@8:45 - cotton eye joe? Seems like they left the sustain pedal on, and cranked reverb. It felt like 'Flaming Lips' on tour in east Asia. Having two tabs open... 100% ha ha, great statement. One of your best perhaps 😅 What would 1m wishes all at the same time sound like? Perhaps this?
Thanks for this honest review. Realise I’m not going to change your mind with this one but here’s what I hear and feel from it (no idea if it’s right!)... The album as a whole has two distinct characters. The first half is troubled and chaotic while the second half contains lots more beauty and hope. This song sits in the middle of the two. You described sections of this as a whirlwind or tornado that you can’t feel grounded in, and for me that reflects trying, but not managing, to grasp onto something within the chaos. The translated lyrics here are ‘We call it a fight for a life, just living, living. Another nameless night. I'm lost again today’. The tension in the song builds as the struggle intensifies. Lyrics during this are ‘Anger is rising to a fever pitch... We know we need a battle song. Come back to us, broken spirituality’. At the end the music transforms into the ‘Hallelujah’ section which feels to me where we finally land on our feet. This bit might be their battle song. It sounds to me like a message of hope, something to unite people to stand up and make a better world, and for me the music and rousing choir do work together to reinforce that. Following this song the albums seems to witness the building of that world full of hope and joy, that perhaps culminates with the song Just Love which I’d recommend listening to if you're interested to hear where they take this album. Million Wish Collective feature all the way throughout the album but are more prominent in some places than others. I think it generally works really well. I actually also enjoy not being able to distinguish the instruments a lot of the time, almost like entering a world rather than listening to a band if that makes any sense. Thanks again.
This is quite informative and helps me see a different side to this. I'm able to appreciate why you enjoy this track and I think a lot of it comes down to personal taste. I still have a long way to go in being able to understand, on a first try, music like this that's so far opposite of my tastes. Thanks for the comment
Did Mahito say something about two characters or is that your interpretation? I’m really curious to know more about these songs and what specific ideas and experiences inspired them, I think it’s pretty easy to get the general idea but I want to know more. There is soooooo much information to get through though. Currently reading Mahito’s novel and watching Gezan’s various documentaries. A lot of the lyrics on this album seem to match the story or themes of Mahito’s film I Ai
@@MapaicheanI finally read the lyrics to the first half of KLUE today and your description sounds like it fits that album pretty well. In the first song he states that the first half of the album is about a crumbling system and the second half is about transformation. So you may be on to something, splitting the album into two parts seems to be a pattern. Not sure when you’ll have a chance if you aren’t in Japan but you can check out the film “i Ai” when it’s available. After watching it I feel like Anochi was where certain ideas for the film were born, especially “Just Love” and “Third Summer of Love” which plays during the credits. And the film is definitely about two characters who are both chaotic and in different ways full of hope (?)
GEZAN is basically a punk band. Their music has been going in a generally repetitive, kind of moody direction, somewhat in the vein of VHK. I think you could also look at it as having minimalist elements in the Steve Reich or Rhys Chatham vein. I think the above track is one of the weaker Million Wish collab tracks. Chuken is better: ruclips.net/video/FRoOPZTjM2M/видео.html I also don't think this is a kind of band you would like... they're punks and so the music is not about technical ability or musical sophistication, but soul. This is an example of what they're like in their prime: ruclips.net/video/z5mIU4JnuNo/видео.html
Opposite of you I really dug the music--that epic, posty style does it for me--but the vocals drove me up the wall. Probably couldn't listen to the band/artist just based on that.
@8:45 - cotton eye joe?
Seems like they left the sustain pedal on, and cranked reverb. It felt like 'Flaming Lips' on tour in east Asia. Having two tabs open... 100% ha ha, great statement. One of your best perhaps 😅
What would 1m wishes all at the same time sound like? Perhaps this?
I enjoyed it on the first listen. Melody was pleasant and the weirdness was enhancing the experience.
Thanks for this honest review. Realise I’m not going to change your mind with this one but here’s what I hear and feel from it (no idea if it’s right!)...
The album as a whole has two distinct characters. The first half is troubled and chaotic while the second half contains lots more beauty and hope. This song sits in the middle of the two.
You described sections of this as a whirlwind or tornado that you can’t feel grounded in, and for me that reflects trying, but not managing, to grasp onto something within the chaos. The translated lyrics here are ‘We call it a fight for a life, just living, living. Another nameless night. I'm lost again today’.
The tension in the song builds as the struggle intensifies. Lyrics during this are ‘Anger is rising to a fever pitch... We know we need a battle song. Come back to us, broken spirituality’.
At the end the music transforms into the ‘Hallelujah’ section which feels to me where we finally land on our feet. This bit might be their battle song. It sounds to me like a message of hope, something to unite people to stand up and make a better world, and for me the music and rousing choir do work together to reinforce that.
Following this song the albums seems to witness the building of that world full of hope and joy, that perhaps culminates with the song Just Love which I’d recommend listening to if you're interested to hear where they take this album.
Million Wish Collective feature all the way throughout the album but are more prominent in some places than others. I think it generally works really well.
I actually also enjoy not being able to distinguish the instruments a lot of the time, almost like entering a world rather than listening to a band if that makes any sense. Thanks again.
This is quite informative and helps me see a different side to this. I'm able to appreciate why you enjoy this track and I think a lot of it comes down to personal taste. I still have a long way to go in being able to understand, on a first try, music like this that's so far opposite of my tastes. Thanks for the comment
Did Mahito say something about two characters or is that your interpretation? I’m really curious to know more about these songs and what specific ideas and experiences inspired them, I think it’s pretty easy to get the general idea but I want to know more. There is soooooo much information to get through though. Currently reading Mahito’s novel and watching Gezan’s various documentaries. A lot of the lyrics on this album seem to match the story or themes of Mahito’s film I Ai
@@UntangledKnots Just my interpretation, sorry. I have no real clue about the background or meaning of either this song or the album as a whole.
@@MapaicheanI finally read the lyrics to the first half of KLUE today and your description sounds like it fits that album pretty well. In the first song he states that the first half of the album is about a crumbling system and the second half is about transformation. So you may be on to something, splitting the album into two parts seems to be a pattern.
Not sure when you’ll have a chance if you aren’t in Japan but you can check out the film “i Ai” when it’s available. After watching it I feel like Anochi was where certain ideas for the film were born, especially “Just Love” and “Third Summer of Love” which plays during the credits.
And the film is definitely about two characters who are both chaotic and in different ways full of hope (?)
I think you'd love The Optimist album by Anathema
GEZAN is basically a punk band. Their music has been going in a generally repetitive, kind of moody direction, somewhat in the vein of VHK. I think you could also look at it as having minimalist elements in the Steve Reich or Rhys Chatham vein.
I think the above track is one of the weaker Million Wish collab tracks. Chuken is better: ruclips.net/video/FRoOPZTjM2M/видео.html
I also don't think this is a kind of band you would like... they're punks and so the music is not about technical ability or musical sophistication, but soul. This is an example of what they're like in their prime: ruclips.net/video/z5mIU4JnuNo/видео.html
Opposite of you I really dug the music--that epic, posty style does it for me--but the vocals drove me up the wall. Probably couldn't listen to the band/artist just based on that.