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Hi folks, it's been more than a year (almost two!) since my last roulette, and am ready to run another one. This time I promise more thorough writeups and no limitations on stuff to send :P
Rules
- Up to
10 12 participants, but if more people sign up, I'll hold a special elimination round. More details if we end up doing one. - Goal is to have 8 normal rounds, a final EP one with the top 5 players, and wrap up before March.
- I'll try my best to get results done within a week of all submissions received.
- Scoring out of 5, and in case I need quarter of a point, a plus (+) will be added.
- No bonus points for whatever arbitrary reason.
- Song limit: 10 minutes. However, you can send only one song up to 18 mins. Applies to all rounds except the EP one.
- Once an artist is sent, they'll be banned if they score 4 or higher. Lower than that is valid for only one re-entry then banned.
- Up to two entries per artist in the same round. More than that, I'll only take into account the first two songs submitted. If it's a re-entry, I'll only accept the first track I receive.
Useful links
- Elimination round info (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2384441#msg2384441).
- EP Round info (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2413836#msg2413836)
- Top 100 albums (https://imgur.com/1YMRg0o).
- RYM profile (https://rateyourmusic.com/~Saculs78). Accurate, up to date ratings.
- My to-listen list (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1io9VW-0m2l9pymIrTZSkeDJvJqdzS4JqBc1obgiFToc/edit?usp=sharing), with some ratings. Some are outdated tho.
- Last.fm (https://www.last.fm/user/Saculs78).
- Best songs from the previous roulette (https://open.spotify.com/user/11123994595/playlist/06y1ngBSpSk5LjS9bQwevp).
- Shorter version: Best of Sacul's Roulette v2 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45491.msg2149379#msg2149379)
- 2017 retro list (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2397485#msg2397485)
Favorite roulette albums
- The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2403651#msg2403651)
Sending guidelines
- 48 hs to send once round results are posted. Past that, thou shalt be shamed in the thread title until you send. My recommendation: make a playlist with songs you want to submit once you sign up for this.
- Send via PM. If you'd prefer to use email, send your submission to mine (saculs78@gmail.com).
- Please check if the artist you want to send is banned! And don't assume if certain bands are banned, you'd be surprised at all the gaps in my collection. So please, check.
- Preferred entry format is via file, but I'll gladly accept stuff on Spotify, see below.
- Format priority, in descending order: FLAC/AIFF/APE (anything lossless except WAV), AAC/iTunes purchased, MP3 320 kbps or V0 preferably, but anything at least 192 kbps will be fine. Then Spotify, Bandcamp, or YouTube links.
- Properly tagged files are not required but highly appreciated.
- If you don't send a file, I'll get it myself using black magic.
- If the song is from a particular remaster/remix/rerecording/live release, please note so. Otherwise I'll listen to the original studiio edition.
- Bootlegs are not allowed. Neither are soundtracks.
Participants
TAC- Elite
- home
Stadler- Parama
- Train of Naught
- Kattoelox
- Tomislav95
Letheantwosuitslukejingle.boy- Bolsters
Puppies_On_AcidLuoto- ariich
- Nekov
- kingshmegland
Evermindwolfking
Results- Round 00 (Free Round) (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2385835#msg2385835)
- Round 0 (Elimination Round) (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2387420#msg2387420)
- Round 1 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2389460#msg2389460)
- Round 2 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2392708#msg2392708)
- Round 3 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2395313#msg2395313)
- Round 4 (Torture round)
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2397484#msg2397484) - Round 5 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2401803#msg2401803)
- Round 6 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2406182#msg2406182)
- Round 7 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2410471#msg2410471)
- Round 8 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=51385.msg2413835#msg2413835)
- Round X (EP Round)
Positions
Nekov 34.5
ariich 34
Bolsters 33.5
tomislav95 +33
kingshmegland +32.5
Elite 32.5
Train of Naught +32
Parama 31
home 31
Katteolox 31
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Banned list
This list will not include every artist that's banned, but rather the most popular ones or those I feel strong about. To see the full list, refer to my RYM profile (under "music", use "Search Saculs78's music for" to browse my ratings by artist, year, genre, etc.). Basically, any album with at least a 4 out of 5 rating in my RYM collection means that artist is banned. Anything with a 3.5 or less, you can send me stuff from them as long as I have no rated that release. Also, some ratings on my to-listen list are outdated so just use them as references.
This section has 3 parts, first one being my very favorite artists, those I hold dear and have explored all or most of their work and enjoy a big part of it. Second part has those I like quite a bit and have explored some of their work. Because there's a huge amount of stuff I feel just positive or neutral about, you can consult that in my RYM by looking at albums in the 3 and 3.5 ratings, or using the search functions for bands before sending. Finally, thought of including all those bands I don't really enjoy much or that bore me.
Favorites
Anathema
Burial
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Liquid Tension Experiment
Nine Inch Nails
Porcupine Tree
Radiohead
Steven Wilson
Ulver
Dig a lot
Air
Akira Yamaoka
Alter Bridge
Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Between the Buried and Me
Blackfield
Bohren & der Club of Gore
Boris
Brand New
Converge
Darren Korb
David Maxim Micic
Devin Townsend (body of work)
DJ Shadow
Dream Theater
dredg
Ed Harrison
Faith No More
Fishmans
Gazpacho
Gorillaz
Haken
Have a Nice Life
Kashiwa Daisuke
Kendrick Lamar
Kyuss
Massive Attack
Neutral Milk Hotel
Nils Frahm
No-Man
Obsidian Kingdom
Pink Floyd
Portishead
Rage Against the Machine
Rammstein
Riverside
Sigur Rós
Sufjan Stevens
Talk Talk
Not really into
A Tribe Called Quest
Agalloch
Alcest
Animals as Leaders
Autechre
Bass Communion
Bjork
Bon Iver
Car Seat Headrest
Coheed and Cambria
deafheaven
Death
East of the Wall
Electric Wizard
Flying Lotus
Fugazi
Leprous
Mastodon
Metallica
My Bloody Valentine
Ne Obliviscaris
Nirvana
Opeth (except Damnation)
Pain of Salvation
Pearl Jam
Primordial
Stars of the Lid
The Tallest Man on Earth
Tori Amos
Uneven Structure
William Basinki
XTC
During roulette
I'll try keep this updated, tell me if I miss something.
Banned
Andrew Bird
Au4
Bizali
Bjorn Riis
Chris Joss
Daughter
Dave Kerzner
Easily Embarrassed
Eastern High
Echolyn
Georgia
Hybrid
I Mother Earth
Ibrahim Maalouf
Incognito
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsjá
Jake Bowen
John Cage
Leech
Loreena McKennitt
Losers
Lykke Li
Maribou State
Maybeshewill
Ninet
Oh Wonder
Okkervil River
Papir
Perturbator
Petter Carlsen
Sarah McLachlan
Sia
Sigh
Tame Impala
The Family Crest
The Flaming Lips
The Raconteurs
The Reign of Kindo
The Wishing Tree
White Ward
öOoOoOoOoOo
Available for re-entry
Ab-Soul
Aeolias
Agent Fresco
Amendfoil
Amorphis
Amy Shark
Angra
Apparat
Aquaria
Arcadea
Arcturus
Arstidir
Band of Horses
Blind Guardian
Blonde Redhead
Caligula's Horse
Chaos Divine
Cleric
Dark Empire
Dark Rooms
Deathspell Omega
Delerium
EDEN
Eefje de Visser
Embreach
Eminem
Exist
Frost*
God is an Astronaut
HAIM
IDEK
Iced Earth
InsomniumEefje de Visser
John Frusciante
John Illsley
Kaddisfly
Kardashev
Kiasmos
Kings of Leon
La Dispute
Levin Minnemann Rudess
Long Distance Calling
Mechina
Mewithoutyou
NF
OWEL
Oddland
Ozzy Osbourne
Pagan's Mind
Paradise Lost
Pendragon
Phill Collins
Plini
Seventh Wonder
Shining
Sieges Even
Silversun Pickups
Skyclad
Sleeping In Traffic
Slow Motion Reign
Soen
Stone Temple Pilots
Taylor Swift
The Cat Empire
The Hirsch Effekt
The Mayan Factor
The Mountain Goats
The Ocean
The Pineapple Thief
The Receiving End of Sirens
The River Empires
The Sword
This Day and Age
Threshold
Tove Lo
Trivium
Vasudeva
White Moth Black Butterfly
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Tastes
The following section describes pretty much what I like and don't in every one of these genres and subgenres, plus up to 5 of my favorite albums from each and records or bands that I've tried and not enjoyed.
Also, some cool statistics (https://rateyourmusic.com/stats/userstats?user=Saculs78) from my RYM: seems most of my ratings are of albums from the 2010's, but the 2000s have the highest rated average and are close in # of scores. However, you can notice a big gap between those and the 90s, and an even bigger one with the rest. What this means is that I'm a modern listener and the further I go back in time, the less likely I am to enjoy an album. Dunno exactly why this happens, I guess I just have a harder time connecting with stuff prior to the 90s, although there are a handful of records I love from those years. Seems I'm the opposite of those "born in le wrong generation" folks :P
Rock
Alternative / Indie Rock
I'm going to be quite loose here as I don't really know much of these, or I've already covered several artists in some of the other genres.
What I like
I think stuff that doesn't sound like a Radiohead, Pixies, The White Stripes, or Muse clone it's welcomed. Stuff that goes into creative directions while still being catchy and enjoyable seems to work best for me, but just very strong songwriting will be fine.
What I don't like
Generic hipster crap. Or generic anything I guess :P
Fav albums
- Anathema - A Natural Disaster
- Alter Bridge - Blackbird
- Faith No More - Angel Dust
- Arcade Fire - Funeral
- David Bowie - Earthling
Art / Experimental Rock
This ain't a very clearly defined genre but rather a way to put together rock artists that make music far from conventional dad rock and usually blend genres and styles and try new sounds and song structures. Many "prog" artists I love tend to be classified like this as well.
What I like
Love me atmospheric music, catchy choruses, mix of genres and styles, and much creativity. I tend to prefer modern stuff although there are some oldies I enjoy much.
What I don't like
Kinda hard to tell, but if your music doesn't fit those things above, I likely won't connect with it. There's also something about certain kinds of melodies and chord progressions that were used a lot throughout the 70s that are prominent on, say, David Bowie's output from that era, that I don't enjoy. Some of those cues are present on some modern artists in the indie/alternative rock or post-hardcore scenes. Also, the more experimental stuff can be pretty hit-or-miss.
Fav albums
- Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
- Radiohead - OK Computer
- Gustavo Cerati - Bocanada
- King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
- Steven Wilson - Grace for Drowning
Post-Rock
I realize I've listened to quite a few post-rock albums, even if I'm not a huge fan of the genre. However, as I've explored it in some interesting ramifications, I've come to know pretty much what works for me and what doesn't.
What I like
I definitely prefer the second wave of the genre, and some of the first wave as well. I like very imaginative, creative music that really merits being called post-rock, and not derivative stuff - Sigur Rós are one of my favorite bands for example. Also some kind of emotional impact is always welcomed. Sampling like GYBE! usually do as well. The best stuff is usually blended with other genres and styles.
What I don't like
Crescendocore like Explosions in the Sky or Mono, just don't. I mean, I don't mind crescendos in my music, but when that's all a band's got, I get bored. Very ambient stuff may not be my cup of tea as well do be careful.
Fav albums
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞
- Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun
- Ruined Machines - Pressure & Obsession
- Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden
- Bark Psychosis - Hex
Progressive Rock
Although according to RYM this is the genre with most albums in my collection, I don't really like prog.
What I like
I'm definitely more of a fan of what I call "Atmospheric prog", which is pretty much all those bands from the late 90s and the 2000s commonly labeled as "prog" that have really nothing to do with the 70s genre. These artists tend to focus on simpler song structures, moody and atmospheric pieces, emotional impact, and occasionally using mellotrons or synths, etc. Groups like Anathema, Porcupine Tree (and Steven Wilson's body of work), Riverside, Gazpacho and David Maxim Micic I dig a lot, but also some albums, like Opeth's Damnation, or even Pink Floyd's DSotM and WYWH, and Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn are somehow in this vein. I'd even argue that Radiohead and dredg are a little proggy in this sense.
What I don't like
Technical wankery. Look, I don't mind it as long as it does fit the song and isn't there for the sake of it, like DT often do. Probably why I never got into lots of 70s prog, although I've enjoyed some Yes (CttE has some amazing moments ruined by obnoxious technical sections that come out of nowhere).
And cheese. For some reason, as time goes by, I like cheesy music less and less. Dunno why, just makes me kind of uncomfortable these days. I don't mind a little cheese if the music appeals me in general, but be very careful with this.
So some artists I'm not fond of for other reasons are Rush, Coheed & Cambria, Beardfish, Cardiacs, Pain of Salvation and Genesis.
Fav albums- Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
- Anathema - Weather Systems
- Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
- Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn
Shoegaze
I haven't explored this particular genre much, but I like stuff influenced by it.
What I like
I love that wall of sound in many genres, like in Devin Townsend's music...
What I don't like
...however, when that's the only idea a band can pull off, like My Bloody Valentine, well...
Fav albums
- Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
- The Angelic Process - Weighing Souls With Sand
- Steven Wilson - Insurgentes
- Slowdive - Souvlaki
- Deftones - White Pony
Metal
Alternative Metal
I don't even know if this is a genre or just a nice way of not saying "nu-metal", but I'm guiding myself by the albums RYM puts under this, so.
What I like
Unique bands that mix styles and do their own thing. Great riffs, memorable melodies.
What I don't like
Linkin Park or Limp Biskit clones. Avoid at all costs :P
Fav albums
- Devin Townsend - Addicted
- OSI - Blood
- Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
- Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E.
- Tool - Aenima
Death / Black Metal
I've tried both classic and modern music from these genres, and they're not for me.
What I like
I don't mind some growls or blast beats in my music as as it's just an element among other ideas. Just making it the focal point of the music won't work with me.
What I don't like
Basically anything that can fit quite into these genres. Even hipster stuff like Alcest and Deafheaven aren't my thing at all. So be extremely careful when sending something like this. I've also tried Opeth beyond Damnation (which I love), Agalloch to no avail.
Fav albums
- Obsidian Kingdom - Mantiis
Progressive Metal
I guess you could say this is the genre that got me into music as a whole, thus I've had some time to explore it and know pretty much what I like, but there's still space for surprises.
What I like
As usual, blend of styles, very creative ideas, strong songwriting, etc. Basically anything that you can't use the word "generic" to describe it.
What I don't like
Dream Theater clones or Djent stuff like Animals as Leaders. Just don't. Also same comment about cheese I made before stands here as well. For some reason I don't really like it when it's mixed with Thrash or Power Metal.
Fav albums
- Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
- Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2
- Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
- Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
- David Maxim Micic - Bilo 3.0
Symphonic / Power Metal
It seems most people who get into metal have had a phase in which they've inevitably listened to this genre and have sticked to it or moved on. I was never into these and several roulettes and Plug.dj sessions have just reaffirmed my believes.
What I like
Uuuhhh... I like the Wheel of Time song by Blind Guardian because it's well-written and epic, but that's about it.
What I don't like
Basically everything :lol They're just one of those genres in which there are like a million bands that all sound very similar to each other and could be described as generic, some way cheesier than others. They just don't float my boat, but you're welcome to try at your own risk.
Fav albums
- Can't really think of any.
Electronic
Downtempo
This is more of a loose label for electronic music that's just chill and relaxing.
What I like
A great atmosphere, soft vocals, analog keyboards/synths, warm, soft beats, simple melodies, somehow catchy songs. Air are a great band on this regard.
What I don't like
Generic sounds, really. Any artist using preset sounds just bores the crap out of me. For some reason I'm not a big fan of Boards of Canada - I know they're IDM or whatever, but their music is pretty relaxing yet not really appealing to me for the most part.
Fav albums
- Air - Moon Safari
- Morcheeba - Big Calm
- Darren Korb - Transistor OST
- Röyksopp - Melody A.M.
- Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
Experimental
Another loose label for stuff that blends many genres or just doesn't really fit anywhere (or that I'm too lazy to make a separate entry for).
What I like
Curious mixture of styles, sounds, ideas, great melodies, etc.
What I don't like
Overly pretentious crap, harsh noise, excessive glitches. Lack of melodies.
Fav albums
- Burial - Untrue
- Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music I
- Radiohead - Kid A
- Ulver - Perdition City
- Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 3 OST
Trip-hop
It's one of my favorite genres so I've listened to a LOT of this stuff but there's still much left to explore. Trip-Hop influences on other genres is always a plus for me.
What I like
Creative ideas, mix of styles, memorable melodies. Lo-fi beats. Great atmosphere. Emotional impact.
What I don't like
Artists like Tricky bore me, his songs are very basic in terms of songwriting and structure and get boring quick. Stuff that just imitates the big names and does nothing unique at all is not my thing. I kinda dislike moaning female vocals on this (and in general).
Fav albums
- Massive Attack - Mezzanine
- Saltillo - Ganglion
- Portishead - Dummy
- DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
- Gorillaz - Demon Days
Others
Ambient / Drone
This tends to be more of a miss than a hit kind of music for me.
What I like
Very interesting, unique soundscapes. Music with ambient sections, mostly heavy or intense stuff. Short tracks. Laidback music in general. I think I just don't really like ambient / drone music on its pure form but I can love records with much influence from it. I like some drone metal like Boris' Feedbacker.
What I don't like
Pure synths, just no. Very sparse songwriting. Stuff that only works as background music. Drone metal like Boris' Flood, stuff that drags with no interesting riffs.
Fav albums
- Ulver - Shadows of the Sun
- Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 2 OST
- Bohren & der Club of Gore - Black Earth
- The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
- Devin Townsend - Ghost
Art / Dream / Progressive / Chamber / Ambient / Synth Pop // Pop Rock
I don't know much pop music so decided to put all these into one thing.
What I like
Catchy melodies of course, but that don't feel derivative. Creative or unusual instrumentation like Kate Bush and St. Vincent. Focus on songwriting in general instead of just catchy ideas. I like music with some emotional impact.
What I don't like
Generic radio pop like Carly Rae Jepsen or Grimes. Catchiness based solely on repeating the same words over and over is not very good in general.
Fav albums
- Blackfield - Blackfield II
- Fishmans - Uchu Nippon Setagaya
- Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
- Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar
- No-Man - Together We're Stranger
Folk
I don't think I've really explored much of this but I like some of what I've heard.
What I like
Creative, heartfelt melodies. Very honest performances. Unique styles. Varied instrumentation (piano is always welcomed).
What I don't like
Lyrics-driven songs with boring instrumentation, like Bob Dylan. Or any Dylan clone. Generic singer-songwriter stuff.
Fav albums
- Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
- Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Out of Season
- Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
- Marketa Irglova - Muna
- The Angels of Light - How I Loved You
Hip-Hop / Instrumental Hip-Hop
I'm pretty new to this and don't know much stuff and am open to more!
What I like
I think I tend to prefer modern records and experimental stuff, like Death Grips, despite not being a huge fan of them. J Dilla, Nujabes, Deltron 3030, and DJ Krush are ok. I love DJ Shadow and some Aesop Rock.
What I don't like
Tried some old-school stuff like ATCQ, Beastie Boys, and N.W.A. but they weren't really my cuppa tea.
Fav albums
- Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
- clipping. - CLPPNG
- Blue Sky Black Death - Late Night Cinema
- DJ Shadow - The Private Press
- Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Industrial
I really need to explore more of this so any entries are welcome.
What I like
I love NIN because of how varied Reznor's albums are, always exploring different sounds while making all these catchy songs, even when they're brutal. I also like Rammstein, their music is simpler but very catchy and fun, they've got their own style. But I'm curious about the more experimental, electronic side of this genre, want to delve into Coil, Throbbing Gristle, and such one day. I like industrial influences in my music.
What I don't like
I think any clones of the above bands? I know this tends to be an edgy genre, but I prefer when it doesn't go too much over the board, to the point of being ridiculous. Tunes that are just catchy and don't try anything interesting bore me.
Fav albums
- Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
- Rammstein - Mutter
- Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill OST
- Algiers - The Underside of Power
Modern / Classical Music
Another little genre I haven't explored but dig what I know. Well, some of it.
What I like
Beautiful melodies, and unique takes. Although I'm kind of tired of typical orchestral music, Skyrim's soundtrack was very nice and varied. I like some old-school composers like Bach and Beethoven although I haven't really explored that part of music a lot.
What I don't like
Clint Masell and A Winged Victory for the Sullen bore me, they sound like every other generic movie soundtrack. Stars of the Lid too. I guess I don't like stuff that relies a lot on just string sections. Or that feels meandering.
Fav albums
- Nils Frahm - Spaces
- Mario Galaxy Orchestra - Super Mario Galaxy: Original Soundtrack
- Ulver With Tromsø Chamber Orchestra - Messe I.X–VI.X
- Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music II
- Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire
Jazz
I really want to delve into more jazz but have been quite cautious about it, so have only explored a tiny fraction of it, it's even barely scratching the surface.
What I like
I think I tend to prefer modern stuff, mostly fused with other genres, or just unique takes on it. I really like Dark Jazz and noir vibes. I like Miles Davis' Kind of Blue too, although I tend to lose interest during the last two tracks.
What I don't like
I guess stuff that's too complex and heavily improvised so it feels "meandering".
Fav albums
- Bohren & der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission
- BADBADNOTGOOD - III
- Snarky Puppy - Family Dinner: Volume One
- SOIL&“PIMP”SESSIONS - Pimp Master
- Fire! Orchestra - Enter
Punk / Post-Hardcore / Metalcore
Another way of putting all of these together because why not :P
What I like
Definitely some sort of emotional impact, I like angry music. Stuff that just feels heavy for heaviness' sake tends to bore me unless there's some great songwriting behind it. I love stuff that mixes genres and styles, or just pushes a lot the limits of what can be done within its genre.
What I don't like
Chaotic music with no emotional impact. A lot of Mathcore could be put here. Albums that feel like the same song over and over again. For some reason some typical 2000s melodies like those used on At the Drive-In's RoC don't really appeal me.
Fav albums
- Between the Buried and Me - Colors
- Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
- Converge - Jane Doe
- Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
- The Stooges - Fun House
World Music / Traditional Folk
I've always had a knack for this kind of stuff, so don't know why I haven't explored it more.
What I like
I love some traditional japanese music, as well as some middle East sounds, and definitely have a sweet spot for Celtic folk. Although I haven't listened to any "pure" album in this sense, I've always enjoyed it in my music, mostly contemporary stuff like Dead Can Dance and Mike Oldfield. Gazpacho usually put lots of these sounds in their music.
What I don't like
I don't really know, I guess I'd be bored with a purely traditional record/song? I definitely prefer a modern twist on the stuff I know.
Fav albums
- Various Artists - Okami OST
- Mike Oldfield - Return to Ommadawn
- Gazpacho - March of Ghosts
- Dead Can Dance - Anastasis
- Theodor Bastard - Vetvi
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I'll join. You guys were all cool enough to join mine.
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yeah. In to send shit
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I'm in boi! ;D
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Hat, ring. Ring, hat.
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i do it
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Tit for tat, sign me up boiii
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I'm hesitant to ever do these things because I'm not sure if I have enough stuff to impress, but I'll give it a shot.
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I'm hesitant to ever do these things because I'm not sure if I have enough stuff to impress, but I'll give it a shot.
Don't worry, check the banned list and my RYM profile to see if you've got enough to send :P
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I just don't have hundreds of underground albums, so I always feel inferior :lol But looking at your lists, I think there's plenty I can share with you. Let's do this.
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tl; dr. I'm in.
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I'll give it a shot. (And use up all the Stratovarius before Firewings)...
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I have one trip hop album...
I'm in :corn
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I'm hesitant to ever do these things because I'm not sure if I have enough stuff to impress, but I'll give it a shot.
I try to send stuff that some of the young 'uns may not have heard mixed in with newer stuff. My main source of obscure stuff is the Spotify 'Discover Weekly' playlist, it's a friggin' gold mine. It does help that I kinda know what the regular posters like now. Not that it's likely to help me :lol
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I have updated the third post with what I like in several genres, and there are more to come.
Registrations are open until Friday included, and only then I'll ask you to start submitting.
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I'll give it a shot. (And use up all the Stratovarius before Firewings)...
Damn it :lol
EDIT: Sacul, it sucks that you're not into symphonic/power metal. There is SO much variety and I'm chomping at the bit to show you stuff from there, but I will be EXTREMELY cautious and chew on my picks before even thinking of sending them to you ;)
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I'm gonna send various east of the wall side projects all roulette as payback for putting them on your meh list :corn
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Don't have time for Roulettes but I wouldn't join this one because I know i'd be in worst than last place
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results when
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Maybe after another Top 100 Christmas Songs list is over :P
EDIT: Added Mastodon, Metallica, Bjork, Animals as Leaders, and Coheed and Cambria to the "Not into" list.
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yeah. In to send shit
Same.
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You broke my heart, man :'(
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You broke my heart, man :'(
+1
Along with this:
EDIT: Added Coheed and Cambria to the "Not into" list.
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Edit: Nevermind
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If you'll take another, I'll join - most likely as a 'one-and-done' contestant. I finished last in your 1st roulette, so I'm sure I could at least equal that. :lol
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The more the merrier!
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So this being my first roulette, when does the first round begin? :corn
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Death / Black Metal
- Obsidian Kingdom - Mantiis
does not compute..
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furthermore, thanks for the very thorough assessment of your own tastes :)
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If you'll take another, I'll join - most likely as a 'one-and-done' contestant. I finished last in your 1st roulette, so I'm sure I could at least equal that. :lol
Hey! That's my spot! Find your own position! :) :) :) :)
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I kinda want to send the track I sent to Train because I think of all people on DTF you might actually like it, but I don't have the time and will to commit to two roulettes at once, so I'll pass, sorry. I will follow this and occasionally leave a comment or two, though.
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So this being my first roulette, when does the first round begin? :corn
I'm leaving registrations open until Friday and we'd begin that day :P
Death / Black Metal
- Obsidian Kingdom - Mantiis
does not compute..
I mean, it has some black metal sections here and there, and it's kinda the only album with those parts I could think of, so :P
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WTF is "shoegaze"?
(https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/ad-huge-mistake-9.gif?w=650)
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Something like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9-NOIalUYU) :P
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Musical akwardmess
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OK, sign me up. I'm already in on Train of Naught's roulette. So I may as well jump in with both feet. Although, your "not in to" list makes me want to cry a little inside.... ;)
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Musical akwardmess
While gazing at your shoes?
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Literally :lol That's how journalists called their music, mocking them because they would spend more time looking at the pedals than interacting with the audience.
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So, music dorks with little talent or charisma, trying to distract the listener with their pedal wankery.
Got it.
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Nah much talent, no charisma
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I have sent and am now free to ogle my footware of choice.
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Submissions aren't open yet :P. But seeing there are more than 10 participants (and there's still room for more!), I'll post the rules for the elimination round:
- Will consist of two quick rounds, in the first one your score won't add up to your total (it will be just for reference), and will be for you folks to try all the risky music you want and it will have no effect at all on your score. Think of it as a free round with no consequences, to test my tastes and such. If you've got something very risky in mind, this is the perfect moment to send it. Beware that submissions on this round will still be banned like in a normal round.
- Second round, once you've got a grasp of what I like and don't, it's the actual elimination round. I'll take the top 10 songs and let the participants who sent those to stay. If you are in, the score you receive will add up to your total.
I chose this approach because I hate elimination rounds and always wanted a quick way to assess the host's tastes in some stuff I wasn't sure about. Also my tastes can be a bit of a mess so hope this helps :lol.
Submissions for the free round start on Friday 8th at 00:00 GMT -3, and that will be the last day to sign up for this. I'll spend the rest of the day updating the third post with some more genres to help you.
Bolsters, if you want to resubmit, you can do so once submissions are open.
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Ok cool, I'll jump onboard
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Thanks for the invite Sacul - seeing as you're doing an elimination round to kick off, I can't see any reason not to participate for as long as I last!
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Not sure I have enough bands that you haven't listened to but what the hell, I'll jump into this
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Count me in!
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Great! Added some genres more to the third post, am gonna take a break now and add a few more later.
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Submissions aren't open yet :P
Sorry, when you said you said you'd only ask us to submit on Friday I didn't realise you did not actually want people to start submitting until then. :lol
Since the first of these two rounds has no bearing on score or eliminations at all, I will definitely change my submission....on Friday.
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Put me on the list dammit. You already said I could play!
:jingleboy:
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Alright alright, screw it, I'm in too. Can't hurt to be eliminated in two roulettes at once.
What's the length limit for the first round btw?
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Put me on the list dammit. You already said I could play!
:jingleboy:
I thought I had included you already :lol . Added.
Alright alright, screw it, I'm in too. Can't hurt to be eliminated in two roulettes at once.
What's the length limit for the first round btw?
Hell yeah :metal
10 minutes. However, you can send only one song up to 18 mins. Applies to all rounds. Added to the OP.
EDIT: Finished updating the third post, and I think I'll leave it like that, am on the character limit :lol
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I'm going to get you to like some epic power metal if it kills me. First round is gonna be a doozy. Prepare your ears. :lol
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since round one doesn't count I'm going to send some really noisy black metal for keks
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Thanks for the invite via PM, but I really don't have time for this (or much else that isn't uni work) right now.
Maybe next time :)-.
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Are we supposed to be sending you the fake-first-round submissions already?
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I think I popped a blood vessel reading all the likes and dislikes. :lol Well done Sacul!!
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ALSO
In terms of submissions, do you have Spotify premium and therefore get high-quality streaming? If so, that's probably better for me to send rather than mp3s I have, as I keep pretty much all my mp3s at 192kbps for space.
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I'm going to get you to like some epic power metal if it kills me. First round is gonna be a doozy. Prepare your ears. :lol
since round one doesn't count I'm going to send some really noisy black metal for keks
I'm ready for the pain :lol
Thanks for the invite via PM, but I really don't have time for this (or much else that isn't uni work) right now.
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No problem, would love to have you next time :tup
Are we supposed to be sending you the fake-first-round submissions already?
Submissions for the free round start on Friday 8th at 00:00 GMT -3, and that will be the last day to sign up for this.
I think I popped a blood vessel reading all the likes and dislikes. :lol Well done Sacul!!
Thanks, just wanted to be thorough and let you guys know well what I like, previous roulettes have taught me my tastes are a bit of a mess so it's the least I could do :lol
In terms of submissions, do you have Spotify premium and therefore get high-quality streaming? If so, that's probably better for me to send rather than mp3s I have, as I keep pretty much all my mp3s at 192kbps for space.
I've got Premium so yeah, would probably be better sending stuff on Spotify. But if your submission is not there, 192 kbps mp3s will be fine for roulette purposes.
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WELCOME TO REALITY BE READY FOR THE PAIN :neverusethis:
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Sent.
now to find something for Train :corn
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I'm also very happy to see you open to video game scores on here. That gives me ideas. :)
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WELCOME TO REALITY BE READY FOR THE TRAIN :jamaritard:
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Here's a possibly stupid question - how do you send an MP3 in a PM?
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I'm also very happy to see you open to video game scores on here. That gives me ideas. :)
I love some good soundtracks, but they're sadly banned for this roulette just in case :P
Here's a possibly stupid question - how do you send an MP3 in a PM?
Just upload it to mega.nz and send me the link.
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since round one doesn't count I'm going to send some really noisy black metal for keks
Just make sure it's of the "super lo-fi, recorded in a bathroom" variety.
I'm tempted to send something by NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ for the practice round just for shiggles.
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i'm sending bull of heaven's 2 billion year song so that the roulette never starts
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since round one doesn't count I'm going to send some really noisy black metal for keks
Just make sure it's of the "super lo-fi, recorded in a bathroom" variety.
