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Updated: June 11th, 2011
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© 2013, E. Vincent Young.
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Music Vault

Welcome to my personal collection of music from other trackers! I've been listening to tracker music on a regular basis since early 1996, and in the past I've done music reviews and judging for a variety of tracking websites, archives and competitions. My standards always seemed a bit tougher than the other reviewers and judges around me, so I figure if a song's good enough to get into my music vault, it's good enough for you to at least try out.

To download any of these songs, just click on the link next to the song title.

If you're already familiar with tracker music, just use your favorite program to play these songs. If you're new to tracker music, you'll want to download MODPlug Player. You should find it rather easy to use.

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A+: 97-100
A: 93-96
A-: 90-92
B+: 87-89
B: 83-86
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A- Songs: 90-92

All song links are working as of June 11th, 2011.
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"A Second Too Late"
Fairlight

Light Rock - IT - 797k
A somewhat upbeat acoustic and electric guitar composition with some piano and oboe accompaniment.
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"Abandoned"
Rage

Demostyle - XM - 261k
Mid-tempo demostyle with epic overtones.
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"Aevias"
Deathjester

Demostyle - MOD - 155k
Intricate and involved synth-brass melodies with an exciting, driving feel.
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"Alchemy"
Gargoyle

Pop - IT - 1623k
Mid-tempo experimental pop with a twist of rock.
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"Alliance"
Drax

Pop - XM - 276k
The samples practically scream "demostyle," but this melody is pure pop at its most-effective.
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"Alone"
Mick Rippon

Pop - IT - 374k
Disturbingly haunting guitar, synth, and saxophone melodies.
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"Ancient Stories"
Awesome

Fantasy - XM - 724k
(High-Quality Version) A new take on Awesome's classic, re-mastered and somewhat re-arranged with some interesting new twists.
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"And If I Leave You?"
John Douskos

Pop - XM - 856k
Dark and foreboding, leaning towards ambient at times. If you've ever had to choose to leave the one you love, you already know this song.
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"Anestesia"
Sidewinder

Dance/Pop - MOD - 229k
A rockin' fun dance tune, led by synths, piano, and brass. "Okay, everybody, lie down on the floor and keep calm!" -Vocal clip from the song
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"Another Day Is Away"
Orion

Dance - XM - 377k
Extremely fast-paced piano melodies with a driving dance beat.
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"Aquarium"
Awesome

Fantasy - XM - 1070k
A mellow and evocative musical journey deep into the sea.
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"Arkham Asylum"
Moby

Funk - MOD - 117k
A lively, funky romp with guitar, synth-organ, and brass.
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"Aspire"
Virt

Progressive Rock - IT - 1020k
A seamless blend of electric guitars and synths, bringing out the best in the rock and demostyle genres.
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"Astral Dreams"
Nightbeat

Fantasy - IT - 532k
Pan flute, oboe, piano, and string melodies take off on a far-reaching New Age journey.
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"Aurora"
Awesome

Fantasy - XM - 604k
An emotional power-ballad with piano and strings.
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"Beyond Consciousness"
Dr. Q-Cumber

Fantasy - XM - 555k
A haunting, mellow piano-and-flute journey into the unknown.
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"Beyond The Stars"
Dan Nyman

Fantasy - XM - 1870k
A soulful acoustic guitar ballad about two unspeakable losses...
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"Blindmind"
Quasian

Pop - IT - 1425k
Free-wheeling, fast-paced demo-rock combining synths and distorted electric guitar hooks.
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"Blue Shores"
Alex Smith

Fantasy - IT - 107k
Soft strings, pads, and pizzicatos weave a simple, soothing fantasy melody.
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"Broken Heart"
Opinash

Pop - XM - 401k
Mellow and relaxing, yet with a fast tempo and quirky rhythms.
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"Clamberdown"
Reed

Fantasy - XM - 667k
A Celtic jig heavily influenced by Riverdance, and a welcome change-of-pace for Reed.
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"Climb"
Centurion

Pop - IT - 417k
A soothing, soft piano ballad.
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"Cream Of The Earth"
Romeo Knight

Pop/Demostyle - MOD - 87k
A fun little ditty with a great melodic progression, backing steel drums, and a killer bass line.
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"Crossroads"
Nighthawk

Pop - XM - 1420k
A moderate-tempo pop-fantasy hybrid led by a soaring lead guitar.
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"Dance The Tears Away 3"
Mister E

