars like that song back then either which is such an epic change.  I can’t say much on the computerized vocals, but I think it’s nice of a tone to go with the song itself?  I don’t know how to really go on reviewing that since it’s like dealing with perfect computer work…  Still not a bad song from ryo ^_^

2. Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin’

I don’t know who this Dixie Flatline is so don’t yell at me xD.   Fallin’ Fallin’ Fallin’ is definitely way different from the previous song since it’s more synth-based and shows Miku’s computerized vocals and it really does sound more artificial which gives the tune a strange feel since there’s strings involved too xD.  It’s cute and I liked it a lot but it feels like it’s missing life…but it’s usually the problem in VOCOLOID songs anyway…

3. Sekiranun Graffiti (Remixed by baker)

Eh, a remix of Sekiranun Graffiti huh?  It starts off strong enough with a steady dance beat and such which is pretty cool but what is up with Miku’s vocals being filtered (and even weird they even went there for a remix).  It’s alright but it doesn’t go anywhere and her vocals are covered up by the arrangement as it is so it’s kind of a weak remix overall.

 

 

Another ryo / “different artist” kind of shticks get released and overall I liked this more than “Kocchi Muite Baby/yellow”.  Sekiranun Graffiti is quite nice and is one of the more enjoyable tracks ryo has produced since his beginning while Dixie Flatline’s addition to the single was cute and fluffy but missing a little oomph to it.  The remix though was just not memorable enough for me and remains the worst track off the single.  Overall not a bad release!

supercell – Today Is A Beautiful Day March 20, 2011

Track Listing

1. Owari e Mukau Hajimari no Uta
2. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari
3. Hero
4. Perfect Day
5. Fukushuu
6. Rock’n'Roll Nandesu no
7. LOVE & ROLL
8. Feel so good
9. Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni
10. Utakata Hanabi
11. Yoru ga Akeru yo
12. Sayonara Memories
13. Watashi e

1. Owari e Mukau Hajimari no Uta

Starting the album with a kind of intro track, Owari e Mukau Hajimari no Uta is an interesting piece of music for sure.  At a little past 2 minutes in length, I was expecting mostly just the piano, but I was surprised when nagi started to sing along with the piano after it plays by itself for a little bit.  It’s a pretty opening tune and I like nagi’s airy tone for it.

2. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari

Fitting to be up next is nagi’s debut A-side.  I still quite enjoy the song a bit since it ryo carried over his overall style he used for his debut album with Miku Hatsune.  The whole pop/rock feel is great and I was more impressed then, when we learned that there was a nautral voice singing the lyrics instead of something computerized which was the main problem I had with ryo’s first outing.  It still stands out for me a whole lot!

3. Hero

Getting into a couple of new songs on the album, we start things off with Hero which carries ryo’s pop/rock style once again but nagi’s vocals seem more comfortable with the genre Hero is set in.  Her vocals sound quite awesome and I love the flow of the song itself.  I actually am starting to prefer this to “Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari”. 

4. Perfect Day

I found it sweet that our next song begins with nagi and acoustic guitar.  Her voice really compliments the soft sound that the beginning of Perfect Day does…her voice almost goes into YUI-likeness, but once the song opens up more with even more instruments, it quickly loses it’s steam, but the power of the song is still enough to make up for it.  If it was somewhere else on the album, it would’ve struck better for me I think.

5. Fukushuu

Giving us a harder sounding arrangement for Fukushuu, I wasn’t expecting a song at this calibur from ryo for this album.  Then again nagi’s vocals are also oddly lighter than they were in the previous songs as well giving the song an interesting and mysterious feel to it.  The chorus though was just so boring though…I’m not sure why it doesn’t go anywhere…but the music was quite awesome to be honest so I’m at a standstill.

6. Rock’n'Roll Nandesu no

Representing the last of the rock tracks for a little bit of the album, Rock’n'Roll Nandesu no, is fun rock at its best right here.  There’s a lot of energy in the song from both ryo’s arrangement and surprisingly nagi this time around.  Gotta say of the new songs, I liked this one the most!

