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Sparkle of Light
— Jogeir Liljedahl & Turbo Knight
XM • Released February 2024
A collaboration between Amiga legend Jogeir Liljedahl and scene newcomer-turned-prolific-composer Turbo Knight. Mixed by WEVPON, mastered by Van Derand. The meeting of Jogeir’s warm Scandinavian melodicism with Turbo Knight’s modern electronic precision is everything it should be. Listen/buy: Bandcamp.
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Rise Of The Chipman (2025 Rework)
— Turbo Knight
XM • 2025
Turbo Knight revisits one of his most beloved tracks with a full rework. If you only know Turbo Knight from the Revision results, his Bandcamp (turboknight.bandcamp.com) is a treasure trove of chiptune-adjacent electronic music delivered in XM format. Highly recommended.
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Daemon Dismemberment
— Mibri / Atlantis^MultiStyle Labs^Proxima
IT • 5th place, 531pts • Revision 2025
A visceral IT-format industrial track that placed 5th at Revision 2025. Mibri’s aggressive sound design and programmatic intensity make this one of the most distinctive entries of 2025. scene.org.
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Groove Operator
— Triace / Desire^Insane^Retroguru
XM • 8th place, 602pts • Revision 2024
A funk-influenced XM track that proves tracked music has no stylistic limits. Triace is a Czech scene musician with an ear for groove that stands out in a sea of ambient and electronic entries. scene.org.
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Makoto Loves Tofu
— Syntheslav
XM • 9th place, 601pts • Revision 2024
A delightfully playful title matches a track of equal charm. Syntheslav weaves kawaii-adjacent melodic phrasing into a proper fast-music XM structure. One of the most memorable entries of Revision 2024. scene.org.
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Vita De Novo
— Jogeir Liljedahl
XM • Sound of SceneSat Vol. 7 • 2023
Track 1 on the Sound of SceneSat Volume 7 (released September 2023). Jogeir’s presence opening the compilation is entirely earned. Vita De Novo is a study in melodic efficiency — warm, alive, and timeless. Buy the album: SceneSat Bandcamp.
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Samsara
— W.O.T.W.
XM • 7th place, 516pts • Revision 2025
A meditative XM that earns its title — samsara, the Buddhist cycle of existence, is rendered as a slowly evolving electronic piece. Patient, hypnotic, and genuinely unusual for a competitive compo entry. scene.org.
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One Thing
— Subi / Desire^SSR
MOD • 8th place, 501pts • Revision 2025
Subi’s third top-10 Revision finish across three years. Another Amiga MOD from a musician who has made the platform’s musical constraints feel like a creative advantage rather than a limitation. scene.org.
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Bingo Nights
— Altiga
XM • 6th place, 518pts • Revision 2025
A cheerful, affectionate piece that belies its competitive position. Bingo Nights is the kind of XM that makes you want to smile involuntarily — warm chords, bouncy rhythm, effortless structure. Altiga’s most prominent Revision entry. scene.org.
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the flow
— teo
XM • 11th place, 593pts • Revision 2024
teo is a regular Revision contributor with a distinctly liquid, atmospheric approach to XM. the flow lives up to its name — unhurried, beautifully mixed, deeply immersive. High score for 11th place indicates how strong the full 2024 field was. scene.org.
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Coffee at Morning
— SoDa7
XM • 14th place, 564pts • Revision 2024
Do not be fooled by 14th place — at Revision 2024 that still means 564 points. SoDa7’s track is a morning-light acoustic-tinged XM that feels like exactly what the title promises. A quiet gem in the full results. scene.org.
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Snowflake
— Mark Vera
XM • 3rd place • Instanssi 2026
Mark Vera’s Instanssi 2026 entry placed 3rd, behind only DarkGroove (pumpuli/ivory, 1st) and Apex (Van Derand x Turbo Knight x Wevpon, 2nd). A characteristic blend of warm synth pads and intricate melody. Listen/buy: Bandcamp.
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Fireworks
— Alex Menchi
XM • 13th place, 580pts • Revision 2024
Alex Menchi is an Italian scene musician known for cinematic, wide-screen XM productions. Fireworks at 580pts for 13th place is another reminder of how deep the Revision 2024 field ran. scene.org.
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Retroing all down
— Jesusito
MOD • 11th place, 464pts • Revision 2025
A retro-flavoured Amiga MOD that does exactly what the title implies. Jesusito’s track has a warm FM-flavoured feel recalling the peak 1990s demo era. scene.org.