I'm tempted to send something by NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ for the practice round just for shiggles.
Only send it if it was recorded with a potato.
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Here's a possibly stupid question - how do you send an MP3 in a PM?
I assume you could try uploading somewhere like Sendspace (don't really keep up with file uploading places but I'm sure there are tons others) and sending the URL via PM. Unless there's an upload feature here
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I went with good old fashioned youtube. Maybe if I make it past the elimination I'll sign up for something else (or maybe not...) :)
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Submissions are open now, you have 48 hours to send from now on. Already have a few so keep them coming :metal
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i sent two very bad ideas and am ready to be cut
i honestly don't have a ton for you either, you hate all the metal i like :corn
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Sent some indie folk to test the waters :P
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I will send tonight!
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Too late to join? I have zero time for this, but might give it a crack.
So reading the file sending criteria, you won't accept wma or anything under 320k for mp3?
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Hell yeah, glad to see ya! We'll both be out by Wednesday. :lol I'm just sending Spotify. I've down-ripped my library to 192kb or 256kb, so won't be sending .mp3s.
Question... is your goal with this Roulette to get new music and then explore those artists, or just get some excellent music? I ask, because I'm debating on sending a fantastic song from a (imo) mediocre artist.... or at least, I doubt the artists discography would be something that you'd enjoy as a whole, but there are a couple of tracks worth submitting.
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Yeah, saw you boys joined so been so busy with work mate I haven't been around so much. I have zero time for this, but have to make an effort. Just sent a random song. No thinking whatsoever!! :lol
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Too late to join? I have zero time for this, but might give it a crack.
So reading the file sending criteria, you won't accept wma or anything under 320k for mp3?
There's still time!
I'd rather have 320k mp3s, but since this seems to be a bit of a problem for some, I'll change the criteria a bit. Now, anything above or including 192k is accepted.
Question... is your goal with this Roulette to get new music and then explore those artists, or just get some excellent music? I ask, because I'm debating on sending a fantastic song from a (imo) mediocre artist.... or at least, I doubt the artists discography would be something that you'd enjoy as a whole, but there are a couple of tracks worth submitting.
I'd rather get songs from artists whose discography I could explore and like beyond a couple of songs, so yeah, the goal here is the former.
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Hm... 2 from the same artist or 2 different artists....
I'll send mine in a few hours.
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Are people sending in two submissions? My understanding that we send only the first (consequence-free) elimination round submission to test the waters, and THEN after the results of that, we'll submit the actual elimination round.
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Hm... 2 from the same artist or 2 different artists....
I'll send mine in a few hours.
See below.
Are people sending in two submissions? My understanding that we send only the first (consequence-free) elimination round submission to test the waters, and THEN after the results of that, we'll submit the actual elimination round.
Only Parama because he believes he'll get cut and nobody would send the tracks he sent anyways :lol . But you got it right, only one song by now.
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I'm such a noob. :lol Mine's uploading and I'll send it in a minute.
EDIT: This is way more agonizing than I thought, and I think the longer I sweat over a choice without sending it off right away, the more I'm going to regret sending it. :lol
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thanks for the invite Sacul. I haven't participated in one of these in many years, and I'm not sure I have time for it.
There's a lot of others already playing, so I imagine you'll receive a lot of great suggestions :)
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thanks for the invite Sacul. I haven't participated in one of these in many years, and I'm not sure I have time for it.
There's a lot of others already playing, so I imagine you'll receive a lot of great suggestions :)
No worries, maybe the next time you'll be available :tup
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Hell yeah, glad to see ya! We'll both be out by Wednesday.
That makes three of us! I really don't know why I signed up. :lol
First round is elimination-free, right? I'm sending power metal.
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i sent satanic black metal for my first submission
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I'm probably going to get a 2/5. I should've just sent the 16 minute Rhapsody of Fire song. :rollin
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EDIT: This is way more agonizing than I thought, and I think the longer I sweat over a choice without sending it off right away, the more I'm going to regret sending it. :lol
This is such a good point. :lol I'll try and avoid over-thinking it.
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Sent some random stuff
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Nice, got 12 submissions so far, keep them coming so we can start some sick hangmanen :metal
That's why I'd also like to present you with DTForums' Unofficial Hangmanen 2000 (https://github.com/Sacules/hangmanen), a simple Python script I've been working on for the past two days, to help with our addiction. It's far from complete, documentation is half-arsed, and it's only shell-based, but it's a beginning. Feel free to leave feedback.
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Sending in about 4 hours.
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Too late to join? I have zero time for this, but might give it a crack.
So reading the file sending criteria, you won't accept wma or anything under 320k for mp3?
There's still time!
I'd rather have 320k mp3s, but since this seems to be a bit of a problem for some, I'll change the criteria a bit. Now, anything above or including 192k is accepted.
Question... is your goal with this Roulette to get new music and then explore those artists, or just get some excellent music? I ask, because I'm debating on sending a fantastic song from a (imo) mediocre artist.... or at least, I doubt the artists discography would be something that you'd enjoy as a whole, but there are a couple of tracks worth submitting.
I'd rather get songs from artists whose discography I could explore and like beyond a couple of songs, so yeah, the goal here is the former.
Sweet mate. Sent mine last night too.
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SENT!
I threw caution to the wind for this first round. We'll see how this goes.
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Sent some lovely down-tempo electronic music for this test round. Interested to see how it does!
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Dad-rock has been sent.
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Dad-pop has been sent.
Received!
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Sent..definitely NOT Dad Rock.
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Sorry, Winger are banned :neverusethis:
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Sorry, Winger are banned :neverusethis:
:lol
Sent something out of the box to gauge our master of the roulette.
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how many entries left i am an impatient child and must have my hangmanen
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Sorry, Winger are banned :neverusethis:
:lol
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how many entries left i am an impatient child and must have my hangmanen
Just missing on Elite and Evermind.
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elite is expected but man evermind boy you're getting old boy
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Sacul waiting for submissions...
Ironic, dontcha think?
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wtf is a hangmanen
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wtf is a hangmanen
:lol
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Sent.
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good, let's get the hangmanen on!
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Nice, I'll get to my computer in a while and start the madness :metal
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It's HANGEMANEN TIME :2metal:
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?: ___ _______ ____ - __ ___ ____ ________
?: _______ - __________ ______
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?: _________ - _______ ___ ___ ___
?: _______ _____ - _____
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M
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To-Mera - Dreadful Angel
Sent by ariich
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To-Mera - Dreadful Angel
Sent by ariich
Sent some lovely down-tempo electronic music for this test round. Interested to see how it does!
Er.... :lol
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To-Mera - Dreadful Angel
Sent by ariich
Not even close :lol .
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?: ___ M_______ _____ - ______ ____
?: _m______ - ___ ____
?: ______ ____ - ____m___
?: __-____ - _________ _______
?: ___ ___m___ ____ - __ ___ ____ ________
?: _______ - __________ ______
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?: M______ _____ - _____
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Bolsters waits 3 turns
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To-Mera - Dreadful Angel
Sent by ariich
Not even close :lol
Hahahaha what a shame :lol
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?: __a_______ _m__a - _________
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?: ___ M____a__ __a__ - ______ ____
?: _m___a__ - ___ _a__
?: ______ ____ - ____ma_a
?: A_-____ - _________ ____a__
?: ___ __am___ ____ - __ ___ ____ __a_____
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?: A__a__a - _____ __ _a____
?: _a__a____ - _______ __a a__ ___
?: Ma_____ __a__ - ___a_
?: ____ _______ - __ ___ A__ _______
?: A____a_ - __________
?: ___ _a________ - ___ ______ A__ ___ ____
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Guessed letters: M A
ariich waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
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Why doesn’t the hangmanen have arms and legs?
K
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Because so far you've made one mistake :P The rest of the body will come if you make more.
Surprised nobody wanted the D.
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?: __a_______ _m__a - _________
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?: ___ M____a__ __a__ - ______ ____
?: _m___a__ - ___ _ak_
?: ______ ____ - ____ma_a
?: A_-____ - _________ ____a__
?: ___ __am___ ____ - __ ___ ____ __a_____
?: _k___a_ - _____a____ ______
?: A__a__a - _____ __ _a____
?: Ka__a____ - _______ __a a__ _k_
?: Ma_____ __a__ - ___a_
?: ____ _______ - __ ___ A__ _______
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Guessed letters: M A K
Elite waits 3 turns
ariich waits 2 turns
Bolsters waits 1 turns
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Surprised nobody wanted the D.
I want your D if it's still up for grabs
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Surprised nobody wanted the D.
I want your D if it's still up for grabs
Cool.
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?: _m___a__ - ___ _ak_
?: ______ ____ - ____ma_a
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Guessed letters: M A K D
home waits 3 turns
Elite waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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?: _m___a__ - ___ _ak_
?: ______ ___n - ____ma_a
?: A_-____ - _________ ____a__
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?: A__ad_a - __n__ __ _a___n
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?: Ma_____ __a__ - ___a_
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Guessed letters: M A K D N
Katteolox waits 3 turns
home waits 2 turns
Elite waits 1 turn
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If we guess a song, do we need to guess who sent it?
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It's optional, and you can guess parts of the song or artist's name.
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Ok well in that case:
Kardashev – Between Sea and Sky
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?: __n_ D___an__ _a___n_ - __a_k _a___ __an__
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?: _m___a__ - ___ _ak_
?: ______ ___n - ____ma_a
?: A_-____ - _________ ____a__
?: ___ __am_n_ ____ - D_ ___ ___n __a_____
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?: A__ad_a - __n__ __ _a___n
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Ma_____ __a__ - ___a_
?: ____ _____n_ - _n ___ A__ __n____
?: A____a_ - __________
?: ___ _a__n_____ - ___ ______ And ___ ____
?: A__n_ ______ - __m_an
?: Da_k _m____ - ___m ______ __ ___n
Guessed letters: M A K D N
ariich waits 3 turns
Katteolox waits 2 turns
home waits 1 turn
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pour me a nice cup of T
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I'll go with S.
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Hell yeah, it's on!
Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
Edit: also, wild guess, but hey, that's what hangman is for.
Sieges Even - Stigmata
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I also must say, I was struggling for like ten minutes with this one (originally thought it could be The Flaming Lips, but I don't know any song that would fit the letters given), and I gave up.
It's probably Six Roaming Owls or some other obscure band I've never heard of.
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SRO is my jam :metal
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I also must say, I was struggling for like ten minutes with this one (originally thought it could be The Flaming Lips, but I don't know any song that would fit the letters given), and I gave up.
It's probably Six Roaming Owls or some other obscure band I've never heard of.
You're very close :P
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?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
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?: _m___a__ - T__ _ak_
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: A_-S___ - T______st T___ats
?: T__ __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ ___n __a_____
?: Sk___ad - _n___a__t_ St___t
?: A__ad_a - __n_s __ Sat__n
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Ma_____ Stat_ - St_a_
?: ____ _____ns - _n T__ A__ T_n___t
?: A____as - ____s_____
?: T__ _a__nt___s - T__ S__t__ And T__ S___
?: A__nt ___s__ - __m_an
?: Da_k _m____ - ___m ______ t_ ___n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S
Evermind waits 3 turns
Lethean waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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:lol
Speaking of which, why the hell do I wait three turns as I didn't guess a letter? I can't just guess whatever's available?
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The Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Arcadia - Rings of Saturn?
Arcturus - Angst
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Ten Foaming Cats
No.
Edit: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
(can I guess songs now or not?)
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I'm just going to assume I can, and if not, sorry for ruining your hangman.
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
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SRO is my jam :metal
Six Roaming Owls :hifive:
The Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
(Which is the name of an album, and as far as I could find not a song)
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Speaking of which, why the hell do I wait three turns as I didn't guess a letter? I can't just guess whatever's available?
Oops, fixed that.
The Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
This is an alb- ohwait, I screwed up on that one :lol
Arcadia - Rings of Saturn?
Song is ok, not band.
Arcturus - Angst
:tup
I'm just going to assume I can, and if not, sorry for ruining your hangman.
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
All correct.
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?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: D_at_s____ _m__a - ___s___n_
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - T__s __a_
?: _m___a__ - T__ _ak_
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: A_-S___ - T______st T___ats
?: T__ __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ ___n __a_____
?: Sk___ad - _n___a__t_ St___t
?: A__ad_a - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Ma_____ Stat_ - St_a_
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: A____as - ____s_____
?: T__ _a__nt___s - T__ S__t__ And T__ S___
?: A__nt ___s__ - __m_an
?: Da_k _m____ - ___m ______ t_ ___n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S
Lethean waits 1 turn
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SRO is my jam :metal
Six Roaming Owls :hifive:
:hifive:
So how about...
Edit: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
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SRO is my jam :metal
Six Roaming Owls :hifive:
The Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
(Which is the name of an album, and as far as I could find not a song)
^ song is ‘This Year’
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Arcadia - Rings of Saturn?
Song is ok, not band.
Should be spelled Arcadea.
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Arcadia - Rings of Saturn?
Song is ok, not band.
Should be spelled Arcadea.
You would have thought I sent this one but alas, no.
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?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: D_at_s____ _m__a - ___s___n_
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: _m___a__ - T__ _ak_
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: A_-S___ - T______st T___ats
?: T__ __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ ___n __a_____
?: Sk___ad - _n___a__t_ St___t
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Ma_____ Stat_ - St_a_
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: A____as - ____s_____
?: T__ _a__nt___s - T__ S__t__ And T__ S___
?: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Da_k _m____ - ___m ______ t_ ___n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S
In other news, gave every song one listen so far (and will do another later today), so expect results in Monday. First impressions is that there are only 2 or 3 standouts and the rest is ok :lol . Hopefully most of them grow on me.
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I presume Elite sent Agent Fresco? Otherwise he'd already have made a angry comment about someone else sending it before he does :P
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I presume Elite sent Agent Fresco? Otherwise he'd already have made a angry comment about someone else sending it before he does :P
Bingo!
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Ah I've managed to get the hyphenated one:
Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
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Sacul, I'm thinking my song will be tough to guess. I hope someone prooves me wrong.
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Shining - House of Control
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Sacul, I'm thinking my song will be tough to guess. I hope someone prooves me wrong.
That's because I spelled it correctly :neverusethis:
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?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: D_at_s____ _m__a - ___s___n_
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: _m___a__ - T__ _ak_
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T__ __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ ___n __a_____
?: Sk___ad - _n___a__t_ St___t
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Ma_____ Stat_ - St_a_
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: A____as - ____s_____
?: T__ _a__nt___s - T__ S__t__ And T__ S___
?: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Da_k _m____ - ___m ______ t_ ___n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S
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gimme dat R :yarr
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?: Shining - House of Control
?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: D_at_s____ _m__a - ___s___n_
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: _m_r_a__ - T__ _ak_
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T__ __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ ___n R_a_____
?: Sk___ad - _n___a__t_ Str__t
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Mar____ Stat_ - St_a_
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: A____as - _r__s___r_
?: T__ Ra__nt__rs - T__ S__t__ And T__ S__r
?: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark _m__r_ - _r_m R_____ t_ R__n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R
Parama waits 3 turns
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The Raconteurs - The Switch and the Spur
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Shining - House of Control
hey, that's one of my go-to bands to send!
I presume Elite sent Agent Fresco? Otherwise he'd already have made a angry comment about someone else sending it before he does :P
::)
Ah I've managed to get the hyphenated one:
Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
no, it was To-Mera :lol
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Sacul. :lol
Parama!! Great catch!!
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The Raconteurs - The Switch and the Spur
:tup
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Skyclad
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?: Shining - House of Control
?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: D_at_s____ _m__a - ___s___n_
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: _m_r_a__ - T__ _ak_
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T__ __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ ___n R_a_____
?: Skyclad - _n___a__t_ Str__t
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Mar____ Stat_ - St_a_
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: A____as - _r__s___r_
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
?: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark _m__r_ - _r_m R_____ t_ R__n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R
Parama waits 3 turns
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I almost sent an Arcturus song. I have an idea who sent it...
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I'm really bad at guessing, or I just don't know most of these bands. How about we put an E in there?
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I'm really bad at guessing, or I just don't know most of these bands. How about we put an E in there?
I don't know Any of these bands. Well, except maybe Phil Collins.
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I'm really bad at guessing, or I just don't know most of these bands. How about we put an E in there?
I don't know Any of these bands. Well, except maybe Phil Collins.
You and me both bro. Other than yours, King's and perhaps Kade's submissions, I'm willing to bet I won't know any. Ever. I mean, I honestly thought Parama was just making random shit up with that guess of The Raconteurs. :lol
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I'm really bad at guessing, or I just don't know most of these bands. How about we put an E in there?
I don't know Any of these bands. Well, except maybe Phil Collins.
You and me both bro. Other than yours, King's and perhaps Kade's submissions, I'm willing to bet I won't know any. Ever. I mean, I honestly thought Parama was just making random shit up with that guess of The Raconteurs. :lol
You know what I sent Sacul??
A good friend of mine is really into The Raconteurs. He made me a CD. I don't think I've ever listened to it.
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Maribou State - Steal
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How about we put an E in there?
Sure.
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?: Shining - House of Control
?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deat_s_e__ _me_a - ___s__ene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - T_e _ake
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T_e __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ e_en Rea___e_
?: Skyclad - _ne__a__t_ Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Ae___as - Er__s__ere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark Em__re - _r_m Re___e t_ R__n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E
Lethean waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
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Well Tim and Chad, you won't have to worry about following this roulette soon enough. :lol
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Well Tim and Chad, you won't have to worry about following this roulette soon enough. :lol
Why? My song won't make it through??
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Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
Dark Empire
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Come on Tim, Train already said you made it through. I'm just saying us old fogies might not last that long.
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Come on Tim, Train already said you made it through. I'm just saying us old fogies might not last that long.
Oh, OK. General fogey generalization. I thought you were picking on my song.
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?: Shining - House of Control
?: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - T_e _ake
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T_e __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ e_en Rea___e_
?: Skyclad - _ne__a__t_ Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Ae___as - Er__s__ere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark Empire - _r_m Re___e t_ R__n
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E
Lethean waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
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I don’t know who’sin this thing, but I guess Evermind sent Sieges Even
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Is anyone else going through all these themselves and discovering new music? Taking advantage of this myself :biggrin:
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Is anyone else going through all these themselves and discovering new music? Taking advantage of this myself :biggrin:
I still have so much left to dig into from my own album roulette that I can't really add anything more right now. :lol
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Aeolias - Ergosphere
the one song is obviously The Lake
Dark Empire song is From Refuge to Ruin
also Taylor Swift is probably Bolsters
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I don’t know who’sin this thing, but I guess Evermind sent Sieges Even
Nope.
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T_e __am_n_ ___s - D_ ___ e_en Rea___e_
?: Skyclad - _ne__a__t_ Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E
Lethean waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
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I'll take a P
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Gimme an L
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
?: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: T_e _lam_n_ L_ps - D_ ___ e_en Real__e_
?: Skyclad - _ne__a__t_ Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 2 turns
Lethean waits 1 turn
Most songs have been figured out so try guessing who sent which :corn
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I'm saying Dark Empire or Seiges Even is Wolfking.
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Nah... I'd wager King sent Sieges Even.
I see The Flaming Lips in there, but I couldn't name a song of theirs unless I googled it.
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I see The Flaming Lips in there, but I couldn't name a song of theirs unless I googled it.
You never heard Melted Lipstick? Burned Tongue?
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - D_ ___ e_en Real__e_
?: Skyclad - _ne__a__t_ Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 2 turns
Lethean waits 1 turn
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The Flaming Lips don't have a song with that title. They do have Do You Realize?? though.
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youtube says the skyclad song is inequality street
no clue what the em_rea__ band is
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
?: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 2 turns
Lethean waits 1 turn
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I'm pretty sure Dark Empire is Evermind
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I'm pretty sure Dark Empire is Evermind
It's me indeed, I figured if I have a free round and length limit of 10 minutes, I may as well send awesome prog metal song with the length of 9:58.
I'm really bad at guessing, or I just don't know most of these bands. How about we put an E in there?
I don't know Any of these bands. Well, except maybe Phil Collins.
You and me both bro. Other than yours, King's and perhaps Kade's submissions, I'm willing to bet I won't know any. Ever. I mean, I honestly thought Parama was just making random shit up with that guess of The Raconteurs. :lol
My entry is pretty obscure but if you like prog metal—which I know you do—you may want to check my track out.
Also, props to Kade for sending Sieges Even, that's a great track.
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
?: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 2 turns
Lethean waits 1 turn
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Kingshmegland is either The Flaming Lips or The Raconteurs.
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
?: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
kingshmegland: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 2 turns
Lethean waits 1 turn
Third listen in, and seems most songs haven't really grown on me and doubt they will so I'll give them one more spin and post results tomorrow, or tonight if I feel like it, but tomorrow is a better bet.
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Ab-Soul is home
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
home: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
kingshmegland: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 2 turns
Lethean waits 1 turn
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I want the I
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I have no idea what that last artist is. And with a song name like The Lake, it's a little hard to find. There are like a thousand songs named The Lake...
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Third listen in, and seems most songs haven't really grown on me and doubt they will so I'll give them one more spin and post results tomorrow, or tonight if I feel like it, but tomorrow is a better bet.
This makes me feel a bit less nervous about my pick :lol
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i literally don't even care about my results this round because they don't matter :corn
will be fun to see a really low score for this one though
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I want the I
No I.
i literally don't even care about my results this round because they don't matter :corn
will be fun to see a really low score for this one though
I hope you resubmit for the next round tho, there's lots of stuff that isn't weird metal that you like and could appeal to me :P
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Em_rea__ - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
home: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
kingshmegland: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
Guessed letters: M K A D N T S R E P L I
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 1 turn
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unless you're preemptively telling me you hate the not-metal song i sent you for the first serious song i have no clue what your post means :lol
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I have no idea what that last artist is. And with a song name like The Lake, it's a little hard to find. There are like a thousand songs named The Lake...
Found it!
Embreach.
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unless you're preemptively telling me you hate the not-metal song i sent you for the first serious song i have no clue what your post means :lol
Sorry, I have no clue why I thought you had sent a weird metal song for that round, forget what I said :lol .
I have no idea what that last artist is. And with a song name like The Lake, it's a little hard to find. There are like a thousand songs named The Lake...
Found it!
Embreach.
:tup
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
?: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Embreach - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
home: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
kingshmegland: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
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i sent some weird kind of industrial pop that i dig even though i probably should hate it, which is perfect for your roulette imo
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Looking forward to it.
So, any guesses for who sent each song? :P
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i sent shining?
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Lethean sent Arcturus?
Stadler sent Phil Collins?
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Lethean sent Arcturus?
Stadler sent Phil Collins?
Yes and no.
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?: Shining - House of Control
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
Lethean: Arcturus - Angst
?: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
?: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
?: The Mountain Goats - This Year
?: Embreach - The Lake
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
home: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
?: The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
?: Skyclad - Inequality Street
?: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
?: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
?: Maribou State - Steal
?: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
?: Aeolias - Ergosphere
kingshmegland: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
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Parama : Deathspell Omega?
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Of course.
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Stadler sent Phil Collins?
No, but I'm pretty sure it was a fogey.
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Indeed.
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Stadler sent Phil Collins?
No, but I'm pretty sure it was a fogey.
Obvious statement is obvious.
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Results? :soon:
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:corn :corn :corn
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Where's Bolsters' moving SOON when you need it?
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Here they are! I'm glad scores on this round don't count :lol. It seems that, the more you stay away from the generic section of a genre, the more likely I am to enjoy it :P
Lethean: Arcturus - Angst
I've heard of this group, some Ulver side project, and this seems from their last album, without Garm. Although Avant-Garde Metal, mostly blended with Black Metal, isn't my thing, I think I'll still their first albums a try. Sadly, this song doesn't really do anything to me, it feels very one-dimensional with those boring blast beats through most of the track. The chorus is ok, but kind of feels almost like a power metal one with some growls lol. 2.5/5
Kattoelox: Skyclad - Inequality Street
I think these guys might have watched Forrest Gump a bit too much :lol. Like, lyrics aren't really good and they repeat the chocolate box thing over and over. Over some actually nice, if cheesy, folk metal. I enjoy the violin work here, and the instrumentation isn't boring either. It's just too cheesy for me to take serious, and too dumb to take non-seriously I think. +2.5/5
Puppies_On_Acid: Kardashev - Between Sea and Sky
Well, this definitely is heavy and layered, but man, this isn't really my kind of thing in general - it's some kind of atmospheric deathcore I think? I like the calm sections, even if they aren't the most original, but there's a cool atmosphere here. But I'm not into the heavier sections afterwards at all. I don't have much to day, I don't feel the song has much to offer to me. +2.5/5
jingle.boy: Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
I swear I've heard the same vocal melodies somewhere else but can't remember. Anyways, the drum machine and background guitars are nice, and Phil's voice is ok. I like how the background vocals become robotic throughout the song. I don't really care about the lyrics, he repeats the same phrases way too many times for it to become a little annoying. For some reason I kept waiting for some emotional climax, like the song was building up towards it, and it kinda gets there when the drums kick in, and he starts singing more intensely. But then it all starts to fade out and that's it. So, uhhm. It's an ok song I think? 3/5
TAC: Aeolias - Ergosphere
This is an interesting submission, I like the singer's low register. And although this has got an interesting atmosphere, and riffs are ok, somehow feels like typical prog metal with some power metal vibes, or the other way around? It's not really the kind of music I'm looking to listen to more of these days. It's a good song, but I just don't really feel attracted to this style anymore. 3/5
Luoto: Embreach - The Lake
For some reason I feel I've heard this many times before. Just feels like generic melodeath with some proggy vibes - that kind of music isn't really my thing. I like the chorus with the background vocals, and the clean sections are nice, mostly the vocal harmonies at the end, but overall I am not really into this. 3/5
Parama: Deathspell Omega - Phosphene
Of course I've heard this band being played at some plug sessions but don't remember a thing so let this pass. I think this track is interesting when it's not being boring black metal with those blast beats and growls at the same time, which is almost half the song. But I really like change of structure of the last quarter of the song, the whole atmosphere and riffing being on point.
Although I understand your comparison to Converge, Deathspell being more chaotic and heavy, I prefer the other band's music for their raw, honest emotional expression, and great riffs of course. This song just feels like some satanic worshiping (which is likely the case), and that's kind of a mentality/emotional state I can't relate at all, which may be why I don't connect with black metal at all. 3/5
Bolsters: Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
I'll admit I went into this one a little biased but I tried my best to overcome that and try be fair. I like the electronic percussion here and the guitar sounds are nice. It's a bit of a layered song with some nice synths here and there. But I feel the chorus is repeated way too often so it ends up being not so memorable, and the amount of times she repeats the same lyrics ends up annoying me. I often find with this kind of pop music that there's more focus on vocals and lyrics with the rest of the music just serving as background. Vocal melodies weren't really interesting at all sadly. I wouldn't say it was a bad track, but it's not really something I'd like to go back - I feel I've burnt on it after just 4 listens. I guess I just would like something with a bit more depth. 3/5
Tomislav95: The Mountain Goats - This Year
After plenty of heavy songs, a nice indie folk serves as a necessary interlude. Sadly, this is just nice. Instrumentation is very one-dimensional, with very little variation throughout, and I don't really care for the lyrics, which seem the point here. Dunno, it's very simple and repetitive, there's not much relistening value to me. +3/5
twosuitsluke: Shining - House of Control
Well this is definitely different from their Blackjazz record and I think you mentioned come industrial influences. I've only heard one other track from this album before, and that had some cool sax going on. This one, uuhhhh... it's kind of weird. I don't like the guy yelling during the calm sections. Cool how the chorus progresses, in the last instance with the strings and piano buried in the mix. The last chorus is actually very nice.
I think my problem with the song is that there are not enough interesting things going on with the instrumentation beyond the chorus, and the vocals are pretty one-dimensional for a track that switches moods a few times. Sure they've got a unique sound to them but for some reason it just doesn't appeal to me, or rather, I can't connect with this. 3.5/5
Train of Naught: Long Distance Calling - Black Paper Planes
So this is kinda progressive post-rock or something? It's... cool. I mean, it's one of those songs that you like when you're listening to them, but some time later you can't recall a single note from it. Riffing is nice, drums are great, but somehow it feels like another song's instrumental version. Or just as this was part of a soundtrack or something? For some reason I feel I've heard something like this done plenty of times before but can't pinpoint exactly where. Which is frustrating because there are cool things here. 3.5/5
wolfking: Sieges Even - Stigmata
I think I can hear some strong Rush influence here, and that's usually not a good sign to me. I don't really like the abuse of those 80s guitars through most of the song (way too prominent in the mix), but I like the chemistry between the players here, mostly the drummer and bassist. The atmosphere is nice, but I don't really like the vocal melodies nor the lyrics. So the instrumental sections are definitely more interesting to me here, even if they don't blow my mind or anything. 3.5/5
home: Ab-Soul - Terrorist Threats
Among so much metal, a hip-hop song is always welcomed, even if just as a change of pace. The more I delve into hip-hop, the more I appreciate the tough work that is to get creative, addictive beats and not falling into generic tricks into production and rapping. Which this song suffers a bit from. It's got an interesting atmosphere, mostly with those cool synths and vocal harmonies. Guy has flow and it's good, but I feel all the vocals and the chorus are kinda generic in their delivery and melodies. And lyrics are kind lame - I doubt that even if all gangs got together, they wouldn't stand no chance against the military :lol. 3.5/5
Nevok: Arcadea - Rings of Saturn
I really like the synths here, very cool sound and melodies. Vocals are ok, I like how they're a little more buried in the mix and have this digital feel to them. The rest of the song felt like some ok Mastodon, which isn't a band I'm into. Decent song. 3.5/5
Elite: Agent Fresco - Bemoan
Yeah I remember you sent me another of their songs on the previous roulette and it did ok, although not enough to make me check the record. I think my issue is the lack of balance between the different sections of the songs, they just jump to each other without pause, and vocals are present the whole time, not leaving the instrumentation stand on its own or have its moment, only towards the end. It feels it would do better with a bit more of subtlety for the kind of music it was trying to make, because I quite like the piano and the melodies in general. Just feels a little rushed in general to me. 3.5/5
Evermind: Dark Empire - From Refuge to Ruin
I feel with this one the same way as with TAC's song - I am just not into this style of music. The melodies, guitar tone, artwork, even the singer's voice, I feel I've heard it all before and didn't find it interesting then, nor find it today I guess. It's just the kind of music I don't get much enjoyment from, even if it's a solid track and well-written. 3.5/5
ariich: Maribou State - Steal
Yeah I've been delving into chill electronic quite a bit this year so this was a good choice. I like the singer's voice and the overall atmosphere. Even if some of the sounds here are kinda generic for this kind of music, they're used in a very subtle, nice way and avoid becoming just another bland background music. I'm not sure if I'm into the "steal" sample, it's kind of dumb. But overall this has got a great vibe. 4/5
Stadler: The Flaming Lips - Do you even Realize??
Well, definitely didn't expect this from you so color me surprised. The chorus is pretty nice, and I like the vocal harmonies and little synths and details throughout the chorus. The vibe and instrumentation are quite nice, even if the main melody feels a little cliched somehow. Somehow I feel this is probably one of the band's most straightforward tracks and they have more interesting things in them. My only complaints are that it might be a bit too short, and lyrics are a little cheesy, but overall it was quite a nice song. 4/5
kinghmegland: The Raconteurs - The Switch And The Spur
Definitely a very interesting submission. Like you said, some pretty old music but with a modern twist - I tend to prefer those things. Use of trumpet here is very good and lovely. Although a pretty simple song, it's my favorite of the round. I like old vibes, the piano, the very cool guitar work, and the drumming is on point. I don't know, this just appeals me quite a bit, and it's fun to listen to. +4/5
You've tested the waters, now it's time for the elimination round! You have 48 hours to send from now on, and think hard or you'll get the axe :P
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I suppose I settled on that one because I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for in particular (if you are at all) and that one was testing some iffy waters. I have a few ideas I'm going to think about hard tomorrow before sending. Interesting reactions to all the songs.
