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Bad End Syndrome
Rustling Throb ~ Cloche

bad end syndrome - first encountered: cako's pre-vgmc14 guessing game - trend: steady
-still pretty charmed by this fairytale parade of a song, with its nimble piano lines and alice schach's typical pixie-like vocal delivery. the immediate comparison to chocolate missile is pretty low-hanging fruit but they appeal to me in somewhat different ways-- chocolate missile's more overtly adventurous forays into shifting styles mid-song and its darker, mysterious tone is replaced with a more subtly evolving composition and a lighter, playful mood. by the end of it, this track almost feels like it's celebrating something-- a bad end?

the filthy mind - first encountered: bost5 - trend: steady
tcal goes METAL. what a contrast to the previous track. the changes in meter are fun and the progression is ominous. and then it goes METAL FLUTE and I like that section a lot, particularly as a foil to the heavily overdriven guitar-dominant sections. the chord progression just before that with the piano is also neat. this is a relatively short tcal track but it puts in work.

rustling throb - first encountered: at2 soundtrack listenthrough between vgmc1 and vgmc2 - trend: steady
-a standout from one of my favourite osts, a track that really says 'ar tonelico'. (well, not literally.) killer intro and sharp production-- the electronic percussion that kicks in at 0:22 is great stuff. the buildup that starts at 0:57 and its eventual payoff is really worth it. again, a pretty short track that really makes the most of its time.

midnight lady - first encountered: this vgmc - trend: steady
-catchy hooks and a big beat give this track energy to spare, but every time the track hits 0:47 I hope the track takes a delightfully unexpected melodic turn and it never does. it's a track that's more interested in dancing than talking. all right, that's cool. but I wish it had a little more to say.