Halko Momoi Famison 8BIT (old anime songs, 8bitized?)

[Gibb]

Apparently Halko has a new album coming out in a couple weeks called Famison 8BIT. It featurs her singing the vocals for a bunch of classic anime songs that have been remade in 8bit sound bytes. Sounds wacky indeed, but I've found there to be a couple wacky music fans on this forum, so I thought I'd share.

http://famison.com/

You can listen to little sample bits of the songs from the website, and the website itself has a rather nifty 8bit styled Flash interface that feels like an old Nintendo game.






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[tenshi_a]

Oh yeah... Play Asia sent me an email advertising this in the beginning of February. It didn't have any details at the time...

Grr... the site's too slow, or my connection's too slow, to let me hear any of the sample music...

Oh wait! There... Oh my god! That's the best thing in the universe ever! :w00t:

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...you KNOW i was gonna love this! now... where to leech...

[GreatNekoKoneko]

... sorry to double post... but THIS ALBUM IS GONNA BE AWESOME.

Halko. you totally redeemed yourself.

take that, Mosaic.wav!

[Blue_Bull]

This rocks.

Loved the Moonlight Densetsu, Touch ones.

[tenshi_a]

Well, I've placed my pre-order. :w00t:

I'm going completely mad for this album. I'm so looking forward to it! Just from the preview snippets, I know this is going to be a great listen. My favourite so far is the cover of the opening for 3000 leagues in search of mother (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noBFibUlB9s). Because it's just so appropriate; it sounds exactly like *going on a long journey in a classic RPG* music. This isn't a novelty track; it's proper artistic genre fusion, of two of my favourite genres of music (retro anime & retro videogame). I'm in love with this whole concept.

Also! I went out looking earlier today, and found there's a group of people who make cover versions of anime and game (and any other) songs as .nsf files (Nintendo sound files; so you can get a plugin for winamp or whatever and it plays them like a Famicom would, kind of the equivalent to midi files). Here's a link to an archive page (http://www.2a03.org/browse.php/2A03), music players are under the "software" section. There are nintendo-music cover versions of all sorts of things, from Cutey Honey to Hare Hare Yukai... my favourite so far is the cover of Masato Shimon's Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh19orN8Fm0) which starts off like the Final Fantasy 1 Fight music, then blends in the other melody...

I like this anisong-game fusion. ^_^

And.. yeah, Momoi Halko is the most geek-friendly idol *ever*. ^_^

I wonder if she's ever heard any of these things... there are a lot of covers of things she's been involved with, after all, like Komugi-chan, Soultaker, and so many covers of the Bottle Fairy theme...

[Danju]

Oh wow. This is full of absolute win.

Oh my God I think I just died listening to Lum no Love Song.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Oh wow. This is full of absolute win.

Oh my God I think I just died listening to Lum no Love Song.

... same here. nice comeback, Halko-chan.

[tenshi_a]

I've romanised the tracklisting for this album, if anyone's interested:

1. Touch (from Touch)
2. Koi no Jumon wa Suki Tokimeki to Kiss (from Sasuga no Saru Hi)
3. Hadashi no Flone (from Fushigi na Shima no Flone ~ Swiss Family Robinson)
4. Lum no Love Song (from Urusei Yatsura)
5. Delicate ni Sukishite (from Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami)
6. Yume Ippai (from Chibi Maruko-chan)
7. Fushigi na Melmo (from Fushigi na Melmo)
8. Hajimete no Chu (from Kiteretsu Dai Hyakka)
9. Moonlight Densetsu (from Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon)
10. Sougen no Marco (from Haha o Tazunete Sanzeri ~ 3000 leagues in search of mother)
11. L wa Lovely (from The Kabocha Wine)
12. Areare Arale-chan (from Dr Slump Arale-chan)
13. Romantic Ageru yo (from Dragon Ball)

BONUS TRACK:
14. Kimi wa Hoe Hoe Musume (from Idol Hakkenden) (vocal arrange version)

