Board 8 > Atelier Ayesha of the Year ~ Match Two: Milkyway/Toccata, Gnome/Stained Cheeks

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Welcome to today's topic for Atelier Ayesha Music Contest 1, a tournament of the best tracks from Atelier Ayesha, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Bracket - https://challonge.com/AyeshaOfTheYear
Results & Discussion: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77778184
Atelier Ayesha playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeKaE-gusMmYs5143GgBeNTGHc5Czw3-s

Rules:

- Listen to both of the songs. Links have conveniently been provided for both songs. Even if Guidance is your favorite of all-time and Recollection Hill is a track you hate... Listen. To. Both. (If I have suspicions your vote is not based on a fair and impartial preference, it will be disqualified.)
- Obvious contest rules apply (no alts, one vote per person, no rallying, etc.).
- Please make your voting options clear, rather than burying them in text.
- Each set of matches lasts 24 hours, even if the new one isnt up by then.
- Always vote on the versions of the song provided, not versions from different sources.
- If you know ahead of time that you're not going to be around and you want to vote in advance, post your choices in the discussion/bracket topic.
- Please do NOT post tallies/score updates in the middle of the match, as this has a tendency to directly influence matches.
- You don't have to vote in all the matches, but it'd be cool if you did!

Atelier Ayesha - Milkyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smj3HzMlg10" data-time="

Atelier Ayesha - Slag Toccata

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09oG-dP6Md4" data-time="

Atelier Ayesha - Gnome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFB2JsGK5RM" data-time="

Atelier Ayesha - Cheeks Stained by the Color of the Setting Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-UsxgD-vU" data-time="
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Atelier Ayesha - Slag Toccata
Atelier Ayesha - Cheeks Stained by the Color of the Setting Sun
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Milkyway
Gnome

Milkyway's use of noise like the rainstick and various shakers and whatever it is that is making noise like animals is really cool, it kinda makes up for the fact that the song doesn't actually... do anything at all. Makes sense since it's a victory theme and all. Slag Toccata is like one of the most un-Atelier songs in the franchise, it somehow manages to sound completely generic in almost every way. Goes on for way longer than it really should. Milkyway doesn't have much substance, but it's still interesting and unique.

Gnome is WACKY because its one of the few Achiwa battle songs that I feel like can't be linked exactly stylistically to another song he composed!! You got the obvious obvious stuff like Fulcrum-Scorpio-Gemini Wing or Nefertiti-Alcyone, Arcturus with.... well, we'll get to that one once we get to it... Usually you can tie songs by general structure and general instrumentation, but I don't think anything else really shares this epic, slow tense tune with the Eastern-style instrumentation, and especially that sick Eastern Guitar at 1:56 that I wish Achiwa used more!! I guess the closest is like.... that its an Eastern-style Loki? All of the "closest" things I can find/think of are way more upbeat with way more percussion, like Albireo. Anyway yeah, this songs unique and I appreciate that a lot even if it's on the "not really my thing" side of Achiwa. Cheeks Stained by the Color of the Setting Sun is verOH THERES THAT RAIN STICK AGAIN very chill, a sit-back-and-relax kinda song but these kinda songs all just blend together for me so obviously Gnome is the one that's gonna stick out

ayehsa

Team Rocket Elite posted...

Atelier Ayesha - Slag Toccata
Atelier Ayesha - Cheeks Stained by the Color of the Setting Sun

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Atelier Ayesha - Slag Toccata
Atelier Ayesha - Gnome

Slag Toccata could be my favorite Atelier song I've heard so far, despite being so orchestral!...maybe. It's a real fun mischevious sort of song, I really like the playing around in the minor keys ! Milkyway is like just some 8 second loop with slight ambient variance.
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Slag Toccata
Gnome
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Slag Toccata
Cheeks Stained by the Color of the Setting Sun

oh no there is a TIE!! time to unbury this topic to BREAK THE TIE
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Slag Toccata
Gnome
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Atelier Ayesha - Slag Toccata
Atelier Ayesha - Cheeks Stained by the Color of the Setting Sun
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somebody tiebreak
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