It's fine if you're thrown off by the Vocaloid. It's not for everyone. At the end of the day, the technology is imperfect and the uncanny valley will always be there. i'm used to it because I've been a fan since 2008 xD. But even without the bias I'd still appreciate it for giving small talents a voice and allowing them to reach an audience and grow.
As a fan of Kikuo, I can say that this song is just the tip of the iceberg of Kikuo's work, as it has been about 10 years since "Love me" was uploaded, and the current compositions have reached an even higher level. And don't worry, with Kikuo, anyone can learn to appreciate Miku's voice hahaha
i thought vocaloid couldn't sound unique for a long time. Needless to say, I've been listening to Kikuo only for the past 2 weeks and it hasn't lost its touch. Such a skilled artist
funfact: kikuo has no idea about music theory because his teacher said his music will be boring if he learns it. kikuo does have experience making music since 2003 though, even his oldest albums are absolute bangers
@DrumRollTonyReacts maybe it gave him a perspective. At least personally (not for everything but), whenever I learn about rules or guidelines then i lose the perspective. Like recently, ive been learning chess. Ive only learnt how the pieces move yet I was giving my friend a hard time (she played longer). Because of her experience and thinking in a way the system set up, she was overthinking my moves and getting trapped from time to time, despite me not knowing what the heck i was doing. Everyone is different, so they may lose a perspective cause they cant revert to an old perspective because they automatically think about the new one because of how the system is based.
What im saying, if you learnt about something, it's hard to think like a beginner because you don't have that natural freedom and want to explore out of the box. You want to play by the rules you've learnt. Sure, you could try being unique with your music but it will be hard doing stuff you did when you were not educated about the system of it, because you automatically would nitpick the "wrong" ways you use.
Honestly i feel like kara kara no kara would be so interesting too !! Anagura gurashi is very interesting too tbh because Miku's voice is alternating between right and left parts of ur headphones idk how to explain it but yea :)
I think we started off on the wrong foot. Vocaloid is more often than not about style rather than aesthetics or rhythm. Some go deeper into aesthetics like MitchieM or 40meterP (Noiseless Heart) and others into style, the original flavor of the producer (PinocchioP or Kikuo) So you have to find the middle ground for someone who is not used to it or does not like it. If I had to recommend for instrumental I would say Maretu The point is that your subscribers should be more sensitive to this topic. Personally, what I like the most is the immense variety of music, the inhuman interpretation of vocaloid and I will not necessarily always like it, but I insist that you must find your taste.
You know I was so used to the sound of vocaloid that I didn't like the utaites (real singers) covers. Of course it's not like that anymore and honestly I would recommend hearing the covers if the vocaloid sound isn't working for you, but anyway I'm glad you are reacting to more producers ^^
I truly respect how you can separate certain musical preferences when listening to a song to appreciate it's composition. Vocaloid isn't something I like much, probably for the same reasons as you, but there are so so many amazingly composed songs by vocaloid-focused artists that it'd be a shame not give them a try and the respect they deserve. This song in specific has a good number of covers by singers that I love. Great breakdown as always!
Vocaloid is definitely an acquired niche taste so the duo KikuoHana would be more palatable I’d say. Basically Kikuo’s masterpiece arrangements with Hanatan’s voice.
vocaloid is kind of hard to get used to but the music produced with it is always Something that's for sure. Though vocaloid is getting more versatile i still enjoy the robotic sound when integrated into certain songs. some producers practically turn it into an instrument to blend along with everything else, such as abu-se-ken
if you like the sound of vocaloid songs but not vocaloid itself Ado has a lot of songs created by vocaloid producers that she sings (+her voice is amazing!!)
since you’re a percussionist, i think it would be super interesting to see you react to some hitoshizuku and yama songs! it’s more vocaloid, but considering you don’t mind the sound if the composition is interesting i think you might find it entertaining. one of their more popular songs, bad end night, has a lot of crazy parts that i think would be fun to see broken down on a fundamental level.
Thank you for the Kikuo review! Kikuo's music is an experience, rather than something that you just listen to. I happen to understand Japanese so whenever I listen to Kikuo's music it is very immersive. And thank you for tolerating the Vocaloid singing voice. To be honest, I feel every Vocaloid Producer, such as Kikuo, is always the star at their own music, not the Vocaloid, so your focus on the instrumental and rhytmical analysis is very appreciated, and thank you for not getting turned off by the vocals. If you're not a fan of the Vocaloid voice, I recommend an actual human singer collaboration with this producer, Hanatan, they both as KikuoHana. The song "きくおはな - のぼれ！すすめ！高い塔 " (KikuoHana - Nobore! Susume! Takai Tou (Climb! Advance! To the Tall Tower)). In my opinion it perfectly expresses Hanatan's abosolutely talented voice manipulation and Kikuo's playful eerie composition. I really really recommend it if you would!
