Do you like Touhou-style music? Do you like Albums? How about we bring these two worlds together? Enjoy!
Stability of Broken heart
Bilibili:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1eb421i7BrYoutube Upload:
https://youtu.be/EURmoyFIe7M?si=wpirTqyA9rYjB2IPBooth & DL:
https://booth.pm/en/items/5822010 Made by 旧雨忆梦幻想乐团
My Rating: S+ / Goku tier
If I'm honest, I doubt I will appreciate any Touhou-style album as much as this one, it really feels like it was made for me. I've made both English and Polish review of it talking about each track and just to point out how much I like it, it has a leprechaun using traditional Irish instruments and it's still somehow not my favorite track, even though it would've made me rate this as S tier alone.
Really, do yourself a favor, grab nice pair of quality headphones, DL this album and take a listen. Wherever you go, I guarantee you, listening to this will enhance it.
Canvas of Music-colored Winds
Youtube video:
https://youtu.be/lOBrT65T7Kc?si=iVKZNTqrO3Cq_kZ3Gilde’s write-up and story translation
https://pastebin.com/FJ9aguzDDL link:
https://hina-chro.booth.pm/items/4851948♪ 1. Musical Duel of Wind and Tone Color ~ Celtic Ens (by Komainu)
♪ 2. Detuned Wind (by Poh)
♪ 3. Ultimate Transcendent Supersaw ~ Oct.JP Saw (by Poh)
♪ 4. Classic Insert (by Fuu'un)
♪ 5. Toned Dorato ~ St.Harpsichd (by Fuu'un)
♪ 6. Gazing Up at the Module in the Heavens Above (by N4, mix by Kanade Komeiji)
♪ 7. Firewall Behind the Scenes ~ MG Saw Lead (by N4, mix by Kanade Komeiji)
♪ 8. Fantastic Interface (by Kanade Komeiji)
♪ 9. Hybrid Reed Duo ~ OB Square & Hybrid Saw (by Komainu)
♪ 10. The Display that Projects the Earth's Surface (by Amen)
♪ 11. Non-Reeded Reed Leader ~ Reed Romance (by Amen)
♪ 12. The Font Where Tones are Born (by Burnyuho)
♪ 13. The First of the Soundfont's Native Tones ~ D.L.A.Pad (by Burnyuho)
♪ 14. Wind in a Dozen Tones and Colors (by Burnyuho)
♪ 15. Rainbow Wind Drawn on the Canvas ~ Touhou-style Dream... (by Burnyuho)
♪ 16. Decolorized Wind (by Aruto)
♪ 17. Freelance Sound (by Aruto)
My Rating: S
This is a collaborative album organised by my possibly favourite composer in this genre, Burnyuho, it’s supposed mimic aesthetics of EoSD-PCB era and each character is based on each composer’s favourite synth instruments. I’m probably biassed as to why this is so high, but Final Boss’ theme is probably in my Top 5 songs of this genre and everything else is just so solid, while sticking to the motif of the project and I’m saying this as someone who actually prefers ZUN's more modern songs compared to early Windows era. The only complaint is that the Extra stage theme can sound radically different in quality on different headphones compared to speakers or on airpods, but it’s mainly a nitpick of mine. This is the album that really makes me want to get into composing myself, it’s just so good and inspired despite being pretty simple.
The Victors' Space Age
Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVzydSZyxAX5bFpwIAyMtdrcZwtmsm0X-Cheeky DL link01 The Age of Sailing Through the Cosmos ~ Second Space Age (Ryuuou)
02 Darwinism Capriccio (Ryuuou)
03 On the Other Side of Empty News (Kiryuu)
04 Midnight Spell Card (Pesot.jp)
05 The Rabbit of Oki, The Moon's Lullaby (Pesot.jp)
06 Alice in Wonderland ~ Girls' Adventures in Universe (Ryuuou)
07 Faraway 380,000 Kilometer Voyage (Kiryuu)
08 Requiem for a Certain Someone (Maki)
09 Star Voyage 20XX (Ryuuou)
10 The Mystery in Your Town (Ryuuou)
By 夢想吟遊詩人 (Dreamer Bard)
My Rating: S
I don't think there's a single weak track in there and each time I relisten to it, I'm just amazed this didn't come from ZUN himself. From an amazing intro song sampling famous speech, to really atmospheric but melancholic pieces and some good arrangements. Probably my favourite album from that circle, it really captures both space exploration and this feeling of unknown chaos so amazingly well. Great track and artist selection, each ones doing their best job at the styles they are most capable of. I don't think any hifuu albums, including ZUN's albums are beating this one any time soon.
The Golden Age Will Return Again
Bilibili:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Qx421f7ieYoutube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkdYZSgNNfeYzmd-icFNN8tSGGBpgyZeMP3 DL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gcZEXK3hVJjsSJBJOxWVDbTaXgXnKhAt?usp=sharingMusic from 旧雨忆梦幻想乐团
My Rating: S
If you ever loved celtic sounding vibes, Mystery Dungeon OST or you feel nostalgia for sea shantees and Pirate/Touhou music, then this is an easy S-tier. Boss 2, 4 and 5 are great. But then we get stage 4, which will take a second getting used to but it just feels so unique and mystical and that's not even getting International Trade which is in my Top 5 Final Boss themes now. But other themes aren't half bad either. I just personally feel like EX themes struggle to pick up steam from main campaign themes and even Credits/Ending, but that's just me.
Ring World Magical Country Part 1&2
Youtube/DL Link (P1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjnyQojtLlQ&ab_channel=%E5%A4%A9%E9%B3%A5%E3%81%A1%E3%82%83%E3%81%BEYoutube/DL Link (P2):
https://youtu.be/sSNPAGjhbOM?si=DFxSSuWdiA9NFV1iMade by Chama
My Rating: S.
Part 1 = A+ (borderline S). Part 2 = S.
Grouping and reviewing them together since they came out so close to each other and share a name.
Also I'm only using Part 1s cover art because this is my thread 
sorry homies
If you like Undertale-like/modern indie OST, then this is definitely for you. Part 1 was already fantastic and even includes bonus arranges in more normalized style. That being said, Part 2 feels more superior. Like final boss of part 1 was alright, but it felt lacking somehow, but it got arrange in Part 2 that fixes all of my problem and somehow I grew attached to this composition despite it still being fresh in my mind.
It's funky, it's even very oriental. It's catchy. It's a bop. To even quote Ms. Spears, it's A Circus.
