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Download: Title: Big Bag 'O Skunk Filename: bgbgosk.it	Posted Wed 2nd Jun 1999 Rated 6 / 10
The feel of this song reminds me of the great old tune "Low Rider." It's a very good start... a great foundation on which to build "Big Bag O' Skunk 2." As it is, there just aren't enough changes or contrasting melodies. The samples are pretty cool. No annoying or ear-hurting ones. The instrumentation fits the music well. It's well-produced overall... great use of stereo. Not overdone at all, just an effective way to keep the low melody and the high melody that mimics it separate.

Download: Title: ball.main Filename: ballmain.mod	Posted Wed 2nd Jun 1999 Rated 6 / 10
This is kind of laid back, but very catchy. It slowly evolves, one good melody after the other. New melodies come and go, never to be heard again. I normally don't like that sort of arrangement, but it seems to work well here. Points off for lack of hi-hat and cymbals. It's enjoyable -- nothing spectacular but not too bad either. "Solid" is a good word. Good samples, the drums are huge. Great blend of instruments -- they convey the feel of the music well. Very small filesize at 37k.

Download: Title: The Myth Of A Beaver Filename: beaver.xm	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 8 / 10
Great beat! The intro and ending are fantastic, as are some of the breaks during the song. The melody blends well with the fast tempo of the rhythm section. All the samples are excellent. With the exception of the high-pitched "pinging" voice I hear (something like a pizzicato violin being played out of range?) the instrumentation is top-notch. Very good mix -- I can hear everything from the bass to the hi-hat without having to intentionally listen for it.

Download: Title: beatles-megamix Filename: beatlesm.mod	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This is fantastic! Very, very fun to listen to. The banjo part sounds like it was written like a banjo player... very well done. There is a rave section near the middle of the song that could be omitted (it's a big-time low point in my opinion) but even that is pretty good. The ending is abrupt and could use some work. The intro is great, and the banjo tracks rule. The vocals are well done except for the rave section, where they become indecipherable. Very good drums. I recommend downloading this MOD just because it's fun.

Download: Title: in gmae two bkp Filename: bea.mod	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This song has a lot of feel and some catchy ideas. Great job creating suspense and tension near the end of the song... sounds like it could be used as the soundtrack to an underground world in a Super Mario Brothers game. The intro is great, but the ending is abrupt and could be better. Musical ideas are presented cleanly and effectively and the song never gets cluttered. Reviewer dfensman The stereo and effects are subtle, but they're effective. The thing I like most about this MOD is that it's not too busy. Musical ideas are presented cleanly and effectively and the song never gets cluttered.

Download: Title: Break it down, Charlie Filename: bchar.it	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 6 / 10
This song has some of the best drums I've ever heard in a MOD. Unfortunately, the same (fantastic) beat is repeated ad-nauseum throughout the song, except for occasionally stopping altogether. The melody never seems to change; always the same basic chord progression. If this had a few contrasting parts to go along with the great atmosphere and feel of what's here, it would be one of the best MODs in the archive. I could live without the vocals. Other than that, this MOD sounds great. In a word: drums!

Download: Title: back again Filename: back.mod	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
There are some very catchy ideas here, but they lose their appeal because the song is too repetitious. Even when it does change, it sounds pretty much the same. Also, the kick drum sounds great... but there are no hi-hat, symbols or snare. With a full "set" of drums, this would be a much better MOD. There are some very good samples, some not so good. The bass drum sounds great! Using a "claps" sample instead of a snare drum is ineffective at best. 5 minutes is much too long for this song, because there aren't enough individual musical ideas to support it and keep it interesting. But hey, it's only 42k!

Download: Title: PsychoticDisturbance Filename: b_psyco.xm	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This is a fun MOD. It has a great beat, and kind of a "hectic" (psycho?) feel. The intro and the laughing sample are hilarious. There are some very well-concieved breaks and changes. My only beef music-wise is that the composition lacks cohesion, in that once a motif ends it never returns. Still, that's quite preferable the opposite extreme.... being too repetitious. That laugh sample rules! The other samples are ok. There's not a whole lot here in the way of stereo or effects, but I think it's a pretty good MOD just the same.

