Never heard of chiptunes before today, last mix I heard from you was one of your awesome psy mixes. This mix was very refreshing, reminded me of playing Journey to Cilius or Megaman. Imma actually pass this to a friend who is way into these kinda melodies.

Hey Tetsuo, no problem, take your time!

Elektrikal, which psy mix did you hear last? I have some new ones in my set archive (click the link in my sig!) and thank you for passing this mix on to your friend! If he likes it, make sure to link him to my others in the first post.

Thanks for the support guys. Having some tough times in my family so the comments from you all help me feel better.

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Nice mix, Nick! A bit more peppy and upbeat than your other chiptune mixes but still really good. I especially dug the opener.

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Thanks Luke yeah, I deliberately went for more happy tunes because I found I enjoyed those tracks more on the previous mixes. I think this one turned out pretty well.

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Two years later ...

I've finally managed to get some good listening time into this one, mainly due to my car's DPF clogging up so I've taken it for some long, hi-speed runs down the motorway to clear it out. Unsuccessful, it was, but I had this mix on a few times when I was doing so it so at least something good has come of it.

I'd say that in terms of mixing, flow, consistency, the tracks being arranged in such a fashion as to have a sense of direction then this mix is your best.
You've disposed of the experimental, glitchy stuff which has made it feel less disjointed than your previous, and it gives it an overall warmer kind of tone.
It does mean that the nice contrast between the mentally taxing, hard, glitch madness and the refreshing, fruity melodies is gone (you had a great, great sequence in your first mix, and, to a lesser extent, your second, where you alternated between glitch and melodic several times) but you've covered that ground so it's good to see something different.

Stand out tracks for me were 'Je Suis Baguette', 'Dans La Rou', 'Fish & Chips' and the final three made a great hammering finale. My all-out favourite, though, was 'Gront is a Muppet'. That rolling blip sequence with a regal flavour which formed the hook and the skipped beats tickled me somewhat

If I were to rate this mix compared to the others in the series, they would look something like this:

1. Arcade Fantasy
2/3. Game Theory, Everlasting Adventure
4. Master Quest

I really hope that you can give us another one, or several of these chip-tune mixes, and I hope my feedback makes sense and is useful. If I were to ask what I would want to see in any future mixes of this series, then I would simply say more of what you do best: something new, something different, something which challenges my tastes

Thanks for playing!

Better late than never!

Thanks for the in-depth review man! Those are quite a bit more rare these days, especially including context of other mixes and how this one stacks up. Yeah despite Master Quest having the most listens, this mix is probably my favorite out of the 4, mainly because I'm a sucker for happy melodies and this one is absolutely loaded with them. "Gront Is A Muppet" is an incredible tune with how it climaxes, all that energy builds up and releases in a super epic fashion.

I intentionally removed the glitchy bitcore-esque tunes that were peppered around in my other mixes because as you said, it made things so disjointed. In Master Quest, I attempted to use them as a sort of "boss battle" that the listener built up to and defeated.

I'm glad you said that what I do best is something new, different, and challenging. That is really the core of my philosophy behind mixing. I want to provide a unique experience for each mix, and I find that I have a particular style/sound signature that makes each one my own. Even if I sometimes have a few poor decisions for track selections, transition errors, or programming mishaps, I pour my heart and soul into all of my mixes. These days I don't waste any time pumping out mixes just to put out one per month. I have really focused on quality over quantity, and I take the time to find every track that I can that would fit well in every mix I do.

I really appreciate you taking the time to review, and the repeated listens. It validates the time that I spend listening to hundreds/thousands of tracks just to find a dozen or so that I can showcase in a fun and flavorful mix of any handful of different styles. I know at least some people out there enjoy what I do, and I intend to continue as long as I'm able

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