Paul Taylor

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  Epically Nervous: Frozen Synapse OST (Review)

  June 2, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Epically Nervous: Frozen Synapse OST (Review) Share this Epically Nervous: Frozen Synapse OST (Review)

  

  Editor’s Note: what’s this, a post on a Saturday? Yeah, it happens from time to time. But we’re going to be cramming posts in this weekend to work towards our goal of reviewing every album in the Indie Game Music Bundle 3, including the new bonus albums added yesterday! So keep coming back for more, and be sure to comment on your favorites!

  Paul Taylor, alias nervous_testpilot (also _ensnare_), is Mode 7 Games’ go-to guy for good music. And when it comes to the Frozen Synapse soundtrack, well … this is probably the most widely-distributed of all of Mr. Taylor’s music.

  Does this soundtrack deserve the broad fanbase it’s received due to the popularity of the game? For that answer and more, join us, after the jump! (more…)

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  Take a Break From Frozen Synapse with Impeccable Micro (Review)

  May 14, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Take a Break From Frozen Synapse with Impeccable Micro (Review) Share this Take a Break From Frozen Synapse with Impeccable Micro (Review)

  

  Frozen Synapse, from Mode 7 Games, is a once-underground hit gone above-ground due to critical mass, much like Minecraft, though for different reasons. But I’m not really here to talk about Frozen Synapse, or even its soundtrack. I am here to talk about the game’s composer, Paul Taylor.

  Paul, under the alias “nervous_testpilot,” scored Frozen Synapse and other Mode 7 titles, and has even released original content under that name. And yet, one pseudonym was not enough to contain the power of Paul Taylor. I’ve been listening to a lot of his work in the past few weeks, just taking an interest in his collected works, and the one that stood out to me the most was a dance-friendly chiptunes release called “Impeccable Micro.”

  Apparently, the style of Impeccable Micro was different enough to force Taylor to change his name, yet again. Even though it’s still just him releasing it as a solo work, he takes on the stage name _ensnare_ for this project, which was released in the 2nd half of 2011. After the jump, my thoughts on Impeccable Micro, and how to add the album to your own music collection. (more…)

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