I love hearing this breakdown, kikuo is one of my favorite artists and im going to see them live soon! Ive always loved how layered and almost Textured the sound is in his music
even if you don't like vocaloid because it's not real singing, you still gotta appreciate the people who are producing those notes, doing so intentionally while also having their own distinct style
I always love how Tony always attempts a breakdown of the songs even with something as “complex” as kikuo, don’t know if complex is the right word cause it’s all coded basically but still takes talent either way you view it
With vocaloid learning how its made and that it isnt just cut paste or a filter really gave me apreciation. (The filter parts especiallt dont like covers when its a filter) Anywho. Love your reaction/breakdown. Love the layers and how it all works in music
I wanna learn how to produce music so watching your videos is always a joy for me because before I even go to higher education I can learn so much from you. Never stop!
As an avid Kikuo fan, I’ll tell you this song is just the tip. Definitely recommend "Knife, Knife, Knife" / "ナイフ、ナイフ、ナイフ" by him, the way he tunes Miku in it is so raw, and the “guitar noises” at the beginning are actually him twisting her voice bank.
If vocaloid isn’t your thing, I will mention that not only non robo and english covers of this song exist. Either the version by jayn or will Stetson are great
I used to hate vocaloid. I thought it just sounded robotic and unpleasant. Now I am an avid Hatsune Miku fan. I think what changed my opinion was how I viewed the vocaloid sound. I used to think of it as a cheap imitation of human singing. As I began to hear more, I realised vocaloids are not about imitating humans as much as it is a way for artists, humans, to convey messages through music they otherwise couldn’t have. Each vocaloid song has its own voice, both literally and figuratively. To me, vocaloids are as much of an instrument as they are a voice. Then I stopped comparing the vocaloid sound to real human singing, and rather treated it like an instrument, used by the artist to convey something other instruments could not.
6:44 i thought he was finaly gonna talk about the lyrics SINCE ITS HUGE ON YOUR FACES ,but nah background music is important (i cant even folow up with the musical terms ,i chose to follow the sound of the bass ,xylophone and acordeon bcs theyre most iconic)
As one of the biggest Kikuo fans out there, this song never gets old. The instrumental is CRAZY GOOD and i had an era where the only music i listened to was this song’s instrumental. It is so detailed that it’s impossible to get bored of listening to it, for me
the fun thing you might like is hearing covers of vocaloid/utauloid songs with humans singing them. tho not all covers are equal or have good vocal mixing or a fitting voice for the song , some do! that way you get the human voices you prefer with still the excellent instrumental production. and there are also some cases where vocaloid/utauloids are almost indistinguishable from a human voice depending on who tuned the vocaloid/utauloid tho this is very difficult to pull off. "Kyaami" is often known as the queen of Tuning vocaloids/utauloids so her covers ( they are vocaloid/utauloid covers so it doesnt use her own voice tho she has used her real voice once i think ) would be a great way to start with that. ( 【VY1V4】Donor Song【Cover】 being my personal recommendation and it uses a vocaloid ) P.S Utauloid is basically Vocaloid but it is more Indie and is free/opensource and can be used with your own voice too. it often has a bit of a different sound than vocaloid too but its still in the same ballpark.
omaiga, this is so epic for me, im recently became a big fan of kikuo, and i follow this chanel for a few years ago, its so cool seeing more people listening songs of kikuo, i know of the vocaloid vocie is not for every people, but the melody and the music of kikuo are made with so much quality, i recommend to listen pitfull cave of kikuo, that song has a very good arrangements, sorry for my bad english, good vibes to you from mexico
kikuo's one of my favorite music producers, you should check out his song kara kara kara no kara, theres some really silly and funky noises in that song haha, great video as always 👍
Kikuo has actually made a few instrumental-focused albums too, like kikuoworld 1, 2, 3 and bell of the dream! While in addition to kikuohana (which is amazing both for his music and Hanatan's extraordinary vocal rage, so definitely worth checking out!) there's the ikitama project (kikuo ft. si_ku), and in the newest album he made many songs with a much more realistic sounding voicebank called Qi Xuan. Anyways, than you for the great reaction and analysis!
KIKUO YES!! I've loved kikuo for so long this makes me so happy! tho I noticed that the robotic voice isn't of your liking haha, so I recomend songs like Hitogawari, O Light, The girl who brings misfortune or It's another maze here, all of these are composed by Kikuo and sung by a human voice :) as a fun fact, Kenshi Yonezu, the one who made Kick Back, started his career as a vocaloid producer under the pseudonym of Hachi
Jayn does really great covers of Kikuo! You should hear her frantic, anxiety-heavy cover of O Light/Hikari Yo. It's perfect for the song, and she nails the high notes, even the long high notes. At points, she sounds like she's about to burst into tears and fall into pieces. Perfect for the song.
