Style: Bubble gum happy synth pop
Primary Emotions/Themes: That feeling you get when you remember as a kid - playing in a playground with out a care in the world
Thoughts: Take a deep breath, hold it in for about 5-10 seconds. Let it out slowly for another 5-10 seconds. That feeling. That sense of deep release, that sense of calm... that's this album.
This album takes me to a special place. It takes me back to a childhood that is free of pain, free of discomfort, free from guilt, free from anything that would wish ill upon me. It's innocence in audio form, it's pure joy.
It somehow manages to tap into the pure exhilaration that I had as a child, discovering new things. Wondering what's around that next corner. Everything is an adventure, nothing is off limits, everything is perfect, there is no evil in the world.
The choice of synths used: perfection. They have a bright and airy sound to them. They are intermixed with a retro sound that sounds like it should be chip tunes, but they aren't compressed. Instead they are full and lifelike. It all comes together to create something wonderful.
The song writing uses the synths to create upbeat and sparkly pop songs. I don't know if there is a single album that I own that is happier than the music on these two records. It's like a kid on a sugar rush, except instead of being destructive they are using all that energy to cheer everyone up. It's hyper active, it's sweet as all get out, and it's perfect.
I often talk about how the world is a wretched place. A lot of the music that I listen to reflects that intimately. A resonant frequency if you will. This is the counter resonance. Everything that I feel about the world, this is the opposite. This is the shining hope in the pit of darkness. This is the blinding light that pushes back the abyss.
Anamanaguchi created something special with this album. Not every song is perfect, but that hardly matters. It catches the joy of childhood and brings me back to a time in my life where I didn't know what pain was... at least not the kind of pain that adult hood brings. This album will forever have a place in my collection for that very reason.
Written April 15th 2024
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