Reviews

July, 2016

  • 4 July

    “Play! Play!” Album Review

    The Chinese group 咏吟轩 (Yong Yin Xuan) is a group composed of Chinese artists (producers, lyricists, illustrators, etc.). These include JusF周存, 耶Aya叁, Sya, GhostFinal, and more! They have recently came together to make another album titled “Play! Play!”, featuring eight amazing tracks using the Chinese VOCALOIDs. When I heard the cross-fade, I (Monds) instantly …

May, 2016

  • 24 May

    Miku Expo Concert and Short Film Festival Recap

    Miku Expo Concert There are many people who have talked about the Miku Expo concert, and I am sure you have all seen plenty of images and videos of it already. Therefore, I will keep this one short and just talk about it briefly. The concert opened with ANAMANAGUCHI, and I also found it great

April, 2016

  • 6 April

    IA Sings “Kimi Wa Hitori Nankaja Naiyo” Acapella for Charity

    While IA has covered songs sung by her voice actress before (the most famous being "Tori no Uta"), her acapella cover of "Kimi Wa Hitori Nankaja Naiyo" ("You're Not Alone") takes things a step further and even gives fans a new way to listen to 1st Place's VOCALOID. And as an added bonus, all purchases

  • 4 April

    Hatsune Miku OMAKASE Box Review

    Unfortunately, OMAKASE is no more after this final box. However, they ended with something all VOCALOID fans can appreciate: a Hatsune Miku OMAKASE box featuring Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin and Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO. Of course when they promised more than just Miku merchandise, I hopped on it. It's not often that you

November, 2015

  • 8 November

    A Review of the First ALYS Album: Éveil

    Recently, I was able to obtain a copy of the first ALYS album, titled "Éveil". While ALYS is slated to be released as a CeVIO, she is currently being used in the UTAU interface with an unknown engine. Nonetheless, the Franco-Japanese singer is absolutely phenomenal and "Éveil" is a showcase of the work put into

August, 2015

  • 9 August

    “Unique Antique” Album by Yunosuke

    Yunosuke is a producer from Japan who mostly does EDM and has been uploading music for roughly a year. I recently purchased Yunosuke's first album "Unique Antique" and was not disappointed. The album has a variety of 11 great tracks and an intro that covers many sub-genres in the EDM category. The variety makes it