If you get unconfortable with vocaloid, you could try covers. Same composers, instrumentals and etc, but human voice. Just... sometimes the cover changes the instrumentals aswell, but is an option.
KIKUO REACT LEZ GOO Edit: it seems the vocaloid voice isnt in your liking, then i recommend utaite (ppl who covers vocaloid song and theres much more info about them) best cover for this song aishite is miyashita yuu and kanade izuru
It's too bad you reacted to this only two months ago, Nerissa Ravencroft released an english cover of this song just after her debut and absolutely CRUSHED it. She translated the lyrics herself, and since this song uses so many phrases and idioms that only really work in Japanese, it's always interesting to hear another artist's take on the (frankly disturbing and personal) lyrics. The song's lyrics are about struggling with low self-worth and how people slide into near-insanity from craving affirmation. The pre-chorus talks about how worrying about people's view of oneself is "tightening like a noose on my neck" which is... blunt. Another part talks about how "no matter how big you get you continue to grow, but the noose stays just as small" which is a similar but entirely different metaphor - as you get older, people are less likely to praise you. Japanese songwriters don't hold back, and this song really shows that. Any western artist would skirt around the raw emotion, giving a glimpse into their mental state without outright laying out their emotion. However, Kikuo and a lot of other Japanese artists are, comparatively, extremely honest about how they feel. It's simultaneously refreshing and almost uncomfortable, which I love.
@@DrumRollTonyReacts I don't fully agree with the western hate part, Maybe in pop culture it may be like that. Artists of every nationality wear their feelings in their music. I highly suggest Nerissa's cover though. Even the arrangement had bass turned up a notch. She just Debut with Hololive and the video already passed a 1m views. I actually looked through a lot of videos and found you have not experienced any of Hololive on your channel yet. I look forward to seeing when you do, I will watch every video!
@@AoiBento Exactly. Where do you think Jazz was created? That is an American artform. The ultimate delivery of emotion and feeling delivered without the need of lyrics as everything is said in the music itself. But I do agree with you about EVERYWHERE has great musicians doing great things once you get away from the garbage.
Kikuo is just so talented!! Definitely check Kikuohana, the song is done by Kikuo with all the greatness but with human vocals done by Hanatan whose voice is just so amazing. I feel like you would like their songs.
Great feedback! I'm surprised he didn't mention "chaotic" nature of the percussion or the feelings of disarray that the song evokes because of it... the arrangement aligns perfectly with the dark and almost sinister lyrics. Wonderful composition overall. Quite unsettling. :)
I love your reaction to Vocaloids, especially producers like Wowaka and Kikuo, because they make the most of Vocaloids and make songs that no one else does. And the way you break down every detail of the song is really cool, there are a lot of reactionaries who look at the picture and try to understand the meaning of the song, and you break down the music. It's really cool. I would like more feedback on Vocaloids, especially the unique Vocaloids songs. And there are actually a lot of them. I want to see the reaction to my favorite Vocaloid song "Magical Girl and Chocolate". P.S: sorry for the bad english, I'm from another country, so there may be errors in the text.
If you don't like vocaloid but like how this composer did this arrangement, you could react to something from his KikuoHana collabs, like "The Girl who Sells Misfortune"
In kikuos newer works he uses a different vocaloid and he’s learnt to tune them differently so they sound a bit less “robotic”. I really recommend the songs “missing missing”/ 見つかんない 見つかんない and “XxX cat”/ バツ猫 ! they both have MV :) XxX cat is the same vocaloid but Missing Missing is a different one that in my opinion almost sounds human
i tell my own thing, i'm dancing with the song while smiling, then i read the lyric and meaning behind it and i crying while smiling:). these kind a song maybe give the other me some fun while listening it:).
You should react to Miyashita Yuu! His singing style is amazing! he always adds additional wonderful things and details to the songs! He often covers Vocaloid songs but he definitely achieves things that the synthesizer couldn't! Miy_Yuu is an excellent singer! you should take a look!
Kikuo really translate the theme of Mental sickness into composition, theres something really feels off almost in all the of the song troughout. and as of mental sickness its there obviously but you wont see it right there out in the open. its hidden benetah layers and layers of what seems to be "normal stuff" damn thats really hard to do, and it turns out to be a banger too.
there/s a new eng vturber that did this song and her cover might be the very best out of all english cover songs ive heard, especially the changes in arrangements to suit the language
If you like the way Kikuo creates melodies but you're not a fan of Vocaloid I highly Highly recommend checking out his work in collaboration with Hanatan.
if you dont really like the sound of vocaloid, kikuo is very popular and theres plenty of covers by utaites (real people covering vocaloid songs) out there! kikuos stuff is super unique, i recommend hole dwelling, kara kara kara no kara, a deep dark forest, and dance of the frogs. he really plays around with music like no other
I REAAALLY encourage you to listen to "desert theater" by kikuohana. its by the same person but with absolutely beautiful vocals from an actual singer!!!