7. LOVE & ROLL

Then we come to LOVE & ROLL, which was originally a B-side, off of “Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari”.  It also marks the change of the album’s mood quite nicely.  It’s a bit strange that it’s the only song that has a dance sound to it, but it’s nothing to worry about since they didn’t really have other songs besides “Worldwide Love”.  It’s different and I enjoyed this song just for that fact since no songs sound like it on the album.  One of the album’s gems IMO.

8. Feel so good

Starting off quietly, before getting into the song, I felt that Feel so good also seems to find itself standing out a whole lot after the immense amount of pop/rock songs found on the album.  The laidback, slightly jazzy feel to Feel so good sounds refreshing and nagi’s vocals sound perfect for an arrangement like this.  I have to say, this some impressed me a lot and is another favorite song from the album.

9. Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni

We get into the third single released by the newly-formed duo starting with the secondary A-side.  After all the pop/rock songs from earlier on, Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni doesn’t seem to really stand out for me on the album as much as it did on the single which is disappointing for sure, but at least the chorus is memorable and the addition of strings does slightly make it pop out more. 

10. Utakata Hanabi

Then we move onto the primary A-side and Utakata Hanabi still sounds much more better on when time passes by.  Being as the first ballad I’ve heard from nagi since being added to supercell, she pulled Utakata Hanabi off quite well and her voice sounds a lot stronger than a lot of the songs here.  I will say that it’s a long ballad at 6 minutes which could bore most people.

11. Yoru ga Akeru yo

I really didn’t want to see another ballad following up after the long “Utakata Hanabi”, but Yoru ga Akeru yo definitely is that song I guess.  Biggest difference to me is that it’s just nagi and acoustic guitar (later on, drums are added along), but it’s still very light and nagi’s softer vocals make another appearance as well giving it a dreamy kind of feel.  To me, it’s kind of boring after a while especially coming after another ballad, but it’s probably me biasing again.

12. Sayonara Memories

As we get closer to the finale, we enter the second A-side released in the era.  Sayonara Memories doesn’t really change the formula after the duo’s debut, but it was like it was good before why change it?  It’s also the longest track on the album (only a couple seconds longer than “Utakata Hanabi”).  To me it shares a lot of similarities to “Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni” despite having been released before said song.  It’s my least favorite A-side, but I can’t say it’s all that bad, just too similar to other songs and kind of too long lol.

13. Watashi e

Finally reaching the final track, Watashi e is as short as “Owari e Mukau Hajimari no Uta” and kind of has the same things going on with nagi singing with piano backing her up.  I will say her vocals sound more radiant here than in the opening track.  I must say, she can be quite the singer given the right melodies.

Tracks Recommended

• Feel so good
• LOVE & ROLL
• Rock’n'Roll Nandesu no
• Hero
• Watashi e

Song of Avoidance

• Yoru ga Akeru yo

ryo’s sophomore, nagi’s debut album, Today Is A Beautiful Day is actually not so bad of an album.  I think they both came together for something pretty sweet and enjoyable for the most part.  For nagi her voice sounds so pure through some of the songs that it’s hard not to enjoy it!  ryo did a good job for arrangements, but sometimes I feel like his work on “supercell” was a lot more experimental…so I wanna see that more for the next era.

supercell – Utakata Hanabi/Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni August 23, 2010

Track Listing

1. Utakata Hanabi
2. Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni
3. Worldwide Love
4. Utakata Hanabi -Instrumental-
5. Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni -Instrumental-
6. Worldwide Love -Instrumental-

1. Utakata Hanabi

Another strange song to be used for Naruto: Shippuden?  I like that unlike Kana Nishino’s “if”, this is an actual ballad from the duo.  I’m a little disappointed that the song really only mainly nagi and typical ballad instruments.  Though I think this is the best I’ve heard from nagi yet, since her vocals are powerful in the song.  I think the later part of the song does make the song a much better listen, but it’s just got a slow start.

2. Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni

I’m happy to see ryo returning to something more along the lines of stuff he produced on the debut album.  I was so happy to hear nagi’s vocals take over and it sounds so much better than something that is computer-ready like Miku.  The rockin’ arrangement is definitely made for a real singer and I enjoyed hearing this song since it isn’t as long as “Utakata Hanabi”. 

