Ash 東方 Touhou Unplugged/Classic 119

Title: Remind of You
Artist/Circle: t=NODE
Album: Channel†NodeⅡ
Original: エクステンドアッシュ　～ 蓬莱人 (Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim)

More t=NODE, because of their awesomeness. Well, this time it's something less hectic and something just plain relaxing.

I felt like I was neglecting the acoustic/unplugged side of Merlin since, well, as you guys know, this playlist was initially made to be dedicated to just acoustic tracks, but since there are so little of them around classic was added in.

So, anyways, dragonslayerEMP requested an arrange of Extend Ash, IN's Extra stage theme, remember? Where Keine goes werewolf on your ass. Unfortunately this theme is a bit neglected when it comes to arranges, well, actually I think the song has a BUNCH of potential, not much artists manage to pull it out though. Notable mentions are Toshinori, Virus Key, Taka and StudioA', oh and did I mention Toshinori? (Slide master supreme and my idol, better known as 平松 俊紀 from SWORD OF JUSTICE)
Oh and yeah, of course, UI-70 for those Latin jazz lovers. Yeah, it seems shredders tend to pull out the best side of the song (is it because the main melody is shredder-like?), well that's not really true though, since most arranges are good, and besides this peaceful arrange is perfect in my book.

I think the arrange is slightly melancholic and nostalgic, but at the same time I can imagine sitting next to a fire and reminiscing about the "good ol' times". You guys wanted some music box love (particularly 85centimeters) I think this is the best I can come to without actually using a music box arrange. An acoustic guitar, a piano and a keyboard, that's all you need for this arrange.

"Kinda laid back for an extra, huh?
Sorta feels like a test of my courage not to scare anybody. (Not)
I'm actually a little unsure about it, but
I extended it.
I took Extend and extended it"
-ZUN, from the Imperishable Night music section

... lol, that's where the name comes from... I can't believe it...
My trust in ZUN went down by 0.186.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."

Thanks for watching.
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Category:

Music

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• Extend
• Ash
• Hourai
• Victim
• エクステンドアッシュ
• ～
• 蓬莱人
• Fujiwara
• no
• Mokou
• 藤原
• 妹紅（ふじわらのもこう）
• Keine
• Kamishirasawa
• 上白沢
• 慧音（かみしらさわ
• けいね）
• 東方永夜抄
• 〜
• Imperishable
• Night
• Extra
• Stage
• ZUN
• IN
• 東方
• Touhou
• Unplugged
• Classic
• Piano
• Acoustic
• Guitar
• Peaceful

[wiredlord]

You know. The picture seemed to tell me something. That the Glass like in the middle of Mokou and Keine seemed to me like death's door since Mokou is Unchanging and Immortal while Keine will someday die leaving Mokou all alone and it looks like that These two is desperately wishing to be with each other again.

Separated by an impassable wall called death I think Mokou is in more Pain than Keine.

Sometimes I wish that Eirin would finally make an antidote for Kaguya and Mokou

[85centimeters]

Heh, you cannot know sadness without knowing happiness. Imagine a man who's happiness was in the love of his wife... When his wife dies he would be stricken with grief.

He knew happiness but had it taken from him. Sadness is nothing but the absence of happiness, my friend.

[Reminiscable]

1:32 reading the comments and seeing the symbolic picture... Such a sweet video, even though it's just one artwork.

[AeroxSurfHop]

@wiredlord Well surely, they could just walk around the glass.

[gabriel31221]

anychance this is on itunes?

[jz13z]

Good. For some reason, anything to do with touhou on YouTube on my iPad doesn't load. I tried "the imperial march, and it worked perfectly.

[Lerroy007]

some of the most insightful top comments iv ever read.

[wisefelipe]

@Neherazade

Of course they are vague.

He makes characters with interesting and pretty designs and draws them "badly" causing fans to make thousands of arts of them

He makes amazing tunes within "basic" genres causing fans to make thousands of specialized arrangements

He creates vague but provoking plots that cause fans to make thousands of stories developing them

ZUN makes 10% of the work and induces the fandom to make the rest, he's a fucking genius, it's the best producing strategy ever.

[qXxDarkxXp]

@Neherazade Would they still have met after erasing that history?

[joytherock]

oo can't stop my tears this is sucha nice and calm song

[DooriChan]

This music reminds me of Toradora OST... o.o

[DaisukiNyan]

Awww, the pic is awesome. And the music is so relaxing...