It would be really cool to see you react to the girl who sells misfortune also by kikuo, but the kikuohana version instead (with a real person singing) it’s a really amazing song.
If you want a damn good cover of this song then I'd HIGHLY recommend Miori Celestia's cover, her voice is incredible and so expressive, it fits the song so well. Other Kikuo songs I'd recommend are Hole Dwelling, Cotton Candy and Corpse Dance, they all sound so amazing, Cotton Candy is one of very few songs that's actually made me feel dread, and Corpse Dance is so bouncy and fun but still off putting, also the steel pan solo in Hole Dwelling fits the vibe of the song oddly well.
I know you said in this video that you were neutral towards Vocaloid, but if you listen to ANY other Kikuo songs I highly recommend "Hole Dwelling" or any of his newer songs from his 7th Miku Album. He's grown so much as an artist and even if you aren't fond of the vocaloid sound, his compositions only get better and he switches to a different voice bank that I personally find more realistic.
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Lyn is a goat and so is kikuo
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It's fine if you're thrown off by the Vocaloid. It's not for everyone. At the end of the day, the technology is imperfect and the uncanny valley will always be there. i'm used to it because I've been a fan since 2008 xD. But even without the bias I'd still appreciate it for giving small talents a voice and allowing them to reach an audience and grow.
As a fan of Kikuo, I can say that this song is just the tip of the iceberg of Kikuo's work, as it has been about 10 years since "Love me" was uploaded, and the current compositions have reached an even higher level. And don't worry, with Kikuo, anyone can learn to appreciate Miku's voice hahaha
THATS WHAT IM SAYING OMG
sending greetings from my Dwelling which is in this Hole
i thought vocaloid couldn't sound unique for a long time. Needless to say, I've been listening to Kikuo only for the past 2 weeks and it hasn't lost its touch. Such a skilled artist
i wonder how he'd react listening to other kikuo songs like kara kara kara no kara
@@pyonpyon5453 imagine Hole Dwelling or Desert Theatre)))
If vocaloid isn't your style, you should try listening to KikuoHana, Hanatan's voice is amazing.
This ^
Kikuohana would be so much more interesting too because I'm sure her voice would be more his style.
he should listen to desert theater and lie lie lie ♥
REAL
Desert Theater and O Light with Hana singing is just 😮💨👌
funfact: kikuo has no idea about music theory because his teacher said his music will be boring if he learns it.
kikuo does have experience making music since 2003 though, even his oldest albums are absolute bangers
It's always weird when I hear about teachers saying that. Learning how to write in addition to speaking doesn't seem to have impacted authors much 😅😅
Kikou mainly uses intuition
@@nonofyourbusiness8386 that's no different than someone that has a different label than 'self taught"
@DrumRollTonyReacts maybe it gave him a perspective. At least personally (not for everything but), whenever I learn about rules or guidelines then i lose the perspective. Like recently, ive been learning chess. Ive only learnt how the pieces move yet I was giving my friend a hard time (she played longer). Because of her experience and thinking in a way the system set up, she was overthinking my moves and getting trapped from time to time, despite me not knowing what the heck i was doing. Everyone is different, so they may lose a perspective cause they cant revert to an old perspective because they automatically think about the new one because of how the system is based.
What im saying, if you learnt about something, it's hard to think like a beginner because you don't have that natural freedom and want to explore out of the box. You want to play by the rules you've learnt. Sure, you could try being unique with your music but it will be hard doing stuff you did when you were not educated about the system of it, because you automatically would nitpick the "wrong" ways you use.
if youre interested in doing more kikuo reactions i think "hole dwelling / あなぐらぐらし" would be interesting to see
Honestly i feel like kara kara no kara would be so interesting too !! Anagura gurashi is very interesting too tbh because Miku's voice is alternating between right and left parts of ur headphones idk how to explain it but yea :)
@🌸𝙴𝚌𝚑𝚘🌸 I feel like he'd have a fun time with the sound effect mish-mash.
@@shuyotirah9132 AAH ME TOO!!! it would b so interesting!
Hole Dwelling would be a great pick, honestly alot of Kikuo's songs would be good since he's got such a wide range of sounds
he's not interested in any vocaloids lol if you really want him to react you'll have to force him by getting patreon level 4
if you like Kikuo's production but not really the vocaloid stuff, you should listen to KikuoHana, especially their song Desert Theater.
Desert theater is easily my favorite from those alboums.
And 0 light!!!!!
Yes!! Desert theater is so impressive its scary
Y no te olvides de los collabs con si_ku, con Nagomu Shiraishi y tambien de los 3 albumes de kikuo world, también tienen una composición excelente!
