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I hated that video.

>iosys

That's like asking if I remember when Key was good.

I was busy clearing the EX stages, so link please.

Their good/bad ratio is still roughly the same. That is, the music.

Also I can't tell if OP is trying too hard or not trying at all.

Not exactly.

>>7416660
Planetarian was good.

I don't understand the hate for IOSYS.
I guess it's because they're sort of popular, so their videos draw in a lot of new (read: annoying) people. and /jp/ is hipster...

but most of their characterizations in the videos stick to the fandom pretty well. The music is, for the most part, good. Though I generally prefer non-vocal pieces.

that flash wasn't even made by IOSYS

>Grab your iPod, fire up your favorite IOSYS album

>>7416651
IOSYS was never good.

The vocal IOSYS songs are crap.

Most of their non-vocal (read: Minami) songs are not, however.

>>7416721
>opinion

I will never understand this hate for vocals. Is it about being edgy, or is this about those imaginary fighting scenes, or what?

Even if you don't like it, at least realize it's just an opinion.

I liked Cucumber Flavored Beer, Border of Death, Convictor Yama and Artificial Children.

Marisa stole the Precious thing, Bakkoi, Math class and Overdrive are fucking annoying though.

>>7416736
It's because they hurt my ears, they're always some extra-cheery singer who barely gets in tune with the song, the videos only make it worse by making me cringe.

And of course it's an opinion, especially if it's coming from an anon. If you did know that, then you shouldn't have even bothered.

>>7416756
>they're always some extra-cheery singer who barely gets in tune with the song

They also use singers like 3L and あさな you know. Two more recent albums even featured lily-and and Ranko.

About the pitch vocals, I tend to enjoy them though I know they are not for everyone. It's a particular style. I do think however, that no-one can write songs for miko quite like ARM. The stuff she does with other arrangers are never as good and they never bring out the interesting parts in her voice quite the same.

And now this thread has made me feel like listening to 少女さとりのさとりったー

>>7416770
Lily-an and ランコ were both guests on the those CDs. Miracle is not miracle is the only song on an IoSYS CD that was arranged by someone that wasn't from their own (liztora/buta) circles. In other words, they did it to spread recognition.

I'm not going to buy an IoSYS CD just to listen to one or two tracks that doesn't make me want to rip my ears off.

>>7416832
I'm still waiting for you to acknowledge 3L and あさな, but whatever.

I like some of their stuff, but not much of it.
It's funny how Alice Forgot the Precious Lyrics(?) is so much better than the original.

>>7416651
IOSYS is always good.
I bet you it you didnt listen to faithful slut or JeuXinTerdiTs.

Out of all the IOSYS songs I have, I can only stand to listen to about 1/4th of them. (25/92)

Does this mean I love IOSYS?

>>7417100
Most of the time I download an album for just 1 song and end up liking 1 or 2 more songs from it.
The rest is pretty boring to me.
Except when it is a album with ARM or uno songs only then I start to love them all after a while

>>7417032
fuck off weeaboo

I don't mind listening to iosys.

But really now, are we seriously expecting good music to come from remixing the same songs over and over? about 90% of the touhou music industry would never succeed as a regular artist. They just paste a nice touhou sticker on the cover of their albums, or they would never get any attention in the first place.

>>7417115
MIPS > ARM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdj6deraQ6k

>>7416651
>censored

>>7416695
>the videos stick to the fandom pretty well
this is certainly why this is so popular, it's fun to see a flash video but it won't means that the whole album will be good, except the fanon flash, i liked Faithful Slut

Their vocal albums would be much better without ARM's helium huffing girls.

IOSYS is the pinnacle of Touhou music.

>>7418253
HEY FUCK OFF! AYUMIKO'S VOICE MAKES IOSYS GOOD. But in all honesty, i can't imagine IOSYS being half as popular without their using ayumikos for more than half their famous hits. Case in point, when you think IOSYS, first thing that comes to mind is ayumiko's voice.

>>7418253

You're right. It should just be ARM himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-3vJeJMWpk&feature=related

>>7418282
And if your first thought isn't her voice, it's the song's instrumentals in which she is featured in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2SmxKf3ljA
Not a touhou song but very good showcasing of miko.

ARM is a vocalist or just producer/arranger?

>>7418286

You're giving off a creepy idolfag vibe, man.

i love bad apple :D

>>7418289

The latter, first and foremost, but he can sing when the mood takes him.

>>7418290
Well IOSYS related stuff aside, her solo projects are very good, exhibiting a more balladesque voice as opposed to the spunky, pop IOSYS voice we are accustomed to hearing.

>>7416651
That Yuyuko ahegao. Ahhh.

Makashinsai is one of their best. Save for Care Over, that song was just terrible.

Pray is relaxing.

>>7418295
I actually think her solo projects are pretty generic and boring, at least from what I've heard of them. But I think this might be a preference in music rather than vocals, because I do think she is a good singer. I like her the best when she does stuff for IOSYS and ALBATROSICKS though.

My favorite track with her by another circle would this one;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYFAeNJIzIY

>>7418286
Oddly enough I first came to like IOSYS not through any touhou song but because of a non touhou album. 7th track of this album: bubbly vanilla panic~~

Only one IOSYS album was great.

>>7417067
Add Variable Spellcaster to the list.

IOSYS was never good. Actually, probably the shittiest circle of all after Silver Forest.
Now fuck off.

>>7419100
But what about Innocent Key

>>7419100
You don't like them because you can't understand the deep nuances of their lyrics with your baka eigo.

>>7419107
Fuck your shitty lyrics man.
Also, I'll admit IOSYS has a couple of good arrangers, like nazz-can and =neutral=, but that's about it.

>>7418283
I like uno's version better

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zflW-BrNkc&feature=related

IOSYS is still good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasv8IQYeyI

>>7419122
Thank you for sharing your valued opini-
>thoughtless celestial

>>7419134
No comment could have stroked my e-peen better than yours. tnx pal.
Was it really necessary?

>>7418282
Well, there are some songs of miko that are alright, but those don't have her singing in that high-pitched voice she usually uses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luQ7HpLjs9Q
Actually, that was the only miko song on my IOSYS folder that I like. Most of the songs with vocals I like from this circle are from different artists. I don't really listen much to this circle anyway, I mostly listen to their instrumental stuff like Touhou Merry-Go-Round and the ones by Minami. Oh yeah, uno's BEST BEATS albums were pretty nice too.

>>7418320
Pray is definitely good, I love relaxing stuff. It's my favorite song from that album.

>>7419122
Toromi needs to learn to animate or get someone to animate for her. Her art is so darn cute and her vocals are great as always but her PVs are kind of plain and boring to watch.

>>7419192
You sir, have excellent taste. I like most of minami and uno's stuff i'm just getting into.

OK, so I'm pretty recently getting into the doujin music. I really do enjoy the more popular ones such as IOSYS/SF/IK but I do find that there is a mountain of treasure of less popular music from groups like demetori and the group that did innocent scarlet album (can't remember their name off the top of my head). Now, I'm not trying to start a flame war here between people who say these three popular groups make subpar music that only serves to ingrain the already warped ideas in fandom and those who probably do not know many other groups. I'm simply saying enjoy the music. If you like it, you like it. Don't give a fuck if it's mainstream. If you don't like it, no need to start belittling those with different tastes.

>>7419349
Same guy, looked it up and the circle IS innocent scarlet (self titled release). Here is a track from innocent scarlet (which basically did all the songs from TH6). Now, how often do you hear good arranges of Rumia!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLaND_wzDWM