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Updated: June 11th, 2011
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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.

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

All song links are working as of June 11th, 2011.
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"Above Ground"
Marc Brown

Demostyle - MOD - 83k
An excellent example of demostyle, with several distinct melodic movements.
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"All That Matters"
Andreas Viklund

Dance - XM - 680k
Simple, catchy melodic dance with a smooth string chord progression.
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"Alone Without You"
Pye

Pop - MOD - 90k
A powerful melody full of emotional desperation and longing.
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"Animotion"
Mantronix & Tip

Demostyle - MOD - 83k
Driving demostyle melodies in an unusual minor key.
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"Astrid"
Mick Rippon

Pop - XM - 405k
Don't let the synth-piano intro fool you; this is nicely progressive pop/rock.
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"Beautiful Dream"
Edzes

Dance - XM - 681k
Melodic dance tune. "I know I should be sad, but it's like I'm having the most beautiful dream." -vocal clip from the song
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"Borrowed Time"
Azo

Progressive Pop - IT - 1050k
(OTSAFHB Mix) Azo gives me credit for inspiring this drastic overhaul of his song. Hey, all I said was, "Get a better piano sample." ;)
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"Breath Control"
Virgill

Pop - MOD - 141k
Smooth and sultry with a killer synth-hook.
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"Cosmic Compressor"
Darkhalo

Pop/Techno - XM - 803k
A dark and menacing song that draws from the coldest and most dangerous aspects of space.
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"Daylight"
Mads Vestergaard

Demostyle - XM - 1186k
Dramatic, adventuresome, and deliciously retro.
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"Dolce Vento"
Kepa

Dance - IT - 980k
Upbeat and optimistic synth-pop dance music.
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"Dragonfly"
Toukka

Fantasy/Pop - IT - 486k
Acoustic guitar and flute melodies floating over a 3/4 rhythm.
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"Elusive Images"
Quasian

Pop/Rock - IT - 669k
Intricate electric guitar work with some smooth chord progressions.
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"Everlasting Smile"
Andreas Viklund

Dance - XM - 616k
An earnest, optimistic musical romp.
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"Existing"
Mick Rippon

Light Rock - S3M - 160k
(S3M Version) This is the original, and you could almost think of this as the unplugged version.
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"Experience"
Elwood

Pop/Demostyle - XM - 503k
Elwood's final track, released in 1998, and a fitting farewell to a legend of the tracking scene.
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"Fall Into The Sky"
Virt

Progressive Rock - IT - 897k
"Whoa. I can do guitars. Neet! ... This one is for the sole purpose of cheering up a lovely lady who needed some cheering up." -Virt
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"Fragments Of Peace"
Mesonyx

Fantasy - XM - 231k
Somber and stirring synth-piano melodies.
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"Free From Guitar"
Bruno

Pop - MOD - 120k
This rollicking piano and blues-organ piece is just plain fun to listen to, and quite impressive for a 4-channel MOD.
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"Great Revolt"
Virt

Orchestral - IT - 604k
A high-quality symphonic composition, and one of the best examples of tracked orchestral music in the scene.
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"Homecoming"
Elwood

Fantasy/Demostyle - XM - 345k
Elwood's second-to-last track, released in 1998. A regal-sounding fantasy composition led by acoustic guitar and synths.
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"Inside The Sun"
Aulin
& Slash
Dance - IT - 854k
High-powered synth and piano melodies and string chords over a rollicking dance beat.
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"Jaunt"
Wolfsong

Demostyle/Rock - XM - 427k
An aptly-named and aggressive demostyle romp, powered by synth-leads and distorted guitars.
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"Last Crossroads"
Grabbie
& Graavik
Fantasy - XM - 661k
Extremely relaxing and almost ambient at times, with soft backing strings and piano chords and a simple-yet-profound synth melody.
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"Light At The End"
Virt

Light Rock - IT - 368k
Acoustic guitar. "This song is for Royal. It's an uphill battle, but you're not fighting it alone, so don't give up, ever." -Virt
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"Linearity"
Screamager

Electronica - IT - 616k
Kickin' beats and catchy melodic rhythms make this one good to groove to.
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"Little Man"
Elwood

Pop/Demostyle - XM - 281k
"This tune was made in a couple of hours after a f****** stupid day in school." -Elwood
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"Love At First Sight"
DJ Jeroen

Dance/Trance - IT - 641k
(Trance Remix) Originally by Malmen. Alternates between pounding dream-dance and a relaxing love ballad.
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"Lovelight"
Zauron

Pop/Ambient - IT - 657k
"I don't think that you can understand my words today." -Zauron
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"Malaria"
Paavo Pessi

Techno - IT - 616k
Harsh and unforgiving, and not at all Paavo's usual style.
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"Memories"
Samplemaster

