Song of the Week - WEEK 75 Voting/WEEK 76 Nominating

Quickie reviews this week.

cool voice - Largely irrelevant comparisons to Guara Bobelo aside, this isn't bad. A little jumbly at parts, with the syncopation skipping around, yeah. It's still fairly easy on the ears though.

Stage 5 - Dunno why, but I like this. It's pretty cheery for a chiptune. Parts of it sound very much like the deckbuilding music from "Pokemon: the Trading Card Game" for the Gameboy Color. Same composer, maybe?

Mr. Explorer - It's okay. Doesn't grab me as much as Stage 5 did. But it's cool to see some chiptune representation again.

Above the Treetops - Walks that fine line between "light and soothing" and "dull and uneventful". Ultimately, I think it comes out on the good side of that dichotomy but I think it needs just a little more "pep".

Yellow Robe - Harpsichord is always pretty cool but the rest of the track didn't accentuate the harpsichord in a way that I found to be particularly interesting.

Til the End of Infinity - Uplifting, but with more vibrance and creative elements than "Above the Treetops". On the downside, I wish the recording quality had been better, as it sounds rather compressed.

Sound Test Music 05 - It has some decent electronic ambience, but at 6:23, I feel like a lot of its charm prematurely wears out its welcome. It would be much stronger if its length were cut by a third or half.

The Path to Knowledge - It's peaceful, but it also feels rather sparse. I like the mood and what it does with the synth chimes, but I think it's lacking in something that would otherwise elevate it from "good" to "great".


I really haven't developed any loyalties to one song, so it's gonna be an even distribution this week.

3 Points: Hotdog Storm (Game Rip) - Stage 5
2 Points: Tales Weaver OST - Till the End of Infinity
1 Point: Maple Story (Game Rip) - Above the Treetops

A solid week. Yay for getting some chiptunes back into SotW!

EDIT: Hotdog Storm - Stage 5 has surprisingly grown on me and I'd like to see it earn a place that I feel it deserves. I've altered my point spread accordingly.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I've changed my point spread around slightly, to reflect emerging preferences. Please take note of these changes when tallying this week's winners.

Most amazing jew boots

Incidentally, the SotW page has an error on it.

For Week 74, Rainbow Butterfly Wood took 3rd place, not 2nd. This is reversed in the display on the site.

Just letting you know, Kaleb.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.