Granado Espada Volume 2
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| # | Pista | Duración | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Red Shores / Estuera | ||
| 2. | Chapter 2 / Estuera | ||
| 3. | Travels / Estuera | ||
| 4. | Tales From the South / Estuera | ||
| 5. | Summer Queen / Starr | ||
| 6. | Static Bullet (Odyssee Remix) / D.J. Ton T.B. | ||
| 7. | Close Encounter / Phynn | ||
| 8. | Tempest / Phynn | ||
| 9. | Valle Ocultado / Cor Fijneman | ||
| 10. | Genuine Draft / Jochen Miller, Cor Fijneman | ||
| 11. | Mono Dura / Jochen Miller, Cor Fijneman | ||
| 12. | Touchdown / Mark Norman | ||
| 13. | 7 Clouds / Estuera | ||
| 14. | Dream Machine (Orig.) / D.J. Ton T.B. | ||
| 15. | Senorita (Mr Sam Vision) / Mojado | ||
| 16. | In Your Eyes (Blue Mix) / Filterheadz pres. Orange 3 |
Though it only contains 16 tracks, this digital release actually spans 150 minutes, so we’re averaging almost 10 minutes per track. Such is to be expected from the ambient/trance/techno scene.
The album opens with four tracks from Estuera. These four tracks alone (and perhaps the fifth, “7 Clouds”) would have made for a fine album release on their own, spanning over 40 minutes of music. After listening to his tracks, he’s quickly became one of my favorite composers for this genre of music. You may remember another Online RPG that attempted this genre of music, but only with partial success: Phantasy Star Online. It seems to me that the Japanese composers who attempted techno-music stylings on PSO could only hope to emulate the originals. I hate to buy into the stereotype, but we all know the best techno comes out of Europe, right? Jonas Steur’s work certainly doesn’t hurt this argument, at any rate.
If I had to pick a favorite track among Steur’s compositions, it would be “Tales From the South.” This track holds true to the “techno” label, but incorporates a lot of ethnic instruments to express something that is more akin to “world music,” which certainly works in the world of Granado Espada.
Some of my all-time favorite tracks on the disc come from Cor Fijneman. Cor only did one track on his own (“Valle Ocultado”), but he collaborated with Jochen Miller on tracks 10 and 11. On track 11, “Mono Dura,” they aren’t afraid to go for a rougher, grainier sound. It’s almost industrial, but there’s some 8-bit waves in there as well. Contrast this with “Genuine Draft,” and you can hear two very different styles.
The album opens with four tracks from Estuera. These four tracks alone (and perhaps the fifth, “7 Clouds”) would have made for a fine album release on their own, spanning over 40 minutes of music. After listening to his tracks, he’s quickly became one of my favorite composers for this genre of music. You may remember another Online RPG that attempted this genre of music, but only with partial success: Phantasy Star Online. It seems to me that the Japanese composers who attempted techno-music stylings on PSO could only hope to emulate the originals. I hate to buy into the stereotype, but we all know the best techno comes out of Europe, right? Jonas Steur’s work certainly doesn’t hurt this argument, at any rate.
If I had to pick a favorite track among Steur’s compositions, it would be “Tales From the South.” This track holds true to the “techno” label, but incorporates a lot of ethnic instruments to express something that is more akin to “world music,” which certainly works in the world of Granado Espada.
Some of my all-time favorite tracks on the disc come from Cor Fijneman. Cor only did one track on his own (“Valle Ocultado”), but he collaborated with Jochen Miller on tracks 10 and 11. On track 11, “Mono Dura,” they aren’t afraid to go for a rougher, grainier sound. It’s almost industrial, but there’s some 8-bit waves in there as well. Contrast this with “Genuine Draft,” and you can hear two very different styles.