Chocolat

[el_mentado_neff]

Although I'd heard these songs before live, I wasn't sure how I'd like them on CD. I liked Carmilla live but wasn't too thrilled with the CD version, Ouka was nice but the b-side was meh. And there's Masquerade... where Psycho Butterfly was good. So I wasn't sure what to expect.

I'm so glad I bought it.

1. Chocolat

This song is so sweet! I really like the lyrics. You can feel some sadness in them, but it's like a movie with a happy end, haha. The music reminds me of Perfume - electropop. It's fun, HAPPY and cute. I like it a lot. Kaya's vocals are nice, very soft and lots of high notes.

2. pourriture noble

I haven't followed Hora since the release of "THE WORLD" and I've read lots of bad reviews of "ICEBOUND", but this seriously blew me away. If Hora makes an album with this style of music, I'm going to buy it. It reminds me a lot of Schwarz Stein, but... grown up. It's the direction I imagine Schwarz Stein would have taken had they not split up. I really hope that Kaya continues to have Hora compose for him.

It's completely opposite to Chocolat. It's dark, decadent and crazy. You get that feeling from the music, but especially from the singing/lyrics. Think of Rose Jail, Queen of Decadence and Kaleidoscope combined into one.

This makes sense since Kaya said in the Cure interview that Chocolat (a liqueur) is about affectionate love, the kind that makes you happy when the other person is happy, while pourriture noble (a kind of French wine, apparently) is about passionate love, the kind that drives you crazy, jealous and makes you want the person to look at no one but you.

3. Chocolate ~sweet version~
I read in Cure that the reason Kaya goes, "Ahh~~!" at the end of this song is because he was thinking, "Oh god, what have I done..."

OH. MY. GOD.

I had the same reaction as Hydrangea: "Who's that singing at the beginning...?"

Except it didn't stop. For a moment I thought maybe it was SIZNA... and then it continued. And I realized it was Kaya... being... cute... and child-like. And it freaked me out. He sounds like Teppei... or his younger brother trying to imitate Nomico's singing.

Unlike Hydrangea (which I love) I don't know how I feel about this song apart from FREAKED OUT. Maybe it'll grow on me, maybe it'll make me run away screaming in terror from the concert.

4. Chocolat ~Kayaless version~
I hope this means it will be put into karaoke. I really do.
Also, I really wish pourriture noble had come as an instrumental as well. (Seriously, Hora needs to do an album of neo-digital decadence [what Kaya said he requested from Hora when making this song])

I really recommend the CD, if only for Hora's composing and the b-side.

 

[I_wish_I_was_Japanese]

danke, i can't wait now!

 

[a-amanitin]

Your review makes the CD sound extremely sweet and syrupy, exactly how I think Kaya's voice would feel if it was something tangible. When you described Chocolat as "happy" I thought immediately of Glitter Arch - it's by far the happiest-sounding song on Glitter, and one of my favorite songs on the album. I hope Chocolat will be just as much fun to listen to!

Still, "happy" isn't what I immediately think of when it comes to Kaya's music/Hora's compositions. I'm looking forward to hearing pourriture noble more than Chocolat because of that.

And I refuse to download the songs before I get the single in the mail, so I'll just sit and wait for it to arrive sometime this weekend.

 

[Amatsu]

I can't find this for download since it was released not very long ago.

If anyone has it please PM me~

I want to hear it/write a review.

 

[Chalchihuitlicue]

I want my copy to get here so bad. ;_; It was shipped out yesterday, so if I'm lucky it'll come today... but more likely tomorrow.

Thanks for the great review of it! I'm looking forward to it so much!!

 

[TsukikoPipari]

Wow. I got to agree with el_mentado_neff: Chocolate ~sweet version~ is SCARY! I like it in a sick way, but to think that it's Kaya singing.. yeah.. xDDD

To make it very short; I like this release!

 

[oasis19]

While ordering the Versailles single, I noticed I forgot update my new address with the apartment #... ;_; hopefully they wont ship it back or something >_<

 

[Garnet]

Thanks el_mentado_neff^^ ...now I'm really calm about hearing Pouriturre Noble xD
...u know as cdjapan stated Carmilla was supposed to sound like gothic trance ::kisaki:: but it composed Hizaki so I really didnt expected it in the end.

But on topic it seems that I'll always like the b-sides better (except Carmilla)
Now waiting for the beginning of the next weekend - the stuff with air mail I always get after a week.

 

[Haku]

Will I get stoned to death if I say that I actually cried when I heard Chocolat?

I just thought it was so beautiful. ^^ It might just be that today is a beautiful day, and my apricot tree outside is blossoming, but really. Kaya has really improved with his singing and the ability to cheer me up. The song is gorgeous, full, happy, positive, and I think it's up there, rivaling Current, Ai Aori Aoku, and Romance -incubo- for my favourite song spot. It makes me absolutely giddy and I don't know what else I can say to explain how much I love this song. ^^;

And, as before, I had to stop and take a double take; WHO WROTE THE SONG?! HORA?! Because if he did, he has completely regained my faith in composing good happy songs. Either that, or he's been doing a lot of that lately. But he apparently wrote it last year... Either way, this song is both breathtaking, Vocals, Music and all. Though I think the happiness that is Chocolat ended too soon for my liking. D=

 

[ansem]

This must be the best single from Kaya so far, and yes, Hora wrote 'em. I can't say anything bad about it, or perhaps i'd prefer if it had instrumental version of Pourriture noble.

Pourriture noble is f***ing-i can't-describe-it, total killer Yay for Kaya x Hora.........!

Chocolat -Sweet Version-, Kaya sounds really innocent child in it, the song is very relaxing and indeed...SWEET!

OMmmomm...*goes back to listen it more*

 

[Chalchihuitlicue]

I agree. Hearing Chocolat made my day even better, and what with my depression problems, I think it's going to cheer me up a lot over the next few weeks. This is a beautiful single.

 

[Duality]

...how the fuck did Kaya make his voice sound like that? D:

I want a program to make my voice sound deeper, so I can pretend to be a man on the phone.

 

[Amatsu]

I loved everything about this release.

 

[PureElegance]

......DUDE, I totally forgot to order this

 

[Kyuketsuki]

...how the fuck did Kaya make his voice sound like that? D:

I want a program to make my voice sound deeper, so I can pretend to be a man on the phone.

I used to have one of those Tiger Electronics earpiece phones that could change your voice to about 5 different pitches while on the phone with others. It was useful for prank calls.

 

[Duality]

Oooh, Kyu, I had something kinda sorta similar.

It was the voice recorder from Home Alone 2! With the slow down and speed up feature.

I ended up sounding either like I had sucked in too much nitrous oxide ( >_> Which is the gas that made your voice sound like your balls had increased to the size of melons?) or an unintelligible squeak.

 

[La dix Croix]

i m waiting my copy...*-*

 

[Garnet in the Eden]

I loved everything about this release.

Send me it :'D

p.s Where did you find? O_o I can't find on LJ or Soulseek or anywhere else, actually.

 

[flowersofnight]

Thanks to the wonders of ILLEGALLY SHARED MP3s I've heard the single. "Chocolat" didn't impress me much - to my ears it sounded like Schwarz Stein without any of the sophistication. "Pourriture noble" was pretty good, but a touch repetitive. At any rate, this was far better than what Hora was doing in "ICEBOUND". I wonder what's up with him?

 

[Garnet in the Eden]

Someone illegally share it with me