Round 3: Strange/weird songs. I got some sick shit this round!
Once again, they were really hard to rank and every single song was worth at least 3 points… And BTW, I’m sorry if I don’t respond to those of you who leave descriptions with their songs. I appreciate reading them, it’s just that I can’t answer them AND do the roulette on time!
5 pointsSigz -
The Body -
Empty Hearth: What. The. Fuck. I don’t even know what that was, but it was awesome! From the weird vocal pattern to the throat singing later on and the slow, almost drone-ish guitar riff. The way it was “mix” was really cool; the breakdowns and the variations in the songs made it interesting all the way through.
4 pointsLat -
Deli Creeps -
Boom Ch Ka: BOOM CH KA!!
This song was a lot of fun! The vocals were really diverse, ranging from a narrating tone to death growls, to downright silly whatever. This song contains a lot of awesome riffs and interesting instrumentals sections. Buckethead is really showing his talent here; I think there was even a bit of Banjo near the end!
SDN -
Norrin Radd -
Anomaly: I was really hoping to get some Chiptune stuff in my roulette, but I thought that it would’ve been from Sonata! Anyway, I think the correct way to describe this is Death Chiptune. What a great song. The death growls definitely fitted with the famous bleeps and bloops. Some badass riffs in there also.
3 pointsZantera -
Thom Yorke -
Skip Divided: I’m a fan of Radiohead but I’ve never heard of Thom solo stuff! Well, I was not disappointed. I’m a big fan of electronic beats when they’re well done, and they really were in that particular song. I loved the noises and the effects thrown around in it. The emotional vocals and the interesting lyrics really added to an already pretty good song.
Sonata -
Josh Roberts & The Hinges -
Nautilus: Pretty cool song here! It sounded like some indie hard rock or something. I liked the retro feel it had. The vocal melody in the chorus was really memorable and the instrumental section, pretty awesome; Nice atmosphere and solo. It didn’t sound really strange though...
2 pointsTheVoxyn -
Maximum the Hormone -
Zetsubou Billy: OK, so that was a pretty ridiculous videoclip!
Some sort of Japanese screamo metal band? Anyway, I really enjoyed this one! Great riffs, pretty cool diversity with the different singers (female and male clean, screamo, rap-like vox), and just a fun rockin’ vibe all along.
Letters -
Buckethead -
Frozen Brains Tell No Tales : This song was great right from the beginning with the electronic drum/sampling going on. And then there came some really badass riffs. Great tone, feels and technique. I really need to get some more Buckethead! So far, I really liked what I’ve heard of him!
1 pointPortrucci -
Bruno Spoerri -
Drillin’: This song doesn’t deserve 1 point at all, but I received 8 great songs this round…Anyway, it’s a cool electronic piece with a catchy melody going on. I loved the samples used to create the sounds, especially the rhythm part! It was maybe a bit “raw” for an electronic type of song though.
Sonata: 12 points
Sigz: 11 points
Zantera: 10 points
SDN: 10 points
Letters: 8 points
TheVoxyn: 7 points
Portrucci: 7 points
Lat: 7 points
Next round: Recent stuff. Something from the last two years(2009-2010).