Tony anytime an element of the music isn't performed by a human being or physical instrument: "oh that's.... fine.. that's that's interesting :)"
As a recovering music elitist, I can say that is the safest reaction we can give😂
I think we started off on the wrong foot.
Vocaloid is more often than not about style rather than aesthetics or rhythm. Some go deeper into aesthetics like MitchieM or 40meterP (Noiseless Heart) and others into style, the original flavor of the producer (PinocchioP or Kikuo)
So you have to find the middle ground for someone who is not used to it or does not like it. If I had to recommend for instrumental I would say Maretu
The point is that your subscribers should be more sensitive to this topic.
Personally, what I like the most is the immense variety of music, the inhuman interpretation of vocaloid and I will not necessarily always like it, but I insist that you must find your taste.
i always think Anamanaguchi's Miku is a great starting place to introduce folks
@@walnut_raisin2621it really does hit every style it can
İf you don't like vocaloids there are a lot of covers and I would recommend Miyashita Yuu. His voice is just amazing
Omg yesss
aaa that would be great!
Yesss!
🙌
YES!!! MIY YUU'S COVERS ARE AMAZING
You know I was so used to the sound of vocaloid that I didn't like the utaites (real singers) covers. Of course it's not like that anymore and honestly I would recommend hearing the covers if the vocaloid sound isn't working for you, but anyway I'm glad you are reacting to more producers ^^
I truly respect how you can separate certain musical preferences when listening to a song to appreciate it's composition. Vocaloid isn't something I like much, probably for the same reasons as you, but there are so so many amazingly composed songs by vocaloid-focused artists that it'd be a shame not give them a try and the respect they deserve. This song in specific has a good number of covers by singers that I love. Great breakdown as always!
YOU HAVE TO REACT TO MORE KIKUO! My favourite vocaloid producer for sure!
Holy shit, no freaking way, kikuo?
Hell yes
Vocaloid is definitely an acquired niche taste so the duo KikuoHana would be more palatable I’d say. Basically Kikuo’s masterpiece arrangements with Hanatan’s voice.
Kikuo is a musical genius, so creative.
This video makes me think something is going to crawl out of my screen and kill me in 7 days.
vocaloid is kind of hard to get used to but the music produced with it is always Something that's for sure. Though vocaloid is getting more versatile i still enjoy the robotic sound when integrated into certain songs. some producers practically turn it into an instrument to blend along with everything else, such as abu-se-ken
if you like the sound of vocaloid songs but not vocaloid itself Ado has a lot of songs created by vocaloid producers that she sings (+her voice is amazing!!)
Yuu miyashita has a cover of this song that I think is phenomenal, if anyone’s interested in checking it out without the vocaloid.
since you’re a percussionist, i think it would be super interesting to see you react to some hitoshizuku and yama songs! it’s more vocaloid, but considering you don’t mind the sound if the composition is interesting i think you might find it entertaining. one of their more popular songs, bad end night, has a lot of crazy parts that i think would be fun to see broken down on a fundamental level.
whoops, meant to say partyxparty but both are good
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**KEL**
God the night series is GODLY ever lasting night sends me to heaven every time
Ayyy Kel
Thank you for the Kikuo review! Kikuo's music is an experience, rather than something that you just listen to. I happen to understand Japanese so whenever I listen to Kikuo's music it is very immersive. And thank you for tolerating the Vocaloid singing voice. To be honest, I feel every Vocaloid Producer, such as Kikuo, is always the star at their own music, not the Vocaloid, so your focus on the instrumental and rhytmical analysis is very appreciated, and thank you for not getting turned off by the vocals.
If you're not a fan of the Vocaloid voice, I recommend an actual human singer collaboration with this producer, Hanatan, they both as KikuoHana. The song "きくおはな - のぼれ！すすめ！高い塔 " (KikuoHana - Nobore! Susume! Takai Tou (Climb! Advance! To the Tall Tower)). In my opinion it perfectly expresses Hanatan's abosolutely talented voice manipulation and Kikuo's playful eerie composition. I really really recommend it if you would!
Definitely recommend checking out more songs from Kikuo.
Someone needs to make him react to Hitogawari by KikuoHana
Some really nice chords, drums and then the bridge is pretty wild with all the detuning
This is exactly what I was thinking, I love that song so much
I love hearing this breakdown, kikuo is one of my favorite artists and im going to see them live soon! Ive always loved how layered and almost Textured the sound is in his music
KIKUO YEEEEEEES.
His Kikuo Miku 6 album is quite an experience I highly recommend.
even if you don't like vocaloid because it's not real singing, you still gotta appreciate the people who are producing those notes, doing so intentionally while also having their own distinct style
Appreciate or not, much better to react honestly instead of forcing someone to appreciate something you like
I always love how Tony always attempts a breakdown of the songs even with something as “complex” as kikuo, don’t know if complex is the right word cause it’s all coded basically but still takes talent either way you view it
With vocaloid learning how its made and that it isnt just cut paste or a filter really gave me apreciation.