Sweet Smells and Foolish Evils
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/0ALR-JSLOhABOOTH:
https://hina-chro.booth.pm/items/5616886Playlist1. Sweet-Scented Fantasy Nation
2. A Saccharine-Strange Dreamworld
3. Formication Upon Waking from a Dream
4. Chocolate Forest
5. Happy Sweet Water
6. Torte of the Castle Gate
7. Fake Sweets Soldier
8. Coronet March ~ Avec creme de ganache
9. Langue-de-chat Quartet for the Nutcracker Doll
10. Dragées Dance on a Candy-Crafted Throne
11. Claramary, the Queen of Sweets
12. Fantasy Elimination Half-Life
13. Fantasy Withdrawal Syndrome ~ Sweet Smells and Foolish Evils.
14. Cold Meleagris
15. Bad Flowers Drive Out the Good
16. Apparitions’ Restoration ~ How done it!
17. Dream Definition
Music composed by Burnyuho
My Rating : S
Another fantastic banger of an album from my favorite composer in this genre. Based on The Nutcracker, but also other things. I love how even the demo OST got revamped and updated for the full release. Bumped it to S tier after realizing I no longer have any gripes with it and I still listen to Happy Sweet Water or Stage 3 Boss' theme when I should be doing other things. Moreover, I straight up prefer Dream Definition and How done it! over Necrofantasia and Who done it?, despite the latter being the former's original inspirations. Crazy, I know.
Below is the demo's original cover and my rating for the demo
Youtube:
Stages 1-3,
My Rating as a demo: A
Something tells me that if this fully releases it might become one of my favorites if not The favorite Touhou-style album. It's not just a unique idea, not only does Burnyuho bring her A game with varied styles, all the songs are at the very least solid. My favorite part being "Fake Sweets Soldier"'s climax, which is just amazing, but it does feel like there's quite a bit of set up to this.
Blue Moon Rhapsody
DL Link:
Here1. Touhou Enbukyoku (Eastern Waltz)
2. An All-Too-Lively Oumagatoki
3. Night Fairy Dancer
4. Racing Through the Noisy Forest
5. Rampage Wolf
6. Satellite Bluemoon
7. Ailing Queen ~ Fourteen Heart
8. Waltz of the Blue Moon
9. Pegasus Writer
10. Starry Sky of Elegantly Refined Tones
11. Hypnotist Conductor
12. Fantasy Rhapsody
13. Now, Before the Magic Wears Off ~ Lunatic Rhapsody
14. Lunatic Rhapsody
15. Crystal Shine Road
16. Prince of the Lunar Palace ~ Chandra Mahal
17. Shards of Glass
18. Banquet's End ~ Blue Moon Waltz
My Rating: S
An album by Chama (ちゃま) that's based on the much-loved song Waltz of the Moon from the NHK's Minna no Uta. From the “Rampage Wolf”, “Pegasus Writer”, “Lunatic Rhapsody” to “Chandra Mahal” the usage of guitar is brilliant and even though this album doesn’t feature any characters, it is memorable on its own and I’ve even got inspired by some of these songs to make some characters. Initially I was hesitant with putting it in S tier, but I think it deserves it.
Ancient Hidden Prayer (Demo)
YT:
https://youtu.be/6Fgd-0xO9VEMusic from 祈仙沙月
My Rating as of the demo: S
Yeah, a demo I'd rank that high. It's only a shame there will be no characters or lore for it, but I can definitely imagine some good ones for it already, all boss themes are splendid and really replayable, all stage themes are at least solid and then you have ones using erhu. So yeah, I'm looking forward to this.
Acquisitive Invader
Youtube:
Stages 1-3,
Youtube:
Stages 4-6Pixiv:
Stages 1-3 Stages 4-6Soundcloud:
Trial versionPlot Summary:
Part 1 and
Part 21. Nablas Strewn Hither and Yond (Title Screen)
2. Rondo of Balmy Breeze (Stage 1)
3. Dancing Leaves (Aoi Fura's theme)
4. A Flute's Whistling in the Summer Sky (Stage 2)
5. Heavenly Noise Above the Ground (Nemuro Ohka's theme)
6. Cursed Region (Stage 3)
7. Black Shaman Girl (Kambe Fumi's theme)
8. Torch-Bearing Cave Exploration
9. In the Dark, With a Perfect Field of Hearing
10. Mystic Flow
11. Silver Dragon of the Underground Lake
12. Deep-Stratum Limestone
13. A Certain Android's Timespace Voyage ~ Diverged Epistemophilia.
14. Half-Summer Hallucination
15. Peaceful Neuromancer
16. Player's Score
Music composed by khirhio
My Rating: A+
The second of khirhio and nokisakifuurin’s albums that mimic 6 stages of a Touhou game. I find this one to be a big step forward, especially for khirhio, not only do I think the overall quality of songs is way higher than in Brilliant Works, I also really appreciate the references and inspirations behind each song, which are also mentioned and did in fact get me into SMT OST and Focus. You could argue it’s not creative, but the difference is definitely there, the songs aren’t carried by the originals, it’s transformative, which leads me to the fact that final stage and boss’ themes are partially composed by an AI, which khirhio then remixed and added on, which is fitting for the final boss and project itself, but it’s also kind of interesting, seeing as ZUN himself despises AI art and that’s what motivated him for Touhou 19. I’m not going to pick a side here, especially since it does again feel like khirhio only included that for the sake of the motif and his style is the one carrying it (that and an amazing incorporation of the Daisy Bell), it’s just an observation. Really good stuff!
Adventures in Inferno
Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzxPb6itW9aK7hLIRkVsH0E2Ra_0bIuIgBooklet DL Link:
https://tinyurl.com/2p96xkn601 Odd World Fountain ～ Adventures in Inferno (Marie)
02 Neighbourhood Adventure (Wanwan)
03 Hell of Child Demon ～ past glory (HAMRIKU)
04 Dream Hell, forever
05 Flutter the Dovecotes! (古山智之)
06 The gateway to Hell (梅干茶泡飯)
07 Carefree Guardian (XRCreate)
08 Dark Road ～ Nether Road (法蘭)
09 Eternal Wickedness
10 Phantom Hell Flower ～ Dreamy Amaryllis
11 Closed World (Shirona)
12 Wonderland ～ washed ashore (MIKO大冒險)
13 Going to Yomiji
14 Fantasy Disaster ～ Ultimate Phantom (桐生)
15 Mysterious Shrine Maiden flying in the Sky
16 Starry (MIKO大冒險)
17 Alice in Strange World (龍樣)
18 Endless Dream (HAMRIKU)
19 Fountain of Rest (XRCreate)
20 Phantom is also in Full Swing (MIKO大冒險)
21 Future Century Stella (Bu揚)
Collaboration by Studio Nenem
My Rating: A+
The only Touhou-style album mimicking a game in the PC-98 era! Was originally planning to place this a bit lower, because technically I do think it’s sister album - Heavenly Gathering of Clouds, has few better bangers, but this one gets bonus points not just for all artists (visual and music) sticking to the style and making something beautiful out of it. The character’s designs are clearly simple or reference something already in the series, but they do fit given Touhou 1-5 aesthetics for sure. Rin’s theme is still my favourite because the climax of it is just perfect, but “washed ashore”, “Eternal Wickedness”, “gateway to Hell”, Final Boss’ theme and many others deserve a huge praise. I’ve seen people claim this is their favourite album in Touhou-style and I can definitely see why, since it stands out and it’s not likely it will be outdone in its niche soon.
