EXCLAMATION MARK!
ZOMG Kalafina's new single is out!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch (Kalafina - Progressive)
Thoughts:
What happened to the gothic lolita outfits? I mean, Lacrimosa and Sprinter were VERY Gothloli, but their outfits in this are less so...O_O
As for the music...ZOMG, I remember how much I miss Yuki Kajiura (the group's composer, VERY well known). I know she's stopped doing music for anime and is concentrating on Kalafina for the time being, but...gee, I wish she would start doing anime music again. The composition of this song is very nice (but Kajiura's work is ALWAYS nice!). Kalafina's songs previous to this have had a more classical/celtic-ish feel, with some rock elements thrown in, but Progressive reminds me of her compositions from Noir. Think Salva Nos. ^_~
I am blown away by Hikaru's vocals. I sort of get the feeling she's grown since doing Aria, the last song that she had such a noticeable presence. Her singing is more...mysterious, I guess. Not so much as Keiko, but she sounds awesome. ^____^
And Keiko. Keiko = <33 Such a beautiful solo at 2:21. I kind of want to listen to her singing Houseki and The World live again (go look those up, people!!). And she looks beautiful in this~~ But wait. Why is she shown with short hair?
*gasp* Did she actually cut it?? I hope not...Keiko's so beautiful with long hair ;___;
My only complaint: Not. Enough. Wakana. T____T
Dammit, I know she had a strong presence in Lacrimosa and Storia (somewhat), but that's no excuse!! I hope she gets more time in Utsukushisa, the other track on the single.
www.youtube.com/watch (Kalafina - Progressive)
Thoughts:
What happened to the gothic lolita outfits? I mean, Lacrimosa and Sprinter were VERY Gothloli, but their outfits in this are less so...O_O
As for the music...ZOMG, I remember how much I miss Yuki Kajiura (the group's composer, VERY well known). I know she's stopped doing music for anime and is concentrating on Kalafina for the time being, but...gee, I wish she would start doing anime music again. The composition of this song is very nice (but Kajiura's work is ALWAYS nice!). Kalafina's songs previous to this have had a more classical/celtic-ish feel, with some rock elements thrown in, but Progressive reminds me of her compositions from Noir. Think Salva Nos. ^_~
I am blown away by Hikaru's vocals. I sort of get the feeling she's grown since doing Aria, the last song that she had such a noticeable presence. Her singing is more...mysterious, I guess. Not so much as Keiko, but she sounds awesome. ^____^
And Keiko. Keiko = <33 Such a beautiful solo at 2:21. I kind of want to listen to her singing Houseki and The World live again (go look those up, people!!). And she looks beautiful in this~~ But wait. Why is she shown with short hair?
*gasp* Did she actually cut it?? I hope not...Keiko's so beautiful with long hair ;___;
My only complaint: Not. Enough. Wakana. T____T
Dammit, I know she had a strong presence in Lacrimosa and Storia (somewhat), but that's no excuse!! I hope she gets more time in Utsukushisa, the other track on the single.