Raw, mid-2000s Touhou fan arranging at its most earnest. Genso Chikuonkan splits between chika and taiki versions, with the taiki tracks carrying the bulk of the album through faithful but spirited takes on the classics.
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亡き王女の為のセプテット keeps Remilia's regal menace intact while adding its own rhythmic push, and 幽雅に咲かせ、墨染めの桜 hits with that desperate beauty the original is known for. ネクロファンタジア goes appropriately wild. 花霞ノ夜 bookending the album in both vocal and instrumental forms gives the whole thing a nice sense of structure.
The production has that warm 2006 doujin feel, a little rough but full of heart. If you collect Touhou arrange albums from the early Comiket era, this one belongs in the stack.