Ken's Ongaku Go for May 2022!

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Following up from Luna as the heat fills, the summer months are coming up and that means another Ongaku Go! We at OTY would like our readers to know what was filling our ears for the past month. Each track is available across all digital music streaming platforms, with Apple Music featured on this site.

“1mm (Jazz Version)” by showmore

I’ve been honestly loving the Jazz Attitude series that showmore has been doing this year. One of things that I was actually surprised by is how much Jazz influence the track had compared to prior Jazz versions of their track from this series as it was more swing and upbeat style. While I do hope showmore goes back to their traditional style fusion and city pop melody, I wouldn’t honestly mind when a full album version of the Jazz Attitude tracks are released.

Be sure to check out 1mm (Jazz Version) here!

“You Are Beautiful” by Mime

The last two years have been really big for Mime, and I’m all for it. With their release of the single “You Are Beautiful”, the nuances of the track made me fall in love with Hikari’s vocals even more than I had did beforehand. The composition blended so well that I was taken back by it and just let the melody take over. While I do hope for more releases like this one, I know for a fact that Mime will evolve and change their styles and I can’t wait to see what that will be.

Check out the track here!

“Rozen Horizon” by Roselia

Long time listeners and followers shouldn’t be surprised by this addition. As a huge BanG Dream!!/ Aina Aiba fan, this was an instant add upon first listen. While I have some gripes with the EP overall, “Rozen Horizon” really brings out the “Fire Bird” energy that I had loved with this band, which they had honestly needed to bring them apart from the 6 other bands that are in the franchise. Aiba’s vocals are on point along with everything that Yuki Nakashima, Megu Sakuragawa, Haruka Kudo, and Kanon Shizaki brings with their back up vocals and compositions. While I do hope to see them live again, this EP will have to do for the time being.

Be sure to check out “Rozen Horizon” here!

“S.O.S” by BUPPON, ZEN, & Kojoe

This was a very different track than I thought it would be just by looking at the artist that produced it. Its very slow and chill composition is one of the things that really drew me in. The whole album that this is a part of, Scent, is great in it’s own right, none of the other songs had really stuck to them like “S.O.S” did. While I do understand that all three artist have a different feel on their own, this release, along with the album as a whole, really made me look forward to all of their upcoming releases.

Check out “S.O.S” here!

“Ash in the Sky” by BURNABLE/UNBURNABLE

BURNABLE/UNBURNABLE has been an artist that has been on my eye for the last 5 or so months now, and she is going to be a vocalist that people will need to watch as well. Her vocal as a solo act is absolutely incredible and “Ash in the Sky” is only a slight sample of what she can do. The wonderment that is in place with the track had really drew me in and kept it in my rotation a tad bit more then I would like to admit. While this is only her second single of the year, I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for her, and low key hoping for an album within the year as well.

Be sure to check out “Ash in the Sky” here!