deathgoraku
Namusan EP
[春帆楼; 2010]
5.9
So I kick off this blog which I will most likely get bored of quickly with a release that can hardly be called an "extended play". Clocking in at 4 minutes and 10 second (half that if you don't count "instrumental tracks), Namusan EP is probably the shortest release at Reitaisai 7.
Namusan consists of a remix of Fire of Hokkai titled すべからく法の灯火の下へ, consisting of bell chimes that swim around in your ears, ambient drones, and distorted hip-hop vocals. It would have been better, and possibly, pretty damn cool for a simple composition if it weren't for the paint-by-the-numbers drum beat loop dogpiling on top of the soundscapes. The instrumental (aka vocal-cut) version feels naked and a tad dull, making the original track stand out more for its vocals. It's the little things that can provide a spark of interest.
It's still strange that knowing that I now have an excuse to mention " avant-garde hip-hop" and "Touhou" in the same sentence. Too bad I can't also sneak "good" into the conversation.
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