FAMISON ORIGINAL KARAOKE:
15. Touch (from Touch)
16. Koi no Jumon wa Suki Tokimeki to Kiss (from Sasuga no Saru Hi)
17. Hadashi no Flone (from Fushigi na Shima no Flone ~ Swiss Family Robinson)
18. Lum no Love Song (from Urusei Yatsura)
19. Delicate ni Sukishite (from Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami)
20. Yume Ippai (from Chibi Maruko-chan)
21. Fushigi na Melmo (from Fushigi na Melmo)
22. Hajimete no Chu (from Kiteretsu Dai Hyakka)
23. Moonlight Densetsu (from Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon)
24. Sougen no Marco (from Haha o Tazunete Sanzeri ~ 3000 leagues in search of mother)
25. L wa Lovely (from The Kabocha Wine)
26. Areare Arale-chan (from Dr Slump Arale-chan)
27. Romantic Ageru yo (from Dragon Ball)
28. Kimi wa Hoe Hoe Musume (from Idol Hakkenden) (original ongen version)

Tracklisting Source: http://www.5pb.jp/records/works/2007/0321/VGCD0070.html

(yeah, I probably made a few mistakes)

[Gibb]

Very cool. So how do you like the album?

[tenshi_a]

Well... videogame music + classic anime songs + seiyuu idol singers... are three of my favourite things.

Put all three together in one album, and I'm going to be happy by default. ^_^

Plus there are karaoke versions in there so if I get sick of Momoi Haruko's singing, there's something to fall back onto. :naughty:

The music (aside from the singing) is *entirely* Famicom music. No drums added on top, no effects, no cleaning up of the sound, it's 100% pure Famicom sound chip goodness. It's the same as listening to someone singing karaoke to an 80s videogame, or NSF files. Very cute.

And she's singing the only vocally accurate cover of Hajimete no Chu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUKHetnXsfQ) I've ever heard! Oh it's FAR too accurate! :lol:

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Very cool. So how do you like the album?

...its made of AWESOME. unbelievable.

[AkanegasakiSora]

Just thought I'd mention, I read there's going to be a "Famison 8BIT STAGE2"! (comes out 2007/06/08)

So yay! Even more momoi-famison-ness! ^__^

After the first album, I'm looking forward to this...

Add that to "Momoi Halko Cover Best" that comes out 2007/06/20 and June is going to be like heaven for Momoi anison-cover fans. ^__^

[tenshi_a]

Ah! ^__^ YES! Pre-order NOW! Thanks for the heads-up! :w00t:

CD Japan describes this one as being moe-song covers, I wonder what'll be on it!

[GreatNekoKoneko]

...i know where i'll be LEECHING mine off...

(winks at Angie.)

[Soluzar]

MORE?

I don't know if I can take more... the first album was just so... <3

The best version of Lum's Love Song I'm ever likely to hear, I'm sure.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

MORE?

I don't know if I can take more... the first album was just so... <3

The best version of Lum's Love Song I'm ever likely to hear, I'm sure.

... you must be high. the first one was WIN.

L wa Lovely? Hajimete no Chu? AWESOME SONGs MANG.

if you watch the the first disk of Genshiken, there's a scene where Kousaka walks into the room singing

[tenshi_a]

...i know where i'll be LEECHING mine off...

(winks at Angie.)

Shhhhh! Don't talk about the leeching! People will get suspicious! :unsure:

Have you ever tried the NES game of Urusei Yatsura btw?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aztNV6Mpc44

It's got a short version of Lum's song in it... not quite as good as the momo-i version with Mario sound effects in it, though...

I found a tracklisting for this new album!

http://shop.frontierworks.jp/detail.asp?merchcd=VGCD-86

um... at a glance...

1. Majokko Megu - the Maekawa Yoko song... ^__^
2. something about highschool & bananas?
3. Cat's Eye
4. Bara Wa Utusukushiiiiiiii! ^__^
5. ??
6. Dirty Pair
7. Dororon Enma-kun
8. Hana no ko Lun Lun ^__^ <-- use the off-vocal as a ringtone!
9. Hakushon Daimaou - Akubi Musume ^_^
10. Midori no Hidamari ^_^ <-- Tomoe and I were talking about this song the other day
11. Obake no Q :unsure:
12. Tom Sawyer?
13. Himitsu no Akko-chan (ED song - Sukisukisukisuki) ^__^
14. something about a small Viking?
15. Esper something?

(only use the ringtone if you want to look like a Kousaka wannabe)

[Suiko Eiji]

I found a tracklisting for this new album!

http://shop.frontierworks.jp/detail.asp?merchcd=VGCD-86

um... at a glance...

