[SotW] Song of the Fortnight - FORTNIGHT 243/FORTNIGHT 244 Nominating

Song of the Fortnight. 112.5 Fortnights and counting.
Fortnight 243 Voting is closed.
Fortnight 244 Nominating is restrict-diddly-icted.

NORMAL WEEK
Normal week
You can go about your business. Move along.

Results:
1). [15] Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
2). [10] DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)
3-t). [8/5]Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship!
3-t). [8/5]Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie
4). [7] Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
5). [5]Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball: Power Pro Music Stadium - Results (Lose)
6). [4] SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation
7). [3] Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)

Tracks:
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship!
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball - Power Pro Music Stadium - Results (Lose)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)
Get the Flash Player to play this audio file: SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation

Voting Rules:
Voters must distribute 6 points among the 8 nominees, giving points to at least 3 songs, giving no song more than 3 points, and giving no more than one of their choices 3 points. Possible ways of voting include:

Spoiler:

"Traditional"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.

"Even Stevens"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 2 pts.

"Tough Decision"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 2 pts.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Nomination Bias"
Song1 - 3 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.

"Indecisive"
Song1 - 2 pts.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.

"Shotgun Spread"
Song1 - 1 pt.
Song2 - 1 pt.
Song3 - 1 pt.
Song4 - 1 pt.
Song5 - 1 pt.
Song6 - 1 pt.

Notes:
Please remember to upload your nominations to the SotF server! Uploaded noms mean a faster, smoother SotF experience for everyone. Server information:

Spoiler:

* Host: ftp.sotw.info
* Username: nominations@sotw.info (that is the actual username; not an e-mail address)
* Password: gff
* Port: 21

Fortnight 244 Nominating:
The Nominations Queue can be found here.
The rules for nominating can be found here.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Nomination #64

Composer: Akitaka Tohyama, Toshio Kai
Album: PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX Original Soundtrack
Track Title: Pac Rainbow
Track Number: 3
Year: 2010
Catalog Number: N/A

Chomping rainbow candy on my way to the FTP yo

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Nomination:

=== Kaleb.G ===
* Album: Stahlfeder (PSX)
* Artist: Shigenori Masco, Fumito Tamayama
* Track #: 6
* Track Title: Mission 3 - Sky Base
* Year: 1995
* Source: Stahlfeder (PSX) | Lost VGM ... so ask Rimo if you need more info, since he ripped it.

How ya doing, buddy?

Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship! I've been beating the bushes at Bandcamp of late, looking for new and exciting VGM, most of which is free for the sampling. This is one of the best pieces I've found so far, hugely catchy and adorably retro. If you like it, I suggest checking out the composer's other works and maybe showing some support.

Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix- There are pretty long stretches of this I can't really enjoy, when there's too much distortion or too much guy shouting into an open mic. The other stuff isn't bad as far as ambient synth washes go, but it's kind of weighed down. But man, that title...not cluster or even CLUSTER but CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr.

DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1) Decent shmup styling for what is, I suspect, a decent shmup.

Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance Really nice retro sound, but I wish they'd done more with it; feels like some wasted potential.

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball - Power Pro Music Stadium - Results (Lose) Why don't we get more Japanese baseball music in this contest? This is actually really good, and a lot more upbeat than you'd expect for a defeat song. I imagine that the victory song is really downbat to compensate.

Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie Shouldn't this have been last week? I mean, isn't all racing a tuning car battle? Besides, the baritone "let's go, here I am, no, out!" chorus would have added much-needed laughs to the week,

Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme) Phantasmagoria was controversial for its graphic depictions of violence and rape, so what better way to end it thatn a soulful 80's-style ballad? Cheese value is at gouda, but entertainment value is flatlining.

SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation Another possible entrant for last week, which is better than 90% of the actual contenders. Might have placed then.

The Point Spread
Let's Fix - 3 pts.
Results Lose - 2 pts.
Liquid Covenant Dance - 1 pt.

Nom
Composer: Jonathan Greer
Album: Liquisity 2
Track Title: Gameplay 1
Track Number: 2
Year: 2010
Source: Bandcamp
Notes: Yes, another Bandcamp song. Get used to it,

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Okay, so I've been listening to this song a lot and finally decided to nominate it. Hope it passes the obscurity test!


* Album Title: NiGHTS ~Journey of Dreams~ Original Soundtrack
* Artist: Tomoko Sasaki
* Track Title: Al-Di-La : Lavender Ver.
* Source: WWCE-31153~5 | NiGHTS ~Journey of Dreams~ Original Soundtrack - VGMdb
* File Location: Nominations folder (upcoming)
* Disc Number: 3 (of 3)
* Track Number: 10
* Catalogue Number: WWCE-31155
* Year: 2008

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Elorin

Hope it passes the obscurity test!

"NiGHTS Original Soundtrack - NiGHTS" was nominated some years ago, so I suppose there's precedent. I'm okay with it.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

3 points - DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)
2 points - Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
1 point - Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship!

I normally really like sanodg's stuff but "Laser Cluster" was too ambient for my tastes.

FELIPE NO

I should probably be packing or something right now but oh well here's a nomination

• Album: Megalomachia2
• Artist: Yousuke Yasui
• Disc #: 1 (of 1)
• Track #: 6
• Track Title: SUPER-REFLEX
• Catalogue Number: SEPR-0007
• Year: 2010
• Additional Info: Seriously, how good has this guy gotten?
• Source: SEPR-0007 | Megalomachia2 - VGMdb

And also:

3 points: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball: Power Pro Music Stadium - Results (Lose)
1 point: Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
1 point: Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)
1 point: SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation

I tried really really hard to do a 2-1-1-1-1 point spread, because this week is great, but I just couldn't bear to do it. Results (Lose) is just about the perfect song to me for reasons I can't really explain (beyond the usual terrible taste in music).

