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花鳥風月 (Saga Novel)

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Beauties of Nature

Beauties of Nature album cover

Album by Saga Novel
Released

2012-12-30 (Comiket 83)

Tracks

12

Length

58:13

Catalog No.

SGNV-0005

Genre

Vocal, Instrumental, Rock, Electronic

Website

Updated Official Site
Original Site

SGNV-0005 banner.jpg

Beauties of Nature (花鳥風月 Kachoufuugetsu) is a doujin album by Saga Novel released on 2012-12-30 (Comiket 83). It features vocal and instrumental arrangements of themes from Phantasmagoria of Flower View. The album is notable for being the first to feature arrangements by member シイナフユキ (Murasame Umbrella) in addition to 2 of it's tracks being giving promotional videos done by Silve.

Staff

Arrangement
シイナフユキ
うどんタイマーP
蒼原 響
Lyrics
はるうら (榛ノ木書室)
シイナフユキ
Jell (GET IN THE RING)
ロウ。 (paropunte)
コツキミヤ (ALLEGORY WORKS)
Vocals
エコ
うどんタイマーP
くろくん (niconico)
Production
Saga Novel
Illustration
江河サツキ (ドロちら)
Design & Promotional Video
Silve
Guitar
シイナフユキ
うどんタイマーP
Bass, Key (Tracks 01-03, 06-08, 10-12)
うどんタイマーP
Drums & Percussion (Tracks 01-03, 06-08, 10-12)
ペンギン
Mix (Tracks 01-04, 06-12)
シュン
Mix (Track 05)
蒼原 響
Mastering
シュン

Tracks

  • 01. 幻想郷の蘇生 (01:04)
  • 02. 花信風 (04:20)
    • ___
    • arrangement: うどんタイマーP
    • lyrics: はるうら
    • vocals: エコ
    • guitar, bass, key: うどんタイマーP
    • drums: ペンギン
    • original title: 春色小径 ~ Colorful Path
    • original title: 東方妖々夢 ~ Ancient Temple
    • source: 東方花映塚 ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View
  • 11. 花葬 (05:35)
    • ___
    • arrangement: シイナフユキ
    • lyrics: シイナフユキ
    • vocals: エコ
    • guitar: シイナフユキ
    • guitar, bass, key: うどんタイマーP
    • drums: ペンギン
    • original title: 六十年目の東方裁判 ~ Fate of Sixty Years
    • source: 東方花映塚 ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View

Review

This album highlights my favorite part of Saga Novel and that's their instrumental performance when it comes to rock arrangements. うどんタイマーP's thumping bass lines and great vocals mixed with シイナフユキ's technical arrangements and ペンギン's ability to adapt to both of their styles come together to make some really outstanding rock arrangements. The only draw back to the album is that 蒼原 響's electronic arrangements don't mesh very well with the rest of the album, very much in contrast to the style he would adopt on Saga Novel's next album.

All of the rock tracks on the album really are great in their own right but a couple of tracks stand out among the rest. Track 08 "3:30 AM" definitely stands out among the rest of the album for it's high tempo and technical arrangement, the drum fills on this track really show the benefit of having a real drummer as apposed to using programming. Track 03 "twilight twilight" is the gem of the album (imo ofc) with it's simple structure being used as a playground for the musicians to experiment and let loose, this results in a surprisingly intricate performance from a very basic arrangement. Over all it's シイナフユキ arrangements that stand out the most, but not without the help of うどんタイマーP's guitar and bass playing along with ペンギン's drumming. An easy recommendation for those who enjoy Touhou rock arrangements. Ycdtosa (talk) 19:17, 27 January 2016 (UTC)