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Download: Title: X-107 - double world Filename: x-107_-_double_worldchip_0.mod	Posted Tue 30th Oct 2007 Rated 6 / 10
A good, fast-paced techno chip track. Quite good for only 24K, 4 tracks. Not much melody, but good technique.

Download: Title: I hate making names! Filename: omsider.xm	Posted Tue 30th Oct 2007 Rated 7 / 10
Fast drum and snare backing to a slow-paced tune, which starts to get going at about the 2 minute mark. An interesting contrast. Quite liked the guitar at 5 minutes. Technically good, but perhaps a shade overlong.

Download: Title: Your Green Eyes Filename: ibiza.it	Posted Tue 30th Oct 2007 Rated 8 / 10
A very good example of a mellow trance track. Actually, I've heard worse commercial offerings. One to chill to. I find it hard to believe it really is 13 minutes long.

Download: Title: funtune #2 Filename: funtune_2.mod	Posted Tue 30th Oct 2007 Rated 3 / 10
Short and boppy, but rather a thin tune with not much going on. Also sounds unfinished. Stiil, it is under 30K in size. A grudging 3.

Download: Title: Catch that goblin!! Filename: CTGOBLIN.S3M	Posted Tue 30th Oct 2007 Rated 9 / 10
This is a textbook example of how to write a comic track. Great timing, good special effects, wonderfully inventive. Sounds like it was done by a professional composer working at Looneytoons.com. One of my all-time personal favorites.

Download: Title: what mag Filename: what_mag.mod	Posted Mon 29th Oct 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Heavy techno track with some cool vehicle zoom noises and some less cool voice samples (they sound a bit like Jawas, or possibly Muppets :-). Did I mention I like the vehicle zooms? For a 220k 4-track, it is really quite good.

Download: Title: Twilight Eternal... Filename: r_twi98.xm	Posted Mon 29th Oct 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Quite melodic, fine technically, but the theme is just a little too repetitive during the first minute or so. A few more variations in this section of the song would have raised its overall score at least another point. I'd rate it 4-5 to start with, then 6-7 later on. Overall 6

Download: Title: wedding_bells Filename: wedding_bells.mod	Posted Mon 29th Oct 2007 Rated 3 / 10
It's quite sweet, but it's a jingle, not a complete tune. I was actually a bit disappointed when it suddenly faded out after about 25 seconds without having gone anywhere. OTOH, quite good samples, and for a 4-track mod, not bad. Still, it's upfront about what it is, calling itself a 'video starter' in the sample text.

Download: Title: 2 Worlds (acid mix) Filename: 2world98.xm	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Six minutes of relatively mild acid/techno with some asian voice and instrument samples mixed in (although one of the voices reminded me a bit of Tarzan :-). Decent repertoire of musical tricks to add interest. Liked the 'whoosh' sample.

Download: Title: hoven.xm Filename: hoven.xm	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Another track with a slightly sad feel to it. It's only a minute and a bit. Slight feeling that it starts in the middle and then fades out instead of having an end. The bit that's here is fine to listen to, but I'm left wondering where the rest of the piece is.

Download: Title: modulation Filename: modulation.mod	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 5 / 10
Passable 4 channel mod. Starts and ends a little abruptly. Works better on a loop. Slightly sad tone to it.

Download: Title: ir-part1 Filename: ir-part1.mod	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Unusual chipish piece with some creative use of its samples to give a pretty wierd effect. I suspect most people will be initially non-plussed, then it will either grow on them, or they'll decide they hate it. I find it . . . pleasantly odd.

Download: Title: mental motion Filename: mental_motion.mod	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 5 / 10
Fast-paced techno piece. Liked the crowd samples near the start and halfway through. Having hordes of electronic fans applauding your own work is a sneaky trick, but it works quite well. They should have kept going throughout, though, I think. Still, there's plenty going on at all times, and this is only a 4-track piece.

Download: Title: apidya2.xm Filename: apidya2.xm	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Short 36 second track, works well on a loop. Rather blippy rave or techno piece. Good for its small size.

