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gachi by awasetsu mona and futuristic swaver

neww by skolor futuristic swaver and awasetsu mona

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Zelink doujin cover

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the fact that 3 of my top 4 letterboxd films feature two people hugging on the coverposter doesnt say anythingabout me at all

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NND will apparently be down for the foreseeable future so my weekly coverposting will have to focus on newer songs for a bit, but that's not bad LOL forces me to stop being such a like, vsynth oldhead with these HJKSDFJKKDfsdfds I LIKE NEW SONGS!!! I just end up finding so many covers I like with new songs that I get overwhelmed orz

SO this week I'll highlight a few covers of the 7th track off Nilfruit's NOMAN album, Wozwald (ヲズワルド)!

I haven't been up on the content warning game for these in the past but this song makes me realize i need to step it up better so CONTENT WARNING: for suicide, both ideation in the lyrics and depiction in the video.

oh and just as important, MAJOR FLASHING WARNING for the video, right at the beginning, and also around the bridge at the 3:30-ish mark to the 4:30-ish mark is pretty intense.

Wozwald!!! By Nilfruits/Niru Kajitsu (煮ル果実). One of the like, weirdest songs I've ever heard instrumentally to be this popular now that I think about it... I really adore that fucking... slow, emerging, swingset-creaking-like sound that plays throughout under all the groovy bass, it rules.

Flower's voice is also a fun choice, Nilfruits seems to use her a lot but she was also king of vocal synth originals from like, 2015-2020ish, and to be honest her popularity hasn't even waned that much. But she has this voice that's simultaneously boyish while still working well up high, and the husky engine noise is a feature not a bug in this case, so it's understandable her lasting reign. Although, while this song mostly uses her very high, that little bit at the end of the first chorus "nukedashitai" where her voice drops down is an absolutely fantastic switchup! And in a way her friction-y gravely high voice mirrors that creaking sound in the background as well.

The video's also really great, although I will warn you, I unfortunately can't keep track of music video story lore super well because I get too distracted by the music LOL so I don't totally remember the plot, something loosely inspired by like, Disney and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and like I dunno. The horrors of copyright? It's not about that, sorry, that's just my own disdain about IP laws... But it Could be About That... If You Believe............. ANYWAY I can at least get the gist from the video without getting too deep, and the animation by wooma is fantastic and so so so so SO stylish.

A SECOND CONTENT WARNING is needed for the album art for this version if ur looking to buy or stream: suicide again, specifically the last shot from the video.

If you know this song already, then you know this cover LOL at nearly 7 times the amount of views on Youtube as that original (5m to 34m... holy shit) I wouldn't be surprised if some people only know the song for this version! SO I guess I don't really Need to talk about it... but I will anyway <3

A take on Wozwald by Miyashita Yuu (宮下遊) which is another case of a cover getting big enough it gets distributed for streaming and buying, we all know it, we all love it, it's like ABSURDLY good. Miyashita Yuu gets wild on this one, altering vocalizations, adding all kinds of harmonies and other layers, switching up his tone and the mix itself, it's crazy.

There's like something to talk about every few seconds: the upward squeaks on "junkie" and "monkey", matching sound effects to the video like exhales and laughs, the high high HIGH note on "bouzuniku...", the soft nasal tone in the "pioneer" line, and we haven't even gotten to the chorus yet. The breathy rolling in the prechorus "light off..." bit with more breathing and vocalizations matching the creaking sound layered over.

AND the "nukedashitai" oooh baby, lemme tell you I ADORE the original's effect of lowering Flower's voice, but I also understand why after this cover came out a lot of coverists also changed that bit to a whisper instead. Miyashita Yuu here whispers in such a hushed, tense way that it's nearly just hints of plosives, such a wild effect.

And of course the second verse has a great part around "megasamenai..." where he uses a deeper tone with a bit more power before slipping into his higher tone again, then layering both styles together in the chorus. AND I can't forget the echoing yell of "kanshisarerya" in the background, awesome.

He matches the instrumental a lot in this cover along with playing off the video's animation, deepening his tone on the end of "...kirenaino" with the winding down of the background music, that's another fun bit.

