SPINNING WHEELS
BY
One year later, the crazy composers of YM Rockerz are back with another msx
compil that looks (but doesn't sound) a lot like Wave Upon Wave. Credits are no
so different anyway as once again Exocet was in charge of gfx while Abyss
handled code (alone or did he help Tao ? no mention of that detail can be
found). This time the composers list features 505, Tao, MC Laser, DmaSC, Nemo
(formely known as Milhouse), Bodenstandig 2000 and Mad Max for a total of eight
different tunes.
Again, as in Wave Upon Wave we are greeted by a white font reading MC Laser
usual poetry. It reads about "digital warriors armed with a single chip. They
keep on spinning the wheels and destroying the popshit".
Then we reach the main part as shown below :
Let's have a closer look at what the menu offers, beside the horizontal
scrolltext that will keep you entertained while you listen to some tunes.
* Visitors from dreams by DMASC : a nice tune that will remind you of the
end part of -ODD STUFF- by Sector One especially because of high pitched
sounds
* Da shipshit by TAO : another melody using Tao's odd sounds. It goes very
quietly and makes me think of a loader tune.
* Game Over by NEMO : kinda odd sounding stuff, quite dynamic and nice to
listen to.
* 2 lives left by NEMO : quite speedy tune that definitely reminds me of a
remix of an old ST shooter. I couldn't put a name on it, but I'm almost
sure of that ! If you have info, please let me know !
* Mourning by MC LASER : a slow melody, really quiet that reminds of some
UCM tunes.
* Headaxe by 505 : 505 goes experimental with a strange melody like nothing
else heard before. I like it even though it's REALLY weird :)
* Landflucht by BODENSTANDIG 2000 : my favourite tune as it's some kind of
hardcore chip ! Really sounds cool (well it's a matter of taste I suppose).
* Faith by MAD MAX : surely the sequel to the tune heard in the endpart of
Virtual Escape by Equinox. Sounds a lot like it anyway.
Final words : no doubt, this small msx compilation is as good as Wave Upon
Wave with cool gfx and of course cool msx using different styles, either speedy
or quite slow. Another great YM Rockerz production ! Now we only hope that we
won't have to wait another year to enjoy their new release.
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