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[NG Touhou Music Collab]

MY DUDES, as one of the biggest ZUN music nerd you'll ever encounter, I'm going to share my thoughts on some of the tracks here!

Disphora's track sounds almost like a possible evolution of ZUN's style. ZUN's style has been evolving since 1986 since he started, and that's normal. But he often stays in one style for 1 or 2 years before changing it a bit. Here it sounds almost like something that could have happened after Touhou 19 if Taboo Japan Disentanglement hadn't happened instead: the elementic drum kit but with strings again (he hasn't used them in a GOOD while) and way more delicate composing. Big fan, and one of my favorite tracks here!

Vert's boss track is... yeah you just know from listening to it that Vert knows a lot about making ZUN style. It sounds very boss 1 too! I mean... Just listen to Touhou 18's first boss theme. It's perfectly in style! My only complain (and it's a very small one), would be that the panning on elementic is b i g but that's not a huge deal lol.

CraftMango has made quite a big amount of progress compared to the earlier tracks shared on discord. The part without the drums (but before the claps start again) is legit. The composition on display has motifs, is logical and memorable. The key changes are also very elegant. To me, you should now start working on getting better instruments! It'll help a lot with mixing too!

Vert's stage song is INSANE AAAAAAA it's just so good what the hell. To me it's one of the highlights of the collab clearly. It'll literally help me wait for ZUN's next album's announcement which SHOULD happen on July 22nd or 23rd if he is consistent with the other times he released albums. Yeah the track is THAT good.

I shall also give credit where credit is due to PixxlMan's track. The instruments are on point, but it's an earlier era of ZUN's music. Thank god we got an earlier style song because without this track it wouldn't have happened. Justice to the Gator Kit lmao.

YoannBB's track is alright ig

JinZ, track remind me of Okina's first theme due to its structure lol, but actually it mostly makes me nostalgic as when I started composing I tried making some Touhou-likd songs. But I mainly used the Touhou soundfont. This track uses it a lot too, hence why it made me feel nostalgic haha

Lastly, Monotsugoi's track. It does not belong as an ending track clearly, but that wasn't their decision and a track had to be chosen lol, at the end of the day. But GAH DAMN THIS ONE TOO is just insane. First of all going for the LOLK style is bonkers, I see very few songs in that style. But the bass is also just so slappy, it's extremely catchy. Seriously, you and Vert have collabed before and it's clear that you 2 know Touhou's music a lot. I don't know how you 2 came to participate in that collab but we got hard carried. Props to you!

YoannBB responds:

Nahhh the dude made a whole essay. I keep doing that smh

[the bazaar]

Sounds really distinguished for a bazaar! Must be a really high quality one!

shletty responds:

thanks!

[silly little lofi]

it slaps though, it is clearly a vibe, and made me vibe too

shletty responds:

thank you

[Roche Limit]

ouhhhhhh I like this one
It has the right amount of ambience (and WELL MADE ambience damn) and actually interesting musical things!

TeffyD responds:

Analog Lab has amazing patches if you use the right chords and timing, I strongly recommend it. I use the free version, just need an Arturia account and their downloader app thingy.

[Reason]

Hell yes it is a big big banger !

GameBoyFireworks responds:

Thank you! <3

[NO LIMIT! | SynnCloud 200+ bpm collab entry]

YO THIS IS LIT
THIS IS REALLY LIT GOOD JOB

although I only recognize 2 leads smh smh

SynnCloud responds:

OOOOOOH THANK YOU SO MUCH <33

And yes!!!, theres only 2 joke leads, so you did it!!

[Alone on a Space Elevator [NG-Mall-Collab]]

BRUH this one is also insane! All of the space themed songs in the Collab are amazing and this one is no exception! The vibe is also really well made ._.

trazzz123 responds:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[TL - Plastic Hands]

The track's name is weirdly appropriate as I'm picturing this being played at a toy store! Great job dude!

TaintedLogic responds:

Thanks so much for the review, dude! I actually started out with the working title "Plastic Hearts," but then I realized that's a Miley Cyrus album from a few years back, so I changed it to Plastic Hands. :D

[Salmontilla (original)]

The chromatic descending Bassline is always one of my favorites lol. Anyway the song sounds solemn yet welcoming. I really like the vibe!
(Just as a sidenote, you forgot to tag it with "NG-Mall-Collab"!)

GoatSpunk responds:

Thank you! I just changed it!

[Spacemall Loop]

damn this one is a vibe, it sounds really chill! It indeed is sad that it got sped up in the collab though, as here you can hear the quick beeps way more clearly!

Charlmot responds:

Thank you! I was kinda confused as you can imagine lol, but stuff happens so its whatever. Real ones know how its supposed to actually sound :D