Touhou Remix Music - General discussion and favorite arranges thread

[Drake]

Not sure about the older albums, but nowadays it seems many people (including myself) just don't bother with albums described as "vocal" albums, since there are just so many and it's not worth picking through all of them. It's the same reason why I only have a handful of albums from the last M3.

If anything you just have to mention a few famous names and people will flock.

[Nobu]

Not sure about the older albums, but nowadays it seems many people (including myself) just don't bother with albums described as "vocal" albums, since there are just so many and it's not worth picking through all of them. It's the same reason why I only have a handful of albums from the last M3.

Not to mention vocals in general are pretty hit and miss, and even with the 'big names' you still have people like Ayane that make me feel like taking a cheese grater to my ears sometimes.

Edit: Oh god Kimi no museum thanks for the tip :*

[Formless God]

Speaking of vocals, I just hate it when people refuse to listen to anything but the "big names". Please, SYNC.ART's is not the only good vocal circle out there.

[Primula]

Speaking of vocals, I just hate it when people refuse to listen to anything but the "big names". Please, SYNC.ART's is not the only good vocal circle out there.

Crest, Who made a jazzy Greenwich in the Sky vocal  (Which I was surprised since I've heard some of ASK's non Touhou vocals)
Girl's short hair

And who could forget Syrufit? -shot-

[jvpenguin]

Speaking of vocals, I just hate it when people refuse to listen to anything but the "big names". Please, SYNC.ART's is not the only good vocal circle out there.

Man, IIRC that was like the only song I liked on that album :ohdear:
Oh wait, the Aura Qualic tracks on it were pretty sick too (I hope I'm thinking of the right album). Kinda weird, because I like Halozy's other stuff.

EastNewSound is a pretty closely related circle to Halozy (trance/techno with usually good vocals, and similar artists), worth checking out if you like them. Not sure if they'd be considered a big name now, though. Although you probably already know of them if you listen to Halozy :3

Sorry if it's been mentioned here before, but Hatsunetsumiko's is also a pretty good "vocal" circle. Here's a sample: Tim Vegas - フラグメンツ (feat. narco + capo)
They're pretty famous for this song now, but it's like all that they're famous for. Their C76 album is a good listen.

(Those Syrufit tracks are awesome btw :ohdear:)

[orinrin]

MAIKAZE had some nice vocals too.  TBH, I haven't really listened to much of SYNC.ART's stuff so I can't really say anything about them.


I'm sure there are a lot more underrated vocals out there that no one has mentioned.

[Arcengal]

Here's a question that may be interesting.

Have you ever found a piece of Touhou music where you can't find a remix that you'd rather listen to than the original? For instance, I can't find a Fires of Hokkai remix that's anywhere near the quality of the original, nor one of Grimoire of Alice.

[orinrin]

Well, you could listen to that Chargeman Ken one.

I will admit that some remixes usually don't compare to the original, but this has never happened to me.  Fires of Hokkai actually has some pretty nice arranges out there, and so does Grimoire of Alice.  I think it mostly comes to down to preference when dealing with most of these arranges.  I could probably dig up some better ones given enough time.


You know, now that I think about it, I've never actually heard any good remixes for Living the Shrine Hide-and-Seek.

[Sen]

Well, I am blown away by Sprite Wing. Not only did they manage to make Murasa's theme sound good, it's actually the best song on the album.

Also, as much as I love the arranges, I can't find anything that comes even close to the original Alice Maestra. It's just beautiful, in its own retro way.


Oh, and if we're going to talk about Hatsunetsu, it'd be terrible to not mention their best song.

[jvpenguin]

Betwixt & Between made a good Fires of Hokkai remix:
like a flame
It's from Cis-Trance's Abnormal Dance. Really great Touhou album, some great makina tracks on it (although this track isn't makina).
And there was one I liked from Halozy, too:
Crouka - envelope fire

Of course, your preference does come first :3 Just throwing some out there.

As for me, I can't find a remix of Kagome-Kagome (IN Stage 5 theme) or A Tiny, Tiny, Clever Commander (Nazrin's theme) that I really like.

(and omg that Murasa track is good :*)

[Ubiquitial]

Here's a question that may be interesting.

Have you ever found a piece of Touhou music where you can't find a remix that you'd rather listen to than the original? For instance, I can't find a Fires of Hokkai remix that's anywhere near the quality of the original, nor one of Grimoire of Alice.

SOUND.Ave's Papos did a great orchestral version. Sounds nothing like the original, but is so much more epic. It's what a final stage theme should sound like. Full of anticipation, with a nice buildup.

[Formless God]

Lord Usa's Elemental Flag. dBu doesn't count because his music isn't much different

The CD music, namely Refrain of the Lovely Great War and Neo Super-Express (there's a decent vocal, but I never got to loop it the way I did for the original).

[Gpop]

Romantic Children...or it would've been if I didn't hear this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASNowabg_6E

Of course, I dunno if that would count or not because FD (the person who remastered Romantic Children) obviously tried to make it Windows ZUN-like =/.

[Sen]

Myon managed to find a song that makes Luna Dial sound good. Wow. First Captain Murasa and now Luna Dial? Maybe they're not as hopeless as I thought! :V


Also, again on the subject of songs where arranges can't beat the original, I've yet to find a Reincarnation arrange that's better than the original. Same goes for White Flag of Usa Shrine, Hartmann's Youkai Girl, Sleepless Night on the Eastern Country, and Alice Maestra (and the SWR version of Flowering Night if that counts).

