1. Yosuke Yasui - STELLAR LIGHT (ngl, for some reason I thought Silver Lining was what got nominated instead, and was even going to say that I would've preferred the Special Arrange version by Ryo Yonemitsu over the original... but it ended up being a different Eschatos song instead LOL; I actually like Stellar Light a lot more than Silver Lining tho, without counting the arranged version, so this ended up being a much easier pick than I expected. nice >:])
2. Oblique Occasions - protoculture (oh yeah, I can vibe to this for sure lol; nice and calming, and all around just very easy to get lost in, pretty cool stuff)
3. flashygoodness - Rivals Theme (PC-98 Remix) (nice chiptune PC-98 inspired FM thing. unfortunately, it isn't the only good FM synthesis based song in this round, and sadly that one is way better, so, yeah.)
4. Phineas Newborn Jr. Trio - A Walkin' Thing (not too bad I suppose. jazz normally tends to be pretty cool anyway, but otherwise it doesn't have much goin' with it to vote for sadly)
5. MGMT - Me and Michael (not too bad as well, and 80s sounding synths are cool and good, but yeah, like the above, it just isn't interesting enough to vote for)
6. Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones (thank god this isn't one of the Amy Winehouse songs that pop up on the radio for millions of times around here lmao; I actually enjoyed this one a lot more than I was expecting to, especially the swearing in the lyrics, which kinda caught me off guard, but since this is also a fairly basic pop song I can only give it so much sadly :V)
7. Reasoner - The Last Flight (it's fine. not much else to say here)
8. Charles Ives - They Are There! (????????????????????)
flashygoodness - Rivals Theme (PC-98 Remix) I am a sucker for PC-98... This song is also nice and bouncy and works really well in FM synth.
MGMT - Me and Michael - There's just something about the synthiness of this song that I love, and I actually like the lyrics themselves as well. The chorus also slaps.
(Honorable Mention) Yosuke Yasui - STELLAR LIGHT ESCHATOS good. Love the instrumentation here. I love how the song picks up.
Oblique Occasions - protoculture Very cute and chill.
Reasoner - The Last Flight I feel like I like the piano section more than the rest, though it's all very cute. Very emotional. Definitely picks up as it goes along.
Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones Eh. Fine, but I vibe so much more with the others.
Phineas Newborn Jr. Trio - A Walkin' Thing Jazzy, and I like the sense of mystery this has.
Charles Ives - They Are There! I don't vibe with any of this, sorry.
Very tough choices to make, I'd say I really love the top 4 or 5 of my picks a lot, and I especially had trouble choosing between the top 3.
MGMT - Me and Michael - There's just something about the synthiness of this song that I love, and I actually like the lyrics themselves as well. The chorus also slaps.
(Honorable Mention) Yosuke Yasui - STELLAR LIGHT ESCHATOS good. Love the instrumentation here. I love how the song picks up.
Oblique Occasions - protoculture Very cute and chill.
Reasoner - The Last Flight I feel like I like the piano section more than the rest, though it's all very cute. Very emotional. Definitely picks up as it goes along.
Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones Eh. Fine, but I vibe so much more with the others.
Phineas Newborn Jr. Trio - A Walkin' Thing Jazzy, and I like the sense of mystery this has.
Charles Ives - They Are There! I don't vibe with any of this, sorry.
Very tough choices to make, I'd say I really love the top 4 or 5 of my picks a lot, and I especially had trouble choosing between the top 3.