Kaya - Glitter album, What do you think?
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lol. read the translated lyrics to new vogue children o.o
"ignorant" and "heterosexuals" in the same sentence...if i remember correctly...
also, things he dislikes [listed on some website, so im not sure of the validity] it was said he dislikes heterosexual relationships xD
i love kaya
"ignorant" and "heterosexuals" in the same sentence...if i remember correctly...
also, things he dislikes [listed on some website, so im not sure of the validity] it was said he dislikes heterosexual relationships xD
i love kaya
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There are some people who think that choosing a side in love is a very stupid thing.
oasis19 wrote:
I hate the 'BUM bum BUM bum' thing going on.. reminds me of what I had to play for this one song... *huffs a little*
Besides that, I like this song. It's really grown on me.
I still can't seem to like Masquerade or Kaleidoscope though.. O_o;;
^ I always skip Masquerade. But I like Kaleidoscope. But with this album, I start listening with Paradise Lost and then skip down to Silvery Dark ->end.
Maybe I should begin to incorporate Kaleidoscope :O
But yeah, im sort of sick of it now and have moved on to the last three tracks. *lies*
Maybe I should begin to incorporate Kaleidoscope :O
But yeah, im sort of sick of it now and have moved on to the last three tracks. *lies*
hmm well its just awesome in my book.
I mean, personally, Jazz is not my thing at all, but for some reason, Masquerade just grew on me big time. I guess its just his voice.
But Kaleidoscope caught my heart from the first time I heard it. Kaya is just amazing, and of course, Kalm is a huge musical influence on me.
I mean, personally, Jazz is not my thing at all, but for some reason, Masquerade just grew on me big time. I guess its just his voice.
But Kaleidoscope caught my heart from the first time I heard it. Kaya is just amazing, and of course, Kalm is a huge musical influence on me.
desqui wrote:
I must agree.
This is my first post in Scape, but anyhow, I need to be a desqui friend because of his/her opinion.
I also like Paradise Lost a lot!!!. I just think it's very sensual and sadist. When I listen to it I can't help it imagining a gothic carnival with elephants and something like beetlejuice and Kaya sitting in a charriot singing.
The rest of the album is just great, but still as everything, it has some things I don't like at all. First, there is Silvery Dark. Being so romantic and stuff, I just can't stand Kaya with ballads, please Kaya, my precious, stay electro!!!!!. And Masquerade.........speechless, but I prefer this one than silvery dark.
The rest of the album is amazing, specially Paradise Lost, and Walure, and Rose Jail, Love them all!!!!
omg I loved your description for Paradise Lost ^w^
We should not forget that this was the first song Kalm ever composed for Kaya-chan X3 Kalm is such an amazing composer =O
And about Silvery Dark... I can imagine Kaya walking by the seashore, moonlight lightening his face... I think it's really nice X333
We should not forget that this was the first song Kalm ever composed for Kaya-chan X3 Kalm is such an amazing composer =O
And about Silvery Dark... I can imagine Kaya walking by the seashore, moonlight lightening his face... I think it's really nice X333
I still think it sounds fitting for a cartoon scientist.
I don't see.. how you'd get a gothic carnival from Paradise Lost e_e with animals at that.
Sorry, we don't share the same opinion ^ ^ A carnival is sorta.. too low. Paradise Lost needs to be put on such a larger scale.. of.. something. I don't know
I can't describe it. It's worth more than a carnival. D:
But anyways, now I'm stuck on Hydrangea =) And a line in Silvery Dark. I like this album. <3
Sorry, we don't share the same opinion ^ ^ A carnival is sorta.. too low. Paradise Lost needs to be put on such a larger scale.. of.. something. I don't know
I can't describe it. It's worth more than a carnival. D:But anyways, now I'm stuck on Hydrangea =) And a line in Silvery Dark. I like this album. <3
I love this album, really reminds me of his earlier Schwarz Stein works which can only be a good thing. Only thing i'm not fond of is his screaming on Rose Jail.
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My review of Glitter:
To begin with...I adore the artwork for this album. The cover's very simple, as you can see--just Kaya's face in profile, with lots of shiney, glittery, light-y things. Overall, it's very clean and easy on the eyes. Then you open the CD. That's where I got hit. I opened it up, and here was a photo of roses going all the way the the edges of the photo in black in white, with the CD itself an oasis of lovely pinks and reds amidst the rest. Then there's the inside of the booklet, which has pages in white, mauve, and black. The colors kind of reflect the mood of the songs. In the middle are two very gothic pictures of Kaya, along with a few choice phrases fading into the black. Again, the colors seem to coincide with the mood of the phrases, but maybe that's just me.