Dance - XM - 513k
Richly detailed dance with smoothly-applied vocals.
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"Dark Side Of Life"
Oona

Dance - XM - 233k
Driving piano chords and dance beats with a hypnotic synth melody.
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"Daylight"
DreamSection

Dance/Trance - XM - 4320k
An extremely fast-paced and driving dance tune with catchy melodies.
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"Deadlock"
Elwood

Pop/Demostyle - XM - 254k
Elwood's usual blend of multiple synth-leads and exciting melodies.
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"Deeper Shores"
Alex Smith

Dance/Pop - IT - 392k
Mellow dream/dance led by electric guitars and pizzicato strings.
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"Diving Into Ice"
Outshined

Demostyle/Pop - IT - 400k
Demostyle synths and funk-style slap bass grab your attention just like jumping right into a lake in winter.
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"Dreams Of Harmony"
Rse

Demostyle - MOD - 194k
Foreboding pizzicato strings and distorted guitars soon give way to demostyle synths and an uptempo melody.
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"Emerald Isle Set"
Warder

Irish Jig - IT - 1020k
A two-step accordion jig with Warder's signature sound.
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"Emerald Visions"
Leviathan

Light Rock - S3M - 289k
These melodies sound great on Leviathan's impressively clean home-made guitar samples. For a time, this was my favorite track ever.
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"Empty Space"
AndyB

Pop - S3M - 549k
Nicely crafted synth-piano pop with a catchy refrain. "Stay cool. Don't close the fridge." -AndyB
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"Enigma"
Tip
& Firefox
Demostyle/Pop - MOD - 136k
Rollicking demostyle in four distinct parts.
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"Epic"
Joeb the Man

Dance - XM - 1420k
An energetic, pounding, and catchy dance tune with fast-paced piano riffs.
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"Every Hour"
Mick Rippon

Light Rock - IT - 310k
A song of loss and regret, with a soulful guitar lead.
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"Exquisite"
Andreas Viklund

Pop/Fantasy - XM - 416k
Delicate synth chime and acoustic guitar melodies carry this tune, one of Andreas's few non-dance compositions.
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"Faith"
Jase

Light Rock - S3M - 253k
An introspective rock composition on clean and distorted electric guitars.
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"Faraway Love"
Andreas Viklund

Dance/Pop - XM - 218k
Happy, uptempo piano dance tune. "And even when you're far away, I know my love is here to stay." -Andreas Viklund
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"Feeling My Way"
Quasian

Light Rock - IT - 964k
Well-done pop/rock from Quasian, with a melody that covers a lot of ground and varying moods.
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"Fife"
Scorpik

Pop/Orchestral - XM - 417k
A waltz-ballad led by alternating flutes and electric guitars.
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"For A New World"
Awesome

Pop - XM - 590k
A majestic pop anthem with hints of demostyle.
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"Give Me Some Time"
Absalom
& Aahz
Pop/Rock - XM - 611k
Catchy pop/rock with vocals. "I need a moment to clear my mind, just a little more time, baby, one more night." -Absalom & Aahz
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"Groovy Joint"
Virt

Funk - IT - 1070k
It's funk! No, wait, it's demostyle! No, wait, it's... um... oh hell, it's just plain good. Grab it. :)
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"Halitosis"
Reed

Pop - MOD - 57k
A funky rolling piano riff backs up a catchy synth melody, with tasty results. You'd never guess this was 57k and 4 channels.
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"Heartbeat Of Earth"
Warder

Fantasy/Orchestral - IT - 2150k
A Celtic-flavored orchestral arrangement in 3/4-time with an epic flair.
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"Holiday Postcard"
Tore Fjeran

Light Rock - XM - 1260k
Sampled guitar riffs with backing strings and blues organ chords set the stage for a stirring melody of anticaption and reunion.
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"Humanoideja"
Mellow-D
& Stinger
Fantasy - XM - 642k
A stylin', laidback fantasy-electronica trip.
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"Icare"
Lluvia

Fantasy - XM - 377k
Synth-flutes, strings and harps with off-tempo percussion. "You may think you can fly, but you better not try." -Lluvia
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"Ice Frontier"
Necros

Pop - S3M - 375k
(Cavern Remix) Necros's modernized update on Skaven's classic, and an excellent tune in its own right.
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"Igsignif"
Mick Rippon

