Izumi-chan looks sooo cute in a bunny girl suit ;p She refused to wear it onstage though, so we settled for our usual Abandoned Castle ensemble complete with Venetian masks (ivory/ebony full-faced with gold trim dominoes) since we weren't going to sing - we need more time to practise God Knows. We did a couple of The Black Mages' songs, it was interesting to see the audience try figure out where they heard, say, Vamo' Alla Flamenco before. I missed a couple of cues but gimme a break, coordinating 3 keyboards live isn't easy, programmability and all.

It's always worth it though - the look on the faces when, after a couple of minutes clowning around, Izumi launches into a riff that sets it up for us. There aren't many girl bands in the local scene, and none others that I know off who play game music like us. It's hard not to improvise when we play mostly by ear, but constant practise helps.

We closed with Cordova Town. I like it, it's soft, slow, kinda dreamy and allows the others to unwind. My piano might be better than my harpsichord (synths trump), but game music really is easy listening and playing. I don't get why most other amateurs always like go for pop or rock. Hell, the number of people we have to wade through on the way out every time tells us we're doing something right.

Singing has it's place. For the Tokyo-3 Middle Daughters Club though, it's all about the music.

See you next weekend.