Round 2 Results!!Scorpion: Kevin Gilbert - Song For A Dead FriendThis is really sad with some pretty dark lyrics. I had never heard of this guy before and i’ll look into his stuff after this roulette for sure. Great voice and pretty good song. 8.5/10
Tyrias: London Grammar - StrongThis was a decent dreamy art pop song. Vocals are easily the highlight here and instrumentally it’s very minimalistic but very pleasant. I quite liked this and it grew on me with more listens. Nice one!8/10
Senecadawg2: Braveyoung - And No Two Walked TogetherOkay this was REALLY good. Some great post rock here that sounds very massive. It reminded me of Shadow Of The Colossus (the video game) for some off reason. 8.5/10
Sacul: Dead Can Dance - AmnesiaI can’t get into this band for some reason. Songs separately sound just great but i cant listen to an album from them for some reason. Anyways,this was one of the better songs I’ve heard from them so far. Pretty eerie orchestration here and the vocals just sound painful. It’s decent but I gotta be in a mood. 7.5/10
Rattlehead: Buffalo Springfield - Expecting To FlyOkay I was NOT expecting this. This is some baroque pop gold from the late 60s. I never quite bothered to check out this band but it looks like i have to asap. This was a huge surprise. 9/10
Zantera: Listener - Not TodayOh god one of my weak spots. Midwest Emo. The dude sounds like he’s in tears and it just sounds really sad but beautiful. This is the music i tried to make on my second album. (I dont wanna advertise it but if you wanna hear it ask for it in your next submission,it’s just some angsty singer songwriter stuff) But back on track,one of the best tracks so far in this roulette. Very strong climax at the end makes everything hopeful again and it’s just gorgeous. I must look this up right now. 9.5/10
Onno: Frederic Chopin - Funeral MarchDamn,taking risks and sending me classical. This was actually quite alright. I just think that the calm middle part dragged a little bit. But as a composition,this is really nice. Sadly I heard couple better songs this round which is why I can’t give a higher score than 7.5/10
Lucien: Paul Winter Consort - Wolf EyesHoly shit I thought you had sent me a song from the noise band Wolf Eyes. Anyways this is some really quiet and pretty jazz. Funny thing is i found couple records of Paul Winter for couple bucks a piece couple days back and yes,his stuff is pretty chill and nice to listen to. A bit too laid back for my tastes when it comes to jazz but it’s still some great stuff. 7/10
Tom Bombadil: Tenhi - HuomenThis kinda dragged a bit but it was pretty good. Pretty nice acoustic sounds on this song. But imo it kinda lacked some variety,it was a bit of a pain to listen to for almost 7 minutes. Couple great melodies floating around though. This was okay. 6/10
LieLowTheWantedMan: Red House Painters - Katy’s SongI knew I’d get a RHP song. I accepted this one because it’s not from Down Colorful Hill. Anyways,this is some excellent sadcore. Just gorgeous vocal melodies from Mark Kozalek. But yeah,the vocals are a bit too high in the mix. But yes,this was a grower just like anything from the genre of slowcore. (If you haven’t heard any slowcore,listen to Low’s song titled “Lullaby” and “Words” in order to get a general idea) Anyways,not much else to say here other than yes,this song is fucking great. 9/10
Rankings!
LieLowTheWantedMan - 18Zantera - 17
Onno - 15.5
Scorpion - 15.5
Rattlehead - 14
Tyrias - 14
Senecadawg - 13.5
Lucien - 12
Sacul - 11.5
Tom Bombadil - 10
LieLowTheWantedMan is still not getting off that temporary throne of his.
Anyways,for the next round just post something short and sweet. Make it under 3 minutes. Bonus points if it's the shortest song i receive! I'll try to be quicker with this round so don't you worry!