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not last place, nice :corn
anyways you already have my "song to be eliminated with" entry so have fun
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Wow, when the description for the 4th place entry is "I'm just not into this", it's probably not a great round. :lol
Pleased with 3rd place myself, and glad you dug it! Maribou State have only one full length, which you should check out, it's pretty varied (which is obviously hard to get across in a single song). They also have a bunch of EPs, some of which are great, some of which are a bit dull.
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Well, after testing the waters, and getting shot down :P I sent something I think you will enjoy for the real elimination round. Hopefully it doesn't get me eliminated. :corn Enjoy!
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Sent my first real, and possibly final, submission.
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Alright, that's fair.
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Oh, that wasn't the elimination round? Alright, let's have a look and see what we can come up with. Just a heads up, I don't read rules and shit. Even though everything will be explained cleary to everyone, I just don't fucking take any notice.
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
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Sent :corn
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
I'm determined to prove him wrong about "old" music.
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[url]And lyrics are kind lame[!/url]
He's got some great lyrics, especially on Control System. However on his last album he kind of tries to hard to be woke in a pretty cringey way, with lots of pseudointellectual lyrics devoid of any real meaning.
I'll send shortly!
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I suppose I settled on that one because I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for in particular (if you are at all).
I'm just looking for interesting music that doesn't fit into the Power / Death / Black Metal genres for the most past :P
Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
I'm determined to prove him wrong about "old" music.
I've got absolutely nothing against old music (I love Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, and I quite like some King Crimson and The Stooges among others), I just don't really connect with a lot of it, or at least the stuff I've tried.
He's got some great lyrics, especially on Control System. However on his last album he kind of tries to hard to be woke in a pretty cringey way, with lots of pseudointellectual lyrics devoid of any real meaning.
Let me guess, they're anti-Trump or something? :lol
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I've got absolutely nothing against old music (I love Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, and I quite like some King Crimson and The Stooges among others), I just don't really connect with a lot of it, or at least the stuff I've tried.
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I gave you Sorrow in your 1st roulette, and you rated it a 6. :P
I've got absolutely nothing against old music (I love Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, and I quite like some King Crimson and The Stooges among others), I just don't really connect with a lot of it, or at least the stuff I've tried.
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And I stand for that score, although I should revisit that album, it's been a while :P.
The Stooges' Fun House is a banger :metal
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Woot!! I'll send a song tonight!
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If I don't get knocked out in this round, I'll surely get knocked out in the next :lol Just sent mine.
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How can you not know In The Air Tonight :o
Will send today.
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If I don't get knocked out in this round, I'll surely get knocked out in the next :lol Just sent mine.
There's only one elimination round, all players that aren't cut will play until the end :P
How can you not know In The Air Tonight :o
I don't know, they don't play his music much around here I think, and I've never been a radio listener so :P
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Oh, that's right. Still getting used to these things :biggrin:
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Wow. Seems I've completely blew my wad in the preliminary round. I'm like the NFL team that goes 4-0 in the preseason and loses their first four games when they count... Ah well. Sent.
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Sent something fantastic :azn:
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Sent. Elimination, here I come!
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I'm just looking for interesting music that doesn't fit into the Power / Death / Black Metal genres for the most part :P
I don't consider Colors to have much metalcore in it, it's basically progressive death metal. All is not lost :P
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Right :lol Colors is heavy as shit. Sometimes (read: almost always) it's really impossible to read your tastes, Saculman.
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Sent. I hope I don't go out as soon as in train's
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Right :lol Colors is heavy as shit.
I like the heaviness, Colors has some amazing songwriting and it's always changing and going in many interesting directions so it rarely ends up getting boring or derivative - it's an album that doesn't play it safe for the most part. It certainly took some time for me to get used to it tho.
Sometimes (read: almost always) it's really impossible to read your tastes, Saculman.
True tho :lol. That's why I tried to document extensively what I like and don't in as many genres as possible, just want less frustration for you guys, and better music for me :P
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By the way Sacul, are rounds going to be themed?
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No, but I was considering having some optional themes for those that wanted them, and special bonus points if the song scores above a certain number. I'll try think of something.
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No worries.
Anyway sent! Really struggled to decide between two songs from the same album.
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
I'm determined to prove him wrong about "old" music.
I get all that, but I don't think in this kind of roulette he's looking for classic radio hits of the 80's.
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I don't think any roulette is looking for classic radio hits of the 80's.
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
I'm determined to prove him wrong about "old" music.
I get all that, but I don't think in this kind of roulette he's looking for classic radio hits of the 80's.
I may not be giving him the music he wants, I'm giving him the music he needs.
#darkmusicknight
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
I'm determined to prove him wrong about "old" music.
I get all that, but I don't think in this kind of roulette he's looking for classic radio hits of the 80's.
I may not be giving him the music he wants, I'm giving him the music he needs.
#darkmusicknight
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You know it baby!
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It that how you talk to Robin?
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Chad, In the Air Tonight? WTF?!
Kids these days need to be cultured. I'm going all classic, all the time. Which - most likely - means 1 more round.
Yeah but that was an especially odd choice when Sacul said he doesn't tend to like older music, or cheesy music. :lol
I'm determined to prove him wrong about "old" music.
I get all that, but I don't think in this kind of roulette he's looking for classic radio hits of the 80's.
I may not be giving him the music he wants, I'm giving him the music he needs.
#darkmusicknight
I'm not totally convinced anyone really NEEDS to hear In the Air Tonight. ;D
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Sent!
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:lol you guys.
Only waiting on Elite and twosuitsluke so we can begin the hangmanen :metal
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hang me, man
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdPPrHB1t8Y
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I'm not totally convinced anyone really NEEDS to hear In the Air Tonight. ;D
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Sent. Tempted to send Train the same song :lol
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Nice, now we're just waiting Elite to stop partying and getting drunk, celebrating for his recent win, and send a song :P.
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What about you send me a song first, eh?
Sent. Tempted to send Train the same song :lol
Only if I can embarass myself with it in the singing game :metal :corn
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So, you're going to cut 9 people this round? Sending the winning song of the round right now.
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Yeah, or 7 or 8 at most, depending on the quality of the submissions :P. Now I've got everybody, time for hangmanen :metal
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Gimmee an L
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That looks like fewer tracks than last time?
Let's go for A - normally can't go wrong with vowels at this stage!
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That looks like fewer tracks than last time?
That's because I forgot one song :lol . Fixed.
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Soen - Orison
I know it's Evermind's favourite on the album but he didn't send it. Tomislav?
Also gimme dat R
EDIT: One title could be No One Is Gonna Love You maybe if you forgot a space
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waiting... :biggrin:
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EDIT: One title could be No One Is Gonna Love You maybe if you forgot a space
No One's Gonna Love You seems legit, he doesn't prefill apostrophes.
Lykke Li
God Is an Astronaut
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God is an Astronaut
Too lazy to look up the song title, but sent by Train
Edit: looked it up anyway. It’s Helios Erebus
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Gimme the D
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John Frusciante - A Song To Sing When I'm Lonely
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Show me E
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Oh, I know one!
Genesis-Abacab which was sent by J Boy.
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EDIT: One title could be No One Is Gonna Love You maybe if you forgot a space
No One's Gonna Love You seems legit, he doesn't prefill apostrophes.
That's because I wrote a script for hangmanen and forgot to tell it to leave the apostrophes and other special symbols :lol
I know it's Evermind's favourite on the album but he didn't send it. Tomislav?
Nope.
Oh, I know one!
Genesis-Abacab which was sent by J Boy.
Not at all :lol
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Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
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?: __e S__rd - _a_den_ ____er _ _r_ne
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Pendragon
Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
The Sword
Lykke Li song looks like Heart of Steel
Band of Horses
Ozzy Osbourne
also someone already guessed Soen earlier you missed it
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Pendragon. Don't know the song though. I'd bet a finski that Wolfking sent it.
Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams.
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Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
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wolfking: Pendragon - __e _rea_ S_o_
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?: _n_o_n__o - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - _a_den_ _o__er _ _rone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
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?: Slo_ _o__on Re__n - L__e S___la_or
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Ozzy Osbourne
Bark at the Moon. That Pendragon song looks like The Freak Show
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Ozzy Osbourne
Bark at the Moon.
Sent by Stadler obviously
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Sent by Stadler obviously
Nope :P
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wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
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?: _n_o_n__o - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - _a_den_ _o__er _ _rone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
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?: Slo_ _o__on Re__n - L__e S___la_or
?: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
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I request the I
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Slow Motion Reign
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wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
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?: The Sword - _aiden_ _o__er _ _rone
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?: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
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?: _e__er _arlsen - S_iri_s in Need
?: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
?: Slow Motion Reign - Li_e Si__la_or
?: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
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Maiden, Mother, Crone
Sleeping in Traffic
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Late to the party here.
Georgia
Ninet Tayeb
Sleeping in Traffic ninja'd
Incognito
Don't want to google any songs, so there's that.
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?: Georgia - _o_e S_s_e_s
?: Soen - Orison
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
?: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
?: Eas_ern _i__ - A__er_lo_
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
?: _e_i__o___o_ - Rain_o_ Si_ns
?: _a_ir - IIII.II
?: Incognito - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
?: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
?: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
?: Sleeping In Traffic - No_ _o_r _a_l_
?: _e__er _arlsen - S_iri_s in Need
?: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
?: Slow Motion Reign - Li_e Si__la_or
?: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
?: Ninet Tayeb - _a_er _ara____e
Guessed letters: L S A R N D E O I
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 1 turn
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The fuck is that IIIIIIII song
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It's actually IIII.II, stupid software forgot the punctuation.
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Rainbow Signs
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Still., wtf kind of title is that? :')
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I guess song names are:
Afterglow
Spirits in Need
Life Simulator
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Life Simulator :rollin
Like google says that's right but it's still hilarious
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Should have called it The Sims or something :P
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?: Georgia - _o_e S_s_e_s
?: Soen - Orison
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
?: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
?: Eas_ern _i__ - Afterglow
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
?: _e_i__o___o_ - Rainbow Signs
?: _a_ir - IIII.II
?: Incognito - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
?: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
?: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
?: Sleeping In Traffic - No_ _o_r _a_l_
?: _e__er _arlsen - Spirits in Need
?: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
?: Slow Motion Reign - Life Simulator
?: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
?: Ninet Tayeb - _a_er _ara____e
Guessed letters: L S A R N D E O I
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 1 turn
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Rainbow Signs
stop missing peoples' guesses :V
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I'm just tired and with acid in my stomach :'(
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Saculs_On_Acid
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Anyway, finally began with my first listen, interesting stuff so far! I hope to have results in by Thursday, and after that, results will take a few days more per round since I'll be busier but will try my best to have them in under a week.
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Soen - Elite
Frusciante - Luke
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One wrong, one right.
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?: Georgia - _o_e S_s_e_s
?: Soen - Orison
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
?: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
?: Eas_ern _i__ - Afterglow
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
?: _e_i__o___o_ - Rainbow Signs
?: _a_ir - IIII.II
?: Incognito - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
?: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
?: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
?: Sleeping In Traffic - No_ _o_r _a_l_
?: _e__er _arlsen - Spirits in Need
?: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
?: Slow Motion Reign - Life Simulator
twosuitsluke: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
?: Ninet Tayeb - _a_er _ara____e
Guessed letters: L S A R N D E O I
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 1 turn
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Obviously one of the artist names begins with Eastern but no clue what the other word is
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Finished my listen, and was definitely more rewarding than the previous round :P. Although there were some clear entries about who'll get cut, most songs stand a chance anyways so we'll see.
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Damn, hope I didn't peak too early...
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Well, Chad exposed me nice and early.
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Pendragon. Don't know the song though. I'd bet a finski that Wolfking sent it.
Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams.
Edit ... ninja'd
I'm pretty sure you sent the Threshold yourself.
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Nope :P
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?: Georgia - _o_e S_s_e_s
?: Soen - Orison
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
?: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
?: Eastern _i__ - Afterglow
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
?: _e_i__o___o_ - Rainbow Signs
?: _a_ir - IIII.II
?: Incognito - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
?: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
?: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
?: Sleeping In Traffic - No_ _o_r _a_l_
?: _e__er _arlsen - Spirits in Need
?: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
?: Slow Motion Reign - Life Simulator
twosuitsluke: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
?: Ninet Tayeb - _a_er _ara____e
Guessed letters: L S A R N D E O I
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 1 turn
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I'm sure Stadler sent Ozzy.
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Sent by Stadler obviously
Nope :P
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I sent Life Simulator?
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Bolsters I think maybe sent Ozzy? Or Tim did and he's doing a shifty.
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I'm on to you, Lethean, nominating my favorite Threshold song. At least I'm 99.9% sure it was you. :lol :biggrin:
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Bolsters I think maybe sent Ozzy? Or Tim did and he's doing a shifty.
Not at all, come on, it's not that hard :lol
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?: Georgia - _o_e S_s_e_s
?: Soen - Orison
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
?: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
?: Eastern _i__ - Afterglow
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
?: _e_i__o___o_ - Rainbow Signs
?: _a_ir - IIII.II
?: Incognito - _a_aranda
?: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
?: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
Lethean: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
?: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
?: Sleeping In Traffic - No_ _o_r _a_l_
?: _e__er _arlsen - Spirits in Need
?: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
?: Slow Motion Reign - Life Simulator
twosuitsluke: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
?: Ninet Tayeb - _a_er _ara____e
Guessed letters: L S A R N D E O I
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Puppies_On_Acid waits 1 turn
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Pendragon. Don't know the song though. I'd bet a finski that Wolfking sent it.
Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams.
Edit ... ninja'd
I'm pretty sure you sent the Threshold yourself.
Why would I call out my own submission? Plus, I'm not as much a fan of that song as most are.
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Bolsters I think maybe sent Ozzy? Or Tim did and he's doing a shifty.
Doing a shifty! ;D
I like BATM, but I wouldn't have sent that song.
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I wouldn't put it past you guys, you fuckers like a good mind game! ;D
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I'm on to you, Lethean, nominating my favorite Threshold song. At least I'm 99.9% sure it was you. :lol :biggrin:
It's a fantastic song. I wanted to send it in Trains roulette, but it was over his time restraints... :censored :tdwn :yeahright :biggrin:
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The Sword was sent by home?
Also, T
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The Sword was sent by home?
Also, T
Don't even know the band :lol
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The Sword was sent by home?
Also, T
Don't even know the band :lol
Wait, so who sent them me in my roulette? I'm sure it was you :rollin
Guess it was maybe Tomi? Did I even get them in my roulette? Is any of this real, or just a glitch in the matrix?...
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I'm on to you, Lethean, nominating my favorite Threshold song. At least I'm 99.9% sure it was you. :lol :biggrin:
As my first submission was very poorly received, I had to find something more impressive. :) Threshold is one of the first prog metal bands I fell in love with and they seem to fly under the radar. I almost sent Light and Space again, because I think that song is really incredible and a great introduction to the band, but since I sent it to Stadler I thought I'd mix things up a little. I don't know what you sent, as there's no Stratovarius on this list... ;)
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I'm on to you, Lethean, nominating my favorite Threshold song. At least I'm 99.9% sure it was you. :lol :biggrin:
As my first submission was very poorly received, I had to find something more impressive. :) Threshold is one of the first prog metal bands I fell in love with and they seem to fly under the radar. I almost sent Light and Space again, because I think that song is really incredible and a great introduction to the band, but since I sent it to Stadler I thought I'd mix things up a little. I don't know what you sent, as there's no Stratovarius on this list... ;)
The urge to send Strato is strong but I'd be good as dead if I sent the poor guy a note of their music :lol Light and Space would've been a fine pick (again) too :)
I won't say which I picked but I love the group and everything they've done so it was a tough call to make. It probably isn't a genre you'd expect me to listen to regularly.
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The Sword was sent by home?
Also, T
Don't even know the band :lol
Wait, so who sent them me in my roulette? I'm sure it was you :rollin
Guess it was maybe Tomi? Did I even get them in my roulette? Is any of this real, or just a glitch in the matrix?...
I sent them and you said you heard that song on Guitar Hero or somewhere so I decided not to send them as you were somewhat familiar with them.
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I'm going to guess Soen for Kattelox. Not because I really think that's it, but because it's one of the few bands on this list that I'm familiar with, so why not give a shot... :)
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That means the full list is:
Parama: Georgia - Move Systems
Puppies_On_Acid: Soen - Orison
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
Bolsters: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
Luoto: Eastern High - Afterglow
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
home: mewithoutyou - Rainbow Signs
Nekov: Papir - IIII.II
Kattoelox: Incognito - Jacaranda
Tomislav95: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
Stadler: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
Lethean: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
Evermind: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
TAC: Sleeping In Traffic - Not Your Fault
ariich: Petter Carlsen - Spirits in Need
jingle.boy: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
kingshmegland: Slow Motion Reign - Life Simulator
twosuitsluke: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
Elite: Ninet Tayeb - Paper Parachute
I'm starting with my second listen now.
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wow dang you shouldn't be able to lose hangmanen
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Well, with 19 people, and I recognize like 3 bands/songs, it is bound to happen.
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Don't worry fellas, I'll do some preliminary writeups tomorrow and post some snippets to keep things active :corn
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BTW Sacul, Slow Motion Reign was produced by Serj Tankian.
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Well, with 19 people, and I recognize like 3 bands/songs, it is bound to happen.
I only know 3, including my own.
I'm really surprised Chad was the one that sent Ozzy.
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Well, with 19 people, and I recognize like 3 bands/songs, it is bound to happen.
I only know 3, including my own.
Ditto... surely the same 3.
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Still., wtf kind of title is that? :')
Now that it's out, it's the 4th album, 2nd song. I know, not very imaginative but it works
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You better like Incognito. :) I purposely avoided a song with vocals for this one.
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In the middle of the 3rd listen now, and I've got around 8 entries I'm somehow sure they'll be in, 4 that will definitely get the axe, and the rest I don't really know. I'll do a 4th listen later today, make some writeups, and post snippets. Results tomorrow :metal
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cheers to definitely getting the axe :hat
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:corn :corn
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GOODBYE FOREVER
:'(
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In to win this thing
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Considering that some users are pretty safe and others quite not, I may copy Trainy and slowly reveal some of them :P
By now, have this: One of the top 3 players from last round is likely going to get cut (unless their song grows on me). Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
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Glad I was the top 4 then.
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Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
:(
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Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
:(
Here's hoping the kid defines Fogey as 30+
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Glad i was near the bottom last time :metal
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Glad I was the top 4 then.
I'll admit I forgot to put all the songs that got a 3.5 in order of preference, was sleepy oops :P
Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
:(
Here's hoping the kid defines Fogey as 30+
Would having fogey tastes count as being a fogey?
(https://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/256/183/9d5.png)
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2 of the fogeys were in the top 3 so he might be refering to the same person. Either that or Ariich is out
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Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
:(
Here's hoping the kid defines Fogey as 30+
Shit son....
Anyway, being a fogey is a state of mind, not a number!
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2 of the fogeys were in the top 3 so he might be refering to the same person. Either that or Ariich is out
I'm possibly a fogey by Chad's suggested definition.
I may be screwed, even though I sent a f'n awesome song.
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Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
:(
Here's hoping the kid defines Fogey as 30+
Shit son....
Anyway, being a fogey is a state of mind, not a number!
Actually, being a fogey is a state of number, not a mind! :jingle.boy:
When the forum first started, 30+ was the fogey definition. Now, I think we typically consider it to be 40+. Pretty soon, it'll be 50+ :lol
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Old fogey checking in.
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Can I be a fogey?
Anyway fuck it, I'll take a guess: I don't think Threshold has a very good chance of making it through to the next round.
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When the forum first started, 30+ was the fogey definition. Now, I think we typically consider it to be 40+. Pretty soon, it'll be 50+ :lol
WOW. I'm pretty much a fogey across the board. Ah well.
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My song is very love it or hate it so I wouldn't be surprised if sacul falls in the latter
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When the forum first started, 30+ was the fogey definition. Now, I think we typically consider it to be 40+. Pretty soon, it'll be 50+ :lol
WOW. I'm pretty much a fogey across the board. Ah well.
I'll be 50 in 3 months. Where has the time gone.
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SAVE MEEEE!
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Can I be a fogey?
Anyway fuck it, I'll take a guess: I don't think Threshold has a very good chance of making it through to the next round.
I'm inclined to agree, partly because of Sacul's tastes and partly because I don't think it's a great choice of song.
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Also, at least one of the fogeys got the axe, and at least one is safe.
:(
Here's hoping the kid defines Fogey as 30+
Now now, let's not get crazy peoples. :omg:
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Can I be a fogey?
Anyway fuck it, I'll take a guess: I don't think Threshold has a very good chance of making it through to the next round.
I'm inclined to agree, partly because of Sacul's tastes and partly because I don't think it's a great choice of song.
I don't know anything about his tastes, so you may well be right. I mean - I don't know experientially. I did read the posts about what he likes and doesn't. They aren't DT clones, they aren't djent, they aren't cheesy, and they don't really mix it with thrash. Someone may disagree with my assessment, but that's what I feel. And of course, he may agree that they are none of those things and still not like the song.
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Yeah there are plenty of bands that don't fit into those yet I still dislike them, should have included some more info in that :P
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Like threshold, for example? :neverusethis:
Though iirc they're power metal leaning and you did call out that so
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I don't consider Threshold to be power metal either. I suppose it depends because I've seen what seems like every band that's melodic described as power metal at one point. I think I should just go listen to my song now and enjoy it before I get cut. :)
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On what planet is Threshold power metal?
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Like threshold, for example? :neverusethis:
Though iirc they're power metal leaning and you did call out that so
hahaha Threshold power metal?!
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I mean from what little I've heard of them yes
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I mean from what little I've heard of them yes
Nah mate, they ain't power metal.
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Gotta back up Parama on this one, even wikipedia says so:
(https://i.imgur.com/AJPUeBS.png)
"Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information." -Michael Scott
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Gotta back up Parama on this one, even wikipedia says so:
(https://i.imgur.com/AJPUeBS.png)
"Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information." -Michael Scott
(https://www.vitamin-ha.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/VH-Seems-Legit.jpg)
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:rollin
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I mean from what little I've heard of them yes
Nah mate, they ain't power metal.
Okay, found them boring anyways so :corn
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Gotta back up Parama on this one, even wikipedia says so:
(https://i.imgur.com/AJPUeBS.png)
"Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information." -Michael Scott
:rollin
Threshold rules regardless of genre. That is a fact. :)
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I mean from what little I've heard of them yes
Nah mate, they ain't power metal.
Okay, found them boring anyways so :corn
Even though I'm a fan, I can see why people would have that opinion.
Latest album is impressive too I must say.
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Can I be a fogey?
Anyway fuck it, I'll take a guess: I don't think Threshold has a very good chance of making it through to the next round.
I'm inclined to agree, partly because of Sacul's tastes and partly because I don't think it's a great choice of song.
I don't know anything about his tastes, so you may well be right. I mean - I don't know experientially. I did read the posts about what he likes and doesn't. They aren't DT clones, they aren't djent, they aren't cheesy, and they don't really mix it with thrash. Someone may disagree with my assessment, but that's what I feel. And of course, he may agree that they are none of those things and still not like the song.
For what it's worth I genuinely thought about sending it in one of these mini-rounds, but that's partially because I have a mighty need to foist that song upon everyone I know :biggrin:
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I love Wikipedia. Anyone ever edit entries? I enjoy doing that (especially with band entries that sound like a EPK).
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Gotta back up Parama on this one, even wikipedia says so:
(https://i.imgur.com/AJPUeBS.png)
"Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information." -Michael Scott
:rollin
Threshold rules regardless of genre. That is a fact. :)
This.
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In my fourth listen, snippets :soon:
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:soon: :corn :soon:
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What is it exactly that I don't like? I'm not really sure, because the song is well-written, but for some reason I feel I've already listened to stuff like this many times already, and it's not even a style I particularly enjoy.
Feels like it drags until the vocals appear, and they aren't really good nor their melodies are.
And... I'm disappointed.
I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
On the other hand, lyrics are weak, and the sung parts feel like standard progressive metal for the most part.
I feel you have better stuff you could send me..
I like the buildup and the climax of the song is pretty cool albeit a little repetitive.
It's a nice song yeah, but just that.
This is one of three entries that could be described as "crescendocore".
Dunno why I was expecting to hear growls at any moment, and I'm glad they never appeared.
It can be a little repetitive tho, and I'd have definitely enjoyed some instrumental breaks.
As usual with pop stuff, I wished there was some kind of instrumental break here and there.
It's certainly pretty fun, I like this kind of music, pretty cool as background.
Was a little underwhelmed at first but this one has grown on me, definitely more interesting than your previous submission.
I've always listened to some songs from this band here and there during plug sessions, and never got too interested in them.
I'll admit at first I was worried you'd get the axe, but this has grown on me recently.
It's a bit of an ethereal song and although it's quite crescendocore, it's got just enough unique style to appeal to me.
The structure of the song is quite simple but I don't mind when it's this enjoyable.
It's a short song, but pretty good for what it does.
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i'm just gonna guess it's the one specifically mentioning pop
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Crap. this some really bad ones and really good ones that could be mine.
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I feel there are a couple that could apply to my song and all of them seem pretty good
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My submission is definitely more interesting than last round ... but that comment could apply to others as well.
I'll wager first statement is Threshold.
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Interesting snippets, but too though to call any I think.
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I can see several that could potentially be mine. Both good and bad. This is making me nervous :lol
Dollars to donuts that the crescendocore comment towards the end is about the Papir track.
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i'm just gonna guess it's the one specifically mentioning pop
Bolsters also sent pop so :P
About to start my 5th listen and refine the writeups, results :soon:
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I can see several that could potentially be mine. Both good and bad. This is making me nervous :lol
Dollars to donuts that the crescendocore comment towards the end is about the Papir track.
Ha, I didn't know what crescendocore meant but I see how one of those comments might apply to Papir. Not sure that's good.
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
I felt the same way about this one.
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I sent an instrumental so this one is probably mine:
On the other hand, lyrics are weak, and the sung parts feel like standard progressive metal for the most part.
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i'm just gonna guess it's the one specifically mentioning pop
Bolsters also sent pop so :P
About to start my 5th listen and refine the writeups, results :soon:
:corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn
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I've run out of nails to bite. I'm now eating my hands.
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
I felt the same way about this one.
Well, so long as the two of you want to fight over it, you can have it. Me and Tim will take something else.
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
I felt the same way about this one.
Well, so long as the two of you want to fight over it, you can have it. Me and Tim will take something else.
Geezer I and Geezer II?
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
I felt the same way about this one.
Well, so long as the two of you want to fight over it, you can have it. Me and Tim will take something else.
Geezer I and Geezer II?
Shouldn't you be mediating something?
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
I felt the same way about this one.
Well, so long as the two of you want to fight over it, you can have it. Me and Tim will take something else.
Geezer I and Geezer II?
Shouldn't you be mediating something?
We were in session all morning, and broke out for individual sessions, and I've been sitting on my ass since. I can't leave because we could be called in at any time, but otherwise it's wait... and torment my friends with my rapier wit.
I'm more worried I may have to reschedule my flight.
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OG Geezer.
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I'm afraid results will have to wait for a few hours, sorry guys.
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I'm literally dying over here :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn
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Yep dead af
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Parama's already eaten all of the popcorn in a three mile radius, though. We need federal aid. What's the gubmint's snack budget??
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I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me.
I'm owning this one. :)
I felt the same way about this one.
Well, so long as the two of you want to fight over it, you can have it. Me and Tim will take something else.
Geezer I and Geezer II?
Shouldn't you be mediating something?
I bolded the important part. It's obviously me. Why would Sacul be looking forward to submissions from you assholes! ;D
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I'm not that confident you liked The Sword song because I think I remember playing it on plug.dj and it was boring to you or something :-\ but maybe it wasn't you (hopefully)
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:corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn
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Breaking News! This just is, WORLDWIDE POPCORN SHORTAGE!
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Orville Redenbacher has been murdered!!!!
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I have 6 packets of the "good stuff" in the kitchen. $14.99 per bag. Demand suddenly skyrocketed. :hat
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No, no. This is a an original Jiffy Pop. Legit for 50 cents. Original aluminum.
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kingshmegland confirmed to have OG Jiffy... that's the good stuff :lol :lol
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So I guess I don't need this anymore..
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All that popcorn is making Parama dead inside.... :biggrin:
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:rollin Thanks for keeping it up guys, had a tiring day but I've got these almost finished, results in a few mins.
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Sorry if some of these writeups aren't very detailed, with 19 entries and trying to digest everything in so little time is the best I could come up with. Sadly, I had to cut some folks, so I thank everybody for participating! First, those that unfortunate that have the axe to fall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS6rCAGGpEI) on them.
