Sugoi Monogatari☆Aniki

God knows…

eccen — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:31:12 +0000

No, I was watching youtube, playing fighting game and browsing lowyat.net.

In my recent post, I did mention a recording. Well, here’s the half-finished product. Imma the guitar player, Myclamyra on bass, Chiaki on drums.

Well, this one is nearly complete, just add vocalist and keyboard.

War… War never changes.

eccen — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:14:30 +0000

Inferiority doesn't make a loser.

Since the dawn of human kind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything, from God to justice to simple, psychotic rage.

In the year 2077, after millennia of armed conflict, the destructive nature of man could sustain itself no longer. The world was plunged into an abyss of flatten lands to valleys and mountains. But it was not, as some had predicted, the end of the world. Instead, the apocalypse was simply the prologue to another bloody chapter of human history. For man had succeeded in finding the best breast size – but war, war never changes.

What’s My January Looks Like

eccen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:21:45 +0000

One month packed with ear-piercing goodness I can say. Tiring indeed but it’s worth the calories.

MUSIC CARNIVAL 123, sponsored by DoReMi

I missed the first day due to some recording errands. Attended 2nd day to watch the finalist. Well, for once, I got to see a variety of music played on stage, e.g. from alternative to power metal. Though one thing I dislike from watching the battle of the bands thingy, the music are fun to play, but NOT fun to hear, get what i mean? Crazy solos and riff just drown the sentimental value of the songs. Thankfully they got some expert sound system manager, or it’ll be loud piercing god knows what permanent damage it might bring. First place goes to a malay classic rock band(awesome band had a good singer and twin guiter solo), second place was an alternative/post-hardcore band(technical playing?), i missed out the third place performance but think that they’re doing classic malay rock songs. There’s this one band that peforms Malmsteen’s song-Rising Force, sadly they lost because it was not an enjoyable song and the vocalist did poorly on most part. Thumbs up for the guitarist though, he did won the best guitarist award.

It's rockapak.org, now where's lowyat.net?

Warning: This isn’t your stereotypical hardcore/alternative gig. This time, it’s crazy solo and riff everywhere, causing permanent damage to my brain that i can’t remember what happened on the day anymore. I can say, I can’t recognize about 99.9% of the song played, must be originals/a really hardcore rock oldies. One band catches my eyes due to the fact, that their guitarist having a heavy resemblance to Bayonetta while carrying probably a LTD V model. Funny thing that she survive by using one single BOSS DS-1 pedal. Another thing that pique my interest is that the band vocalist is a drummer, add a female tag to that please. Unique indeed.

Other than that, probably my guitar practice and recording. Well, didn’t have recording experience before, but I do hope it’ll improve as time goes by.

What Do You Use It For?

eccen — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:20:40 +0000

The nurse had a point, don't you think so?

Again, my bandwidth is uncapped, time to resume my half-assed blog works. Hopefully 20GBs will last for a week.

More Than A PVC.

eccen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:27:57 +0000

Habanero-tan

Collecting figures and model kits was considered a very expensive hobby. At some point, one question popped out, “Why do you waste money on this PVC? For love? For hate? For power? For allegiance? For revenge? For dream? For justice? For sin?”. It all depends on a person POV. Here’s a gallery to convey another POV of these PVC model. WARNING! NSFW and bandwidth eating inbound

THE WORKS ～志倉千代丸楽曲集～

eccen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:30:37 +0000

The Works 4.0

「THE WORKS 4.0 ～志倉千代丸楽曲集～」 is a compilation of anime and game songs composed by Chiyomaru Shikura(志倉千代丸).　He had composed various songs for Ayane, Kanako Ito, Mio Isayama, Imai Asami, ERISA, Kicco, Sakura Nogawa, fripSide, Nana Mizuki Ui Miyazaki and many others. To be used as anime/game theme.

F.D.D. ／いとうかなこ(TV anime “Chaos Head” OP song)
PARTY PLAY／野川さくら (TV Anime “Arad Senki~Slap Up Party~” OP song)
鵬翼のプロフェシア／ELISA
ARCHIVE LOVERS／彩音
光の空のクオリア／Cyua(from BETTA FLASH)(DS game “Volume 3 in no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” Theme Song)
プレイス・オブ・ピリオド／諫山実生(DS game “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” theme Volume II)
ジュリエット／水樹奈々
The fine every day／Kicco(TV Anime “Tayutama-Kiss on my Deity-” ED song)
Fig／村田あゆみ
its a fine day／今井麻美(PSP game “Ever17-the out of infinity-” OP song)
罪過に契約の血を／ファンタズム（FES cv.榊原ゆい）(PC game “CHAOS; HEAD” insert song)
graceful way／Kicco(PS2 game “ARIA The ORIGINATION ~ Aoi ~ Wakusei no El Cielo” theme song)
GRAVITY ERROR／彩音(PS2 game “Trigger Heart Exelica Enhanced” Theme Song)
蒼黒のスピカ／Veｌforest.(PS2 game “Myself; Yourself Sorezoreno finale” OP song) S
Everlasting Sky／彩音(PS2 game “Que ~ Fairy of the Ancient Leaf ~” ED song)