Fairyland of Mishmash
Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_x93HWZP1ABooth:
https://sho-games-shop.booth.pm/items/3568553Lore pastebin:
https://pastebin.com/V9GfCQ3t1. The Mystery that Appeared Beyond the Screen (SlowBro)
2. A Floral Pattern Sunken into Memory (N4 - EoSD style)
3. Eyewitness Photo Projected in the Mist ~ Someone noticed me! (Aruto - EoSD style)
4. The Hour of the Sun's Slumber Has Already Arrived (Shounen - UM style)
5. Modified Stream (SHO - UM style)
6. Cold Breath of Bare Rock Faces (Tokimigusa - IN style)
7. Dimensional Visitor from a Parallel World (SlowBro)
8. DREAM.DAT (Tokimigusa - LLS style)
9. Mirroring Device (SHO)
10. The Leaves of Fantasy Reflect the Sun (Fuji Yuu - PCB style)
11. Sword of Loyalty, Split the Dark Seas ~ Raging God (Aruto - various)
12. Distorted Sunrise (FD - SA style)
13. Sunset of the End Times (FD - SA style)
14. Memristor of Virtual Images (Amen - WBaWC style)
15. Arithmetician Patty ~ Augmented Reality (Amen - UM style)
16. Is this Aurora a Lamplight, or the End of a Tunnel ~ Light of Mystery? (VCLN)
17. D.C. Dream (EoSD style? - Fuji Yuu)
Album organized by SHO
My Rating: A+
(I've accidentally deleted it from OP, WHOOPS)
An amazing album with each track referencing different era of Touhou. I'm not sure about Stages 1-2. but then Final-Extra is pretty much flawless. Again, great idea for an album, but I feel like it leans too heavily on references while the best parts are original like the stage 4-EX developers, at least to me. Probably one of the more interesting approaches to "Tradition vs. Progress" in this series though.
Seven Period Mystical
Youtube video:
https://youtu.be/tn85mFhofQc?si=ALvtyF53N28GFNDoMP3 DL link:
https://x.gd/P4R3x01「虹雨のせせらぎ」
02「晴天の天気大雨を行く」
03「遠州のブロッケン」
04「壮麗の湿原」
05「リモースティアー」
06「深緑ビーストトレイル」
07「クラウドハンティング」
08「神脈を繋ぐ桜ヶ池」
09「厄災祓いの神霊」
10「フロードリバー」
11「視伝する病魔 ～ Pandemic Vision.」
12「幻想の池」
13「燦然たる神池の水宝玉 ～ Fleeting Emotions.」
14「妖怪日和の幻想郷」
15「海鳴讃歌 ～ Follow the Wether!!」
16「雨上がりの神社」
17「龍神の水帰り」
Music by hybC
My Rating: A+
A big and positive surprise that apparently took 2 years from hybC. It not only brings the best of ZUN’s instruments with amazing piano, guitar, trumpet/violin and synths as heard best with Stage 4 Boss in my humble opinion. I don’t really think there are any bad songs in this and I’ve listened through to this one a lot despite being so recent.
Migration to the Conceptual SeaDL Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OZH4TBBxFQm8ag7IBx-sKxQU1MLc9HK4?usp=drive_link
by Kuroha
MttCS story translated by Gilde via a blog:
https://kaikeidou-backstage-blog.tumblr.com/My Rating: A+
Even without the fantastic story, I do think this album is highly underrated and whenever I'm in the mood for it, it does deliver it, I even do prefer the earlier versions of some of the tracks, such as "Aurum Camellia", which in the original version is one of my all time favorites. I don't relisten to Chapter 1 songs that often compared to Chapter 2 though. Other than that, absolutely fantastic stuff I can recommend to anyone, even though at first you can tell this is composer's first attempt with still pretty outdated kit.
Rainbow Ashes, Smoke and……
Crossfade artwork
XFD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqOMuogi2aMDL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zakMcE-_7-ugCWAI1IpZ9uwLCGoDElcK?usp=sharing1 灰都を抱く細雨 (Title Screen)
2 鈍色の幽境 (Stage 1)
3 どんちゃん騒ぎの有象無象 (Stage 1 Boss)
4 アソースミアズマ
5 幻想のアーモロート ～ in the Cage.
6 デフォーレランヴェール
7 永遠に憂鬱なバーブイリム
BONUS: 幻想機関 ～ Machine City Vecriga
By Yurihaka and 04 and 05 tracks with the help of カブレイ.
My Rating: A+
An album that made me personally believe that Yurihaka is a musical genius. Even besides the usage of erhu, each track brings something new to the table and it made me smile. Special mention goes to I think Stage 3's boss which is an earworm through and through. I think only Stage 1 boss' theme isn't that high in my regards, but despite it being an album on smaller side, I definitely wish it got expanded in the future.
The archive of native Japan
XFD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XTgeGCYnqcCheeky DL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17KdKlr9AFKASnDF4GaJi3oy4VXBBKK_Z?usp=sharingBy Hishimottie
My Rating: A+
Hishimottie is a composer that has perfected repetition in his work. In some of their work it's not exactly utilized or seen as a strength, but in this melancholic album themed after Hieda no Akyuu? It makes wonders, the first song and arrange of Child of Are is great.
Paradius enim errat
Booth:
https://booth.pm/en/items/5240317bilibili playlist:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1pw41147XB/?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0Cheeky DL Link
1 幻想教典 〜 Loeil de Faust
2 涅色白胡蝶 〜 Innocent Lotus
3 黒刀剣
4 ブギーマンの上機嫌な食卓
5 ピンクのハサミ 〜 FEVER TIME!!
6 Digital hallucination
7 Innocence Pleasure 〜 とある集落の秘め事
8 置き去りの好奇心 〜 A
9 ヴィジオモルテフェロー
10 子羊達の祝宴
11 神隠しの路上少年
12 ハイブリッドリードデュオ 〜 おぞましい二人
13 ヴァニタス・インテロゲイション
14 楽園追放
By Komainu_Inu
My Rating: A+
Weirdly enough, the best thing Komainu has made that made me love DiPP-style much more than I did before. Not only did we get some awesome bangers that could easily be mistaken for something ZUN himself has made back in the ye olde' days, we even got an arrange of Komainu's own contribution to my top favorite Touhou-style album in the form of an arrange of "Hybrid Reed Duo ~ OB Square & Hybrid Saw". But that's not all, "FEVER TIME!!" is just an absolute MVP I've replayed so many times it's insane, from catchy piano, to crazy tempo changes and that U.N.Owen-esque atmosphere so many composers try to replicate, but can't. I definitely recommend it to anyone, especially if you miss old style Touhou OST.
