Tracklist:

1. Higher Flyers - Death Parade x Taio Cruz (HandBraJeans Mashup)
2. 鈴木雅之 - DADDY! DADDY! DO! feat. 鈴木愛理 -C's House Remix-
3. Yui Horie - Silky Heart (WAKARAN GIRL FLEX)
4. Pipo Password (K@keru Remix)
5. Yorozuya - Naraku Into You 
6. Letiamash - ミラーボール　ラブ (Orikis Bootleg)
7. QUEENDOM - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (fortiMiND Extended Mix Bootleg)
8. かめるか feat. ななひら - イーディーエム・ジャンパーズ ({E+H}DM Reboot)
9. C-Show & DJ Noriken - Ms.Rave & Mr.Bounce
10. Berryz Koubou - Dschinghis Khan (Tarutaru Mix)
11. Yuuki Aoi - Gekisou Gungnir
12. ETIA. - Burn The Elven Forest
13. Turbo - Awake (Eurobeat Remix)
14. Turbo - Guren no Yumiya (Eurobeat Remix)
15. K-forest - 紅蓮華 (K-forest bootleg)
16. Black Ace - Narutofag
17. Jungle Crew and Silvia Orlandi - Believe it 
18. MAN WITH A MISSION - database (kouhei Hard Edit)
19. the dig account - P0P T34I EP1C
20. Mitsunori Ikeda feat. Aimee B - Fallen Angel (El Poco Maro Drum'n'Bass Remix)
21. PandaBoY - Connect （Night of Drum'n'bass PandaBoY remix）
22. Run Girls, Run! - Share the light (Assertive Hardcore Bootleg)
23. ziki_7 - On ghosts
24. Silver Forest feat. くろねこ アキ さきち カガリ - つるぺったん

Live recording from Pon De Beats ~new beginnings~ in Arnhem, NL on 25/06/22.

What an amazing time! As strange as it may sound, all through the 2010s I would hear stories about the legendary anime raves in Europe. Over the airwaves I'd hear news about super cool events that I felt I would never get the chance to go to, and since those times I've always wanted party with the Europeans in the scene. In those days, the Europeans always seemed to be the ones that knew the newest music coming out of Japan, and without a doubt their musical tastes had a huge impact on me in so many ways. To think that all these years later not only would I have the chance to meet some of these online personas in person, but even have the opportunity to play in front of them! While I had gotten to know a few of them over the years, the vast majority I had never had the chance to meet in person. In particular, I finally was able to meet and spend time with one of my favorite DJs of all time, and that was a truly magical experience I'll never forget. It's crazy how two words spoken with a Norwegian accent ended up having such a life-changing impact on me!

A lot of things were going through my mind when I was preparing for this set. While I had a decent grasp on what the older fans who've been in the euroscene for years enjoyed, the younger European anime fans were still a mystery to me. What shows did they like? What genres do they enjoy? How knowledgeable are they about anime-adjacent things like Touhou? With the subtitle of "new beginnings" in mind, I wanted to ensure that the set contained songs that were relatively popular and nearly universal amongst modern anime fans, yet at the same time make sure to give proper shout outs to the older community that taught me so me and showed me so much music. I wanted to toss in a track with lyrics in a European language, as well as a regional exclusive opening song. And, of course, how could I go to Europe and not play Eurobeat?! Given the time slot, I started with a comfy love-centric house theme before making it a party, then turned up the energy with a speedy Shounen block which shifted into bangers with a bit more emotion behind them, finally concluding with a fun classic Touhou track. 

As a side note, this is the first time I've uploaded a live show recording. It's not perfect; there are a few spots where levels could've been much better. I flubbed a loop and had to adapt in one spot, and I missed a bpm shift that I had to swiftly correct on the fly. In the end though, I figured that in the spirit of live music and being there in person, it was worth overlooking these errors in favor of providing the raw experience.

Wow, I actually hit the SC character limit!

tl;dr - I hope you enjoy!

