A short story set in 1996 about a young man named Alan deciding between pursuing electronic music or taking a job with a computer software company, accompanied by an unofficial soundtrack of mod music files.
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## Impulse Tracker
To do the big things in life, you have to pay attention to each beat along the way
On a quiet night in the year 1996, 20\-year old Alan is in his small apartment, about to make an important life decision\. His thoughts are torn between the electronic music he makes with his computer and starting a career path with a computer software company\. Will he continue working on his music and keep his dead\-end job or take the important job offer?
*Short story, about 8 pages*
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## Unofficial soundtrack
Songs by Mick Rippon, aka MickRip, my favorite modular music artist and who's music I listened to the most while writing the story\. You can listen/download MP3s of the songs along with their original mod versions\. You'll need[VLC player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html)to listen to the mod files\.
1. [Tea Cosy](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/Mick%20Rippon%20-%20Tea%20Cosy.mp3)by Mick Rippon, 1995 \([mod](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/TEA_COSY.S3M)\)
2. [Out of Control](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/Mick%20Rippon%20-%20Out%20of%20Control.mp3)by Mick Rippon, 1997 \([mod](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/out_of_control.it)\)
3. [Working in Progress](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/Mick%20Rippon%20-%20Working%20In%20Progress.mp3)by Mick Rippon, 1998 \([mod](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/working_in_progress.it)\)
4. [capslock](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/Mick%20Rippon%20-%20Capslock.mp3)by Mick Rippon, 1993 \([mod](https://ovidem.com/mods/mickrip/CAPSLOCK.MOD)\)
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