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Title: Green*BST-Infinity Filename: bst_grn.xm |
Posted Thu 8th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| Positively galloping mod with decent samples and a passable melody from the prolific Bass Systems. I don't think this is his best, but it's certainly comfortably above average. 6-7. | |
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Title: everything counts Filename: ec.mod |
Posted Thu 8th Nov 2007
Rated 3 / 10 |
| Acceptable mod. Has a weird ululating effect on one sample which is unusual and interesting. | |
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Title: expecting 02 Filename: expecting_02.mod |
Posted Thu 8th Nov 2007
Rated 3 / 10 |
| Short (43) sec, vaguely chipstyle. Unfinished, but loops OK in its current state. | |
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Title: el4 Filename: el4.mod |
Posted Thu 8th Nov 2007
Rated 1 / 10 |
| Ow. This one's so vile it hurts the ears. | |
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Title: Trance Atlantic 5:44 Filename: trance_atlantic.xm |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Good trance track. Liked the samples, liked the atmosphere generated. If you're a trance fan, it's a definite keeper. | |
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Title: Whales Filename: whales.xm |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 4 / 10 |
| They are pretty good whale samples, and they add a lot of atmosphere to the piece. The musical side of the track is somewhat lacking though. | |
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Title: Dreamers Filename: mav-drm.it |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 4 / 10 |
| Yes, it tells you about ten times over that it's a dream. It's not a dream, it's a tracker module. I can tell the difference. My dreams aren't this dull or repetitive, although they are somewhat quieter. That's being a tad cruel, but when all is said and done I'm thinking 3-4. Make it 4 for the smoothness and samples, which I do quite like. | |
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Title: unlimited universe Filename: unlimited_universe.mod |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Well, yes, like the artist says, an absolutely typical tracker. Best of the batch I've just downloaded though. Worth a 7 from me, though, just to see a "typical tracker" well-executed. | |
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Title: cult_of_chip Filename: cult_of_chip.mod |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| A classic modstyle piece, firmly rooted in the 90s tracker scene. Couple of nicely done 'chip' sections. Not a very memorable peice, but technically sound. | |
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Title: Ritchy's Ballad Filename: ritchys_ballad.mod |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| OK ballad. Good opening 40secs. After that, the rather simple repeated phrase starts to wear a bit thin. Passable samples. Overall, I've heard a lot worse. | |
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Title: house_lev3 Filename: dennis_aga-house-lev3.mod |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| Game soundtrack from Daredevil Dennis, I'd guess. | |
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Title: winds of justice Filename: winds_of_justice.mod |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Average tracker. No obvious connection between the track and the name. More melody than some. | |
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Title: ==snowfall== Filename: znowfa42.xm |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| For a half meg download, I expected better. It's rather blippy. Reasonable tune, just about scrapes a 6. Sounds like a 150k-200k 4-track mod, so I've classed it as a modstyle piece. | |
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Title: corollasong Filename: corollasong.mod |
Posted Wed 7th Nov 2007
Rated 4 / 10 |
| Sounds a bit like the Speedball theme. The 'breath' samples are too loud and distorted. Average. | |
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Title: Flame Of War Filename: flame_of_war.xm |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| Starts out quite good soft rock track, but wimps out rather at the 1 minute mark, and again just at the end. Pity. Would otherwise would have been a 7 or more, especially if it had tried to rock harder during the 30-second wimpy bit instead. | |
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Title: pornostar.mod Filename: pornostar.mod |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Title fits the track pretty well, (without anything rude going on). I'd have liked it better without the constant 'pornostar' voice sample throughout. Unfortunately that sample adds a lot of the ambience. 5-6, and had a greater variety of voice samples been used, 7 . | |
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Title: I.S.F.N.W. Filename: i_s_f_n_w_.mod |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 5 / 10 |
| Passable 4-track 'heroic-style' mod. Lots of heavy drum beats and bombast. I've heard far worse executions of this particular cliche. | |
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Title: The Last Welcome Filename: thelastw.xm |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| A nice fantasy-style tune with a lot of atmosphere and a pleasant lilting tune. I just wish the female vocalist (from 3-6min.) knew more than one word. | |
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Title: Active (Humanoid) Filename: active.xm |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Overlong intro (and outro), but I quite liked the middle four minutes when it wasn't being quite so repetitive. Has a bit more melodic variation than many tracks in this style. Quite cool samples, and a couple of key changes, which was a nice touch. Shave a good minute off and it would be an excellent track. | |
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Title: Tempo SB 89, GUS 8C Filename: tempo_sb_89_gus_8c.s3m |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 3 / 10 |
| Adequate techno track. 1m40 of minor variations on a single short note sequence. (Out of 2m40.) Chop 40 seconds off and it would have been much better-balanced tune. As it is, it gets very repetitive. 3-4. | |
