Comments on: The bastion of easy listening http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/ A terminal of connections Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:25:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: transientem » The clock stops at 23:59 http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-9 transientem » The clock stops at 23:59 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:12:20 +0000 http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/#comment-9 [...] but Maaya’s voice sounds rather plain, just like in Saigo no Kajitsu. In the context of easy listening, I put less weighting on technique and more on the creation of casual and sunny, the latter being [...] [...] but Maaya’s voice sounds rather plain, just like in Saigo no Kajitsu. In the context of easy listening, I put less weighting on technique and more on the creation of casual and sunny, the latter being [...]

]]> By: introspect http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-8 introspect Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:30:47 +0000 http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/#comment-8 Maaya's ballad-y songs aren't bad, it's not that she can't sing them, but I don't find much to latch on to. I find that such songs are best enjoyed while in a rather particular state of mind, so if it doesn't seize my attention at the beginning, or if I'm not otherwise prepared to listen to it, then it won't register very high. There's only so much to go on given a streaming PV in terms of audio quality, so the balance issues may get fixed. That would elevate the track to just another decent ballad-y song, though. A listen to Yuunagi Loop again might be warranted, as it's been a while. I do remember Loop though, having, uh, looped it numerous times. It starts promising, but doesn't go anywhere. There's an interlude from a nifty sounding guitar that gave the song a lot of atmosphere, but it doesn't have a prominent role again. As for the songs on 30 minutes, the arrangements on most of the tracks felt thinner than they should have been. Enough for a bit of decoration, but that means the melody makes or breaks the song. It was usually the latter. Maaya’s ballad-y songs aren’t bad, it’s not that she can’t sing them, but I don’t find much to latch on to.

I find that such songs are best enjoyed while in a rather particular state of mind, so if it doesn’t seize my attention at the beginning, or if I’m not otherwise prepared to listen to it, then it won’t register very high.

There’s only so much to go on given a streaming PV in terms of audio quality, so the balance issues may get fixed. That would elevate the track to just another decent ballad-y song, though.

A listen to Yuunagi Loop again might be warranted, as it’s been a while. I do remember Loop though, having, uh, looped it numerous times. It starts promising, but doesn’t go anywhere. There’s an interlude from a nifty sounding guitar that gave the song a lot of atmosphere, but it doesn’t have a prominent role again.

As for the songs on 30 minutes, the arrangements on most of the tracks felt thinner than they should have been. Enough for a bit of decoration, but that means the melody makes or breaks the song. It was usually the latter.

]]> By: Owen S http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Owen S Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:23:13 +0000 http://www.silician.com/anime/2007/11/15/the-bastion-of-easy-listening/#comment-7 So I was the only one who liked Universe more than 30 minutes night flight? Check out the PV for a cross of something between Chobits' metafiction "A City With No People" and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Saigo no Kajitsu is another matter though. I'm personally of the opinion that Maaya's doing fine without Yoko Kanno, as the relative strength of her Yuunagi Loop album and Universe can attest to. The return to her old sound isn't all that great due to how she's been doing great in her new style so far. If it ain't broke don't fix it, I say. So I was the only one who liked Universe more than 30 minutes night flight? Check out the PV for a cross of something between Chobits’ metafiction “A City With No People” and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Saigo no Kajitsu is another matter though. I’m personally of the opinion that Maaya’s doing fine without Yoko Kanno, as the relative strength of her Yuunagi Loop album and Universe can attest to. The return to her old sound isn’t all that great due to how she’s been doing great in her new style so far. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, I say.

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