Any KOTOKO fan here?

[Kainy]

Originally Posted by Vide-Kun

Tracklist:

1. EIKO - Automation
2. KOTOKO - Abyss
3. Mami - IMMORAL
4. KAORI - Do You Know The Magic?
5. MOMO - philosophy
6. KOTOKO - We Survive
7. MELL - Permit
8. KOTOKO - Lupe
9. SHIHO - Kiss the Future
10. MELL - Egen
11. KOTOKO - Imaginary affair
12. Mami - Eclipse
13. KOTOKO - Trust You're Truth ~Ashita wo Mamoru Yakusoku~
14. KOTOKO - Collective

Vide, me love you long time. Loooooooong time.

I realize this is probably a bad thing to say specifically in this thread, but... I feel that KOTOKO is a bit overrepresented on Collective. As much as she is definitely my favorite I've utahime, only two EIKO songs is a travesty. I'm also disappointed in the fact that the track-length average is pretty heavily down for this, at just about exactly 5 minutes.

I do, however, applaud them for including three songs that either ARE or BORDER being denpa (Do You Know the Magic?, Kiss the Future, and Imaginary Affair). While I'm not that much of a fan of denpa, it's brave of them and I like that. Further, the whole CD just bleeds awesome everywhere.

In other words, go to animejungle and buy Collective for it is teh win.

Edit: Fixed my inability to count.

[zalas]

Originally Posted by Kainy

I realize this is probably a bad thing to say specifically in this thread, but... I feel that KOTOKO is a bit overrepresented on Collective. As much as she is definitely my favorite I've utahime, only two EIKO songs is a travesty.

KOTOKO is over-represented in I've Sound in general. Of the 314 songs in the I've Sound Explorer database right now:
* 158 have lyrics written by KOTOKO
* 27 have music composed by KOTOKO
* 133 have vocals sung by KOTOKO

[Vide]

Originally Posted by Kainy

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I'd just like to make a small correction. The name of the first song is not 'Automation', but 'Automaton'.

Sorry for my mistake, should have checked more carefully.

[Chiibi]

Originally Posted by kitsura

I listened to her songs from the Kannazuki no Miko OP. Basically nothing fantastic.

Says YOU. =P

[Sinestra]

I have never heard this song before and i downloaded the other day its Suppuration iv been listening to it over and over i love the fast beat it just makes me want to dance. Has anyone else heard it?

[Kainy]

Suppuration -core- is a KOTOKO image song from Kannazuki no Miko, and she also did the OP/ED to the series, Re-Sublimity and agony, respectively. If you like Suppuration, give the other two a listen.

Actually, KOTOKO and I've in general has numerous songs that will do the same thing for you.

I don't mind KOTOKO being highly represented in I've, I just wish I were getting more stuff that isn't her from the CD. No Lia song? Sadness.

[Chiibi]

Originally Posted by Sinestra

I have never heard this song before and i downloaded the other day its Suppuration iv been listening to it over and over i love the fast beat it just makes me want to dance. Has anyone else heard it?

I felt and acted the same way as you the first time I heard it.^^
Yes, Suppuration absolutely ROCKS.

It's also more fun if you turn up the base, turn off the lights and break out the glow sticks if you know what I mean. XD

[Sinestra]

Originally Posted by Chiibi

I felt and acted the same way as you the first time I heard it.^^
Yes, Suppuration absolutely ROCKS.

It's also more fun if you turn up the base, turn off the lights and break out the glow sticks if you know what I mean. XD

Oh did i ever turn up the bass i was totally rocking out to it. Then i went to work and put my flash drive in and played it there all my co-workers were like he at it again with the japanese music stuff, but i didnt care i was in my own world. I think i like it so much because i listen to a lot of techno, jungle and drum bass and thats what the beat reminds me off and the vocal remind me of hardcore house. i have all the songs from Kannzuki no miko any other recommendations would be helpful

[Kainy]

Other recommedations?

Get lots more KOTOKO and EIKO. Also Lia has a number of good techno-ish songs... well, yeah. Basically I've Sound will, in many cases, be doing something you'll be into.

Other than that, I'd suggest the Gundam SEED soundtracks, the OP/EDs for it are (with a few exceptions) pretty awesome.

I'm actually not much of a fan of Suppuration -core-. The beginning is just so... antimelodic. Then again, I hate breakbeat with a passion, so... nothing remotely like it is going to turn my crank.

[celcius]

Nipponsei's upcoming page says that Shakugan no Shana OP2 is gonna be released on Mar.01. Also says it's by KOTOKO. Wheee~

[Jellyfish Marine]

I have been a dedicated fan to I've sound for atleast 4 years now. "Wing my way" was the first song I listened to; many fans claim it to be one of the top five songs I'VE ever produced.
I cannot really say I'm a big fan of KOTOKO-san. Her individual works aren't very impressive to me (the Sore wo tobetara album). For me, it is actually the co-working with I'VE as a vocalist, lyrics writer and composer that brings out KOTOKO's talents and makes her famous. Still, she is my number one JP singer anyway >w< KOTOKO-sama BANZAII~~

Much love for CG.Mix and Takase-sama~!

[Rasqual Twilight]

Originally Posted by Jellyfish Marine

Much love for CG.Mix and Takase-sama~!

「C.G mix」でございます。 Let's be anal-retentive about the spelling (j/k)

[Nayuki]

Love Kotoko, Peko, Mami, Shiho, Mell, Aki (if she still exists), Lia and everybody in I've.

[Saikang81]

yeah..... her songs are sure nice manx....... got that techno bit in them manx....... especially that song called "agony"...... her song genre really is my cup of tea......

[Chiibi]

Originally Posted by Nayuki

Love Kotoko, Peko, Mami, Shiho, Mell, Aki (if she still exists), Lia and everybody in I've.

Speaking of Peko, I LOVE the song Otome Gokoro Neko Mimi from this one game-er I mighta screwed up the title. But it is the CUTEST song evar! Yes, I say that with a lot of songs. But I even drew a manga inspired by that song.^_^

[Rasqual Twilight]

The original title is 乙女心＋√ネコミミ＝∞, which I would romanize as "otomegokoro TASU NEKOMIMI NO HEIHOUKON WA mugen" (or mugendai, I'm not too sure)

[Chiibi]

Uwaaa, that's a friggin long title. How does one figure out how to read symbols like ∞！？

[zalas]

You would probably read it as a math equation, so like
a maiden's heart plus the square root of cat ears equals infinity

[Kainy]

Originally Posted by zalas

You would probably read it as a math equation, so like
a maiden's heart plus the square root of cat ears equals infinity

Oh, okay, because before it didn't make sense.



I've been listening to Collective a lot lately and Automation is really an awesome song.

If I want to find more EIKO would searching for Shimamiya Eiko turn up proper results?

[Varion]

Originally Posted by Kainy

If I want to find more EIKO would searching for Shimamiya Eiko turn up proper results?

Yes, it would. So would simply "Eiko" with any of these CDs I can find attributed to her:

Aoi Kajitsu
Atashi wa Melon
Flower in the Universe
Hologram
Ozone
Ulysses
Vanilla
Endless Loop

The first three are singles, the rest are 5-9 tracks long. The few songs I've heard are nothing to Automaton but... ah well. Anyone that knows more than I do feel free to correct me. Only Endless Loop and Ulysses seem to be listed on YesAsia.

*goes back to celebrating Mami Kawada's album due to be released at the end of the month *