(doesn't mean she can't imitate pop stylings if needed, but it's not her foundation)!I remember during the interview that was shared of YK recently that she mentioned how she struggle finding people that can sustain notes with the fact she likes making the new people sound cool and taking into account the vast range of things Emiko does successfully already, there’s room for a lot of fun if she just doesn’t think of making her Keiko substitute and have fun with the possibilities.Yeah, she nailed that. I liked hearing her singing again, and especially her confident stability in her chest voice and its strength, even though she was using breathy singing to lighten the weight. We know she can belt with more power!
An important part of being a soul-inspired singer are the vocal choices. She was doing vocal glides and mini-swells and moving around with the vocals, though didn't go 100%. Definitely not a pop singer
I am really curious about her singing with Joelle and Keiko, who have both had exposure with soul-related singing, including jazz for years - Joelle more than Kaori in my opinion, since Kaori was really young and sang as part of an ensemble without really understanding what she was singing at the time.
Emiko's first lead is what I'm waiting to see. I wonder if the new song from Kajiura would be an Emiko lead. Can Kajiura utilize the full power of Emiko's voice and experience? Well, only as far as it fits within Kajiura World.
I still think the place to see Emiko's entire singing ability in a solo context would be on the theatre stage.
Lighthouse got me a bit worried in that sense because we didn’t hear much of Emiko, but it is a Lino song plus maybe at the time of recording the whole situation with Keiko was recent so she didn’t have a lot of time to do much more. I am so intrigued for the 60tj anniversary shows and new songs
Do you really mean keiko? Did emiko sing with her?Yeah, she nailed that. I liked hearing her singing again, and especially her confident stability in her chest voice and its strength, even though she was using breathy singing to lighten the weight. We know she can belt with more power!
An important part of being a soul-inspired singer are the vocal choices. She was doing vocal glides and mini-swells and moving around with the vocals, though didn't go 100%. Definitely not a pop singer
I am really curious about her singing with Joelle and Keiko, who have both had exposure with soul-related singing, including jazz for years - Joelle more than Kaori in my opinion, since Kaori was really young and sang as part of an ensemble without really understanding what she was singing at the time.
Emiko's first lead is what I'm waiting to see. I wonder if the new song from Kajiura would be an Emiko lead. Can Kajiura utilize the full power of Emiko's voice and experience? Well, only as far as it fits within Kajiura World.
I still think the place to see Emiko's entire singing ability in a solo context would be on the theatre stage.
I believe @Lúa was saying that Emiko may have not been able to record a notable part in "Lighthouse" because there wasn't much time to onboard her as Keiko's exit was still very recent.
Back to this point, I'm thinking that Mari Endo got to shine more (and be more memorable as an individual) because of the way Revo's music is structured as part of a multifaceted live experience requiring not just singing, but narration, acting, and dancing skills from each of the singers. They don't just stand in place and do vocal work. This gives them more opportunity to be highlighted and show personality in little doses (ensemble sections) and large doses (solo leads).