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Spiral of Erebos
Miralodia Expressway

Spiral of Erebos has been in 8 matches in the last 2 years, and this is the second time Im voting for it (the first was vs. Apex of the World). Its a good song! I like it! Weird stuff can happen in VGMC, and sometimes it happens that you keep getting blocked from voting for a song you like because ones you like more keep getting thrown in its way. Like In the Sea of Fire, Spirals darker than most songs Ive heard from its series, which is a change of pace Im partial to. And while Spiral also has a darkness/heroism contrast going on, it doesnt have either of them overpowering the other. The struggle rages on until the end, the victor uncertain. Meanwhile, Danza had a weird path too: I voted against it twice, then gave it a 1-vote win in a match where I couldve gone either way. It rides along the edge of being too aggressively cheerful even for me, but ultimately is something I wouldnt mind retiring, and would be pretty funny if it did.

I dont want Liminality to define Touhous future in VGMC. There have been some very good Touhou remixes in recently: Tales of Far East Soul, Burger King Futo Lettuce, and Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever come to mind, the latter of which also made it to R4. What those 3 all have in common is an adherence to the original melodies theyre based on, which are developed on by their unique musical styles, not overshadowed by them. This isnt the case with Liminality. Liminality comes off as being split between trying to have that distinct Touhou punchiness using the horns and drums, while trying to do its own jazz fusion thing with the piano, guitar, and vocals, and doesnt succeed at either. It would be disappointing if a Touhou song that sounds like this is the one that retires. And yeah, I know Im being melodramatic, its not as though Liminality retiring makes Touhou songs like it the only ones allowed in, but still, its something I feel strongly about. For that matter, dont think Im only voting Miralodia as an anti-Liminality measure, because I actually like Miralodia. The low funky engine revving rhythm that starts at 0:16 gives it a sense of urgency, like it needs to keep stepping on the gas. And the jazz breakdown from 1:08-1:31 is a clever way of making it feel like a chaotic final lap without getting too messy. The real speed increase in the second half makes sense to happen and is a fun ride.

WILL: Lost Forest, WANT: Mission Theme 02
Or really, any combo with these 2.