The Works 5.0

「THE WORKS 5.0 ～志倉千代丸楽曲集～」

追想のディスペア／いとうかなこ(DS software “the first volume Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” Theme Song)
磔のミサ／ファンタズム（FES cv.榊原ゆい）(TV Anime “CHAOS; HEAD” insert song)
flower of bravery／fripSide(TV Anime “Koihime † Musou” OP song)
その先にある、誰かの笑顔の為に／彩音(PSP Game “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Portable” Theme Song)
宇宙のステンシル／宮崎羽衣(PSP game “Remember11- the age of infinity-” OP song)
漆黒の祭壇／Veｌforest.(DS game “Volume 3 in no Naku Koro ni Kizuna” ED song)
遥かなる時空の旅人／日高里菜(DS soft “「ITEM GETTER」~僕らの科学と魔法の関係 ~ ED song)
情熱のウォブル／Kicco(PC game “Tayutama-It ’s happy days-” OP song)
花ノ咲ク星／諫山実生(PS2 game “ARIA The ORIGINATION ~ Aoi Wakusei no El Cielo ~” ED song)
プリミディア／彩音(PS2 software “Memories Off6 ~ T-wave ~” OP song)
星のキャンバス／野川さくら
瞬間スプライン／Kicco(PC game “Tayutama-kiss on my deity-” OP song)
Triangle Wave／村田あゆみ(PS2 game “Memories Off6 ~ T-wave ~” OP song)
fake me／いとうかなこ(Xbox360 game “CHAOS; HEAD NOAH” OP song)
Brilliant Star／水樹奈々

January Playlist

eccen — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:41:37 +0000

Gekijouban Macross F -Itsuwari no Utahime- ED & Insert Songs Album - CM Ranka

My iTunes library just hit 7000+ song yesterday, so it was a cool story. Started out with 700 songs in 2006, 4 years of collecting, hope my HDD wont die on me until I get a replacement. Long story short, here’s a review of what I’ve been listening to in 2010. Above is the album for Macross F the movie “Itsuwari no Utahime”. Contains insert songs such as ‘ダイナム超合金’, ‘ファミリーマート・コスモス’, ‘恋のドッグファイト (ちょっとだけ)’, and not to forget ‘ニンジーン Loves you yeah!’. While movie is fukken where, the ending song ‘そうだよ’ is included in this album. Reminds me of Dark Steno Ranka which is not finished yet.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st Theme Song & Insert Song Single - PHANTOM MINDS

Another soundtrack for a movie fukken where, PHANTOM MINDS. I didn’t download this album just because it’s Fate-chan or because she’s an A cup, really! But I really like most of her song, too bad I couldn’t afford the whole collection. Track includes:

PHANTOM MINDS
Don’t Be Long
Song Communication
十字架のスプレッド

Shinkai Makoto Sakuhin Image Album "Promise"

After having a Global Makoto Shinkai Day, this multi award winning director wouldn’t be complete without one or two tribute albums. Performed by Eminence Symphony Orchestra, founded by Hiroaki Yura in 2003 and currently based in Sydney, Australia. The albums holds the most memorable song in Makoto Shinkai works from Byousoku 5cm to Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko. Something you wanna hear when you are drinking your midnight coffee in a dim light. First 3 song are from Byousoku, next 6 songs are from Place We Promised in Our Early Days, 2 more songs are from Hoshi No Koe, last 2 songs are from Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko.

One more time, One more chance (Instrumental)
思い出は遠くの日々
カナエの気持ち
雲のむこう、約束の場所　メインテーム
二人の計画 / 希望と憧れ
サユリ
雲のむこう、約束の場所　メインテーム (Piano Version)
二人の葛藤
きみのこえ (Instrumental)
THROUGH THE YEARS AND FAR AWAY
ミカコからの便り
彼女と彼女の猫メインテーム
彼女と彼女の猫 (Piano Version)

0079-0088

Gackt album, includes 哀戦士 gundam NEXT PLUS version. I’m not familiar with the other songs so 哀の戦士 is the only song I hear in the album. Prefer the old version of 哀戦士 though.

