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Anime Remix at Myspace!

Reelmojo's back! And he got this idea to make a Myspace page for the site. He writes:

"So I was just looking for a new song to put on my MySpace page while listening to "Run With Us" by Distant J and Spray when it occured to me that it'd be awesome if I could put that or other AR songs on there. Then it hit me, AR needs its own MySpace Music page. Since MySpace allows for four songs at a time it should probably always have the four most current songs on AR. The pictures section could even be pictures submitted by remixers.
[some posts later]
"Alright I'm in an ambitious mood or something because I just started working on it. I guess I volunteer! I could probably use someone else to make updates too in case songs get posted when I'm away or something like that. I'll run it, they'd basically be there just so someone else is making sure it's as up to date as possible... meaning you wouldn't really have any hard responsibilities or anything like that."

He's got the right idea. A lot of netlabels I check regularly have myspaces, and it's a good way for myspace folks to stumble upon your music. I've gotten a few interesting fans since I created my Myspace page in January of this year. One of them was actually pretty creepy, but a fan is a fan! He had "Frozen" on his page for a while! Actually, a few people did. I guess that's a fan-favorite.

Anyway, I'm already a friend of the account, and now there's a way to put the brand new AR releases on your page! Unless of course you already have your own :)

"moonie211" is a rather new face on Anime ReMix, but some time ago she came to Anime ReMix looking for editors [and found none, of course. Nobody there makes AMVs!]. Myself, being the benevolent businessman, offered my chiptune version of the classic Sailor Moon OP theme, and she was able to fit my tune in there somewhere, after some prodding.

You need an animemusicvideos.org account to view the video, and unfortunately it is, like, 800 MB. I'm downloading it though, to show my support! Moonie says she will have a smaller version available for download later, so you guys with small hard drives need not worry! Here is her thread, with more details

Yeah. If anyone reads this blog, I apologize. It's not a matter of irresponsibility, there's simply nothing to post! So here, have a nice picture:


Well actually, there IS something. djcubez just linked me to this over IRC. It's a remix of an FMA tune, with some beats and scratching over it. Still a work in progress, but so far it's nice. Also, it's something ヽ(´ー｀)ﾉ

Ah, Black Lagoon. A uniquely fun action anime that I enjoyed thoroughly. But this post is for the soundtrack review. To read my review of the actual anime, click here!


Now, let's look at the soundtrack. Action demands speed, weight, and a thoroughly pumping soundtrack. It's just not as fun without a little hardcore music to back it up. I believe that Edison, who composed most of the music, did an okay job. It's nothing quite spectacular on its own, but fit the show well, in both the peaceful and violent moments of the series. Listening to Edison's tracks separately from the show, however, the music is pretty mediocre and I can't imagine myself listening to it very often. Some of the songs get outright annoying, but thankfully I don't remember them being in the show. At least, for very long.

Now, like most music in anime, there's something holding the music back, even while watching the anime. In my experience, whenever the producers bring in some other band to do the music for the OP or ED, it's just nonsensical and asinine [for the best {worst} example of this, watch Meine Liebe] The OP theme fits the show, and it could've been good, but man, the vocals. Just listen and you'll hear what I mean, I hope :( [of course, that little waveplay bit at the end was just me messing around in Cool Edit :)]. Oh well, I guess the Japanese are into sheep or something.

What a horrible review.

Taken from http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/:

"Passion" -Anime and Video game music jumps off the screen December 16th at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. (3pm and 7:30pm)

From the producers of the wildly popular "A Night In Fantasia", comes "Passion", a smaller more intimate concert series that also brings to life the memorable themes of Anime and Video Games. With performances scheduled in Melbourne and Singapore this summer Passion makes its Sydney stop on December, 16th for 2 performances (3pm and 7:30) in Verbrugghen Hall, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Passion features unique and innovative arrangements from classic games such as Final Fantasy XII, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, and even Super Mario Bros along with music from some of the most loved Japanese and American animated movies of all time.

Passion' is performed by a small ensemble of Sydney's top young musicians and features two outstanding and award winning violinists Ayako Ishikawa and Hiroaki Yura's. They are backed by a vibrant and accomplished supporting cast, consisting of Natalia Raspopova (piano), Zane Banks (guitar) and Josh Hill (percussion). As an added bonus in attendance will be two of the most respected and renowned game composers of today, Yasunore Mitusda (Chrono Series, Xenogears) and Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy tactics and Final Fantasy XII). Mitsuda will delight the crowd by playing bouzouki on a select number of titles, and fans will be able to take part in a meet and greet with both composers after the performance.

For the last 3 years the Eminence Orchestra has been changing the perception of live symphonic music in Australia by performing material written for the gaming generation. Past shows have included "A Night in Fantasia", which involves the full orchestra, and has become the most anticipated event of the year from Eminence Orchestra. With the rapid increase of technology, gaming music no longer consists of simple bleeps and chirps, as traditionally trained composers are being used to provide the backing for today's biggest gaming titles. Like the music of Broadway and classic movies of the past, gaming and anime tunes have become the sound tracks of this generation. People young and old will enjoy this unique and entertaining experience, all while helping to support local independent musicians.

