2. Andrew Neu - Slipstream (pretty cool as well, like some of the chord changes a lot, and although it isn't too particularly impressive, it does it's job well enough, and in general the big band sound is one I'm into, so yeah, pretty nice shit I guess

3. Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (ngl, I almost wanted to nominate this, but it's just far too long for it's own good, and in general just meanders a lot as a result; if it was maybe compressed to like, 5 minutes, I probably would have submitted this, but as it stands... yeah, kind of a shame :V)
4. Kou Hayashi - Sex pervert of a silence [TRUE FINAL BOSS] (also wanted to nominate this, but honestly it's just far too abrasive and repetitive for me to truly enjoy, even if it's a fairly cool sound, which is funny because this also reminded me of the Hard BGM tracks from Super Drift Out and I have pretty much the same exact opinion over them as well LOL)
5. Hideki Asanaka - Esaka? (Acid Mix) (it's cool, but kind of feels a bit monotonous with it's lackluster melody and there just not having enough things going on in general to warrant a vote sadly)
6. R.E.M. - Find The River (it's fine I guess. though it just sounds like something my dad or sister would listen to, and a lot of the stuff they listen to also tend to be in that "meh" sorta territory, so yeah, it's definitely not my thing lmao)
7. Sikdope x Dux n Bass - Brave (kinda boring and fairly formulaic modern DnB sounding stuff I suppose... certainly not good enough for a vote for me)
8. Black Bomb A - Double (really don't know what to feel about this one honestly... like, what kind of feeling or vibe does this even want to have??? like, it either sounds like a softer sounding pop punk song or a more brutal sounding metal song, and yet it just tries to be both and just... utterly fails at both because of it; just all around a very frustrating song to listen to for me, and that's certainly not a good thing at all)