Anime Music Videos, or AMVs for short, are appearing more and more on YouTube. Why? Well, to show your appreciation for a show, instead of just clipping out your favorite scenes and sharing it with others, making a full-blown music video is a little more creative and way more impressive.
You can add special effects, use epic-sounding music, control the mood (sad, funny, etc), and basically make a true work of art.
One of my favorite artists is “Raven” - she makes remarkably good AMVs for Avatar. I honestly don’t expect many people beside Charlene and David to appreciate this, but these are pretty cool to watch and they have great music. Hope you like them too. =)
Katara - Mojave / Great focus on character
Avatar - Into the Fire / Good display of character emotions
Stumbled upon an older music group the other day, and I am really liking their music.
The name: Capsule (though actually spelled with a lowercase C).
I’ve only really heard 2 of their songs so far, but if that’s any indication of their overall style then I look forward to hearing their other singles too.
1. Jumper. You should know that serious electronica is a love-it-or-hate-it thing. And this is electronica through-and-through, so you really have to like the genre to appreciate it. Fortunately, I love it. Ever since a friend suggested some foreign music and a few electronica tracks to me 3 years ago (yes, I’m looking at you Jill! xD), I’ve been hooked on these styles ever since.
“Ankles strapped our secrets slaved march breaking like a fruit just like you leaning bouncing feel the speed of landing stepping jumping jumper”
That line pretty much says the lyrics for the entire 7 minutes of song.
What I notice about it…
* 1) It’s really memorable.
* 2) The beat from 0:50 to 1:18 just feels so off, but its so “out” of place that it feels “in” - am I making any sense? - maybe it’s just been a while since I heard techno with good originality in their beat.
* 3) This music video is the most hypnotizing PV I’ve ever seen, in a good way.
Oh, make sure you play in HQ (High Quality button). And if you’re new to electronica, then like with any new song, I recommend hearing at least 2 minutes of the song before giving up on it.
2. Sugarless Girl. Unlike the former track, this is much “softer” techno. In fact, it’s not even the same genre, this is under the category “technopop”.
The mark of a good pop song? It sticks in your head loooong after the song ended.
Capsule is a Japanese electronic music group, comprised of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and music producer Yasutaka Nakata. That’s right, 2 people ran this group: the singer/performer, and the music producer.
The music producer Nakata eventually dropped the project, I don’t know the full history yet. However, I quickly noticed that Sugarless Girl has a style that oddly resembles what I’ve heard in his latest technopop group, Perfume. Different voice and way more “serious” feel than Perfume - but the rythem of Nakata hasn’t changed apparently.
No arguments from me! I love Perfume’s style with a passion, and so far I’m enjoying his former project Capsule almost as much.
To think the Lord actually gives such creativity and talent out like this is wonderful to see. I’m surprised that so few people have heard about Sand Art before, though there’s a lot of other videos on YouTube if you look for it.
This particular video was sent from Mom to my inbox, thanks for the find!
Ever since a friend suggested some foreign music and a few electronica tracks to me 3 years ago (yes, I’m looking at you Jill! xD), I’ve been hooked on these styles ever since.