[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 143 Voting/WEEK 144 Nominating

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

=== Kaleb.G ===
* Album Title: Excite Truck (Wii Game Rip)
* Artist: Kenji Yamamoto, Masaru Tajima
* Track Title: Nebula
* Source: a game rip I found online, also GameFAQs
* File Location: nom folder
* Disc Number: 1/1
* Track Number: 11
* Year: 2006

I'm pretty sure this was featured in last year's BSC, though it's possible that it was eliminated during the preliminaries.

Still, are we cool with it then? I am but I'm just pointing this out since I've always wondered if BSC participation was a barrier to future SotW nomination.

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BANGAI-O SPIRITS Audio Collection Plus - Bangai-O GO!: This is decent. The bubbly nature and smorgasbord of synth FX give the melody some extra mileage. I found myself liking the sparse bass samples and really wish they'd been given more time to shine. Oh well, the rest is solid stuff.

Neo Contra (Game Rip) - Mission 3: The meaty guitars instantly grabbed me, and then I was dunked headfirst into a techno-grunge pool of joy. The bass section is rich and satisfying, but the synth section directly afterward is absolute gravy. This sort of rockin' track isn't popular with some of the VGM community but goddamn, do I love it! An excellent discovery!

Putty Squad (SNES Game Rip) - Dr. Sushi's Laboratory of Terror: The melody is serviceable but the samples are a bit lacking. I didn't care for the staccato feel that much, especially when it became the same note sequence over and over and over and over and over and over and over...I wanted to like the flow but just couldn't quite get myself into that zone.
It's definitely not the worst SNES track out there though. I just think it could use some polish before I fall completely in love.

SPIKEOUT Battle Street Original Sound Track - Bad guys ~Here Comes The Area Boss~: More rockin'! Following the Neo Contra track in the same vein is hard though. "Bad guys" tries valiantly, it really does. In other weeks, I'd give it better praises but it doesn't have quite the innovative charm of "Mission 3." It's still a good track but it was taken to school by a similar, better track. Bad timing.

Swept Away - Before Dawn: A couple weeks ago, I played a Flash game called Music Catch and was instantly enamored with the delicate, ebbing progression of this wonderful piece. It was an absolute perfect fit for the game and I found myself playing for hours just to listen to the score. It's almost timeless.
(You owe it to yourself to try the game too. The full version allows you to import your own music. The in-game music from Monty On the Run is quite a challenge.)

The Treasure of Usas (Game Rip) - Mohenjo Daro (Stage 5): This is nice. I'm in the camp that believes chiptunes really need several layers to be good. Fortunately, Mohenjo Daro is pretty deep in sound (despite a lack of drums, as surasshu pointed out.) It's becoming harder and harder to find new, well-made chiptunes. Can it compete with other tracks this week? I like to think so.

VAGUE2 - S (from AIR 'summer lights,' AIRness 'summer lights -AIRness-'): You know, I was totally feeling this piece until it became a J-pop-ish dance track. The chiptune intro, followed by the light, airy vocals, that part was fantastic. I felt it building up to something quite uplifting and serene. I was almost holding my breath. But it came out in a bit of a disappointed huff when the drum track kicked in. There were positive elements within the track but I felt the OMG DANCE REMIX quality sort of ruined what otherwise held tremendous potential. Oh ZTS, why?

Vampire Savior The Lord of Vampire - FEAST OF THE DAMNED: Kind of all over the place, isn't it? My mind tells me I should like this more than I do. I guess my chief criticism is that a lot of it feels as though it's been done before, and with more pizazz.

Point Spread
3 Points: Swept Away - Before Dawn
2 Points: Neo Contra (Game Rip) - Mission 3
1 Point: The Treasure of Usas (Game Rip) - Mohenjo Daro (Stage 5)

This was an above average week, for sure.

Nomination!

Game: Tiny Tank (PSX Gamerip)
Composer: Appaloosa Sound Team
Track Title: SNOW08
Track Number: 9
Additional Notes: I don't know how accurate some of this information is, particularly the track title. I'm going purely by the ID3 tags on this one. I'll upload the song to the FTP.

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