Piaman, aka half of RYOKO2000, formerly Pianoid (bio: “doesn’t play piano at all”) is turning himself into a human Vocaloid, with joysticks and fast reflexes. And this is what you need right now. Linkhole trail begins now:
You need this:
And this:
And also this:
I’m not exactly sure how many times I have watched these, but it is more than was strictly necessary. What’s going on here? I don’t know… (custom software, I think, but there are no details). It doesn’t matter. (Yeah, even me saying that.) It’s brilliant.
Now there is also this store with puffy stickers(!) and a cute Web t-shirt:
That celebrates the updated site.
Last year there was this release:
And it’s wonderful — stripped down friendly loops of happiness, a cel-shaded sonic wonderland that taps into the endorphin center of your brain. The debut EP has a simple message, “multimedia is your friend.” It’s a way to rekindle your love for the digital, like following water back to its source.
The artist also has equally joy-inducing audiovisual mixes, which seem to involve… a mystical bento box? Birds with semaphore flags; birds pooping? Dunno!
And there’s this live set from 2020, which I would classify as “hyperactive gabber rave drum ‘n bass whimsy pop” — track selection that I literally laughed out loud at (but you know, in a good way!):
You’re welcome.