Smells like Beer vol 1&2
Download links for:
Smells like Beer vol 1 and
Smells like Beer vol 2
Translated Theme titles:
Volume 1:
1. The Disappearance of the Hakurei Shrine's Miko (Title screen)
2. Foggy Netherworld (Stage 1)
3. Lost Corpse (Stage 1 Boss)
(^ this one has a remastered version here)
4. The Underground Closest to the Ground (Stage 2)
5. Distorted Division (Stage 2 Boss)
6. The Underground's Blue Sky (Stage 3)
7. The Boundary War III (Stage 3 Boss)
Volume 2:
1. My Grandfather's Clock Was... (Stage 4)
2. The Good 'Ole Days Running in Parallel ~ Contemporary Period (Stage 4 Boss)
3. Imitation "Perfect and Wrong" (Stage 5)
4. The Lèse-Majesté at [DATA EXPUNGED] (Stage 5 Boss)
5. The Frozen Bluebird (Stage 6)
6. The Romantic Trumpet From That Day (Stage 6 Boss)
Music composed by Useless/IchigoPaprika
My Rating: A+
I’ll rate Smells like Beer albums in pairs because that’s mostly how they’ve released, with small breaks in between the twos. I’m fairly certain SlB1&2 were one of Useless’ attempts to mimic and predict WBaWC’s style, down to the point where Vol. 1’s music uses the exact same instruments, synths for each respective song at some points, but it mixes things up to stay on the creative side with “The Underground's Blue Sky” vs. “Everlasting Red Spider Lily” being a great example. Honestly both songs from Stage 4 and “Imitation “Perfect and Wrong”” are my favourites from this, they’re just so atmospheric, yet unique. I do feel like however the remaining songs are close to perfect, yet have some parts I’m not too fond of, like most of “The Romantic Trumpet From That Day” until climax, which arguably, is emotional and epic.
The Garden of Sinners
Crossfade here, full .mp3 and image pack available for anyone with a BOOTH or Pixiv acccount
here, very detailed JP writeup of the characters' source material
here.
Download link for OLD VERSION on Google Drive:
Stages 1-6 + Extra1. A Sky Blanketed in Natural Catastrophes
2. Tiny Birds and Thunder Peals in a Rainy Sky
3. Heavenly Lightning
4. The Shadow of a Sky Colored by Filtering Sunlight
5. Parasol Waltz
6. Youkai Megalopolis
7. Silhouette Standing Against the Light's Glare ~ Funny monster
8. Touhou Hatenkou (Eastern Sky-Conquering Port) ～ Empty gateway
9. Northern Storm
10. Severed Otherworld ～ Lost Heaven
11. Scarlet Weather Immaginazio
12. Reality and Wisdom of Dreamlike Non-Self
13. O, Thou Who Bears Knowledge of Samsara's Interstices ～ Traitor's Requiem
14. Barrier Aureole
15. Undead Girl in the Lingering Glow
16. Today's Weather: Sunny With a Chance of Shrine Maidens
17. Twilight Shrine
Music composed by sisyou02
My Rating: A
An album mimicking a Touhou game that technically has been released three times now, the last version polishing it a notch and adding new extra arrangements of the songs in specific style. The artstyle and the designs are really topnotch, to the point you could confuse them with the real stuff. I really adore half of the songs, especially “Undead Girl in the Lingering Glow” which is just my kind of creepy-mix funk with a side of Ten Desires. However, except for maybe one or two stage themes, I do find them mostly forgettable, with most of the trial songs also being a bit mid. I like how Final Boss’ theme shares a name with that one Jojo's OP.
Silent of Soul
Link to Youtube video:
TeaserCheeky DL Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QAq_WSMIRDIsBL79MrFUokcwAYQEi_gQ?usp=sharingTranslated Theme titles:
01. The Players Enter the Venue ～ Let's start with tuning.
02. To the Cool and Refreshing World Directly Below
03. Berry Berry Jellysweets
04. Cold of Chemocline
05. Tranquil Buccal Cone ～ Sweet Angel?
06. Unmanned Pleasure Cruise ～ Pay for life.
07. Echo to the Sea of the Heart, Like the Sound of a Kemari Ball
08. A Great White Shadow Creeping Closer ～ 1819.
09. Signal Flag Enticing Into Fantasy
10. The Dimly-Lit Backstage Waterway
11. Rachmaninoff in the Deep
12. The Doors Will Open Shortly ～ Ladies and Deepfish.
13. Listen Well to the Concerto of Revival ～ Sound of Soul.
14. A Bright Cavern Walk in the Depths of Night
15. Sightless, Tri-less Blind Red Eyes ～ Pleiotropic.
16. Dozing Amidst Lingering Sound ～ Fuyofuyo.
17. The Players Leave the Venue ～ finale.
Music composed by various artists.
My Rating: A
While I was a bit disappointed that fantastic melodies used in 4th and EX Stage bosses aren’t longer/repeated more, it's still a huge improvement over the previous album with the majority of the songs definitely catching my interest.
Heavenly Gathering of Clouds
Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3oj2QeMQokYZ6S0KOyaeFb3iHvS0B9N-DL link:
https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/843-touhou-~-heavenly-gathering-of-clouds-ost/01 Flow of Heaven's Tears ~ Princess's Wish ♪ まっきー (Makky)
02 Country of Flood ♪ Pesot.jp/
03 Restive Horse of the Water's Surface ♪ after
04 Today Brings Rainy Skies ♪ Wanwan
05 Wild Splice ♪ XRCreate
06 Youkai Inn on Mt. Oshimari ♪ DhiArk
07 Skull Masquerade ♪ 森の子リスのミーコの大冒険 (Phroneris)
08 Dragon's Nest ♪ まっきー (Makky)
09 The Water Wanders Under ♪ 権太夫 (Gondayu)
10 A Secret Passage Diving Into the Sky ♪ た人 (Tahito)
11 Wicked Seventh Guard of the Whirlwind[2] ♪ yosiyosi
12 Thus Spoke the Waterfowl ♪ こむぎ (Komugi)
13 Ancient Children's Song ~ Firefly ♪ リュウオウ (Ryuuou)
14 Rumbling ♪ リュウオウ (Ryuuou)
15 Romantic Tour — Dan-no-ura ♪ samidare
16 Longsword of the Chrysanthemum Crest ♪ 桐生 (Kiryuu)
17 Waterfowl's Return to the Country ♪ まっきー (Makky), こむぎ (Komugi)
18 Travels of the Sea Dragon ~ Princess's Smile ♪ まっきー (Makky)
Collaboration by Studio Nenem, each composer is next to a note.
My Rating: A
Absolute classic that is being turned into a full fangame. Don’t know if I could respect myself if I placed this any lower than A, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have some problems with it, namely around Stage 4-5 this album isn’t as perfect as it is during Stages 2-3 for example. A lot of tracks from this still remain as some of my favourites and remain unique even after all those years like “Skull Masquerade” utilising maraca or how non-typical yet still powerful sounding despite the one-note piano part “Firefly” is. Weirdly enough the Title Screen and Credit’s themes (which are rarely my favourites) are in Top 5 of tracks in this one. And then there’s the imposing EX Boss’ theme which could easily have just been the True Final Boss’ theme.
