Best known as an anime voice actor, Daisuke Ono has built a fan following for his singing on the side.
While the compositions are relatively straightforward J-pop fare, Ono manages to invest something of himself in the delivery of Kinmokusei.
The title track comes off quickly, with a relatively formulaic melody for contemporary theme music.
However, follow-up "Tori no Yume" provides a much deeper approach.
The songwriting borrows clearly from the melodrama of Japanese lounge music, but enhances that with more elements of modern Japanese rock and singer/songwriter emotive abilities.
There is a slightly darker tinge to the piece that, while straining Ono's lower registers a bit, provides a nice palette for him to show off a less nasal voicing.
The album finishes off with instrumental variants on the two primary songs, for an added touch that fans might enjoy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinmokusei (キンモクセイ) | Daisuke Ono | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 2 | Tori no Yume (鳥の夢) | Daisuke Ono | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | Kinmokusei (OFF VOCAL) | Daisuke Ono | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | Tori no Yume (OFF VOCAL) | Daisuke Ono | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 20 mins | 45 MB | |||||
| 20 mins | 144 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisuke Ono | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |