怨言神楽謌 | Engen Kagura Uta

Let’s start from the grudges.

Title: 怨言神楽謌
Romaji: Engen Kagura Uta
Translation: Grudgeful divine songs
Length: 32:49
Release date: 30/12/2011 (Comiket 81)

Cover character: Suwako Moriya

An album about the grudges of various Touhou girls, with some of the darkest sounding tracks in the track catalog. But there are still a couple of very bright moments.

Ranko (from ButaBest 2): Dark! Heavy! Grudge! That’s the image, but there are also some surprisingly bright tunes. “Sora no Aru Basho” is one of them. “Anata to Watashi” has a grudge-rock feeling.
It’s not in the ButaBest2, but I think I wrote good lyrics for “Deadman’s Lovely Life”.
The images on the CD jacket and the disc are an explosion of subculture, I really like them.

Tracklist

  1. 孤独と哀願 | Kodoku to Aigan – 3:52
    – Original: Unmei no Dark Side
  2. ユラメイタ焔 | Yurameita Honoo – 3:32
    – Original: Haigoku Lullaby
  3. 真っ黒な雪 | Makkuro na Yuki – 4:48
    – Original: Wataru mono no Todaeta Hashi
  4. 空のある場所 | Sora no aru Basho – 3:54
    – Original: Native Faith
  5. 貴方と私 | Anata to Watashi – 3:39
    – Original: Tozaseshi Kumo no Kayoiji
  6. 冥き途 | Kurakimichi – 5:48
    – Original: Ghost Lead
  7. 生きる | Ikiru – 3:10
    – Original: Yoru no Denderano wo Iku
  8. デッドマンズ・ラブリィライフ | Deadman’s Lovely Life – 4:05
    – Original: Rigid Paradise

Staff

  • Ranko – Vocals (all tracks), Lyrics (tr. 1, 3, 8)
  • Comp – Arrangement (all tracks), Lyrics (tr. 2, 4-7), Bass, Guitar, Mix, Mastering
  • Paprika – Piano
  • Ranko no Ane – Illustrations, Design
  • Original works by ZUN

Buy it
Physical: BOOTH | Melonbooks | Toranoana | Akibaoo | Akiba-Hobby | Grep
Digital: iTunes
Streaming: Apple Music | YouTube Music | Spotify | Amazon Music

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