01   DOT-STAR.EXE — MASTER BOOT RECORD  XM  •  1st place, 482pts  •  Revision 2026
Master Boot Record’s second consecutive Revision tracked music win (following E1M777 in 2025) demonstrates quite how dominant this act has become at demoparties. The aesthetic is unmistakable — DOS-era sound design processed through black metal intensity and prog complexity. Download: scene.org/revision26  •  Stream: Revision 2026 tracked music compo on YouTube.

02   Everything’s Computer! — Romeo Knight  XM  •  2nd place, 479pts  •  Revision 2026
A mere 3 points behind the winner. Romeo Knight is one of the most respected names in the tracked music scene — melodic, technically immaculate, and consistently charming. This second-place finish at Revision 2026 is another landmark entry in a long career. scene.org.

03   Soaring — Saga Musix / Nuance^SVatG^HUP  IT  •  3rd place, 422pts  •  Revision 2026
Saga Musix (Jonas Thedering) is the backbone of the ModArchive’s modern era and one of IT-format composition’s great practitioners. Soaring lives up to its title — expansive, warm, immaculately mixed. scene.org.

04   Unlimited (re)visions — Turbo Knight / DESiRE & K.A.R.R  XM  •  4th place, 420pts  •  Revision 2026
Turbo Knight is an extraordinarily prolific scene musician (Bandcamp: turboknight.bandcamp.com) with a sound that bridges 90s demo aesthetics with contemporary electronic production. Another top-five Revision finish. scene.org.

05   E1M777 — MASTER BOOT RECORD & Dubmood / Razor 1911  XM  •  1st place, 668pts  •  Revision 2025
The collaboration between MASTER BOOT RECORD’s DOS-metal machine-music and Dubmood’s chiptune-adjacent precision won Revision 2025 comfortably with 668 points — a margin that speaks for itself. The E1M naming (a DOOM level reference) fits perfectly with MBR’s digital-warfare aesthetic. A landmark tracked music moment. scene.org  •  MBR announcement.

06   Hyperburner — zabutom / Razor 1911 ^ Up Rough  XM  •  2nd place, 594pts  •  Revision 2025
zabutom (Johan Kotlinski, creator of LittleGPTracker and LSDJ) is one of the essential voices in chiptune and tracked music. Hyperburner at 594 points is one of the year’s most-replayed competition entries on SceneSat. scene.org.

07   Break Out — Virtua Point Zero  MOD (Amiga ProTracker)  •  3rd place, 573pts  •  Revision 2025
Recorded directly from a real Amiga 1200 running ProTracker 2.3F, then mastered externally. Virtua Point Zero is a dedicated ProTracker purist — all tracks produced exclusively on Amiga. Break Out is their finest moment in competition, capturing the warm, slightly grainy texture that only real Amiga audio can deliver. Listen/buy: Bandcamp  •  scene.org.

08   Sunny Sight — bacter & Saga Musix  IT  •  4th place, 561pts  •  Revision 2025
A rare collaboration between two of the scene’s most respected composers. bacter (Latvian scene veteran) and Saga Musix combine for a warm, melodic IT track that feels like afternoon light through studio glass. scene.org.

09   Surveillance — Hoffman & Daytripper  XM  •  1st place, 762pts  •  Revision 2024
762 points — one of the highest-scoring tracked music entries at Revision in recent history. H0ffman (of Andromeda Software Development / ASD) is one of the most celebrated composers in the entire demoscene, and this collaboration with Daytripper is every bit as accomplished as his legendary back catalogue. Cinematic, emotionally resonant, pristine mixing. scene.org.

10   Track Tracking — zabutom & dubmood / Razor 1911  XM  •  2nd place, 707pts  •  Revision 2024
The same duo that would return to win Revision 2025 together. A masterclass in collaborative tracked music — zabutom’s chiptune precision and dubmood’s acid-inflected game music aesthetic merge seamlessly. scene.org.

11   Roguecraft — Jogeir Liljedahl / MoN  XM  •  3rd place, 680pts  •  Revision 2024
Jogeir Liljedahl is an Amiga legend — creator of Andromeda, one of the finest MODs ever made, active in the scene since the late 80s and still competing at the highest level. Roguecraft is a rogue-themed IT adventure in sound, full of the warmth and craft that characterises all his work. scene.org.

12   Space is the Place — Subi / Desire  MOD (Amiga)  •  4th place, 666pts  •  Revision 2024
Subi (John Carehag of SceneSat and the Desire demogroup) is both a demoscene institution and a consistently excellent composer. Space is the Place earned 666pts — equal 4th — with a cosmic Amiga MOD that takes full advantage of ProTracker’s harmonic warmth. scene.org.

