Hey everyone!
This is my first roulette and I couldn't be more excited to get it started, so much so that I'm starting it a day early before I thought I would. I plan on having regular updates as I have my weekdays pretty free. Anyway, I'm going to list the participants and rules and such, if you have any questions please let me know. I'll also be posting the theme of the next round so you can think about your submission and it'll hopefully help things move along quickly.
The Participants So Far:- Scorpion
- Nekov
- Zantera
- Elite
- Xanthul
- Ravenheart
- Sigz
- kári
- Ultimetalhead
Rules:- Your submission will be rated on a scale of 0-10, there may or may not be chances to earn extra points on certain rounds, I haven't decided yet but for now it's simple 0-10 rating scale. There will be a total of 8 Rounds.
- I prefer to have mp3's sent via email (email provided in a pm I'll be sending out) but if not then you can send me a grooveshark or spotify link, or youtube.
- I'll be listening to each track multiple times and basing my score of the appeal of the first listen and overall listens.
- My last.fm is
www.last.fm/user/ReaperKK I recently reset my counter as I decided to listen to all my albums however I've only gotten so far as the letter J so in addition I'll be posting bands which are off limits. If you go on my last.fm and see that a band or artist with less than 5 plays then you can submit something by them. If by chance I heard something that I'm familiar with then I may ask for a re-submission but truthfully I don't think that will happen.
- If you submit a song by a band/artist and it scores a 4 or lower then you can still submit music by that band or artist in future rounds if it fits the theme.
Here is the additional list of bands/artists that are off limits:
Jeff Buckley
Joe Satriani
John Lenehan
John Petrucci
Johnnytwentythree
Kaki King
Kanye West
Kataonia
Katy Perry
Kid Loco
Kings Of Convenience
Kiss
Korn
Lil Wayne
Lily Allen
Limp Bizkit
Liquid Tension Experiment
Lisa Gerrard
Live
Lostprophets
Ludovico Einaudi
Mark Knopfler
Massive Attack
Matchbook Romance
Matchbox 20
Maxence Cyrin
Metallica
Mew
Michael Hedges
Michael Kelsey
Minus The Bear
Mogwai
Morcheeba
Mudvayne
Muse
My Chemical Romance
Natasha Bedingfield
Nirvana
O.A.R.
Opeth
OSI
Pain Of Salvation
Pantera
Paul Gilbert
Peter Ciluzzi
Phil Keaggy
Phish
Pink Floyd
Poe
Porcupine Tree
Preston Reed
Prince
Queen
Queensryche
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Ray LaMontagne
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Regina Spektor
Robert Linton
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Rush
Sara Bareillas
Sarah Fimm
Scissor Sisters
Scott Matthews
Shakira
Shinedown
Shpongle
SkySaw
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Staind
Steve Vai
Steven Wilson
Stevie Wonder
Sting
Storm Corrosion
Submotion Orchestra
System Of A Down
The Antlers
The Dear Hunter
The Evpatoria Report
The Flower Kings
The Gracious Few
The Jezabels
The Killers
The Mercury Program
The Pineapple Theif
The Police
The Rite Of Strings
The River Empires
The Sound Of Arrows
Third Eye Blind
Thom Brennan
Thrice
Time Lapse Consortium
Tom Petty
Tommy Emmanuel
Tonic
Tool
Tori Amos
Toto
Tower Of Power
U2
Ulver
Van Halen
Weezer
Wycleff Jean
Zero 7
Alright off to the rounds, before I post the first two I want you guys to know that I'm open to listen to anything from any genre, of any length so long as it fits with the theme I'm excited to hear it.
Round 1 - Open: - Open Round so feel free to send me anything, whether it's a song you love or something that represents the style of music I'll be hearing from you.
Round 2 - Instrumental:- I'm a big fan of anything instrumental so I want you guys to send me some of your favorite instrumental music. Whether it's EDM, dubstep, post rock, or simple acoustic guitar, if it doesn't have vocals then I'm interested in it.
Round 3 - Pick your adventure!So I had a few questions about my Round 3 so I decided I'd give an option so if you don't like one theme you can go with the other theme
- Option 1: Stripped down, basically what I mean with this is I want a band that doesn't have a polished sound with many layers, the more energy the band conveys the better. Sort of like a garage band only with better production (however poor production will not have a negative effect on your scores)
- Option 2:Live track; Send me a killer live track but to make it tougher I want a live track that isn't on a official studio release. For example if you were to send me DT's live version of "Pull Me Under" then that doesn't count because it's on an official release. B-sides ARE ALLOWED so DT's "To Live Forever" would be allowed even though it was released as a studio B-side in one fashion.
Bootlegs will be allowed, but only if they are high-quality bootlegs, I'll leave this to your discretion.
Questions just PM me
To those that submitted Round 3, if you think you'd do better with another option you can resubmit, just make sure to let me know which option you choose.
Round 4 - Long & DrearyLong, dreary, bleak, dark song. Must be at least 6:30 in length, anything shorter and it's an automatic DQ.
Round 5 - OpenAnother open round!
Round 7 - Electronica!I'm a big fan of music that has some sort of electronic element infused into it, a perfect example would be OSI. Send me your best electronic infused music, or you can send me EDM songs as well.
If this round is too tough for you guys let me know early so I can possibly make an alternate option.
Round 8 - Final Round!Alright guys so this is my final round and it's pretty much an open round but there are a few rules:
- I want new music, so the band's first release has to be 2007 or later.
- I want three tracks but they have to be from the same album and they have to be 3 tracks one after another.
- If it's a concept album you're sending me, say Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence you can send me "pieces" of a whole track say the song SDOIT and you want to send me tracks 2,3,4 that's fine as long as they are split up on the album I'll take it.
- Each song will be graded from 0-5, additional points can be earned if the songs flow together well. To make things a bit more fun I'll also give an additional 3 points to anyone who can guess their total score (for the three tracks) for Round 8.
Any questions ask!