A predominantly blue Impressionist painting of a road on a rainy night. A horse and carriage, seen from behind, move away down the road. The street lamps are reflected in the wet pavement.

exist†trace — Kimi to ame to himitsu

On May 21, 2023 By scalesoflibraIn Translation2 Comments

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 …

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A painting by Vincent van Gogh titled Wheat Field with Crows. It features his signature chunky brushstrokes. A field of yellow wheat fills the bottom of half of the long, rectangular canvas, while a dark blue sky with what appear to be two moons or maybe too clouds fills the upper half. There are many black M shapes in the sky representing crows.

exist†trace – Psychedelic Black Night

On December 29, 2022 By scalesoflibraIn TranslationLeave a comment

This song first appeared on Royal Straight Magic and was also included on the Western release Neo Japanese Heroine. Given the time of year and the title, I was thinking it would be fitting for Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve. But I digress. On the occasion of that Western release, miko posted to her blog in English …

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exist†trace – Yoake no Hikari

On March 30, 2022April 2, 2022 By scalesoflibraIn TranslationLeave a comment

Back in January, exist†trace chose "Yoake no Hikari" for a performance they made available to all on YouTube for Igu Day, and I started doing this translation then. But then the moment passed and I continued on with tracks from THIS IS NOW. With Omi's birthday having just passed, I figured it was a good time to …

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