Pop - XM - 645k
Forget it. I can't describe this tune, so I'm not gonna try. Just grab it, and trust me on this one.
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"In This Room"
Outshined

Light Rock - IT - 436k
"Sometimes I sense someone's reading my thoughts... everything's evil... in this room." -Outshined
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"King Of Lions"
Samplemaster

Pop - IT - 2820k
A musical romp through the jungle.
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"Linear Incident"
Wolfric Tugmutton

Pop - XM - 1041k
Adeptly interwoven piano and guitar melodies drive this progressive composition along nicely.
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"London Taxi"
Louigi Verona

Progressive Pop - IT - 650k
A shifting synthetic sonic specimen of progressive pop.
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"Lonely Mountain Wind"
Joseph Toscano

Fantasy - IT - 489k
A clean piano anchor drives this subtly emotional 6/8-time flute-and-string composition.
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"Lovely Summer"
Aberration

Dance/Trance - XM - 714k
An emotional dream/dance tune combining electronic dance arrangements with a soaring oboe melody.
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"Lup"
John Douskos

Pop - XM - 693k
Simple, minimalistic, and yet still catchy somehow..
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"Magenta Magnet"
Quasian

Funk/Pop - IT - 2180k
From the intro to the end, this tune just exudes a cool attitude.
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"Magic Mushroom"
DJ Placid

Dance - XM - 1150k
Fast-paced synths and buzzes set up a nice contrast with the clean piano work in this fun dance anthem.
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"Martian Lovesong"
Necros

Pop/Techno - IT - 694k
Spacy, synthy, and quite creative.
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"Meaning"
Quasian

Pop/Demostyle - IT - 704k
Short and sweet, this swingin' little rock-demo hybrid comes off nicely.
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"Medieval Romance"
Josss

Pop - XM - 190k
Originally by Basilwar. A mid-tempo piano composition with elements of fantasy.
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"Mother, Daughter"
Swag

Trance - XM - 1770k
Spacey electronica with haunting and quiet female vocals.
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"Neutral Zone"
Elwood

Pop/Demostyle - XM - 314k
A refreshing change in tone for Elwood, with a mid-tempo rhythm and his signature soaring synth-leads.
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"News-o-Tronic"
Awesome

Orchestral/Fantasy - XM - 369k
A TV news theme song... on steroids!
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"Nightfall"
Illegal Instruction

Acid Jazz - XM - 212k
Smoothly rolling piano riffs over a delectable bed of breakbeats.
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"Northern Sky"
Chris Jarvis

Fantasy - IT - 393k
A multi-part New Age piano composition with a feeling of quiet strength.
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"October Magic"
Outshined

Pop - IT - 661k
A bouncy little clean guitar/synth chime combo. "It's time for a little... October magic." -Outshined
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"One Fine Day"
Elwood

Fantasy/Demostyle - XM - 334k
Much softer than Elwood's usual style, with pianos and synths telling a tale of patient longing.
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"One Of A Kind"
Acumen

Pop - IT - 910k
Subdued strings with up-tempo piano and flute melodies. "It's a story of a boy and a girl. The rest you might already know." -Acumen
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"Parasite Blessing"
Quasian

Demostyle - IT - 33k
Yes, it's only 33k. No, it's not a chip tune. It's what chip tunes want to be when they grow up.
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"Passion Prelude"
Warder

Orchestral - IT - 194k
Classical piano solo. "Warning! Kids, don't try this at home, at least without extensive knowledge of music theory." -Warder
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"Redemption"
Mandelbrotjulia

Fantasy - XM - 1272k
A fantasy-laced orchestral composition, starting quietly and building up to a powerful climax.
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"Relax Your Mind"
Tuner

Trance - XM - 844k
Mid-tempo trance with a variety of synth leads.
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"Restitution"
Outshined

Rock - IT - 320k
Aggressive, free-wheeling lead guitar melodies over driving drum rhythms.
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"Revelation"
Necros

Light Rock - S3M - 521k
Mellow rock anchored by a nicely-done clean guitar riff. "Tracking songs the day before they are due sucks." -Necros
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"Rhythm Seclusion"
Siren

Pop - S3M - 407k
Driving synth-piano chords and a high-energy pop beat, the sort of song that makes you dance in your chair unconsciously.
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"Sea Of Faith"
Mesonyx

