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by slippy
2005-08-11 07:34
Forum: Garden of Everything
Topic: Full Metal Alchemist
Replies: 5
Views: 9841

I've been following the DVD releases, currently the 4th volume (or Episode 11-15), and have been really enjoying it. Bits of it actually make me of David Lean's war films, the whole dogs of the military carrying on with it. The irony is especially bitter. Has the most touching, authentic portrayal o...
by slippy
2005-08-11 07:24
Forum: Maaya
Topic: AX Show
Replies: 115
Views: 104878

I thought Kotoko's concert was, objectively speaking, better. But that goes without saying because she was fronting a pretty cracking J-rock outfit and did a little Visual Kei-ish cosplay to rivet the audience. I would LOVE Maaya to discover her inner Malice Mizer, but given the circumstances, she d...
by slippy
2005-08-11 06:56
Forum: Garden of Everything
Topic: Yoko Kanno ^o^
Replies: 12
Views: 14155

What initially drew me to Kanno was her work on Macross Plus as well. And then Escaflowne, which had this major Orff-meets-Monteverdi-meets-Ravel pastiche going on. Kanno doesn't have a strong ear for melody (not as much as, say, Taku Iwasaki), but she's really good with adding moody chromaticism to...
by slippy
2005-07-18 18:52
Forum: Lyrics and tablature
Topic: where to find maaya tablature / sheetmusic ?
Replies: 101
Views: 284670

Arigato!!! Yikes, the vocal line in Hemisphere looks as bad as I thought. This part to me seems more like 6/8, and I'm not sure if the 4/4 setup really reflects what I hear in the vocal line. The chorus seems to be one beat ahead of the bass line (not sure if it's hard on the singer, but it means on...
by slippy
2005-07-16 01:38
Forum: Maaya
Topic: AX Show
Replies: 115
Views: 104878

Can you make Dallas? ;)
by slippy
2005-07-16 00:50
Forum: Maaya
Topic: AX Show
Replies: 115
Views: 104878

And many thanks to the gal who asked her to sing that bit. It was so . . . sigh. :D My favorite single moment of the Expo.
by slippy
2005-07-16 00:05
Forum: Lyrics and tablature
Topic: where to find maaya tablature / sheetmusic ?
Replies: 101
Views: 284670

Yeah . . yeah . . but that being said, dang the composition is crazy complicated for a pop tune.

Do you happen to know what meter that drum loop is? TOTALLY threw me off!

Thank you much Dillpop. I'm going to learn Tune the Rainbow this week.
by slippy
2005-07-15 21:26
Forum: Lyrics and tablature
Topic: where to find maaya tablature / sheetmusic ?
Replies: 101
Views: 284670

Yikes. Tune the Rainbow IS 4/4. And there's wacky key changes in the song. Oops!!

Uhm, Dill, would you mind posting sheet music for Hemisphere?
by slippy
2005-07-15 21:17
Forum: Maaya
Topic: AX Show
Replies: 115
Views: 104878

I was actually surprised too, but the karaoke-setup, late time, and the obvious fact it was a convention room gave a different audience dynamic than what you'd expect from an arena rock concert. I heard that some people in the front who did try to sing along were kinda shouted down by people around ...
by slippy
2005-07-15 06:15
Forum: Garden of Everything
Topic: Which anime made you cry?
Replies: 59
Views: 73109

Some Good Weepies Revolutionary Girl Utena Fruit Basket (yeah, shut up you!) :p Juuni Kokki/12 Kingdoms Grave of the Fireflies Kenshin: Seihounen Macross Plus Wolf's Rain Haijime no Ippo / Fighting Spirit (no, really!) Bebop Gundam anything Rahxephon (i.e. Episode 19) Haibane Renmei X Tsukihime Fus...
by slippy
2005-07-08 19:08
Forum: Maaya
Topic: Anime Expo convention report
Replies: 60
Views: 56811

c) they were filming Maaya to be projected on the screen at the concert (boring!) Actually, yeah, that might have been it. The video screen had her at various angles, mixed in with some funky screensaver-style eye candy. But I'd like to think clips of this may show up in a future DVD release with o...
by slippy
2005-07-08 19:01
Forum: Maaya
Topic: AX Show
Replies: 115
Views: 104878

I was amazed speechless from the KOTOKO concert, and then they had to hit me again the next day with the Maaya Sakamoto concert. Oh definitely, Kotoko rocked. Kinda sounded like a cross between Evanescence and Nightwish out there. I had assumed both concerts would be karaoke-style, but when Kotoko ...
by slippy
2005-07-07 17:51
Forum: Maaya
Topic: Anime Expo convention report
Replies: 60
Views: 56811

nobody records the concert?? or took photos tell me more!!!!! Both were prohibited at the concert. Which, I felt, was fair game. During the Kotoko concert, some people started taking pictures and such (a lot of people were using cellphones as "cig lighters.") I heard later that this made her staff ...
by slippy
2005-07-07 03:40
Forum: Maaya
Topic: Anime Expo convention report
Replies: 60
Views: 56811

Maaya is love.

Seriously, that's the vibe you get when you hear her live. I wish I could buy y'all tix to her next convention appearance.
by slippy
2005-07-06 23:29
Forum: Maaya
Topic: AX Show
Replies: 115
Views: 104878

Thanks for the long report but I'm not surprised they emphasised Escaflowne - it is the one people know her for. I know that a lot of people know what else she's done but for the majority I guess it is Escaflowne then...um..what else has she been in? One of the cool things about an industry show li...