13   Return — Bacter & Saga Musix  IT  •  4th place, 666pts  •  Revision 2024
Joint 4th (exactly 666 points, same as Space is the Place). This bacter/Saga Musix collaboration — which prefigures their 2025 Sunny Sight — is a tightly emotional IT track that rewards careful listening. scene.org.

14   Yoru no Koe — AceMan / Resistance^Dreamweb^Agenda  XM  •  6th place, 646pts  •  Revision 2024
Yoru no Koe (Night Voice) is a Japanese-influenced atmospheric XM with beautiful melodic phrasing and restrained, emotional arrangement. AceMan is a reliable top-10 Revision competitor and this is among his finest entries. scene.org.

15   Can Your AI Do This — Virtua Point Zero  MOD (Amiga ProTracker)  •  7th place, 620pts  •  Revision 2024
The title alone is a statement. Recorded entirely on a real Amiga 1200 in ProTracker, “Can Your AI Do This” challenges machine-generated music with deeply human compositional craft. One of the most charming Amiga MODs of the year. Listen/buy: Bandcamp.

16   Ode To Amiga — LMan  MOD (Amiga)  •  10th place, 600pts  •  Revision 2024
LMan (Markus Klein) is a prolific German demoscener whose work spans SNES chiptune to full module compositions. An Amiga MOD titled “Ode To Amiga” at a major demoparty is exactly what it sounds like: warm, nostalgic, and expertly crafted. scene.org.

17   controversy — laamaa  XM  •  1st place  •  Revision 2023
laamaa (Marq Hirvilampi) is a Finnish demoscene stalwart with a reputation for consistently excellent tracked music. controversy took first place at Revision 2023, the scene’s most prestigious music compo. The Revision YouTube compo stream confirms the entry order; also won at the Remote section. scene.org  •  Watch the full compo.

18   Crossfader Persuader — Subi / Desire^Polarity^SceneSat  MOD (Amiga)  •  2nd place  •  Revision 2023
An Amiga MOD that placed 2nd at Revision 2023. Subi’s track length is 3:40 of classic demo-scene funk — warm basslines, punchy breakbeats, expert ProTracker arrangement. Listed on Nectarine as a Song Platform: AMIGA-MOD. scene.org.

19   Keep It Tight — Virtua Point Zero  MOD (Amiga ProTracker)  •  3rd place  •  Revision 2023
A third Revision compo placement in three years for the ProTracker purist. Recorded directly from Amiga 1200, ProTracker 2.3F, mastered externally. Virtua Point Zero is perhaps the best active ambassador for keeping real Amiga hardware at the heart of competitive tracked music. Listen/buy: Bandcamp.

20   gfjkgfjd — laamaa  XM  •  1st place Fast Music, 758pts  •  Assembly 2025
laamaa won Assembly Summer 2025’s Fast Music compo with 758pts — a title that speaks to their commanding presence across the Finnish and international scene. Compact, intense, perfectly constructed. scene.org.

21   novelle plus — laamaa  XM  •  1st place Tracked Music, 610pts  •  Assembly 2023
laamaa’s Assembly 2023 win completes a remarkable hat-trick: Revision 2023 winner, Assembly 2023 winner. A musician at the absolute top of their game. novelle plus is lush, harmonically rich, and sounds expensive. scene.org.

22   When everything else is gone — Tethys  XM  •  2nd place Listening Music, 598pts  •  Assembly 2023
A deeply moving ambient/electronic piece that placed second in the Assembly 2023 Listening Music compo. Tethys brings a cinematic quality to tracked music that few achieve. scene.org.

23   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.

24   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.

25   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.

26   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.

27   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.

28   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.

29   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.

30   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.

31   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.

32   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.

33   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.

34   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.

35   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.

36   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.

37   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.

38   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.

39   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.

40   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.

41   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.

42   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.

43   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.

44   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.

45   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.

46   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.

47   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.

48   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.

49   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.

50   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.

ModArchive.org — The definitive archive. 30 years old in 2026. Featured list, member favourites, uploads, reviews. Torrent downloads available.

SceneSat Radio — 24/7 demoscene music stream. The best radio station you’ll never have to pay for. Annual “Sound of SceneSat” compilations on Bandcamp.

scene.org/parties — Every file released at every demoparty. Free downloads. Search by year and party name.

Demozoo.org — The demoscene’s complete production database. Find any entry from any compo, cross-linked to scene.org and pouet.

pouet.net — Community thumbs-up rankings. Filter by music type to find the crowd’s favourites.

OpenMPT — The best free tracker player/editor on PC. Plays every format listed in this article. Also used by many composers to create new modules. Free.

Nectarine (Demovibes) — Stream-on-demand archive of scene music including competition entries. Voting, history, request system.

Remix64.com — Specifically focused on C64 and Amiga SID/MOD remixes. Annual ROTY (Remixer of the Year) awards. Jogeir Liljedahl, Turbo Knight, and many community favourites active here.