Fantasy - XM - 357k
This Enigma-influenced New Age tune was a minor inspiration behind my own song "Beacon."
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"Seaside Hotel 2"
Purple Motion

Demostyle/Pop - S3M - 217k
How can a song sound this discordant and still sound this good? When it's done by Purple Motion, that's how. :)
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"Second Time"
Quasian

Pop/Rock - IT - 740k
Free-wheeling, high-octane pop/rock. Dang, what an intro!
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"Show Me"
Edzes

Dance - XM - 388k
Thumping dream-dance with a reflective piano line.
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"Signal Corps"
Paavo Pessi

Pop - IT - 524k
Dark and menacing space-pop.
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"Space Trip"
Samplemaster

Demostyle - IT - 2598k
A driving piece about faster-than-light travel.
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"Space Walk"
Gopher

Demostyle/Pop - XM - 227k
A majestic synth-melody in the intro smoothly morphs into an exciting demostyle/pop hybrid.
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"Storm Rising"
Virt

Pop - IT - 864k
A smoothly hypnotic sine-wave riff anchors this pop/demostyle hybrid, Virt's third-ever track.
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"System 51"
Quasian

Rock/Pop - IT - 759k
Aggressive guitar leads with a pop flavor.
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"The Fifth Dimension"
Atlantis

Pop/Fantasy - IT - 4490k
An upbeat fantasy piece led by piano chords and synths.
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"The Probe"
Purple Motion

Demostyle - S3M - 573k
PM flexes his compositional muscles yet again, building up this synth-chime composition to a delicious tension.
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"The Road To Nowhere"
Crusader

Demostyle - IT - 1630k
An energetic synth-opus in four distinct movements.
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"The Wolf And The Girl"
Nino

Pop - IT - 448k
A wonderfully quirky, inventive, and colorful composition about a dream involving a wolf and a girl.
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"Track On Back"
Nutcase

Pop/Demostyle - IT - 2340k
Synth-pop packed with melodic contrast and a quirky, creative drum rhythm.
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"Trance Continental"
Vertigo

Dance - XM - 305k
Two infectious synth melodies carry their own sections of the song before melding together for the grand finale.
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"Tranquility"
Leviathan

Funk - S3M - 155k
Funky saxophone melodies backed up by hoppin' bass guitar and drumwork.
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"True Professionals"
Nino

Pop/Fantasy - IT - 451k
Mellow, stirring, and quietly powerful. "I might be your enemy, I might be your best friend. You don't know until I come your way." -Nino
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"Twelfth Warrior"
Dr. Awesome

Demostyle - MOD - 97k
Squeezing this much raw power and emotion out of only 4 channels... that's why we called him Dr. Awesome.
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"Vertigo"
Leviathan
& Nemesis
Pop/Demostyle - S3M - 273k
A truly exciting collaboration between two of the scene's 0ldsk00l greats.
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"Vision Of You"
Frecle

Pop - IT - 454k
A dreamy piano-led piece, heavily influenced by electronica and trance, but with a subtler, gentler rhythm.
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"Vow"
Centurion

Pop - S3M - 656k
A rather creative ballad mixing a clean piano with a memorable sine-wave melody. The description may sound odd, but the song works.
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"West Song"
Butch

Fantasy - IT - 2982k
Rock-tinged fantasy with clean guitar and oboe melodies.
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"When We Rise"
Quazar

Fantasy - XM - 358k
Smooth string chords, tribal percussion and flutes, and ethnic chanting create an almost hypnotic atmosphere.
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"White Shape"
Samplemaster

Dance - IT - 3280k
Samplemaster kicks it up a notch with a synth-laced turbo-paced homage to Elwood.
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"Wir Happy Hippos"
CCB

Demostyle - MOD - 121k
This funky, bouncy synth melody exudes coolness. Be sure to check out my version!
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"You Are All The Same"
MiCa

Dance - XM - 928k
Hard-driving melodic dance. "There's only one problem: the problem is you. And I know what I'll get: you're all the same, aren't you?" -MiCa
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"Your Smiling Face"
Alastor

Dance - XM - 585k
Exciting and fast-paced melodic dance. "An eternal flame that never ends will bring me back to you again." -Alastor

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A+: 97-100
A: 93-96
A-: 90-92
B+: 87-89
B: 83-86
B-: 80-82
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