Pon de Beats ~New Beginnings~ - Suzuset  (Live Recording)

Track list:

1. An - artcore JINJA
2. 矢鴇つかさ - Under
3. srask - MM380　
4. HiroHiro - U.N. Owen was her (UK Hardcore Edit)
5. t+pazolite (C.H.S) - ナイト・オブ・ナイツ (tpz Overheat Remix)
6. miko/miko - 患部で止まってすぐ溶ける ～ 狂気の優曇華院
7. miko 榎津まお - Border of extacy
8. Round Wave Crusher - Armpits of hell
9. YUKIYANAGI - Oriental Magician
10. t+pazolite - CENSORED!!
11. you - Mist Tek
12. kooridori - Take me the romantic
13. 天音 - Copper Transistor
14. 天音 - Frost And Fire
15. 天音 - We Are The Scarlet (SDVX Edit) -Extended-

How time flies like a Red-White on a scarlet night. Bakkun alerted me that EOSD was about to turn 20, and decided to put on a last minute event celebrating what has become probably the most influential 2hu game of all time. For the celebration, Bakkun was going to play through ESOD on EZ MODO, so I decided to make a fast-paced set with a variety of style changes, hoping that it would somehow occasionally line up to various boss fights or other cool spell-card animations. I considered briefly doing only ESOD songs, but due to a combination of not feeling like I'd have enough time to make something really cool and having a variety of faster 2hu I wanted to play, I opted against it. Who knows, maybe next year for PCB? I hope you enjoy!

EOSD 20 Year Anniversary EEEH MAJI!? EZ MODO!? - Suzuset

Enjoy with the visuals! 
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1602181958

Track List:

1. Delta Queens - Dance Around the World
2. Afroneeq - Curry's in Danger
3. Go Go Girls - One Night In Arabia
4. Turbo - Stand Proud (Eurobeat Remix)
5. Turbo - Il vento d oro e(Eurobeat Remix)
6. Mega NRG Man - Take Me Back to Tokyo
7. Nathalie - Heartbeat
8. USA - YOU GET TO BURNING
9. HARUKA - 創聖のアクエリオン
10. nayuta - God knows…
11. KEI - 冒険でしょでしょ
12. L.E.D. & IOSYS - Won (*3*) Chu KissMe! Remixed by BEMANI Sound Team
13. QUEENDOM - Chiki Chiki Ban Ban (CLAWZ Bootleg)
14. Satsy - CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
15. Folder 5 - Believe
16. Turbo - A Cruel Angels Thesis (Eurobeat Remix)
17. Max Coveri - Running In The 90's
18. Smash Mouth and Aiobahn feat. KOTOKO - ALL STAR OVERDOSE (Suzu Smashup)
19. Ken Blast - The Top
20. Mega NRG Man - Back on the Rocks
21. まめみ -  INFINITY SKY
22. SOUND HOLIC - Fantasia of Love -Mega Peer mix-
23. 3L - Search for the butterfly
24. Lily-An - Initation XXX
25. Nana Takahashi - No Life Queen [DJ Command Remix]
26. 坂上なち - Crazy Hot
27. 美里 - S.A.T.O.R.A.R.E (Halozy EUROBEAT Remix)

Premiered 24/09/2022

European fans and DJs have it tough; most online events involving Japanese music are typically at ungodly hours, making it really difficult to catch any streams. Hence the idea for Eurojack! The idea was to celebrate the European community at a reasonable time for them to enjoy the music and DJs they love! As the only DJ on the wrong side of the Atlantic for this event, I thought I'd make a Eurobeat set to fit in! This is actually my first event set that I've done that is exclusively one genre; it was challenging at times to create a story with a significantly reduced bank of songs to choose from, but luckily there are so many amazing Eurobeat tracks out there that I was able to find a way! Normally I shy away from remixes that feature vocalists that are noticeably different from the original songs, but for Eurobeat in particular I don't mind it as much as it's part of the history of the genre. I was a bit concerned about closing the event with such a high-energy genre, but in the end it seems like my worries were unnecessary.  I hope you enjoy!

Eurojack 2022 - Suzuset

Enjoy with the visuals!
https://files.anisonhijack.moe/public/suzubrah/The%20Promised%20Land_NEODASH%20B-DAY%20BASH_Suzubrah.mp4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXfW0TmQSu8 (some songs muted, but support Neo!) 