3. Worldwide Love

As the only B-side, I was surprised to hear nagi try to pull off a Tomoko-stylised sound vocally with this tune.  So the single has a ballad, a rock song, and a synth-based song.  Worldwide Love sounds so different to what I’ve been hearing since ryo went major.  I do like how nagi’s vocals sound in this song since they’re girly and lively.  The arrangement could use a little more boom during the chorus, but otherwise I like when ryo uses synths in the songs.

 

 

Isn’t it time to starting thinking about an album ryo?  I mean this is their third single (excluding “Kocchi Muite Baby/yellow”) and they have enough for an album I think.  Utakata Hanabi is a slow burner of a song, but it gets better the longer played.  I think though Hoshi ga Matataku Konna Yoru ni and Worldwide Love were both immensely better and brings us back the ryo we liked when he produced “supercell”.

supercell feat. Miku Hatsune – supercell August 17, 2010

Track Listing

1. Koi wa Sensou
2. Heart Breaker
3. Melt
4. Black★Rock Shooter
5. Kuru Kurumaku no Sugoiyatsu
6. Line
7. World Is Mine
8. Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki
9. Usotsuki no Parade
10. Sono Ichibyou Slow Motion
11. Hinekure Mono
12. Mata ne

1. Koi wa Sensou

Starting off supercell’s debut album, Koi wa Sensou is very much a hard-edged song to start things off on an album.  Now I know supercell’s sound of recent has not this been edgy since this album, but it’s something different.  I like how ryo’s arrangement sounds longing in the verses but just punches the chorus hard.  Now of course the lead singer through the album is a VOCALOID and all, but she sounds somewhat realistic…but maybe a little high…but that’s her shtick so…hmm. 

2. Heart Breaker

As it seems to lighten things up and make things a bit more energetic, Heart Breaker is kind of a song that I just pass over most of the time.  It might just be the fact that Miku just doesn’t fit here and brought the song down since there’s literally no emotion here and sounds rather safe for ryo.

3. Melt

Being the debut single for ryo, Melt was lengthened for the album and I definitely remember this song and when I think of Miku Hatsune, this song is the first to pop in my head since she really picked up a lot of fans with this song.  I do like the verses/bridge a lot since they sound quite nice, but that chorus is just horrible since Miku’s vocals are moved into chipmunk mode and just is impossible to listen to XD

4. Black★Rock Shooter

I remember hearing this on that recent supercell/livetune single.  Since this is the original tune, I am definitely feeling for this one and can understand why this is a pretty popular song between VOCOLOID lovers.  I’m still not fully getting the whole mix of artificial vocals mixed with such an arrangement like this because it’s so weird and there’s just a rift between.  ryo really brought out his guns for this song though, I mean it’s powerful and just crazy good.

5. Kuru Kurumaku no Sugoiyatsu

Finally getting into something that would sound more comfortable for the VOCALOID, Kuru Kurumaku no Sugoiyatsu has guitars of course which would make it that supercell-ish sound, but at the same time this would be my first time hearing ryo incorporating synths as much as there is in this song.  Since it is the first synth-pop tune off the album, I enjoyed it quite a bit and Miku didn’t sound out of place.

6. Line

A thing that ryo does screw up with his use of VOCALOID’s are that they are impossible to fully enjoy in ballad-type songs and Line would be the first of those red marks.  The arrangement is nice of course since there’s a bit of piano and acoustic guitar.  Add in some others and it sounds good, but Miku’s vocals just don’t fit here and is not for these kind of songs. 

7. World Is Mine

Another song that’s quite known in the VOCOLOID fandom, World Is Mine is kind of really odd since it’s like ryo’s take on metal, but with strings and guitar and bass.  It’s kind of like hitting a wall at full force because you know it’s just not gonna work.  I can see why it’s well-known since ryo captured a lot of epicness, but once again Miku doesn’t fit in this style.

8. Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki

Being the 2nd A-side released of the era, Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki actually is a song that I can tolerate a bit more than other songs off the album.  I mean yeah it feels like a bit more like a controlled version of “Melt” but at the same time it’s got its own spark going and Miku doesn’t sound too out of line here.  It’s my favorite A-side so that should tell ya something.