Event: Passion
Date/Time: 16th Dec 2006, 3:00pm / 7:30pm
Venue: Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Macquarie St, Sydney 2000 NSW

Ticket Price: A Reserve - Concession $55 + Additional Booking Fee
- Adult $65 + Additional Booking Fee
B Reserve - Concession $45 + Additional Booking Fee
- Adult $55 + Additional Booking Fee
C Reserve - Concession $25 + Additional Booking Fee
- Adult $35 + Additional Booking Fee

Tickets are available at: www.kinokuniya.com/
ph. Kinokuniya on (02) 9262 7996.
Online purchasing will commence shortly.

For more information:
Contact: Mark Jesson ph. (02) 9698 4635
Email: mjesson@eminenceonline.com
www.eminenceonline.com

Download here [51 kb, .it format]. You can play this using WinAmp, VLC Media Player, XMPlay, or any .it-compatible tracker. I should hope you have at least one of those!

I'll be honest. I don't remember David the Gnome. I don't know how coda remembers, since he is only as old as I am, and neither of us were born yet [I bet Nobuyuki had something to do with it, you '80s fanatic you!]. You older readers of NMM might remember this show. All 1 of you.

It's a catchy tune though. I hate the idea of posting with youtube videos twice in a row, but you should really see the David intro:

Good Medecine indeed!

I love hearing classic tunes in other languages. I think the vocals for Sailor Moon were globally bad and/or cheesy, but at least Mexico didn't get the annoying Kidsongs kids :[.

Actually, if you see the American version, It's more of an "arranged" tune, there's a section where the kids enthusiastically shout out the names of all the Sailor Scouts. Also, the b-section of the original tune did not survive. When I arranged the tune for the first Anime Chipdisk, I discovered how much of the original song I had missed, and how much more annoying it was in English.


I also watched the all the original 40-someething episodes recently, in Japanese. It's a lot better than I remembered! You guys should try that sometime. You'll notice some old clichés and a lot of the show is pretty formulaic, but there's some pretty emotional moments. There's also, surprisingly, more implied yaoi than implied yuri, though the subtle stuff regarding Sailor Mercury and Mars is pretty funny.

Two in one day! Holy freaking crap!

Kim Possible - Call Me Beep Me. Oh no, gaijin music!

A dangerously catchy Disney cartoon theme turned 8-bit, making it even more infectious. I've never heard of this dude before, but somehow he makes his .nsf files with MML, which takes mad programming skills. For the leet guys, I have uploaded the original .nsf to my site:
kptheme.nsf - 24kb

If you wanna play .nsf and you're running Windows, check out the NotSoFatso plugin for WinAmp.

Next up we have a new DistantJ track, called "Run With Us," covering "The Raccoons," which I have never heard of. Featuring someone named Spray. I wonder if that's who's behind the female vocals? Since there's no actual writeup for the song yet, looks like I'll have to tell you about it. This is standard DistantJ UNTS, so it's a dancey, happy trance tune. DistantJ hails from the U.K. with a completely different '80s nostalgia compared to America. We got G.I. Joe and Ninja Turtles, they got The Raccoons and Watership Down. (mDuo13's Note: this is just opinion, but as much as I like Watership down I have to say the British got the short end of the stick this time.) Doing some research here, Spray seems to be a U.K. synthpop group that covered the theme song recently, and DistantJ seems to have borrowed the vocals.

Howdy folks, it's OverCoat!

I think this is my first "blog" blog post ever. I have my own site [by mDuo, of course] with a news column but it just isn't the same! Okay, I guess I should say a bit about myself. I'm Scott, I go by OverCoat [or soc] online. Unlike the other two dudes posting on this blog, I actually write music. Well, mDuo writes music, kind of, but that's not his main focus. Meanwhile Redcavalier just does... Canadian stuff. As for my taste in anime music, I tend to not listen to just any soundtrack, rather unique ones, like Hellsing or Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Some OSTs are just so beautiful yet underappreciated, the two favorites of mine being Kokoro Library, all written by Hisaaki Hogari, and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou's wonderful second OVA, done by both Choro Club and Taku Iwasaki. They're both so emotional and relaxing that listening to both in succession may put you in a small coma.

We are all connected though, by Anime Remix. Basically the ONLY site available if you want fan-arrangements of anime tunes. I admit, it's pretty niche, but I have a few songs up there already [here is a nice list showing all 4, and what anime they are from]. You may have a problem downloading the songs, but that's because the site isn't really done yet. We waited and waited and waited some more, and we just got tired of it and started our own site. Don't hate Matt [Xaleph] though. He's cool, but just far too busy to finish AR.

You'll notice a site url on that page. It's outdated! This is my new site. I don't exactly have a lot of arranged anime material, unless you count the chipdisk on mDuo's last post, of course. I really should start working on a new song.

Here is a list of upcoming material from myself and my wonderful friends!
-A Kokoro Library mix [!!!] by Tepid.
-Fray may or may not finish his Chobits tune
-I personally have "YKK-Yuunagi, like Radix - Counting Stars" on the todo board in my room :) Fans of Radix [who isn't one?] should like it. I haven't started yet but once I get some other projects out of the way it'll be done quickly.
-I could be starting Anime Chipdisk Vol. 2 sometime soon! There's no schedule for it, but I really want to make another one, since the first one was ASTRONOMICALLY fun to write.