1. Majokko Megu - the Maekawa Yoko song... ^__^
2. something about highschool & bananas?
3. Cat's Eye
4. Bara Wa Utusukushiiiiiiii! ^__^
5. ??
6. Dirty Pair
7. Dororon Enma-kun
8. Hana no ko Lun Lun ^__^ <-- use the off-vocal as a ringtone!
9. Hakushon Daimaou - Akubi Musume ^_^
10. Midori no Hidamari ^_^ <-- Tomoe and I were talking about this song the other day
11. Obake no Q :unsure:
12. Tom Sawyer?
13. Himitsu no Akko-chan (ED song - Sukisukisukisuki) ^__^
14. something about a small Viking?
15. Esper something?

(only use the ringtone if you want to look like a Kousaka wannabe)

1. Majokko Meg-chan (from Majokko Meg-chan)
2. Banana no Namida ("Banana's tears" from High School! Kimengumi)
3. CAT'S EYE (from Cat's Eye)
4. Bara wa utsukushiku chiru (from Rose Of Versailles/BeruBara)
5. Koi ni B-kyu Action (from Sasuga no Sarutobi)
6. Ru. Ru. Ru. Russian Roulette (from Dirty Pair)
7. Youkai no Goyoushin (from Dororon Enma-kun)
8. Hana no Ko Lun Lun (from Hana no Ko Lun Lun)
9. Akubi-musume (from Hakushon Daimaou)
10. Midori no Hidamari (from Yama-nezumi Rocky-chack)
11. Shin Obake Q-taro (from Shin Obake Q-taro)
12. Dare yori mo tooku he (from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/Tom Sawyer no Bouken)
13. Suki Suki Song (from Himitsu no Akko-chan)
14. Bikke is a little viking (bikke wa chisana viking) (from Chisana Viking Bikke)
15. ~Teleportation Koi no Mikakunin ~ (from Esper Mami)

[tenshi_a]

Ah, that's much better than my version! Thanks, Suiko Eiji! Mind if I borrow that tracklisting for my blog? (so I know where it is for when I get the album)

I'm particularly looking forward to Majokko Megu, Berubara & the 3 Horie Mitsuko songs in the middle (from Lun-Lun to Rocky Chuck), and the Suki Suki song. The Suki Suki song will work brilliantly as a NES song. ^_^

[Suiko Eiji]

Ah, that's much better than my version! Thanks, Suiko Eiji! Mind if I borrow that tracklisting for my blog? (so I know where it is for when I get the album)


No problem at all; make sure you grab my latest edited version as I found a mistake looking at it again.

[Soluzar]

... you must be high. the first one was WIN.
Dude... I said it was <3 already!

Perhaps I need to say that it was <3 <3 <3 or something? I dunno. The reason I can't take any more is because it's too damn good, and I still haven't recovered from the huge wave of awesome that was the first Famison album.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

Dude... I said it was <3 already!

Perhaps I need to say that it was <3 <3 <3 or something? I dunno. The reason I can't take any more is because it's too damn good, and I still haven't recovered from the huge wave of awesome that was the first Famison album.

...there. that's much better.

[Danju]

4. Bara wa utsukushiku chiru (from Rose Of Versailles/BeruBara)
Sold! That's one I must hear. I can't even imagine it.

[AkanegasakiSora]

The official website (see the first post) has been updated so you can hear samples of the music on the second CD, by the way.

[Akito]

:w00t: OMFG!! They referenced Bokosuka Wars! That alone made my day.

[tenshi_a]

My copy just got despatched today!

So I get to hear the preview online now....

...ooooh, it's not as exciting as the first one... maybe because the clips all seem too short....

oh, that "dakedo, namida ga dechau... onna no ko damon..." is all wrong! ...oh! wait! since when was "Attack No 1" on this album? And the Saint Seiya song Pegasus Fantasy...? And Totoro?

Looks like they've changed their minds as to what's on there... no more Akubi Musume and Cat's Eye, aww...... I've have liked to hear those...

[Soluzar]

oh, that "dakedo, namida ga dechau... onna no ko damon..." is all wrong!
In what sense of the word is it "wrong"? Do you mean it's a bad cover, or is it just that (like me) you find something deeply disturbing about that particular song.

[tenshi_a]

In what sense of the word is it "wrong"? Do you mean it's a bad cover, or is it just that (like me) you find something deeply disturbing about that particular song.

I mean... it's not deeply disturbing! She's saying it like an ordinary cheerful thing to say, and *not* like she's just been pelted with a ton of volleyballs by a cruel and unrelenting coach, and is on the verge of tears!

EDIT: equivalent clip from the original version (http://www.tenshi.org.uk/audio/clip.mp3)