Great magic of reconstruction
Youtube Video Part 1:
https://youtu.be/PQriBjrryT4?si=aWEW9SetWFrxyThSPart 2:
https://youtu.be/XTPMGWLUEUM?si=eKzV6AhBWSqpLQHrDL:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d-bF0I3q92xiwJTzulKnBk5omsH1C1E-?usp=sharingSite:
https://privatter.net/p/781883701 鈍色の旧都
02 忘れられた旧き里
03 ヘルコンバット
04 不思議の船着場
05 スカルクルーザー
06 明けやらぬ黄昏時
07 夢の国の御伽噺
08 アビスマルスカイ
09 ブレイズイーター
10 ニ万由旬の地の果てに
11 滅びゆく悪趣の法
12 音なき地の底に
13 あの日願った希望の光へ〜Subterranean Mage
14 ロトゥンキャピタル
15 幻想のエレクトロニカ
16 奈落が昇りゆく
17 明くる日の陽光
They were hard to find for me since I can't read Japanese, but these are definitely it this time!
By SHO
My Rating: A
My favourite out of all solo albums by SHO, I know these aren’t exactly Touhou, but they do definitely follow modern Touhou-style music and until you check out characters on site, you can just use your imagination. Arguably Unexpected Revenge is more solid, but the likes of Stage 1 boss, Stage 4 and Stage 5 boss themes, which just sound heavenly after a few listens or from the get go make me relisten to this album. Only stage 3 boss theme isn’t for me and EX Boss’ theme is… unique? Kinda’ goofy? Other than that, yeah, another good example of SHO understanding modern Touhou style, especially the guitar.
So many men, so many minds
DL link:
https://booth.pm/ja/items/5694751Cheeky DL Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vrxw-LgvqI8DzMbsUn7I-AkXXg13uG99?usp=drive_linkBy sisyou
My Rating: A
Citrus Resuscitation
Youtube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVzydSZyxAX7I2YLgGw5Vz_wJo5CzTYFj1 Bowsprit of High Waves (Ryuuou)
2 Escaping Journey of Youkai Village (Ryuuou)
3 Hometown of Mayunganashi (まっきー / Makky)
4 An Eternity That is More Transient than Scarlet (Ryuuou)
5 Joyful Wishes of the Wriggling Century (Ryuuou)
6 The Boundary Where the Waves of the Eternal World Wash Over (Ryuuou)
7 Rise and Fall of Tachibana Fruit (Ryuuou)
8 At the Harbor of Spring ~ Awakening of Lives (Ryuuou)
By 夢想吟遊詩人 (Dreamer Bard)
My Rating: A
The most exotic out of Touhou-style vibes I've heard, which is clearly noticable in the best track in this album - Rise and Fall of Tachibana Fruit. But there are also some modern and funky songs like - Hometown of Mayunganashi, but also mysterious and melancholic with some. That's a pretty wide palette and honestly, it really feels like a good album for sightseeing and exploring, but not every track is super memorable and I think the Victors' Space Age had better arranges. That being said, TVSA had more artists, here it's almost exclusively Ryuuou and he does a great job! Still deserving of an A, just for being so festive, positive and actually being of high quality through all of the tracks!
Uncreatable Idea
Link to the first part (Stages 1~3):
Youtube,
NicoLink to the second part (Stage 4~6):
Youtube,
NicoLink to an extra stage:
YoutubeNicoSummary of Stages by gilde (can take down if requested)
Stages 1~6 and
ExtraSoundcloud account with each individual song, or
just a link to getting the album outright.Translated Theme titles:
1. Fantasy Research Laboratory (Title screen theme)
2. Gensokyo in Silence ~ Silent Incident (Stage 1 theme)
3. Singing Mandragora ~ Lunatic Song (Nasu Kanoko's theme)
4. An Utterly Unprecedented Bizarre Case (Stage 2 theme)
5. Inscrutable Tea Party ~ Strange Teaparty (Theophilia Cinnabar's theme)
6. Fantastic Night Flight Behind the Shrine Grounds (Stage 3 theme)
7. Melusina of Subservience ~ Dragonmaid (Melusina Brittany's theme)
8. Lakebed Shoot-Out (Stage 4 theme)
9. Chemical Trigger happy (Kabino A. Hekiko's theme)
10. The Fantasy Philosophy that the Girl Sang of ~ Fantastic Neoplatonism (Stage 5 theme)
11. White-Coated Creator God ~ Dream of Dr. Jaldabaoth (Phillipa A.T.B. von Hohenheim's theme)
12. The Truth Casts a Shadow on the World of Reality (Final Stage theme)
13. Perfect Human ~ Dream of Humanity (Hinoide Ai's theme)
14. Eastern Postscript Story ~ An Utterly Unchanging and Stimulating Daily Life (Extra stage theme)
15. Can the Corpus Delicti be Proven? (Theophilia's second theme)
16. Knowing Not Love, Humans Know Grief (Ending theme)
17. Reverie Pursuit Laboratory (Staff Roll theme)
18. Player's Waltz (Game Over theme)
Music composed by Burnyuho
My Rating: A
The album which technically started the original thread and has skyrocket my interest in this genre. EX Boss’ theme is probably the best track in it, and it's getting even better with every listen for me. On base, I think every song here is A+ or S even, however you can tell this one of Burnyuho’s earlier creations, with “Dream of Humanity” and “Strange Teaparty” having some serious sound mixing and trumpet issues, which nowadays seem to be completely gone if “The First of the Soundfont's Native Tones ~ D.L.A.Pad” from CoMW is any indication. I also really like the character designs, even if some of them look goofy. Probably an album I’ve returned to the most and for a reason.
Brilliant Works
Link to Youtube video:
Stages 1~3,
Stages 4~6Link to Soundcloud DL with each individual Song:
Stages 1~3,
Stages 4~6Link to Pixivart:
Stages 1~3,
Stages 4~6Site where you can download each track now:
Translated Theme titles:
1. Candlelight Bridge
2. Vermilion Sky
3. White Messenger (Wakaba Yahata's theme)
4. Wickedest Forest
5. Blustery Staccato (Kazari Kamakura's theme)
6. Foggy Twilight
7. Silhouette in the Dusk (Yu Mikage's theme)
8. Rest in the Flow of a River Bathed in Light
9. Magic Hour of Clear Streams (Ukyou Izumi's theme)
10. Shining Silence of a Remote Land
11. Solitary Silent Hunter (Shizuka Udzuki's theme)
12. The Sound of Flowers Echoing in the Night Sky
13. Gleaming Flowers that Fill the Sky ~ Brilliant Bouquet (Shushu Hinoya's theme)
14. -? (Ending theme)
15. -? (Staff Roll)
16. -? (Game Over theme)
Music composed by Khirhio
My Rating: A
The first of khirhio and nokisakifuurin’s albums that mimic 6 stages of a Touhou game. With this one there's arguably bigger amount of absolute bangers, like “Blustery Staccato'' mimicking the feeling of beeing stuck in a tornado, but I feel like compared to Acquisitive Invader, there’s less of a quality when it comes to some songs, especially stage themes - I only really like “Rest in the Flow of a River Bathed in Light” and Final Stage in this album. Speaking of, the final stage and boss utilising Fireworks SFXs or trying to mimic them is probably one of the best things in this. I could also criticise a few more songs and praise a few others, but all in all, it’s good stuff that initially helped me go through tough times, since the full version was released in early 2020.
