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• Japanese, Reviews

  Songs from the Grave: Ghostnote’s Amanogawa Single (Review)

  May 23, 2010 | Don Kotowski | 1 Comment Share this Songs from the Grave: Ghostnote’s Amanogawa Single (Review)

  Apparently, ghost notes are musical notes occurring in a rhythmic figure which are purposely deemphasized, often to the point of near silence. At least, that’s what Wikipedia tells me. Unfortunately, I know nothing about the J-pop group known as ghostnote and even though these ghost notes may be present in their music, I wasn’t able…

• Anime, Japanese, Reviews

  Becca Blowout: A Synopsis of a Few Releases (Review)

  January 31, 2010 | Don Kotowski | 5 Comments Share this Becca Blowout: A Synopsis of a Few Releases (Review)

  Back in July 2009, I traveled to Otakon and had the privilege to meet Becca for an interview. At that time, she was working on getting ready to release her single for the US, having already broken through in Japan with her album Alive. At this time, she has released her second album in Japan,…

• Game Music, Reviews

  Is the New World Worth Exploring?: Shinsekai Kivandelyan (Review)

  January 13, 2010 | Don Kotowski | 2 Comments Share this Is the New World Worth Exploring?: Shinsekai Kivandelyan (Review)

  So, apparently Hideaki Utsumi has a record label called marth TERIT RECORDS. Many of the albums seem to feature current and former Capcom members. Looking at the list, when asked if I wanted to review any of the albums, the Shinsekai Kivandelyan (translates to “New World Kivandelyan”) seemed the most promising. I’ve been told that…

• Anime, Japanese, Reviews

  Kanon Wakeshima’s Debut Album: Shinshoku Dolce (Review)

  September 12, 2009 | Don Kotowski | 1 Comment Share this Kanon Wakeshima’s Debut Album: Shinshoku Dolce (Review)

  Hi everyone! I’m back with another review for an artist that I’ve had the wonderful privilege of interviewing. Kanon Wakeshima, in case you didn’t know already, is a cellist who has been playing since she was 3 years old. She’s also the first female vocal project of Mana. Followers of J-Rock may recognize this name,…

• Japanese, Reviews

  Does JUJU soar in her single, Sky? (Review)

  August 30, 2009 | Don Kotowski | 1 Comment Share this Does JUJU soar in her single, Sky? (Review)

  I’m going to be honest. I am not really familiar with JUJU, however, I liked the samples on the website so I decided to review this single. The only thing I knew about JUJU, prior to this single, was that she was the vocalist for “No Matter the Distance…,” which was one of the vocal…

• Anime, Japanese, Reviews

  Kalafina’s Debut Album: Seventh Heaven (Review)

  August 7, 2009 | Don Kotowski | 2 Comments Share this Kalafina’s Debut Album: Seventh Heaven (Review)

  For those of you who don’t know, Kalafina is one of Yuki Kajiura’s many vocal projects. Consisting of Keiko, Wakana, and Hikaru, of which the first two are also part of other Kajiura projects, such as FictionJunction. Kajiura’s style is definitely in a world of its own, featuring lyrics in a made-up language and a…

• Anime

  Otakon 2009: A Casual Sit-Down with Becca

  July 21, 2009 | Don Kotowski | 1 Comment Share this Otakon 2009: A Casual Sit-Down with Becca

  I recently went to Otakon to see a few concerts and interview a couple people. One of which is Portland, Oregon native, Becca. During the interview, I found out that she’s becoming a bigger fan of anime since doing some voice work in Ultraviolet: Code 044, loves the fashion sense in the Harajuki district of…

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