Flow, Maaya Sakamoto, Nami Tamaki – A few recent music dabblings

I don’t talk about music much here since I haven’t really listened to much new stuff in years. One of the most recent albums I’ve acquired is Flow’s Airu album. I like FLOW from their work on the Eureka Seven OP and Code Geass OP.

This album is just great. I can’t really say much about the lyrics since I’m not at that level, but I can comment on the music. This has a lot of awesome tunes by my standards. They oddly sound like Beat Crusaders now and then in this album. The first song, Answer, is like fast paced and the “new sound” I’ve been wanting to hear in a while. If you like Colors that is also on this CD as an Album Mix. It sounds a little different but not too much. There is also a song on here which is FLOW and HOME MADE KAZOKU so that is like the greatest combination possible for me.

I don’t normally get singles but I got the Triangler single by Maaya Sakamoto since I wanted to see what she’s been up to. Also I really didn’t know it was a single to be honest. All I have to say is. WHAT. THE. HELL? This isn’t the Maaya Sakamoto I loved from years ago. What’s with the high pitched poppy voice? Where are the acoustics? What happened to her voice!? >_< I don’t like what she has done at all. I hope this isn’t how she is now…

I liked her music. I can’t explain it but it was like something you’d listen to on a cloudy/rainy day since it sounds so mellow. I dunno, if you listen to her old stuff maybe you’d understand, but not all of her stuff is like that. Active Heart, Platina, Hemisphere, Kiseki no Umi, Loop, etc. All great stuff. I don’t really like the other song on this single either… Maybe Maaya has met her end?

The last album I got is the Don’t Stay album by Nami Tamaki. Eh, what can I say. She keeps on delivering the great and fast trance/techno beats that I enjoy.