While everyone has been preoccupied with the great Kumikyoku “Nico Nico Douga” (組曲『ニコニコ動画』), the b-side track has been fairly quite under my radar (shame on me!). I only noticed this video when it appeared in this week’s Nico Douga Ranking, but the song actually debuted back in September. What I heard was sheer brilliance; much more so than the masterpiece medley and especially more than Lantis’.
The song is 3 minutes shorter, but just makes it that more upbeat. I’d also like to mention how clever a lot of the music transitions are in this song (BRAVE PHOENIX to Megare Spectacle without skipping a beat? Ingenious. ) Interestingly, most of the singers that have done their variations are not well known, only a few of them have been noted before. Probably the most known singer of the Urakumikyoku is タイシオン; J 2.0 but less screaming and moar lulz (oh, and he sounds like L and kiwami at the same time).
Here are a few examples of ニコニコ動画『裏組曲』…
The video that appeared in the Rankings:
[Nico link]
タイシオン version:
[Nico link]
Debut video (off vocal midi):
^different video, same audio
[Nico link]
Try to guess all the songs. I’m too lazy to pump out a list.
And I’m still waiting for Nico to let all videos be embedded…
issa-sa said,
March 11, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
Brain. Melting.
That was undescribably and ridiculously awesome btw. Way more than the first kumikyoku too with the in-between song transtitions
[Nico] Nico Nico Douga Urakumikyoku - Lyrics « じ――ンಠ_ಠ。。。 said,
March 15, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
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furrball said,
March 21, 2008 @ 6:24 am
the *actual* sequel to kumikyoku is of course “nico nico monogatari.wav”
and the authorth forth medley (kumikyoku being the second) is in creation. but you probably knew it.
some find it boring some are absolutely addicted to it. I listen to it every few days.
the monogatari:
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1023673
original songs/great video mix:
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1970995
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1971074
I’ll try to post the lyrics to it sometime