東方猫鍵盤5 | Touhou Nekokenban 5

It’s scawy~It’s spoopy~

Title: 東方猫鍵盤5
Romaji: Touhou Nekokenban 5
Length: 48:06
Release date: 11/08/2012 (Comiket 82)

Cover character: Chen (cosplayed by Paprika)

An album with an aesthetic inspired by scary stories and games. The cover art is based on cover arts for PSP games.

Paprika (from Nekokenban Best): I think I significantly changed my way of arrangements from Nekokenban 5. Until now I wasn’t interested in the sounds of synthesizers, but then I started and I wanted to use them. “Neon tetra no yume” is a song full of memories in the whole Nekokenban series. I had a lot of fun with finding out what’s coming up from the huge synth sounds.

Ranko no Ane (from Nekokenban Best): Horror! I chose to give it a taste of the now non-existent “scary stories that actually happened”. Did you get it? The theme is like “Summer Oumagatoki”. It gave me the impression that from this moment the width of sounds became larger. But the monster cats are not very scary. Paprika said that the one with the kitchen knife was her favorite.

Tracklist

  1. ネオンテトラの夢 | Neon Tetra no Yume – 4:04
    the dream of a neon tetra
    – Original: Desire Drive
  2. デッドマンズ・ラブリィライフ | Deadman’s Lovely Life – 4:00
    – Original: Rigid Paradise
    – Original song on Engen Kagura Uta
  3. 夜を巻く | Yoru wo Maku – 4:14
    roll the night
    – Original: Tsuki made Todoke, Fushi no Kemuri
  4. リボリーダー・アライン | Revoleader Align – 3:36
    – Original: Magus Night
    – Original song on Jitsu wa Sensai na Anata to tama ni Yuukan na Watashi no nandaka Sawaideru tte Hanashi.
  5. 夕暮れサーカス | Yuugure Circus – 2:46
    evening circus
    – Original: Ousasama no Shiroi Hata
  6. 入道雲の絵 | Nyuudougumo no E – 3:12
    pictures of cumulonimbus
    – Original: Shunshun Shuugetsu ~ Mooned Insect
  7. 散る散る鬼灯、百鬼夜行はもうおしまい。 | Chiru Chiru Hoozuki, Hyakkiyakou wa mou Oshimai. – 4:29
    scatter scatter ground cherry, the night parade has already ended
    – Original: Rigid Paradise
  8. いつもの二人 | Itsumo no Futari – 5:11
    – Original: Eiya no Mukui ~ Imperishable Night
    – Original song on Jitsu wa Sensai na Anata to tama ni Yuukan na Watashi no nandaka Sawaideru tte Hanashi.
  9. あかねいろ | Akaneiro – 3:51
    madder red
    – Original: Akutagawa Ryuunosuke no Kappa ~ Candid Friend
  10. 漁夫の利 | Gyofunori – 3:50
    profiting while others fight
    – Original: Bad Apple!!
  11. 空のある場所 | Sora no aru Basho – 2:38
    – Original: Native Faith
    – Original song on Engen Kagura Uta
  12. なんでもない日 | Nandemonai Hi – 4:17
    trifling day
    – Original: Ashita Hare no Hi, Ke no Kinou

Staff

  • Paprika – Arrangement, Piano, Mix
  • Comp – Mastering
  • Ranko no Ane – Photos, 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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