Treasure Castle Labyrinth
Niconico Stage 1-3:
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22949367Stage 4-6:
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22949436EX Stages:
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm22949509 Youtube playlist with all songs:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1tU9MJnfFnGNkN7Rx6i62eG9kAj-2lmkDL Link:
https://moriyashrine.org/files/file/955-touhou-houtenkyou~treasure-castle-labyrinth-2014/00.Opening Theme-Jewel Box of a Festival's Eve
01. Super-Ancient Lifeblood
02. Heavenly Star's River Crossing
03. Edge of the Helix ~ Red Marriage
04. Illusionary Light Town
05. The Spirit Butterfly Dances in Midair
06. Deep Aquamarine
07. Explosive Ice World Stone ~ Oxygen Conversion
08. Emerald Cavern
09. Uncountably Large World of Trust ~ World Trust
10. Stone Concerto
11. Shinya Ouki-Sound of a Nightmare
12. Academy ''Dance Moon'' Token
13. Taisui Xingjun
14. Life-Form Inspector's Historical Records
15. Encounter of the Heavenly Space Ceremony ~ Space Surveillance
16. Star Independent Days
17. Lit Road of the Seven-Coloured Light
18. Crystal Flower Lantern's Mysterious Guide ~ Crystal Lantern
19. Black Opal Labyrinth
20. 240 Million-Year Samsara ~ Sandplay Toys Clay
21. A Samsara Game Named Despair
22. Rakshasa of Purgatory ~ Combat Heaven Rasetsu
23. Leaves of Ancient Words
24. Longevity of the Yellow River ~ Ancient Dreams...
25. Girl's Danmaku Romance 26.Player's Score
My Rating: A
One of the first fanmade Touhou-style albums that offered everything games did, except for actual gameplay and it has already been turned into a game since! A game I highly recommend which was made with help of people who knew what they were doing including the original composer and ofc Gilde. I’ve always liked this album and the character designs (well even though some didn’t translate that well into ZUNart which has been reposted on YT) and I do love some of the updates in game’s updated OST, especially Banka’s theme update, but even though it sounds more rough, I still prefer Crystal Lantern simply because of how expressive and over the top it was originally. Anyway, great stuff.
A Closed Eternal Paradise 
Booth:
https://booth.pm/en/items/5457534Cheeky DL link:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/985yho6chkk4hli/By Otobake / カタルシス少年戯樂団
My Rating: A
Probably one of the most solid out of the DiPP-style albums (which there are a lot of) I’ve heard, maybe with an exception of a few that also try EoSD-style as well. The arrange selection is also really great, with choices like Seraphic Chicken, Seihou’s Morgan theme or Infinite Being being great choices as well.
Dumpsite of Suicidal Intention
BOOTH:
https://booth.pm/en/items/4739867 Cheeky DL link 1 晦冥探訪 〜 Dumpsite of Suicidal Intentions
2 蒼空のスプリット
3 独り歩きて過去の風
4 妖怪の夜想昼夢
5 サデンリーサンセット
6 レベラントパペット 〜 Filled Vassel
7 プロフェテウス大聖堂 〜 Thysia
8 ブラインドファクト
9 Past of The Night
10 明けの明星 〜 Thanatos' Obsession
11 楽園の夢
By 悠久ホロウ
My Rating: A
Yes, a Touhou-style music album with original tracks with this name and subject matter... can be oddly comfy and atmospheric, especially if you listen to it at the dusk of night on a stroll. It also helps that the style seems to mostly pull from DiPP and GFC albums, but also does more of its own stuff. In fact this is one of the albums I'm most interested to see story translations for.
Wandering and Transcending Naivete Soul
YT Video:
https://youtu.be/kLmrEMZCL0s?si=FeYm1I3wNJflgeGsPlaylist (featuring extra songs):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMTrOQRT4ZY0VREjusPs7V9J6I_nyDhsLBandcamp:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMTrOQRT4ZY0VREjusPs7V9J6I_nyDhsLItch.io:
https://fantouhoumusic.itch.io/wandering-and-transcending-naivete-soulBy FanTBS
My Rating: A
Collab album with Azumanga Daioh. The amount of effort that went into aesthetics this time shows and even if music isn’t always memorable, I will remember this album.
Beastly World of Drifting Desires
Youtube Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOSvCoiSVzcQept3EyKT2lQIe7QRaRIZIDL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1np0NwoEZOwuH9qtO4vFh7_895f-VjReC?usp=sharing01 欲に満ちた強欲の世界
02 無法の巌窟
03 ミロのアンプテーター
04 畜生蔓延る森
05 ウィーカープレデター
06 刹那の世に流れる川
07 ルートリネ・オブ・シノビ
08 ジャンキングハイウェイ
09 玉虫色のビーストライダー
10 虚空を突き抜く鉄のハルカス
11 冥府のハートイーター
12 デザイアビルディング
13 冀望は奇冥なる翠楼に ～ 新世界
14 コンテイジャスヴェノム
15 小さなクラウンヴァイパー ～ Virus Infection
16 収束の終息
17 翠楼 ～ Abydos Dream
By Myaga
My Rating: A
The album that made me fall in love with Myaga's style, even with some of its imperfections. I will start with the negatives, not every character design looks alright, sometimes the Izanagi Object fonts and drumkits make it sound too strange, mechanical and a lot of early tracks won't age so well because the artist took a break before finishing this album, but in my opinion it's far better to end on a great note than start with your best stuff and this album is exactly that in my opinion, especially with great Final Boss/Staff Roll march-like melodies to such an amazing EXBoss' theme, which is my favorite track from them so far, which ironically I don't think gives Myaga any revenue because it has been marked with COVID-19 disclaimer because it has 'virus' in the title.
