i have some concerns about the guiding principle of this blog. an example from the Psifork review:
"It feels like all of the songs start with some sort of drum loop of sorts."
in the context of your preamble, this is a pretty valid concern: off the top of my head, i can't name a single shostakovich piece that begins with a drum loop. in many cases, however, chipmusic has more in common with the theory and practice of EDM, early computer music, and film and video game scoring than western concert music.
if one were to review the same passage from a dance music perspective, there wouldn't be any question about opening with a drum loop; creating easily-looped rhythm sections for DJ's to crossfade over is integral to dance music practice. i think for criticism to be useful, context is crucial. i wouldn't dismiss a garage rock song that doesn't feature a neapolitan sixth, or a hip hop track that lacks sonata structure. would you?