(The filter parts especiallt dont like covers when its a filter)
Anywho. Love your reaction/breakdown. Love the layers and how it all works in music
Please do more Kikuo reactions whenever you can. The song “Hole Dwelling” is one of his best
I wanna learn how to produce music so watching your videos is always a joy for me because before I even go to higher education I can learn so much from you. Never stop!
As an avid Kikuo fan, I’ll tell you this song is just the tip. Definitely recommend "Knife, Knife, Knife" / "ナイフ、ナイフ、ナイフ" by him, the way he tunes Miku in it is so raw, and the “guitar noises” at the beginning are actually him twisting her voice bank.
NO WAY I FUCKING LOVE KIKUO MY FAVORITE ARTIST HOLY SHIT NO WAY TONY
If vocaloid isn’t your thing, I will mention that not only non robo and english covers of this song exist. Either the version by jayn or will Stetson are great
Will Stetson's Rock Version is *chef's kiss*
To add on, there's also a cover by Jubyphonic, and she can really hit those high notes 👀
also Oktavia i believe
@@LittleBlackcat14imo Juby abuses autotune a little too much
@MapleKitten All a matter of personal preference, I guess!
I used to hate vocaloid. I thought it just sounded robotic and unpleasant. Now I am an avid Hatsune Miku fan. I think what changed my opinion was how I viewed the vocaloid sound. I used to think of it as a cheap imitation of human singing. As I began to hear more, I realised vocaloids are not about imitating humans as much as it is a way for artists, humans, to convey messages through music they otherwise couldn’t have. Each vocaloid song has its own voice, both literally and figuratively. To me, vocaloids are as much of an instrument as they are a voice. Then I stopped comparing the vocaloid sound to real human singing, and rather treated it like an instrument, used by the artist to convey something other instruments could not.
Esto ya lo habia escuchado antes,pero detenerme a escuchar todos sus detalles,es asombroso
Finally! Kikuo!
I like how he's vibing and talking about the snare drums when the captions says stuff like, "It is painful" and "It hurts".
I like these vocaloid songs because they use the voice more like an instrument then a stand in for a real singer
6:44 i thought he was finaly gonna talk about the lyrics SINCE ITS HUGE ON YOUR FACES ,but nah background music is important (i cant even folow up with the musical terms ,i chose to follow the sound of the bass ,xylophone and acordeon bcs theyre most iconic)
I never focus on lyrics on the vids
As one of the biggest Kikuo fans out there, this song never gets old. The instrumental is CRAZY GOOD and i had an era where the only music i listened to was this song’s instrumental. It is so detailed that it’s impossible to get bored of listening to it, for me
the fun thing you might like is hearing covers of vocaloid/utauloid songs with humans singing them. tho not all covers are equal or have good vocal mixing or a fitting voice for the song , some do!
that way you get the human voices you prefer with still the excellent instrumental production. and there are also some cases where vocaloid/utauloids are almost indistinguishable from a human voice depending on who tuned the vocaloid/utauloid tho this is very difficult to pull off. "Kyaami" is often known as the queen of Tuning vocaloids/utauloids so her covers ( they are vocaloid/utauloid covers so it doesnt use her own voice tho she has used her real voice once i think ) would be a great way to start with that. ( 【VY1V4】Donor Song【Cover】
being my personal recommendation and it uses a vocaloid )
P.S Utauloid is basically Vocaloid but it is more Indie and is free/opensource and can be used with your own voice too. it often has a bit of a different sound than vocaloid too but its still in the same ballpark.
You should check out the kikuohana colab they did. Same fun arrangements with a fantastic vocalist.
I’m hyped to hear what you think about the background bassy layer in this one
Я удивлена. Он сделал реакцию на эту вещь. Она классная, надеюсь, еë оценят по достоинству.
omaiga, this is so epic for me, im recently became a big fan of kikuo, and i follow this chanel for a few years ago, its so cool seeing more people listening songs of kikuo, i know of the vocaloid vocie is not for every people, but the melody and the music of kikuo are made with so much quality, i recommend to listen pitfull cave of kikuo, that song has a very good arrangements, sorry for my bad english, good vibes to you from mexico
kikuo's one of my favorite music producers, you should check out his song kara kara kara no kara, theres some really silly and funky noises in that song haha, great video as always 👍
4:17 "Yeah that Vocaloid sound..." lmao yep. and never would have thought we'd get someone like Ado replicating such wild range either 😂
Nerissa Ravencroft just did an English Cover of this, i think it would be easier to understand that version :D
Kikuo has actually made a few instrumental-focused albums too, like kikuoworld 1, 2, 3 and bell of the dream! While in addition to kikuohana (which is amazing both for his music and Hanatan's extraordinary vocal rage, so definitely worth checking out!) there's the ikitama project (kikuo ft. si_ku), and in the newest album he made many songs with a much more realistic sounding voicebank called Qi Xuan. Anyways, than you for the great reaction and analysis!
