after dark (laamaa_-_after_dark.it)

Overall Impression (9/10)

This is a great song with nice melodies. It doesn't sound like tracker music at all. It uses a lot of Zxx triggers and that is not commonly found in modules. The drums are nicely made, the song is mellow and calm, but still bouncy. The one thing I also like here is the ending, with a well-performed slowdown.

Technique, Arrangement, Composition (10/10)

This song uses a lot of effects, almost any you could think of. Great skill is showcased here. The structure is great and this module is nice to watch in a tracker. There's a lot of NNAs.

Development (10/10)

The track is mixed well, there's a lot of stereo samples. The transitions are nicely done and all the samples sound very high-quality, despite all of them being 8-bit. The author uses a variety of sounds, like chiptune waveforms, MIDI-ish instruments and even sampled breaks and raw data.

Creativity (9/10)

The melody is repeated through the whole song, but it doesn't feel really repetitive until you play it back for the 50th time :) I like the drums, they are very creative and inspiring, even though the artist uses a drum loop, there's still some variety, as the author uses other sounds to make the drums groovier. All the Zxx triggers make this song outstanding and unique.

Enjoyment (10/10)

I would definitely keep this in my module collection. It's a great piece of modern tracker music which can compete with DAW music.