Track List:
1. Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight
2. Mega NRG Man - Take Me Back to Tokyo
3. Symbol - Forever Young
4. Delta Queens - Dance Around the World
5. NAOKI - BURNIN' THE FLOOR
6. USA - YOU GET TO BURNING
7. HARUKA - 創聖のアクエリオン
8. JAKAZiD - Ravebreak Sino*B
9. Darude - Sandstorm (kleemLO Bootleg Edit)
10. Pixel Terror - Sandstorm (HENTAiCORE Edit)
11. kors k - New Lights (Extended Mix)
12. Daft Punk - Doin' It Right (TANUKI Remix)
13. MONACA - Smile@wind
14. M-Neko vs. Joshka - Cyberia The Place To Be!
15. ikaruga_nex feat. Kuroa* - Corridors of Time
16. aran feat. Yukacco - Moonbound
17. ぱらどっと - FULLBURST
18. Mega_cursed - Marisa stole the presious vase to scam someone for money
19. 天音 - Drop It
20. RE-VENGE - AFRONOVA (B4 ZA BEAT REMIX)
21. Tektheist - Rupees for Vases
22. Tektheist - J-Core Disco
23. GilLarM- Ha(Ne)rdcore OTAKU Connectionz Vol.2
24. S・M・L☆ (TamolarM Remix)
25. pencil - Groovy

Premiered on March 12, 2023

Note: The bot menace cannot be stopped. Attacked on March 16, 2023. Reuploaded to remove the 50.8k robots. Soundcloud plz.

To help celebrate Neodash's 40th birthday, I wanted to show a bit of the passage of time and incorporate a few of his favorite genres along with tracks I first heard on his J-CORE LIFE show. I also finally got to use the tracks from the VASE EP; I figured a seeing as the J-CORE man himself was a collector of rare releases, I had to play some tracks from the rarest album I own! Favorite layering this time was Smile@wind x Cyberia The Place To Be! A huge thanks for the invite to play, and looking forward to many more years of J-COREEEEEEEEEEE! Check out the J-CORE LIFE show every monday! www.twitch.tv/neodashzerox . I hope you enjoy!

The Promised Land - Neodash's B-Day Bash - Suzuset

Enjoy with the visuals!
https://files.anisonhijack.moe/public/suzubrah/2023.04.22_CYBER%20SAKURA%20PRESHOW_Suzubrah.mp4

Track List:
1. Namie Amuro - Fight Together
2. d3skt0p - Y0U 0N1Y L1V3 0NC3
3. Pexxume vs Stxreo Dxve Fxundation - GLIXXTER vs RXNXGADX (d3skt0p mashup)
4. 大槻唯 (CV:山下七海)- Radio Happy (yksb Remix)
5. すんｚりヴぇｒP - 逆さまレインボー feat.初音ミク,鏡音リン
6. nirgilis - sakura (akinyan electro remix)
7. Livetune - Tell Your World (Jh-Anu Remix)
8. 美郷あき - 少女迷路でつかまえて (KAN TAKAHIKO Edit)
9. Takahashi Youko - Aoki Flamme
10. Rat Boy, IBDY - Who's Ready for Tomorrow
11. MIYAVI - Samurai 45
12. SPYAIR - JUST ONE LIFE
13. 蒼井翔太(CV:蒼井翔太) - Endless Love
14. Yuu Serizawa with DJ KOO & MOTSU - EVERYBODY! EVERYBODY!
15. ALTIMA - Burst The Gravity
16. T.M.Revolution×水樹奈々 - Preserved Roses
17. KAF x KAFU - Ryusenkei Mayday
18. Senbonzakura no Elementalia - Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance x Hatsune Miku
19. Furukawa Yurina - T.S.F in Nippon!
20. 歌組雪月花 - 回レ！雪月花
21. ヒゲドライバー join. SELEN - 打打打打打打打打打打（Long Version）
22. GigaP feat. Kagamine Rin & Len - 劣等上等
23. Amane Oikawa - Fragment Of Moon

Premiered on April 22, 2023

For the past year or so, Series Ai has been putting on Cyber Sakura; a massive live event in Vancouver featuring Anison DJs, VTubers, and Live Music groups. As part of their hype for this year's event, they decided to host an online preshow that I was invited to play in it! 

