MIDI ~ 日帰り富士観光ツアー [硫酸ポリオミノ]

"Two "investigators" searching for mysteries. Roaming around the vast cities in search of something interesting or out of place, the two girls were now talking about the potential existence of the Moon."

...What an half baked introduction that was. Jesus, I feel so bad and lazy for putting something generic like that. I first wanted to put some well written Maribel/Renko dialogues, but since the description is restricted, it wouldn't fit. So you folks will have to do with that description for today (until I probably just go and write a brick about these two somewhere else, that is).

Anyway. Here's something a tad bit different today. It's not Touhou, nor instruments, nor piano, so that probably marks it as different, doesn't it?

It's actually an original composition, made in MIDI. Let me just clarify that; you won't ever see that here. Not because I dislike the genre by any means, but because finding actual masterful compositions comes every few blue moons, which could be translated as "never". It's so rare to find MIDI arrangements to begin with, but actual original tracks? You wouldn't even believe.

I'm pretty sure that you can understand why I'm so hyped and happy to upload this here. Honestly, I didn't even have a second thought before uploading this, which is very rare. I found this album about a week ago, and upon finding it, I already knew that one track of it was going to come and steal all my priorities.

You know, it's an interesting case here, since this track is not amazingly outstanding or actually breathtaking. It's just that finding original tracks, be it on any instruments, makes me happy, since it both is something that I have never heard, plus it sometimes even gives me some ideas for potential pieces. In this case, however, it's nothing quite like that. What sold me was how it sounds like something that ZUN would do, and it took my breath away. I know some people aren't fond of MIDI tracks, since they sometimes are too similar to the original substance, or in Touhou's case, it sounds too similar to what you hear in the games.

Personally, I give high respect to artists who decide to go and do arrangements that sound very similar to ZUN's style, but over all that, I have the highest respect for artists who manage to do something very true to how ZUN does it, while also adding their own punch or twist to it. That's the case here. It simply makes me feel like if I just found out that ZUN made a new CD full of new original tracks, and it makes me happy.

Pictures are where I had more than one dilemma to cope with. I first wanted to go with a somewhat urban-like atmosphere, with a huge landscape full of buildings, something that gave a big "mysterious yet so familiar" vibe, but ended up having to give up on that idea. Then, I instead went with something more simple, with a few very familiar traits and a certain something that just makes you feel like you've seen this scenery all too often. To my surprise, it worked! I was happy with the result, although I still wish that my other idea could have gotten to the ending point.

In any case, I believe that I'm done here. I apologize for the rather messy description today, but my thoughts were just blowing up left and right, and it became pretty crazy after a few lines.

I sincerely hope that you'll enjoy this one, albeit it is indeed in the more unique department. To the next Paradise...
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Picture used : satou yuuki - https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1871...

Circle : 硫酸ポリオミノ

Original composition

Album : 富士新興講 ～ The Overwritten God.