Now to the songs. I was pleasantly surprised that all of the songs on this album have vocals. I suppose I shouldn't have been, since Kaya is trying to work more as a vocalist than a musician for his solo career, but even so, it was a nice change from what I've been seeing in the other albums I've been buying.
The first song on the album is Kaleidoscope -glitter mix-, which as a remix of Kaya's first single. The beginning of the song is definitely different, because instead of with a strings sound (kind of like a violin), it starts of with a more hollow sound, like bells or something, and then goes into a slightly different melody with violin added in again later. The vocals were also rerecorded for this, I think. The differences between the album version of the song and the single version of the song are distinct enough that Kaleidoscope -glitter mix- stands on it's own in the album. (Though I must note that there was a typo so that it says Kaleidosope on the album; poor Kaya! And he's aware of it and disappointed; it's so cute to read about him fretting "Where did the [C] go!?")
The next song on the album is Walküre. It is the first of the three tracks written by Hora on this CD, and it's definitely a good thing that Hora contributed to this album! It's no Schwarz Stein song, nor is it another cell material; it is a very Kaya song, and fits very well with this album. It's a beautiful trance-type song that has a quickness to it, but at the same time, Kaya is able to meander through the song. The vocals on this are terribly lovely, and it's probably my second favorite song on the album. It makes me want to dance!
There's just something about Paradise Lost that I can't get over. I can't help but want to listen to it again and again. The music by itself is very interesting, and it almost feels like Kaya is walking lost within a labyrinth of some kind. And the vocals are so interesting, too! With all of it combined...I feel like I should be walking in a lovely garden of nature and technology or something. It is, hands down, my favorite track from Glitter.
Next is Psycho Butterfly -Nightmare mix-. Of all the remixes on this album, I think this one sounds the least changed. It's a great song, but it could've been a little more different from the version that appeared on the Masquerade single. But again...when I listen to this song, I get a sense of wandering from Kaya. It's not at all a bad thing, just something that I feel from the songs. ^^;
Next comes Masquerade -fabulous night mix-. It's very similar to the single, but as with Kaleidoscope, the changes that were made make it stand apart on the album. The most noticable change is that there is a pronounced jazz sound to the song that isn't obvious at first, but definitely becomes noticable with the addition of saxophone in the song. The sax really does the whole "fabulous night" thing for me.
Rose Jail is the second song from Hora on this album, and again, it's awesome that Hora was a part of this album. Rose Jail really stands out from the rest of the album. It sounds very harsh to begin with, and the voice filter really highlights that. Add the lyric "with all my hurts," and you have a sharp edge to the song. It effectively communicates a strong feeling, which I assume is a negative one. The song is a rather repetitive, however, so it can get old fast, which is rather disappointing.
Silvery Dark...was totally unexpected for me. It, too, stands out from the rest of the song, because it's much more mellow. To be honest, it's probably my least favorite song on the album, because it sounds pretty run-of-the-mill, and not as original as the rest of the songs on the album.
Glitter Arch is Hora's final contribution to Kaya's first album, and it's a strong song. Again, I feel like dancing. In fact, I get a very distinct image of dancing somewhere where everything is disjointed and connected, all at the same time, to make something absolutely beautiful. It's another very interesting song, and I'm very glad that it's on this album.
And finally is Hydrangea. It's another mellow song, though this one is more original. It starts out with what sounds like a woman singing, but it's still Kaya! Once Kaya goes back to singing like normal, his voice sounds very full and almost tangible; I love it.
Overall, I absolutely adore this album. It's not quite to par with the stuff Kaya did in Schwarz Stein, but it's up there. I was definitely satisfied with Glitter, perhaps even more so than most of my more recent JRock purchases. *hearts teh Kaya*
Uhh...yeah, it's the full-length version that I posted on my LJ, minus a few comments. ^^;
To begin with...I adore the artwork for this album. The cover's very simple, as you can see--just Kaya's face in profile, with lots of shiney, glittery, light-y things. Overall, it's very clean and easy on the eyes. Then you open the CD. That's where I got hit. I opened it up, and here was a photo of roses going all the way the the edges of the photo in black in white, with the CD itself an oasis of lovely pinks and reds amidst the rest. Then there's the inside of the booklet, which has pages in white, mauve, and black. The colors kind of reflect the mood of the songs. In the middle are two very gothic pictures of Kaya, along with a few choice phrases fading into the black. Again, the colors seem to coincide with the mood of the phrases, but maybe that's just me.
