[News] New mini album out August 5th, 2015 II

[Kazeyomi]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

I guess this is an unpopular opinion but I would love for Ayu to do another song with DAISHI DANCE. His music is just so nostalgic sounding, and it'd be perfect for summer! Love taking walks on trails listening to DAISHI DANCE's music.

This so much. What is forever love it's one of the few tracks I absolutely love from Colours. I'd love for another DAISHI DANCE collab. I love his works and I'm missing her nostalgic and sad summer songs. That would be perfect!

I don't have high expectations for this mini-album neither.
Mostly because I want to enjoy A ONE a litte more, before the mini-album release lol.

[ayumisrael]

I wouldn't mind if DAISHI DANCE would do another song for ayu, just make it more up beat and Naoya-less, though I understand why she needed him for What is forever love which was good.

[mi|kshake]

I guess this is an unpopular opinion but I would love for Ayu to do another song with DAISHI DANCE. His music is just so nostalgic sounding, and it'd be perfect for summer!

Same here! I love What Is Forever Love and also Memory which he did with Mika.

I'm up for some epic stuff on the mini, like Free & Easy (I'm going through a phase of remembering how perfect this song is!)

I wonder if the RedOne song is from the Colours era? Or if he did a song specifically for Ayumi after Movin' On Without You?

[ayumisrael]

The song is specifically for ayu regardless when they did this.
Song could be ready and she just had to record it.

[adantatu2]

I'd like another song from DAISHI, but I'd prefer something more upbeat like the song "To me" from the K-Pop group Rainbow.

[DonkeyKongRemix]

I am just hoping for some better songs than Step by Step. XD

[hayasaki]

Give me another M~Free&Easy~Momentum~Missing-esque track!!

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by hayasaki

Give me another M~Free&Easy~Momentum~Missing-esque track!!

These songs are so different, lol. It's like saying, "Give me another Secret~(miss)understood~GUILTY~Party Queen album!!"

I do see similarities between Missing and momentum, and to a lesser extend M, but Free & Easy is the odd one out.

[Party_King]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

I wouldn't mind if DAISHI DANCE would do another song for ayu, just make it more up beat and Naoya-less, though I understand why she needed him for What is forever love which was good.

THIS.

I sooo love his Remix of HEAVEN on ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER- but What is forever love isn't really a big deal for me...

[hayasaki]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

These songs are so different, lol. It's like saying, "Give me another Secret~(miss)understood~GUILTY~Party Queen album!!"

I do see similarities between Missing and momentum, and to a lesser extend M, but Free & Easy is the odd one out.

LOL I wonder if its just me who consider them "similar" with the beats, arrangements and stuffs. They've always sound like sibling songs to me.

[oaristos]

I always wanted Ayu to collaborate with DAISHI DANCE but sadly didn't really like What is forever love. I have high expectations for the song composed by RedOne, though. XOXO is a gem

[Zeke.]

Not setting expectations. But even so, I tend to end up feeling like this:

[Evolution7/4]

Originally Posted by hayasaki

LOL I wonder if its just me who consider them "similar" with the beats, arrangements and stuffs. They've always sound like sibling songs to me.

Well I see Free & Easy as Ayu and HAL creating a more mature, refined and fully realized version of what they were going for with M. Like at their core their very similar songs in their composing (the slowing rising key changes) and the conjuring of something feeling like its rising before it explodes into epicness. When you look at the songs in their greater picture of J-pop, M was very influential and alot of copies came after it-but I see Free & Easy as the best version of that kind of distinctive pop song.

[njanjayrp]

M, momentum and Missing do have similar beats, while Free & Easy uses a similar thing I think that the beats are kind of more in the background, less prominent + the song has a different tone to it somehow.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Assuming Ayu believes she is 'back' I would be really happy to get a bit of the old vibes. I did not mind how dated NO FUTURE sounded, even though I was not fond of the high notes. I would literally buy all the versions if she is able to make songs like TSMGO sounding like SURREAL and ballads like Pray that will remind me of Dearest, SEASONS, Far away, Key, Endless Sorrow etc. I know that is asking for way too much. That's why I am not begging Ayu to do something like that, but my fandom will return to its 100% when these sorta things happen. Eventhough she has grown in the matured awesome woman she is, she is still sharing some point of views from her old self as she said in her interview. That must mean there is still some old-school spark in her. A ONE was a great comeback. Step By Step was allright, and I am hyped for the other songs - whatever she is going to deliver.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

I can't believe how far away this release still is. LOL they announced this sooo early.

[Ryusei]

Idk who decides what is dated and what not anyways just because EDM is in doesn't mean everyone has to do it or those minimal instrumentals that are quite common these days (these piss me off they sound like someone took 2 sound effects put them on top of each other and said: here is your instrumental have fun). Older sound is still just as good as it was when it came out, just because A song has a certain age or sounds like it does doesn't mean it's any less good, so I really don't see why this is an argument with everyone. One won't be on iTunes and think: hmmm i like this but it sounds dated so I won't download it. Either you like it or not but hey that's just my opinion

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^I don't think anyone is arguing? But the point is, there is music that was made ten years ago and you would think it was made last year. There is also old music that sounds so painfully obvious that it's a decade old. (Personally, this is why I hate when lyrics consist of current pop culture references of slang, it's lame and your song will sound really dated very soon.)

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

Not setting expectations. But even so, I tend to end up feeling like this:

Because I don't think it's entirely true. When you wait for new ayu songs you always expect something deep inside, and you have the wish that whatever she will release, you would like it and that it will be top notch. I don't think that you can not to expect high things from your favorites, unless they stop being favorites for good.

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

^That's true. I always expect high quality from ayu. I expect to fall in love with her songs and lyrics. I am rarely disappointed.