5 - Ludovico Einaudi - Night - senecadawg2
Excellent. This is really the kind of thing I was hoping for this round. Musically different though they may be the tone and mood of this song really put me in the same mindset as the examples I gave. Really enjoyed it.
4 - Lorde - Buzzcut Season - Parama
I'll admit I was a little surprised to see the choice of artist, and somewhat apprehensive, too. Pop music is not usually something I go in for. However I was pleasantly surprised by this song, definitely an enjoyable listen.
4 - Silverchair - Across the Night - Fluffy Lothario
This was a cool tune, very mellow in terms of instrumentation and I enjoyed the vocals as well... as usual not a lot to say.
4 - Massive Attack - Angel - Scorpion
So probably like a lot of people I am familiar with Massive Attack through the theme song for House. I got a similar vibe in some respects from this song, though it is quite distinct as well. Definitely an enjoyable experience and an example of what I consider 'chill' that maybe doesn't jive with the normal point of view... that slowly building intensity works for me.
4 - Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride - Stadler
The only Mountain song I had heard prior to this was Mississippi Queen, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. This one definitely went in more of a 70s stoner interpretation of chill, I thought, but that still works for me. Quite enjoyable.
3 - CHON - Can't Wait - Train of Naught
Based on your comments I think maybe mentioning Deep Peace threw you off a little. Was not at all expecting the kind of technical shreddy stuff that came into this song really early... It works for me in Deep Peace because it has so long to build up to it, I guess? I'm not sure. Had its moments but not exactly what I was looking for, theme wise.
3 - Plini - Opening - Sir Walrus Cauliflower
Not too surprising since you tried to send in the same song as Train of Naught that I have roughly the same reaction to it. More shreddy and technical than I was really hoping for this round, but otherwise a pretty solid track.
3 - Ulver - EOS - Sacul
So in sort of a 360 from the previous two entries, this song definitely nailed it in terms of the theme, but left me a little dissatisfied in terms of the song itself. Certainly chill, but ultimately not a song I was all that into, likely would have fared worse if it was sent in on a round that wasn't themed.
3 - Bright Eyes - Nothing Gets Crossed Out - Ultimetalhead
Unfortunately we get sort of the same result as Sacul's entry, here, in that it definitely nailed it in terms of being chill, but wasn't really my style when it came to the song itself. In particular I guess I wasn't really thrilled with the vocal performance.
2 - Sleep Party People - Change in Time - Shadow Ninja 2.0
This song didn't really do it for me, unfortunately. The strange instrumentation and vocal style sort of put me off balance in a way that doesn't make me feel 'chill'.
Standings:
Sacul - 16
Train of Naught - 15
Sir Walrus Cauliflower - 14
Scorpion - 15
Fluffy Lothario - 14
Ultimetalhead - 13
Senecadawg2 - 13
Parama - 12
Stadler - 12
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 11
So, as mentioned before the theme for round 5 is open! Based on how I've reacted to your choices so far, and the fact that my last.fm should now be reflecting what I have been listening to, hopefully you'll have something great to share!
As a side note, I should have mentioned this earlier but please, if you are sending me a Youtube link because you're not sure if the song is available on Spotify, please include the name of the artist and song so I can look it up on Spotify without having to go to Youtube first.