While looking through the announced performers for the live event, I saw that they were going to have two stages; one stage for anison/otaku untz and remixes, and another stage for pure anime songs. With that in mind, I tried to find a balance of pure anime, vocaloid, and remixes while keeping the theme of "Cyber Sakura" in mind. This led to a light and uplifting remix-focused first section, followed by a number of increasingly energetic pure anime tracks, transitioning to a Japanese-themed block and ending with a more club-style sound, all the while trying to portray what I thought "Cyber Sakura" as a theme and live event would be like. I may have gone a bit too heavy on the pure anime songs in retrospect, but Series Ai have some very talented pure anime DJs, so I want to make sure to highlight how awesome unremixed tracks can be. 

In terms of mixing, this set wasn't the most complicated, but I tried to focus primarily on short layered transitions or well-timed starts to keep things clean and moving forward. I did enjoy the transition from Radio Happy into Reverse Rainbow (especially with the Love-Loves!) as well as the layering and drop switch from 劣等上等 to Fragment of the Moon. 

As always, it's great to support another group filled with passion and love for Japanese music. I wish Series Ai the best for their live event, and I hope you enjoy!

CyberSakura Preshow - Suzuset

Please enjoy with the visuals!
https://files.anisonhijack.moe/public/suzubrah/AniCour%21%20%E7%AC%AC3%E8%A9%B1_Suzuset.mp4

Tracklist:
1. オーイシマサヨシ - 死んだ！
2. Denki Groove - Mononoke Dance
3. 岡村靖幸 - ビバナミダ
4. 和田弘樹 - MYSTIC  EYES
5. Sekkou Boys - HOSHIZORA rendez-vous
6. グミ - Catch You Catch Me
7. Lia - TORCH
8. Mayu (CV.Tomatsu Haruka) & Yuzu (CV.Horie Yui) - Kami-sama to issho
9. Kokkuri-san (CV.Ono Daisuke) - Welcome!! DISCO Kemokemoke
10. NEGOTO - DESTINY
11. Sakura Ayane - Yume to Kibou to Ashita no Atashi
12. Mizuki Nana - Dancing in the velvet moon (Rosario + Vampire ED Theme)
13. Kalafina - heavenly blue
14. FictionJunction YUUKA - Nowhere
15. VALIS - Mukyu Platonic
16. Tatsuya Kitani - Seija no Koushin
17. RetBear - Downtimer
18. DUSTZ - spiral
19. Aimer - Brave Shine
20. Kylee - VACANCY
21. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - After Dark
22. Kuriyama Chiaki - Cold Finger Girl
23. 野水いおり - 魔・カ・セ・テ Tonight
24. Black Raison d'être - INSIDE IDENTITY
25. THE SIXTH LIE - Shadow is the Light
26. Kawada Mami - No buts!
27. AXXX1S - Special Force
28. 神前暁 - 止マレ!
29. Miyanaga Saki (Ueda Kana), Haramura Nodoka (Koshimizu Ami), Kataoka Yuuki (Kugimiya Rie), Someya Mako (Shiraishi Ryouko), Takei Hisa (Itou Shizuka) - Netsuretsu Kangei Wonderland
30. マハラージャン - くらえ！テレパシー

Premiered May 13, 2023

When organizing the third episode (and first anniversary?!) of AniCour!, I wanted to focus on some newer tracks that came out during the current Spring season as well as the previous Winter season, in addition to a few tracks from some backlog shows I've finished recently (Particularily Kami-sama to Issho and VACANCY.) Since I haven't opened for an AniCour! event yet, I decided to open and dip into a variety of styles to set the stage for all of the other amazing DJs. Seriously, the perspective the other DJs take on AniCour is always incredible. People get creative with their transitions, and even have sub-themes like a Kyoani-only set or an ethereal vocalization OST focus. That's what makes AniCour! magical! Throughout the event, Bleach and Haruhi were fighting for supremacy, but Haruhi won in the end with the most tracks played; Haruhism still lives in 2023!

Musically, I had been sitting on the early groove section for a while and wanted to include it (especially after OHASHI DISCO said he was going to be a Dance Maker!)Following the groove is a bit of a neo-classical goth section which flowed into the darker bangers. From there I went with a rock theme; surprising the looped drum transition layers worked better than expected. Finally I ended with some more light-hearted energetic songs to conclude. I also made sure to sneak in a few crowd pleasers that I also love so that it wasn't all songs from obscure shows.  I did kind of fall into a 2010s hole with songs from Yumekui Merry, Level E, Korean Zombie Desk Car, Index, and some others. No crazy mashups this time, but my favorite layers were probably Mononoke Dance into Viva Namida, Welcome!! Disco Kemokemoke into DESTINY, and Shadow is the Light into No Buts! 