Download: Title: RoughTimes(Modified) Filename: b_rough2.xm	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 5 / 10
Great beat, solid melody, good thick atmosphere. Not too sure about the incredibly fast drum roll half way through... seems VERY out of place in this song. The composition could use some changes. What would be nice is some contrasting parts to offset the main theme, which is repeated too much because there aren't enough other parts. Great blend of instruments. The piano and string samples are very good. The drum samples sound great too, and the drum line is written very well -- except for the nuclear-powered drum roll half way through :)

Download: Title: bacardi Filename: bacardi.mod	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
Most of the ideas are good, though they are hurt by some questionable sample selections (more on that in the Tech section). I would have liked to hear more drums and less "other stuff"... I say other stuff because I'm not exactly sure what it is I DO hear. I just know I wish it were drums. Most of the samples are good, but there are two terrible ones: the "orchestra hit" and the "claps." Those two samples are horrendous. This would be a much better MOD without them. Lots of sound for 29k though.

Download: Title: Just The Way It Is Filename: baby.mod	Posted Mon 31st May 1999 Rated 2 / 10
This is a moderately enjoyable trip down memory lane. It is a VERY stripped-down version of an 80's pop tune... you'll recognize it the second you hear it. If you think you'll get a kick out of the nostalgia or the novelty, it's worth downloading. Otherwise, don't bother. The good news is it's only 13k. The bad news is, it SOUNDS like it's only 13k. The drums are hard to hear. This MOD lacks dynamics or production value of any kind.

Download: Title: b-boy -by dj.dre Filename: b-boy.it	Posted Sun 30th May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
There are some interesting breaks and sound effects, but the main theme is repeated too much. The drum beat never seems to change, except for when it stops altogether. The intro is great, but the ending could use some work. This MOD has some great sound effects and instrument samples. The drums sound great, especially the snare and kick. Technically speaking, this is a very good MOD.

Download: Title: Battery by Cort Filename: battery.xm	Posted Fri 28th May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This is one novel attempt! It's not dead-on, but it's damn good and a heck of a lot closer than I would have come. The drums are great... you have to hear it to believe it. As I said, it's not dead on... but expecting that would be naive and getting it this close is quite an accomplishment. The samples range from good to great. Sometimes the guitar samples don't cut the mustard for the parts they're used on. It would take a ton of different samples to fix that though -- more than I would want to mess with. Great job on the solos... this must have been one heck of a tracking experience! This would take me weeks. It's the kind of thing where I say "Hey, it would be cool to... NAHHHH!" If you are even a borderline Metallica fan, download this. I don't think you'll find many Metallica MODs that rank with it.

Download: Title: the bass party Filename: basparty.mod	Posted Fri 28th May 1999 Rated 3 / 10
This is like something an off-the-wall, futuristic "oom-pah" band might play (or maybe Devo). It has a quirky, industrious feel. Unfortunately, it never seems to get off the ground.... it seems like a 3-minute intro. The break at the beginning is very cool, never heard it done like that before. The main samples are unspectacular, nothing great. Some of the sound fx near the end of the song are cool -- they sound like something out of Star Wars.

Download: Title: basma spasma-remix Filename: basmarmx.mod	Posted Fri 28th May 1999 Rated 2 / 10
This is basically the same song the original, with the exception that there's a full set of drums being used now. So, that part's much improved. But that "singing" is still quite a drawback. The music is ok, but nothing extraordinary and certainly not worth enduring that repetitious voice. That spoken-word thing has to go. Some of the samples are decent, but overall I wouldn't recommend downloading this.

Download: Title: basma spasma Filename: basma.xm	Posted Thu 27th May 1999 Rated 2 / 10
This MOD is extremely repetitious, and the "singing" is terribly annoying. Also, the only drum used is the bass drum.. not one snare, cymbal or tom. The synth voice could be better, could be worse. Once the novelty wears off of the "singing", all it does is irritate. In my opinion, this is an incomplete MOD... there's a reason songs aren't released with just the bass drum as the entire drum line: it's boring.