Fuck yeah racing week overflow. Ending Movie is pretty groovy and what the fuck is Irritation

Ahahahahahaha oh god Seibert I love you so much.

And then Namiki rounds out an amazing week. How amazing? So amazing that I'm not giving any points to Namiki (honestly not that big a fan of Vertex, but it's still rad because that man poops gold, I've seen it).

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Solid fortnight.

(2 points) Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
(2 points) Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
(1 point) Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship!
(1 point) DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)

How ya doing, buddy?

I've gotta say, Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship! lacks the melodic punch which I was anticipating. However it's still got an agreeable retro quality that exudes spacey boppin' goodness. OK while it lasts, but not something I'm too eager to revisit.

more liek noise cluster~ Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix- chills me out a good deal and *shrugs* yeah. I too was expecting something a tad more, well, crazy from sanodg.

see above (but this time: Namiki), though DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1) is more upbeat. It features a generic but enjoyable sound.

Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance treads a delicate line between the danceable and the understated, and the end product is one which I find toe-tappingly captivating. If there were more things going on the beat may lose its hook, so I'm pleased things are kept relatively basic. 1:40 is a nice little treat.

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball - Power Pro Music Stadium - Results (Lose) reminds me of a more ostentatious style of Tokimemo BGM. It lacks a definitive hook, but it's nice grab-bag of fun anyway. +

Mm Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie hits the right spot for me at the moment. A rocky fluidity creates an undeniably cool atmosphere in this one.

Oh god, epic in the most awkward kind of way: Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)

why do I love 0:46 and its tortured violin so much; to me it MAKES SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation. What the hell, this gets a point for that alone (it's pretty good otherwise, too)

*APOINTATHY*

3 points: Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
2 points: Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie
1 point: SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation
uh: Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)

I enjoyed the racing track quality this week more than last week's.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Good week.

3 points - Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
2 points - Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
1 point - Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie

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

Some really smooth tracks this week.

(2 points) Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance

(2 points) Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie

(2 points) DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)

Special mentions for Denjin K.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

2 points: Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)
2 points: Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie
1 point: Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
1 point: Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance


Nomination:

• Album: Bad Dudes (NES Game Rip)
• Artist: M. Iwasaki, S. Sakai, T. Miura, Y. Suzuki, Y. Takahama, I. Uchida
• Track #: 4
• Track Title: BGM 2 [Stages 2, 5]
• Year: 1989
• Additional Info:
• Source: Bad Dudes Release Information for NES - GameFAQs, Bad Dudes (1989) NES credits - MobyGames

2 points: Irritation
2 points: Vertex
1 point: LASER CLUSTERRRRRrrrrrr
1 point: Ending Movie
Just Missed: Let's Fix This Ship!

No time for comments or nom

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

<<3 Points>> Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship!
<<2 Points>> DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)
<<1 Poin>> Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance


And one surprise (I mean nom), too!

• Album: Sekai no Subete instrumental album "pf pianoforte"
• Composer: Energy field
• Arrangers: Reiko Yamaguchi, Shintaro Sasaki, Jun Takeuchi
• Track Title: Daybreak
• Track Number: 3
• Year: 2003
• Catalog Number: HBMC-003

FELIPE NO

I haven't forgotten about closing voting, but I have to wait until the tornado warnings around here die down. Look for closing early tomorrow.

Additional Spam:
Or maybe they'll cancel the tornado warnings and I'll do it now. Voting is closed, blah, blah, blah.

1). [16] Invaders Corruption - The Soundtrack - Liquid Dance
2). [9] DO-DON-PACHI DAI-FUKKATSU BLACK LABEL Original Sound Track - Vertex (Stage1)
3-t). [8/5]Astral Puzzle Meltdown - Let's Fix This Ship!
3-t). [8/5]Option TUNING CAR BATTLE 2 Original Soundtrack - Ending Movie
4). [7] Denjin K - LASER CLUSTERRRRrrrrrrr -sanodg dub remix-
5). [5]Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball: Power Pro Music Stadium - Results (Lose)
6). [4] SEGA Rally 2006 Original Sound Track - Irritation
7). [3] Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (PC Game Rip) - Take a Stand (Closing Theme)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

orion you thrill-seeking fiend, posting SotF results in the midst of tornado season. I believe Liquid Dance actually got 15 votes and Vertex 10.

Most amazing jew boots

Originally Posted by Muzza

orion you thrill-seeking fiend, posting SotF results in the midst of tornado season. I believe Liquid Dance actually got 15 votes and Vertex 10.

That's what I get for trying to do math when civil defense sirens are going off in both ears. Luckily the results are the same regardless.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

How do we break this tie? Can I use an executive order?

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

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

How do we break this tie? Can I use an executive order?

I think CHz just let ties like this stand in the past, but they were all 4th place or lower.

If it were up to me I'd just put 'em both up on the site, but the template doesn't want to let you do that.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

That template is so old, I don't know how much work would be required to do that. Also, finals comin like what, so no time to recode now.

How ya doing, buddy?

Summer break is coming up. I'm thinking about using one whole day to just give the site a much needed overhaul. I can implement 3+ tracks per week then.

For now, I suggest just uploading a placeholder track for third place (if no one wins, everyone loses). I'll fix it to include both tracks when I update the site.

How ya doing, buddy?

Okay, I'll do that.

FELIPE NO

The site's been updated to allow showing of 4 or more tracks per week. The update page has been updated to allow for a 4th track to be added; if any more are needed, I'll have to insert it into the DB manually.

Also, Week 243 has been added to the site.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?