Does anyone else feel that Hirasawa's music post-Vistoron is lacking? I don't mean in quality, but the overall experimentation and musical drive, I feel, is lacking. He seems to have lost interest in making really intense music, like nothing he's made in the past few years come close to this album I think.
@KingOfUm I can hear what you mean, the album has much more enthusiasm and effort put into the overall complexity and mixing of the melody. I still think Hirasawa is only getting better with age though.
@TheDarkEyedTrickster I still have to admit that even though some of his most recent work takes a few listens to really appreciate, it is all quite entrancing. Planet Roll Call, for instance, didn't hit me very hard for the longest time, but now I absolutely love it. You're right with his getting better with age I feel now, he's much more diverse in his sound than, say, P-Model (even though P-Model itself is very eclectic). My favorite solo works are still his first 3 for me.
@KingOfUm The same appreciation came to me with the Aurora album. I truly did not see the genius of his music until I came upon the Sim City album, as I saw his early work with P-Model too eccentric and to electric. The later pieces in his works that delve into other cultures such as much of the pieces in Philosophers Propeller, for example, are among some of his best to my ear. I then gave his other music another chance and now catch the complex mixture of numerous effects. It is beauty.
@TheDarkEyedTrickster Oh yeah, Philosopher's Propellor is an absolute favorite of mine; that album, coupled with Music Industry Wastes, represent virtually everything that Hirasawa's music is about. Those two albums put it all into perspective for me, I think. I really like the Aurora album too, as it's something of a compromise between the then super-hyper P-Model and his own more ethnic/'physical instrument' solo works.
@KingOfUm I haven't listened to any pieces from Music Industry Waves, I'll have to check it out if you compare it to Philosophers Propeller in his essence. This album though, Vistoron, is surprisingly better than Planet Roll Call, which is a surprise to me as I love that album for its other worldly feeling. But I believe this has it beat. Though I've come to appreciate all of his music and can't imagine how it is that each new song I find blows me away.
@TheDarkEyedTrickster I totally agree; most artists rely on the value of their earlier 'hits/classics' and promoted singles, whereas Hirasawa doesn't expect his past successes to carry on his career, like, say, playing the same 'hit' songs over and over in concerts. He may have some songs that are more popular than others (Forces and Girl In Byakkoya come to mind) but other than that each new album is a wholly new experience (even his 'remix' albums us something really looking forward to).
@KingOfUm Yes I find he remixes very refreshing as it is sometimes a completely different song altogether but he claims it to be a remix as he gained inspiration from the previous melody. He doesn't want to insult us, or himself, by using what he has already made just to draw money in. If he was greedy he wouldn't let users upload his music to YouTube, and that adds a great deal of admiration for him, as everyone only lives once so why should we not share what we can in this moment?
@TheDarkEyedTrickster Exactly, a musician who really respects his audience; and don't forget the live streaming of his latest concert! I didn't get to see it unfortunately (had to work), but that's still really cool.
Does anyone else feel that Hirasawa's music post-Vistoron is lacking? I don't mean in quality, but the overall experimentation and musical drive, I feel, is lacking. He seems to have lost interest in making really intense music, like nothing he's made in the past few years come close to this album I think.
KingOfUm 1 year ago
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josfxj122008 1 year ago
@KingOfUm I can hear what you mean, the album has much more enthusiasm and effort put into the overall complexity and mixing of the melody. I still think Hirasawa is only getting better with age though.
TheDarkEyedTrickster 1 year ago
@TheDarkEyedTrickster I still have to admit that even though some of his most recent work takes a few listens to really appreciate, it is all quite entrancing. Planet Roll Call, for instance, didn't hit me very hard for the longest time, but now I absolutely love it. You're right with his getting better with age I feel now, he's much more diverse in his sound than, say, P-Model (even though P-Model itself is very eclectic). My favorite solo works are still his first 3 for me.
KingOfUm 1 year ago
@KingOfUm The same appreciation came to me with the Aurora album. I truly did not see the genius of his music until I came upon the Sim City album, as I saw his early work with P-Model too eccentric and to electric. The later pieces in his works that delve into other cultures such as much of the pieces in Philosophers Propeller, for example, are among some of his best to my ear. I then gave his other music another chance and now catch the complex mixture of numerous effects. It is beauty.
TheDarkEyedTrickster 1 year ago
@TheDarkEyedTrickster Oh yeah, Philosopher's Propellor is an absolute favorite of mine; that album, coupled with Music Industry Wastes, represent virtually everything that Hirasawa's music is about. Those two albums put it all into perspective for me, I think. I really like the Aurora album too, as it's something of a compromise between the then super-hyper P-Model and his own more ethnic/'physical instrument' solo works.
KingOfUm 1 year ago
@KingOfUm I haven't listened to any pieces from Music Industry Waves, I'll have to check it out if you compare it to Philosophers Propeller in his essence. This album though, Vistoron, is surprisingly better than Planet Roll Call, which is a surprise to me as I love that album for its other worldly feeling. But I believe this has it beat. Though I've come to appreciate all of his music and can't imagine how it is that each new song I find blows me away.
TheDarkEyedTrickster 1 year ago
@TheDarkEyedTrickster I totally agree; most artists rely on the value of their earlier 'hits/classics' and promoted singles, whereas Hirasawa doesn't expect his past successes to carry on his career, like, say, playing the same 'hit' songs over and over in concerts. He may have some songs that are more popular than others (Forces and Girl In Byakkoya come to mind) but other than that each new album is a wholly new experience (even his 'remix' albums us something really looking forward to).
KingOfUm 1 year ago
@KingOfUm Yes I find he remixes very refreshing as it is sometimes a completely different song altogether but he claims it to be a remix as he gained inspiration from the previous melody. He doesn't want to insult us, or himself, by using what he has already made just to draw money in. If he was greedy he wouldn't let users upload his music to YouTube, and that adds a great deal of admiration for him, as everyone only lives once so why should we not share what we can in this moment?
TheDarkEyedTrickster 1 year ago
@TheDarkEyedTrickster Exactly, a musician who really respects his audience; and don't forget the live streaming of his latest concert! I didn't get to see it unfortunately (had to work), but that's still really cool.
KingOfUm 1 year ago