
Put “Carol of the Bells” Out of its Misery
We love this song, from its hibernal melody to its insistent pulse. We must destroy it in order to save it. Continue reading Put “Carol of the Bells” Out of its Misery
We love this song, from its hibernal melody to its insistent pulse. We must destroy it in order to save it. Continue reading Put “Carol of the Bells” Out of its Misery
Hey, everyone! Welcome back to Sound Test, the series where each week you will be given the chance to share or talk about some of your favorite video game tracks that meet a specific prompt. This week’s prompt is that … Continue reading Sound Test #2 – Super Mario
I wish the milkman would deliver my milk in the morningI wish the milkman would deliver my milk when I’m yawning In 4th place, “Xtal”! In 3rd place, “Girl/Boy (NLS Mix)”! In 2nd place, “Flim”! And your pick for the … Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament: Results!
[spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Alberto Balsalm” (7) vs “Xtal” (5)Match 2: “Flim” (6) vs. “Girl/Boy (NLS Mix)” (5)[/spoiler] Voting ends 5 December, 10 PM EDT Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament: FINALS
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Alberto Balsalm” (9) vs. “Bucephalus Bouncing Ball” (2)Match 2: “Xtal” (8) vs. “Analogue Bubblebath” (3)Match 3: “Flim” (7) vs. “Windowlicker” (4)Match 4: “Girl/Boy (NLS Mix)” (10) vs. “Avril … Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament: Semi-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Bucephalus Bouncing Ball” (7) vs. “Donkey Rhubarb” (4)Match 2: “Alberto Balsalm” (7) vs. “Matchsticks” (Track 24 on Selected Ambient Works Vol II)” (3)Match 3: “Analogue Bubblebath” (8) vs. “Gwely … Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament: Quarter-Finals
Hey, everyone! Due to time constraints I have decided to shift Play It By Ear from a weekly to a monthly series. To fill in the gaps and provide another opportunity to discuss video game music, I have created a … Continue reading Sound Test #1 – Title/Menu Themes
It’s that time of year again! The socially inferior but fidelity-superior music streaming platform has launched their end of the year roundup! You can click this link right here to find out what artists/songs/albums you listened to the most this … Continue reading Apple Music Replay 2023
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Donkey Rhubarb” (7) vs “Lisbon Acid” (6) (TIE BROKEN BY ME)Match 2: “Bucephalus Bouncing Ball” (6) vs. “Meltphace 6” (4)Match 3: “Matchsticks” (Track 24 on Selected Ambient Works Vol … Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament: Round 2
Hello, everyone! As you may or may not be aware, for the past several months I have been running a weekly video game music column on Fridays called ‘Play It By Ear’. The idea has been that each week I … Continue reading ‘Play It By Ear’ Seeks a New Format
Time to see what made it! [spoiler title=”Songs”]”Come to Daddy (Pappy Mix)”, “Digeridoo”, “Xtal”, “Avril 14th”, “Windowlicker”, “Analogue Bubblebath”, “Pulsewidth”, “Girl/Boy” (NLS Mix) , “Alberto Balsalm”, “XMAS_EVET10” (thanaton3 mix), “Come to Daddy” (Little Lord Faulteroy mix), “Matchsticks”*, “∆Mᵢ⁻¹=−α ∑ Dᵢ[η][ … Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament: Round 1
BBBBBZIAUHDiahbjaGEIjfS{ofpkqwjprk12horf8vu9wkn;l[5fv-y5]plhrg8q0hwdaiofL8G IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. Nominations end 25 November, 9PM EDT Continue reading Aphex Twin Song Tournament – Nominations
When you gonna love you as much as I do? In 4th place, “Crucify”! In 3rd place, “Cornflake Girl”! In 2nd place, “Silent All These Years”! And your pick for the best Tori Amos song, “Winter”! Thanks to everyone who … Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament: Results!
What’s so amazing about really deep thoughts? [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Silent All These Years” (15) vs “Crucify” (10)Match 2: “Winter” (19) vs. “Cornflake Girl” (9)[/spoiler] Voting ends 21 November, 10 PM EDT Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament: FINALS
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Silent All These Years” (27) vs “Caught a Lite Sneeze” (10)Match 2: “Crucify” (27) vs. “Hey Jupiter” (album version) (11)Match 3: “Cornflake Girl” (25) vs. “God” (15)Match 4: … Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament: Semi-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Silent All These Years” (18) vs “1000 Oceans” (6)Match 2: “Caught a Lite Sneeze” (16) vs. “Little Earthquakes” (7)Match 3: “Hey Jupiter” (album version) (15) vs. “China” (7)Match … Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament: Quarter-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! [spoiler title=”Round 1 Results”]Match 1: “Silent All These Years” (26) vs “Me and a Gun” (4)Match 2: “1000 Oceans” (8) vs. “Father Lucifer” (7)Match 3: “Caught a Lite Sneeze” (15) vs. “Happy Phantom” … Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament: Round 2
Time to see what made it! [spoiler title=”Songs”]”Silent All These Years”, “Cornflake Girl”, “A Sorta Fairytale”, “Pretty Good Year, “Crucify”, “Winter”, “God”, “Happy Phantom”, “Little Earthquakes”, “Precious Things”, “Leather”, “Putting the Damage On”, “China”, “Baker Baker”, “Raspberry Swirl”, “1000 Oceans”, … Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament: Round 1
Hello all! Welcome back to Play It By Ear, a weekly column where every Friday I discuss my thoughts on a different video game’s soundtrack. You can see the list of upcoming games and their corresponding playlists here. I will … Continue reading Play It By Ear #13 – Chicory: A Colorful Tale
This, this, this is not really happening IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. Nominations end 11 November, 9PM EDT Continue reading Tori Amos Song Tournament – Nominations
You know we’ve got to find a way to bring some loving here today In 4th place, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”! In 3rd place, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)””! In 2nd place, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”! And … Continue reading Marvin Gaye Song Tournament: Results!