Utaite Spotlight: Rishe

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Rishe/リシェ

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Rishe hasn't been around a long time but she's definitely someone that people should listen to. Her voice is in the mid-range, a little near Yamai's range. She has a whispery voice which is perfect for ballads. What is also impressive with Rishe is that she can cover different kinds of songs. She can sing cute ones like PONPONPON, sexy ones like Risky Game and sad ones like bouquet. She falls short on electronic pop songs though like HachioujiP originals because her voice doesn't fit autotuning. Also, the autotune hides the beauty of her voice.

If you'll be very nitpicky with Rishe's covers, you might not like them because there are times where she fails to reach the notes or keep at pace with fast lines. However, the overall feel of her songs is beautiful that you can let it pass. In her ballads, she has the ability to let the listener feel the mood and emotion of the song.

What surprised me about Rishe is her participation in a collab of Rin-chan Nau. She didn't strike as the type who would cover the song. It showed a different side. She was able to deliver Miku's lines effortlessly.

She's not active in doing lives. It seems that when she does, she usually does it with her fellow utaite like eclair and Glutamine.

sample songs

bouquet (doriko original)
fix (keeno original)
(It's not) World's End (nanou original)
Risky Game (kurousaP original)
Aa, Subarashii Nyansei -with Shin Shakaijin- (Nem original)
Rin-chan Nau -with eclair, mao, Yuuto and Glutamine- (Owata original)

len says

When I chose Rishe to feature in this week's spotlight, I didn't know she was celebrating her second anniversary on February 16th. At least I was able to write about her in time for that. I first knew of Rishe because she was in the Smiling Re:Member version collaboration. I didn't visit her mylist though because she didn't really stand out in that collaboration. But when I was searching for covers of bouquet, I stumbled upon her version and I was amazed.

I listened to her whole list and her covers are a hit and miss for me. With Rishe, I think it all boils down to song choice. If she would choose songs that won't require her to hit very high notes or at least make the pitch lower, then she would be able to deliver a lot of popular covers. I'm looking forward to more covers from her.

Producer Spotlight: OrebananaP

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OrebananaP / おればななＰ

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OrebananaP, or Pippii, is a Vocaloid producer who has been steadily uploading her works in NND since 2008. She got her name from one of her initial uploads, Pachelbel no Banana Ore (a cover of Pachelbel's Canon in D where Len only sings "banana" XD), which eventually got twisted around to form Orebanana.

Like producer KonkiP, Orebanana mainly works on tuning, so most of her works are covers of other songs, whether Vocaloid or otherwise. Because of her impeccable tuning, she has earned respect throughout the community (especially the Kagamine community) as a VocaloP. You might recognize her as Len's tuner in the PONPONPON cover arranged by GigaP.

OrebananaP uses mostly the Kagamines in her works. She is popularly known as a die-hard Len fan. She tunes both Len and Rin with a solid, unfaltering pitch, often mid-range but can reach impressively high notes that do not sound shrill or shaky. She has a certain quirk of making her Vocaloids sing in disjointed syllables which might sound a bit off at times, but in actuality it gives her more freedom to be more accurate in terms of diction and pitch.

Although she seems to be more prone to cover rock and upbeat pop songs, she also has done Kagamine covers of ballads and slow rock songs. She has also once used Gakupo, Miku, and recently GUMI for her covers. Aside from doing covers of songs, OrebananaP also collaborates with other producers, usually providing tuning for Kagamine Rin/Len.

sample works

A. Covers
• Unhappy Refrain (Rin and Len; original by wowaka)
• World is Mine (Len; original by ryo)
• Badbye (Rin and Len; original by koma'n)
• Panda Hero (Rin and Len; original by Hachi)
• Iroha Uta (Gakupo; Ginsaku original)
bonus since it's not vocaloid: Mitsubachi

B. Collabs
• KEEP OUT! (using Len; with OwataP, etc.)
• Garakuta Parade (using Len; with Neru)
• Gekkou no Waltz (using Rin; with LeleleP)


nikki says
As someone who started her Vocaloid obsession with Kagamine Len, I'm pretty well-acquainted with OrebananaP's covers. In fact, in some situations, I learn of the originals because of her covers ^^;. At first, her tuning might sound a bit off, especially to those new to Vocaloid, because of the distinct sharpness. However, as you listen, you'll realize how scarily accurate her pitching and diction control are. As she covers mostly popular Vocaloid songs, she opens a door for Kagamine fans to enjoy certain Vocaloid songs the Kagamine way.