The original 2010 limited edition of xaki's Umineko reworks, and this version has its own energy. xaki took the When They Cry source material and rebuilt it into progressive electronic territory that was way ahead of its time for a doujin release.
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"achro-eye" opens with this pulsing tension that sets the tone immediately, and "ballade-continuer" unfolds into something genuinely moving underneath all the production. "Song Without a Name" in its string performance arrangement is devastating in the best way.
The whole album moves between aggression and beauty with zero warning. "The End Of The World" closes things out with exactly the weight that title implies. If you dig experimental rearrangements of VN soundtracks, this is the gold standard from 2010.