Download: Title: bothersome Filename: bthrsome.it	Posted Thu 27th May 1999 Rated 6 / 10
This sounds like it could be the theme from a horror movie, or a television show like Millennium. My only complaint is that there's not enough changes to support the 5 minute run time. It could be a 1 minute loop and the listener wouldn't miss much! The music is definitely haunting though, and there's a cool break in the middle. The samples are very unusual, and very effective. The constant, predictable stereo movement is rather annoying, especially at the end of the song.

Download: Title: baskervile dog(club) Filename: baskervi.xm	Posted Wed 26th May 1999 Rated 2 / 10
Why this thing is almost 5 minutes long, I have NO idea. It is repetitious and anti-climactic. Terrible, terrible, terrible. The mix is all wrong. You can barely hear the bass for most of the song, and the "beepy beepy beepy" noise is much too loud. The samples, all by themselves, aren't that bad. Overall, I have to say this is not a very good MOD.

Download: Title: basic instinct Filename: BasicInstinct.mod	Posted Wed 26th May 1999 Rated 8 / 10
This MOD features and intense beat and some very inventive musical ideas. "Action-packed" is the best way I can describe it. The beginning and ending are both well conceived and effective. Great job all around. All of the samples are good. There are some squeaks and whistles I never would have tried to such a musical way, but jester makes them sound great. This MOD deserves an award for filesize efficiency.... 108k of enormous sound.

Download: Title: Basket Case - Green Day Filename: basket.s3m	Posted Wed 26th May 1999 Rated 2 / 10
I have to give this one an A for effort. I used to play this song in my band, and based on that I'm sure it isn't an easy song to track in MOD form. That having been said, MODs like this shouldn't be released to the general public. I would only recommend this to the most rabid Green Day fan. The rhythm guitar sound is pretty good. However, that sound should NOT be used to track lead parts. A lead guitar sample (one note at a time, not a sampled chord) should be used for that.

Download: Title: Black Diamond Filename: black2.xm	Posted Tue 25th May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
This MOD features some very interesting drums a good, borderline-neoclassical melody. Unfortunately, the arrangement just consists of variations on a single theme. Individual components of that theme fade in and out, and there are breaks occasionally which give the piece a more theatrical feel. Overall, it's just too repetitive for my liking. I really like the electric guitar solo at about the half-way point. I believe it may have been taken from the KISS song of the same name. The other samples are all pretty good.

Download: Title: Eddie "Beepy music" Filename: beepy.mod	Posted Tue 25th May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
Good beat, but a well-placed "boom, bat, boom, bat" would have provided great contrast and made things a little more interesting. The instruments are ok. This song is like an Atari game gone terribly awry. I just realized that it's a loop -- I guess I can stop wondering why it's so long :) The instruments aren't great, but I honestly think they fit the music well. The loop is done well; undetectable unless you watch the "time elapsed" indicator. I like the change in snare drum sounds near the half-way point -- a good, subtle change of atmosphere done in an unusual way.

Download: Title: Bathroom Dancing Filename: bathroom.xm	Posted Tue 25th May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
The lead parts aren't bad, pretty catchy. I like the glass harmonica (but moderation is the key). The bass line never seems to change. When it does, it just stops and then resumes doing the same thing it was before. The samples are good quality-wise. I would have stayed away from the "ahh" voice. The glass harmonica part is pretty cool but I think there's a bit too much of it. Maybe playing the same part with a different instrument some of the time would have shaken things up a bit.

Download: Title: justalittleravetune Filename: b_jalrt.xm	Posted Tue 25th May 1999 Rated 6 / 10
Cool beat, but the song is way too short (Boomerang knew that). There's not much in the way of melody either, but it's a good raver in an understated sort of way. I like the ending, it's very unique. I don't have any complaints about the production value of this MOD, despite the composer's assertion that "it's not made properly." My biggest complaint is that it's so short (1mn13s), but it works well as a loop. Also, short MODs often have puny file sizes -- this one is 68k.

