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Nominated by the crew for either outstanding quality, technique or creativity (or combination of) on 5th Jan 1999

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Summary

ancientstories.xm is a XM format module. Uncompressed, it is 1.50MB in size and has been downloaded 17374 times since Tue 5th Jan 1999 :D

Info

Mod Archive ID: 33559
Downloads: 17374
Favourited: 3 times
MD5: f677a9353b2cd5ca51342bb2aff19832
Format: XM
Uncompressed Size: 1.50MB
Genre: Folk

License

Licensed under the Mod Archive Distribution license

Registered Artist(s):

Awesome

Ratings

Member Rating: (10 / 10)
Reviewer Rating: (Unrated)

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Your Comments

Beautiful melody, evokes imagery of an ancient, perhaps even prehistoric age, but with a slightly futuristic flavor due to the synthesizers in the background. A strange combination that works beautifully in this cse. The lead is a wood flute with a haunting, almost Oriental sound to it that works well for the sustained notes of the melody. Do yourself a favor and lie back in a comfy chair when you listen to it. It's so serene and relaxing that you'll find yourself sighing in no time.

My only complaint is that I like the first part of the song more than the second, so I would deduct half a point for changing in the middle if I could. I'm rounding up because scoring it as a 9 would be an injustice to it.

Posted by fidvo on Sat 7th Feb 2009, rated 10 / 10.

This is the first of Awesome's Ancient Stories trilogy. More a folk piece than anything, Awesome came up with his first masterpiece (that I know of), with 2 very successful follow-ups. Definitely a unique piece of music for Awesome, the 7+ minutes here work well, with a very subtle part change at 2 minutes that eventually changes the piece around entirely. Imagine flying around a crystal lake and watching nymphs play melodic tunes in the first part, and then hop aboard a camel in the desert for a journey, watching time pass by, riding through villages with past events occurring, until you ride off forever. This song concentrates on flutes, choir chants, and bass. Please refer to my other AWS reviews for more technical info.

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Thu 5th Apr 2001, rated 10 / 10.