Download: Title: The sunrise Filename: nighcity.xm	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Starts out with a rather heavy-fisted low-pitched piano melody, which sounds like a badly-played real piano (that's mixed praise for you), then lightens up considerably at about 1m-1m30 into quite a pretty piece. A shorter section of the heavy piano at the start (and maybe insert a medium-pitched section in the middle) would have improved the piece considerably. 3 for the first half, 6 for the second.

Download: Title: Fortified-Music5 (KK) Filename: fortified-music5_kk.s3m	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 6 / 10
A good piece, professionally executed. Decent samples. Not really 'foreground music' though, more 'pleasant background noise'. Gets dull rather quickly if you have it on a perpetual loop.

Download: Title: Where is your love? Filename: chr_mylove.xm	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 7 / 10
Well, for a just couple of days' work, this one isn't bad. The intro in particular is rather reminiscent of Van Gelis, esp. his Blade Runner tracks. It's a little rough in the last minute, though. Overall, technically good, melodically good-OK. It starts out an 8, but I think the quality drops in the last minute. With a bit more polish, a 9 or 10 in the making.

Download: Title: Aluminium... Filename: aluminium_.mod	Posted Mon 9th Jul 2007 Rated 3 / 10
Starts manic, then speeds up. Vocals by . . . well it sounds a bit like Porky the Pig. To put it another way, I'm not sure I'm hearing this song at the intended sample rate, even though my player is usually superbly reliable at getting that sort of thing right. Grading what I heard, 2 or 3, plus 1 for being entertainingly silly: Call it a stingy 3. I've left the Genre unclassified for now, but what I heard was Comedy. :-)

Download: Title: tales_from_magic_valley_-_tale_iii.xm Filename: tales_from_magic_valley_-_tale_iii.xm	Posted Wed 4th Jul 2007 Rated 8 / 10
A tracker where the title fits the tune - beautifully in this case. Lots and lots of atmosphere, generated from the birdsong samples and other effects. Good technically. Slightly ethereal quantity. Melody is pleasant, but not very memorable.

Download: Title: trahmaputra Filename: trahmaputra.mod	Posted Wed 4th Jul 2007 Rated 2 / 10
Despite the name, not very Indian in tone. Attempts to change tempo just sound like errors. 30 seconds. Pretty tuneless.

Download: Title: ForEve 4K by JosSs Filename: jos-4eve.xm	Posted Wed 4th Jul 2007 Rated 7 / 10
Cute and boppy little chip track. Not quite 60 seconds in length. Sweet, light and airy.

Download: Title: 6th.robobck1 Filename: 6th_robobck1.mod	Posted Tue 3rd Jul 2007 Rated 5 / 10
Laid-back jazz piece. One of the better 4-track mods I've heard recently. One to chill to.

Download: Title: See You In Paradise (EP) Filename: ep_para.it	Posted Tue 3rd Jul 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Quite melodic piece, mostly piano. Technically well done, nice samples. A bit bland, though. I do like the piano samples, but it is noticeable that the electronic pianist is only playing one note at a time. No chords, just plink plink plink with one finger. There's a wasted shot at an 9 or 10 here.

Download: Title: prophecy1 Filename: vikingchild-prophecy1.mod	Posted Tue 3rd Jul 2007 Rated 4 / 10
One of a themed series of 'vikingchild' tracks. I would have expected a 'prophecy' track to be a bit more . . . I dunno . . . /mystical/. This is just a rather cookie-cutter tracker piece. Sounds like an extract from an old video game. Not very Vikingy either - I'd have expected more in the way of ethnic instruments - the synth and snaredrum samples don't really seem to fit :-)

Download: Title: middle east dance Filename: middle_east_dance.mod	Posted Tue 3rd Jul 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Pastiche of western pop and middle eastern music - except that the only eastern influence it has is a few exotic instrument samples thrown in. Say 2-5% eastern influence at most. 1 point for moderately novel idea, I suppose, but it's just not very well implemented.

