7 and 17 for the music ask meme 👀
7. three songs you didn’t expect to like but eventually loved
Twister (The World Ends With You OST) - back when this game came out my musical tastes were a bit more narrow. i was obsessed with the traditional j-rpg soundtrack and also working on my music degree. the soundtrack broke a lot of the traditional conventions and people seemed to like it. that made me angry xD turns out it was good though! like really good! all i needed to do was give it a chance and pull the stick out from my ass
The Farplane Abyss (Final Fantasy X-2 OST) - the soundtrack for ffx was pretty well liked and so when ffx-2 was announced i was tentatively thrilled? the first direct final fantasy sequel and maybe another soundtrack with the same trio of composers? welp... turns out ffx-2 decided to take a different approach to pretty much everything. it’s still a little weird to go back to the same places and hear completely different music. but if i let go of those expectations, the soundtrack is actually a lot of fun! this one in particular is such a moody piece and really connects with me :3
Lonely Rolling Star (Katamari Fortissimo Damacy) - not really a surprise here x’D this song is definitely my style. the katamari soundtrack was always sort of a funky meme? i know i didn’t take it seriously when it came out. it has such a distinctive sound though and so many of the songs are complete earworms. this one is always stuck in my head somewhere and that’s fine with me
17. three songs that remind you of your crush
Quatre Mains (Evangelion 3.33 OST) - if two boys have four hands and they all touch the same piano... is that gay? sounds a little gay to me. also i just love four hand piano pieces x’D something fun about them
We’re So Far Away (Mae) - i don’t always understand why or how, but you’ve changed everything. at least a little bit. hopefully changes for the better :’3
Happiness Writes White (Harvey Danger) - i still don’t know if i’m ever truly happy. it’s hard to tell because it doesn’t usually show. it’s so much easier to feel and express pain or anger or sadness. there’s something there though. even if it’s only a blank page sometimes x’3
Sick Jan (Chris Fleming) - bonus song cause how could i not x’D we all have a sick jan inside us. just waiting.
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Monthly Listening: July 2017
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve not posted my anticipated albums for August. I’ve been very behind on my Soundcloud queue, and peeking into music news on other sites has become more of a chore, so I actually have not actively kept up with new music releases at all this month. Hence, me not having many albums I’m waiting to hear. I totally feel the effects from me slacking whenever I choose a new album to listen to: a good amount here has been catch ups from previous months, or so how it feels. Hopefully I can fix this slump for the next round.
Highlights from this month, from left to right:
Kayoko Yoshizawa -- Houkiboshi Zukan (e-stretch, 2015)
BiSH -- Killer BiSH (Avex Trax, 2016)
Japanese Breakfast -- Soft Sounds from Another Planet (Dead Oceans, 2017)
Waxahatchee -- Out in the Storm (Merge, 2017)
Cornelius -- Fantasma (Trattoria/Matador, 1997)
Nine Inch Nails -- The Fragile (Nothing/Interscope, 1999)
Daphni -- Fabriclive 93 (Fabric, 2017)
Katie Ellen -- Cowgirl Blues (Lauren, 2017)
Momoiro Clover Z -- 5th Dimension (Laurel, 2013)
I did end up writing about an album, Kayoko Yoshizawa’s fantastic new album, Yane Ura Ju, from March. You can read that here. And below are my few listening columns from this month with words about records that got me writing down some thoughts.
June 23 - July 13: 2 Chainz/Playaz Circle, 21 Savage, Calvin Harris
July 16 - 28: Cornelius, K.A.R.D, Tyler the Creator
Here are the albums I checked out for this month....
2017 albums
21 Savage -- Issa Album (7)
7Senses -- 7Senses (6)
Ami Wajima -- I Am (6)
BiSH -- Giant Killers (6)
Boris -- Dear (6)
Calvin Harris -- Funk Wav Bounce, Vol. 1 (6)
Caterina Barbieri -- Patterns of Consciousness (6)
Daphni -- Fabriclive 93 (7)
DJ Sports -- Modern Species (7)
DJ Tennis -- DJ-Kicks (7)
Dreamcatcher -- Prequel (6)
EXO -- The Wars (6)
FAKY -- Unwrapped (6)
Gepe -- Ciencia Exacta (6)
Haim -- Something to Tell You (7)
Hitomi Toi -- Ecstasy (7)
Indigo la End -- Crying End Roll (6)
Japanese Breakfast -- Soft Sounds from Another Planet (8)
Jana Rush -- Pariah (7)
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit -- The Nashville Sound (6)
Jay-Z -- 4:44 (6)
K.A.R.D. -- Hola Hola (7)
K15 -- Speed of Life (7)
Kami-sama, I Have Noticed -- Kami-sama, I Have Noticed (7)
Katie Ellen -- Cowgirl Blues (7)
Kendrick Lamar -- DAMN. (7)
Lanark Artefax -- Whities 011 EP (7)
Maison Book Girl -- Image (6)
Meek Mill -- Wins & Losses (7)
Mura Masa -- Mura Masa (6)
Neel -- The Vancori Complex EP (6)
Nidia -- FACT 611 mix (7)
Nidia -- NIdia e Ma, Nidia e Fudida (7)
Palehound -- A Place I’ll Always Go (6)
Red Velvet -- The Red Summer (6)
Rozwell Kid -- Precious Art (6)
Satoko Shibata -- Do You Need a Rest from Love? (7)
Shinichi Atobe -- From the Heart, It’s a Start, a Work of Art (7)
Starlito & Don Trip -- Step Brothers Three (7)
Steffi -- Fabric94 (7)
This Is the Kit -- Moonshine Freeze (6)
TOPS -- Sugar at the Gates (7)
Toro y Moi -- Boo Boo (6)
Tyler the Creator -- Flower Boy (8)
Vince Staples -- Big Fish Theory (6)
Waxahatchee -- Out in the Storm (8)
Wizkid -- Sounds from the Other Side (6)
Yuru Meru Mo! -- Disco Psychedelica (6)
Non-2017 albums
Akiko Yano -- Tadaima (6)
Akina Nakamori -- D404ME (7)
Apink -- Pink Doll (6)
BiSH -- Killer BiSH (7)
BoA -- Girls on Top (6)
Brown Eyed Girls -- Sound-G (6)
The Brilliant Green -- The Brilliant Green (6)
callme -- Who is callme? (7)
Chelmico -- Chelmico (6)
Cornelius -- Fantasma (8)
C-ute -- Cmaj9 (6)
Elza Soares -- A Mulher do Fim do Mundo (7)
Husalah -- Dope, Guns and Religion (6)
Jun Togawa -- Tamahime-sama (6)
Jun Togawa Unit -- Kyokuto Ian Shoka (6)
Kayoko Yoshizawa -- Houkiboshi Zukan (8)
Mac Mall -- Illegal Business? (7)
Marianne Faithfull -- Modern English (6)
Momoe Yamaguchi -- Manjushaka (6)
Momoiro Clover Z -- 5th Dimension (7)
Neneh Cherry -- Raw Like Sushi (6)
Neurosis -- Through Silver in Blood (7)
Nine Inch Nails -- The Fragile (8)
Oren Ambarchi & Jim O’Rourke -- Behold (6)
Pizzicato Five -- Bossa Nova 2001 (7)
Sheila E. -- The Glamorous Life (7)
Soulja Boy & Young L -- Mario & Domo vs the World (6)
Stereolab -- Dots & Loops (6)
Travis Porter -- Proud 2 Be a Problem (7)
Various Artists -- Katamari Fortissimo Damacy (7)
Yoko Ono -- Approximately Infinite Universe (6)
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