She's eighteen. (aws_18.xm)

Posted by Prizm on Wed 8th May 2013, rated 9 / 10.

I stumbled across one of Awesome's other songs and felt it had good potential, so I sought out more of his tracks and came across this one, "She's Eighteen". Great piece, I really enjoy listening to it. It's got a nostalgia feel to it, and perhaps a little sadness.
In fact, the tune really reminds me of "Ruined Landscape" and "Swamps of Sadness", great sad tracks from The Neverending Story movie (remember the Artex scene?). But the upbeat tempo of She's Eighteen stops this from becoming depressing haha
Love it, and wish I found it back in 1996 when it was made. Thanks Awesome.

Posted by TMA Placeholder Account on Sat 31st Mar 2001, rated 9 / 10.

The most unique piece I have heard from Awesome in ages, this upbeat tune was created as a celebration to Aurora (also another song by Awesome, but I guess it's the name of some girl he knows as well) for her, you guessed it, 18th birthday. This does not sound like anything else Awesome has ever made. Building in emotional exhibition throughout, the beginning bongo track fades away into the ballad section, but discreetly makes a second appearance later in the song. A nice steady beat and warm, clear chords round off this memorable song to be played at parties everywhere. Why a 9.5? Last 2.5 minutes are repetitive. I really liked how Awesome uses all 8-bit samples, except for one 16-bit, which was used for the main instrument! Nice way to keep the file small and still make the piece sound good. Please refer to instruments list for any other sample info.