trivia: Halo of Dust is this track http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/6965/ … music-500/
I didn't win, my loss was this albums gain, and officially I think it was the first track written for the album, way before Parallel Processing was done
nice. I'm planning to do something similar with the chipwin comp; I don't expect to be selected for it but hopefully the track I submit will be a good start on writing prog stuff again for a new album—it's been over three years since I've written any prog songs, but people like you and Tuberz McGee are getting me interested in writing prog again..
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]]>"Axis" is the certainly the definitive album track, but Surveillance is probably my overall favorite track because it's straight forward, has great vocals, and a killer guitar solo. "Halo of Dust" deserves a special mention because it's very ambitious yet ultimately successful as a brand new style of chiptune instrumental track. It's not a dance tune nor a standard rock tune, but a prog rock journey that explores all sorts of emotions and instrumentation (the strings!) without overstaying its welcome. I haven't been a big Dream Theater fan in years, but "Halo of Dust" hits me on Lunaria much like how "Stream of Consciousness" hit me on Dream Theater's "Train of Thought." It's a well thought-out, orchestrated instrumental that seems to define the whole album's aesthetic within three-and-a-half minutes.
In fact, I think this album's overall aesthetic is important to note because it pulls Danimal Cannon away from "chiptune guitar shredder" into something completely of its own: some type of "chiptune symphonic space prog metal." When an album refuses to be categorized into a specific genre yet is still able to tell a consistent story, I feel that needs to be universally recognized as some type of artistic achievement-and I feel that's exactly what "Lunaria" succeeds in doing very, very well.
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http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241447/#p241447freaking LOL
I LOLed harder at Danimals post of the same ilk, xP
No, but seriously, this is awesome, wow. When I heard some preview single things from this I felt a bit iffy... but it definitely did not disappoint! Awesome jorb, manb 
Great way to kick off the spring
"it's awesome" - an0va
http://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241447/#p241447
freaking LOL
]]>"this is the cutting edge of modern music" - The Musical Melting Pot
http://www.themusicalmeltingpot.com/201 … ia-review/
"one of the most engaging records I’ve heard in 2016" - Angry Metal Guy
http://www.angrymetalguy.com/danimal-ca … ia-review/
"an impressive feat of musical and technical prowess. This sounds crazy, but I think this is one of my favorite releases this year" - Echoes and Dust
http://echoesanddust.com/2016/03/danima … n-lunaria/
I've never heard anything like this before. Totally awesome !
So many good ideas, diverse styles and sounds used in this fusion of metal and chiptune, it even has a splattering of Jazz.
Love the total mood change interlude after the behemoth track called err. "Behemoth" 
CD ordered.
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