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I Can See Into Forever
Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke
PowerOne

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I Can See Into Forever [8.6]
Vertex (Stage 1) [7.9]

I Can See Into Forever is a really cool song that was regrettably lost in time for quite a while it seems. I'm LOVING the mid-late 00's rock vibes this is making me relive, I'm so here for the voices and neat guitar I'm feeling here, really good stuff.

Hmm, I am liking the synths and beat for this schmup song, but it's not hitting me in the way I really want it to. Think I'll need more time to let this song sink in before I can figure out why I'm so lukewarm on it for the time being.

Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke [7.8]
Gahreesen Corridors [7.6]

My ignorance about the majority of Touhou aside, I generally do like this track thanks to the synths and the piano even if it sounds a little fake. I was, however, reminded that I'm not really a fan of ZUNpets for the most part, which does hamper my enjoyment a little bit. I do wish the melody was a little more creative in its approach, but I can still appreciate this for what it is.

Gahreesen sounds pretty intense for what's presumably background music for a Myst game. The clanging definitely calls my attention and I like the "dark jungle" vibes this gives me, but I can't help but want a stronger melody to be present for this. Part of me thinks I'm being unreasonable since the atmosphere kinda warrants not going in that direction, but I know I'd prefer it more if there was a base song that the harsh elements could be built on top of/around on.

PowerOne [9]
Pragmatism -Resurrection- [8.3]

Electric Power Building (I like calling it that way, sue me) is a weird song for me in retrospect; it showed up in a Supracord contest that was running alongside VGMC last year that I thought only sounded 'alright' (to be fair, I unknowingly decided to listen to the entire contest field the entire night before the contest properly, starting in the very early hours of the morning). From the contest then till now, it's grown on me considerably to say the least. I'm giving it the credit of "awakening/re-awakening" an interest in trance music/mechanical rhythms for me. When the synths pick up around 1:40 is when I feel the song is truly at its best. Everything just comes together wonderfully and my mind explores the mechanical landscape my imagination is coming up with, with this great song as the source of inspiration.

Complete bias here speaking, but Pragmatism just feels like a MRD song to me. The upbeat rhythm and synths (combined with violin) certainly contribute to that, as well as the aggressive dubstep thrown into the mix. The dubs are a little much here, but I do like how the rest of the song sounds to my ears.