The Artificial City
DL Link:
HERETeasers:
First Youtube teaser,
OST and Characters Youtube Teaser, All OST teaser on Soundcloud,
NicoAlbum Purchase/DL:
MelonbooksTheme titles:
1. Bustling Fantasy City
2. Straight path ~ Straight loose
3. Positive Youkai Roku
4. Happy Rageness
5. Magical World in the Girl's Brain
6. Between the Outside World and Fantasy
7. Hero's Return ~ Heroic Polonaise
8. Beyond the Wonders of Electronics
9. Explosive Technology ~ System Projector
10. Gene Cell of Artificial City (by DO)
11. Geometric Mad Scientist
12. The Small Fort Left for Last
13. Tenchi Creation Gensokyo ~ Tragedy Princess
14. Mystic Akihabara
15. 2019 Sound of Bells Ringing ~ Heart Steal!! (by Burnyuho)
16. Twilight in the Fantasy City
17. Scattered Time ~ Dream City
18. Flower Arrangement Monopoly
Composed by Kisaragi and others
My Rating: A
This rating is probably the most biased one, because arguably and like it has been said previously, this album isn’t exactly worth its original price and quality of songs is really, really uneven, with Stages 1-3 of this just existing. Meanwhile “Explosive Technology ~ System Projector” is unironically in my Top 5 songs from any Touhou-style album or genre. I love the beeps, the structure, and I want to see and hear a MAD of it. The song by Burnyuho is good in both voice and voiceless version, Extra stage theme gets better with every listen, like a good EX stage song should and all 4 themes for stages 5-6 and their bosses are growing me. So yes, really uneven, but I still do recommend it.
Garden of Empyreal Amusements
Youtube video:
https://youtu.be/8lSxaZc-JNY?si=mV1bKWqSImL5f31Z Bandcamp Link:
https://teameclecticanthologists.bandcamp.com/album/empyreal-garden-of-amusementsMp3 Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rr-WBvbCIuOw2vS79KadBknkYf6m0CPf?usp=sharing01 Overcast Carnival Day (曇天のお祭りの日)
02 A Waterlogged Hibernation (水浸しの冬眠)
03 Exiled Psalakantha (亡命プサラキャンサ )
04 The Silent River Below the Sunless Sky (陽のない空の下、静かな川)
05 Blue Shadow of Aggrandizement (誇張の青い影)
06 Harmony and Dance Amidst Fragrant Fields (薫り高いの原での和と舞)
07 Unparalleled Grace ~ Heavenly Terpsichorean (比類なき優美 ～ Heavenly Terpsichorean)
08 Symposium of Nebulas (星雲シンポジウム)
09 An Okeanid-Sylph's Sky Embodiment (オケアニドシルフの天空具現化)
10 Starlit Ceremony of Paradise (楽園の星空儀式)
11 The Kindreds Intertwined by One Undying Nexus (不滅の絆で結ばれた同族達)
12 Jubilant Fields in Elysium (エリジウムでの歓喜分野)
13 The Ostracized Seraphic Emissary ~ Zeal Hauler (追放された熾天使者 ～ Zeal Hauler)
14 Slumbering Mists (眠霧)
15 Symposium of Nebulas ~ Evergreen Mix (星雲シンポジウム ~ Evergreen Mix)
16 Extra Stage: The Leafage Blanket Shields Them from the Storm (葉の毛布が嵐から彼らを)
17 Extra Stage Boss: Protector of the Evergreen Dharma ~ Floral Guardian (常緑法の守護者 ～ Floral Guardian)
18 Extra Ending Theme: Words From an Evergreen Authority (常緑の権威の言葉)
19 Credits theme: A World of Festivity and Joyful Treasures (祭騒ぎと嬉々な宝物の世界)
20. EGoA Bonus - Blue Shadow of Aggrandizement (Beta Mix)
21. EGoA Bonus - The Leafage Blanked Shields Them From the Storm ~ Piano Mix
By Team Eclectic Anthologists
My Rating: A
Western collaborative album inspired by Sapphire Panlogism with a really good presentation and for stages 1-4 I would normally give this an A+ (Unparalleled Grace is that good), but then it takes a nosedive. I love Stage 4 boss’ theme, until the mid climax which I disagree even with its composer about. Stage 5 theme I honestly believe is just a bad song, it having so much commentary praising it feels pretentious on top, which is weird seeing as the dude made a good stage 3 theme. Stage 5-6 bosses have an okay theme, but not for me. I really love EX stage and boss’ theme, but the stage is almost entirely ambient and its climax could’ve utilised the koto (?) better. EX Boss’ entire song using the same instrument with only a short break (I imagine it was meant to be a nod to Native Faith?) can get repetitive. I am content with how this project’s team replied to my criticisms of this album though so I wish you good luck with future projects if they will look and sound at least as good as this.
Fantasy recurrence
Youtube:
Cheeky DL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cf-A7ZujE2GmhtbPo1iVgCiUaGRqJK0r?usp=sharingProduced by Mace's Secret Base circle
My Rating: A-
Abyssal Abandoned Metropolis
Booth:
https://booth.pm/en/items/5202644Youtube XFD:
https://youtu.be/PzUWKigdgIECheeky DL link for non music files since the original has been taken down:
Bilibili playlist:
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1eT4y1W7Mn/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.01 深淵へ沈む廃都 - えばん
2 スプートニク幻夜 - えばん
3 歪みのフォーマルハウト - あめん
4 振り向かない黄泉の道 - えばん
5 トータスドラゴン - えばん
6 月影に昇る詩 - えばん
7 無極星アムネジア - 望宙ゆず
8 幻想浄瑠璃 - えばん
9 深月都詩 ～ Abyssal Abandoned Metropolis - えばん
10 蓬莱伝説 - えばん
By えばん/MiragEden/Eban
My Rating: A (if you like non-Touhou style mixed in with the rest and experimental approach) / D (if you don't)
Starting with the very first track you can already tell this is much different compared to a typical Touhou-style album, with some arranges such as Illusionary Joururi's having almost hiphop influence and some tracks feeling like they came out of anime orchestra. You can still tell there's a lot Touhou influence, however, it can be quite jarring, hence two different ratings. However, unlike a lot of tracks I've heard, especially from western composers, this does work, not only thanks to album's theme of exploring abyssal metropolis and showcases mixes that work (for example mixing in hiphop with Touhoustyle trumpet and oriental drumkit) instead of just meshing styles without rhyme or reason.
Servants of the Feast
(technically cover for different album because I can't find the original one for Servants anymore)
DL links to all finished and unfinished albums for the artist:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e6Zj6Vzhm6W0AtmJNznrSoqWOFev5E8Y?usp=sharingCharacter designs of SotF and playlist on bilibili:
by Kuroha/CrystalWings
My Rating: A-
If you like Marine Benefit, this is basically a sequel mimicking a game's OST with same style of music and some nods to the melodies used in the original fangame. It did receive an extra stage after being published and it's pretty neat. I don't really have an issue with this album, I just find Marine Benefit's last version's OST to be better and compositions from Kuroha's next album to be much better.