Lethean: Threshold - Pilot in the Sky of Dreams
I think I tried another of their albums some years ago, Hypotetical, and wasn't really my thing. And this one is no exception. What is it exactly that I don't like? I'm not really sure, because the song is well-written, but for some reason I feel I've already listened to stuff like this many times already, and it's not even a style I particularly enjoy. Progressive metal like this band, Shadow Gallery, and Redemption don't really appeal to me at all these days. 3/5
jingle.boy: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon
I found myself liking Black Sabbath quite a bit some months ago so was curious about hearing something from Ozzy. And... I'm disappointed. This feels like very standard 80s heavy metal? Maybe this was part of what influenced all that metal that came after, but it also doesn't sound any distinctive, at least not this song. It's a nice song yeah but this is not a style I was ever too fond of. 3/5
wolfking: Pendragon - The Freak Show
Although this one starts pretty cool with that riff, I quickly lose interest. Feels like it drags until the vocals appear, and they aren't really good nor their melodies are. I feel the same kind of thing about the Threshold song, it's not a bad song, but it's just not a style I'm particularly fond of nor am wanting to get more of it. 3/5
Stadler: Band of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You
I really was looking forward to your submissions, Mr Fogey, but this one isn't doing much for me. It's got nice vibes and melodies, but just feels generic Indie Rock to me, and that's not something I'm huge on. Also lyrics are bland, and they seem quite the focus here so it doesn't help either. Not bad at all, but not really something I enjoy much. 3/5
twosuitsluke: John Frusciante - A Song to Sing When I'm Lonely
Frusciante has always seemed like the most interesting member of RHCP, playing for The Mars Volta, and having written albums in many styles and genres. This one has slowly been growing on me. Despite the cool synths at the beginning, feels a bit like a standard singer-songwriter track tho, which is weird considering the album is tagged as Experimental Rock in a few places so maybe it's just this song. It's a nice song yeah, but just that, not one I find extremely memorable. +3/5
TAC: Sleeping In Traffic - Not Your Fault
This one's kind of conflicting to me - on the one hand there's lots of very cool guitar work here, mostly in that amazing break in the middle. On the other hand, lyrics are weak, and the sung parts feel like standard progressive metal for the most part. It's just not something I really see myself wanting to listen to more of. 3.5/5
Puppies_On_Acid: Soen - Orison
I've always listened to some songs from this band here and there during plug sessions, and never got too interested in them. Maybe cuz they felt like Tool 2: Electric Boogaloo or something. But seems that on this track, although the Opeth/Tool/Katatonia influences are still there, definitely has more personality than what I've previously heard from them. Cool riffs, but a bit too long tho, kinda drags for a while. Doesn't blow me away but it's enjoyable. 3.5/5
Now, I couldn't bring myself to just picking 10 because I know there would be lots of very cool stuff some of you guys could send me and I'd be missing on, but also knew some would end up just frustrated by the small intersection between our tastes. Thus, I'm gonna pick 12, as I am confident I can handle it well, and I hope we can all have a nice time together. So, props to everybody that got through!
home: mewithoutyou - Rainbow Signs
I don't know why I feel I would enjoy this track a lot more if I was already familiar with the band and this album. I like the buildup and the climax of the song is pretty cool albeit a little repetitive and drags a bit. Dunno, I like this song, but doesn't have the emotional impact I was expecting. 3.5/5
Tomislav95: The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
I don't know man, I like stoner stuff like this, and although it's pretty cool and quite :metal, it feels just like heavier early Black Sabbath, with no much new stuff in the mix to make their style more unique. I feel you have better stuff you could send me. 3.5/5
Train of Naught: God is an Astronaut - Helios Erebus
This is one of three entries that could be described as "crescendocore". I think somebody sent me a song from "All Is Violent, All Is Bright" in the previous roulette and it did just ok. I like the first buildup, but the middle section with the piano is just wonderful. Second buildup is quite good too. But, the only things going on on this song are the buildups and just that. It's kinda one-dimensional and although I really like it when listening to it, I have a hard time remembering it afterwards. It's not completely generic, but it's not very creative either. 3.5/5
kingshmegland: Slow Motion Reign - Life Simulator
This is a bit of an odd one, it's kind of proggy but also atmospheric? I like the piano melodies. It's one that's definitely been growing on me, there are many things buried in the mix. It can be a little repetitive in structure and melodies tho, and I'd have definitely enjoyed some instrumental breaks - it just feels so busy and I prefer some little pauses from time to time. +3.5/5
Nekov: Papir - IIII.II
I really like the guitar tone, it reminds me of GYBE!'s first two albums. Somehow it's an hypnotic track and doesn't feel too long for a 9-min track. I think it's because it's more of a psychedelic rock song than a post-rock one, having some improvisational feel to it. Guitar work here is pretty good and engaging, kinda reminds me of My Brother the Wind. It reaches a nice climax but just doesn't stop there, I like how it slowly calms down. It's a bit of an ethereal song and although it's quite crescendocore, it's got just enough unique style to appeal to me. 4/5
Evermind: Easily Embarrassed - Little Trees and Mysteries
Didn't expect you liking this sort of music, but stranger things have been seen. I like the intro, very cool synth work. Then it kicks in and becomes more interesting with the dub and the glitches and stuff. Kinda reminds me of Shpongle and Hinkstep (check Tales of the Inexpressible and and Sunrise From the Treetops respectively if you like this kind of music). It's certainly pretty fun, I like this kind of music, pretty cool as background. 4/5
Luoto: Eastern High - Afterglow
I like how this song evolves and builds up, reaching a cool guitar solo. Dunno why I was expecting to hear growls at any moment, and I'm glad they never appeared. I really like the use of vocal harmonies throughout this track and the, uh, Nordic vibes I think? Took some time to grow on me, but enough to save you. 4/5
Parama: Georgia - Move Systems
This song is definitely very weird, and took time to grow on me. It's got this industrial vibe throughout it and although I could see others hating on it, I'm enjoying it. Melodies are pretty unusual yet quite catchy. I like the synths quite a bit. As usual with pop stuff, I wished there was some kind of instrumental break here and there, because it can get repetitive otherwise. But yeah I like these sounds, risky choice but ended up well. 4/5
Elite: Ninet - Paper Parachute
Oh boy, Steven Wilson must have had a heart attack when listening to this album or song at least - it's extremely compressed! Which is a real shame since the production is great and music is pretty cool. Although not groundbreaking at all, it's some very intense alternative rock, and Ninet's brilliant performance sells it. It's a short song, but pretty good for what it does. 4/5
Kattoelox: Incognito - Jacaranda
Yeah this is definitely better than your previous submission. I've been delving into Snarky Puppy a lot lately and this reminds me of them and appeals to me. Has a very nice chill atmosphere without ending up feeling like boring Smooth Jazz, just nice compositions and playing. The structure of the song is quite simple but I don't mind when it's this enjoyable. 4/5
ariich: Petter Carlsen - Spirits in Need
I'll admit at first I was worried you'd get the axe, but this has grown on me recently. Style kinda reminds me of Anathema and dredg to an extent and it's very nice and atmospheric. Got a great climax. Kinda wished there were more instrumental breaks in general but it's very enjoyable nevertheless. 4/5
Bolsters: Lykke Li - Heart of Steel
Was a little underwhelmed at first but this one has grown on me, definitely more interesting than your previous submission. Lovely atmosphere and instrumentation (mostly the piano), I like all these catchy melodies and the harmonies. Kinda wished it had some instrumental breaks from time to time tho. +4/5
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Bolsters +4
ariich 4
Katteolox 4
Elite 4
Parama 4
Luoto 4
Evermind 4
Nekov 4
kingshmegland +3.5
Train of Naught 3.5
tomislav95 3.5
home 3.5
Great job everyone! Now you've got 48 hours to send :P
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i have absolutely nothing prepared for the rest of this roulette! perfect!
converge still sucks
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Maybe I should ban you and have TAC send me sweet-ass Winger in every round :metal
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nah i can send winger by myself
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Didn't quite make the cut. :'( I may have played it too safe with my song choice. Oh well, good luck to everyone else!
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I'll send something later tonight.
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i have absolutely nothing prepared for the rest of this roulette! perfect!
Yeah, this :lol
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Jesus, I barely made it :o
Expect my song in 10 hours or so. If not, then tomorrow.
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I forgot that I should refrain from sending favourite songs, I always end up getting disappointed.
i have absolutely nothing prepared for the rest of this roulette! perfect!
roughly the same, I made a playlist but nothing there is really saculcore.
Sent Rick-and-Morty-core
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Sent Rick-and-Morty-core
Get Schwifty?
I don't know what saculcore is tbh. It's hard to get your tastes, man :justjen
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Tim and Chad, I'll give you boys a lift, we're going down to the pub.
Looking at the bands that got through, considering I've never even heard of any of those band names (except The Sword, which I still haven't heard anything from) the three of us simply didn't stand a chance in this.
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Tim and Chad, I'll give you boys a lift, we're going down to the pub.
Looking at the bands that got through, considering I've never even heard of any of those band names (except The Sword, which I still haven't heard anything from) the three of us simply didn't stand a chance in this.
Oh, I knew that from the beginning. Definitely not a match if Bark at the Moon = Standard 80s metal? :lolpalm:
Kids these days. ;) :P
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No more eliminations right? Time to send abhorrent black metal :metal
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Made it. Alright, I'll send tonight!
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You should check that album out, I think that one is like the 3rd best track out of the 4, but since the others were longer than 10 minutes I couldn't send them. It's a pretty solid album.
As well as the other guys, I have nothing prepared so I'll spend some time looking at you RYM and seeing if there is something in my library you haven't listened to yet.
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And sent
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Sweet. Will send soon. :)
Incognito has several stellar albums, they got me into smooth jazz. The album with Jacaranda (Eleven) and 100 Degrees and Rising are musical joys to hear.
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Whoo, just made it across. Now I can sent whatever shit I want for the next rounds ;D
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Wow, I'm actually in! I also have nothing prepared as I assumed I will get eliminated.
Time to send Powerwolf and Sabaton and whatnot.
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i sent some :corn-core
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Tim and Chad, I'll give you boys a lift, we're going down to the pub.
Looking at the bands that got through, considering I've never even heard of any of those band names (except The Sword, which I still haven't heard anything from) the three of us simply didn't stand a chance in this.
Join you? First round's on me.
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Sent!
It's fun sending bands I would've never sent in anyone else's roulette.
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Sent!
It's fun sending bands I would've never sent in anyone else's roulette.
Same. I'm deliberately sending picks from genres I'm only kind of familiar with (but enough to know what I like and don't like). Trying to avoid prog-power metal as much as possible and pick other favorites that Sacul also might enjoy is a fun challenge :)
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I'm having a similar approach, no prog or power metal, no standard prog, just going with little known bands that do something else.
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^^ Funny thing is there are picks I want to send that are actually REALLY popular but I don't see a shred of evidence on RYM or last.fm that he's listened to them. So that's kind of cool. :biggrin: There's also some DT-related stuff I don't see but that might be dangerous to send :)
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Also, we could all agree to send Power/Prog/Black metal for a couple of rounds just to bother him :P
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Let's not do that, it's never fun to receive music you know you don't like.
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:lol
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Also, we could all agree to send Power/Prog/Black metal for a couple of rounds just to bother him :P
way ahead of you :hat
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Better yet, we can all send power metal every round now, as there's no more elimination. :biggrin:
Glad you liked the Petter Carlsen, Sacul, I know what you mean about the initial listen(s) - the earlier part of the song is nice but that's kind of it, but once you know the song and how it builds up towards the end it's great.
And sent!
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Send White Lion
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Tim and Chad, I'll give you boys a lift, we're going down to the pub.
Looking at the bands that got through, considering I've never even heard of any of those band names (except The Sword, which I still haven't heard anything from) the three of us simply didn't stand a chance in this.
Join you? First round's on me.
You're in.
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Sorry I haven't sent anything yet, just got home, will send something later tonight.
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Sent!
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Sent!
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Send White Lion
Now that elimination's over and there's no fear of being cut I might do it
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Sent.
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Thanks guys, just waiting for Elite.
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what else is new
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Water is wet.
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Ice is cold.
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Lava is hot
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Let's do this.
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i haven't gotten nearly enough D yet this roulette
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I see a tea bag in your future.
I pick L.
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I'll update hangmanen later, I'm on my first listen and so far it's pretty varied and interesting :metal
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?: ___t_ _a_d - D___a_t S_a__s
?: _l__d_ __d__ad - __s___ _s a __tt___l_
?: T___ L_ - ___ ___ __t D___s_
?: _as_d__a - T_____t ___l
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?: T__ _____ __ ___d_ - L_t _t __
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?: L____ ______a__ __d_ss - La__s____ L___ts
?: __a_s D_____ - La_d____s
?: __ ___d__ - T_______l___ __at
Guessed letters: A D L S T
Nekov waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
Finished my first listen, it was pretty much without duds I think, and several solid ones.
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Levin Minneman Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
god i haven't listened to this in years
also Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs? is there too & bolsters sent it
and Chaos Divine - Landmines
and maybe Daughter? dunno what song tho
The Reign of Kindo - Let it Go also
also I am gonna guess I
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?: __it_ _a_d - D__ia_t S_a__s
?: _l__d_ __d__ad - _is___ is a __tt___l_
Bolsters: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
?: _as_d__a - T_____t ___l
?: D_l__i__ - Sil____
?: The Reign of Kindo - Let it Go
?: __ - ___ ___ld ___ L_a__ _s
?: ____l__ - _ast __a_it_
?: Daughter - __di_i__
?: Levin Minneman Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
?: Chaos Divine - Landmines
?: __ ___d__ - T____i__l___ __at
Guessed letters: A D L S T I
Parama waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Bolsters waits 1 turn
Btw folks, expect results on Thursday or Friday at most, am a little busy and want to take things easier now.
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What the hell who sent The Reign of Kindo :censored
Give me the R pleas
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What the hell who sent The Reign of Kindo :censored
Let it Go! :neverusethis:
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:lol
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We're out of popcorn and I've bitten all my nails
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?: __it_ _ard - D__ia_t S_a__s
?: _l__d_ R_d__ad - _is_r_ is a __tt_r_l_
Bolsters: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
?: _as_d__a - T_____t ___l
?: D_l_ri__ - Sil____
?: The Reign of Kindo - Let it Go
?: __ - ___ ___ld ___ L_a__ _s
?: ____l__ - _ast _ra_it_
?: Daughter - __di_i__
?: Levin Minneman Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
?: Chaos Divine - Landmines
?: __ ___d_r - T____i__l__r __at
Guessed letters: A D S L T R I
Train of Naught waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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Delerium - Silence
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White Ward - Defiant Shapes
N
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defiant shapes :lol
angry squares and rebellious rhombuses
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Pissed off parallelograms
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Edgy triangles
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tenacious trapezoids
let's see, is there a G in there anywhere?
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let's see, is there a G in there anywhere?
Only the D can find the G, you know this!
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Ah, you are so wrong there.
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?: White Ward - D__ia_t Shapes
?: _l__d_ R_d__ad - _is_r_ is a __tt_r_l_
Bolsters: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
?: _as_d__a - T___g_t ___l
?: D_l_ri__ - Sil____
?: The Reign of Kindo - Let it Go
?: __ - ___ ___ld ___ L_a__ _s
?: ____l__ - _ast Gra_it_
?: Daughter - __di_i__
?: Levin Minneman Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
?: Chaos Divine - Landmines
?: __ ___d_r - T____i__l__r __at
Guessed letters: A D S L T R I G
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
home waits 2 turns
Train of Naught waits 1 turn
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Delerium - Silence
hey
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White Ward - Defiant Shapes
deviant shapes.
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Is there an O?
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Bolsters: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
?: _as_d__a - T_o_g_t _ool
?: Delerium - Silence
?: The Reign of Kindo - Let it Go
?: N_ - _o_ _o_ld _o_ L_a__ _s
?: ___ol_n - _ast Gra_it_
?: Daughter - __di_i__
?: Levin Minneman Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
?: Chaos Divine - Landmines
?: O_ _ond_r - T___ni_olo_r __at
Guessed letters: A D S L T R I G N O
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
home waits 1 turn
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Echolyn - Past Gravity
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Misery Is a Butterfly
How Could You Leave Us
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Blonde Redhead? :lol
Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat
one song name looks like Thought Pool
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Is Sacul still alive?
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I am, just spent these last days with my gf :P
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?: White Ward - Deviant Shapes
?: Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
?: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
?: _as_d__a - Thought Pool
?: Delerium - Silence
?: The Reign of Kindo - Let It Go
?: N_ - How Could You Leave Us
?: Echolyn - Past Gravity
?: Daughter - __di_in_
?: Levin Minnemann Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
?: Chaos Divine - Landmines
?: Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat
Guessed letters: A D S L T R I G N O
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
home waits 1 turn
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How dare you! :lol
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the N_ artist is NF
bolsters still sent Tove Lo and you undid that on the latest post :corn
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Nekov sent Echolyn
Evermind sent Chaos Divine
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the N_ artist is NF
bolsters still sent Tove Lo and you undid that on the latest post :corn
I just copy pasted what the program gave me, I'll fix that :lol
Nekov sent Echolyn
Evermind sent Chaos Divine
Nope :P
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parama sent chaos divine?
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Echolyn - Past Gravity
Nekov sent Echolyn
Evermind sent Chaos Divine
Why would I guess the song I sent? :P
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?: White Ward - Deviant Shapes
?: Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
Bolsters: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
?: _as_d__a - Thought Pool
?: Delerium - Silence
?: The Reign of Kindo - Let It Go
?: NF - How Could You Leave Us
?: Echolyn - Past Gravity
?: Daughter - __di_in_
?: Levin Minnemann Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
?: Chaos Divine - Landmines
?: Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat
Guessed letters: A D S L T R I G N O
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
home waits 1 turn
Ok, time for a final listen, so results in about 2 or 3 hours :corn
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I'll be away on this weekend, so I'm sending something today in advance.
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:soon: :corn :soon:
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Oops got distracted with real life stuff, but am doing writeups right now so results :soon:
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What is ‘real life stuff’ exactly?
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What is real life?
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Translation: "Did something I deem to be more important than DTF roulettes while in reality nothing ever is more important".
Come on, you can always eat, make dinner, go for a walk, study, be with your girlfriend or watch series. How many opportunities do you have in life to post roulette results??
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Translation: "Did something I deem to be more important than DTF roulettes while in reality nothing ever is more important".
Come on, you can always eat, make dinner, go for a walk, study, be with your girlfriend or watch series. How many opportunities do you have in life to post roulette results??
It was a moment of weakness I must admit, I promise I won't fail the sacred roulette this way again!
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there's life outside of DTF? what
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someone make an edit where :corn is eating out of a :soon: box
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Writeups are done, time to order them, structure the post, add up scores, etc. Which means: RESULTS IMMINENT :dangerwillrobinson:
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0/5 imminent
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWEEEEEE YYYYYYEEAAAAHHHHH!
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No snippets this time?!
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Come-on Slacul-man I want to sleep
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My over the Atlantic friends are up late!
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My over the Atlantic friends are up late!
IT'S BED TIME DAMMIT
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I'm ready for bed right now and it's 6:30 p.m. Lol
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Sacul you're never allowed to use soon again tbh :corn
Valve time
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Well, was hoping to provide more thorough writeups like Parama's now that there are less players and have given everything many listens, but I feel I'm far from that for most of these. Some feedback and recommendations are definitely appreciated. Also please notice that, between songs that have the same score, they aren't ranked at all now that it doesn't matter.
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Bolsters: Tove Lo - Hey You Got Drugs?
This is pretty much the kind of radio pop I'm not fond of. Not because it's just on the radio (I'm not such hipster), but it just lacks much personality - I feel I've heard these kind of melodies and synths and even similar voices over and over in TV, ads, lame trailers, etc. Maybe it was just her music being played all the time, but it's not a sound I am fond of at all at this point. It's a bit more well-written than I was expecting tbh. Lyrics are stupid tho, I don't like songs about drugs like these. It's also pretty repetitive in structure. Dunno, it's not bad, but not something I really want to come back to. 3/5
Nekov: Vasudeva - Thought Pool
This is kind of a uuhhh proggy post-rock thing? It's kind of hard to talk about it, for I enjoy it when I'm listening to it, there are good vibes here and atmosphere is cool, but feels just like an interlude between more interesting sections (it sounds like the intro to the next song), or as background music to some emotional film or something. I think it's just lacking substance and I have a hard time remembering how this sounded even after 5 listens. 3/5
Train of Naught: Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
I am not really sure what this song is about, it basically repeats the same rhythms and melodies throughout all its duration - it's quite one-dimensional. Sure it adds and subtracts some things here and there to keep it dynamic, but when I'm not really enjoying the base it becomes a little annoying and boring.
Also, I don't really like the singer's voice here - feels unnaturally high pitched, and her delivery just feels somewhat dumb to me, forced.
It's not a bad song, I'd even say it's enjoyable... as background music. I don't have much to say, but that's because there's not much to this track imo. +3/5
Kattoelox: Levin Minnemann Rudess - Lakeshore Lights
I vaguely recall listening to this album way back when it was released but I don't remember a single note from it. And I guess I can hear why.
It feels it tried the same approach as the LTE albums (half the lineup is here after all!), but ends up being a poor man's version of those fantastic two albums. The songs have many sections that just have really nothing to do with each other and the flow isn't very good either. Individually they're cool but the whole is kind of a mess.
On the bright side, they've got quite a bit of chemistry and their playing is top notch. And I really like Rudess' synths here, they've got a great sound.
All in all, it's still more interesting than what DT have been doing lately. 3.5/5
Luoto: Chaos Divine - Landmines
I can hear quite some Devin Townsend influence here, which is always nice, mostly with the layered guitars. For some reason this sounds too much like modern progressive metal and can hear many of its influences. And while it wouldn't be a problem if I really liked that particular sound, it is one here. I hate this is one of those instances in which I find myself having a hard time explaining what is about this song that doesn't work for me, because it's not really bad at all, but I guess I'll try. I don't like the singer's voice and his melodies are kind of boring, guitar's tone and playing feels quite generic besides the layered style, synths are ok but feel too buried in the mix. Production is quite bad, compressed and instruments are barely noticeable. I like the structure of the song tho, leaving some nice instrumental bits and not repeating itself exactly each time a section is played again. For some reason, after 5 listens, I can barely remember some of its melodies. 3.5/5
Evermind: Delerium - Silence
I think I may have sampled this album some months ago, just checking bits here and there but not whole songs. Until now!
For some reason this makes me think of a religious or New Age version of The Gathering's Souvenirs - the singer strikes me as having a similar style. Although she may be overdoing it a little bit at times, I have to compliment her passionate, strong delivery during the chorus, which has some pretty cool melodies.
In terms of sound, this definitely feels a little dated, with those synths, electronic piano, and the gregorian chants. Plus the simple sampled beats. But it's also a sound I enjoy (not love) so it doesn't hurt too much. In a way it also reminds me of that other electronic song you sent me in the previous roulette, and in both cases, these are surprisingly well-written tracks and don't make me cringe - I just have encountered awful religious/spiritual music. Sure it has a pretty basic, simple structure, but it works ok.
All in all, it's a solid track that feels a little dated and it's certainly enjoyable a listen, but, after 5 listens, I feel it doesn't have much replay value. Like I've heard everything it had to offer and don't feel compelled to go back to it. +3.5/5
home: NF - How Could You Leave Us
This was definitely a bit of a tough song to listen to and write about, because of the raw emotional delivery and intimate topic. On the one hand, the melodies are simple and moving, the atmosphere is moving, and lyrics are crushing. On the other hand, the piano melodies become pretty repetitive since they don't vary at all. And the little sounds of the guy sobbing were a bit too much, as well as him crying near the end of the track. I mean that, personally, I don't like to hear people outright crying in my music - when they're close to it and delivering some raw, powerful vocals, yeah, but not lamented crying. So yeah, it's a difficult listen, but probably goes a bit more than it should to express the emotions it is about. +3.5/5
tomislav95: Daughter - Medicine
This song is rather simple, but effective. I like the subtle piano, the vocal harmonies, and the soft electronic beat, it all helps create a lovely atmosphere. The singer's got a nice voice too. My only complaint would be that the climax doesn't feel too cathartic, and the song could have been a little longer. Wasn't very impressed at first but it managed to grow a bit on me, not enough to love it, just to be a pretty pleasant and emotional listen. 4/5
Elite: Oh Wonder - Technicolour Beat
Well I definitely didn't expect something like this from you so it's a nice surprise. For some reason I feel I've already listened to the the main sample on this song somewhere else. It's a short electropop song, I like the beats and the claps as part of the percussion. The male/female vocal duo works well, even if the girl has definitely more presence. There's some cool piano in the background, I like it. Although it's pretty standard in terms of structure, I like how the last chorus is a little different with those cool synths, giving it a different feel. Although it reminds me of other modern artists, it's got cool enough melodies and vibes for me. 4/5
Parama: White Ward - Deviant Shapes
This song starts pretty interesting with those spoken word samples, the slow riffing, and the electronics. Then it breaks and becomes heavy (yay), just to fall into blast beats and growls (meh). But I'm glad that part is fairly short and some lovely sax appears then some nice riffing. It all goes pretty cool and nice until more black metal appears. With time I'm more sure that shrieks/growls + blast beats is definitely something I won't ever be really fond of, so it shows when those are by far my least fav sections of the songs you've submitted so far (except Georgia). So yeah, dunno if the rest of the album leans more towards the more atmospheric and electronic parts of this song, but this track was solid overall. 4/5
kingshmegland: Echolyn - Past Gravity
I'm not even sure I've heard of these guys before, but am glad you sent them. They play that particular style of prog that's more focused on melody, arrangements, and subtlety than complexity.
This is is curious, because many of the particular sounds, like the synths and keys, sound quite retro, yet the songwriting is very modern. I like how organic everything sounds and each instruments are clearly separated from each other. Singer may sound a bit like typical for this genre, but he delivers a convincing performance. There are also some strings on the background providing textures for the whole thing, and I'm glad they aren't more prominent.
The overall structure is interesting, with sections changing slightly when they're reprised. The buildup to the climax is pretty cool, and I enjoy the aftermath with those soft samples and the post-rock-ish guitars. Overall the amount of piano is quite satisfying by the way.
Although it doesn't hit me as strong as it does to you king, it was a very solid track and I'm looking forward to listening to the whole thing. +4/5
ariich: The Reign of Kindo - Let It Go
I recall listening to one song from these guys in Plug and wasn't too keen on that particular track. But I am on this!
This has got a peculiar chill vibe, and it mixes progressive rock melodies that remind me of The Dear Hunter, with some jazzy vibes, without ever going into unnecessarily intricate playing. RYM tags this album as Jazz-Rock and Indie Rock, which seems fitting.
I definitely enjoy the simplicity of the song paired with the lovely mood it achieves - the intro reminded me of Nujabes for some reason. The piano and the trumpet are the highlight to me here, I just love the melodies they play and how they fit the overall vibe. Guitar's pretty cool as well and has got an interesting tone to it. I'm also glad there are a few instrumental bits, these guys feel they're just having a good time together. I like how the instrumentation on the last chorus is different, with the trumpet complementing the other melodies, and following on it until the end.
Definitely the biggest grower of the roulette to me, and one that I didn't mind putting on repeat while writing this. 4.5/5
Positions
ariich 8.5
Elite 8
kingshmegland 8
Parama 8
Evermind +7.5
home 7.5
Katteolox 7.5
Luoto 7.5
tomislav95 7.5
Bolsters +7
Nekov 7
Train of Naught +6.5
Solid round fellas, you've got 48 hours to deliver more great stuff :metal
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I'm almost 100% sure I've played you Let It Go before :lol oh but yeah check out that reign of kindo album, I remember you liked the (instrumental) title track a lot too. Fair judgement on Blonde Redhead tbh, but still disappointing to be last
I'll send right away if I can find something suitable
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Awe yeah!!!! :metal
Glad you liked it. The whole album will really pull you in. It's my favorite in their discography.
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Maybe I can place decently in this roulette after all :lol
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I'm content with 4/5, didn't expect to blow you away tbh. What to send next hmm :justjen
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Honestly that's about what I expected you to say about that track. I was hoping that you hadn't heard it already, although I assumed you may have. I tried to pick the one that was most straightforward without typical heavy guitars, and the one with the most memorable motif - love the synth lead sound in that one too. Glad you enjoyed it, somewhat ;)
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I was expecting a better score but I know why you feel that way, the whole album flows from one song to another so it might be better as a whole than in separate songs. I'll browse through my library and send something soon.
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Hell yeah!
Glad you liked it so much, I agree with Train of Naught that you'll probably dig that album quite a bit. Their third LP "Play With Fire" is also excellent, leans slightly more towards the jazzy but still not in an overly-intricate way.
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I'm alright with this.
Forgot to send yesterday. :lol Sending in a few minutes.
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Taking my chances with this next one, hope you enjoy it. Sent!
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Sent!
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I'm almost 100% sure I've played you Let It Go before :lol oh but yeah check out that reign of kindo album, I remember you liked the (instrumental) title track a lot too.
I mustn't have been paying attention then :lol I'll definitely check the album soon.
Honestly that's about what I expected you to say about that track. I was hoping that you hadn't heard it already, although I assumed you may have. I tried to pick the one that was most straightforward without typical heavy guitars, and the one with the most memorable motif - love the synth lead sound in that one too. Glad you enjoyed it, somewhat ;)
Oh yeah the synth lead was my fav part of it :P
I was expecting a better score but I know why you feel that way, the whole album flows from one song to another so it might be better as a whole than in separate songs.
Yeah I feel I'd have dug it more had I been listening to it in an album context.
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Sent. Sorry, I forgot to send yesterday :blush
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Sent!
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Merry Christmas folks, here's my little gift for you :metal
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La Dispute - King Park sent by home
D please
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gimme dat E
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La Dispute - King Park sent by home
Was it too obvious? Lol
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Frost* - Dear Dead Days
nekov?
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A?
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au4 - everyone is everyone (and everything is everything)
dude your autogenerator needs to stop replacing stuff like parentheses and commas :corn
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show me R
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dude your autogenerator needs to stop replacing stuff like parentheses and commas :corn
Feel free to contribute to the project (https://github.com/Sacules/hangmanen), I'm kind of lazy now and it's not even finished :P
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Train of Naught: Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsjá - Skuggsjá
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The Receiving End of Sirens - The Salesman, The Husband, The Lover
no clue who sent this, maybe luke?
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i definitely see amendfoil
one of the songs could be called "our real"?
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one of the songs could be called "our real"?
You For Real with that? :corn
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no clue who sent this, maybe luke?
He didn't even make the cut :lol
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Train of Naught: Ivar Bjornsson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsja - Skuggsja
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home: La Dispute - King Park
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Fifth one is The .... Tree
There are apparently many bands with a name like that
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Just saw the hangmanen and coincidentally I'm listening to Dear dead days. I'm assuming arich sent it
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Just saw the hangmanen and coincidentally I'm listening to Dear dead days. I'm assuming arich sent it
Incorrect.
I sent something pretty obscure.
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ariich send Obscure - Something Pretty
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The Receiving End of Sirens - The Salesman, The Husband, The Lover
no clue who sent this, maybe luke?
I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that Parama actually likes TREoS
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i can't guess a letter yet so someone else should :corn
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Let's go for S.
Should normally be a pretty safe bet.
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Train of Naught: Ivar Bjornsson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsja - Skuggsja
Parama: The Receiving End of Sirens - The Salesman, The Husband, The Lover
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home: La Dispute - King Park
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silversun pickups
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silversun pickups
Growing Old is Getting Old
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silversun pickups
Growing Old is Getting Old
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Second listen in, and we might have two songs that are as good as (or better than) The Reign of Kindo track from last round :metal
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yeah that TREOS song is really good
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Sorry, life got a little busy, but am on a bus trip now so I'll update this regularly while I watch some anime :P
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Train of Naught: Ivar Bjornsson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsja - Skuggsja
Parama: The Receiving End of Sirens - The Salesman, The Husband, The Lover
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Train of Naught: Ivar Bjornsson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsja - Skuggsja
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haim
the wishing tree
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Bolsters sent HAIM
Tomi sent Okkervil River (correct spelling?)
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Correct, fellas. Results? Maybe on Monday.
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Gimme O
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OK
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Tomi sent Okkervil River (correct spelling?)
Oh yeah, that song is called For Real
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Hi fellas, happy new year and stuff. I promised results today but don't know if I'll be able to deliver - I catched a strong flu last night and I'm feeling like shit. I'll try update hangmanen at least.
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How are you feeling? I've been battling a cold and the non stop coughing is pounding my head.
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I hope you're ok dude
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I'm fine now, and hope you get well soon, king! I'm taking my time to do the writeups so they should be up sometime today.
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You lying bastard :getoffmylawn:
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You lying bastard :getoffmylawn:
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You lying bastard :getoffmylawn:
I'm still taking my time on them :neverusethis:
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Wait, why is the cow named Natalie Portman? How dare whoever did this :tdwn
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Most writeups are done, just wanting to give a few songs some more listens before writing about them. Results sometime today or tomorrow.
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Sorry for the delay folks, fell ill and real life stuff slowed me down, plus yesterday I realized I hadn't listened to what Trainy and Luoto had sent me, but here they are, results! (Also went back and fixed the total scores, seems I fucked up on previous round).
