IVVVI

AVTechNO! once again proves his skills in the electronic/techno music genre combined with his acclaimed mastery of Vocaloids! This album is especially for Megurine Luka fans, as it includes four brand-new songs featuring her vocals. I also noted that AVTechNO! appears to be "advancing" his use of Luka with English lyrics. He has often experimented with Luka singing English lines in the past (e.g., in "DYE"), but he's really starting to push those boundaries now by using Luka to sing ONLY in English in tracks such as "LIMITER" on this album. While there's still work to be done improving Luka's English pronunciation and the wording of the English lyrics, I personally think AVTechNO! has greatly "advanced" in this area. This album also includes three songs featuring Hatsune Miku. The first, "DISSONANCE," was first released by AVTechNO! featuring the Japanese vocalist Saiya. The second, "時 [Toki]" is an original, its name meaning "Time." I absolutely love this song's uniqueness! AVTechNO!'s unexpected new styles are always a welcome surprise! Lastly, we have a dubstep-style of "TEAR" remixed by Dog tails. Very cool. Additionally, some awesome remixes of previously-released songs are sprinkled throughout the album. I'm especially a fan of the "LUST DOLL" remix with Kagamine Rin. AVTechNO! has always impressed me when using the Kagamine Rin & Len's voice bank, and you get a little of both in this track. Great album! I give it 4... 5... 6 stars! That's how I pronounce the album name, anyway. Get "IVVVI" now!

My favorites songs are Next and Toki. Next is very reminiscent of AVTechNO!'s older works. Toki is a bit new to me, but it's nice. Please somebody tell me if they hear an odd pause in Toki near the end of the song. It's driving me crazy. I love the remixes of Encryption - D and especially the dubstep-y remix of Tear.

AVTechNO! is a great, flexible composer and this album is great like others! My utmost favorite song of this album is 'Limiter', and I definitely recommend it!