Fate/Zero Original Soundtrack Return to Zero

I really dislike the game due to VERY complex japanese that my translating machine can’t understand,so my japanese understanding is out of question. Enough talk, I uninstalled it before I can finish. Unlike the other Fate series(or any other Type-Moon series), the game feature full english song for OP (‘Starlit Faith’ by Watanabe Kazuhiro) and ED (‘Beginning Oath’ by Itou Kanako). Screw this I have Melty Blood Actress Again!

Kanamemo ED Single - YAHHO!!

I’m not really a fan of Yui Horie even though I played To Heart, but her role as Toradora’s Minorin changed that. I’ve been following her trails ever since then, superb stalker I am. Kanamemo was good, slice of life with moe-blob humor, not the best but something you can watch without feeling troubled. So do the songs, especially the ED with is kinda modern punk rock oriented. One thing is the drum beat is fun to hear. Filler song ‘daisy’ was more like a typical J-pop tho even with the added guitar solo, probably due to excessive trumpet sounds.

Top wo Nerae 2! Original Soundtrack

Old soundtrack which I found very suggoi in term of melody, composed by Tanaka Kouhei. 2 songs, ‘Tatsu Tori Ato wo Nigosa zu’ and ‘Inazuma Double Kick’ enough to put make me gets a hard on. Tatsu Tori Ato wo Nigosa zu give me the feeling of everything was over for now, and I should really go to bed. Inazuma Double Kick, despite the song title, was actually a symphonic ballad which reminds me of the strong bond between nono and lal’c in the final showdown. Gainax was probably a studio like no other and still irreplaceable up til now.

Bakemonogatari ED Single - Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari

Kimi no Sugoi Monogatari. Supercell is the picture of what anime music will become in 10 more years. They can be said as an inspiration to many song composers in japan, pro or noob. Something simple and feels good to listen to, accompanied with cool graphics, otaku strike zones are critically damaged. Enough of the compliments, album feature various version of ‘君の知らない物語’ , one filler song ‘LOVE & ROLL’, and the theme of ‘CENCOROLL’. That’s it for review, my back is aching from sleeping on the floor last night.

Daisuke Ishiwatari Works Again.

eccen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:12:55 +0000

BLAZBLUE SONG ACCORD #1 with CONTINUUM SHIFT

My second post which got something to do with Daisuke Ishiwatari, my all time favourite composer. The new album BLAZBLUE SONG ACCORD #1 with CONTINUUM SHIFT deliver vocal tracks from Blazblue Seiyuus and his intricate guitar and orchestral metal arrangements. Seems like his works are going towards orchestral metal rather than guitar solos back in Guilty Gear days. FYI on Blazblue, he only composed the soundtrack and not the char design whatsoever. Notice the bright and colourful character which differs from his metal oriented style. Maybe it’s time to let Guilty Gear rest in peace.

Track listing, old tracks now available in vocal ver.

1st track, Continuum Shift. Mixture of metal guitar solo with harpsichord. Not much of an impact but I’ll give 4 out of 10 stars for guitar solo complexity.

2nd track, 「強風」.. Shishigami Bang vocal song track. Performed by Koyama Tsuyoshi. Not a Bang fan so I’ll just let this one slip.

3rd track, 「Condemnation Wings ~Cry Camellia…~ 」. Started with harpsichord solo with, a track for the new character Tsubaki Yayoi( Asami Imai ).

4th track, 「Oriental Flower ~ 花となれ~ 」. Chinese styled track for Litchi, performed by her seiyuu Takahashi Chiaki.

5th track, 「Queen of Rose ~ 真紅の傍観者~ 」. Rachel HHNNGGGGR RRHHHHH!!! Okay, performed by Kana Ueda. Kinda melodic and feels like a ballad, oh yeah, kinda Ali Project too. Vampire loli, what kinda music do you want to pluck into her? Guitar solo was short but awesome, 7 stars out of 10 for that.

6th track, Gluttony Fang. Daisuke’s original piece. Heavy metal oriented, with piano/keyboard solos. Guitar solos are played during the chorus, doesn’t feel much impact.

7th track, Condemnation Wings. Guitar solo version.

8th track, Nightmare Fiction. Sounds something like A7X’s Unholy Confessional in the beginning, then move onto guitar solo enriched with harmonic.

9th track, Memory of Tears. Started out slowly, then there comes the mellow guitar solo that’s so heart melting. Probably the best guitar solo/track in the album.

10th track, Endless Despair. High tempo song with crazy drum bashing.Fast but unclear solo in the middle. Probably final boss fight?

11th track, Rubble Song. From the first time hearing it, I can tell that it’s surely a credits roll song. The feeling of “everything has ended” is clearly expressed.