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Luoto: Amendfoil - Blackleg
I don't know, I guess it's solid progressive metal with a pretty heavy sound, sometimes reminding me of Strapping Young Lad and maybe Mastodon? It's an ok song for the most part. The chorus is nice, although it feels a like it belong to a power metal song. I just feel I've heard this style done a lot of times before, and I am not really looking forward to anything similar as I'm not a big fan of it. 3/5
Parama: The Receiving End of Sirens - The Salesman, The Husband, The Lover
So this is the band the guy from TDH was in before TDH? Nice. For some reason it kinda reminds me of Brand New in some melodies. It feels it's one of those songs that although I could point out how strong the songwriting is, it doesn't resonate much with me - post-hardcore stuff is very hit and miss with me, mostly the latter. I don't find any of the melodies engaging, and I don't care about the vocals at all. So it's just ok to me. 3/5
Kattoelox: Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old
I'm not a fan of the guy's voice, so I'm glad it's kind of processed and muddy, not too upfront in the mix. This track has a nice atmosphere, and there's a cool build-up, yeah, but... I don't really find any of this particularly creative - I feel I've heard this approach many times before, and done better. And the band doesn't have a very strong personality either. Yeah I know, I'm very picky with my atmospheric music :lol . I just love it and have explored a lot of it, but there's still more to discover, so I'm open to that. 3.5/5
home: La Dispute - King Park
My biggest grip with this track is not the singer's voice in particular, but his performance, feeling very one-dimensional - he's probably emotionally touched by the story he's singing, but dude, it gets really annoying when he sounds almost the same through most of the song, and he has a big presence on this song. So I think this would have benefited from cutting some vocals lines and trimming on the lyrics a bit. The instrumentation is pretty solid, and the climax of the song is great, but by that point, his vocals don't leave as much impact as they should have. 3.5/5
kingshmegland: Frost* - Dear Dead Days
This is definitely more interesting than the other Frost* tracks I received in previous roulettes. Somehow it reminds me of Haken (circa Aquarius) in some of the vocal melodies, mostly the chorus. I really like those synths, the sound is just wonderful. The guitars are great, although sometimes they can be a little cheesy. But overall, I'm still not sold on this for some reason, vocals feel overwhelming when they're present. +3.5/5
Bolsters: HAIM - Falling
In a way I am reminded of the Taylor Swift track you send before, but with more personality and better structure. It's catchy and has a pretty nice vibe. And I don't know, maybe it feels a little too sugar-ish to me, or it's quite busy, the instrumentation rarely having a spot for itself. Vocals are interesting, I'll give it that. Yet I don't have much to say, it's an enjoyable pop song, kind of a summer one, but just that. I got a little tired of it after many listens. +3.5/5
Tomislav95: Okkervil River - For Real
I'll admit this song has grown quite a bit on me - I was really not into it for most listens. It kinda reminds me of Brand New a bit on the melodies. I'm not big on the singer tho, dunno if it's his voice or the delivery, trying to sound miserable. Instrumentation has these lovely guitars and nice vibe overall. Felt a bit like typical Indie Rock but I've come to really feel these guys got a bit of a particular sound and the songwriting is strong, particularly the chorus. 4/5
Elite: Loreena McKennitt - Kecharitomene
Although it feels more as the soundtrack to some great Celtic setting, maybe a movie, it's a great piece. Calm, with some great intense moments, mostly the climax of it. I really like Celtic Folk so this was a smart choice. 4/5
Train of Naught: Ivar Bjornsson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsja - Skuggsja
I like the intro, and all of the Nordic Folk melodies and instruments here. I like the many vocal harmonies leading to this great buildup. It's grandiose and epic, I like it quite a bit. Sorry for the short writeup, haven't had much time to deeply think about this track, but know it was great. 4/5
Evermind: The Wishing Tree - Falling
Well this is definitely different from the little Marillion I've listened to. At first I wasn't too interested on this track, felt a bit cheesy and kinda like a standard ballad, but it has grown on me. There are many cool ideas, like the subtle electronics, the guitar solo, the breakdowns, etc. It's a pretty chill, nice track, and been digging calmer stuff as of late so this is a good direction. 4/5
Nekov: AU4 - Everyone is everyone (and Everything is everything)
On the first listens, this seemed like the strongest song of the round. I like the beginning, it's a little weird with the fast distant vocals and the soft strings. Around the second minute, the electronic beats kick in and the singer tries a softer approach, kinda reminding me of Massive Attack's 100th Window - not complaining, it's a great album. Then, the electric guitars kick in and I'm really enjoying it, I like that digital sound. Vocals are interesting, sung in a style reminiscing of nu metal, but somehow they work. The trumpet definitely adds to the atmosphere. After the climax, there's this very cool section that recalls the beginning of the song but feels a bit different now, and has some great synths. 4.5/5
ariich: Bizali - Lucile
From the first listen I knew this would be up my alley - lots of funky melodies, vocals so full of energy, strong instrumentation, etc. I don't have much to say, this is just quite a bit of fun to listen to and feels fresh and with personality. It's a shame they're so obscure, because this track was great. 4.5/5
Positions
ariich 13
Elite 12
kingshmegland +11.5
Evermind +11.5
Nekov 11.5
tomislav95 11.5
Parama 11
Katteolox 11
Bolsters 11
Train of Naught +10.5
home +10.5
Luoto 10.5
Solid round, fellas, strongest one so far, and it's still anyone's game - ariich's luck may not last forever. You've got 48 hours to send from now on, looking forward to your entries.
By the way, would you guys be interested in a short playlist of songs I've been digging lately? Just as a guide of where my tastes currently are :P
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falling x falling
i'm just gonna send some random crap i don't get your tastes
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I think your safest bet would be sending some modern classical or the like :lol
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The trick is to send Zantera/Sacul music
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Yes! Thought you'd dig it, glad you did!
The pressure is on now to keep finding music that you like so much.
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Not bad :corn next song coming up shortly
You might like that Skuggsja album but you probably won't, there's a lot of black metal vocals :lol they are working on a new project though and it seems more in line with Wardruna a.k.a. ambient folkish stuff
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Nice. I like that album becuase of it's variety, it explores different musical styles and atmospheres but is able to maintain a line all throughout. I know what band I'm sending next, I just need to figure out which song.
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Sweating bullets over here trying to find something Sacul actually likes. Shit. :lol
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Maybe this song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOnKCcjP8Qs
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:lol Talk about being literal
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Blood stains on my hands, and I don't know what I've sent
I'll send something this evening :lol
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Sent.
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Hey Sacul, I'm thinking of sending a 15-minutes long song but there's like 90 seconds of silence in the middle. Do you think that'll work or not? :lol
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Sent. I predict I'll be ranked lowest. :lol
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Sent!!!!
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The singer adding his voice too much is actually something I agree with, generally speaking about their music, but it's not something that bothers me in King Park.
Also, sent!
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You might like that Skuggsja album but you probably won't, there's a lot of black metal vocals :lol they are working on a new project though and it seems more in line with Wardruna a.k.a. ambient folkish stuff
I guess I'll give it a try anyway :P . Nice, I'll keep an eye on them.
Nice. I like that album becuase of it's variety, it explores different musical styles and atmospheres but is able to maintain a line all throughout.
Looking forward to listening to it :metal
Hey Sacul, I'm thinking of sending a 15-minutes long song but there's like 90 seconds of silence in the middle. Do you think that'll work or not? :lol
Uuuhhh sure it's a single song and not a tune with a bonus track or something? :lol
Got 8 entries so far, waiting on Elite, Luoto, ariich, and Evermind - hurry up fellas, we need hangmanen :corn
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Will send within a few hours :)
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Yeah, fairly sure it's the same song, there are recurring vocal melodies and all.
In fact, screw it, I'm sending it! This is the roulette where I send all the improbable stuff, so here you go, 15-minutes-long song full of rapping vocals.
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Yeah, fairly sure it's the same song, there are recurring vocal melodies and all.
In fact, screw it, I'm sending it! This is the roulette where I send all the improbable stuff, so here you go, 15-minutes-long song full of rapping vocals.
I want to hear this actually, sounds really interesting. Only 'long' rap song I've ever heard is Kendrick's Mortal Man and it's amazing
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Yeah, fairly sure it's the same song, there are recurring vocal melodies and all.
In fact, screw it, I'm sending it! This is the roulette where I send all the improbable stuff, so here you go, 15-minutes-long song full of rapping vocals.
I want to hear this actually, sounds really interesting. Only 'long' rap song I've ever heard is Kendrick's Mortal Man and it's amazing
Added you to my PM to Sacul.
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15 minute song of beat boxing. Now that would be something.
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The trick is to send Zantera/Sacul music
Still waiting for your submission tho :corn
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The trick is to send Zantera/Sacul music
FTFY bro
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The trick is to send Zantera/Sacul love gifts and bribes.
FTFY bro
FTFY my brotha from anotha.
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Start hangmanen without elite tbh
Also start listening to the songs if he's slow to send he gets less listens it's that simple :corn
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Specifically, keep listening to mine until you like it. :biggrin:
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Just discount half a point for each day he's late...
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Y'all really do need to hold people accountable for sending late though, otherwise they'll never learn & keep doing it
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Elite, more like... elate :hat
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So you're taking two weeks to post results and then when I'm busy for a couple of days I get berated for slacking? :(
Sent.
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Elite, more like... elate. AMIRITE?
FTFY :lol
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So you're taking two weeks to post results and then when I'm busy for a couple of days I get berated for slacking? :(
Of course, this is a dictatorship :police: .
Just kidding, I'm sorry results took too long, was planning to have them ready for last Monday but shit hit the fan.
And tbf I gave you all way more than 48 hs before title shaming.
Anyway, here's what we've all been waiting for :metal
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Definitely see EDEN and Oddland, latter's song is Still the Spirit Stays (weird choice imo)
And first artist could be Sia I guess but dunno :V
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Still the Spirit Stays (weird choice imo)
Cause it's not the one with sax? :P
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I mean that's not one of the standout songs on the album for me (near the middle probably) but also yes ire is a lot better (and not just because of sax)
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Let's go for S
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And first artist could be Sia I guess but dunno :V
If it is I'm gonna guess Bolsters sent it
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And first artist could be Sia I guess but dunno :V
Yup. The song is Breathe Me
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All guesses ar right. I'll update hangmanen when I get back home, but I started listening to this round earlier today and sounds pretty solid, only one dud so far, but that could change.
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Hell yeah one dud and it's my song :metal
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It has to be me
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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
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Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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How about that N?
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NO!
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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
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?: Sa_a_ _c_ac__an - _____in_ ___a_ds Ecs_as_ __i_e_
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?: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
?: __ini - Se_eni__ ___es_
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Guessed letters: C D E A S I N
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Parama waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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Oooh ooh. Second to last. Plini - Selenium Forest!
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Offended by Eminem
(wut? :lol )
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Tame Impala
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Offended by Eminem
(wut? :lol )
Kattoelox sent it
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Oooh ooh. Second to last. Plini - Selenium Forest!
I thought Sacul was the resident Plini lover
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Offended by Eminem
(wut? :lol )
Kattoelox sent it
Winner! I love Eminem and this song's been stuck in my head for a couple weeks so I thought why not. :)
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I thought Sacul was the resident Plini David Maxim Micic lover
Only listened to Plini through his guest solos and some random songs on many Plug.dj sessions but never gave him a proper listen until this round :P
Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
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?: A__a_a_ - Cand__ de _a Ca__e
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Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
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?: ___a___ _aa____ - Essen__e__es
?: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
?: Plini - Selenium Forest
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Guessed letters: C D E A S N
Nekov waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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Sarah Mclachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. I know it was sent by king because he sent me the same song in my roulette. Not sure what the last word in the song's name is, I assume it's a live version
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Sarah Mclachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. I know it was sent by king because he sent me the same song in my roulette. Not sure what the last word in the song's name is, I assume it's a live version
Yup. I wasn't even going to send it until I saw his RYM wishlist.
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Sacul: is the RYM wishlist stuff you've heard and want to acquire or just stuff you're interested in looking at? I see stuff I'd like to send but won't if you've heard those and it's just for tracking what you do or don't own.
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Just stuff that seems interesting but haven't really listened to or anything. Doesn't even guarantee I'd like it at all so be careful about it :P
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Can someone else guess a letter or something?
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Let me see R
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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
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?: A__ara_ - Cand__ de _a Ca__e
?: Andre_ __rd - _a_e _a__ndr__es
Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
kingshmegland: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Live)
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?: __ra___ _aa____ - Essen__e__es
?: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
?: Plini - Selenium Forest
?: __e _a_an _ac__r - __c_s Re__rn
Guessed letters: C D E A S N R
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
2 listens in (about to being another one) and the duds and highs are clearer - so far no song seems it will equal the best stuff from the previous rounds but maybe some will grow on me :corn
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Let's have T!
:ariich:
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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
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?: A__a_at - Cand__ de _a Ca__e
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Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
kingshmegland: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Live)
?: EDEN - dr__s
?: ___a___ _aa____ - Essent_e__es
?: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
?: Plini - Selenium Forest
?: The Mayan Factor - __c_s _e___n
Guessed letters: C D E A S N R T
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Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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The Tame Impala song is Let it Happen
Essentielles?
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Oddland sounds like something Elite would send
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Oddland sounds like something Elite would send
Aye, but he didn't :P
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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
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Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
kingshmegland: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Live)
?: EDEN - dr__s
?: ___a___ _aa____ - Essentielles
?: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
?: Plini - Selenium Forest
?: The Mayan Factor - __c_s _e___n
Guessed letters: C D E A S N R T
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Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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Give me a big bleepin' F!
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Did Evermind send The Mayan Factor?
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Apparat - Candil De La Calle
Ibrahim Maalouf - Essentielles
EDEN - drugs
The Mayan Factor - Focus Reborn
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You lost all the R's on the last few hangmanens :corn
The one artist name is Andrew something
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Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
kingshmegland: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Live)
?: EDEN - drugs
?: Ibrahim Maalouf - Essentielles
?: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
?: Plini - Selenium Forest
Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Focus Reborn
Guessed letters: C D E A S N T F R
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ariich waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
Results later today :corn
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excitement!
Let's guess, shall we?
Nekov sent Tame Impala
ariich also sent Tame Impala
home sent Andrew
home also sent Oddland
Train sent Plini
Luoto sent EDEN
Parama sent the unguessed artist that starts with an S, unless he sent Apparat
Tomislav sent Tame Impala
I sent Ibrahim Maalouf
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Parama sent the unguessed artist that starts with an S, unless he sent Apparat
I sent Ibrahim Maalouf
Only these are correct :lol . Sadly it made our poor hanged man die, so I'll have to reveal all the titles.
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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
Parama: Sigh - Voices
Train of Naught: Tame Impala - Let It Happen
Nekov: Apparat - Candil de la Calle
Tomislav95: Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes
Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
kingshmegland: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Live)
home: EDEN - drugs
Elite: Ibrahim Maalouf - Essentielles
Luoto: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
ariich: Plini - Selenium Forest
Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Focus Reborn
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I thought I would have more of those right :lol
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I don't know Andrew at all and have heared like two Oddland songs which I don't like that much :lol
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Time to start writeups right now :corn :corn :corn
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I think there might be a correlation between a song's and my writeup's length :P
Kattoelox: Eminem - Offended
I don't really care much about political lyrics, and this seems to be partly a diss to Trump and to those that he offended throughout his career - ironically he uses a kid's melody for the chorus that ends up just being childish and bland. The beats are ok, and he's got a great flow, but that's about it for this song. 3/5
home: EDEN - drugs
I don't know much modern R&B - I like Frank Ocean's Channel ORANGE, it's a pretty varied and creative album, and this song seems to be in that vein, kinda. Sadly it's a style of music that I'm not that big on, and it being overplayed everywhere isn't helping either. So, the song feels a little like standard modern radio stuff, with some cool guitars and samples to make it a bit more original. In terms or structure, is pretty basic and kinda repetitive. I don't know, it feels the kind of music people put as background of sports videos or ads, I don't feel very compelled to listen to it on its own. 3/5
Nekov: Apparat - Candil de la Calle
This is very electronic, moody track - seems fitting as a soundtrack as you mentioned. I like the synths, they have a lovely sound and the electronics are on point. However, this feels pretty repetitive, and not in a good way - it feels like one long section instead of having several, the melodies are all very similar, and the instrumentation doesn't really vary much, just makes some breaks. I'd also wish there were some instrumental sections - vocals just aren't in balance with the rest of the music. 3.5/5
Luoto: Oddland - Still the Spirit Stays
So, progressive metal? Uuuhhhh ok I guess. It's got some solid melodies but it doesn't really feel any different to all the progressive metal out there - sure the break at 3:20 is cool and the solo is nice, and the structure is interesting, but this is a genre which I've gotten pretty tired of lately and don't even like that much - I'd be all over this if I did I'm sure. Maybe I'd have liked the song with sax more, I love that instrument. 3.5/5
ariich: Plini - Selenium Forest
Time for bedroomcore! I've only listened to Plini through some plug,dj sessions and some features on other albums and never really minded him much - as a friend described him, "twinkly twinkly guitar thingy", and that seemed appropriate. This song, however, is a little different - it has multiple sections, and goes through several moods. There's a part around min 3 that really reminds me of DMM, but for the rest of the song their styles differ a lot. There's quite a presence of guitar on this track, mostly on the right channel, that becomes a little annoying as it is fairly prominent on the mix and gets a tad repetitive. The mood is fairly nice, but sometimes it doesn't know if it wants to be dreamy and chill or somehow heavy - both don't really feel chill or really heavy, likely just bad mastering. So... it's ok I guess? I'm not really sold on this guy's style yet. 3.5/5
Evermind: The Mayan Factor - Focus Reborn
I swear I thought I had accidentally put a Porcupine Tree song instead of this one at first - the guitars and vocal melodies really feel like something from Stupid Dream or Deadwing. Anyways, to the song: I don't mind the rap at all, it doesn't really fit or maybe it's just the vocalist doesn't rap too well, but they don't detract at all. The first 3 minutes are like a pretty ballad, then a very cool instrumental section building up slowly to the chorus again. I like how the vocalist puts a bit more energy this time, giving the song a sense of progression. Around 6:30 there's the climax of the first half of the song, with the singer giving a great performance.
Then, a minute of silence :lol. I haven't figured out if the second half is a bonus track or part of the song - RYM days the former, discogs the latter, so who knows. Anyways, after that, it begins in an Anathema-ish way with the guitars and the vocals. Then it builds up again and it's cool, with less Porcupine Tree influence, but the chorus on this half doesn't feel as interesting as the first one nor the ending is as climatic.
So overall is a song that doesn't depart too much from its influences, and ironically when it does, the result isn't as interesting. I don't mind the rap on this track but I also feel it's unnecessary, as the vocalist doens't have a very good flow, and there's not enough groove to support it, so it ends up feeling a bit out of place in this kind of music. Nothing that detracts from the music, it just doesn't add anything to it. 3.5/5
Elite: Ibrahim Maalouf - Essentielles
Very curious song - pretty straightforward jazz-fusion with a rock attitude but some moments for a little of improvisation. It's short and simple but with lots of energy, I love the main motif here. The synths on the background are very cool as well. There isn't much to say, I like what I hear - it's not groundbreaking but it's far from bland and dull. Seems this album mixes a bit of arabic music so I'm looking forward to it. 4/5
Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
Although it starts like a typical ballad, it slowly evolves into something dense with a marimba, strings, electronics, guitars, and pianos. The vocal melodies are ok, so I'm glad the last third of the track is purely instrumental - it just works better that way. The climax is pretty nice. I think I may have heard some of her newer songs here and there and didn't like them much so this is a pleasant surprise. 4/5
Train of Naught: Tame Impala - Let It Happen
Yeah I can definitely hear the similarities with The Beatles but this is a very modern, almost electronic song. It's a little repetitive during the first half, so the extended instrumental bit was interesting, then going back to the main motif. It feels like a less experimental but far more enjoyable Animal Collective. I like the song's structure and how it just takes its time for each section, not rushing it. The atmosphere is very trippy and I like it. The inclusion of guitars on the second half definitely improves the whole thing. Took some time to grow on me but I'm enjoying it quite a bit now, just wished it had a better ending. 4/5
Tomislav95: Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes
Very short song, but an effective one - I love the break with the drums and the strings. Melodies feel a bit like standard Indie Folk but somehow really work here so I don't mind. There's not much to say, I like this quite a bit, and from what I gather, seems one of the most standard songs on this record. 4/5
kingshmegland: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (Live)
I've got to say this is a song that starts a little weak, but it slowly gets better and better, with the chorus being when I'm really starting to feel it. She's got a powerful voice and definitely puts on a lot of passion here. I like the first guitar solo, but the second one, holy shit, it's so damn intense and crazy! This is a pretty solid performance, and my only critique is that the calmer sections aren't very interesting - her voice doesn't really suit them either. Great song. +4/5
Parama: Sigh - Voices
This was uuhhhh... pretty weird to say the least :lol. It's like you put some chill beats with psychedelic synths and sampled vocals, a lonely piano, strings and a choir, and growls - feels like a twisted Tim Burton at times. And for the most part, it works! I'm not a big fan of their album In Somniphobia so this was a pleasant surprise - I was aware this album was pretty weird and experimental, but not in a way I'd find enjoyable, at least on this song (which seems it's a bonus track, huh). The guitar and piano solos are very nice and somehow fit this thing. I think I'm just not big on the growls, but they aren't very prominent and the rest of the music is pretty cool so whatever. +4/5
Positions
ariich 16.5
Elite 16
kingshmegland 16
tomislav95 15.5
Evermind +15
Parama +15
Nekov 15
Bolsters 15
Train of Naught +14.5
Katteolox 14
Luoto 14
home+13.5
Seems the gap for the first place is starting to close after ariich broke his streak and with 5 rounds left, it's anybody's game :corn. Send for round 4, fellas, you have 48 hs.
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WOOOOT! I think you'll really love that album. Alright, onto the next pic!!
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that works too.
let me find some crap to send for round 4
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I sent what I was digging at the moment but I was totally aware that might be your reaction. To be fair Eminem and Kendrick are the only rap artists I can say I love, and there are only a few others I can actually say I'm a fam of. The album is... well, there are some really good songs on it, I'd still recommends it.
I have ideas more in line with something I sent earlier for the next round. Reading the writeups is useful.
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Cool, in my opinion Let It Happen is definitely their milestone though, Currents (the album) didn't quite live up to it for me. But there are some other really good songs on it and the album cover is cool as fuck so I suggest you give it a try anyway.
I might actually send some rap next, there's one rapper I've been getting into a lot last year and I think the saculman might like it too. Will decide later today.
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It's Rapper Sjors, isn't it?
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Huh, I thought you'd enjoy that :-\
Sending soon
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Sent! Probably my best entry yet.
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Got everybody except He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, if I don't get his song by tonight, listening will start without it :corn
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Question!
Up to two entries per artist in the same round. More than that, I'll only take into account the first two songs submitted. If it's a re-entry, I'll only accept the first track I receive.
Is that like, 2 entries per artist from all the participants, or can one person send 2 songs? :)
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Up to two entries per artist in the same round. More than that, I'll only take into account the first two songs submitted. If it's a re-entry, I'll only accept the first track I receive.
Is that like, 2 entries per artist from all the participants, or can one person send 2 songs? :)
The former :P
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Just checking ;)
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I did not know Voldemort was playing also.
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Time to fire this up :metal
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?: Am_ __a__ - _______
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?: ______m - ___ ___ a__ ___ ________
?: _______ ______ - A____ _a_
?: ____ _a___ - A ________ __ __a___
?: ____m___m - _____a____
?: Am______ - _a__ _a__
?: B____ __a___a_ - ___ Ba__'_ ____ - __ ___ ______
?: _a_a_'_ M___ - ______ ______' ____
?: A__a__a - __________
?: _a_____a'_ _____ - A ____ __ A___________
Guessed letters: M B A
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Luoto waits 1 turn
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I see Blind Guardian and Amorphis right next to each other
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Yup. Also. is there some kind of conspiracy on this round? Because I received 5 power metal songs :rollin
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yes actually, a lot of those losers wanted to organize a power metal round but i'd already sent before i even remembered :corn
everyone even kindly said what they sent in PMs to make hangman easy but i deleted all the PMs so i don't remember most of the bands tbh
i never said what i sent though so
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What ever are you talking about? :lol :)
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I see Blind Guardian and Amorphis right next to each other
The Bard's Song and Dark Path, respectively.
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The Bard’s Song is called ‘In the Forest’
I also see Pagan’s Mind - Through Osiris’ Eyes & Caligula’s Horse. The apostrophes give it away..
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Is Arcadea in there?
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Yup. Also. is there some kind of conspiracy on this round? Because I received 5 power metal songs :rollin
Should have been 11 but evidently some people don't know how to have fun...
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Should have been 11 but evidently some people don't know how to have fun...
If power metal was mandatory I wouldn't have been down.
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I wasn't included in the conspiracy PM :emo:
I did hear about it but not that it was exclusively power metal, I just thought something with a cheese factor in general. So I sent alternative metal / metalcore
Should have been 11 but evidently some people don't know how to have fun...
If power metal was mandatory I wouldn't have been down.
Ditto
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I wasn't taking a jab at you guys, just being silly :smiley:
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As for the hangman being easier, we still didn't know which songs. I also anticipated some other bands than what were actually sent based on the messaging.
I wasn't taking a jab at you guys, just being silly :smiley:
Not easy on the internet :P
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I will just call them all pussies for not sending in power metal. :lol
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The original suggestion was prog-, power- and death-metal, so there should be a decent mix.
Basically, this felt like a good way to try and introduce Sacul to some good music (some of which he might even dig) in genres he's not normally keen on, without the risk of being the only person to do so in any given round. We agreed to keep it secret just for a bit of fun, but though it might have been hilarious to send the cheesiest, over-the-top power metal we could (I considered sending a 19-minute Rhapsody song :P ), we also agreed that would ultimately just be rubbish for Sacul if he hates that stuff. :lol
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It's also good because I almost sent a 16 minute Rhapsody song too :lol
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It's also good because I almost sent a 16 minute Rhapsody song too :lol
omg that would have been awesome
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tbh everyone should send really long songs in round 8 just to make it an unofficial epic round
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We have one chance to send a song over 10 minutes in the entire roulette. It would be quite funny indeed if all of those songs are in the same round :lol
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I've already used my long song though!
I sent some great prog metal (as the theme was indeed power, prog and death) which I love, but I'm sure Sacul is going to hate it. :lol Especially the lyrics and the chorus.
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Is Arcadea in there?
Nope, and somebody already sent them in previous rounds :P
The original suggestion was prog-, power- and death-metal, so there should be a decent mix.
Well seems everybody but one player ended up sending from those genres in some way :lol. Sent him a PM in case he wants to change his song to fit the round, lucky I haven't started listening yet.
Basically, this felt like a good way to try and introduce Sacul to some good music (some of which he might even dig) in genres he's not normally keen on, without the risk of being the only person to do so in any given round.
Thing is, two roulettes and hundreds of plug sessions of all kinds have pretty much convinced me these genres aren't my cuppa tea, but I appreciate you trying, should be fun :D massive 2/5 incoming
We have one chance to send a song over 10 minutes in the entire roulette. It would be quite funny indeed if all of those songs are in the same round :lol
Feel free to bring it on :lol
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?: A___a - _______ ____
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?: _______ ______ - A____ _a_
?: ____ _a___ - A ________ __ __a___
?: ____m___m - _____a____
?: Amorphis - Dark Path
?: Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
?: Pagan's Mind - Though Osiris' Eyes
?: A__a__a - __________
?: _a_____a'_ _____ - A ____ __ A___________
Guessed letters: M B A
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Luoto waits 1 turn
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You don't give a 2/5. You just keep listening until it's a 4. Trust me. :lol I'm also down for the epic round. :biggrin:
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4/10 for this round then :neverusethis:
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:lol
I need to listen to the other songs this round.
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Well seems everybody but one player ended up sending from those genres in some way :lol.
WHO IS THE TRAITOR
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I'm hoping to beat the score of the last time i sent you this artist :corn
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Well seems everybody but one player ended up sending from those genres in some way :lol.
WHO IS THE TRAITOR
OFF WITH HIS HEAD!
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Well seems everybody but one player ended up sending from those genres in some way :lol.
WHO IS THE TRAITOR
It's whoever sent 'Amy' (second in the hangmanen).
I also already called this one:
Caligula’s Horse. The apostrophes give it away..
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A Gift to Afterthought, nice
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Traitor: Amy __a__ - _______
?: A___a - _______ ____
?: ______m - ___ ___ a__ ___ ________
?: _______ ______ - A____ _a_
?: ____ _a___ - A ________ __ __a___
?: ____m___m - _____a____
?: Amorphis - Dark Path
?: Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
?: Pagan's Mind - Though Osiris' Eyes
?: A__a__a - __________
?: Caligula's Horse - A Gift to Afterthought
Guessed letters: M B A
Parama waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Luoto waits 1 turn
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Traitor :lol
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This keeps getting better :lol
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Oh yeah someone sent insomnium too
I'm not actually sure but one could be Arena
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Someone guess a letter so I can pick a vowel! :corn
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If that one is Arena it’s probably Nekov
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Amy Shark so the traitor is Bolsters
Disappointed it's not drive you mad though :(
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I'm not actually sure but one could be Arena
Nope :P
If that one is Arena it’s probably Nekov
And nope ;D
Also, forgot to consider luke's wrong guess about Arcadea, so:
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Bolsters, Traitor: Amy Shark - _______
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?: ______m - ___ S__ a__ ___ S_______
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?: ____ _a___ - A ___s____ __ __a___
?: Insomnium - _____a____
?: Amorphis - Dark Path
?: Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
?: Pagan's Mind - Though Osiris' Eyes
?: A__a__a - __________
?: Caligula's Horse - A Gift to Afterthought
Guessed letters: M B A S
Elite waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
Also started my first listen except for Bolsters' song in case he wants to resend, and... I think this will be a pretty short round :lol . Expect results by Friday or Saturday at most.
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Oh yeah someone sent insomnium too
Oh yeah, looks like it's Revelation based on the letters. Nice song, good choice.
I hope Traitor loses the round. :lol
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Parama: The Hirsch Effekt :P
Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
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Parama: The Hirsch Effekt :P
Should have been obvious. :lol
I'm assuming it's Irrath.
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it is, actually
last time i sent sacul bezoar. You should check it out, you'd hate it
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Oh yeah someone sent insomnium too
Oh yeah, looks like it's Revelation based on the letters.
Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
:tup
I hope Traitor loses the round. :lol
He has revealed me his secret, evil plans to not change his submission! :o
Also I'll update hangamenen tomorrow, spent some hours redesigning my generator, hope to make it work better pretty :soon:
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I'll probably score just as badly as everyone else anyway. :lol
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That's the spirit! :2metal:
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Give me a T
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I'm not actually sure but one could be Arena
Nope :P
If that one is Arena it’s probably Nekov
And nope ;D ,so:
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Oh come on, that's not fair!!
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(baby)
Oh baby give me my one point now
Also here's the delicious lyrics excerpt from the Trivium song:
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
Fuck!
:lol
Oh and by the way that non-Arena band could be Angra.
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Ow the edge
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Oh and by the way that non-Arena band could be Angra.
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Oh come on, that's not fair!!
The songs on this round aren't fair :lol
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
You condemn me
Cause you don't understand me
Fuck!
:lol
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Parama: The Hirsch Effekt - Irrath
Bolsters, Traitor: Amy Shark - ____t__
?: Angra - __s__n_ ____
?: Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
?: S___nt_ __n___ - A____ _at
?: ____ _a_t_ - A ___st__n __ __a__n
?: Insomnium - Revelation
?: Amorphis - Dark Path
?: Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
?: Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris' Eyes
?: A__a__a - ______t__n
?: Caligula's Horse - A Gift to Afterthought
Guessed letters: M B A S N T
Nekov waits 3 turns
Luoto waits 2 turns
Elite waits 1 turn
Welp finished redesigning the Hangmanenator 2K (https://github.com/Sacules/hangmanen), and boy it sucked. Will try add some features and test it but so far it works great :P
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Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat
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Oh, baaaaby...
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Man, it took me way too long to suss out what that Angra song is. Crushing Room!
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Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat
Yup
Man, it took me way too long to suss out what that Angra song is. Crushing Room!
Nope :P
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Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat
Yup
Man, it took me way too long to suss out what that Angra song is. Crushing Room!
Nope :P
It's probably Wishing Well, which I wouldn't think would be the best choice to get someone into Angra. But I could be wrong. I like it, but think they have many better ones.
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Oh crap. I was so sure it was Crushing Room. Wishing Well makes sense too. Damn it. :lol
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Halfway through my second listen and I already want results as much as you do :lol
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2/5 for everyone, time for the next round :corn
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Halfway through my second listen and I already want results as much as you do :lol
😂😂😂
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what's that sacul? send black metal in the next round? okay
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Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven
yes?