Download: Title: The Vision Filename: b_vision.xm	Posted Tue 25th May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
Catchy song with a good beat. It borders on a nightbeat feel sometimes. "The Vision" is a good title for for this tune -- the music is very peaceful and inspirational. The mix is a little low, but that's better than if it were a little loud in this case. Most of the samples sound like standard sound bank stuff, but they fit the music very well. Cool stereo effects -- they make the music seem to surround you.

Download: Title: im a little bastard Filename: bastard.xm	Posted Mon 24th May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This MOD is well-named... it sounds like a temper tantrum thrown by an irrational brat. It has thunderous bass and a rip-your-head-off tempo. Parts are repetitious, but those happen to be the best parts. Sometimes repetitiveness is the hallmark of a relentless, merciless, ass-kicking piece of music. This is one of those times. All good samples. Not much in the way of effects or stereo, but this isn't a fancy MOD anyhow. This is straight-through-that-brick-wall music, and the production follows suit. Straight forward, no bull.

Download: Title: Simpsons2 Filename: bartman.mod	Posted Mon 24th May 1999 Rated 3 / 10
This is a tough MOD to review. I believe all of the samples have been ripped right off of the Simpsons' CD. The music is very good, but am I reviewing the people on the original or the person who made this MOD? Anyway... the music, whomever wrote it, is a catchy and well-written funk groove. Not much to say technically, the samples are clean. It sounds to like the composer just ripped the CD and rearranged the song. Big sound for 240k.

Download: Title: baroque oldfield Filename: baroque_.mod	Posted Mon 24th May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This is a genuine attempt at tracking classical music, and not a half bad one. It has catchy, interwoven melodies and no breaks to speak of -- baroque to a "t". It is pretty repetitious, and lacks the key changes which have been used throughout history to breathe life into compositions such as this. The pipe organ section at the end is very cool. While there are some instruments here which I do not believe would have been used during the baroque period, (I think I hear an electric guitar!) the mix of instruments is quite pleasant. Cool use of stereo at the end to separate the different melodies of the pipe organ and make them stand out. If you're into classical, you will probably want to download this MOD.

Download: Title: Barcode Baby Filename: barcode.xm	Posted Mon 24th May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This song boasts a heavy beat and a nice, thick atmosphere. Each new part of the song sounds completely different than the part before it, but somehow it all comes together. I like the ending, sudden yet well done. The majority of the samples are very good, but there is a snare sound near the end that I don't care for. Also, some of the vocal samples do not contribute much and would not be missed if they were removed. The trance section at the end makes good use of stereo and effects. Overall, the mix is good and the sound is big.

Download: Title: Barbie/Bondage Mix NBT Filename: barbhrt.it	Posted Mon 24th May 1999 Rated 5 / 10
Not too bad, kinda catchy. There is some extremely profane language here. The composer went overboard on the heavy breathing, whips, etc. The singing voice is very cool -- more of that would have been nice. I had to shave off a point or two because it's too long and too repetitive. Some of the samples are out of place, the "laser beams" and the "car" for instance. The real tragedy is that the over-the-top whipping noises and other novelties overshadow a rather catchy dance mix.

Download: Title: BARAKA whatsdapoint? Filename: baraka.xm	Posted Sun 23rd May 1999 Rated 8 / 10
This is one unique MOD! The intro and the ending are great, as are most parts in between. The main theme before the break is rather repetitious, but from there on out it's one interesting, mind-bending twist after another. The backward (I presume) sample in the intro is fantastic, and the rest are as well. Excellent choices where instrumentation is concerned. Seemingly unrelated musical ideas fade seamlessly in and out of the mix during the interlude (near the middle of the song). The effects are very subtle yet very effective.

Download: Title: BAOBAB Filename: BAOBAB.MOD	Posted Sun 23rd May 1999 Rated 3 / 10
Percussion is the highlight of this song. I think there are some very solid musical ideas too, but they have not been well implemented; questionable instrumentation detracts from an otherwise solid musical composition. As I said, the drums and percussion are great. However, the "bottle blower" track is much too notey, to the point of being annoying. Bottle blowers generally play long, droning notes, not intricate lead parts. Also, some of the samples are out of tune with each other.

