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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.

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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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B Songs: 83-86

All song links are working as of June 11th, 2011.
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"A Different Level"
Tuner

Dance - XM - 489k
Piano-driven Euro-dance with a synth-lead breakdown.
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"Amber City"
Jjaks

Trance - IT - 2140k
Smoothly-styled trance with an infectious synth-hook.
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"Ancient Reefs"
Tweetan

Trance - IT - 182k
Dreamy synth-chords and pianos over smooth breakbeats.
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"Ancient Stories 2"
Awesome

Fantasy - XM - 820k
Lilting oboe, flute, and acoustic guitar melodies in 3/4 time.
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"Approach"
Nightbeat

Fantasy - IT - 765k
Calm and soothing accordion-and-flute melodies in swing-time, with a Celtic flavor.
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"Around Chaos"
Heatseeker

Techno - XM - 1060k
Darkly dynamic techno, at times smoothly trancey, and at other times harshly chaotic.
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"Aurora Australis"
Tilt

Pop/Fantasy - IT - 572k
Mellow and moderately up-tempo, this synth-guitar composition blurs the line between pop and fantasy.
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"Bon Voyage"
Ignition

Trance - IT - 617k
Quietly aggressive, minimalistic trance with smoothly dropping beats.
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"By The Coast"
Maestro

Pop - MOD - 122k
A smoothly-done saxophone piece backed by synth-chime chords.
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"Carra's Lament"
Warder

Fantasy - IT - 667k
"Carra's Lament is precious for me. It symbolizes grief and the only way to overcome it: realizing its captivating beauty." -Warder
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"Collaboration"
Spike
& Sway
Dance - XM - 620k
A high-octane piano-led dance anthem.
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"Damask Rose"
Quasian

Progressive Rock - IT - 5120k
Quasian's signature blend of synth-rock, but a bit more aggressive than usual on this go-'round.
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"Dawn Chaser"
Renn

Demostyle - XM - 463k
An exciting and dramatic romp with a feeling of constant motion.
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"Delerium"
Prizrak

Trance - XM - 723k
Subtly melodic, with hints of dance, trance, and demostyle.
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"Dream Delivery"
Sharas

Dance - IT - 930k
Mellow synth-led dream-style dance with frequent breaks from the beat. "Take a deep breath..." -Vocal clip from the song
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"Dumppunkdrumjunkfunk"
Slam

Funk - IT - 188k
Maddeningly simple and yet foot-tappingly catchy, with a funky bass line and clean guitar and brass support.
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"Eating Hot Ears"
Decibelter

Demostyle - XM - 1610k
Waaaay off the beaten path, with unique use of a common-sounding demostyle synth-lead, off-kilter chord progressions, and atonal melodies.
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"Flower Power"
Jester

Demostyle - MOD - 132k
Rollicking demostyle melodies over a solid dance beat.
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"Fly"
DarkMind

Pop - IT - 390k
Energetic pop/rock with a fast tempo.
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"Hypnotised"
Alien

Trance - XM - 275k
Spacey, trancey... and hypnotizing.
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"Land Of Snow And Sun"
Crusader

Fantasy - IT - 880k
Epic and stirring piano and string melodies.
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"Liquid Blue"
Firestar

Pop - IT - 744k
"I dream of flying constantly... maybe it's my subconscious telling me I should succeed in life." -Firestar
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"Loneliness"
TerraGuy
& Bugster
Pop - IT - 1910k
A piano pop-ballad with traces of classical influences.
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"Lonely Falcon"
Crusader

Demostyle - IT - 2047k
Rolling piano runs and driving synth leads.
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"Love Theme For No One"
The Mastermind

Orchestral - IT - 80k
A soft oboe composition indirectly inspired by my own song "Revealing."
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"Medieval Ambience"
Awesome

Fantasy - XM - 901k
A three-movement fantasy piece, darker and more pessimistic than most of Awesome's usual fare.
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"Medira"
Joseph Toscano

Orchestral - IT - 132k
Fantasy/orchestral led by chimes and strings.
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"Needless Sacrifice"
DNA-Groove
& Mental Trip
Pop - IT - 706k
The title is somewhat misleading for this uplifting piano and synth piece.
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"Of Myth And Legend"
Gopher

Fantasy - XM - 14094k
A fantasy/orchestral hybrid of epic scope.
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"Only One Chance"
Imode

Pop - IT - 308k
A soft, mid-tempo acoustic-guitar, synth-lead and flute composition.
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"Outside"
TranceMaster

Dance - XM - 535k
Catchy melodic dance, featuring borrowed vocals from "April Snow" by Anders Akerheden and Lisa Lindstrom.
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"Panoramic Viewpoints"
Morphine