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Halfway through my second listen and I already want results as much as you do :lol
:rollin
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My song isn't over the top at all. I sent kind of power metal but it's not cheesy (European) :P
I wouldn't be surprised if you thought it's pretty standard sounding metal tho.
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Halfway through my second listen and I already want results as much as you do :lol
:rollin
I was cleaning and taking the trash out of my flat while I did that listen, seemed appropriate :neverusethis:
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Bolsters, the Traitor: Amy Shark - ____t__
?: Angra - Wishing Well
?: Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
?: Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat
?: Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven
?: Insomnium - Revelation
?: Amorphis - Dark Path
?: Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
?: Pagan's Mind - Through Osiris' Eyes
?: A__a__a - ______t__n
?: Caligula's Horse - A Gift to Afterthought
Guessed letters: M B A S N T
Nekov waits 3 turns
Luoto waits 2 turns
Elite waits 1 turn
Oops it's early Saturday, guess that means results later today :corn
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I can already feel the 1.5 coming
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I assume the delay is because you now love power metal and death metal and can't stop listening.
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Well, time to begin with the final listen and make writeups. Expect results in about two or three hours from now - I'll need a break midway through :lol
I can already feel the 1.5 coming
That's pretty generous :P
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It's 1:29 AM here, don't make me stay awake for too long :corn
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Oh boy oh boy I hope I'm lucky enough to get a 2.5! :rollin
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That's a two point fiiiiiiiiiiiiivvveeeeeeee!!!!!
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...out of 10...
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The only one that's a mystery on hangman is mine too :lol
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It's 1:29 AM here, don't make me stay awake for too long :corn
I'm afraid I need more breaks than anticipated so go to sleep :lol
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the torture round :lol
betting good money bolsters wins the round
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:soon:
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grabbing my bag of :sooncorn
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grabbing my bag of :sooncorn
I did that earlier today.
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Kattoelox: Aquaria - Expedition
Gosh I hate those synths at the beginning, a lot - they seem out of a cheap early 2000s game. Riffing is ok, drumming is very predictable and boring, I'm not really a fan of whatever those background vocals are at 1:40, and UGH that break at 2:50 or so. I normally don't give a crap about power metal, but this actually made me have some negative feelings towards it :lol. I ended up skipping it while finishing this, sorry fam. +2/5
Evermind: Seventh Wonder - Alley Cat
I remember the other song you sent me in the previous roulette - it was so goddamn cheesy so this made me scared :lol. To begin with, there's a noticeable lower ranking in the Cheese O' Mater so that's nice. On the other hand, I realized I had actually listened to this album many years ago but couldn't even finish it, and this track reminds me why - it's just run-of-the-mill prog metal, reminding me of Threshold, Shadow Gallery, Redemption, and of DT's less stellar moments, mostly during the instrumental break. I'm really tired of this sound and I was never fully into it, and this doesn't change my opinion. 2.5/5
kingshmegland: Pagan's Mind - Though Osiris' Eyes
I think the most creative thing of this song is the spare use of vocal effects. The rest is just boring progressive power metal with bland shredding and lame synths. Guitar work is just ok. Overall I wouldn't say it's completely derivative, but it's just part of an aesthetic and sound I've never enjoyed and this round confirms I never will :lol. 2.5/5
Luoto: Insomnium - Revelation
Well, after much cheese overload, time for growl overload, predictable riffing, bland and monotonous drumming, pointless synths, typical reverb and layering, and forgettable melodies. Yet in a way this is the lesser of two devils, somehow :P. +2.5/5
ariich: Amorphis - Dark Path
I've heard some Amorphis tunes in plug, and wasn't really impressed, nor I am now. It's... just nothing really special, just a straightforward song that switches between boring death metal and ok prog metal. It's... kind of there, you know. Sure it's got a decent guitar work and the vocalist is good, but things is, death and prog metal always detract for me, so unless it's a very creative twist on the genre, with a strong personality, it will likely just never get extra points from me. So this was just ok. +2.5/5
Nekov: Angra - Wishing Well
Ugh I have tried some random songs form this album, and gave Holy Land a listen, and weren't my thing at all. The acoustic guitar motif of this song must be an Ayreon ripoff or something, I swear it reminds me of a song from THE. The chorus is ok, kinda trying to be emotional but it's just cheesy. Rest of the song just forgettable. +2.5/5
Train of Naught: Trivium - The Sin and the Sentence
A friend once gifted me a Trivium CD (Ascendancy) thinking I'd dig it, and it was quite meh. But I heard good things of their last album so was curious about this entry.
And uuhhh it was ok I guess? It's Melodic Metalcore according to RYM and that seems fitting, but there's also quite some Heavy and Thrash Metal influence here. It's got a pretty normal song structure except for the last bit of the song, with some intense but rather dull drumming, clean / harsh vocals duo, and ok riffing. I really don't like this kind of drumming really, it's so unimaginative, lacks dynamics, it's just a guy playing fast and gets tiresome. And despite being fairly melodic, I found the melodies bland and forgettable. It's not really bad, just kind of boring tbh. +2.5/5
Tomislav95: Iced Earth - A Question of Heaven
I used to jam Something Wicked This Way Comes quite a bit some years ago - was a good tune, but didn't get me interested in checking the band further. So, curious me was interested in this track. And yeah, I'll say it's a fairly standard metal fair :lol. It's solid I guess, but I just can't stand the lame use of 80s guitar sounds a lot of metal tries to pass for adequate for calm sections - it doesn't calm anybody down when you're playing at the same tempo and volume as before. After that it slowly starts building up, sorta. I feel the vocalist gets to an emotional climax the rest of the instruments haven't noticed, for they play exactly the same for the most part towards the end. So yeah, just another metal track. 3/5
Elite: Caligula's Horse - A Gift to Afterthought
I've listened to Moments From Ephemeral City back when I got a song from it on my first roulette and it was an ok effort I think. I've then proceeded to encounter many songs from their catalogue in diverse plug sessions, and they didn't make a strong impression on me.
And neither does this song. Yeah these guys got a nice sound, and there are some cool ideas, like the massive backing vocals near the end of the song, and the elaborate songwriting. But beyond that, it feels pretty much like standard modern progressive metal, with a little djent influence on the riffs.
While I'd have loved this track had I been a huge fan of the style here, truth is that I've never been too big on it, and these days it mostly detracts from the experience to me. The last interesting prog metal I heard was Indukti's Idmen, and even that didn't blow my mind despite having a unique sound - I'm just done with this kind of music I guess. 3/5
home: Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
Well this was actually somehow decent - expected way more cheese, but this is just a normal ballad like one a Bard would sing I guess. The vocal harmonies were a nice touch. And that's pretty much what I have to say, it's a short track, doesn't do much, but doesn't annoy at all. You could even say there was a degree of enjoyment here. +3/5
Bolsters, the Traitor: Amy Shark - Deleted
Well, something refreshing at least! Relatively I guess. On the one hand I like the production, electronic, with lots of room to breathe, and synths are nice. On the other, the melodies feel much like typical indie pop these days, so it really takes away from her, but I hope she can develop a more unique and personal style one day. +3/5
Parama: The Hirsch Effekt - Irrath
This was a pretty weird tune, being mostly just bass, drums, and vocals for the beginning of the song, slowly starting to build up around the middle, with the guitar playing with more intensity. Here things get interesting, I like the interplay of the instruments until the bitreak, which was unexpected but cool. I like the distant vocals on it. Then the songs picks up where it left and it's pretty cool, I like the harmonies towards the end of the song. And it ends. Rather abruptly wtf.
Well, this didn't blow my mind, but it was far more enjoyable than the rest of songs on this round, probably because of the band's unique but weird style. 3.5/5
Positions
ariich +19
Elite 19
Parama +18.5
kingshmegland 18.5
tomislav95 18.5
Bolsters +18
Evermind +18.5
Nekov +18.5
Train of Naught 17.5
home17
Luoto +16.5
Katteolox +16
Well, that sucked :lol. Time to get back to our normal routine schedule, you've got 48 hours to send.
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I forgot to post it, but I made a list with my favorite discoveries of last year in case you're curious about where my current tastes are at. Here are the top 10 albums, with a song for each:
- Gustavo Cerati - Bocanada (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4iEq-IXqfw)
- Fishmans - Uchu Nippon Setagaya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P7ReniK0NE)
- Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydJythBL0WY)
- VA - Hotline Miami OST (https://youtu.be/o7CKnnhLHxo)
- Air - Moon Safari (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsRmecY3j0M)
- Ulver - The Assassination of Julius Caesar (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NnMIAeokKY)
- The Cardigans - Gran Turismo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6lD1KNMCE)
- Brand New - Science Fiction (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mxpmn-LjJU)
- Converge - Axe to Fall (https://youtu.be/kZ449Uu6CJk)
- Fishmans - Long Season (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NirFmYeSl5I)
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sure, i'll take it :lol
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haven’t lost my position, got a fairly decent score, great!
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Got a higher score than I expected, nice
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Sent my next failure.
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That's not too bad!
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Well, didn't move much. That's not bad.
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Well, damn. :rollin
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Sent some djenty space-deathmetal :metal :metal
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Sent non power metal this time :P
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Probably not surprising that the two highest scores were the two people who forgot the round theme. :lol
Ah well, I'd hoped you'd enjoy their rich melodic stylings, but it was always going to be a risk (which was the whole idea of the round).
Anyway, back to normal, so... sent!
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Sent something yesterday (thanks Train) and sent the same song today just in case.
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Sent mine a couple days ago.
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Sending right now.
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Sending right now.
We surely have everyone by now then :P
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Sending right now.
We surely have everyone by now then :P
No. I'm sending one soon.
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It's been over 2 days! :censored :lol
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Eh a few hours late.
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Sending right now.
We surely have everyone by now then :P
I had to resend :(
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:lol Hopefully that means we're ready to go. It would be nice if the roulette runner posted something about how we're doing...
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The host went to a trip yesterday and only just returned, I've got some good and bad news for you all, I'll update later :corn
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Everyone loses the roulette?
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Everyone loses the roulette?
At this point that's good news for me :D
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:soon:?
:corn
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Everyone loses the roulette?
At this point that's good news for me :D
Yeah that was supposed to be the good news
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Bad news, Luoto has left us. Good news, all songs are in, so that means...
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?: ___ ___ ______ - ____ ___ ___ ___
?: _____ - ______ _____ _________
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?: _________ - ________
?: _____ ____ - ____ ____
?: ___________ - __________
?: ___ _____ - _______ (_____ ______)
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?: _h___ ___h _____ _____r___ - ______
?: ___r_ R___ - D_______r
?: _h_ ___ ____r_ - ____ __r _h_ D__
?: ____h - ______ _____ ________r
?: ___h___ - __ _h_ _____ __ ______
?: __dd_____ - ______r_
?: _hr__ ____ - ____ D___
?: __r__r____r - __________
?: _h_ _____ - _______ (_____ __rr__)
?: ____ - ___ _'__ ___r ____
Guessed letters: H R D
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Parama waits 2 turns
Bolsters waits 1 turn
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Ah I know this one! This Day And Age - More of a Climb, Less of a Walk: Kingshmegland
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kaddisfly - campfire
sent by tomi
i was considering putting them on my EP if i made it to that round, so, nice
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kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
?: _h___ ___h __a__ _____r___ - ______
?: ___r_ R___ - D__a___ar
?: _h_ _a_ ____r_ - ____ __r _h_ Da_
?: ____h - ______ __a__ ________r
?: ___h__a - __ _h_ _____ __ ______
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: _hr__ ____ - ____ D___
?: __r__r_a__r - _a__a__a__
?: _h_ ___a_ - _____a_ (_____ __rr__)
?: ____ - A__ _'__ ___r ____
Guessed letters: H A R D
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Nekov waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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shot in the dark, one song name is King for the Day
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shot in the dark, one song name is King for the Day
Nope :P
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Evermind just guessed that :lol
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?: _h___ _o_h __a__ _____r___ - ______
?: __or_ R__s - D_sapp_ar
?: _h_ _a_ __p_r_ - So__ _or _h_ Da_
?: ____h - S_____ S_a__ Op______r
?: ___h__a - O_ _h_ ____s o_ ______
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: _hr_s _oss - ____ Do__
?: P_r__r_a_or - _a__a__a__
?: _h_ O__a_ - S____a_ (_o___ Sorro_)
?: O___ - A__ _'__ ___r __o_
Guessed letters: H A R D S O P
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Elite waits 1 turn
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You didn't even put up letter loser
Also, Pertubator
Also, one song is Disappear
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?: _h___ _o_h __a__ _____r___ - _____n
?: __orn R__s - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: ____h - S___n_ S_a__ Op______r
?: ___h_na - On _h_ __n_s o_ N_____
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: _hr_s _oss - __n_ Do_n
?: Perturbator - _an_a__a__
?: _h_ O__an - S__n_an (_o_n_ Sorro_)
?: O___ - A__ _'__ ___r _no_
Guessed letters: H A R D S O P N
Parama waits 3 turns
Evermind waits 2 turns
Elite waits 1 turn
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Bjorn Riis
On the Wings of ???
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The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
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edit: ffs Parama
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Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
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Oh wait
Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Train sent it
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Chris Joss - Tune Down
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that sounds like some djent garbage :lol
but i don't actually know
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Not even close.
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Ah I know this one! This Day And Age - More of a Climb, Less of a Walk: Kingshmegland
Every Time I want to send another song from that album, I can't stop myself from sending this song.
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that sounds like some djent garbage :lol
but i don't actually know
You can't be more wrong :lol
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kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
?: _h_t_ _oth B_a__ B_tt_r___ - _____n
?: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: ____h - S___nt Stat_ Opt_____r
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: Chris Joss - Tune Down
?: Perturbator - _antab_a__
Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
?: O___ - A__ _'__ ___r _no_
Guessed letters: H A R D S O P N T B
Nekov waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Evermind waits 1 turn
I've been a little busy lately and will be for the following days so expect results next week, likely around Thursday or Friday.
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Leech - Silent State Optimizer
White Moth Black Butterfly
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I've been a little busy lately and will be for the following days so expect results next week, likely around Thursday or Friday.
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So another week!?
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Yeah sorry about that, but hangmanen will still be updated :P
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kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
?: White Moth Black Butterfly - _____n
?: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: Leech - Silent State Optimizer
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: Chris Joss - Tune Down
?: Perturbator - _antab_a__
Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
?: O___ - A__ _'__ ___r _no_
Guessed letters: H A R D S O P N T B
Nekov waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Evermind waits 1 turn
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Vantablack :lol
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*whistles nonchalantly*
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oh yeah i forgot this roulette existed
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The White Moth Black Butterfly song is Evelyn.
I choose E.
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oh yeah i forgot this roulette existed
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SACUUUUUUUUL
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Oh Hi!
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I open my Facebook and see 70,000 Tons of Metal with a big poster that says SOON! Is it a sign? :lol
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Sorry fellas, been busy spending some time with my gf since she lives far away, but I'm back home, ready to continue with this :P
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kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
?: White Moth Black Butterfly - Evelyn
?: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: Leech - Silent State Optimizer
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: Chris Joss - Tune Down
?: Perturbator - Vantablack
Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
?: O_E_ - A__ _'__ E_er _no_
Guessed letters: H A R D S O P N T B E
Bolsters waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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Ever know?
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OWEL - All I'll Ever Know
Six Roaming OWELs
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kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
?: White Moth Black Butterfly - Evelyn
?: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: Leech - Silent State Optimizer
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: Chris Joss - Tune Down
?: Perturbator - Vantablack
Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
?: OWEL - All I'll Ever Know
Guessed letters: H A R D S O P N T B E
Time to guess who sent which :corn
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home sent OWEL
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I might have.
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Ah I know this one! This Day And Age - More of a Climb, Less of a Walk: Kingshmegland
Every Time I want to send another song from that album, I can't stop myself from sending this song.
Second star to the right is also a good choice
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kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
?: White Moth Black Butterfly - Evelyn
?: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: Leech - Silent State Optimizer
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: Chris Joss - Tune Down
Bolsters: Perturbator - Vantablack
Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
home: OWEL - All I'll Ever Know
Also I'm on my third listen, this seems a bit of a weird round, some of the weakest are from the top 5 players and some of my favs are from folks that had already lost their hopes :corn
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Already on your third listen! In almost two weeks time, wow!
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I can give you your 2/5 now if you want it :P
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Also I'm on my third listen, this seems a bit of a weird round, some of the weakest are from the top 5 players and some of my favs are from folks that had already lost their hopes :corn
:victorydance:
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Oh cool I clearly got a 5/5. Awesome :lol
Already on your third listen! In almost two weeks time, wow!
:rollin
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Also I'm on my third listen, this seems a bit of a weird round, some of the weakest are from the top 5 players and some of my favs are from folks that had already lost their hopes :corn
joke's on you because i'm in both categories
anyways if you rate stenian low i'm literally just gonna send you crap for the rest of the roulette because stenian should be my highest score of the entire roulette :P
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Well that makes me a little bit nervous.
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Results tomorrow, so keep guessing until then my dudes :metal
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i'm getting a 2.5/10
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Did elite send black moth?
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Elite: White Moth Black Butterfly - Evelyn
?: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
?: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
?: Leech - Silent State Optimizer
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
?: Chris Joss - Tune Down
Bolsters: Perturbator - Vantablack
Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
home: OWEL - All I'll Ever Know
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Time to begin with this last listen, so results in a few hours if I finish them soon :metal
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"few hours"
Few can mean up to, like, 20, right?
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yeah, I'm kind of considering dropping out of this roulette
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There were 3 writeups remaining before I realized it was 3 AM and still had to sum up scores, format and order the entries, and make the collage, which I'm making right now :lol .
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Dying of old age here :lol
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It would seem that I'm glad I got eliminated when I had the chance. :lol
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It would seem that I'm glad I got eliminated when I had the chance. :lol
I was looking forward to all the dad rock you had in mind :P
I apologize for these taking so long, thought I'd have time since I've done rounds before while being out, but didn't plan my shit well. So, have your results!
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Parama: The Ocean - Stenian (Mount Sorrow)
I remember having checked out this record some years ago but didn't get too far into it before dropping it. So let's see, was this worth it? Well, kinda. I like the beginning, it's pretty chill and sets up the main melodies before the heaviness slowly builds up.
The riff that breaks in kinda remind me of those in Obscure Sphinx's Void Mother - in fact the song at this point stikes me as similar to that album but of course doing something different, mostly on the atmosphere and the vocals. Which I don't find any interesting tbh, this songs wouldn't work as instrumental so I think it's just this singer that does nothing to me, his performance doesn't convince me.
Riffs are just... ok I guess? The guitars don't do anything particularly interesting here unlike the cool strings (they are that right?) that I wished were more prominent on the mix and had a bigger role in the songwriting. So yeah, Paramacore doesn't seem to work on me most of the time sadly. 3/5
home: OWEL - All I'll Ever Know
You're right, this band share many similarities with TDH, which for many would be a great attractive. But since I am not floored by Casey's music, the appeal won't get me from that place. And I guess it's alright? The chorus is ok, I like the instrumentation on it, but it's mostly the vocal melodies that I find fairly boring tbh, just not engaging for me. The rest of the song just feels like a bunch of fills between each chorus, with no real merit on their own - not bad, but they aren't of any particular interest. Maybe it's just that this band is too attached to their influences, for this is just a nice song that doesn't strike me a anything more than that. 3/5
Train of Naught: Mechina - On the Wings of Nefeli
"What do you get when you mix sci-fi/space sounding atmospheres with deathmetal, djent and Two Steps From Hell-like orchestration?" says your review on RYM, and in my case, I'd answer that while it's an original combination, in the end, it's just a mix of things I'm not fond of (except sci-fi atmospheres ofc), and the sum of them isn't very appealing either. The drumming is boring and predictable, guitar work is only interesting at times when it's glitchy, I don't care about the growls at all. The breakdowns are pretty nice actually, mostly the last section of the song. Sadly it ends in a transition with the next song, which is always annoying for roulette purposes. 3/5
kingshmegland: This Day and Age - More of a climb, less of a walk
So this is like proggy Indie Rock, kinda? One thing that annoys me from this genre (and from a lot of 2000s music) is the lack of good pacing and balance, with the singer overwhelming the song, almost never shutting up. Only does so at the end for a pretty cool ending, but really, I don't like this approach that many bands take, rushing into different parts of the song without any sort of good progression not instrumental breaks. Besides that, it's got some nice melodies yeah, but, I dunno, I don't feel this is any special at all, really. You said this was the band before The Reign of Kindo - dunno which members remain from this or if it was just a comparison, but I think I just prefer the latter. +3/5
Elite: White Moth Black Butterfly - Evelyn
This record seemed to be all over the place last year, which is weird because I haven't heard of these guys before (seems I have one of their albums wishlisted tho, huh). Anyway, to the song: it's kind of weird, with the strings and the operatic vocals around the middle not really fitting with the rest of the song, kinda like having a guest sax solo in a song - sure it's cool, but had it been better integrated in the songwriting, would have yielded better results. The main two singers make a nice duo, taking turns to sing and harmonizing together.
I find the chorus fairly mediocre tho, just bland melodies all over it. Atmosphere is quite nice, I like the strings, but I'm not sure if the drums should have had such presence in the mix - it's not doing anything remarkable so it doesn't hurt too much.
So, uh, yeah, this was ok. They have a style and I always appreciate that, but I think the songwriting here is pretty weak, with cool ideas that could have been better executed. 3.5/5
ariich: The Cat Empire - Song For The Day
I have a kind of allergy to ska, because of all the lame national bands here that are played on TV and radio. This seems a bit more interesting, with some reggae influences, and even some jazzy vibes. And... it's ok, I mean, it doesn't feel like something you'd put other than for background. It's got some cool melodies and there isn't something I particularly dislike about it, just that maybe I'm burnt on this kind of music and this doesn't offer something so different enough to appeal me. 3.5/5
Tomislav95: Kaddisfly - Campfire
I think I saw Parama saying this was El Cielo but better, and while I can hear the similarities in style, this is certainly different. From this track I don't perceive as much diversity or experimentation as dredg put on that record, bearing more similarities to normal 2000s alternative rock yet still having a sound of its own. For instance, the singer's voice and style don't strike me as unique, but the use of samples and piano give this more personality.
Anyways, comparisons aside, this was a solid track. The chorus is quite catchy and memorable, and guitars don't do anything special most of the time except on those calmer bits which are nice. It's a well-paced and balanced piece, and... just that. Sure I like the ending and the breaks, but nothing here felt really outstanding. But I'm still curious about this album so I guess I'll give it a try anyway. 3.5/5
Kattoelox: Chris Joss - Tune Down
Oh yeah this is definitely not djent at all :lol. This is some pretty cool downtempo music like what I've been digging lately, kinda reminds me a bit of Air and Royksopp. The bass is simple and groovy, beats don't anything special, but work, and those guitars are pretty cool. It's a little weird that this song feels like it ended at around the middle, only to resume things again, which was kind of an awkward choice. I like the little jam vibes from this. So yeah, this is nothing groundbreaking but it's pretty cool and appeals me so I'll check this album, I love me some chill music. 4/5
Evermind: Bjorn Riis - Disappear
Seems this is from a solo album by Airbag's leader, nice. Never listened to them as I've heard of the Pink Floyd worship, and it quite shows here. As you mentioned, quite some similarities to Gilmour's On An Island because it's a very atmospheric, calm and guitar-centered song with some strings, but I don't mind since this got a bit of personality. I really like the buildups and the emotions here. His voice isn't the most interesting one so am glad the instrumentation is the focus.
So yeah, lovely atmosphere and great melodies, wished it had a bit more of a progression on the structure, but overall I like it quite a bit. +4/5
Nekov: Leech - Silent State Optimizer
I'll admit this has been quite a grower for me, went from not caring at all for this song to enjoying it a lot. Maybe it's because, for the most part, it's subtle and low, feeling like part of a soundtrack. Yet what won me was how engaging the whole thing feels, like a little journey instead of just a collection of nice sections with no progression at all.
It's quite easy on the ears, I love the soft piano and guitar work - so easy it feels not long at all despite clocking at 8:36 mins. I love the climax starting at the seventh minute, the synth work and the background sounds are very nice.
So despite having a few musical ideas that are repeated over and other with just enough progression, it somehow works for me. +4/5
Bolsters: Perturbator - Vantablack
Well this is almost cheating - only reason I didn't ban this was because, although I love Hotline Miami and Perturbator's songs are some of my favorites on it, haven't checked his stuff yet (apart from the song 'Humans are an easy prey' or something, which is rad). So yeah, this has got some damn good beats, very catchy and make me tap my feet on the floor - when a song gets a physical reaction out of me, you know it's a good tune (unless I cringe, which naturally occurs when exposed to power metal). Maybe I just like electronic music a lot these days. I love the synths here, so layered and rough, and his vocals are simple but very effective. Synth Pop / Wave is something I should definitely check out more of, because what I know it's excellent, like this track. 4.5/5
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ariich +22.5
Bolsters +22.5
Elite 22.5
tomislav95 22
Evermind 22
Nekov 22
Parama +21.5
kingshmegland +21.5
Train of Naught +20.5
Katteolox +20
home 20
Some nice shifts in the standings, fellas. ariich is starting to lose the lead, so there's still hope for several players to get a chance to get into the final EP round. Send within the next 48 hours, I promise faster results now that I'm by myself.
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Glad you liked that track. The abrupt halt in the middle is a little jarring but I love how chill it is. The whole album's a good listen. The art's cool, too.
Trends indicate my next pick will be a bomb, though :lol
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I had no idea you were even aware of Perturbator's existence, just thought you'd be into some of his more chill and atmospheric tracks like this one. I was actually considering this and another Perturbator track for the EP (Femme Fatale if you're curious, and literally the only two song I had in mind for a potential EP :lol), but I needed something strong to get me back in the running - glad to see that it worked.
I'll send the next one tomorrow.
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Nice. You should try the album since as you say, is a nice journey.
I know what I'm gonna send next, just need to figure out which song. I'll get on to that as soon as I finish listening to what I'm listening right now.
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I think it's safe to say I'm the only person who gets hyped over that Mechina album :lol I'm in good company in the 3/5 camp though, Stenian and All I'll Ever Know are both amazing.
Most of the reason White Moth Black Butterfly got so much attention was because a lot of us were expecting a new TesseracT album last year, and when this dropped it was at least something to fill the void :lol if you didn't know that is the same singer as the current TesseracT guy so that's why.
Gonna send something more risky now
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alright, if the best song i could possibly send scores low i guess it's time to send some true garbage
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Man are we all bunched up. Will work on a song tonight.
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I feel like if I got a +4 I should have a +22, but it's just a feeling since I have no clue what the + means
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Good to see Bjorn Riis doing so good in this roulette, but now I have no idea what to send next. :biggrin:
Edit: in fact I just realized that except that one intentional fluke in a power/prog-metal round, I've been doing pretty great in this roulette so far.
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Glad you liked that track. The abrupt halt in the middle is a little jarring but I love how chill it is. The whole album's a good listen. The art's cool, too.
Yeah been digging a lot of chill music lately so glad you sent me that, I'll surely check the abum.
I had no idea you were even aware of Perturbator's existence
I've been for a couple of years but I should really check his stuff soon, now I've got no excuse :P
Nice. You should try the album since as you say, is a nice journey.
Sure :tup
Most of the reason White Moth Black Butterfly got so much attention was because a lot of us were expecting a new TesseracT album last year, and when this dropped it was at least something to fill the void :lol if you didn't know that is the same singer as the current TesseracT guy so that's why.
Oh that explains a lot then :P
alright, if the best song i could possibly send scores low i guess it's time to send some true garbage
looking forward to those olafur arnalds and julia holter tracks :metal
in fact I just realized that except that one intentional fluke in a power/prog-metal round, I've been doing pretty great in this roulette so far.
Not bad for a roulette where you had no hopes for :P
I feel like if I got a +4 I should have a +22, but it's just a feeling since I have no clue what the + means
It's a fancy way of putting .25. I went through results on each round and realised they were counted well but somehow wrote your score for the previous round as +18.5 instead of +17.5, oops :lol
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genuinely considering sending this stupid avant-jazz metal thing I found that I accidentally kinda like but haven't bought yet, just for the memes, sacul will probably hate it
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I know what artist I'm sending but it's a toss-up between three songs. Hmmm
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3.5 is ok but deserves more, it'll grow on you for sure.
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I mean the song I sent has been underscored every time I send it but :corn
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I'll send the next one tomorrow.
Done.
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few quick questions:
1. i won't make it to the EP round but how long is the EP max limit
2. accordingly, if we send a 10+ minute song before the EP round will we not be able to send a 10+ minute song during the EP round
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Sent.
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few quick questions:
1. i won't make it to the EP round but how long is the EP max limit
2. accordingly, if we send a 10+ minute song before the EP round will we not be able to send a 10+ minute song during the EP round
Haven't planned it yet but I think I'll take the same approach as with my previous roulette (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45491.msg2125902#msg2125902). As for the 10+ min song thing, I'll think about it but it's likely I'll allow it.
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Dang, 35 minutes is short :lol
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The idea is to make an EP not an album :lol. I've also been considering doing a final album round instead -it's what the cool kids do these days, right?- but since I'm harder to please with individual records, a varied EP would probably be better.
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I'll try my best to send something in 24 hours.
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I think 40 is perfect for EPs but ehh :lol
And yeah I would've probably sent one of the albums I already sent a song off of tbh
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I'm sending Sons of Apollo - Opus Maximus
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I'm sending Sons of Apollo - Opus Maximus
....and let me interject, Kansas - Opus Insert
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I'm sending Sons of Apollo - Opus Maximus
I bet you'll get a high score :neverusethis
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Maybe it's just that this band is too attached to their influences, for this is just a nice song that doesn't strike me a anything more than that.
Nah guess I just sent the wrong song, they have a lot of songs that are not as TDH inspired and are perhaps more uniquely OWEL. This was easily their most TDHesque song, in fact I think on some songs they do draw more on post rock bands like Sigur Ros.
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Got 6 submissions so far, keep them coming folks :metal
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Sorry Sacul had some problems last night, sending mine in a couple hours when I'm on lunch.
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Sent!
I've sent all the songs from my Sacul roulette playlist, now it's time to send random stuff I've never used anywhere (pretty sure it's not up Sacul's alley too).
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I stopped caring about sacul's tastes and just sent stuff I really dig because playing to his tastes is really boring and unfun for me :corn
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I stopped caring about sacul's tastes and just sent stuff I really dig because playing to his tastes is really boring and unfun for me :corn
If I did that, I would've received 2/5 and 2.5/5 in every round.
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Yup that's the idea
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Sent. Very sorry for being late.
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Don't worry, I still have songs pending from Elite and ariich. I have a trip tomorrow early so will start listening with what I have by then :P
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I stopped caring about sacul's tastes and just sent stuff I really dig because playing to his tastes is really boring and unfun for me :corn
Not sure you've really entered into the spirit of song roulettes. :P
Will send this evening.
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I found good middle ground with my pick, it's one I love and hopefully one Sacul enjoys. It's definitely on the :chill side. :biggrin:
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Will send this evening.
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I stopped caring about sacul's tastes and just sent stuff I really dig because playing to his tastes is really boring and unfun for me :corn
Not sure you've really entered into the spirit of song roulettes. :P
Will send this evening.
