[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 161 Voting/WEEK 162 Nominating

Song of the Week. 150 Weeks and counting.
Week 161 Voting is closed.
Week 162 Nominating is restricted.

Results:
1). [29] Elebits (Game Rip) - Mission 27: Me and My Little War
2). [18] PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Volcano - Kamishimo X68000 mix -
3). [14] Savage (Amiga Game Rip) - Level 2
4). [12] 1st GIG #Awake - The theme of Arcueid
5). [9] Fighters' Impact - Ancient City -Koto- (Kaede's STAGE)
6). [5/3] Hermina and Culus ~Atelier Lilie Another Story~ Original Soundtrack - Culus' Big Adventure
7). [5/2.5] Detana!! Twinbee - World of the Mold (Stage 4 BGM)
8). [4] Momotaro Denchiku II Best Classics - Hudson Soft Orchestra - Wing of Dawn ~ Riding on the Firebird

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: 1st GIG #Awake - The theme of Arcueid
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Detana!! Twinbee - World of the Mold (Stage 4 BGM)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Elebits (Game Rip) - Mission 27: Me and My Little War
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Fighters' Impact - Ancient City -Koto- (Kaede's STAGE)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Hermina and Culus ~Atelier Lilie Another Story~ Original Soundtrack - Culus' Big Adventure
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Momotaro Denchiku II Best Classics - Hudson Soft Orchestra - Wing of Dawn ~ Riding on the Firebird Goddess
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Volcano - Kamishimo X68000 mix -
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Savage (Amiga Game Rip) - Level 2

Notes:
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Week 162 Nominating
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

1st GIG #Awake - The theme of Arcueid It's been established by now that, no matter which GIG it is from, this stuff isn't for me. This is the sort of rock that fails to make an impact on me at any level, frankly.

Detana!! Twinbee - World of the Mold (Stage 4 BGM) Interesting piece, a sort of cutesy-rock. It's a little all over the place and disorganized, but has a nice sound and a good beat.

Elebits (Game Rip) - Mission 27: Me and My Little War This reminded me of a low-key, jazzy rendition of Uematsu's classic JENOVA theme--stripped of its uncanny menace. It's fun, a little scattershot and melodically weak but never boring.

Fighters' Impact - Ancient City -Koto- (Kaede's STAGE) +1 for sitar, -1 for random talking. This one is just too bizarre; Asian instruments, soul singers, synth, and random dialogue make for a completely disjointed song.

Hermina and Culus ~Atelier Lilie Another Story~ Original Soundtrack - Culus' Big Adventure Reminds me very heavily of Shimomura's SMRPG in places, but very charming with a rustic feel and a nice melody.

Momotaro Denchiku II Best Classics - Hudson Soft Orchestra - Wing of Dawn ~ Riding on the Firebird Goddess Interesting stuff--but, as is all too often the case, the orchestral arrangement is thin and otherwise piss-poor, mauling good music near death. It's a shame, as a competent arrangement and performance could really have made the piece shine.

PSYVARIAR "THE MIX" - Volcano - Kamishimo X68000 mix - Got a nice rhythm and beats, no doubt. Takes a while for the main synths to catch up, but when they do, it's a nice dose of chiptune jazz funk.

Savage (Amiga Game Rip) - Level 2 Some really neat vocorder effects in this one. They of course have to mix in some hideous record-scratch effects to puke things up later on, though. Fun but flawed.

The Point Spread
Me and My Little War - 2 pts.
Culus' Big Adventure - 2 pts.
Volcano - 2 pts.

There's nowhere I can't reach.