Yes, definitely sounds like electronic drums on the studio recording, as when this was recorded, Kanade Sato had not yet become a full band member, which she did on 10 Dec 2023.
It's the creativity more than the technicality that makes this song a masterpiece for me. Like most people, I wasn't sure what to make of the vocal parts and the ending at first, but I love it all now. It's just so different in the way it's put together that it took a bit of mental adjustment. Before I heard this, I viewed Koiai as an insanely talented (partial) band who made music that wasn't really my thing. A New Picture made me go back and reevaluate them, and I've started to enjoy their poppy stuff whenever it has even a small prog element.
❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸I can not wrap my head around how those two play even slowing down the playback speed of the video their fingers move so fast and complexly they are just a blur of pure magic. I can imagine Yngwie Malmsteen watching this and exclaiming " damn how do you do that !!! "
This is definitely a stand out track for me and one that’s got me definitely interested to follow what they will release next. The poppier side I’m not sure on, but then that was probably the same for GS when I first listened to them so will have to see. Guitars also more shreddy than I usually go for, but works really well here, and Kanade rapidly becoming one of my favourite drummers. I hope you can check out Muses sometime.
The Bluray is great. Hazuki was having such a good time, I think she would choose Koiai over Nemophila. But because Mayu and Tamu have young children at home, they probably won't tour extensively so Hazuki will not have to choose.
Having watched the video, any new thoughts about the drumming? Definitely not computer generated. Kanade is the real deal and probably one of the few drummers who is actually capable of playing the part. She is truly spectacular! But so is the entire group. Great guitar playing, Waka is a great bassist and Kotono has a great voice and style.
Their drummer Kanade Sato wasn't an official member yet when this was recorded/released, so I wouldn't be surprised if the drums are programmed (I agree, they sound programmed on the studio version). It is without question the thing I liked the least about the studio version and this EP in general. That said, I assume that's going to not be the case too often any more now that they have such a talented drummer (yes, I have been a fan of her for years now). The live version clearly shows that they can pull it off, so I have high hopes for at least a couple of tracks in this direction. The guest bassist for the live version is Wakazaemon from East Of Eden, who also plays live with Marty Friedman and used to be mainly a studio musician. Not sure if they will be able to grab her as a fulltime member, but I would love for a bassist with comparable skills to team up with them.
All the drums on Deep Love are programmed, either by their unnamed producer (if there is one, Li-sa-X's father might be involved, they certainly used his home studio for the recording process) or the band themselves. Both sets of EP liner notes don't feature full credits outside the core trio, but they do state 'produced by Interstellar Production, Inc.' who appear to have been involved in some older Unlucky Morpheus and Disqualia, think they might be a mastering and/or distribution company. This EP was first announced in August of 2023 and released on 6th October, the live show for the Bluray was 14th October and Kanade Sato didn't officially join the band until December 10th. Outside of deliberate song writing choices I can't see them using electronic drum sounds again and even if they did, Kanade has done multiple clinics & demo workshops for Roland with both Tamu Murata and Senri Kawaguchi, she owns a higher end Roland kit than the one Tamu uses for Nemophila cover videos.
@@guitarandy2406 That makes a lot of sense. I didn't check the credits of my copy yet, but what you wrote is exactly how it sounded to my ears. I can only approve as someone who tends to focus on bass an drums in music.
@@letsgetdangerous2785 I thought that might well be the case, but I've been unable to verify it anywhere, at least on the non-JP language portion of the internet.
A New Picture got my attention, but ‘Come See Me’ made me a fan. I still don’t prefer much of their older stuff (except for A New Picture), but am very much looking forward to their upcoming EP. Because ‘Come See Me’ will appear on their new EP, it’s off to a really good start.
“Come see me” is also my favorite. “Straight to my heart” and “Inside” are really good too. The first EP had a more pop influence approach, a little bit like the song “One Way or another” by I liked it. “Make you regret”, “Future of Those Days” and “No More Lies” are quite catchy.
@@2abug Although there are plenty of things all coming together to make ‘Come See Me’ work, I feel the drumming combined with a jazz flavor, really helped make that song my favorite. I only listened to many of the older songs once, but I definitely remember “Straight to my Heart” standing out to me, so I think it was my second choice after A New Picture. It just didn’t grab my attention in the same way I suppose. 🤷♂️
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