I mean in every other roulette I'm generally fine
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Ok fellas, got everyone, time to fire this up :metal
?: ______ ___ ___________ & ________ - ______
?: ________ ____ - _____ _______ __-_____ ______ __
?: _____ - __ __ ____
?: ____ _______ - __________
?: ___________ - _______ ______ ______ ______
?: ___ ______ _____ - _______ ___ _____
?: _____ __ ____ - ________
?: _ ______ _____ - ___ ______ (____ ___ _____ __ ___ _____)
?: ____ _______ - ____ ____ ____ ____
?: _____ ______ ______ - ________ __ _ ____ __ _ _____ _____
?: ___ _____ _______ - _ ______ ___
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H
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?: ______ ___ ___________ & ________ - ______
?: ________ ____ - ____h _______ __-____h ______ __
?: _____ - __ __ _h__
?: ____ _______ - H_________
?: ___________ - _______ ______ ______ ______
?: _h_ ______ _____ - ______h _h_ _____
?: _____ __ ____ - ___h__h_
?: _ ___h__ ____h - ___ ______ (____ _h_ H____ __ ___ _____)
?: __h_ _______ - ____ ____ ____ ____
?: _____ ______ ______ - ________ __ _ H___ __ _ _____ H____
?: _h_ _____ _______ - _ ______ ___
Guessed letters: H
Bolsters waits 3 turns
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dang, the long names this time
A
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Two of the artist names start with "The". :loser:
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My generator would replace all instances of 'The', so no :lol
?: A_____ _a_ ___________ & A_______ - _a_a__
?: _a_a____ ____ - _a__h _______ __-__a_h ______ __
?: _____ - __ __ _h__
?: _a__ _______ - H_________
?: ___________ - _______ ___a__ ______ ______
?: _h_ _a____ _____ - ____a_h _h_ _____
?: _____ __ ____ - ___ha_h_
?: _ ___h__ _a__h - ___ ______ (____ _h_ H_a__ __ _a_ ___a_)
?: __h_ _______ - ____ ____ ____ ____
?: _____ ______ ______ - ________ __ a H___ __ a _a___ H_a__
?: _h_ _____ _______ - A ______ ___
Guessed letters: H A
Parama waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
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?: A_____ _a_ ___________ & A_______ - _a_a__
?: _a_a____ ____ - _a__h _______ __-__a_h ______ __
?: _____ - __ __ _h__
?: _a__ _______ - H_________
?: ___________ - _______ ___a__ ______ ______
?: The _a____ _____ - ____a_h _h_ _____
?: _____ __ ____ - ___ha_h_
?: _ ___h__ _a__h - ___ ______ (____ the H_a__ __ _a_ ___a_)
?: __h_ _______ - ____ ____ ____ ____
?: _____ ______ ______ - ________ __ a H___ __ a _a___ H_a__
?: The _____ _______ - A ______ ___
fixed
also, omg, seriously
Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
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Yes :lol
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I
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?: A_____ _a_ _i_________ & A___i_i_ - _a_a__
?: _a_a_i__ ____ - _ai_h _i_i___ __-__a_h __i___ __
?: __i__ - I_ __ _h__
?: _a__ _______ - H_____i___
?: ___________ - ____i__ ___a__ ___i__ ______
?: _h_ _a_i__ _____ - ____a_h _h_ __i__
?: _i___ __ ____ - ___ha_h_
?: I ___h__ _a__h - ___ ______ (I___ _h_ H_a__ __ _a_ ___a_)
?: __h_ I______ - ____ _i__ _i__ ____
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: _h_ _i___ ___i___ - A _i____ ___
Guessed letters: H A I mark
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Bolsters waits 1 turn
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Give me the D
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?: A_____ _a_ _i_________ & A___idi_ - _a_a__
?: _a_adi__ ____ - _ai_h Di_id__ __-D_a_h __i___ __
?: __i__ - I_ __ _h__
?: Da__ _______ - H_____i___
?: ___________ - ____i__ ___a__ ___i__ ___dd_
?: _h_ _a_i__ _____ - ____a_h _h_ __i__
?: _i___ __ ____ - ___ha_h_
?: I ___h__ _a__h - __d ______ (I___ _h_ H_a__ __ _a_ ___a_)
?: __h_ I______ - ____ _i__ _i__ ____
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: _h_ _i___ ___i___ - A Di____ ___
Guessed letters: H A I D
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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E
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Possibly tomislav: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
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I can confirm it :tup
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Wow. Somebody sent STP.
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That's about the only STP song I like, so whoever sent it, good job :lol
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I've never listened to them but from what I gather, they don't have a good reputation, right? :lol
?: A__e_e _a_ _ie___e__e_ & A___idi_ - _a_a_e
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_i__ - I_ __ _he_
?: Da_e _e___e_ - H_____i_e_
?: ___________ - ____i__ __ea__ ___i_e __edd_
?: _he _a_i__ __e__ - _e_ea_h _he __i_e
?: _i___ __ _e__ - ___ha_h_
?: I ___he_ Ea__h - __d ____e_ (I___ _he Hea__ __ _a_ _e_a_)
?: __h_ I____e_ - ____ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: _he _i_e_ E__i_e_ - A Di__e_ ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E
Bolsters waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
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R
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?: A__e_e _a_ _ier__er_e_ & Ar__idir - _a_a_e
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_i__ - I_ _r _he_
?: Da_e _er__er - H____ri_e_
?: ___________ - ____i__ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: _he _a_i__ _re__ - _e_ea_h _he _ri_e
?: _i___ __ _e__ - ___ha_h_
?: I ___her Ear_h - __d R___e_ (I___ _he Hear_ __ _a_ _e_a_)
?: __h_ I____e_ - ____ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: _he Ri_er E__ire_ - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R
Parama waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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I Mother Earth
The River Empire
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O
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I mother earth is king, the song is God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas)
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Show me potato salad - I mean N
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?: Anne_e _an _ier__er_en & Ar__idir - _a_ane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_i__ - I_ or _hen
?: Da_e _er_ner - H__o_ri_e_
?: _OoOoOoOoOo - ____in_ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: _he _a_i__ _re__ - _enea_h _he _rine
?: _in__ o_ _eon - ___ha_ho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: _ohn I____e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Train of Naught waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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Kings of Leon
öOoOoOoOoOo
Last song name might be A Dinner Boi?
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Anneke van Giersbergen
wha the hell is _OoOoOoOoOo?
Give me an S
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Also, is one of the songs called beneath the urine?
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Last song name might be A Dinner Boi?
Also, is one of the songs called beneath the urine?
Sadly no :lol
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Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_is_ - I_ or _hen
?: Da_e _er_ner - H__o_ri_es
?: öOoOoOoOoOo - ____in_ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: _he _a_i__ _res_ - _enea_h _he _rine
?: Kings of Leon - ___ha_ho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: _ohn I__s_e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Train of Naught waits 1 turn
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Beneath the brine?
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öOoOoOoOoOo
what the hell is this?
I also guess Train sent it.
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öOoOoOoOoOo
what the hell is this?
I also guess Train sent it.
What an absolutely ludicrous name for a band. :lol
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öOoOoOoOoOo
what the hell is this?
Avant-Garde Metal something? Sounds like your thing somehow :lol
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Ars_idir - _a_ane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_is_ - I_ or _hen
?: Da_e _er_ner - H__o_ri_es
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - ____in_ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: _he _a_i__ _res_ - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - ___ha_ho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: _ohn I__s_e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Train of Naught waits 1 turn
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C
Also I should check out ooooooooo
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Ars_idir - _a_ane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_is_ - I_ or _hen
?: Da_e _er_ner - H__ocri_es
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - __c_in_ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: _he _a_i__ Cres_ - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - __chacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: _ohn I__s_e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C
Parama waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
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the family crest
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Yup.
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Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
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:tup
Also so far this round seems pretty solid, with one clear dud and a surprisingly good song from one of the bottom players :corn
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Also so far this round seems pretty solid, with one clear dud and a surprisingly good song from one of the bottom players :corn
:metal
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I hope that's mine :o
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If or when
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I hope that's mine :o
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and a surprisingly good song from one of the bottom players :corn
He has caught the öOoOoOoOoOo-virus alright! :metal
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Anneke Van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
The dud is probably mine.
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_is_ - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - __c_in_ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - __chacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: _ohn I__s_e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C
Parama waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
Also one of these songs I expected to be awful but it's actually pretty decent :corn
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Thought I should update on roulette albums as I finish giving them enough listens. Beginning with one from Stadler, who sadly didn't make it past the elimination round.
The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(https://fanart.tv/fanart/music/1f43d76f-8edf-44f6-aaf1-b65f05ad9402/albumcover/yoshimi-battles-the-pink-robots-55ba5193ddd69.jpg)
My first listen: 'WTF is this?'. Last listen: 'Ooooooh Yoshimiiiiii they doooon't believe meeeeee'. But seriously, this one took a while to grow on me because of how weird it is at times, going from simple guitar ballads to orchestrated pieces with electronic beats and weird effects to damn catchy pop tunes - plus it seems half the songs were recorded live? Very quirky album, it's both fun and emotionally touching. Stadler sent me Do You Realize?? and as I predicted, it was probably the simplest song on the record, and not close to my favorite here.
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:corn
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Please somebody guess a letter or something :lol
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J?
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i can't guess a letter :corn
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There's
no J, so...
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
?: E_is_ - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - __c_in_ _rea__ ___i_e _redd_
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - __chacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John I__s_e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J
kingshmegland waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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>there's no J
>fills in a J
:facepalm:
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For a moment I thought there was a bug on the Hangmanenator, but it was inside me all this time :lol
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anyways i listened to the oOoOoOo album a bit today (hated it) so i know what the song name is now but it's got a naughty word in the title so i don't feel like guessing it
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First word is fucking, then.
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F!
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Fucking creates something? Freddy?
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If or When is by Exist and was sent by Parama
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Frea__ F__i_e Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - __chacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John I__s_e_ - On__ _i_e _i__ _e__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J F
ariich waits 3 turns
kingshmegland waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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reveal thy Ts to me
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t'was 'bout time
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Frea__ F_ti_e Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - __chacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John I__s_e_ - On__ Ti_e _i__ Te__
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er ___
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J F T
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
ariich waits 2 turns
kingshmegland waits 1 turn
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Give me an L
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Frea__ F_tile Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - __chacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John Illsle_ - Onl_ Ti_e _ill Tell
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er L__
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J F T L
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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Only time wil tell
Fucking freaky futile freddy?
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only time will tell
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Is the kings of leon one muchacho?
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EDIT: not sure if I am still waiting so nevermind :corn :corn :corn :corn :corn
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We're almost there folks :corn
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Freaky Futile Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - Muchacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John Illsle_ - Only Time Will Tell
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er L__
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J F T L
Nekov waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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I have a theory
G
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:corn :corn :corn
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Freaky Futile Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - Muchacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John Illsle_ - Only Time Will Tell
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er L__
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J F T L G
Parama waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
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Y!
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Y!
I ask myself this regarding my decision to join this roulette most every day now :millahhhh
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Y!
I ask myself this regarding my decision to join this roulette most every day now :millahhhh
I wonder why I didn't cut you in the elimination round :neverusethis:
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Freaky Futile Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - Muchacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John Illsley - Only Time Will Tell
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Di__er L__
Guessed letters: H A I D E R N O S C J F T L G Y
ariich waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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A dimmer lux
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Oh cool all the songs are figured out so that means results tomorrow right? Okay yeah awesome :corn :corn
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No, two more weeks I’m afraid
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?: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
Parama: Exist - If or When
?: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Freaky Futile Freddy
?: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
?: Kings of Leon - Muchacho
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
?: John Illsley - Only Time Will Tell
?: Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
?: The River Empires - A Dimmer Lux
Now you can try guessing who sent each :P
Oh cool all the songs are figured out so that means results tomorrow right? Okay yeah awesome :corn :corn
Yup, or Thursady at most, tonight I'll make preliminary writeups and post some snippets.
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Dude, 4 day weekend, what the hell?
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#studentlife
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I spent most of it alone learning web scraping and stuff :lol. But still gave all your tracks plenty of listens fellas :metal
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:corn :corn :corn :corn
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tonight I'll make preliminary writeups and post some snippets.
Moar fake news
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:rollin
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This guy...
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Oops, forgot about the snippets :lol. Here they are.
Well this is a bit of an unexpected entry considering your previous ones - is it probably for the better? Maybe.
I don't know, it's pretty heavy and has solid riffs but it doesn't resonate too much with me on an emotional level.
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's not very good.
Although it's quite proggy, it's fairly listenable actually. Even creative at times.
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's actually pretty cool.
This has a bombastic, even majestic vibe to it.
Yeah this got a nice relaxed vibe, but dunno if it's any special.
At times this reminded me of Tool but better.
There's nothing very special about it, but it's enjoyable and less cheesy than expected.
For some reason expected it to be awful generic crap, and... well it's not great, but kinda good?
Interesting to see how [ARTIST] has been involved in many varied projects, and this seems promising.
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#3 is oOoOo whats this :P
Hoping for #4 but dunno, probably #2 or #10 though :v
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I think this is mine.
"At times this reminded me of Tool but better".
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You know what Ned Stark always said: everything before the word 'but' is horseshit :lol I already know what the reaction to mine is basically gonna be haha!
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Well, several of those could apply :P
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Yeah this got a nice relaxed vibe, but dunno if it's any special.
Probably mine.
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Well this is a bit of an unexpected entry considering your previous ones - is it probably for the better? Maybe.
I don't think so.
I don't know, it's pretty heavy and has solid riffs but it doesn't resonate too much with me on an emotional level.
Maybe, but it's not that heavy.
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's not very good.
No.
Although it's quite proggy, it's fairly listenable actually. Even creative at times.
No.
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's actually pretty cool.
No, again.
This has a bombastic, even majestic vibe to it.
Could be.
Yeah this got a nice relaxed vibe, but dunno if it's any special.
No.
At times this reminded me of Tool but better.
Probably not but I don't know what it reminds you of so maybe :P
There's nothing very special about it, but it's enjoyable and less cheesy than expected.
I don't think so.
For some reason expected it to be awful generic crap, and... well it's not great, but kinda good?
I hope not because why would you expect it? ;D
Interesting to see how [ARTIST] has been involved in many varied projects, and this seems promising.
No.
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Well this is a bit of an unexpected entry considering your previous ones - is it probably for the better? Maybe.
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's not very good.
Although it's quite proggy, it's fairly listenable actually. Even creative at times.
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's actually pretty cool.
Interesting to see how [ARTIST] has been involved in many varied projects, and this seems promising.
I think these 5 could apply, but given your tastes maybe this doesn't qualify as weird for you and we can eliminate 2 of those comments
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The 'relaxed vibe but not special' is mine I think.
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The 'relaxed vibe but not special' is mine I think.
Could be mine also.
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Too tired to finish my last listen, so I'm aiming at tomorrow for results :cow:
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Alright, I'm going on vacation tomorrow until Thursday, and I will try to send something tomorrow morning, but there's a lot I've got to do in preparation for my upcoming trip. If I don't send you the song and miss all the deadlines for sending, feel free to eliminate me so I'm not holding up anyone.
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It's fine, I can listen to your entry when I get it and might go ahead with the rest and post results without yours until I've given it enough time.
Also, results are done, just formatting, sorting, adding up scores, etc. So... :soon:
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give me that sweet 2/5
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Parama: Exist - If or When
The counterpart to Trainy's entry, this is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's not very good. Yeah it's not generic at all and that's always a bonus on my eyes.
However, this is not really up my alley for the most part. Sure the riffs are solid for the most part, but I don't really like the harsh vocals here - they don't annoy me or anything, but I usually associate extreme vocals with extreme emotions and I can't connect with those here, reason why I prefer them in angry music in general. Thus I prefer the calmer sections on this song, mostly between the beginning and the heavy section the middle, with those great vocal harmonies.
But then there's this boring instrumental section on the second half, I don't really care about the guitar solo here at all and it drags a lot imo. Even without that section it wouldn't appealed me a lot, though. 2.5/5
Tomislav95: Paradise Lost - Faith Divides Us-Death Unites Us
This has been a band that I think I might have listened to many times during plug sessions but never really catched my attention, and this track isn't very different. I don't know, it's pretty heavy (kinda) and has solid riffs but it doesn't resonate too much with me on an emotional level, which I guess was what the band was aiming for. It just feels like standard modern metal, in terms of structure and melodies - surely they might have had a hand in influencing that, but it's... just a solid song. Wouldn't say it's generic either, they have their sound, but it's not a very unique one. Maybe they have more interesting songs, but this one doesn't do much for me. 3/5
Evermind: John Illsley - Only Time Will Tell
So there's this guitar ballad here and... there's nothing very special about it, but it's enjoyable and less cheesy than expected. It's kind of a love song I think? Or maybe looking back on a past love - I don't care tho. I like the male / female duo, it's nice. And... that's it I guess, there's not much to say about it. 3/5
Bolsters: Anneke van Giersbergen & Arstidir - Pavane
Well this is a bit of an unexpected entry considering your previous ones - is it probably for the better? Maybe. I received an Arstidir song on my first roulette, and although I haven't revisited their self-titled much, didn't enjoy enough to ban them.
So this is a curious entry, hearing Anneke singing mostly in a capella for the most part, with some guy on the background harmonizing with her. It's a nice mood, accentuated by the strings. But I feel the song doesn't really go anywhere - seems that this is an album of covers so maybe I'm just not familiar with the original pieces? It's nice chamber folk music, yeah, and relaxing, but I feel something is missing, probably on my part. It just doesn't feel like a very memorable piece in general. 3.5/5
Kattoelox: Kings of Leon - Muchacho
I don't know where but I feel I've listened to something like this quite some times, mostly the guitars here. They're nice, yeah, but I feel I've heard this style a lot since the Twin Peaks soundtrack, and even on some unrelated records like Angels of Light's How I Loved You, which is pretty folky and kind of country. Also on lots of post-rock albums. Beyond that, it's... got some nice bass, yeah, and the occasional piano is nice, but there aren't very unique ideas here, and it ends up pretty quick before they can fully develop so... yeah, a nice relaxing track, but just that. 3.5/5
Elite: Stone Temple Pilots - Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart
For some reason expected it to be awful generic crap, and... well it's not great, but kinda good? I mean, it's got a lot of alternative rock and grunge here, so didn't have any hopes. But it's just a decent track, short but goes to the point, it's catchy, production sucks, riffs are ok, not very creative, some personality here, got nice grooves, yeah it's ok. 3.5/5
ariich: The River Empires - A Dimmer Lux
Interesting to see how Casey Crescenzo has been involved in many varied projects (this is the second of his I receive on the roulette so far), and this seems promising. It's a bit of an energic folky song with the acoustic guitars and violins, but kinda proggy in how it's written in terms of melodies and structure. And for some reason it feels more as a piece of a bigger whole than a strong song on its own, likely the case seeing this is part of a massive double concept album. Seems the record is pretty varied in terms of instrumentation and structure so maybe I'd have liked this song more in that context. 3.5/5
home: The Family Crest - Beneath the Brine
This is one of the reasons why I don't like elimination roulettes - sometimes one of the bottom players ends up sending a surprisingly solid track late in the game. to the song: this has a bombastic, even majestic vibe to it. The chorus is huge, with the strings, percussion and acoustic guitars reminding me of some movie soundtrack in a way, but this track has more personality and its roots in indie music rather than classical. The singer somehow reminds of the TDH guy, and even some of the melodies here are TDH-esque, but more up my alley tbh. My main complaint is that it gets a little repetitive and would have appreciated more instrumental bits. 4/5
kingshmegland: I Mother Earth - God Rocket (Into The Heart Of Las Vegas)
Oh yes, I really like this atmospheric, electronic intro. Weird guitars kick in and things become interesting the kicking into the chorus, which sounds similar to what Brand New would end up doing years later - most of the calmer sections are like that, but I'm not complaining. Then back to the heavy part, at times this reminded me of Tool but better. Very solid riffs and the calm / heavy structured in the middle works quite well.
So yeah, I don't have much more to say, great riffs, solid melodies, and the Tool influence is always welcome. 4/5
Nekov: Dave Kerzner - Hypocrites
When the first chords kicked in, and after seeing it was 8 mins and a half long, expected some boring progfest or dadrock worship. And although it's quite proggy, it's fairly listenable actually. Even creative at times. Yes, vocals have quite some 70's flavor to them, and guitars for the most part are maybe too inspired by Rush at times, but around the third min they change of tone for a far more modern sound, and the song does too. This part reminds me quite a bit of Porcupine Tree, then come some nice synths and the guitar kind of soloing in the background.
And it keeps evolving from here, only maintaining some core melodies and chord progressions. That's its biggest strength imo, and what keeps this track always interesting instead of having a more conventional structure. Although it is clearly very inspired by both modern and old prog, is the solid songwriting (this particular kind being one of my very favorites) that ends up making it stand out. +4/5
Train of Naught: öOoOoOoOoOo - Fucking Freaky Futile Freddy
I recall some of my friends going nuts over this album when it was released (even followed the controversy about its artwork) and just ignored it because I assumed it was probably black metal or too avant-garde for my taste. I might have been wrong tho!
This is one of the weirdest songs I've received on this roulette so far, and it's actually pretty cool - there's this kind of childish yet twisted playfulness. I saw it being called "what high school kids would think weird music is" and it's partially true, I mean, the vocals are kind of dumb but not out of tone, and there's this electronic organ on the background :lol. But, somehow, I like it! It's fresh, catchy and memorable, and quite fun. Took some time to grow on me but I think it was worth it. +4/5
Positions
ariich +26
Bolsters +26
Nekov +26
Elite 26
kingshmegland +25.5
tomislav95 25
Evermind 25
Train of Naught 25
Parama +24
home 24
Katteolox +23.5
There's quite a close gap in the top 5, so it's still (almost) anybody's got a chance to get into the EP round :corn
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Crap. :lol
I dunno, I think that's a fantastic mellow song, it doesn't have to do anything special. But that's kind of what I dig these days. Knew I should've sent Arizona. Whoops. ;)
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You're getting curve ball next for sure then :P
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I dunno, I think that's a fantastic mellow song, it doesn't have to do anything special. But that's kind of what I dig these days. Knew I should've sent Arizona. Whoops. ;)
I certainly been digging lots of mellow and chill music lately, maybe that's why I've become a little hard to please :P. But seems that album of theirs isn't very well rated in many places, so maybe I could try with some of their previous stuff?
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I dunno, I think that's a fantastic mellow song, it doesn't have to do anything special. But that's kind of what I dig these days. Knew I should've sent Arizona. Whoops. ;)
I certainly been digging lots of mellow and chill music lately, maybe that's why I've become a little hard to please :P. But seems that album of theirs isn't very well rated in many places, so maybe I could try with some of their previous stuff?
Kings of Leon fans are usually those that are on board with what they make and those who think only the first 2 albums matter. I like the way they sound these days, very chill slow songs and spacey but catchy anthems, it's a vibe that suits me personally. They do that Knocked Up song, you may have heard it if you ever YouTube the intro (was used in commercials a lot, at least in the USA). Nothing wrong with your opinion though :)
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Not gonna lie OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO winning that round after all the confused reactions during hangmanen is pretty funny :lol
I don't know if something like that is worth the risk at all times though, but I just think it's a really weird but at the same time fun album. I guess I still have a small chance to make it to the finals now.
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yeah if you hated exist you're going to hate what i sent for this round even more and honestly that's fine
...exist isn't really that weird though :lol
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ariich: The River Empires - A Dimmer Lux
Interesting to see how Casey Crescenzo has been involved in many varied projects (this is the second of his I receive on the roulette so far), and this seems promising. It's a bit of an energic folky song with the acoustic guitars and violins, but kinda proggy in how it's written in terms of melodies and structure. And for some reason it feels more as a piece of a bigger whole than a strong song on its own, likely the case seeing this is part of a massive double concept album. Seems the record is pretty varied in terms of instrumentation and structure so maybe I'd have liked this song more in that context. 3.5/5
That's probably fair - it's why I found it hard to choose which song to send. This is one that stands out in context (among quite a few) and works standalone better than most, but the album isn't about individual tracks at all. If you liked what you heard but just didn't feel there was much to it on its own, then you should definitely check out the album, it's absolutely wonderful.
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Also, I appear to be top on the basis of alphabetical order... :lol
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Nice! I'll work on picking a song tonight.
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Sent mine - went with the first thing that popped into my head.
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Sent something different this time, hope I don't need to resent :justjen
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Awesome, I'm glad you dig the song. The album is quite eclectic so I had a hard time figuring out which song to send. You'll get something from me tomorrw
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I definitely had higher hopes for that song. :lol Oh well, the next one will be on its way to you soon.
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Yeah it surprised me you changed your electronic / ambient entry for this one :lol
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Sent
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Got 6 entries so far, keep them coming, I'd like to start listening tomorrow morning :P
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OK gonna start listening to your entries now and fire up some album cover guessing in a while :metal
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:2metal:
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god, nobody is going to guess mine then because it's obscure as heck & the album cover isn't very interesting :lol
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A B C D E
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(https://i.imgur.com/eBGxO0X.png)
A1:
A2:
B1: Maybeshewill - Not For Want of Trying
B2: John Cage - 4'33"
C1:
C2:
D1:
D2:
E1:
E2:
Some of these are very obscure so tried to make it easier, but this should be quite a challenge anyways :P
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Maybeshewill, not for want of trying. Great album :metal
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B1: Maybeshewill - Not For Want of Trying
C1: James Labrie - Static Impulse?
B2: the only sheet music I would be able to play on the piano
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god, nobody is going to guess mine then because it's obscure as heck & the album cover isn't very interesting :lol
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B2: John Cage - 4'33" :neverusethis:
I literally don't even know which one is mine
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B2: John Cage - 4'33" :neverusethis:
Good one :lol
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Had to represent the two missing entries somehow :P
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Had to represent the two missing entries somehow :P
omg for real, I'm dying :rollin
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Yes :lol. It was either that one or this:
(https://is3.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/v4/4f/c0/86/4fc08695-7ce8-41fc-b512-292725478ae8/source/600x600bb.jpg)
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A1: Shadowy Figure - Staring at a Blank Background
A2: Floating Torso - Blue Background, Black Jacket
D1: TesseracT - Unreleased Album
E1: Gray Skies - Ocean Pollution
E2: Sunn O))) - -(((
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:lol Also
C2: Avatar - Water Tribe
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I don't know any of those
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Yeah most of these are obscure but I'm sure one of you'll recognize E2 soon :P
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i feel like i recognize E2 but also have no clue
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Well that sucked, most of these are pretty obscure so let's go back to our ol' pal hangmanen:
?: ____ _____ - _ ___ ___________
?: Maybeshewill - __ _____ ___ ______ __._
?: ______ - _____ __ ____
?: ____ _____ - ____ ____
?: ______ - ___ _____
?: _____ __ ______ - ______
?: ____ - ___________ ______
?: ______ - ________
?: ___ _________ _____ - _______ _____
?: _______ - _______
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
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not feeling like getting the D today, actually. give me A
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If Parama doesn't want it, then I'll take the D
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I didn't even know what artwork was my song. Sorry :lol
Gimme O
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He films the clouds pt. 2
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?: Da__ _oo__ - _ ___ O_________d
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: _____d - ___a_ __ _o__
?: _a__ _o___ - ____ ____
?: ______ - ___ _____
?: _____ d_ ______ - ______
?: _D__ - A___oa_____ __o___
?: _o____ - __a___a_
?: ___ ____a____ _____ - _______ _o__d
?: __a__o_ - ______d
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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S!
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N
Can't wait until someone finally guesses a letter in my song or artist's name :corn
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?: Da__ _oo_s - _ ___ O_________d
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: _____d - ___a_ __ So__
?: _a__ _o__n - ____ ____
?: ______ - ___ _____
?: _____ d_ __ss__ - S_____
?: _D__ - A___oa___n_ S_o__s
?: _os__s - __a_nsa_
?: ___ __n_a____ _____ - _______ _o_nd
?: __as_os - ______d
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N
Parama waits 3 turns
ariich waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
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R
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N
Can't wait until someone finally guesses a letter in my song or artist's name :corn
The fifth one is Parama's :neverusethis:
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?: Dar_ Roo_s - _ ___ O__r______d
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: ___r_d - _r_a_ __ So__
?: _a__ _o__n - ____ ____
Parama: ___r__ - ___ _r___
?: _____ d_ __ss_r - S_____
?: _D__ - A__roa___n_ S_or_s
?: _os_rs - __a_nsa_
?: ___ __n_a____ _____ - _______ _o_nd
?: __as_os - ___rr_d
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R
Nekov waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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E :corn
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First one looks like dark roots
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First one looks like dark roots
Almost :P
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?: Dar_ Roo_s - _ _e_ O_er__e__ed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: ___r_d - _rea_ __ So__
?: _a_e _o_en - ____ ____
Parama: __er__ - __e _re_e
?: Ee__e de __sser - S__ee_
?: _DE_ - A__roa___n_ S_or_s
?: _osers - __a_nsa_
?: __e __nea___e ___e_ - _______ _o_nd
?: __as_os - ___rred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
Also this round is pretty solid, I can't think of a dud among these.
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Hahaha! I KNEW you'd like it! :biggrin: :corn
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Also this round is pretty solid, I can't think of a dud among these.
Did you not get my song?? :-\
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Dark Rooms, I get overwhelmed
Losers?
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?: Dark Rooms - _ _e_ O_er__e__ed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: ___r_d - _rea_ __ So__
?: _a_e _o_en - ____ ____
Parama: __er__ - __e _re_e
?: Ee__e de __sser - S__ee_
?: _DE_ - A__roa___n_ S_or_s
?: Losers - __a_nsa_
?: __e __nea___e ___e_ - _______ _o_nd
?: __as_os - ___rred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
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i can't guess a letter rn, so, U
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Hey Sacul, looks like home got the Dark Rooms track right. FIX IT FIX IT FIX IT :lol
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?: Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: ___r_d - _rea_ __ So__
?: _a_e _o_en - __t_ ____
Parama: __er__ - T_e Tre_e
?: Ee__e de __sser - S__ee_
?: _DE_ - A__roa___n_ Stor_s
?: Losers - __a_nsa_
?: T_e __nea___e T__e_ - T___t__ _o_nd
?: __as_os - ___rred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E T
ariich waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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Eefje, the Visser
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:tup
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Now that I've blown the deadline for more than a week, I think I'll actually drop out rather then send you my song now. :lol I'll follow this to the end though!
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Break my soul?
Y
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Now that I've blown the deadline for more than a week, I think I'll actually drop out rather then send you my song now. :lol I'll follow this to the end though!
Don't worry, Sacul is only on his second listen anyway :neverusethis:
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Now that I've blown the deadline for more than a week, I think I'll actually drop out rather then send you my song now. :lol I'll follow this to the end though!
Don't worry, Sacul is only on his second listen anyway :neverusethis:
He's already on the second?!
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:corn :corn :corn
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:lol Sorry guys, I've got more than enough listens done, just haven't had the time to sit down and make writeups and stuff. I'll try start some of them tonight.
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?: Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: _y_r_d - Break My Soul
?: _a_e _o_en - __ty ____
Parama: __er__ - T_e Tre_e
?: Ee__e de __sser - S__ee_
?: _DE_ - A__roa___n_ Stor_s
?: Losers - __a_nsa_
?: T_e __nea___e T__e_ - T___t_y _o_nd
?: __as_os - ___rred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E T Y
home waits 3 turns
ariich waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
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Gimme G
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?: Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: _y_r_d - Break My Soul
?: _a_e _o_en - __ty ____
Parama: __er__ - T_e Tre_e
?: Ee__e de __sser - S__ee_
?: _DE_ - A__roa___ng Stor_s
?: Losers - __a_nsa_
?: T_e __nea___e T__e_ - T_g_t_y _o_nd
?: __as_os - ___rred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E T Y G
Parama waits 3 turns
home waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Wound.
P
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?: Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: _y_r_d - Break My Soul
?: _a_e _o_en - __ty ____
Parama: __er__ - T_e Tre_e
?: Ee__e de __sser - S__ee_
?: _DE_ - Approa___ng Stor_s
?: Losers - __a_nsa_
?: The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Wound
?: __as_os - ___rred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E T Y G P
Bolsters waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
home waits 1 turn
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Approaching Storms
Blurred?