As always, I hope you enjoy! Keep watching anime!

As a side note, one of the guest DJs broke the theme and played a quick section of Touhou, Vtubers, and other not-anime for 4 tracks. I blame myself for not being 日本語上手 enough; I'll have to be clearer next time!

AniCour! 第3話 - Suzuset

Track List:

1. Shami Punk - Memories of Guca Bash
2. Marzipan feat. Strong Bad - Sensitive To Bees
3. Vine and the Sauces - Hip to Fuck Bees (Remastered)
4. Bumble Bee (2.8)
5. Noma - Brain Power (Long Version)
6. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
7. Tech N9ne - I'm a Playa
8. Eminem - Explaining the benefits of Vaporeon
9. DJ Clonepa - Pokemon Theme (Drum n Snorlaxxx mix)
10. S3RL - Pika Girl [HARDCORE] (bwaka edit)
11. Uroko - DA BA DEE
12. Tr!xy - PIEPKICK YAMERO
13. mercury.lamp - ganbara is dead
14. arsenal guca
15. 下村陽子 - Beyond the Door
16. Gachimuchi Circulation
17. Hideki Naganuma - The Concept of Love [The Concept of Passion Mix]
18. Haddaway - What Is Love (Club Mix)
19. Mixmaster Guca & The Shamikooos - Nobody Else in my Shounen Heart 
20. Kagami Seira - Super Special
21. Kyary Pamyupamyu - PON PON PON
22. Kyarykyarypamyu, Major Lazer - PONPONPON de Floor
23. Triple-Q - Lum Makes Me Tralala
24. Kadowaki Mai - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
25. Rat Boy, IBDY x Eddie Rath - Who's Ready for ITACHIII
26. Alice DeeJay x Ninja Clan - No More Lies (Believe it)

Live Recording from Shamismash No. 1 - Premiered June 18th, 2023.

At last, the time hath come. Like a phoenix, Shamismash rose from the ashes of Gucabash, complete with fun twists like an ever-change schedule and confusion as to if this event was actually for some kind of fightan geimu. To encourage everyone to just bee themselves, one of the requirements was that every DJ had to use a pseudonym, which meant I was free of the curse of having a name on the internet.  The memes were free at last.

The name "Shamiland" was to show both a cyberpunk kind of vibe combined with shami's more recent favorite songs, as my original intention was to have a combination of incredibly fast denpa/memes followed by some kind of time slip to mix 80s club and pop hits. However, as I got into set crafting,  things developed on their own and it became whatever it is you're hearing. There were a lot of themes thrown around to tell this silly story, and honestly I think it turned out a lot better when I just decided to sing my song instead, although you can certainly hear the core idea splattered throughout. One of the key songs that shaped this set was mercury's Ganbara track, the idea for which was concocted at the leafland rave, becoming the first exclusive and unreleased track I ever premiered. I also had fun using lyrics and plays off of lyrics to help craft the story, so make sure to check those out too! While I loved a whole lot of the transitions, my favorite mashups this time were Concept of Love x What is Love, and Who's Ready for Tomorrow x Itachiii,

Remember shamis, its always worth singing your song! I hope you enjoy!

Shamismash #1 - Shamiland - Suzuset

Track List:

1. UOM Records - Hacker
2. Maozon - Meteor Storm
3. adaptor - DeepMoon
4. Maozon - Protocol Omega
5. USAO - Hex
6. lapix - Retro Junktion
7. Srav3R - Funk Vibes
8. USAO - Showdown
9. Mitsunori Ikeda feat. Aimee B - Fallen Angel (El Poco Maro  Drum'n'Bass Remix)
10. Ryo Arue - Tune your bass to ours
11. aran - Larking in the City
12. lapix - Inner Spirit (Maozon Remix)
13. DJ歳納京子 - 勺″･ ｽ┐□ｩ
14. MONACA - Smile@wind
15. M-Neko vs. Joshka - Cyberia The Place To Be!
16. lapix - Beyond The Limits ft. Luschel [kors k Remix]
17. kors k - New Lights (Extended Mix)
18. TANUKI - Doin' It Right (TANUKI Remix)
19. kors k - Ultra Hardcore (P*Light Remix)
20. lapix - Concept of Reality ft.Renko

Premiered June 23rd, 2023, at an unknown house in Bethesda, MD.

