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Len ([personal profile] southerncross) wrote in [community profile] ofurotaimu2011-02-04 10:16 pm

Utaite Spotlight: neko

neko

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Neko has been actively uploading music ever since 2008. If you're a fan of Luschka, you've probably heard of him as they have a lot of collabs.

Neko prefers covering rock songs where he showcase his screamo voice. He can handle his notes especially when screaming. His voice is not too high and borderline ear-piercing. Aside from rock songs, he sings English versions of Vocaloid songs. His pronunciation and diction is very good as Neko lived overseas before.

Neko is also part of Lunetia along with Luschka and Yuyoyuppe. He plays the guitar and also acts as a vocalist.

As for his lives, they are never boring. He plays games and sings at most of them. The singing is definitely a fun listen as Neko sings songs that are usually outside of his genre. He also likes inserting random lyrics to it.

Neko released his first album last December. Trapped in Her Eyes can purchased the album in Amazon JP and iTunes. If you're into rock music, this album is perfect for you.

sample songs

Leia (Yuyoyuppe original)
Melt -band edition- (ryo original)
Fire◎Flower -guitar rock edition- (halyosy original)
Hajimete no Koi ga Owaru Toki English Ver -with Luschka- (ryo original)
You and beautiful world (Yuyoyuppe original)
Lovers via headphones (Original PV)

len says

I discovered Neko because of Fire◎Flower -guitar rock edition- cover. I looped the song until I had a new song to loop. I'm a rock fan who idolized Hyde, Ryuichi and Teru so I can be picky with rock singers. There are a lot of people who attempt to sing rock but Neko is one of those who can nail it.

His cover of Leia is probably my favorite Neko cover. (My favorite used to be Fire◎Flower.) This song best showcases Neko's screamo voice. You can hear how full the voice is.

As for English songs, I definitely recommend all his covers with Luschka. Since Luschka is also good in English, their voices are perfect together. No awkwardness in the duet. Neko has done solo English covers too like Mozaik Role and Stargazer. All of them are worth a listen too.
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kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[identity profile] bananamnm.livejournal.com 2011-02-04 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGMOGMOGMOGMOGMOGMOGMGasdfghjklkjlkhkgasgdakdlakjdfafgadsjaklsdjhkasfasfhg *limps*

OMG you actually wrote about him thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

I have always been a fan of vk and jrock but listening to neko never fails to remind me why I like that genre in the first place. and his way of singing is always so refreshing. the way he screams and sing his way to a song has always been a joy, and I love the way he tackles a song, he knows he can't make a high song, yet he takes a high song and makes it into his song, thus the countless yuyoyuppe covers that he has taken in, and I love yuyoyuppe songs too. his songs have a very rough edge, like its unpolished, but it's a good kind of rough and i like it, I see great potential in him, can't wait for his next uploads. and the english, yesssssssssssssssssss!!!!! I love the fact that he's bilingual. I didn't know he lived overseas before.

my favourite of his housous would probably be the ones where he plays instruments, or the ones that he takes in random requests. or the ones that he plays games while talking to people's chats can't choose which now xDDDD

i want to upload his album, i think it would be alright, yes? sorry for the long babble. and I love his Leia, and mitsubachi <--- perfect crack xDD
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Re: kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[personal profile] namenamo 2011-02-08 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
ah what to say, I am actually that twitter friend. and so sorry that my LJ account name is soooo confusing than my twitter OTL. But srsly thank you so much for writing about him. Keep up the good work!