And I PROMISE I'm almost done BUT I NEEEEEED to talk about that bridge. I said earlier people were inspired by his whisper at the end of the first chorus to use in their own covers: that wasn't the only thing he inspired. He's almost like, a tastemaker in cover-vocalization-adlibs LOL this has happened when he's covered other songs too, dude is very good at finding fun and interesting adlibs! And the way he sings the bridge is a big one: changing that vocalization after the "oide"'s and "oideyo"'s into just a straight up scream... hell yes brother. Inspired many a coverist to just start yelling, I love it. I love a good yell. You might have noticed this about me already. I am unsure how obvious it is.

Sorry for writing like a million paragraphs about this one cover. I've been sitting on this shit for five years you see. I had to finally get it OUT.

Anyway, let's talk about some other covers I really love!

Ken Kamikita, who goes by KK in his cover work, his cover is a favourite:

Honestly possibly the cover I listen to the most now that I think about it, it's addicting to me. His smooth, very "singerly" (making up that word now if it doesn't already exist LOL) and kind of, soulful? voice and singing style might seem a bit unusual for such a depressing song but that's one of the things that makes it so good for me, I love a little tasteful hint of dissonance. Some people's emotional breakdowns sound like whispering, snarling, seething, choking, etc... my emotional breakdowns have BEAUTIFUL VIBRATOS!!!! Do you understand what I mean... do you understand...

I also love the falsetto backing vocals to add more texture, so so so good, and his "nukedashitai", instead of dropping deeper like Flower or whispering like Yuu, he goes into a very soft, slightly vocal fried little tone of his normal singing, and that hits me in the same way I was talking about before: my emotional breakdowns have beautiful vibratos.

But that's not even getting to the best part of this cover. The adlibs. Holy shit.

FIRSTLY that instrumental part after the first chorus, where you hear a really emphasized bit of that creaking, groaning sound I'm so obsessed with: KK like, groans into it and loosens out into a smooth little vocalization... what the hell. It's the greatest thing I've ever heard in my life. When you first hear it, he matched the groan so well that it almost catches you off guard when he switches into the soulful little tune I love it so much.

AND THE BRIDGE, the loud, distorted high tone layer drowning out his deeper singing in the "oide" portion and then instead of Flower's vocalization or Yuu's scream, all kinds of groans and these odd, chaotic vocalizations layer up into this beautiful Mariah Carey-ass belt BY GOD HE DID IT AGAIN!!! HE DID IT AGAIN!!!! It's so good you guys, it's so good. Really adore this cover.

NOW let's talk about a couple human covers I only heard recently, but liked quite a bit!

Ue (うえ)'s cover:

I've been really enjoying this singer a lot, a lot of passion, if that makes sense? He always sounds like he's enjoying singing. This cover plays with a lot of emotive bits, vocal fries, tensing and softening his voice, lots of power here and there too. Very nice cover!

A singer named Otatsu (おたつ。) has another one I like a lot:

This is a more obscure cover in the sense that it's under 1k, but I think it's a really nice one!! Otatsu has this soft, clear tone with just the tiniest hint of nasal which I think sounds quite beautiful! He leans into a breathier, sort of husky sound in the last verse before the end too which I think adds a lot.

AND I gotta talk about a vocal synth cover made by 犬神様 featuring the UTAUloid Mine Laru:

I was not familiar with Laru until I heard this cover, it appears he is a. shark. I love furry utaus. You know, for someone who likes to play with vocal synthesizer software as a hobby, good covers are great advertisement for specific voicebanks for me LOL because of the way the producer jumped up and down the octaves like this, into those deeper tones and the higher pitches, you KNOW I immediately went to check out the voicebanks. I wanna see how many pitches are in that bad boy djkfdsjhlkfdsdgkfds

But I really love this cover, I think the switches between the different tones and appends and pitches sound so cool and interesting, and I love how they went for a really quite whisper at the end of the first chorus!! Awesome cover.

AND ONE MORE one final one. This one's a bit of a wildcard, but I love a good instrumental arrangement: this chiptune cover by mita!

I really love this person's chiptune covers of Nilfruits songs, they always sound so good. This one has a really nice, deep, full tone, and the bridge sounds great with the like, chiptune drum-y snare-y sound, awesome.

