Yes you got that right, the rest of ALICE:made's M3-24 album and more of Yellow Zebra in the second edition of the commentaries. Let's get it started, shall we?

Touhou Vocal 536. (君だけのナイト)

Circle: ALICE:made

Usually the male vocals hit really low notes, sometimes they go overboard. I think these guys hit the right spot; the song sounded really like something that of an anime ending theme. And this song is also an unusual combo. I mean, U.N. Owen x Flowering Night does seem possible, they're both fast but there's a catch: U.N. Owen changes it's rhythm really fast, Flowering Night repeats itself over and over again. Vocals ain't that bad, y'know, I mean it might not be as awesome as Syuzo's or Rumdarjun's or whatever, still is a nice song I've come across.

Touhou Vocal 537. (雪天使の郷)

Circle: ALICE:made

Another one of them Deep Mountain vocals, this one sounds kind of slow at first then zooms like a person driving a car on a busy highway. More of that grinding guitar sound; still a good play, I think. This circle really shows that male vocalists in the Touhou music world can still show some nice, worthy performances...and they're not even as famous as L'Arc~en~Ciel or what.

This world really needs a whole lot more Deep Mountain arranges, whatever genre it may be.

Touhou Vocal 538. (永遠のメロディ)

Circle: Yellow Zebra

Yes. More Yellow Zebra. I haven't uploaded stuff from their 11th and 12th CD, if you've been watching all this time. This one's pretty nice, Ranty + Yuki combo still sounds really nice to the ears, well ucchi's performances sound good but I think there's quite a problem when hitting the high notes. That's what I've realized on both of their performances. Immortal Smoke. Many vocal arranges of this song of varying genres...it's quite good.

Touhou Vocal 539. (月の律動～Rhythm of the moon～)

Circle: Yellow Zebra

If you think Yuki or ucchi alone isn't enough, have you ever thought of combining the two? I think of Silver Forest as the best Gensokyo Millenium vocal...that was BEFORE I KNEW YELLOW ZEBRA. I think this song rivals that of Silver Forest's very own version of Eirin's theme. I say both are really fantastic vocals of a really fantastic theme. Eirin's theme is one of the most boss-like themes, Utsuho's theme has that feel too, but her character's not that interesting as compared to that of the Lunarians. Overall, this is a +1 in my favorites.

Touhou Vocal 540. (紅音の瞳～Sound of Red Eye～)

Circle: Yellow Zebra

Third one from Yellow Zebra, an IFM vocal. I like it how these guys stay true to the original that's why I've been able to relate to it. The song arrangement is just too nice--lots of string instruments in this song makes it really lovely. Yuki's performance in this song is also really nice--no spin-ups, no flaws or what, it's perfect in a way. Probably the nicest IFM vocal I've ever heard...Rendezvous by SYNC.ART'S and 想月歌 by Sun Flower Field is also really nice, but the IFM's original pace is missing on those songs.

tl;dr, I like this a whole lot better. The touch of the original IFM really hits the spot.

Labels: Commentary, Touhou Project