Download: Title: Enchanted Tales of a Banjo Filename: banjo.s3m	Posted Sun 23rd May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
Parts of this song are very good, but the overall composition is difficult to follow. Some of the melodies are too complex, which renders them un-memorable. On the plus side, there are some very cool syncopations and harmonies, the likes of which the average MOD does not offer. The mix of instruments is bizarre. The "bottle blower" sample, used in this way, is annoying. Also, while the syncopated rhythms are cool, there is no consistency to the song. It is a busy, herky-jerky delivery. I would suggest some kind of an underlying rhythm that keeps things grounded better.

Download: Title: banana split Filename: bananasplit.mod	Posted Sun 23rd May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
This MOD has a big sound. The brick-wall ending is terrible, but that weakness aside, the rest of this piece is great. Keyboard solos, accidentals and key changes keep it interesting from beginning to end. Lots of interesting, cleanly sampled instruments. The lead synth voice is great, and subtle changes in the tone of that voice are well-placed to keep things interesting. Very cool (subtle) stereo and effects.

Download: Title: bambam.it Filename: bambam.it	Posted Sun 23rd May 1999 Rated 6 / 10
This is a very rhythmic MOD. It is short, and for a good reason -- it consists entirely of variations on a single theme. That single theme happens to be a solid and catchy one, but I think a departure or two would have done the overall composition a lot of good. In short, I think this would be a great foundation on which to build a more complete composition. The samples are nothing to write home to ma about, but I get the feeling they were what the composer wanted. They fit the mood of the piece well. It's pretty straightforward technically, no effects to speak of.

Download: Title: Voices From Heaven Filename: bam-vfh.xm	Posted Sun 23rd May 1999 Rated 9 / 10
This MOD starts out purely rhythmic, with just drums and bass. It gradually (but not TOO gradually) develops a great melody as well. I especially like the understated acoustic guitar and piano parts. A chorus of "ahhhhhs" is used to thicken the atmosphere, with great effect. All great samples, and ones you don't hear every day. This MOD has tons of stereo activity. Vocal sampes are present but not overbearing -- they help keep things interesting without distracting from or overshadowing the other instruments.

Download: Title: Breath of the Wind Filename: breath.xm	Posted Sat 22nd May 1999 Rated 7 / 10
Very unique and melodic. The acoustic and lead guitar parts are great. The ending is abrupt, but this is still an exceptional song overall. It sounds to me as if a LOT of time went into sampling the guitars for this -- with great results. The heavy electric guitar sample seems to "break up" at times but despite that, it's one heck of a sampling job. Big sound for a relatively small file (only 367K).

Download: Title: The Truth Filename: bam-trut.xm	Posted Sat 22nd May 1999 Rated 6 / 10
This song is full of solid, catchy ideas. The problem is that the movements are rather lengthy variations on a theme, and in many cases there's not enough contrast from one variation to the next. The intro and the end are both very cool. BAM's MODs all seem to have one thing in common: great production value. This one is no exception. There's plenty of cool stereo and effects going on throughout the piece. The samples are squeaky clean and the mix is excellent.

Download: Title: Bakfull Filename: bakfull.xm	Posted Sat 22nd May 1999 Rated 4 / 10
It's original, that's for sure. Parts of this song are quite cool (they earned it the 4.0 rating), and other parts are simply repugnant. The arpeggios in the middle of the song are well done until mayhem ensues. The beginning is interesting... I think I hear static from a record player in the background. The samples range from bad to worse. Whatever brings in the "static" I hear, that's the only one I like -- I thought that was original and interesting. Other than that, I was technically unimpressed.

Download: Title: Trancaciduction Filename: bel_trance.xm	Posted Wed 19th May 1999 Rated 8 / 10
This song is, at once, complex and understated. It is also highly atmospheric-- I felt like I was being taken somewhere. Exactly where, I don't know. Someplace fascinating and mysterious, I suppose. The drums are rather weak in places, but the strings are fantastic and the overall composition is as well. Very interesting choices where instrumentation is concerned. All of the samples are good or better. As I mentioned above, the strings are great. On the downside, there are a few too many drum roll swells -- one is really enough for any song.