KIKUO YES!! I've loved kikuo for so long this makes me so happy!
tho I noticed that the robotic voice isn't of your liking haha, so I recomend songs like Hitogawari, O Light, The girl who brings misfortune or It's another maze here, all of these are composed by Kikuo and sung by a human voice :)
as a fun fact, Kenshi Yonezu, the one who made Kick Back, started his career as a vocaloid producer under the pseudonym of Hachi
Jayn does really great covers of Kikuo! You should hear her frantic, anxiety-heavy cover of O Light/Hikari Yo. It's perfect for the song, and she nails the high notes, even the long high notes. At points, she sounds like she's about to burst into tears and fall into pieces. Perfect for the song.
If you get unconfortable with vocaloid, you could try covers. Same composers, instrumentals and etc, but human voice. Just... sometimes the cover changes the instrumentals aswell, but is an option.
Vocaloid musics are like treasures waiting to be discovered. Wish to see more reaction about that!
KIKUO REACT LEZ GOO
Edit: it seems the vocaloid voice isnt in your liking, then i recommend utaite (ppl who covers vocaloid song and theres much more info about them) best cover for this song aishite is miyashita yuu and kanade izuru
Why is no one mentioning Kanade Izuru’s cover?? Its so amazing and VERY UNIQUE LIKE DAMN DUDE
WHAT IM SAYING
Ado covered this song in her new album, its definitely a must watch sooooo good
you should totally react to more kikuo stuff!! all his music has a variety of silly sounds! very entertaining to disect!
Not gonna lie I've been waiting for this one since I found your channel.
It's too bad you reacted to this only two months ago, Nerissa Ravencroft released an english cover of this song just after her debut and absolutely CRUSHED it. She translated the lyrics herself, and since this song uses so many phrases and idioms that only really work in Japanese, it's always interesting to hear another artist's take on the (frankly disturbing and personal) lyrics.
The song's lyrics are about struggling with low self-worth and how people slide into near-insanity from craving affirmation. The pre-chorus talks about how worrying about people's view of oneself is "tightening like a noose on my neck" which is... blunt. Another part talks about how "no matter how big you get you continue to grow, but the noose stays just as small" which is a similar but entirely different metaphor - as you get older, people are less likely to praise you.
Japanese songwriters don't hold back, and this song really shows that. Any western artist would skirt around the raw emotion, giving a glimpse into their mental state without outright laying out their emotion. However, Kikuo and a lot of other Japanese artists are, comparatively, extremely honest about how they feel. It's simultaneously refreshing and almost uncomfortable, which I love.
Lol the westerner hate
@@DrumRollTonyReacts I don't fully agree with the western hate part, Maybe in pop culture it may be like that. Artists of every nationality wear their feelings in their music. I highly suggest Nerissa's cover though. Even the arrangement had bass turned up a notch. She just Debut with Hololive and the video already passed a 1m views. I actually looked through a lot of videos and found you have not experienced any of Hololive on your channel yet. I look forward to seeing when you do, I will watch every video!
@@AoiBento Exactly. Where do you think Jazz was created? That is an American artform. The ultimate delivery of emotion and feeling delivered without the need of lyrics as everything is said in the music itself. But I do agree with you about EVERYWHERE has great musicians doing great things once you get away from the garbage.
He's talking about the instrumental sounds and im here getting chills over the lyrics
“Interesting..” HAHAAH I LOVE HOW NEUTRAL YOURE TRYING TO BE😂 you should try reacting to covers of vocaloids.
Another bop song of kikuo is don't look at me like that even tho it's pretty old it just sounds so good
Kikuo is just so talented!! Definitely check Kikuohana, the song is done by Kikuo with all the greatness but with human vocals done by Hanatan whose voice is just so amazing. I feel like you would like their songs.
i know im really late, but you should try listening to ado's aishite cover! Since you said you dont really like vocaloid that much
I wonder what he would think about the song "Kara Kara no Kara" of kikuo..... that instrumental is so chaotic
Bro the digigigigididgidi 👁️👄👁️
😂
And this is why we stan Kikuo🫶
i was ;istening to this song like couple of years ago and benn watching you for an year and somehow havent seen this reaction this all time
Great feedback! I'm surprised he didn't mention "chaotic" nature of the percussion or the feelings of disarray that the song evokes because of it... the arrangement aligns perfectly with the dark and almost sinister lyrics. Wonderful composition overall. Quite unsettling. :)
Hi Tony, I know that u like Ado, she did a great cover of this song "Aishite, aishite, aishite"...I suggest u to hear and react to that cover
Honestly one of my favorite songs
kikuo is so good even the subtitles are dancing
I love your reaction to Vocaloids, especially producers like Wowaka and Kikuo, because they make the most of Vocaloids and make songs that no one else does. And the way you break down every detail of the song is really cool, there are a lot of reactionaries who look at the picture and try to understand the meaning of the song, and you break down the music. It's really cool.
