カタツムリの家

I was just exploring some music on youtube and I found an artist I like a lot called Snail's House. It turns out, they were born in Komae, Tokyo, Japan. Komae is in the western part of Tokyo. It is the smallest administratie city in Tokyo Metropolis both in area and population, whatever that means. I just stole that info from wikipedia.

Snail's House creates electronic music using a variety of different styles and samples. Some songs sound like they came straight from a video game, others use a lot of piano and "real" drum sounds, and a few sound similar to Porter Robinson, an artist I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago. There is quite a bit of variety, as I have described, but they all give off a "chill" vibe. Chill as in a casual feel, like you'd want to "just chill" while listening to the music, not chill as in slow and soft. There are no lyrical vocals, though a few samples feature voices.

I like the music a lot, it's great for spacing out while doing work or just lounging around a bit. Almost all of the songs are fun too, with very positive, upbeat melodies. I'll post a few songs, all of which will feature different sounds/styles.

The first, ラ・ム・ネ, was the first one I heard. It was in the recommended section as I was listening to another song. It surprised me quite a bit as it was incredibly different from what I was listening to. It is a medium paced song with a melancholy feel. Reminds me a bit of a lazy, late-summer day.


The second, Grape Soda, is the one I've heard the most, by chance. It's pretty upbeat and fast-paced. It also reminds me quite a bit of modern pixel-art video games. If anyone has heard of the game Undertale, it seems similar to the music in that game (though a bit too happy).



The third, Ma Chouchoute, is a very sample heavy song. It is reminiscent of the launchpad musical phase that went around youtube, largely popularized by Madeon. In terms of specific style, it reminded me of Shawn Wasabi and his song "Marble Soda", if any of y'all have heard that song. If you're unfamiliar with any of that garbage I just said, it's a very busy sounding song. Fast-paced and upbeat.



The fourth, Candy Dash, is a piano-based song. It has a pretty popular style, though I can't think of a good way to describe it. It's fast-paced and upbeat.

There are still plenty of other varieties that I haven't represented, but if you like any of these songs, I implore you to explore further. Youtube and SoundCloud are great places to look through Snail's House's music. SoundCloud is a bit unorganized but has plenty of songs.


Finally, on a largely unrelated note, there's this AMV I came across that I like quite a bit. Warning: it's very gorey, so keep that in mind. I think it's pretty intense and cool. It features a series that I like, the Monogatari Series, and that's how I came across it. I don't really like AMVs but this one caught my eye for whatever reason.