You never know what comes your way. I was out dancing at the local rave to catch some last-minute inspiration for crafting my Anibash set, and found myself outside chatting with two fellows who just got a pad in the area, and they were HYPED about their opening house party. There were going to be DJs, drinks, and good times all around, and I was invited to come! However, as it was the Friday of the last weekend before AX, I had planned on using the time to make sure to give my all to the upcoming live, and said that I had to politely decline due to that. At this point the conversation shifted to my DJing, and it turns out one of the DJs had dropped last-minute and they were actually looking for a replacement, resulting in an invitation to play!

While a bit hesitant, I asked what kind of event they were trying to throw and what kind of music they wanted; they said I could play anything as long as I brought some vibes. Given that I've seen them at the local rave a few times and they came out when I was playing there myself, I figured I'd give it a shot while limiting the amount of songs with Japanese vocals in them (but they are still 99% Japan-related tracks ehehe) and see what happened. I was told I'd be two of four, so figured it would be a good slot time to pump up the party with some dnb and later into some uplifting hardcore. Funnily enough, I ended up opening due to various party shenanigans, which turned out to be a bit of a blessing; this was the first time I ever actually opened for a live event and was fantastic prep for opening at Anibash that was to be a week later. 

I honestly had no idea what to expect the reaction to be, but was pleasantly surprised not only that people got down, but seemed to really enjoy it. A lot of them told me they had never heard this kind of music before, despite being familiar with more typical drum and bass and hardcore. It was super cool to get to expose a whole new group of people to the incredible music that we listen to all the time in our scene. Just goes to show you good vibes are good vibes, no matter when or where they're from.

Long story short, when opportunity knocks, the least you can do is see who is at the door! Take a chance now and then! I hope you enjoy!

When Opportunity Knocks - Suzuset

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[FREE DL] 君に続く軌跡(J-Core Bootleg 2023edit)

Please enjoy with the visuals!
https://files.anisonhijack.moe/public/suzubrah/AniCour%21%204_suzuset.mp4

Tracklist
1. cro-magnon × Hyouge Mono - Bowl Man feat. IKZO
2. T.M. Revolution - Heart of Sword ~Before Dawn~
3. Prague - Light Infection
4. FictionJunction YUUKA - Koya Ruten
5. 岩崎琢 - Bahasa Palus
6. Jungle Crew and Silvia Orlandi - Believe it
7. Fujisawa Kenji - "Naraku Within From Animation"
8. Toshiro Masuda - The raising fighting spirit
9. 田中公平 - 鬼平のテーマ
10. Aimer - Zankyou Sanka
11. Ziyoou-Vachi - Kaen
12. Tsutchie - Mists
13. Nujabes - Mystline
14. 岩崎琢 - Layback
15. Cameo Afro feat. Big Daddy Kane, Gza & Suga Bang - Cameo Afro (feat. Big Daddy Kane, GZA & Suga Bang)
16. The RZA - Ninjaman
17. The RZA - Afro Theme
18. 吉田潔 - 死狂い～オープニング・テーマ
19. Makura no Soushi - Akai Usagi
20. Ayase,R-指定 - 飛天
21. Kroi - Hyper
22. THREE LIGHTS DOWN KINGS - Glorious Days
23. Minutes Til Midnight - Gospel Of The Throttle 狂奔Remix Ver.
24. abingdon boys school - JAP
25. Hashimoto Miyuki - AI DO.
26. SPYAIR - Samurai Heart (Some Like It Hot!!)

Premiered November 11, 2023.

AniCour! 第4話 appeared and went as swiftly and silently as the stealthiest ninja or a skilled samurai. Despite planning for the event almost since 第3話, it was upon me before I knew it, and what an event it was. I'm continually blown away by how creative everyone is; DJs had all kind of mashups from 3-track layered bangers to ethereal OST symphonies, anime-theme connections, incredible story weaving, and passion exploding from both the music and visuals. It's been wonderful watching the transition of this event series from primarily a traditional anime (only) music event into one that explores the broader spectrum of anime music, combined with a passion and purpose. I'm happy this exists.