I would like more feedback on Vocaloids, especially the unique Vocaloids songs. And there are actually a lot of them.
I want to see the reaction to my favorite Vocaloid song "Magical Girl and Chocolate".
P.S: sorry for the bad english, I'm from another country, so there may be errors in the text.
Oh, this is going to be good 😮
If you don't like vocaloid but like how this composer did this arrangement, you could react to something from his KikuoHana collabs, like "The Girl who Sells Misfortune"
If you liked this one then maybe you'd also like hole-dwelling by kikuo. The voiced is a bit deeper but the music is a whole other level!
You absolutely have to check out Desert Theater by KikuoHana!! Hanatans voice is amazing, and I think you would enjoy it a lot!!
I feel like he would definitely enjoy the instrumental of Hole Dwelling
There's a vocal cover of this song that makes this song even better, you can search for Yuu Myiashita on UA-cam and listen to he's awesome cover
In kikuos newer works he uses a different vocaloid and he’s learnt to tune them differently so they sound a bit less “robotic”. I really recommend the songs “missing missing”/ 見つかんない 見つかんない and “XxX cat”/ バツ猫 ! they both have MV :)
XxX cat is the same vocaloid but Missing Missing is a different one that in my opinion almost sounds human
i tell my own thing, i'm dancing with the song while smiling, then i read the lyric and meaning behind it and i crying while smiling:). these kind a song maybe give the other me some fun while listening it:).
You should react to Miyashita Yuu! His singing style is amazing! he always adds additional wonderful things and details to the songs! He often covers Vocaloid songs but he definitely achieves things that the synthesizer couldn't! Miy_Yuu is an excellent singer! you should take a look!
You should listen to O Light, by Kikuo! The og version has a real person singing it :o
Kikuo really translate the theme of Mental sickness into composition, theres something really feels off almost in all the of the song troughout. and as of mental sickness its there obviously but you wont see it right there out in the open. its hidden benetah layers and layers of what seems to be "normal stuff"
damn thats really hard to do, and it turns out to be a banger too.
there/s a new eng vturber that did this song and her cover might be the very best out of all english cover songs ive heard, especially the changes in arrangements to suit the language
kikuo song's are amazing you should listen to voices of svahaah the instrumental is really good
its time
If you like the way Kikuo creates melodies but you're not a fan of Vocaloid I highly Highly recommend checking out his work in collaboration with Hanatan.
if you dont really like the sound of vocaloid, kikuo is very popular and theres plenty of covers by utaites (real people covering vocaloid songs) out there! kikuos stuff is super unique, i recommend hole dwelling, kara kara kara no kara, a deep dark forest, and dance of the frogs. he really plays around with music like no other
Very cool reaction to a great song/artist
The subtittle was so cool
I REAAALLY encourage you to listen to "desert theater" by kikuohana. its by the same person but with absolutely beautiful vocals from an actual singer!!!
It would be really cool to see you react to the girl who sells misfortune also by kikuo, but the kikuohana version instead (with a real person singing) it’s a really amazing song.
i also don't really like vocaloid, but let's be fair. this song is weird but ear catchy and full of emotions
That's why the thumb says A+ arrangement
@@DrumRollTonyReacts yup Tony i agree. also great video like always
Please check out Ado's recent cover of this song too!
The subtitles are also a banger
If you want a damn good cover of this song then I'd HIGHLY recommend Miori Celestia's cover, her voice is incredible and so expressive, it fits the song so well. Other Kikuo songs I'd recommend are Hole Dwelling, Cotton Candy and Corpse Dance, they all sound so amazing, Cotton Candy is one of very few songs that's actually made me feel dread, and Corpse Dance is so bouncy and fun but still off putting, also the steel pan solo in Hole Dwelling fits the vibe of the song oddly well.
I know you said in this video that you were neutral towards Vocaloid, but if you listen to ANY other Kikuo songs I highly recommend "Hole Dwelling" or any of his newer songs from his 7th Miku Album. He's grown so much as an artist and even if you aren't fond of the vocaloid sound, his compositions only get better and he switches to a different voice bank that I personally find more realistic.
if you’d like to hear more amazing composition from kikuo i’d recommend kikuohana!! it features hanatan, an incredibly talented vocalist
I won't tolerate people saying anything bad to vocaloids voices
They sound like Monkey 💩