12 track, 「Stardust memory ~ 約束の場所~ 」. Sung by Kondou Kanako, seiyuu for Noel Vermillion. a Game Over track from the previous Blazblue. Probably my choice of vocal track, not that good but enough to keep me in tune.

Song Accord #1 already covers like 25% of the original Blazblue track, added with tracks from Continuum Shift. So there’s going to be #2 with Tomokazu Sugita singing?

What I Hope For 2010.

eccen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:13:52 +0000

The year of riding Taiga, lucky dragon.

Year of the Taiga had come, HHNNNNGGGGGRRRHHHH!!! Though I rarely watch anime now, but a certain anime, you can just let it slip past your bandwidth. This year seems to promise me my favourite series movies and OVA.

My heart just stopped.

Look at her height, her slender legs, her flat chest, her deadpan impression... I'm totally sold...

First things first, Haruhi movie, The Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya. So what if I already know what will happens? Wall of text doesn’t amuse me. Good directing + background sounds + insert songs + good seiyuu + animated nagato pwns. From the melodic trailer, I can see that the movie will be loaded with serious stuff. Hope the forgive me for my sins of downloading endless eight and goes into DVD production soon.

Everyone with their respective Tengen Toppa, btw total remake fighting scene boils my spiral energy

It's a Tengen Toppa warehouse sales!

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 2nd movie : The Spiral Stone Chapter, fukken where? Okay just 2 weeks to go for a DVD release(27th January). I already posted up most of the screenshot here but it seems like no one was interested(yeah, people don’t like shounen kinda show nymore). I’m happy as long as I can watch what I want, to hell with what people say.

Full armoured Unicorn Gundam, tell me you watch the series because of the mecha.

Destroy mode which said to be superior than Trans-Am.

Unicorn Gundam OVA. Among the UC novel which makes it to the screen. Where’s my Advance of Zeta? Okay, seems like Super Saiya mode mecha are the hot trends now. No more mecha which is piloted with tactics and skills. You know what, if they make someone more moe than Christina Mackenzie as a protagonist, that will surely boost their sale don’t you think? But no! So enjoice your second Kamiru Bidan.

Ooops, sorry, wrong images.

00Q - Gundam 00 Quanta

00 Gundam Movie. I am Gundam. Sequel to the series which goes so well but ended up horribly. Why the hell do they Trans-Am those suicide bombers? Anyway the latter part was good. A bishonen gundam done right. Still in development.

2.0 DVD is around the corner

The much waited Makinami Mari Illustrous

If the rumors were true then I can watch them on the big screen locally. Save up my bandwidth of 20GBs. Btw, eva do brings up my own personal memories of the old days. DVD launch is nowhere near, I know most of my friend had streamed it or watched in during AFA 09, only good reviews so far. So yeah, bring it on!

Artworks Of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007

eccen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:49:51 +0000

Man, it's always Sol Badguy isn't it?

A trip to a bookstore somehow feels like a trip to a toy shop, I must be getting old. The story is I went to KLCC a few days back and browse thru kewl weaboo books. Too bad stuffs aren’t as cheap as KFC’s Set A. First bookshelf that I raped is the japanese music section. Among the cool stuff are Macross F complete score book, Final Fantasy guitar arrange and series of Jigoku guitar technique lesson. Though the score doesn’t really catch my eyes since their not on my loot item list. Proceeding to the artbook section, the felt of guilt struck me as I saw the books that I illegally downloaded. Though, most of the artbooks are copy pasta of the respective artist previous works so it’s important to know what’s inside since it’s a hundred bucks on the line. There’s lots of books I kinda drooled on but I want to highlight this book here Artworks of Guilty Gear X 2000-2007.

Before Sengoku GARsara, the image of manly blue and red was these guys.

The front cover features an exclusive Sol Badguy picture, drawn by Daisuke Ishiwatari himself. The guy is on my hit-list, for being such as good song composer and a good drawing artist at that. I can babble all I want about guilty gear here but I sucks at fighting game so I accidentally my argument. FYI the book features all the previous guilty gear in game artworks. Though there is another exclusive book pic, and it’s a drawing of May.

Daisuke in person explains how the process goes. The million dollar face.

Sketch finalisation and pre-coloring process

Base coloring process. No digital work implemented?

Shading process and his awesome face.

Clean sketch

Final product.

May with her child bearing arse in focus, if only she weren’t too annoying in the game. I realized that most veteran artist like Range Murata do use traditional method instead of digital method. Maybe I shouldn’t be too hooked on digital drawing or it’ll stop my brain growth. Book’s worth your penny if you didn’t bought any of the previous GGX books before.