Going into crafting, I knew I wanted to take this set as an opportunity to focus a bit more on creating an atmosphere and strong story. I also wanted to do a theme set, and between returning to Japan recently and considering what kind of story I wanted to tell, I took a stab at only using music from Samurai and Ninja anime, with a focus on rap, rock, jazz, and instrumental tracks. The set begins with a more idealized vision of what being a samurai or ninja is, but then shifts to display the more brutal reality of what it entails and the introspection that comes with it, concluding with overcoming those realities and embracing what it means to be a true warrior. 

In terms of sound, there was an emphasis on traditional Japanese instruments and music, in addition to horns and percussive vocals. There were a lot of tracks that I unfortunately didn't get to include, such as ATTACK HAUS  漸-ZEN, but I did get to include some old favorites that I never get to hear, like Akai Usagi. Despite loving a lot of the transitions in this set, favorite transitions were Bowl Man into Heart of Sword and Glorious Days into Gospel of the Throttle. with my favorite mashup being the Kaen x Mists x Mystline x Layback mashup sequence. As expected, I couldn't resist another chance to make another Believe It mashup; I'm starting to think that I have made the most mashups with that song on the planet. Despite having multiple tracks from the same series, they were all at least from different seasons, and in the case of Kenshin, very intentional to portray his character both before and after the darker section. 

No matter what life throws at you, approach it with your strongest Samurai Heart! Until next time!

AniCour! 第4話 - Suzuset

Please enjoy with the visuals!
https://files.anisonhijack.moe/public/suzubrah/Masters%20of%20the%20COREniverse_suzuset.mp4

Tracklist:

1. Synagi - Antinomy
2. ETIA. - Memory Forest
3. Cornelius - GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE (CoNoSyuNya Drum'n'Bass Remix)
4. Ghost In The Shell (KRAY EDIT)
5. ETIA. - Fidget Spinner
6. meganeko - Epsilon
7. ETIA. - Shutdown
8. ridinginthered - Loli That Understands the Essense of Video Games
9. Belfegore - Taihen! (S.O.S)
10. Amane Oikawa - Decayed Dial
11. ぱらどっと - Infinite haze
12. Loctek - CasterTekcore
13. 180 - PARANOiA (kskst mix)
14. IOSYS - スカーレット警察のゲットーパトロール24時 (RoughSketch Remix)
15. Assertive - Hard Technology
16. Madi-san - Otaku Entertainment System
17. totsumal - SEGABBA (STILL SEGA JUNKY)
18. Street - θεοί
19. Tomoya Ohtani - Signs
20. ロックマンエグゼ - EXE3(gekko HardTechno ver)
21. meganeko x Shirobon - Mind/ /Pulse
22. Explorers of the Internet - ALL U WANT FOR CHRISTMAS 3 [2021 edition]
23. A friendly Christmas Message from He-Man
24. DaymanOurSavior - Snow HEYYEYAAEYEYA

Premiered on December 3, 2023.

For those of you unfamiliar with J-Core Live (check them out on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/neodashzerox) and their online events, Neodash Zerox, together with Harley Diver, have been crafting a story that has spanned multitudes of events over the years, and Masters of the COREniverse was the final phase of the current arc, which follows the adventures of Jane Core and Aimi as they travel through space and time to find pieces of the J-CORE. Since I'm a huge fan of their lore, I wanted to put a lot of emphasis in crafting my set both visually and musically to flesh out their storylines. In their art and lore, they draw heavily on Megaman and Sonic, so I made sure to include tracks and visuals from both. Additionally, as the event name and promo art strongly reminded me of He-Man: Masters of the Universe, and given that it is now officially December, I couldn't resist a little memery at the end. Please forgive me!

Musically, I knew I'd like to include a lot of songs with tech/game sounds and samples, and also have a balance between songs with a lot of space and songs filled with complicated drum patterns. I also focused on songs that feature heavy melodies to help convey a bit more of an emotional story. It was honestly really refreshing to make a set like this; JCL is one of the few places that I get to play where I really feel like this kind of music and the effort I put into my storycraft is really appreciated. Truly an amazing community!

This time around, my favorite layers were GHOST IN THE SHELL ARISE x Ghost in the Shell, Fidget Spinner x Epsilon, PARANOiA x Scarlet Police, and EXE3 x Mind/ /Pulse.

I hope you enjoy! Until next time!

Masters Of The COREniverse - Suzuset

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