crystalhammer (CRYSTALH.MOD)

Posted by The Finn on Wed 15th Sep 2021, rated 8 / 10.

[this is a duplicate module with https://modarchive.org/module.php?34651 , comments still apply.]

This nails a very classic tracker sound, not just due to the ST samples. The sparse arrangement and song structure contribute to the wistful melancholy mood that oozes out of this one.

I think this is one of the few original 15-sample soundtracker modules I ran across when building my collection back in the day...

Posted by JudgeGroovyman on Thu 22nd Oct 2020, rated 10 / 10.

This is from an Amiga game called Crystal Hammer (kind of like Arkanoid) and is by Karsten Obarski who made the first tracker program (Ultimate Soundtracker) so this mod is kind of a big deal. Also it takes me right back to my childhood.

Posted by RavenWorks on Sun 21st Mar 2010, rated 7 / 10.

Used in the soundtrack to Alex Metcalf's "Maniac" :)

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Mon 22nd Mar 1999, rated 8 / 10.

This is an upbeat song with a sort of techno style to it. It doesn't really go under anything else. It has a good changing melody and it has an alternating bassdrum/snaredrum beat to it. This has the usual left/right panning of a mod which can't be helped but it would probably sound better if there was some good panning in it. It has some pretty clean sounds and they fit together nicely. This is a more than average song. The only thing wrong with it is that it sounds a little like video game music for a nintendo game.