Aira Mitsuki — PLASTIC (Kurayami Monogatari)
PLASTIC — Aira Mitsuki (What is DISCO?)
Aira Mitsuki — PLASTIC [2nd Studio Album] (Amai Wana)
Review: PLASTIC – Aira Mitsuki. The Deconstruction of Plastic and The Tragedy of Aira Mitsuki. (The New Eccentric Girl)
Technopop fans rejoice! Aira Mitsuki’s second album, PLASTIC, is out and about. Let’s see what four particular bloggers have to say about it, shall we?
Beginning with Kurayami Monogatari, solarblade finds the album enjoyable, and thinks Aira did a good job with what she was given. He finds some fault with some of the tracks, saying their mastering gave him headaches, and also wishes some more experimental songs had been thrown in… but overall seems to have a lot of complimentary things to say about each track. There are also some brief remarks on “the Aira vs. Perfume deal,” which I haven’t heard about, but by all means…
At What is DISCO?, Selryam begins his review by saying Aira “tried her best.” Uh-oh. He awards the album a B-, and has several reasons to back up this grade. He also agrees with solarblade on the headache-inducing thing. To top it off, Sel seems especially unimpressed by the included remix album, calling it “one big pile of recycled remixes.” Ouch…
Moving on to Amai Wana… the review here is more favorable. amaiyume calls PLASTIC “a cohesive collection of songs” and, like solarblade, has a lot to say about each one. However, amaiyume doesn’t seem to find fault with items that Sel and solarblade did, and instead focuses on the positive aspects… like the song “CHANGE MY WILL,” which is called a “gem.”
Finally, we finish things off with The New Eccentric Girl. kannazuki begins by describing the first draft for this review:
The earliest draft [...] had me writing out track by track reviews and I noticed that I was repeating myself in regards to the mastering of this album. Messy. Distorted. Overcompressed. Not clear. Headache inducing.
I think you can see where this is going. kannazuki is never cruel or unfair in this review, but tells it like it is, offering a clear view of the album (with easy to read summaries at the bottom). This review seems to have the most criticism, and is thus a complete contrast to amaiyume’s… but still, kannazuki does note that Aira’s music is “creative and daring,” and believes the singer does have potential. So it’s not all bad, people!
Four different takes on one album. So what did you think of PLASTIC?