Pop - IT - 2412k
Space-pop with a subdued sense of tension and dread.
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"Moors Of Ireland"
Warder

Fantasy - IT - 586k
"Hear the wind on the moors. Feel the timid twilight giving just enough light to see by... The dancing will be good tonight." -Warder
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"Mysterymus"
Momofranz

Orchestral - XM - 2543k
Dark and brooding, with a smooth climb to an exciting climax.
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"Nobody Zone"
DJ Yan

Trance - IT - 819k
Aggressively-melodic trance. "Nobody zone... away from home..." -vocal clip from the song
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"Planetgroove"
Ramon

Pop - MOD - 222k
Only 4 channels, but it sounds like more with its multi-layered arrangements and delicious synth-pop melodies.
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"Poseidon"
Uncle Tom

Demostyle - MOD - 87k
Dark, foreboding and adventuresome, with an appropriately aquatic feel.
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"Sad Shadows"
Samplemaster

Pop - IT - 2333k
Highly creative space-pop about a star going nova.
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"Sequestral"
Mr. Man

Orchestral - MOD - 115k
A stirring orchestral arrangement led by soft trumpet and woodwind melodies.
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"She Came From The Sea"
Imode
& Outshined
Pop - IT - 578k
"Why did I forget? Maybe just because I was curious and confused and just wanted to follow, because she came from the sea." -Outshined
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"Silence Kills Me"
Paavo Pessi

Pop - IT - 1058k
Orchestral-pop with a great violin hook.
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"Snowy Haven"
Joseph Toscano

Orchestral/Fantasy - IT - 632k
A Christmas-themed orchestral arrangement led by piano.
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"Sojourn"
Leviathan

Pop - IT - 250k
Leviathan's final track, a soft and mellow piano and synth piece.
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"Soundtrack To A Midnight Kiss"
HomesickAlien

Fantasy - IT - 5571k
A soft and stirring piano and oboe composition.
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"Spellbound"
Orion

Dance - XM - 339k
A high-octane synth-brass dance romp.
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"Stealth Fairy"
Mick Rippon

Pop - IT - 329k
Airy synth-pop covering a variety of moods.
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"Street Jungle"
Heatbeat

Pop - MOD - 100k
Heatbeat's high-speed classic, with an infectious synth-chord sequence and fun, free-wheeling demo-lead meloides and pan flutes.
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"Sutrix"
Epyx 225

Trance - IT - 1690k
Pounding techno/trance. "Now I want you to close your eyes. Do you see it? Can you feel it?" -vocal clip from the song
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"Take Me Higher"
Basehead

Trance - S3M - 290k
A drastic overhaul of "Click" by Necros. Mellow and quite entrancing.
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"Tea Cosy"
Mick Rippon

Pop - S3M - 180k
One of Mr. Rippon's early efforts, with optimistic guitar and synth melodies. Imagine what Mick could do with this tune nowadays...
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"The Forest Of Keroon"
Gopher

Pop/Fantasy - XM - 136k
Powerful flute and guitar composition with an air of peril.
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"The Glass Facade"
Basehead

Fantasy - IT - 607k
A gentle mixture of synth-chimes, acoustic and electric guitar, and off-tempo percussion. "Don't be afraid to look behind the mask." -Basehead
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"The Shadow Exploded"
Screamager

Pop/Funk - XM - 82k
Saxophone-led funk that's laidback and relaxed, yet still upbeat.
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"The Soft Groove"
AndyB

Pop - XM - 203k
Starts off slow, then morphs into smooth sax melodies over a bed of fast-paced funk-bass and piano chords.
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"The Trace"
Hunz

Pop - XM - 58k
A deceptively simple-sounding sax-and-chime composition.
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"Virgin Dreamer"
Virt

Demostyle - IT - 346k
The song that Virt lost his tracking "virginity" to. Synth melodies with an air of muted excitement and anticipation. Don't miss the outro...
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"Wasted Emotions"
Imode

Pop - IT - 415k
Led by synths and strings. "This song is dedicated to anyone who has ever let the love of their life slip through their fingers." -Imode
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"When The Heavens Fall"
Purple Motion

Demostyle - S3M - 538k
The samples have a demostyle feel, but the music isn't nearly as optimistic as songs in this style usually are.
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"Whistler's Bride"
Warder

Fantasy - IT - 1459k
An ambitious Irish flute ballad. "Lifting his cold bride of metal to his lips, he let his heartblood flow." -Warder
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"Winter Night"
Butch

Fantasy - IT - 2668k
Acoustic guitar and piano melodies weave an evocative song.
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"You Know Nothing"
Imode
& Outshined
Pop/Rock - IT - 579k
Guitar, piano, and synths. "Dedicated to all the dictators, who really don't know what they are doing." -Imode & Outshined

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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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