MP3 and MOD Music from Doktor Meltdown (Vector ZerØ Productions)

This is the music I composed using MODEDIT, MultiTracker, and the ModPlug Tracker. Each song was converted to a WAV file using the ModPlug Tracker (what I now use for new compositions) and then compressed to MP3 format using L3enc.

As a matter of policy, I never go back and rework a song. These are presented in chronological order as originally composed--warts and all.

The MP3s are exactly how I intended the songs to sound during playback. Different MOD players interpret the effects differently, and mix the audio in different ways. Some of my original MODs do not play well at all on some players. However, my early MOD files are significantly smaller than MP3s (even at 10:1 compression) so I have included the first seven of my MOD file originals into a single zip file.

Legacy, Corrosion, and Empire. My latest composition and my first song in the Impulse Tracker MOD format. The zipped MOD file is over 10 Mb, so I recommend downloading the MP3 (5.8 Mb), instead.

Zip file with the first seven MOD files listed here: modfiles.zip (1.5 Mb). I highly recommend playing these files using the ModPlug Player.

Song	File Size	Description
An Urban Dirge	5 Mb	My first 4-track MOD composition. It has an atmospheric, soundtrack-like sound to it. Not particularly great, but included simply to show the progression in the quality of my work.
Xenophobe	3.7 Mb	Another 4-track MOD. This is a dance-worthy industrial composition and includes samples from Aliens, and Akira (english dub version). It's an improvement over An Urban Dirge. My use of the guitar sample is the weakest part of the piece (it was my first attempt).
Black Operations	2.4 Mb	Another 4-track MOD. This is a dark industrial composition incorporating samples from Oliver Stone's conspiracy epic, JFK. At first I wasn't very happy with the result, but it has grown on me over time.
Cruel Virtue	4.6 Mb	My last 4-track MOD. This one is probably my favorite of the 4-tracks. It's got a fast, hard-driving synth, and better use of guitar than Xenophobe. This industrial composition features samples from a TV tabloid talk show and the famous cafeteria scene from When Harry Met Sally.
Brave New World	3.6 Mb	My first MultiTracker Module (MTM). More techno than industrial, it features 8 tracks and samples from Cool World.
Helter Shmelter	5 Mb	An 8 track industrial composition, in MTM format. The samples include Charles Manson playing his guitar and singing, and part of a haunting nursery rhyme sung by the Manson women. A very intense, dark composition.
Mamu Bara Corroboree	5 Mb	"Dance of the Dingo People." This is probably my best overall composition (10-track MTM). It incorporates samples of didjeridu, jew's harp, and chants from the aboriginal cultures of Papua, New Guinea. I'm particularly happy with the bass guitar and rhythm guitar samples.
Lingua Replica (mp3) (mod)	3.7 Mb/ 0.6 Mb	A 16-track MOD industrial composition with a solid groove. Features samples from Dead Man, William S. Burroughs, Lost Highway, and Babylon 5.
Legacy, Corrosion, and Empire (mp3) (mod)	5.8 Mb/ 10.2 Mb	My latest composition featuring "crunchy" heavy metal guitar and a driving industrial beat. I am now composing using the Impulse Tracker MOD format. Almost all of the instruments use 44Khz 16 bit samples. The principal vocal samples are from speeches by Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Robert Kennedy, and Adolf Hitler. It is intended as a statement against the US pursuit of military adventures around the globe. NOTE: the zipped MOD file is over 10Mb, so I recommend downloading the mp3, instead.