Vijore opens with this rush of trance synths and layered strings that immediately tells you onoken is not messing around. This is his debut solo album from 2003, and the guy who'd later score I/O and Corpse Party already sounds fully formed here.
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Felys is the standout for a lot of people, this driving melodic trance piece with basslines that hit in the chest, but Lataia goes somewhere more atmospheric and hypnotic. Izayoizuki brings in a Japanese melodic sensibility that contrasts beautifully with all the electronic textures around it.
The whole thing moves between goa, artcore, and instrumental trance without ever feeling scattered. If you're into doujin electronica at all, this is one of those albums people keep coming back to for a reason.