Kanon Wakeshima just released her debut album in France and Germany (it will be released a bit later in Japan!). The album is entitled Shinshoku Dolce and is produced by Mana from Malice Mizer and Moi Dix Mois. It features her 2 ED songs from Vampire Knight and Vampire Knight Guilty. Kanon performed at a special showcase here in Paris on the 11th of February and then did a free concert the 12th!! I'm so sad I missed it...The download links are posted in the "Anime Music Downloads" of my forums here. So please register here to download the full Kanon Wakeshim Debut Album if you haven't already joined the forums!TRACKLIST01 - sweet ticket02 - Shinku No Fatalism03 - Kagami04 - Still Doll (Vampire Knight ED)05 - Maboroshi06 - Ennui Kibun!07 - Suna No Oshiro (Vampire Knight Guilty ED)08 - Monochrome Frame09 - L'espoir -Mahou no Akai Ito-10 - Kuroi Torikago11 - Skip Turn Step12 - Shiroi Kokoro13 - sweet dreams8/10 If you're a fervent reader of this blog, you probably know how much I adored her two Vampire Knight theme songs, Still Doll and Suna no Oshiro. So it comes as no surprise that I have been waiting for this album for quite a while now. I was so happy to get my hands on it even after reading not so great reviews (such as this one). My overall impression is on the contrary a very good one... How can you go wrong with such a talented artist? She not only has a beautiful voice, but is also a skilled cello player (just like my sister, hehe). It's so rare to have a young J-Pop singer who plays the cello!Mana's gothic and mysterious style is a great addition to Kanon's talent. A lot of the tracks on the album feature haunting melodies with amazing vocals. Beautiful string arrangements can be heard in almost every song and they feature not only a cello but also violins... There's even a beautiful song sung entirely in french called L'espoir, even though I couldn't understand a single word she was singing!I hope you will like the album as much as I did...
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