Last week saw me miss yet another update. I actually was ready to put up a column that day, but certain problems arose. The master file table of my system's most massive disk partition got corrupted, and I ended up wasting a good twelve or so hours salvaging my files. I ended up losing over half of the files, but at least I managed to save most of my original compositions, text files and artwork... Hey, it could've been worse! Still, it was such a terrible way to welcome Christmas. I hope yours was much better.

Now on to the pieces... Life on Death Mountain's rapid, seven-beat monotone opening immediately gives the piece that old-school feel despite modern sound of the samples used. The mix gives much emphasis on the rhythm, as the melody itself is somewhat simple and repetitive. The drums are simply delightful. Cave's Psycho-like passages, then, appear a little past the halfway mark and invoke an even darker feel. The brasswinds eventually reiterate motifs from Turned Into a Bunny!, wrapping up the mix.

Daryl's usage of woodwinds to carry The Golden Land's melody works surprisingly well, and almost sounds better than the original, which uses the string section. The slightly diminished tempo also works wonders.

Well, that's about it for the last update of 2010. Happy New Year, everyone! May 2011 be a delightful year for all of us! Until next time!

Fermat's Last Theorem, M.D.

Sound Test Curator