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Library of Ruina - Angela
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons - THE CHASE ~Chase~ (Special Edition)
Shatter - Argon Refinery

MATCH 1

Angela has the same pros and cons for me that The Blue Reverberation had. It has the nice sounding, dramatic violin melodies, but it doesn't feel like it goes where I want it to. I think this has a bit more oomph than The Blue Reverberation, but still not as much as I'd hope.

I honestly didn't remember Heretic Frypan at all when I saw it in the thread, nor do I remember listening to it (though I 100% did) when going through the bracket. But now that I'm listening to it today, it's actually pretty decent! It sort of reminds me of Undertale a bit. Especially 1:08-1:22, which I think is my favorite part of the song. Reminds me of Another Medium. This match is closer than I remember it being, but I'm still feeling Angela here.

MATCH 2

The Chase is a pretty neat song! I definitely like it more than Southern Twilight. I don't know where I'd stand on Pat Metheny Group given that I haven't really listened to anything from them (I think I may have listened to Last Train Home once), but going off of this song, it seems like I'd enjoy some songs from them, but ultimately, there's a long list of 70's and 80's bands like rock bands that I'd prefer to listen to. That is to say, The Chase is a song I'd happily take over more mediocre songs but would have losing to a fair amount of songs that are more my style.

Speaking of "more mediocre songs." Yeah, I just don't really find anything appealing about Desierto Caliente. It's not bad, but nothing really stands out about it.

MATCH 3

Argon Refinery is very cool! I really like house music, so I really enjoy that this song brings those vibes. Just really catchy overall with that guitar. Despite being almost 9 minutes long, the time really goes by fast when listening to this because it never feels dull. I could've sworn that I remember seeing this song as a repeat entrant that made it to round 4 once, but apparently this is its first time in the contest. After doing some thinking, I think I might have been thinking of Dreams of Cobalt? I don't even feel like my brain actually made that connection because of the periodic table elements, but that's the only logical explanation I have for the mix-up lol.

Shudder has grown on me some over time. It has this retro, yet futuristic, sound that I can get behind. I like a few other Einhander songs more though. Madness from last year was really cool. In any case, Argon Refinery's the clear winner here over Shudder for me.

Argon Refinery >> Angela > Shudder > Heretic Frypan > THE CHASE ~Chase~ (Special Edition) > Desierto Caliente