I like lurking in other people's roulettes from time to time. And reading the results for round two I have to thank Dark Castle for submitting that CHVRCHES song. Reading the write-up made me want to listen and man, it was sonically wonderful. Eargasm. Thank you.
I'm glad my write-up made you listen to that song!
It seems that this roulette is a good way of discovering new music not only for myself, but others as well
ROUND 5 RESULTS
Onno: Ludovico Einaudi - I GiorniThis is a piano-only piece and I love the sound of piano, so it was a good choice! This song sounds like it could've been in some film. Maybe it's kind of repetitive, but the melodies and the feel are so lovely that I don't mind
Instead of being boring it makes you close your eyes and begin to relax.
9/10
Dark Castle: Mouth of the Architect - Sharpen Your AxesThe title of the song and the name of the band made me think "this is probably some post-metal stuff" and I was right
This song is alright, but the clean vocals sound kind of amateurish, the dissonant leads put me off and I'm not sold on the heavy part in the second half. That said, the ambient ending is pretty cool and saves the song.
6/10
Scorpion: Grayceon - War's EndThere's some nice cello playing here and the song sounds a little bit jazzy to my ears. The atmosphere is decent, but not captivating enough, because I felt kind of bored by it at times. I can't put my finger on it, but it feels like the song lacks warmth or something... dunno!
7/10
LieLowTheWantedMan: Hammock - I Can Almost See YouThe opening chord alone sounds very warm and inviting, but the song itself is something even better: I was listening to it at the noon while it was snowing outside and that made the experience magical. Not a lot of songs give me shivers, but this one did. Thanks for sending some of the most beautiful and touching music I've come across recently and congrats for getting the top score, LieLow!
10/10
Nekov: Fripp & Eno - Evening StarThis music sounds pretty magical and unique! The keyboard patches are cool and I like how the guitar sounds like violin. It's hard to imagine this was recorded in the 70s, the production makes it feel timeless. The song is pretty long and a bit repetitive, but just like the piece Onno sent, this is music that makes you forget time and place, not a snoozefest.
8.5/10
Lolzeez: Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in MineI like the title, because Paradise Lost have a song with the same name
But seriously, this is great post-rock! The song is driven by lovely clean guitars and there's some neat drumming in a few sections. I love the atmosphere and the structure of this tune!
9.5/10
MoraWintersoul: Taranis - DominionThe YT description says this is epic folk/black metal, but luckily there are no cheesy medieval dance melodies or a strong BM vibe that would turn me off. Instead, here's a neat, epic mid-tempo metal song with some pleasant atmospheric sections here and there. The vocals are alright and the song is well-constructed - no complaints!
8/10
WindMaster: *shels - Journey to the PlainsWindMaster continues with post-metal! But does *shels appeal to me as much as ISIS did in the last round? Unfortunately the answer is no, but I like the exotic instrumentation and the song has its cool moments. Still, I feel like it's missing something... maybe some section(s) with clean guitars could be nice? It worked really well in the ISIS song.
7.5/10
Current ranking:
Lolzeez - 41.5
Nekov - 41
LieLowTheWantedMan - 40
MoraWintersoul - 38.5
Onno - 38.5
WindMaster - 37.5
Scorpion - 37
Dark Castle - 35
Lolzeez has managed to edge out Nekov by half a point and LLTWM and Onno have climbed up thanks to the strong songs they sent this time.
ROUND 6: OpenI didn't make the first round open like most people do, because I wanted you to get some kind of idea of my taste in music first. It may still be hard to figure out though
This is your only chance to send something with no restrictions, so try your best! You'll once again have 48 hours to send.
At this point it's also time to introduce a bonus point system (stolen from Mr. Wasteland - thanks for the idea, Marco!
) - if the person in the last place (currently Dark Castle) manages to send the best song in some round, I'll grant them a bonus point to even things out a bit and give some extra motivation!
I originally had some ideas for ways of giving bonus points in specific rounds, but I realized that they would probably go to those who are doing well anyway, so I scrapped the system.