September 2014

By Seth “Beatfox” Peelle

Corny, slightly evil chiptune. It’s a boss track for the kind of bumbling villain that ties damsels to train tracks. Like, I don’t know, Clubs Deuce or something. It reminds me of whenever one of the Edison family shows up in Maniac Mansion: they’re technically the bad guys, but usually they don’t really mean any harm. The kid usually just wants to talk about his hamster or his commando package or something. And Nurse Edna just wants a little attention, if you know what I mean.

Speaking of Maniac Mansion: it’s an old, old adventure game, but if the Homestuck game is even remotely like it in spirit, I’ll be mightily pleased.

By Kalibration

If intense, booming percussion’s up your alley, have a listen: this track’s dominated by it. Bonus points for playing it while reading this.

By Michael Guy Bowman

Funky and lighthearted. My favorite part’s the melodic electric guitar solo that fires up around 1:15.

By Steve Everson

What a cool trio of intertwining melodies. Deep in the background is faux-bass and faux-strings, done in synth. On top of that, a robotic chiptune melody wanders its way through the whole song, and the combination of these two backing tracks create a great contrast with the more traditional piano primary.

By Seth “Beatfox” Peelle. Written by Andrew Huo.

A mellow tune for lying back and watching the prognisticant clouds float by. I especially like the rather reserved brass in the back: it gives the song a bit of a noble, dignified feeling.