9. Usotsuki no Parade

Oh the epic guitar riff at the opening was pretty damn sweet to hear.  Even better is the fact it’s more rockin’ than a lot of songs from the album.  I know I keep beefing on how uncomfortable Miku’s vocals are to the songs, but it becomes way more than apparant here.  I just think it’s very thin and not enough power behind them.  Arrangement is gold, but vocals are just meh.

10. Sono Ichibyou Slow Motion

I was expecting another ballad just from the title, but I actually liked this song since it follows the epic arrangement style found in “Koi wa Sensou”.  I don’t know why but I enjoyed the fact there was BKGD vocals in this song making it a bit more easier to listen to, but I was happy with just listening to ryo’s arrangement for the song.  SO DAMN GOOD!

11. Hinakure Mono

Unfortunately the last two songs on the album are actually ballads, but they are so different from each other.  Hinakure Mono has a more natural sound to it.  It doesn’t move forward as much as I wanted to be but the addition of strings near the end was a nice touch. 

12. Mata ne

The biggest difference between this and the last track is the fact this one is only about 40 seconds long.  All this is is an outro to the album with Miku and piano that’s played from a keyboard.  It’s nice but I was surprised ryo didn’t want this to be lengthened out just a tad longer.

Tracks Recommended

• Kuru Kurumaku no Sugoiyatsu
• Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki
• Sono Ichibyou Slow Motion
• Koi wa Sensou

Song of Avoidance

• Line

As it is supercell’s debut album, their self-titled debut surprised me more because of how much it sold than how this happened.  In my honest opinion, ryo shouldn’t need to ever go back and use VOCOLOID through his songs because it just deviates the connection between his really good arrangements and the weird and pitchy Miku.  Nowadays when he isn’t using her, nagi completely sounds more fitting to ryo’s standards.  Basically this album’s arrangement style is amazing as all hell and I was excited.  Vocally however, I was left unimpressed and wishing they weren’t there.  HEY RYO HOW ABOUT MAKING A NAGI VERSION OF THE ALBUM EH?

ryo (supercell) with kz (livetune) feat. Miku Hatsune – Kocchi Muite Baby/yellow July 13, 2010

Track Listing

1. Kocchi Muite Baby
2. yellow
3. Black★Rock Shooter 2M MIX
4. I Wanna Be Your World
5. Kocchi Muite Baby (instrumental)
6. yellow (instrumental)

1. Kocchi Muite Baby

So we begin this single with ryo’s compliments and Kocchi Muite Baby sounds a lot like stuff that was found on “supercell”.  What I mean is that besides Miku’s artificial vocals, the arrangement is exciting and is pretty rockin’ of a song.  Still Miku doesn’t fit right with songs like this, but I can forgive her because I do enjoy this song a bit.

2. yellow

On the other hand, yellow is by kz from live tune and while I’m not too associated to his songs, I actually like the light electropop sound yellow has.  Of course it fits quite easily because of Miku’s vocals and they sound more robotic and such.  It’s definitely better than “Kocchi Muite Baby” by a wide shot.

3. Black★Rock Shooter 2M MIX

Originall found on supercell’s self-titled album, Black★Rock Shooter starts kind of meh with Miku and piano which sounds like a hot mess, but it becomes another pop/rock tune with a whole lot of strings.  Once again Miku plus this natural music don’t work very well together, but I guess the arrangement was nice especially since it’s a remix and all that.

4. I Wanna Be Your World

I wonder if kz actually had a hand in this song since it was really not spoken about who was behind it but I definitely am leaning towards it because Miku’s vocals sound like the same ones in “yellow” with more effects going on.  By the looks of it, it is a ballad from kz and it’s actually quite nicely done.

 

 

So I ended up reviewing a joint single here and to be honest kz stands on top with both of his contributions because they seem more suited to the artificial vocals moreso than ryo’s more pop/rock stuff.  Not sure if Kocchi Muite Baby will end up on the album, but w/e not my cup of tea.