2014-05-12 4:02:18 ¶ ●

By Marcy “Shadolith” Nabors

Love the combination of shabby Casio drumkit beat with ultra-realistic clarinet, xylophone, and accordion carrying the simple melody.

2014-05-13 4:01:49 ¶ ●

By Mai “Cat Boss” Yishan

One of my favorites on the album. The deep, deep organ intro makes it feel like it ought to back up the opening credits for a cheesy midnight local TV horror anthology. The choice of instrumentation puts this song right in the Drawing Dead wheelhouse, but the muted trumpet gives it a little more style.

2014-05-14 4:02:18 ¶ ●

By James Roach

A pretty little gem of a piano solo. Take a break. Refresh your drink. It’s quite simple, but sometimes simple’s all that’s needed in a melody like this one.

2014-05-15 4:01:41 ¶ ●

By Max “Imbrog” Wright

Time marches on. This track is pretty tense, but still more climactic than ominous. Even the title reflects this: the world’s on its way out, but it’s only the very beginning for the player.

2014-05-16 4:01:41 ¶ ●

By Brad “Avinoch” Griffin

Funky, in a really artificial, grim, synthetic kind of way. The beat in the second half really sells it.

2014-05-17 4:02:00 ¶ ●

By sidewalkbanana

Heh, that forlorn violin is sure to get the kids pumped up to play the game. More of a dirge than a pick-me-up, but maybe this the intro for the Derse players’ copy of the game. It touches on some a few familiar tunes (Sburban Jungle and Beatdown, amongst others).

2014-05-18 4:01:52 ¶ ●

By Marcy “Shadolith” Nabors

The echoey percussion beat that kicks off the second half of the song (starting around 2:40) really cranks up the eerie ambiance.

2014-05-19 4:02:28 ¶ ●

By Max “Imbrog” Wright

Noble and dignified, through and through. If I had to offer one criticism, it runs a little bit long, but that’s only a slight distraction from the song’s symphonic quality.

2014-05-27 4:01:51 ¶ ●

By Michael Guy Bowman

That guitar part could have been played while lazily swinging in a hammock. Love the pacing and meter. Even when things get a little neo-Western with echoey machine-guns rattling off in the far background, a feeling of carefree apathy still dominates.

2014-05-28 4:01:55 ¶ ●

By Michael Guy Bowman. “Ruins” by Erik “Jit” Scheele.

The intro’s ambient and subdued, but really interesting and varied. It leads into the main hook, which is just a monster, minimalist version of of Ruins. Deep bass and thumping electric guitar.

2014-05-29 4:02:44 ¶ ●

By Jeremy “Solatrus” Iamurri and Nick Smalley

A bit of Eastern European, Tetris-esque chiptune to start with. It’s another exotic mix of sounds, with a bit of the subcontinent coming through in the second half of the song. And man, that’s one boomin’ bassoon.