Revised on September 20th, 2022. This is part of a special feature in November 2018’s issue of Bass Magazine. November 11 is Bass Day, and 50 professional bassists from the Japanese music scene have been asked about their favorite albums for the bass. Below it’s a translation of Comp’s part! ————— Comp’s favorite record “Travelling Without Moving” JamiroquaiI think this… Read more »
OMG, there was a livestream today!! But with just Comp. There are not many news this week… Aaaaaa these romajissssss Lately I’m revising the romanized track titles of some songs. A couple of mistakes has been corrected and I’ll revise the spacing of some titles. Here is a post about mistakes on iTunes and Google Play titles (and also TC!)…. Read more »
I’m back from my holiday! I bring you Munmun Manman’s full lyrics page thanks to Jordi and now I can finally work on some stuff I missed! Today I want to talk about romanized titles on non-Japanese shops. Now that BUTAOTOME’s Touhou discography is on iTunes and Google Play, we can read some “official” romanizations for their music. I always… Read more »
Back in my day there was a Butaotome livestream every week, Ranko was there and the Neo-Super Express arrived on time!!!111 (in short: there was no ButaNama today) TC Crew Theater 66 The most important news of the weekJACO IS A FREAKING BALL (Comp’s cat at the right). Okay, now to the serious stuff. Yuusei Hakurankai, the Hifuu Best of,… Read more »
I’m still on holiday, but I’ve got the chance to listen to the Yuusei Hakurankai Memorial Disc thanks to Jordi. I’m so very enthusiastic about it and I wanted to review it!! But first, let’s talk about the main disc. Yuusei Hakurankai, also known as “BUTAOTOME’s Best of Hifuu”. With its 19 tracks this album is on par with ButaBest3… Read more »
Aaaaaand no livestream once again. TC Crew Theater 65 feat. Wumpus. As I mentioned last week, I’m on holiday and I don’t really have time to check Twitter and co. But I want to thank Jordi who is keeping the server updated in the meantime! :compsheep:Minami Wheel 2018 setlist Setlist from last Monday live in Osaka! It was a short… Read more »
Aaaand no livestream today. TC Crew Theater 64Fall Reitaisai 5 release A new album is scheduled to be released on October 14, in occasion of Fall Reitaisai! It’s unknown when XFD, tracklist and co. will be revealed, and what it will be. Comp worked on some music in his Butagoya studio. Ranko tweeted “I’ve recorded!!11” a couple of times, but… Read more »
No livestream today! TC Crew Theater 63Neko Neko Nihonshi opening theme As announced last weekend, Comp composed (…) the next opening theme for the anime Neko Neko Nihonshi. The title is “Guruguru Ponpon Daisakusen” (ぐるぐるポンポン大作戦) and it’s sung by the female unit elfin’. Neko Neko Nihonshi is broadcasted every Wednesday at 18:45 JST on NHK Educational TV. The new opening… Read more »
Butaotome finally doing an anime opening!!! Well, not in the way you are probably expecting. The anime Neko Neko Nihonshi (an anime about Japanese historical figures as cats) will get a new opening theme on November 7. This opening is named “Guruguru Ponpon Daisakusen” (ぐるぐるポンポン大作戦), it’s written and composed by our polar bear Comp, but it’s sung by elfin’ (エルフィン),… Read more »
Livestream screenshot stolen from Sis because my screens are always potatoes. Also, I want Comp’s shirt. This week we have a slighty different format!What the jigoku is happening behind the scenes? This is a kinda silent period in the World of Butaotome! Comp is not really active on Twitter and he seems very busy with making music. Some days ago… Read more »
