I wrote this in one day but couldn't decide on a translation for the title. To my surprise a whole month passed before I sat down to look at it again. And then I got distracted by today's Daily Writing Prompt, for which an answer popped into my head immediately. (LOL) Anyway, miko did a …
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exist†trace — Hitohira
Though this song has been around for a while, I think I hadn't heard it until now. My first thought was "this sounds like it should be the ending theme for a movie." miko explained this song in her bilingual "self liner notes" series on her blog. The most important part is right at the …
exist†trace — Sabaku no Hana
The Sinti are a Romani subgroup that lives primarily in central Europe. When I first read the lyrics to this song and saw the "Sinti" at the end of the first line and later on in the middle of the song, in my ignorance I assumed it was a misspelling of the Spanish words "sin …
exist†trace — VENUS
Happy belated November Igu Day! Unbeknownst to me, exist†trace released a new album on the 19th of this month. I've given it a few listens since finding out about it and buying a digital copy. This track, "VENUS," stood out to me from the first listen. Overall it reminded me of U2's "Hold Me, Thrill …
exist†trace — Honnou
Was "Umi no Shizuku" used in an anime or something? I've been getting a lot of hits because of that song. I searched but the top result is for a nutritional supplement. Maybe that's what people are looking for? And they end up here instead. LOL Anyway, at this point the only EP I've done …
exist†trace — SKY
Happy November Igu Day! It's been a while, but here we are. We've come to the last track on ROYAL STRAIGHT MAGIC. It's pretty straight-forward, but I was wondering about the choice to call this track "SKY" when the last track on VIRGIN had been titled "SORA," which means "sky" in Japanese. Fortunately for me, miko addresses …
exist†trace — ROYAL STRAIGHT MAGIC
This song is, fittingly, straightforward. I didn't need to read miko's blog about it to understand anything about the song, though I did read it anyway and found it funny that she said the interlude sounded like something from an RPG, which made her envision a hero raising their sword. Personally, I get more Yugi-Oh …
exist†trace — GET BACK
When I hear the words "get back" by themselves, I think "get back [away from a dangerous person/situation in front of you]." So this song threw me a little at first. It probably doesn't help that the way they sing "get baaack" sounds to me like "Bat-maaan" as sung in the theme song from the …
exist†trace — Kimi to ame to himitsu
This track appeared on Royal Straight Magic and later on NEO JAPANESE HEROINE under the translated title "You, Rain, and Secrets." At the time of said compilation album's release, miko described this song as "a quiet, fiery love ballad" in a blog post in English, and said it was about a man who doesn't know what he has until …
exist†trace – Tokoyami no Yoake
A belated Happy New Year, O Readers! I can't remember why I decided to do this song next and it's not particularly happy, but it was in my drafts so I'm going with it. This song appeared on the 2011 EP True and is the "prequel" to Omi's "Yoake no Hikari." Her blog post about …
Warped Frost 