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#294: Wizball - Title
Nominator: Azuarc (10/10)
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This is certainly interesting, but I don't really enjoy listening to it that much. It's just so loud and obtrusive. For its time, this was probably a marvel, and I can appreciate that... but it makes for rough listening these days, in my opinion. The worst part for that is definitely the first section, from 0:00-1:02. After that, I start to like it a decent amount more. I want to draw attention to the fact that throughout the first half of the song, there's an arpeggio that plays pulses of four notes. I don't like it here, because the first note is very deep while the other three are more than an octave higher, which also means they're much louder. Consequently, it sounds like there is this constant pattern of 3 notes being played off-beat which really messes with my head. In the second half, the rhythm of the arpeggios is much better to my ear, but instead they're playing these vaguely dissonant clusters of notes over a bass sound which just sounds ever so slightly out of tune. It certainly creates this intense atmosphere - but it doesn't make for an entertaining song to just chill and listen to, at least for me.

Where I can really praise this song though is with its ability to create atmosphere. It genuinely sounds like the music for a fantastic adventure embarking into the great unknown, reminiscent of things like the first time a man was sent into space and Im not just saying that because of the visuals. I think the fact the song is split into distinct sections helps, as it feels like its telling a story. The song is just so different (in a mostly good way), and not at all what I expected from a C64 song, I just wish I enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoy thinking about it.
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