Now to the songs. I was pleasantly surprised that all of the songs on this album have vocals. I suppose I shouldn't have been, since Kaya is trying to work more as a vocalist than a musician for his solo career, but even so, it was a nice change from what I've been seeing in the other albums I've been buying.
The first song on the album is Kaleidoscope -glitter mix-, which as a remix of Kaya's first single. The beginning of the song is definitely different, because instead of with a strings sound (kind of like a violin), it starts of with a more hollow sound, like bells or something, and then goes into a slightly different melody with violin added in again later. The vocals were also rerecorded for this, I think. The differences between the album version of the song and the single version of the song are distinct enough that Kaleidoscope -glitter mix- stands on it's own in the album. (Though I must note that there was a typo so that it says Kaleidosope on the album; poor Kaya! And he's aware of it and disappointed; it's so cute to read about him fretting "Where did the [C] go!?")
The next song on the album is Walküre. It is the first of the three tracks written by Hora on this CD, and it's definitely a good thing that Hora contributed to this album! It's no Schwarz Stein song, nor is it another cell material; it is a very Kaya song, and fits very well with this album. It's a beautiful trance-type song that has a quickness to it, but at the same time, Kaya is able to meander through the song. The vocals on this are terribly lovely, and it's probably my second favorite song on the album. It makes me want to dance!
There's just something about Paradise Lost that I can't get over. I can't help but want to listen to it again and again. The music by itself is very interesting, and it almost feels like Kaya is walking lost within a labyrinth of some kind. And the vocals are so interesting, too! With all of it combined...I feel like I should be walking in a lovely garden of nature and technology or something. It is, hands down, my favorite track from Glitter.
Next is Psycho Butterfly -Nightmare mix-. Of all the remixes on this album, I think this one sounds the least changed. It's a great song, but it could've been a little more different from the version that appeared on the Masquerade single. But again...when I listen to this song, I get a sense of wandering from Kaya. It's not at all a bad thing, just something that I feel from the songs. ^^;
Next comes Masquerade -fabulous night mix-. It's very similar to the single, but as with Kaleidoscope, the changes that were made make it stand apart on the album. The most noticable change is that there is a pronounced jazz sound to the song that isn't obvious at first, but definitely becomes noticable with the addition of saxophone in the song. The sax really does the whole "fabulous night" thing for me.
Rose Jail is the second song from Hora on this album, and again, it's awesome that Hora was a part of this album. Rose Jail really stands out from the rest of the album. It sounds very harsh to begin with, and the voice filter really highlights that. Add the lyric "with all my hurts," and you have a sharp edge to the song. It effectively communicates a strong feeling, which I assume is a negative one. The song is a rather repetitive, however, so it can get old fast, which is rather disappointing.
Silvery Dark...was totally unexpected for me. It, too, stands out from the rest of the song, because it's much more mellow. To be honest, it's probably my least favorite song on the album, because it sounds pretty run-of-the-mill, and not as original as the rest of the songs on the album.
Glitter Arch is Hora's final contribution to Kaya's first album, and it's a strong song. Again, I feel like dancing. In fact, I get a very distinct image of dancing somewhere where everything is disjointed and connected, all at the same time, to make something absolutely beautiful. It's another very interesting song, and I'm very glad that it's on this album.
And finally is Hydrangea. It's another mellow song, though this one is more original. It starts out with what sounds like a woman singing, but it's still Kaya! Once Kaya goes back to singing like normal, his voice sounds very full and almost tangible; I love it.
Overall, I absolutely adore this album. It's not quite to par with the stuff Kaya did in Schwarz Stein, but it's up there. I was definitely satisfied with Glitter, perhaps even more so than most of my more recent JRock purchases. *hearts teh Kaya*
Uhh...yeah, it's the full-length version that I posted on my LJ, minus a few comments. ^^;
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faith wrote:
Ooooh~~ I bet that'll be fun eye candy. XD
Yay for learning new words!