Song of the Week - WEEK 54 Voting/WEEK 55 Nominating

Originally Posted by orion_mk3

I feel exactly the same way--perhaps moreso, given the disconnect between my music collection and the sort of thing that usually wins SoTW, as well as my own self-imposed "Western Only" rule.

Thirded. I'm running out of stuff because I don't download enough obscure stuff. I'm in a Catch 22 of triviality: the good stuff I have would be berated for not being obscure enough, while the obscure stuff I have has been taking a critical beating.

What's even more amazing is that I feel these past few weeks after the restart have been the most consistent yet. I know there was some new blood, but I'm amazed that people are finding tracks of such good quality.

On to the voting:

(2 points) Mushihimesama Original Sound Track - Like the Night of the Falling Stars - Stage 4: Love the instrument selection and ethereal feel. Especially enjoy it when the backbeat kicks in. The melody could be better, which is why it doesn't get three points.

(2 points) Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden - Blue Whitecaps: When Kanno does this jazzy-type of work, she's golden (unlike her J-pop stuff). Feelings are matched with Night of the Falling Stars: love the instruments (plinking piano = love), wish the melody was a bit more addictive. Nonetheless, this is great, great stuff.

(And if I could give these tracks 3 points each, I would).

(1 point) Toshinden Retake & Remix - Duke's Theme: Yeah, the instruments are fake, but it's solid mid-90s synth.

(1 point) Tekken 3 arcade soundtrack 001 ex - Forest Law: My nomination, and I'm glad it was severely outclassed by other tracks this week. The Tekken 3 Arcade soundtrack as a whole is solid and consistent. This happened to be one of my favorites. The gimmicks work, and the synthy guitar riffs and baseline add a hint of groove and edge to a track that doesn't cleanly fall into any one category.

The rest (which are really just as good as these last two): Cromlech Court is a favorite of mine from Blast Corps, poppy and light but still working in the game. Tiberian Sun Map Theme would place for me in weaker weeks, even with its traditional militaristic elements. Ruins is a groovy joy too. As for "A Pirate I Was Meant To Be," it's got humor in all the right places, and the music it works with is more enjoyable than I thought. Every track was good this week.

Jam it back in, in the dark.