In this track, I wanted to concoct a "Sound Avtar meets DJ Shimamura" kind of vibe by fusing hard and filthy dubstep basslines with high-speed, adrenaline-fuelled rhythm of J-core. Apart from perhaps the compositional structure of the piece, I am quite pleased with how it turned out.

Some of my local fans may recall me showcasing a part of an earlier version of this track at the 15th Beat Lounge on 7/Nov/2013, and this latest version at the 17th Beat Lounge on 31/Jan/2014.

Bomberang (Out Now on BandCamp)

This is a collection of some of the tracks I had in my arsenal for the 7th annual Beat Down competition at the end of last year. As I was eliminated in the first round I only got a chance to play two tracks, namely 'Cloud Fountain' and 'IDEK'.
(Note: there are other tracks that I didn't include on this set because there are already full versions of the same song here on my SoundCloud.)

Cyber Kougeki (BD7 Snippet)

It's been a while.. again.
As a musician, I feel really bad about continuously being silent for extended periods of time and then apologizing and then being silent for a long time again and apologizing again, and so on. I have been very busy with my studies and with life, so I thought that now I'm on holidays, I might leave you with a quick window on where I've been in the past year music-wise before I take a trip to Kyoto and other places within Japan for just under a week.
This playlist contains music I composed for various game projects I partook in as part of my course, and a large part of it includes genres that I don't usually write in very often.
Enjoy!

久しぶりね、再びに。
音楽家として、長時間黙ってそれを謝って繰り返すのを本当に後悔している。最近勉強も生活も非常に忙しくてあんまり音楽を作る時間は中々無かった。今春休みは始まったので、京都などでおよそ一週間旅行する前に2016年に作ったものを一応聞いてもらいたいと思った。
このプレイリストは勉強の中で参加したゲームプロジェクトのために作った曲が入っています。その中のほとんどはあんまり作らないジャンルです。
どうぞお楽しみくださいね。

Dark Electronic 20160707

8-Bit BGM September 2016

Hello again! It's me, K-Knight.
It sure has been a long time, and for me quite a busy one. But no, I still haven't completely stopped writing songs. Here's another new track I've been working on. This time I've decided take bass music again but blend it with more mysterious, otherworldly melodies.

皆さん、こんにちは~！カミナリ・ナイトです！
けっこう久しぶりですよね。僕はとても忙しいだが、まだ音楽はやめてません。今回は最近作っている新しい曲をアップします。今回はベースミュージックにもっとミステリアスなメロディーを乗せたいと思いました。

Violet Abyss | ヴァイオレット・アビス (WIP)

This is a small collection of soundtrack-style pieces I have recently been working on.
これは最近取り組んだサウンドトラック系曲を含む小さいプレイリストです。

Into the Open

Blue Dawn

M3秋2017（10月29日）　い-31a
This is my first EP to be released on my own label, Prismatic Feather Audiovisual on 29/Oct/2017 at M3 in Tokyo.
自分のラベル「プリズマティック・フェザー・オーディオ・ビジュアル」での初EPです。

Track List:
01: Prologue - Winter Scout
02: Dot to Dot (Album Version)
03: Vertical Rush
04: Yonder
05: Violet Abyss
06: Barren Dreamland
07: Epilogue - The Long Invisible Road Ahead

Imaginary Unit

Buy on Bandcamp

PFAR-001 Imaginary Unit (Preview)

Mangetsu no Mayonaka - Single

Mangetsu no Mayonaka

PFAR-002 Mangetsu no Mayonaka (Out Now)

M3春2019（4月28日）　お-30a
This is my first full-size album to be released on my own label, Prismatic Feather Audiovisual on 28/Apr/2019 at M3 in Tokyo.
自分のラベル「プリズマティック・フェザー・オーディオ・ビジュアル」での初フルアルバムです。
Expect to hear a relatively broad range of genres from my usual heavy bass hardcore to emotional ballads all the way to happy hardcore donk and even a pop-rock tune with me singing (yes, "Demon Lazuli" is my singer alias from now on).
このアルバムの内容は私の定番のヘヴィーベースハードコアとサウンドトラック系を初めて、エモい曲もハッピーな曲も、私が「デモンラズリ」と言う名義で歌うポップロックの曲も含めております。
Enjoy the preview. See you Tokyo folks at the Ryutsu Centre!
このプレビューをどうぞ！東京流通センターで見てね！

Track List:
01: Prologue - From Uncertainty to Uncertainty [Cinematic Soundtrack/Drumstep]
02: Scarlet Storm [Vocaloid/Emotional/Heavy Bass Hardcore]
03: Turbulence [Melodic DnB/Vocaloid]
04: Bomberang II [Vocaloid/Gangsta Rap/Heavy Bass Hardcore]
05: A Safe Haven [Liquid DnB]
06: Below the Horizon feat. Demon Lazuli [Pop-Rock]
07: Like a Daybreak (Donk Mix)[Donk/Happy Hardcore]
08: Bomberang (5th Anniversary Edition) [Heavy Bass Hardcore]
09: Beyond a Distant Ocean (5th Anniversary Edition)[Cinematic Soundtrack/Heavy Bass Hardcore]
10: Epilogue - Until I Reach the Shore [Orchestral Soundtrack]

PS: The Hard-copy edition will also contain a Karaoke version of "Below the Horizon" as a bonus track.