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Title: Underworld's Jasmine Filename: underworlds_jasmine.xm |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 8 / 10 |
| Nicely spooky ambient track. Funky too. Apparently the artist was unimpressed with the samples but I quite liked them. 8-9 | |
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Title: Flute Loops Filename: flute_loops.s3m |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 3 / 10 |
| Over-fast 4-track mod, with the 'flute-loops' played at such a speed they almost sound like a synth keyboard. And they're not very good samples either unfortunately. 3-4. | |
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Title: cak cute Filename: minskies-cak_cute.mod |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 3 / 10 |
| A cute 4-track 8-second jingle. | |
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Title: The RPG player! Filename: the_rpg_player.mod |
Posted Tue 6th Nov 2007
Rated 2 / 10 |
| As might be expected from the tiny filesize, it's a (very trite) 10-second looping jingle. | |
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Title: Cuts You Up Filename: cutsyouup8bit.it |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 9 / 10 |
| Very nicely done cover version, with good samples. Can't credit the artist with great originality, but still a very well-done piece. Kudos for blueboomer for taking the time - fans taking the trouble to do covers of tracks is an important part of the tracking world. | |
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Title: experimental #001 Filename: experimental_001.mod |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 3 / 10 |
| Short experimental chipstyle piece. 40 seconds. Not unpleasant, but really just the start of a work in progress spanning seveal tracks. Using three digits for the version number is a bit dismaying though. I don't fancy listening to the next 841 tracks the artist reckons he'll need to achieve a decent standard. | |
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Title: -> levitate <- Filename: _levitate_c199.mod |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| Slightly thin piano samples with a drum and snare backing. Better than average technically, but not very memorable. | |
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Title: tenek.xm Filename: tenek.xm |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 8 / 10 |
| This sounds like a techno version of the Stomp stage show. Really unusual, and well-executed. Over 6 minutes, with a good few effects and some creative sample distortion. Worth listening to. Reminds me a bit of Eyegaboom, another favorite of mine. Goes out with a bit of a bang, though - I'd prefer if that were toned down slightly, because the sound balance is somewhat out compared to the rest of the track. May be intentional, but spoilt it a bit for me. | |
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Title: Dance avec ta joie Filename: dance-j.it |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 8 / 10 |
| Catchy tune, nicely executed, with a cute melody. A bit of a toe-tapper. Good samples for 8 bit. | |
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Title: Mod.Rock `n' Roll Filename: rock_n_roll.mod |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 5 / 10 |
| 'Just a quick tune, nothing special' - yes, but if the artist hadn't picked such a nasal guitar sample, and put a little bit more work into it - there's only about four instruments - this would sound three times as good. Synth rock with poor samples. Shame. Could have been a 6-8. As it is, 4-5. | |
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Title: in to the... Filename: in_to_the_.mod |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Nice beat, simple melody, some creative musical touches. Synth pop with jazzy overtones. Quite classy :-) 6-7. | |
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Title: Rastaman positif II Filename: rastaman_positif_ii.mod |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 8 / 10 |
| This is another very good ballad (I guess) track, but again it cuts off in mid- | |
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Title: -> Virtual Dreamz <- Filename: vdreamz.xm |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 9 / 10 |
| Excellent mellow mod. Nice piano and flute(?) samples, lovely lilting melody. Almost a ballad. | |
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Title: the last fight Filename: the_last_fight.mod |
Posted Mon 5th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| A very good tracker (worth 7 or 8) that unfortunately gets cut off before it finishes. I did wonder how it was going to round off smoothly in the last few seconds, but it jus- | |
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Title: wanna_buy_a_helmet! Filename: jason_-_wanna_buy_a_helmet.mod |
Posted Sun 4th Nov 2007
Rated 6 / 10 |
| Liked the quiet melody at about the two minute mark. An above-average track. | |
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Title: ## dead brain ## Filename: _dead_brain_.mod |
Posted Sun 4th Nov 2007
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Quite a good hard trance track. Long - 9m40. 6-7. | |
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Title: scalex & western Filename: westscal.mod |
Posted Sun 4th Nov 2007
Rated 4 / 10 |
| Mad banjos! Rather poor horse and gallop samples, and the harmonica/accordion sample is so bad I'm not sure which instrument it is. I won't insult a whole genre by classifying it as Country, so Comedy it is. 4-5. | |
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Title: Sirkusta 2.02 Filename: sirkusta_2_02.mod |
Posted Sun 4th Nov 2007
Rated 4 / 10 |
| Oh, it's Entry of the Gladiators with a rather gratuitous drum backing. Starts trying to 'scratch' about halfway through, which doesn't work very well with this tune. Another silly, but better-done than many. The outro did make me laugh. 4-5. | |
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Title: DC-InGame_Phoenix Filename: dc-ingame_phoenix.mod |
Posted Sun 4th Nov 2007
Rated 7 / 10 |
| Professional-sounding 3-channel mod. Presumably ripped from a game, but if so, I wonder what sort of game would have this sort of music. | |
Title: Meditation
Filename: aa_mdtn.xm
Rated 9 / 10