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Return to Zimmerland
— Turbo Knight / DESiRE
XM • 5th place Listening Music, 486pts • Assembly 2025
Turbo Knight’s Assembly 2025 Listening Music entry. Full cinematic treatment — modular-influenced, sweeping, deeply nostalgic despite the modern production. Bandcamp • scene.org.
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ModArchive Top Favourites — New Entries 2023–2026
VAR • modarchive.org
ModArchive’s “Top Favourites” list (nominated by members) and the “Featured Modules” list (crew-nominated for outstanding quality/technique) are the best starting points for discovering high-quality new uploads outside the demoparty circuit. ModArchive turned 30 in February 2026 and remains the definitive online archive.
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Jogeir Liljedahl — Remixer of the Year 2024
VAR • remix64.com ROTY 2024 Winner
Jogeir Liljedahl won both the C64 Charts 2024 and ROTY 2024 Best C64 Remix on Remix64 — his second ROTY award in three years. A living legend who keeps producing landmark work. His BIT Live 2025 Remix Compo win confirms he remains at the very top. Follow his work at remix64.com.
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Zauberwald
— Slash_AtD / RPSG
XM • 8th place, 501pts • Revision 2025
“Magic Forest” in German — a late-Romanticism-tinged XM that uses tracker instruments to paint a surprisingly convincing orchestral landscape. Equal 8th at Revision 2025. scene.org.
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saint lager
— laamaa
XM • 12th place, 591pts • Revision 2024
Even a laamaa track that “only” places 12th at Revision earns 591 points — more than many first-place entries at smaller parties. The Finnish master’s consistent quality is almost unfair. scene.org.
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Sound of SceneSat Volume 7
— Various Artists
VAR • Released September 2, 2023
91 tracks. The definitive annual compilation of demoscene music, directed by Ziphoid (John Carehag). Jogeir Liljedahl, Rapture, Pex Mahoney Tufvesson, and many more. If you want a single release that covers the breadth of the scene in 2023, this is it. Buy it: SceneSat Bandcamp.
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Notes!
— JosSs
XM • 10th place, 492pts • Revision 2025
A self-referential title suits a track that leans into tracker aesthetics — staccato notes, sharp rhythmic programming, expressive velocity control. JosSs is a regular high-placer across multiple European parties. scene.org.
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Space is the Place II: Return (see entry 12 & 13)
— Subi & Bacter selections from Function 2024
MOD/XM • Function Demoparty 2024 • Budapest, Hungary
Function is Central Europe’s premier demoparty and consistently produces strong tracked music compo results. The 2024 edition features standout entries from Subi and bacter. Full results and downloads at scene.org/function24.
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Positive Mind
— Alex Menchi
XM • 13th place, 448pts • Revision 2025
Alex Menchi returns with another melodic XM, this time at Revision 2025. Positive Mind delivers exactly what its title promises: uplifting, major-key, emotionally generous. scene.org.
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ModArchive Featured Modules — 30th Anniversary Selection 2026
VAR • modarchive.org/featured
The ModArchive crew’s hand-picked featured list, curated for “outstanding quality, technique or creativity,” is a peerless source of quality modules across all eras. The 30th anniversary page (February 2026) includes reflections on the archive’s history and highlights from the past year. Browse: modarchive.org/featured.
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Get The Duck Out
— BUS ERROR Collective / Teletype Corporation
XM • 14th place, 439pts • Revision 2025
BUS ERROR Collective is a growing scene force — they also won the Revision 2025 crowd favourite award for another production. This comedically titled XM entry mixes playful sound design with genuine compositional ability. scene.org.
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Return to Zimmerland / Danger in the Woods
— Turbo Knight & Aikapallo / Pyrotech
XM • Assembly 2025 Listening Music top entries
Aikapallo’s “Danger in the Woods” won Assembly 2025’s Listening Music compo with 572pts, edging Turbo Knight’s entry. Both are essential listens. scene.org/assembly25.
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Pouet Top-Thumbed Music 2023–2026
VAR • pouet.net
pouet.net maintains a community-thumbed ranking of all demoscene productions. Filtering by type=music and sorting by thumbs-up reveals the community consensus on the best tracked music of any period. An essential resource: pouet.net/top music.
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SceneSat Radio — Tracked Music 24/7
Stream • scenesat.com • Free
Not a single track but the essential listening companion to this entire list. SceneSat streams demoscene music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, covering everything from classic Amiga MODs to the newest Revision compo entries. The SceneSat Bandcamp collects the “Sound of SceneSat” annual compilations — the single best curated entry point into this world. Tune in, explore, buy something.
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