Light Rock - XM - 469k
Pleasant electric guitar melodies soar alongside delightfully off-tempo drumming in this three-part composition.
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"Past & Future"
Nightbeat

Fantasy - IT - 860k
A song of contrasts and dynamics, with constantly changing rhythms and melodies.
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"Peace In Your Mind"
TranceMaster

Dance - XM - 248k
Subdued, trancey, and hypnotic dance tune.
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"Return To Nebula 9"
Gopher

Demostyle - XM - 366k
An exciting and spacy demostyle romp.
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"Rushed"
Dokter Jurgen

Trance - IT - 7550k
Smooth, hard-hitting club-trance, and the good Dokter's first ever release.
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"Sailing To The Moon"
Aberration

Fantasy - XM - 651k
A stirring synth-piano melody slides smoothly across a bed of string chords and woodwinds.
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"Second Reality: Part 2"
Purple Motion

Demostyle - S3M - 435k
Dark, driving demostyle. (Ooh, alliteration!) "I am not an atomic playboy!" -vocal clip from the song
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"Solace"
Stalker

Pop - S3M - 253k
Energetic pop with a nifty change to 3/4 time, then back to 4/4.
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"Substantia Grisea"
Kuno

Ambient - XM - 1990k
Soothing light piano and pads. "I'm the magic man... Do you say it? Do you think it? You can have it." -Vocal clip from the song
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"Summer Rain"
Toodeloo

Light Rock - XM - 931k
Intricately woven melodies from two acoustic guitars and a piano. Pay no attention to the chipmunk vocals in the intro...
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"Tangerine Fascination"
Necros

Pop - IT - 450k
Swingin' little synth-pop ditty.
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"Thandava: Dance Of Shiva"
Ivory

Trance - IT - 1620k
Heavy techno with Indian musical influences.
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"The Chase"
Awesome

Orchestral - XM - 760k
Symphony set with some bass synths thrown in to give the song an action-movie soundtrack atmosphere.
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"The Last Morning"
Sphenx

Fantasy - IT - 1431k
A symphony piece of epic proportions.
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"The Storm Rising"
Hilander

Pop - IT - 3280k
Not quite progressive rock, but it sure blurs the line, with distorted guitars backing up a catchy synth-hook.
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"This Morning"
Xam

Dance - IT - 1740k
High-speed dance beats and synth-chords.
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"Through The Land Unknown"
Pete Cacmac

Orchestral - XM - 2440k
"They didn't fear, though they respected, the land no one had visited before..." -Pete Cacmac
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"Tihany Express"
Manka
& Velvet
Pop - XM - 334k
Soft trumpet melodies underlaid by acoustic guitar and pads.
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"Turning Around"
Nazcar

Dance - XM - 684k
A moderate-tempo piano dance composition.
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"Two Moons"
Iwellius

Fantasy - IT - 1041k
A softly intricate orchestral arrangement, led by woodwinds and synths.
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"Tyhjan Pirtin Valssi"
Warder

Fantasy - IT - 584k
A stirring tribute to the survivors and victims of World War II in the Karelian meadowlands. "Those lands have music of their own." -Warder
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"Unite"
Saboteur

Fantasy/Ambient - XM - 548k
"Beauty is so fragile. One of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen vanished so quickly." -Saboteur
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"Universe Electric"
Siren

Demostyle - IT - 821k
Energetic synth-pop.
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"Unreal: Main Title"
Siren
& Michiel Van Den Bos
Fantasy - IT - 969k
Ever wonder what happened to Alexander "Siren" Brandon? He became one hell of a video game music composer, that's what.
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"Urban Freakz"
Cooth

Dance - XM - 1192k
An off-kilter dance-demostyle hybrid.
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"Wasted Beats"
Slam

Acid Jazz - IT - 217k
Vibraphone, check. Saxophone, check. Breakbeats, check. Yep, it's acid jazz.
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"Way To Paradise"
DJ MP

Dance - XM - 542k
Pounding beats over smooth, driving synths and piano chords.
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"Waylands"
Nightbeat

Fantasy - IT - 3230k
"There is a more subtle side to all magic. Like a single sunbeam streaming down through the leaves... it is always there." -Nightbeat
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"We Don't Know Why"
TranceMaster

Dance - XM - 1130k
Enigmatic whispers float over catchy synth melodies and driving beats.
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"Wether Grey Be Ugly"
Harri Kivisto

Demostyle - IT - 256k
"Older demostyle tradition in sight. Mixed some jazz and progressive elements then." -Harri Kivisto
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"White Aura"
Nookie

Trance - XM - 1240k
Subdued trance with subtle piano and synth melodies.
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"X2 Modulated"
Dr. Awesome

Dance - XM - 256k
Originally written for the PlayStation game "X2," but left out in favor of better music and released as an XM.

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A: 93-96
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B+: 87-89
B: 83-86
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