Download: Title: spring breeze Filename: spring_breeze.mod	Posted Tue 3rd Jul 2007 Rated 3 / 10
Not very springlike, but lighthearted and breezy. Vaguely reminiscent of a track from Grease or something similar. Somewhere between Soft Rock and Soft Pop.

Download: Title: ectoplasma 40k Filename: ectoplasma_40k.mod	Posted Mon 2nd Jul 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Another blippy 4-track from over 10 years ago . . . Quite good, considering its small size.

Download: Title: sea level.fix Filename: sea_level_fix.mod	Posted Mon 2nd Jul 2007 Rated 3 / 10
Very blippy tune, sounds like something from a late 8-bit or early 16-bit arcade game. Good for its small size, but still not very good.

Download: Title: We Will Rock You Filename: roccme.mod	Posted Mon 2nd Jul 2007 Rated 1 / 10
Not a bad 'We Will Rock You' sample combined with an incomplete/broken rock guitar 'twang'. Sounds either corrupt or incomplete.

Download: Title: carboplatinum Filename: carboplatinum.mod	Posted Sun 1st Jul 2007 Rated 6 / 10
A mixed bag - starts out as a melodic piano piece, mellow and relaxing, although the piano samples are a bit sub-par. Then switches to hard funk. Then back again. Technically OK, apart from the rather 'thin' piano samples, but overall rather an odd composition.

Download: Title: syntax terror Filename: syntax_terror.mod	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Gutsy 4-track, reminds me of Global Trash, which is 3x the file size. Industrial techno. Quite a good one. Works well on a loop. Good to show what you can do in under 50k!

Download: Title: opzioni Filename: warm_up_menu.mod	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Yes, does sound like the music played while selecting your vehicle setup in a racing game. Does its job OK - I do like the zoom noises as cars go past. Average. Quite possibly lifted from some game.

Download: Title: open sesame Filename: open_sesame.mod	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Passable for a 4 track mod. Doesn't sound much like the real Prodigy; their stuff has a lot more 'bite'. This is Prodigy Lite.

Download: Title: Alone on a foggy autumn ni Filename: aoafan.it	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 8 / 10
Intro a bit heavy handed. Very good piano samples. Pretty good piano/orchestral piece. Captures the intended atmosphere well. I wish I could play the piano this well. That said, it's not a brilliant musical composition - I'd grade the technique at 9 or 10, but the musical composition at around 7

Download: Title: boleroshrimpstro Filename: boleroshrimpstro.mod	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Short piece. OK for a 4 channel, but nothing special. Tempo a tad too fast. No intro, no outro, so the overall composition is not so hot. 'A good attempt' at best.

Download: Title: bolero Filename: bolero.mod	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 4 / 10
Short 4-track techno piece. Not very memorable. Samples OK, composition low-average. Repetitive.

Download: Title: Bolero_High Action Filename: bolero_des_raji.it	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 8 / 10
Reminiscent of Mission Impossible with a slight Indian tinge. Really quite a good track. Good samples, good composition, good technique, fast tempo. A recommended download. Another one that deserves a full review

Download: Title: classic Filename: classic.mtm	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Reasonably melodic piece. Technique is fine, quite nice samples, but weak composition; the tune doesn't seem to go anywhere. Needs a couple of extra musical motifs to make a full worthwhile track.

Download: Title: KilleR - Move It! Filename: r2r.it	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 7 / 10
Passable tracked version of Reel 2 Reel's I Like to Move It. Whoever they are. It's quite a good track, if evidently not orignal. I've graded it ignoring the fact that it's a derivative piece.

Download: Title: power of perception Filename: power_of_perception.xm	Posted Sat 30th Jun 2007 Rated 6 / 10
Above-average trance track. Started out a bit dull, but the composition was lifted at about the 1:35 mark with a short vocal sample and instrument switch. Ends with a cute flourish. Sounds like bubbles. Without these extra touches the track would have been a dull 3 or 4.