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Still Doll

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I was getting bored of American music so I'd thought I tried some music from around the world. I happened to stumble upon this cd. Great songs. Especially Still Doll. I would personally recommend holding off to buy this cd and her Suno No Oshiro cd since these are singles and in February she came out with a cd called Shinshoku Dolce,which has some of the songs from her single cds and some new ones. But either way you NEED to own at least one of her cds.

Only 3 tracks on the CD. Still Doll, Instrumental version, and Kuroi Torikago. The 3rd song is kind of odd, I kind of like it, the instrumental Still Doll is very pretty.

Still Doll is one of the most hauntingly pretty songs I've ever heard. A strong emphasis on string instruments, the first few measures of the song catch you. Kanon has a beautiful voice, and she matches the lyrics to the music in a soothing way. Even if you don't like Japanese music, you can't help but recognize this is a cool song.

Unbelievably beautiful CD! She is one of my daughter's favorite singers and musicians. Rare CD that both my daughter and I can listen to together.

Usually when Pop/Rock singers try to incorporate traditional orchestral instruments into their music the results are almost always, well, no pleasing or tasteful.
Kanon Wakeshima is a singer and a 'cellist and from the evidence of this single, she's a pretty good musician. "Still Doll" is one of the most interesting singles I've heard this year. It is actually hard to describe. It is in 3/4 time, delicately sung by Miss Wakeshima, features her violoncello, of course, some music box sounds, some discrete percussion and what sounds like a fretless bass in the background, possibly a keyboard?
Gothic Lolita music? Well, I suppose it goes well with the look. I managed to get Kanon Wakeshima's album (�N�Hh<`F) and I find myself playing it over and over again late at night.

I heard one of the songs on the track when I was watching the Vampire Knight Anime. "Still Doll" is the ending song and it was so amazing. I love the song. The song stuck with me and I just wanted to sing along. I haven't heard the rest of her songs, but the one song is super cool!!! Track three is supposed to be a music box version of "still doll", no lyrics but it's still pretty.