this show up in subscription feed today , and love to see stuff like this . as much as might also love granular , colour-coded organisation porn , that is just not how brain always work ! always good to see people talk about how these systems can fail , especially when people learn to tie organisation into aesthetics just for sake of aesthetics . might look very pretty to decant pantry contents and line up nice and neat , but how many people will find that actually usable and maintainable ?
not really invest in these spaces , but still nice to know what happen and - especially in case of events - learn some things that never really have to consider before . not sure would ever be able to go to anything like this , but always good to know about yellow flags , red flags , what to expect , and what not to do .
... and through comments , kossai learn that since november of 2024 , well-known royalty free artist kevin macleod / incompetech no longer personally make music at all , rather machine generate .
think this is especially shameful to happen - clearly have skills , but rather than admit to burnout or creative rut , just replace self with machine . at least very clearly label for now , so these might be useful to learn machine gen music tropes and know for sure actually machine gen . with other channels this is not hard to guess , but still without direct confirmation , might be slightly apprehensive .
holy shit please watch this .
OK , well , those who never watch winx will have absolutely no context on this ... how to explain .
after basic magic winx and charmix powerup , enchantix was first actual separate form for characters . this come with entirely new sequences and outfits :
these enchantix forms also extremely emotional , as need to earn through some form of sacrifice , hardship , and character development as such . enchantix also function as sort of transition into adulthood - before nickelodeon swoop in , characters did actually age with each season , so characters start to turn 18 , or 19 for stella . for this reason , there is definitely something of mature , ethereal air to these transformations . absolutely beautiful , but in some ways that can sort of hinder little personality quirks and playfulness - not to even start on aisha , who get sequence of least length and detail .
then there was believix . while enchantix root in worlds of magic dimension and demand heroic sacrifices , believix is about ... well , belief in fairies . so believix root in earth , where people largely no longer believe in magic or fairies . these outfits take on cute , casual tones , to better reflect earth setting - and unlike enchantix , everyone get to be playful and fun ! enchantix feel like this serious transition into adulthood , believix feel like realisation that maybe not so much is different after all , in best ways .
so like ... really feel something special to see someone work hard at this project , put together beauty of enchantix forms with playfulness of believix . description state this project take years , and can understand why !
so glad to stumble on uncle frogface and koolkookykreatures , lovely little craft videos with some nice chatter . never actually done any needle felt before , would be afraid to mess up beautiful kit ! but honestly , these pebbles could turn out just as pretty , with nothing to really get wrong ... hehehe . maybe that will have to be project some day .
to sort of follow from yesterday - one of first examples kossai find of modern music with traditional japanese instruments ! still in love with this one , bad apple is so fucking good . performers and credits list in description , but just in case somehow that disappear , arrangement is by yorihide fukushima . :)
for one with vocals , there is also this one by kyounosuke - will notice many lyrical changes , more in line with olden japanese ! kyounosuke is honestly treasure .
these things can sound nice too , but very much different from actual historical japanese music , and even from modern-historical fusions by japanese artists . opinion of whether or not these bad to exist at all will depend person by person and also case by case , but if nothing else , think should at least acknowledge this gap of difference and not try to present as equal accuracy . ( which unfortunately some artists do fall into that . )
but just recently ... come across someone who did not even give that much effort . japanese garden track , with only barest imitation of japanese instruments , certainly no japanese style . congratulations sir , this might just be worst attempt - still pretty , but there is nothing japanese about this garden !
anyway , on relate note . this concern " desert level " style of music specifically , but would really recommend this video by farya faraji :
showcase ~ chammak challo / ada UTAU cover
Apr. 1st, 2025 10:27 amhere is one exception to rule :
this voicebank mostly sing in english , japanese , and welsh , so ... time for hindi ! obviously can not make comment on fluency of hindi , but love this idea - and pretty much hinge on multiple language capability , when so many voicebanks single language .
completely random youtube find ! creation of little eclectic wearable cuff :)
kit creator do not seem to carry these kits right now , so will have to curate bits and bobs personally - but then , any crafter probably already know how to do that :D
feel inspirations already ... not even at home with all of crafty goodness !
music library fun
Feb. 25th, 2025 12:23 pmso for example one story , which label genres from b1 to b5 , go through times of day . early morning , lively afternoon , magical evening , night time , and then soft sleep .
so far have stories with labels from A to K . not all of stories so far in perfect shape , but think this is very fun way to do things ...
how about this - give kossai letter from A to G , and will give little story of songs !
kossai music library genres
Nov. 19th, 2024 01:58 pmgenre names come from various places , some come from songs or games or otherwise . some of these also very imbalance , and plan on continue to re-sort songs of huge genres to hopefully help balance , so things might still change again . this collection is at least 4 years old and start with only half as many categories , so , some music would fit better in newer ones but overlook and never change .
music game ~ by genre name , repost
Oct. 26th, 2024 10:39 pmchoose from " genre " names , and kossai will give random song off shuffle of that genre . some themes obvious , others probably not so much . differences between these can be pretty minute , and sort of hard to pin down .
ask for several genres if want ! just please not this whole list .
- around the faerie ring
- as she flows
- autumn's embrace
- beyond the gate
- born of ice and snow
- cheerful blooms
- dancing breeze
- decaying secrets
- distant rain
- early bird
- falling for the faerie
- feeling at home
- flowering grove
- forest deep
- frogsong
- getting tricksy
- his call on the wind
- into the depths
- loving lullaby
- lunar revelations
- mind of marshmallows
- no longer home
- pass into the dreaming
- quieting mind
- shadow and rot
- sorrow's song
- sun's grasp
- twinkling stars
- the north star
- the yearning burning
- underland
- voice of the fae
- water's call
- world's wonder
music game ~ by genre name
Oct. 25th, 2024 09:52 pmchoose from " genre " names , and kossai will give random song off shuffle of that genre . some themes obvious , others probably not so much . :)
- around the faerie ring
- as she flows
- autumn's embrace
- beyond the gate
- born of ice and snow
- cheerful blooms
- dancing breeze
- decaying secrets
- distant rain
- early bird
- falling for the faerie
- feeling at home
- flowering grove
- forest deep
- frogsong
- getting tricksy
- his call on the wind
- into the depths
- loving lullaby
- lunar revelations
- mind of marshmallows
- pass into the dreaming
- quieting mind
- shadow and rot
- sorrow's song
- sun's grasp
- twinkling stars
- the north star
- the yearning burning
- voice of the fae
- water's call
- world's wonder