[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 192 Voting/WEEK 193 Nominating

What is an initially jarring chiptune quickly becomes a decently catchy romp. Batman (TG-16 Game Rip) - Stage Areas 1-3 is a track best listened to on the lower volume setting, and is pretty fun all in all.

DESIRE "THE ORIGIN" - RYU UMEMOTO RARE TRACKS Vol.2 - Reflector (Unlimited) is, for me, largely generic and uninteresting, but has the occasion spark of creative flair. Sadly those sparks are few and far between, shading my ultimate impression a rather garish colour.

Elebest (Game Rip) - Stage has an eerily enticing sound to it. It's a unique fusion of sounds and voices, with the final product leaving me wanting more rather than being thoroughly turned off. I don't really know why, but I like this one! The jazzy piano lick is particularly cool, albeit disappointingly brief.

I'm afraid I just can't get behind Hollywood Monsters (Game Rip) - Enigmas. I'm not a fan of what it's doing, or at least trying to do, and the song just comes across as lethargic and dull to me. Vocals grate on me a bit, too.

MadBalls in... Babo: Invasion (Game Rip) - Ice 2 has a fantastic build during the opening minute, but there's a bit of an extended trough before things pick up again. I don't really have any major complaints though, as all of this works well together to create a very pleasing whole.

Ristar (Game Rip) - Ring Rink is solid Ristar music, and in the scale of music as a whole, that means it's pretty damn good. Melodically it's absolutely charming, and it coincidentally makes a nice prelude to the Yuletide week with its starry, icy sounds and glitches. Warm and fuzzy; chilly and sharp---wonderful track.

The Sketches of Moondays ~We Kept Our Promise To You~ - BLUE is, as usual, quality Moon music. Gotta dig the spacey atmosphere and the starry melodic arpeggios or whatever they are.

Well this isn't the sort of track I expected given the source. Touhou Hisoutensoku ~ Chase the Enigma of the Superdreadnought Guignol (Game Rip) - The Eternal Steam Engine, as well as being from a game with a seemingly fantastic name, is pretty spectacular in its short-lived splendor. I don't think it realises its full potential in this brief timeframe however so that may restrict it in terms of points. But it's a very nice piece regardless, especially with the train touch towards the end.

this POINT is grating and jarring, but you could also say it's warm and fuzzy...

2 points: Ristar (Game Rip) - Ring Rink
1 point: The Sketches of Moondays ~We Kept Our Promise To You~ - BLUE
1 point: MadBalls in... Babo: Invasion (Game Rip) - Ice 2
1 point: Elebest (Game Rip) - Stage
1 point: Touhou Hisoutensoku ~ Chase the Enigma of the Superdreadnought Guignol (Game Rip) - The Eternal Steam Engine
6th: Batman (TG-16 Game Rip) - Stage Areas 1-3
7th: DESIRE "THE ORIGIN" - RYU UMEMOTO RARE TRACKS Vol.2 - Reflector (Unlimited)
8th: Hollywood Monsters (Game Rip) - Enigmas

Pretty decent week. Only one real clunker for me, and lots of keepers!

Jam it back in, in the dark.