PFAR-003 Negative Infinity (Preview)

[See below for lyrics | 歌詞はいかに書いてあります]
Hi! It's me, Kaminari Knight, again after a long silence.
お久ぶり！カミナリ・ナイトです。
M3 is now less than a month away and now I'm in panic mode, working hard to juggle both Kaminari Knight as well as a huge load of work commitments. I probably won't be releasing anything as big as Negative Infinity like I did last time, but rest assured tunes have been coming along while I've been quiet on the net. This is one of them. Though it is still a work in progress, I hope you enjoy it!
M3まで1ヶ月間しか残っていなくで、カミナリ・ナイトの事だけでなく仕事にも必死に頑張っているので、今回は、前回にリリースした「Negative Infinity」ほど多くのものを出さないかもしれませんけれども、何も投稿していなかった間にもちろんだんだん曲を作っています。こちらはそのうちの1つです。まだ中途半端ですけれども、ぜひお聞きください！

LYRICS | 歌詞
Thought you could take me down and be the king of town
But yeah, you act like a clown in that gaudy gown
Another crack of the whip with every coin you flip
Don't let your chances slip aboard that sinking ship

You wanna play some more? Another challenge? sure!
So Let's settle the score like never before!
So c'mon, place your bet 'cos yeah, the stage is set
We'll shine a heavenly light on what's in your head!

Thought you could take me down (repeat)

Looks like your plan backfired!

Backfired feat. Megurine Luka (WIP)

Drum & Bass with a 5/4 time signature. Enjoy. This time with updated drums, a better mastering, and of course, vocals.

Piano and Vocals by me.

LYRICS (by me):
Blindly following gravity
With no walls in sight
Infinitely falling
With no end in sight

Infinitely Falling (Updated 29/Nov/2012)

「雲海」"Sea of Clouds"

歌詞 | Lyrics
～～～～～～～～～～
はるか前に僕が見た
あの景色を思い出すんだ
その時まで　あんな自由
僕が感じたこともなかった

雲海の　（ハー）
下にある後悔なんて届かない
雲海の　（ハー）
美しさを僕は忘れられない

雲海へ　（ハー）
担いできた痛みを癒してた
雲海で　（ハー）
地平線まで哀れを流してた

会ったことも無い　君の残像
会ったことある気がする
君のことは　知らないけど
なぜかそばにいなくて寂しすぎる

幾年が経って　目が覚めて
あの場所へ歩き出すんだ
その場所まで　運んだ哀れ
なぜかうまく癒されなかった

雲海は　（ハー）
ようやくもう一度見えてきた
雲海は　（ハー）
だけど君と一緒じゃなくて寂しい…

雲海に　（ハー）
長すぎて運んでた思いを…
雲海に　（ハー）
いつ君のところに届くかな…

道しるべを　見失って
僕は答えを探し続けている
迷いの果てには何かが絶対あるから
ずっとあきらめるわけにはいけない

Romanisation and English Translation can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nB4xn0JRI6Lt5O840Avn6c2jVjV7Msh2WC7oMsS4Jd4/edit?usp=sharing

Unkai feat. Hatsune Miku (Work in Progress)

New music out now on BandCamp: http://kaminariknight.bandcamp.com/

Michael Holmes aka Kaminari Knight: Composer, Producer, DJ
マイケル・ホームズ（別名：カミナリ・ナイト）：作曲家・プロデューサー・ＤＪ

Email / メール: kmail@kaminariknight.com

English
Michael Holmes aka Kaminari Knight (カミナリ・ナイト) is a 27-year-old composer, producer and DJ originally from Perth, Australia, but currently living in Japan. He studied Music Composition and Technology at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating in 2013.
Often hidden deep within his tiny bedroom studio, he makes many different kinds of music from electronic to orchestral to experimental. He most commonly makes turbocharged Drum and Bass, Dubstep, and Hardcore Techno music, but he sometimes likes to break a few musical norms or create something different altogether, whether it be classical, rock or experimental.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy the music here. Any constructive feedback on my music will be much appreciated.

Kaminari (雷) means "lightning" in Japanese.

日本語
マイケル・ホームズ（27歳）はオーストラリア・パース出身の作曲家でプロデューサーでDJです。別名「カミナリ・ナイト」（Kaminari Knight）として行動します。オーストラリアの大学「WAAPA」で音楽コンポジションとテクノロジーを勉強して、2013年に卒業しました。現在は日本の横浜市に住んでいます。
大抵小さい部屋スタジオの中に隠れて、いろいろな音楽を作ります。大抵早くてハードなドラムンベースやダブステップやハードコアレイブなどの音楽を作るけど、時々全く違う音楽を作ります。

聞いてくださってありがとうございます。

Kaminari Knight

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