AND that is all for the night my friends, I've been ignoring my homework and writing this instead. so. well. (morphs into a marketable plushie of oswald the lucky rabbit before your very eyes and never turns back)

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Cars Sin City Blank Cover

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I'm pleased to participate in the cover reveal of Invoking the Blood by @kalistaneith hosted by @mtmctours Invoking the Blood is the first book in the Of Chaos and Darkness series (out on August 2nd, 2022), a Dark Fantasy Romance in which Faye and her sister sneak into the Hunter’s Moon Ball, a night the vampires in attendance hold sacred. After a run in with the Shadow Prince, Faye begins dreaming of him. And as the dreams intensify, the Shadow Prince comes for her. But when they meet and he discovers who she really is, a mortal without magic, Faye is left with only his promise to release her after he breaks the tie binding his life to hers. Subscribe to Kalista's newsletter and receive a FREE teaser of Invoking the Blood + one lucky subscriber will win a hardback copy of Invoking the Blood. Visit their account for more details! Check out synopsis in comments. Visit #InvokingtheBloodMTMC for more beautiful cover reveal posts! 𝙌𝙊𝙏𝘿- Which is your favorite dark fantasy or vampire book? . . . . ..... #InvokingtheBlood #kalistaneith #mtmctours #fantasy #darkfantasy #vampires #fantasylover #fantasyreader #fantasylove #bookcommunity #booksteacupandreviews #readerscommunity #indianbookstagram #alwaysreading #bookaesthetics #bookishfeature #coverreveal #coverlove #coverpost #bookcover #beautifulcover #booksandflowers #fairylight #booksandfairylight #prettybook #loveforbooks #ipreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CbaVEUiJ1Fr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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LAUREN COMMENTED ON BILLIES MAGAZINE COVERPOST THAT HAS CAMILA ON IT

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The Hook-Up Experiment by Emma Hart: Cover Reveal

The Hook-Up Experiment by Emma Hart: Cover Reveal

    SYNOPSIS 1.Hate-screw my high school nemesis. 2.Remember to hate him. 3.Prove my brother wrong. It should be easy. It isn’t. As the owner of Pick-A-Dick, New Orleans’ premier hook-up website, my job is simple. Connect two people for a no-strings, no-expectations hook-up. The plus for my clients is that I’m the one who gets to sift through the dick pics—except this time, they’re required. My…

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Cars Sin City (Mater/Marv) Blank Cover

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Second Chances Duet by Claire Contreras: Dual Cover Reveal

Second Chances Duet by Claire Contreras: Dual Cover Reveal

The Second Chances Duet by Claire Contreras Genre: Contemporary Romance Then There Was You Publication Date: March 1st, 2018   Love and the right timing were two things I didn’t believe in. Love is about walking to the edge of the cliff and taking the leap together. Timing was never on our side. My first mistake was hooking up with my best friend. My second came years later, when we met again,…

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I'm pleased to be part of cover reveal for The Truth About Everything by Bridget Farr @bridgetfarrwrites @fluxbooks @jollyfishpress Release Date: October 11, 2022 Cover designer: Maggie Villaume Cover illustrator: Millie Liu Illustrator’s agency: Astound Cover designer: Maggie Villaume Author’s Note on Cover: The image that sparked this novel was a girl holding a gutted fish wondering how it breathes, so I was instantly hooked by Millie Liu’s initial sketch of this cover. The revealed gears in place of internal organs combine the protagonist Lark’s mastery of the mechanical world with her ignorance of the physical one. Even though we know the image is wrong, the parts fit so easily together it makes the viewer momentarily question the truth. This cover is beautiful, stark, and a bit unsettling—everything I hope this novel is, too! Short Synopsis: “Homeschooled” teenager Lark secretly attends high school, against the wishes of her conspiracy-theorist-Doomsday-prepping parents. Read full synopsis in comment. 𝙌𝙊𝙏𝘿 - Which is your favorite social theme mental health book?? . . . . ...... #TheTruthAboutEverything #BridgetFarr #flux #jollyfishpress #middlegrade #youngadult #teenreader #middlegradereader #contemporary #fiction #contemporaryfiction #socialtheme #mentalhealthbook #middlegradefiction #coverlove #booksteacupandreviews #beautifulcover #bookcommunity #readerscommunity #indianbookstagram #bookishfeature #bookaesthetics #coverpost #coverreveal #bookcover #booksandfairylight #prettybook #loveforbooks #ipreview via @preview.app https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbfaz_gPKGK/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Rebel Heir by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward: Cover Reveal

We are thrilled to bring you the cover from New York Times Bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, REBEL HEIR the first book in a new, sexy duet releasing on April 9th! COVER CREDITS: Model: Micah Truitt Photographer: Leonardo Corredor Cover designer: Sommer Stein, Perfect Pear Creative     How to kick off a great summer in the Hamptons: Snag a gorgeous rental on the beach. Check. Get a…