Dreams in Parallel Phantasia
Booth:
https://booth.pm/en/items/5660083Cheeky DL link:
https://www.jottacloud.com/s/361acb79d3e882e400baf751c58fcdd4aea/thumbsDisc 1
1 桃源は静謐に帰す - 匙星
2 桜花之恋塚 ～ Japanese Harmony - えばん
3 フェアリー大雪大合戦 - DO
4 妖怪百段階梯 - 時見草
5 春告精の通り道 - よいやみ
6 セッション no.6 (ordinary) - Wanwan
7 先立つ影に見ゆ - FD
8 凪薫る博麗華 - NED
9 桜禍爛漫 ～ Full Bloom Soul - 壱太
10 馳せる夢走の閃光 - 古山キリヲ
11 幽霊客船の時空を越えた旅 - イガグリ
12 風神少女 - えばん
13 エクステンドアッシュ ～ 蓬莱人 - 翡翠
14 ミラージュフェアリー - 深蒼穹
15 虚夢無想 ～ if You are... - 妖琳
16 ラストオカルティズム ～ Esotericist of the Present World - 朧月
17 Eternal Dream ～ 幽玄の槭樹 - 亡我
Disc 2
1 たまゆらの夜、恋の魔法 - Mafi
2 今日も妖怪は駆けてゆく - こをり
3 莎草七変化 - 望宙ゆず
4 宵月パンザマスト - 風雲
5 神々が恋した幻想郷 ～ Traditional Colors - Prism
6 美しくて残酷な虚構の地 ～ Lost in Erewhon - Aka Kyuketsuki
7 無曲名. - むいす
8 異変が還る場所 ～ Whirling Spellcards - Pesot.jp/
9 晦冥探訪 ～ Ghostly Hollow - 古明地かなで
10 ファンタジアへの怨讐 ～ μανικὴ βασίλεια - あめん
11 波濤の深流 - えばん
12 フィン・デムネ・ファール ～ Next Phantasia - えばん
13 テーマ・オブ・イースタンストーリー - えばん
14 フラクタルロリータ - えばん
15 河童様の云う通り - えばん
16 ススキヤコウ - わほた
Organised by Eban
My Rating: A-
An even bigger album from Eban with even more songs, but arguably, still fantastic original compositions and arranges. What’s more is that a lot of the songs at the end of the DISC2 arrange fanmade classics, such as One-Way Accelerator. With it being an over 30+ track album by several different guest artists, my no. 1 complaint is of course, there being so much and a lot of it being just lost in the amount and styles not being varied enough. At the very least, it’s all solid and very much on the level of ZUN’s. There’s a pretty sizable amount of tracks giving a feel of an almost nice, comfy hamlet feel, so there’s that.
Obsolete Lesedrama
DL link:
https://booth.pm/en/items/1350191Cheeky DL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1os-L-YzzLg4DNyGbz3vxnjzFrgWBWg-b?usp=sharing
By khirio
My Rating: A-
Unexpected Revenge
Youtube Video Part 1:
https://youtu.be/QIn7S-IQM90?si=MRViRdv9WpFosCnEPart 2:
https://youtu.be/uZWjHCB8IJM?si=eYggq1DhlsfAmpXnDL:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cpvlq_7gideZbiStVKJLP0YLcicGbD4v?usp=sharingSite:
https://privatter.net/p/6658331
01 黒焔艦 ～Signal of Revenge
02 春蘭の彼方へ
03 ゴシックモスキート
04 サンタマリアの桟橋
05 旋風のスカルギャザー
06 イマジナリーケイブ
07 咆哮の有頂天の頂に
08 神出鬼没のウォーリナー
09 黒焔エアーシップ
10 怨恨に愛された守護者
11 遥か天空の業火
12 救済と復讐の黒焔を挙げよ〜 I'm back now!
13 欠けぬ月の城郭
14 偉大なる神代～Sixteenth General
15 陽炎につつまれて
16 白夜を灯す焔熊親父
By SHO
My Rating: A-
Probably most solid all around from SHO’s albums, with EX stage themes being uncontested bangers, giving sort of a feeling of drowning in a warzone. This album’s gimmick is that apparently stage 1 boss returns as a final boss and you can hear it too, which is pretty neat, but I’d argue I actually prefer how the melody is used in Final Stage and as first boss instead of being the final showdown. I do really like a lot of earlier songs too, stage 2 boss is incredibly catchy, stage 3 is overall moody and stage 5’s themes also bring a lot to the table.
Explore the magic of genes
Site:
https://music.163.com/#/album?id=138964373DL link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jFXEJfofoRKGgHCPGitOs5Td6uGLw4EB?usp=sharingBy 文水海洋俱乐部
My Rating: A-
Album by the same people who made Shenhai Festival and a couple of tracks reference their previous fangame album, more specifically, the final boss’ theme. Much like SF, this is a very modern, dubstep and drum & bass influenced album and this team definitely finds themselves in said style. Despite the lower quantity, I actually recognize more tracks fondly in this short album as opposed to SF, just be mindful, some tracks are barely by Touhou-style rules.
Twilight Zone Above the Clouds
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/O1oZ2Bj9oV8?si=2hg327EpTDv3t3cpDL link:
https://orangeblugt.bandcamp.com/album/twilight-zone-above-the-clouds-pre-release-ost01 Paradise Drifting in the Sea ~ Oriental Clouds
02 Flying Through the Oriental Clouds
03 Ushinagi's Theme: Magnificent Lightning
04 Mellifluous Japanese Skies
05 Hitomi Furukawa's Theme: Luminous Stars
06 Boundaries Between Light and Darkness
07 Piero Hoshikawa's Them: Emotion Outbreak ~ Phenomenal Circus
08 Lullaby Sea ~ Can't See Anything!!!!
09 Tayako Ebisu's Theme: Jellyfish Strike Back ~ Lithe Dancing
10 Incandescent Darkness
11 Monodoku Amatsuka's Theme: The Abandoned Sun and Moon Stealer ~ Quintessential World In My Hand!!!!
12 Tranquility Deep Skies
13 Tennyo Umikazu's Theme: Quintessential of Aeonian Ocean ~ Eudaimonia
14 Is Pure Beauty Still There?
15 Pure Sea ~ Watching Everything
16 Untold Story About Picturesque Sky
17 Kurotako Kuragekai's Theme: Organismic Dysfunction Syndrome ~ Deep Dark Soul
18 Is It Over?
19 Umimimi Rabimaru's Theme: Nefelibata Dreams ~ Ethereal Rabbit (ft. Lunar)
By WhiteBlugt/Orange
My Rating: A-
Album from Orange, that may actually turn into a full game someday! It's probably my favourite one from said artist, not only first two stages are pretty much flawless (stage 2 having erhu at the end is nice touch and its boss having catchy star waltz atmosphere helps) and all songs for Extra Stages are quite good! Even though I wish EXBoss' theme was catchier before climax, the climax sells it and I do like how Phantam Stage sounds ominous with Boss and its theme being a complete 180 of bouncy happiness, nice twist. Final Boss' theme in this is probably my favorite from Orange, although it does suffer from drum kit sounding a bit obnoxious. Not the biggest fan of Stages 3-5 and their boss themes, I feel like some of them are either overcomplicated or quite the opposite and I can't return to them often. That being said, the good strongly outweight the mid in my opinion and I like how much progress and inspiration from TH19 OST the artist did!