[Iryan]

Myon managed to find a song that makes Luna Dial sound good. Wow. First Captain Murasa and now Luna Dial? Maybe they're not as hopeless as I thought! :V

Going with the trend of stating one's own opinion and taste as fact and objective standard, Luna Dial is an effing masterpiece only very few arranges can reach in awesomeness, and that arrange you posted certanly does not.
:smug:

Also, I am still waiting for a truly great arrange of Swordsman of a Distant Star, Magic Mirror, Extra Love, and several other PC-98 songs.

[Flandrenonymous]

Here's a question that may be interesting.

Have you ever found a piece of Touhou music where you can't find a remix that you'd rather listen to than the original? For instance, I can't find a Fires of Hokkai remix that's anywhere near the quality of the original, nor one of Grimoire of Alice.

Septette for the Dead Princess is this for me, bar none.

As far as Fires of Hokkai, what about Lucid Dream?

Also, I'm slightly biased because it looks like I'm the only one that actually LIKES the theme 'Captain Murasa', but as far as remixes, you can't go wrong with Liz-Triangle's remix of both that and Interdimensional Voyage of a Ghostly Passenger Ship

[Formless God]

Hartmann's Youkai Girl

I found this. Everything from the beginning to 2:05 is fairly generic, then from 2:29 onwards is eargasm.

EDIT: I found another nice vocal rendition of Captain Mother Murasa. It sounded slightly Persona 3/4/PSP-ish so I'm not sure if it fits everyone's tastes :V

[Sen]

Oh...oh my.

This is wonderful.

[Formless God]

HOLY SHIIIIIIIT

[Vicks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGv4HQGHnuA&feature=related

There is absolutely no way anyone can speak japanese this fast. IOSYS, btw

[Solais]

HOLY SHIIIIIIIT

Holy shit, they made it actually good and beautiful, instead of being an earrape.

[jvpenguin]

http://www.youtube.com/user/xlprojectestha

XL Project, anyone? Someone on teamliquid.net who is actually friends with estha, the leader of XL Project, is posting up his albums on youtube for free listening. Check them out. They mostly produce chill progressive trance, house, and downtempo music.

[necorelli]

Liz Triangle has the best touhou vocal arranges IN THE HISTORY OF EVER.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WtDBojw868

Also, nobody's mentioned Azure&Sands? They have four touhou jazz albums out. AND THEY'RE AMAZING.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=00040BD970ADBE65

[Alice★f]

MISAWA AKI
I love her THIS much.

Okay, she doesn't have the best voice in the world.
But I absolutely love everything about it, every crack and imperfection in her voice just adds to her appeal.

MASAYOSHI MINOSHIMA
One of the prominent arrangers for Alstroemeria Records. Before I just thought "He's good" now I think "HE'S GOOD," like, HOLY SHIT GOOD.

Here's some Misawa + Masayoshi -----> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ortB_zyhqc

TSUKASA
He's very good. He made this:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6x9IoJlGl8

SHIBAYAN

3L

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I love Alstroemeria Records. Seems like everytime they release an album, they mop the floor with everyone's ass. Their C77 release was far better than most of the others out there, especially than IOSYS' who just submitted a bunch of rock-themed arranges. (Good, but overall boring compared to the rest.)

And... they have a live event! They're serious and they know what they're doing. Their love for Touhou (And capability to compose original music) puts them in my #1 list.

[Unassuming Squid]

Needs moar Flandre.  :V

Common State of Innocent Violence, by Crow's Claw
The first Touhou remix I ever heard. It seems to evoke Flandre's raw destructive power more than her childlike innocence.

Heart Under Blade, by Kokuyasou/Black Night Funeral
A great song by one of my favorite arrangers. I like it for the same reasons as Common State of Innocent Violence, and it has basically the same tone.

The One Who Inherits the Scarlet Craze (紅い狂気の継承者), by ARA
Not much to say about it, but it's good.

U.N. Owen Was Her?, by Cool&Create
I like it more as a song than as a representation of Flandre's character, personally.

U.N. Owen Was Her?, by 砂塵音樂室
I like it for the same reasons as Cool&Create's arrange, but I particularly like what they did with the portion from 0:17 to 0:29.

悪魔の妹と4台のピアノのための極めて破壊的な狂騒曲, by Xe
One of my favorite U.N. Owen arranges, it perfectly demonstrates the innocence, anger, hopefulness, sadness, and raw power that I feel form Flandre's character.

Unknown? by Mistyhaze
The only song by Mistyhaze that I actually like. It evokes the same feelings as the previous song in the list, I think, but in its own, unique way.

緋色月下、狂咲ノ絶 by EastNewSound
I have mixed feelings about this one: I really like it, but I can't decide if it fits Flandre's character or not. Seems like it does to an extent.

Sweets Time Midnight
Nearly my favorite arrange of Flandre's theme, and a perfect representation of Flandre's character. There isn't much more to say.

U.N. Owen Was Her? by TAMusic
My favorite version of U.N. Owen Was Her?. It's really just perfect in so many ways.

[orinrin]

Needs moar G Free.  :V

Fixed.

[theshirn]

Fixed.

Provide, then, damn you!

[orinrin]

Provide, then, damn you!

And so I shall.


I kinda wonder what it would sound like if nazz-can had tried his hand at it.


More G Free.
And more.


Original is here for those who have never heard it.  Not sure if it would count as being underrated, but I love this theme either way.

[Formless God]

Neo Super-Express, Lord Usa and Tabula rasa are fucen underrated.

[orinrin]

Neo Super-Express, Lord Usa and Tabula rasa are fucen underrated.

Not sure about Usa being underrated, but the other two definitely need some spotlight.