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Break My Soul is Hybrid.
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Break My Soul is Hybrid.
Hybrid seems like something Sacul might like.
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Break My Soul is Hybrid.
Hybrid seems like something Sacul might like.
I like their debut, but not enough to ban them so let that song in :P
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?: Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
?: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
?: Hybrid - Break My Soul
?: _a_e _o_en - __ty ____
Parama: __er__ - The Tre_e
?: Eefje de Visser - S_hee_
?: _DE_ - Approaching Storms
?: Losers - _ha_nsa_
?: The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Wound
?: __as_os - Blurred
Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
Guessed letters: A D O S N R E T Y G P H
Nekov waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
Good news, half of writeups are done, I'll try make the rest soon, and hope results can be up in a few hours. But you know me, so that may mean tomorrow :lol
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Good news, half of writeups are done, I'll try make the rest soon, and hope results can be up in a few hours. But you know me, so that may mean March :lol
Fixed that for you. :biggrin:
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It's only the 27th in sacultown
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Writeups are done, time to have lunch and do the formatting etc. So, results...
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when i was
a young boy
my father
took me into the city
to see the marching band
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Some of these writeups came naturally to me, others I struggled to put my thoughts down, so sorry if they're not very helpful :lol
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Kattoelox: Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed
This track is conflicting - on the one hand, it's creative, blending symphonic and electronic sounds quite well plus other neat little sounds. On the other, I don't really like the lyrics nor the vocal style at all, they're just the dumb hipster stuff that's popular these days.
It's got a pretty interesting style overall, and hadn't I been annoyed by those things I mentioned, I certainly would have enjoyed this track a lot more. +3/5
home: Eefje de Visser - Scheef
Interesting track, I like the atmosphere set by the gentle, pulsing beat, and her gentle voice, plus those marimbas (I guess?) are a nice touch. There are some very nice harmonies here and the vibe's pretty nice, up my alley almost, reminds me a bit of Alt-J's last record.
However, I think my main grip with the track is how busy it feels for the most part, she barely having a break for the most part, thus making it difficult to me to identify what the different sections of the track are. So it's great when the last two mins are some instrumental bliss, I really like those synths.
On a side note, at first the foreign singing bothered me a bit but quickly got used to it, I wonder what the lyrics are about. 3.5/5
Train of Naught: IDEK - Approaching Storms
Before I forget, if you meet the band, would you ask him to kick their mastering engineer in the ass? This is way too compressed, which is sad since it sounds well recorded and mixed, and that's a waste of their money.
So to the song, it certainly has strong BTBAM vibes, with the clean/harsh vocal style, the quirky and funny sections, but really lacking that strong unique sound and variety. Sure there's a solid songwriting here, it's not too derivative, and gladly don't fall into some prog self-indulgence, so there's hope the band will go places in the future if they manage to carve a style more of their own. I can definitely feel why you're into them tho. 3.5/5
kingshmegland: The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Wound
I've listened to some songs by these guys here and there, and although I get the "Porcupine Tree copycats" vibes from their first records, this song feels pretty much a product of their own. The mood at the beginning almost seem to hint that this will be a Halloween-themed track but seems it isn't. Vocals have a style somehow reminding me of Gorillaz, but they also feel lazy, and the guitars have this peculiar sound to them, I like them. The chorus is the weakest part of the track tho, melodies are pretty bland, and breaks the mood. I like the instrumental ending, it's a surprising and pleasant change.
So, all in all, it's... ok, I think? Like, this doesn't do much to me, and I feel they might have better tracks. 3.5/5
Parama: Cleric - The Treme
Oh boy, this song was such a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, there are lots of very cool and creative ideas up my alley, like the spoken samples on the background, some of the jazzy drumming at times, vocals are interesting and add up much to the song, even the djent-ish riffs were pretty cool, and the variety on this track is great, I dig the use of piano overall. Then there's this amazing section that begins at 6:30, damn.
On the other hand, this song just feels too random for no good reason, and while I don't mind that approach as long as every part, every idea is good at least, half of those here just are bland, too dissonant, or completely breaking the mood, like the ending, which is very anticlimatic, making the last minute of the track quite a waste of time and not a proper resolution to the great section I mentioned before.
Yet all in all, I enjoyed it more than I was really expecting to. +3.5/5
ariich: Kiasmos - Blurred
I think it's a little obvious I've been digging lots of chill music lately, and my favorite roulette tracks usually are on the softer side. That means I've taken my time to explore and understand what I enjoy in this stuff, but I'm also open to more things. Take for instance this track, starts with some nice electronic beats along with simple piano chords, slowly building up with the synths and the strings... just to not reach any sort of climax, which is a bummer. It repeats this approach again without the beat, and it's odd because using the same ideas for a building on what sounds like a sort of bridge feels weird to me.
But not everything is lost, there's a very nice atmosphere here and despite its shortcomings, it's quite a relistenable track, possibly making for some nice background music. Olafur Arnalds is a guy I need to explore yet (really liked his collaboration with Nils Frahm), so this was an interesting entry into one of his, I think, multiple facets. +3.5/5
Elite: Losers - Chainsaw
For being a "random song", this is actually pretty decent. Heavy, catchy, highly digitalized industrial guitars and drums, almost like Pendulum but heavier and less electronic. Vocals feel closer to alternative rock than what's typical on this genre, and that's refreshing. Style has lots of energy and somehow reminds me of 2000s NIN instead of their 90s output, that's cool. Also appreciated is the use of real, dynamic drums instead of some lame drum machine.
And since it's a short and simple song, there's not much more to say about it - I like it quite a bit. 4/5
Tomislav95: Maybeshewill - He Films The Clouds Pt.2
I think I've heard some other tracks from these guys that just felt like boring, generic post-rock. So this is a pleasant surprise when the electronic beat kicks in, and it's not some generic preset, it actually fits the piano quite well. Although the first half of the track is a buildup, it does so in a very interesting way, but it's the second half of the song that really grabs me. The harmonies are simply wonderful, and the last buildup is well done, feels with more impact than it if were only the guitars throughout the whole track like many crescendocore bands do. Melodies overall feel a little soundtrack-ish but I don't mind, the songwriting is varied and although a bit all over the place, it works. This track feels like a little journey. +4/5
Bolsters: Hybrid - Break My Soul
I like Hybrid's debut, If I Survive being my favorite track, but it's a very consistent record so the band wasn't banned. This song however, is something different. Breakbeat electronics, many synths, strong female vocals, and symphonic elements. I like how it's structured, with a nice breakdown in the middle, separating these huge, bombastic choruses. It certainly has a very interesting, modern vibe that seems to be more aligned with my current tastes. +4/5
Nekov: Jake Bowen - City 1816
I really like the piano on this track, somehow those simple melodies make me feel nostalgic, maybe they remind me of C148's wonderful Minecraft soundtrack somehow (got into the game back when it was Alpha, wtf I feel old). The electronic beats are simple and pleasing, I like how the track goes places and doesn't just loop them with little variation. Synths have this nice chiptune sound to them, and the multiple layers of effects and pads work pretty well. Overall I'd say it's a chill track, almost feels like the soundtrack to a game (vibe reminds me of 0edit's Neotokyo OST). Yeah it's a nice little song but one that falls into what I've been digging lately so props for that. +4/5
(https://i.imgur.com/vqCNLDJ.png)Evermind: John Cage - 4'33"
I was about to give you a 5/5 for this masterpiece, but since you dropped off this roulette, a pink star should suffice.
Positions
Bolsters 30.5
Nekov 30.5
ariich 30
Elite 30
kingshmegland +29
tomislav95 +29
Train of Naught 28.5
Parama 28
home 27.5
Katteolox 27
Seems ariich has finally lost the lead! And there's three ties, damn :lol . Hope next round helps define who enters the EP round. And speaking of next round, time to send! Most of you still haven't used your up-to-18-mins song, so feel free to make this the unofficial epic round :P
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4,33/5
The festival was last weekend brah, won't see them for another month but I don't hear the mastering issues :(. The singer is a huge BTBAM fan so that's probably where the influence is coming from
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A friend of mine showed me the Dark Rooms song a few weeks ago and I hated it, so I thought you'd love it. :lol I'm literally out of ideas for what you may like now, so brace yourself. Hopefully you at least don't hate the last couple tracks I send. I'm sending you an epic this time. :biggrin:
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Better than I expected tbh
Anyways you said 18 minutes is the max, not 15, so :corn
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Time for me to send you some long song then :D
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C
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Alright. Onto the next song.
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Wow, I wasn't expecting to do that good. I'm on vacation and not near my computer but I'll try to send something you soon
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I kinda expected it :azn:
Will send later today.
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4,33/5
The festival was last weekend brah, won't see them for another month but I don't hear the mastering issues :( . The singer is a huge BTBAM fan so that's probably where the influence is coming from
It's noticeable since the mix seems well done that the instruments lack much impact, mostly the drums. Listen to this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxiY0MIZEF0), and compare it to this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e62Zgg03n_o). It's easy to hear which sounds better and is less compressed :P
A friend of mine showed me the Dark Rooms song a few weeks ago and I hated it, so I thought you'd love it. :lol
That might still be a good strategy :lol
Anyways you said 18 minutes is the max, not 15, so :corn
Fixed.
Got 3 entries so far :corn
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A friend of mine showed me the Dark Rooms song a few weeks ago and I hated it, so I thought you'd love it. :lol
That might still be a good strategy :lol
Man no wonder I'm doing so poorly, I only enter good music
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Sorry for the delay, my wife gave birth on Monday, so I've been, er, somewhat preoccupied!
I'll try to choose something in the next day or so if I can find the time and mental capacity!
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found ariich's song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo-EmFj9LnE)
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Sorry for the delay, my wife gave birth on Monday, so I've been, er, somewhat preoccupied!
I'll try to choose something in the next day or so if I can find the time and mental capacity!
Congrats ariich!! :biggrin:
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my wife gave birth on Monday
Amazing! Who is the father?
Congrats! :angel:
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my wife gave birth on Monday
Amazing! Who is the father?
Scar and that baby will be called Angela :metal
Don't worry man, take your time, I can always use The Grand Conjuration as your entry if you're too busy.
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Congrats Rich!!!
Song sent.
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Congrats Rich!!!
Thank you :)
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Congrats Rich!!!
Thank you :)
You troublemaker! :lol
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Just missing on Elite and home, would like to have your entries by tomorrow :P
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Congrats Rich!!!
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On a side note, at first the foreign singing bothered me a bit but quickly got used to it, I wonder what the lyrics are about. 3.5/5
Heey, I'm not exactly 100% sure what her lyrics are about as she writes in a kind of free/poetic way, using the (north) sea as a metaphor in most of the album. In this song ithe sea is a kind of safe haven where she submerges to find silence from both the busy world around her and herself and at the end of the song she slowly resurfaces.
I'll send shortly :azn
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found ariich's song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo-EmFj9LnE)
:tup
And thanks everyone, it's pretty exhausting so far but I think it's going well on the whole - he seems to be healthy. :)
Anyway, sent!
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Glad to hear that! :tup
Only waiting for our dogbird fella to send :corn
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It's a he? Seems soon enough you won't be the only one sexing people later
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Glad to hear that! :tup
Only waiting for our dogbird fella to send :corn
So I wasn't even last to send?
Awesome. :ariich:
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i'm pretty sure elite sends last on purpose because in doing so he wins roulettes or something
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Wished I had the same luck :cow: . Anyways, what you've all been waiting for! :metal
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A!
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i want my last D
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?: DADA - __a_ ___ A__
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?: _a__ D__ - A__ ___ _a__ __ A__ ___ __d_ ____d
?: __a___ A__a_d_ - ________'_ ____
Guessed letters: A D
Parama waits 3 turns
ariich waits 2 turns
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DADA :lol
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It took me a few minutes to remember what I sent :lol
Let's see E
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Guessed letters: A D E
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
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H
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I see my song! :squee:
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How about a T
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?: DADA - _ta_ ___ A_e
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Guessed letters: A D E H T
Nekov waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
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R you ready for it
Also:
Cat Stevens - Where do the Children Play?
Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
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?: A__e_ __e_ - _a___ar
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?: DADA - _tar ___ Are
?: _ddarra__ - _e_tra_ ___
?: Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
?: __a__r Ar_a_d_ - T___rr__'_ ____
Guessed letters: A D E H T R
Parama waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
Bolsters waits 1 turn
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Star You Are
MGMT - Little Dark Age
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Parama: Spectral Lore
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:tup
Also, it's interesting that only two songs are more than 10 mins long. So far, one of them bores me, and the other one is ok. :corn
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Let me see OoOoOoOoOoOo
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:tup
Also, it's interesting that only two songs are more than 10 mins long. So far, one of them bores me, and the other one is ok. :corn
Hell yeah for boring sacul
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I won't pay that much attention to this hangman as I did for Tomislav's because I need to get some sleep, but I see Olafur Arnalds - Tomorrow's Song.
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:tup
Also, it's interesting that only two songs are more than 10 mins long. So far, one of them bores me, and the other one is ok. :corn
Hell yeah for boring sacul
That’s mine!
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You sent Kayo Dot? :corn
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Yeah :corn
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Parama: Spectral Lore - The _e__ed _arde_
?: A__e_ O_e_ - _a___ar
?: __r_t_ R___ - _e___ a_a__
?: Cat Stevens - Where do the Children Play?
?: _a_a_ - __t
?: MGMT - Little Dark Age
?: DADA - Star You Are
?: Oddarra__ - _e_tra_ ___
Elite: Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
?: __a__r Ar_a_d_ - To_orro_'_ _o__
Guessed letters: A D E H T R O
Kattoelox waits 3 turns
Parama waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn
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S
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Parama: Spectral Lore - The _e__ed _arde_
The last word in that one looks like garden
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The Veiled Garden
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Parama: Spectral Lore - The Veiled Garden
?: A__es O_e_ - _a___ar
?: __r_t_ R___ - _e___ a_a__
?: Cat Stevens - Where do the Children Play?
?: _a_a_ - __t
?: MGMT - Little Dark Age
?: DADA - Star You Are
?: Oddarra__ - _e_tra_ S__
Elite: Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
?: __a__r Ar_a_ds - To_orro_'s So__
Guessed letters: A D E H T R O S
Bolsters waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Parama waits 1 turn
So far the round is a little disappointing, one or two duds, and no real standout tracks. Hope these all grow on me soon :corn
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I won't pay that much attention to this hangman as I did for Tomislav's because I need to get some sleep, but I see Olafur Arnalds - Tomorrow's Song.
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I need sleep too :lol
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Is there an M?
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My song is good and you should change your opinions to reflect that :lol
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My song isn't as good as If or When by Exist
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Parama: Spectral Lore - The Veiled Garden
?: A__es O_e_ - _am__ar
?: __r_t_ R___ - _e___ a_a__
?: Cat Stevens - Where do the Children Play?
?: _a_a_ - __t
?: MGMT - Little Dark Age
?: DADA - Star You Are
?: Oddarra__ - _e_tra_ S__
Elite: Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
?: Ólafur Arnalds - Tomorrow's Song
Guessed letters: A D E H T R O S M
Nekov waits 3 turns
Bolsters waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn
I hope to deliver results tomorrow but take that with a grain of salt as usual :corn
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Parama: Spectral Lore - The Veiled Garden
?: A__es O_e_ - _ami_ar
?: __rit_ Ri__ - _e_i_ a_ai_
?: Cat Stevens - Where do the Children Play?
?: _a_a_ - _it
?: MGMT - Little Dark Age
?: DADA - Star You Are
?: Oddarra__ - _e_tra_ S__
Elite: Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
?: Ólafur Arnalds - Tomorrow's Song
Guessed letters: A D E H T R O S M I
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Here it is, fellas, the final round! For half of you :P. To those that leave us, you've sent some great tracks and will make me check several albums so thanks for playing :metal
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Elite: Kayo Dot - All the Pain in All the Wide World
This song is a mess in plenty of senses, the most noticeable for me being the production, too compressed and muddy but I guess that was the idea. The second and most important one, is the songwriting: this is just all over the place, with Toby rambling, instrumentation meandering more and more. I don't understand what this song was trying to do other than maybe establish a kind of psychedelic, synthwave-y atmosphere, probably inspired after watching Drive (while thinking it was a good movie :neverusethis: ). So... yeah, this is just one giant mess that hardly has any identifiable sections, filled with bland melodies, and that overstays its welcome. It doesn't inspire any negative feelings - just bores me a lot. 2.5/5
Parama: Spectral Lore - The Veiled Garden
Actually the beginning of this song is pretty interesting, for the first 3 minutes, despite not being much up my alley. Then I get a little bored but things get cool in that ambient section at around minute 6. The buildup is well done, then it breaks into heavy guitars, and... blast beats. And more black metal of course. For another 6 minutes in which I've lost the little interest I had. Sure, I'll give it that the songwriting is pretty varied here, but black metal is a sound and aesthetic I don't like from the go, one that just subtracts by default so unless there's something that really compensates for it, it's likely it won't get a good score from me.
This track certainly feels more accomplished and ambitious than most black metal I've listened to, so I see why you love this record so much. Sadly, it's not really my thing but I'll give it some merit. 3/5
Bolsters: Purity Ring - begin again
This is a pretty repetitive song, using very few melodies and lyrics that rhyme too much. Hooks feel kind of cheap and generic. I don't like the trap-influenced beats on this track nor how processed the vocals and keys feel. But, it's not really a bad piece. Despite its shortcomings, I find the production to be decent, and overall it's enjoyable - more of the passive kind you'd get by something on the background. Just another pop song. 3/5
kingshmegland: DADA - Star You Are
When the guitars appeared, almost thought this would be a lame adult contemporary track or something :lol . Anyways, I don't understand the lyrics too much but they seem to be about a toxic relationship, or a creepy follower/stalker? Kinda contrasts with the soft instrumentation in a nice way. Which is pretty cool but way overshadowed by the acoustic guitars in the mix imo. Certainly the vocal harmonies are quite well arranged and pleasing... when the melodies are. Parts like 'I wanted too much' feel kind awkward and the singer's voice becomes a little grating.
Other than that... it feels like a pretty simple ballad in terms of structure and arrangements. I'm not sure there's much special about this track. 3.5/5
home: Ólafur Arnalds - Tomorrow's Song
This style reminds me of some of Nils Frahm output, lovely piano songs with some sounds from the instrument, the chair, hammers hitting the strings, etc. And this... is nice little song, but just that. Could easily have been part of a soundtrack as it is comfy and pleasant to listen to, but rather forgettable. I feel this guy has way better tunes on him. 3.5/5
Train of Naught: Kauan - Kit
I'm a little conflicted with this one - it has such great beginning, with a lovely ambient section with interesting samples, and a great buildup, tinged with melancholy. Love the electric guitar on this track, mostly the clean playing. And there are some excellent vocal harmonies. Yeah it's pretty nice. Until... the second breakdown, with the acoustic guitars and the slow metal music building up. To end up in... nice riffs but lame growls, instrumentation nowhere close as intense as before. And the song ends up abruptly, but you already warned me of that. I don't know, has this track ended up earlier, would have definitely gotten more points from me. +3.5/5
Kattoelox: Cat Stevens - Where do the Children Play?
I wonder why this guy wants to know the whereabouts of minors? :P About the song, at first I was just bored because it felt like another folk song. But it's been slowly growing on me - I like how each chorus adds something small but interesting, the synths have a lovely sound, the occasional background vocals add up to the mood, and I like how the drums break in. It's a simple song, but a pretty comfy one.
On a side note, took me a while to realize this song is from 1970! Definitely a great version you sent me. 4/5
Nekov: Agnes Obel - Familar
Now I realize where I had listened to this track before, was it a part of Dark's soundtrack, right? Seems you've been digging it :P . Anyways, this track is pretty nice, I like the strings here, and her voice, while not singing in a very unique style, fits well the mood. The other vocals are a little weird, in the sense they feel somehow processed and unnatural, but again, they fit. Somehow it felt the whole track was about to build up to something or change in mood or structure near the end, and it didn't. Which is ok. Overall, nice lovely song. 4/5
Tomislav95: MGMT - Little Dark Age
Heh, I remember this album was memed, because the day of release /mu/ was flooded with yellow posts :lol . Anyways to the music, we got some interesting synthpop with more discrete beats instead of the typical bombastic ones. Vocals are quite processed and along with synths, they all have a sound of their own, I'll give them that. It's kinda quirky and fun, trying to be spooky. And the little instrumental sections are pretty cool.
I guess my main complaint is that it feels a little repetitive, mostly the vocals varying very little in the melodies it sings. But I'll admit it grew on me quite a bit. 4/5
ariich: Oddarrang - Central Sun
This is quite the obscure but intriguing submission I always get in roulettes. I just can't think of a genre tag, it's kinda jazzy but also post-rock-ish but also uuhhhh folk something? It's definitely an atmospheric piece that for some reason would fit as a soundtrack to... something :lol . I really like the melodies played by the strings here and the vocal harmonies fit nicely. I don't know what else to say, it's a pretty interesting track and a creative one. 4/5
Positions
Nekov 34.5
ariich 34
Bolsters 33.5
tomislav95 +33
kingshmegland +32.5
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Elite 32.5
Train of Naught +32
Parama 31
home 31
Katteolox 31
From three ties last round to a clean top 5 now, congratulations to those that have entered the EP round! I'll post rules soon, but they'll likely be the same as my previous roulette's. Start planning something, haven't defined a submission date yet so take your time.
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Finals
As I said in the OP, there's an EP round for the top 5 players to determine the winner. Rules are the following:
- Minimum of 3 songs.
- Minimum EP length of 15 mins.
- Maximum of 15 mins per artist.
- The recommended maximum length for the EP is ~30 mins, the absolute maximum is 35 mins.
- Flow will be taken into account, but it will have a small influence in the score (more on this later)
- When you send it, include a tracklist with the song names (duh) and the track lengths.
- A zip/RAR file with the tracks is preferred since I do most of my listening on my music player - please correctly tag your files. Spotify or youtube playlists work as well. If you can't in any of those ways, give me the tracklist and I'll get the files or whatever is needed.
- Don't manually alter the songs' volume in order to normalize them, just add ReplayGain Track info to each.
- Deadline is Tuesday at 11:59 PM
Scoring
So I didn't want something that would make Nekov the only winner even if he screwed up, making this final round pointless. But even then, it'd be unfair to make him lose right away without taking the first 10 rounds into consideration, so a "best EP wins" wouldn't work. Ultimately, I've crafted a middle-of-the-road system, so that if he fails, the bottom players might have a chance to steal the crown if they shine, or tie the first place at least. The rest can also take the first spot if they do well ofc. So, how your EP shall be scored:
- Since not all EPs have the same amount of songs, a way of "normalizing" was needed, so I'll individually score your songs out of 5, multiply each by 4, and take the mean of that, so the EP score will be out of 20.
- Flow will be scored out of 5 in positive integers, and added to the previous score. This takes into account how well songs transition into each other, and how it all works as a single piece overall.
- The bottom player's score will act as the zero or base for the "roulette points" (RP) - it's the difference between a given person's score and the player's at #5. This means king will have zero RPs, and Nekov +1.5.
So the score should look like:
Score = EP average out of 20 + flow + RP
Thus, the maximum score you can get on this round is 25+RP.
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EP rules: send something that sucks
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At least I went out on a good note :lol This was fun, Sacul - thanks for letting me play. Hope you check out some more Incognito and Chris Joss. :)
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Hahaha I completely blew it
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EP rules: send something that sucks
Seems you're eager to send one :P
At least I went out on a good note :lol This was fun, Sacul - thanks for letting me play. Hope you check out some more Incognito and Chris Joss. :)
Thanks for playing! I started checking the Incognito album some days ago, it's quite nice, and have the Chris Joss and Cat Stevens ones saved as well.
Hahaha I completely blew it
Quite a shame since you were in the top 3 for most of the roulette :lol . Thanks for playing!
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you just disliked my song in purpose
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Or maybe you sent a boring track in purpose to stop your current streak of roulette wins :vomitard:
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i don't know why you would send kayo dot in a roulette, they do suck, so
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Alles kits, Sacul?
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I didn't expect it to get to the EP round but now I want to win, of course :azn:
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Or maybe you sent a boring track in purpose to stop your current streak of roulette wins
it's all your fault
i don't know why you would send kayo dot in a roulette, they do suck, so
well, at first I wanted to send Marathon by Kayo Dot, but I bet Sacul wouldn't have liked that either. You might though.
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i've listened to choirs of the eye several times and never liked it, so, doubtful :corn
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I've listened to Hubardo, which wasn't my cup of tea, but And He Built Him a Boat and some tracks from Part the Second are pretty good :P
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Part the Second is maudlin of the Well, though, which I've always enjoyed more than Kayo Dot.
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Yeah forgot to mention I was referring to Toby Driver in general :P
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Bath blows Part the Second out of the water
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I've updated the post after results with info about the EP round. You've got some days to prepare and EP and send it.
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Nice. I have absolutely no idea what I'll send to bee honest. That first place now might be my consolation price
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Got 1 EP and another that has to resubmit so far :corn
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I started a new job yesterday and also started attending school so I've had very limited time. I've put together a couple of songs and I'm working on the order. Should send something soon.
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Only waiting for the new dad to send his EP - if you need a bit more of time, let me know.
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Ariich's EP:
Dream Theater - Honor Thy Father
Devin Townsend - Babysong
Justin Bieber - Baby
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The Ronettes - Be My Baby
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Salt N Pepper Push It. Ooh Baby baby, baby baby!
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Anathema - Childhood Dream
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:lol Thanks dude. Will try to send it today, but it might need to be tomorrow if that's OK.
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Yeah don't worry mate. I'll begin listening today and will give your EP a few additional spins to compensate so all entries make me suffer the same amount of times :P
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Thanks, EP now sent!
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Thanks, EP now sent!
Rock A Bye Baby
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Hush Little Baby
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Thanks, EP now sent!
Rock A Bye Baby
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Hush Little Baby
You are correct
about the number of tracks.
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If I had made it this far I would've sent the same Rhapsody song in 4 different languages + an instrumental version
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If I had made it this far I would've sent the same Rhapsody song in 4 different languages + an instrumental version
I think you weren't around back then, but I did kind of the same thing when I got to the final EP round in Parama's elimination roulette. My EP was half acoustic guitar ballads (Arstidir, Mark Knopfler) and half power metal (Primal Fear, Serious Black). :lol
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Thanks, EP now sent!
Rock A Bye Baby
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Hush Little Baby
You are correct
about the number of tracks.
1 for 2 then!
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If I had made it this far I would've sent the same Rhapsody song in 4 different languages + an instrumental version
I think you weren't around back then, but I did kind of the same thing when I got to the final EP round in Parama's elimination roulette. My EP was half acoustic guitar ballads (Arstidir, Mark Knopfler) and half power metal (Primal Fear, Serious Black). :lol
You're doing the lord's work with that kind of EP :lol
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Yeah and you got utterly demolished by home's EP to the point where I didn't even bother adding up the scores :corn
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Yeah and you got utterly demolished by home's EP to the point where I didn't even bother adding up the scores :corn
I meah, yeah, that was the whole point. :lol
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I feel like Parama is of the same race as Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy, he's not good with sarcasm :P
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I mean I dunno how you sarcastically send a bad EP in a roulette :P
Unless I missed you doing the same in my last roulette
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OK got all your EPs and started listening yesterday. Couldn't begin with hangmanen due to internet being cut and having to rely on data, and still is cut >:(. I'll try use college internet later today and fire this thing up.
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Ok finally have some free time and internet is back, don't worry folks, listenings are under way and going fine so far. Before posting hangmanen, realized my script doesn't work for EP rounds without screwing some stuff up, so I'll add that functionality, and things should be up and running tonight :metal
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Well, this is taking me longer to implement than expected so let's use the old version by now, later I'll add EP titles and stuff. Now, time for this roulette's final hangamanen :metardica:
?: ___ - ___ _____ __ ___ __________
?: ___ ____ - _______, _______, _______
?: ____________ - ____ ___ (________ ___)
?: ______ __ ______ - _____ ____
?: _________ - __________
?: ___ ______ - ________ ____
?: ____ _____ - ___ _________
?: ___ ________ - _________
?: _________ - ________
?: ___ ____ - _______ ____ _______ (____ _______ ____ __ ___)
?: _______ ___ ____ - ___ ___ ___ _____ _____ __ ___ _____
?: ______ - _:__ __
?: _____ _. ______ - _______ ___ ____
?: _______ ___ ____ - ____ _____
?: ___ ________ - __________
?: ____ __ - ____ ____
?: _________ - ____
?: _________ - __ ___ ____ __ ___ ____
?: _______ - ____ ____
?: _______'_ _____ - ______ __ _______
?: _____ - ___ ______
?: _______ - ___ ___ ____ ____
?: _______ ___ ____ - _____ __ ____
?: __ ____ ____ - ___ ____ _____ _________
?: ______ _____ - _____ ______
?: _________ - ____ & _._._.
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Give me A
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B
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?: ___ - ___ _____ __ A__ __________
?: ___ __a_ - _______, _______, _______
?: ____________ - ____ __b (______a_ ___)
?: _a___a __ ______ - _____ ____
?: __a______ - _a_a____a_
?: _a_ ______ - ______a_ ____
?: __a_ _____ - ___ _________
?: ___ ________ - _______a_
?: ______a__ - ___a____
?: ___ __a_ - _______ _a__ _a_ba__ (____ _______ _a__ __ ___)
?: _______ ___ A___ - ___ A__ ___ _____ _____ __ ___ _____
?: A_____ - _:__ A_
?: ___a_ _. ______ - B___a__ ___ ____
?: _______ ___ A___ - ____ _____
?: ___ ________ - ______a___
?: ____ __ - ____ _a__
?: ______a__ - ___a
?: __a______ - __ ___ _a__ __ ___ ____
?: _______ - ____ ____
?: _______'_ _____ - _a____ __ ___b___
?: _____ - ___ ___a_a
?: _______ - ___ ___ ____ ____
?: _______ ___ A___ - _____ __ ____
?: __ ____ _a__ - ___ ____ ___a_ _________
?: A_____ Ba___ - _a___ __a___
?: __a______ - A___ & _._._.
Guessed letters: A B
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one of the song titles is clearly "some:time AM" but i have no clue what time
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Yup :P
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numbers - as in, that’s my hangmanen guess. All numbers
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numbers - as in, that’s my hangmanen guess. All numbers
That'd be like saying your guess is all letters, so nope :P
?: ___ - __e __ee_ __ A__ E_e_______
?: ___ __a_ - _______, _______, _______
?: __e__e____e_ - E___ __b (______a_ ___)
?: _a___a __ _____e - ____s ___e
?: S_a______ - _a_as__ea_
?: _ae _____s - ___s__a_ ____
?: __a_ S____ - ___ ___e_s___
?: __e ________ - _______a_
?: ______a__ - S__a__e_
?: ___ __a_ - ___e__s _a_e _a_ba_e (____ ___e__s _a_e __ ___)
?: _e_e___ _e_ A___ - ___ A_e __e ___s_ _____ __ __e _____
?: A_s_es - _:__ AM
?: ___a_ _. ___s__ - Be_ea__ __e __se
?: _e_e___ _e_ A___ - ____ _____
?: __e ________ - ______a__s
?: _ee_ _e - ___e _a__
?: ______a__ - __ea
?: S_a______ - __ __e _a_e __ __e _ee_
?: ___s___ - _e__ ____
?: _____e_'s ___ee - Sa_e__ __ ___be_s
?: ____s - ___ ___a_a
?: ___s___ - ___ ___ ____ ___e
?: _e_e___ _e_ A___ - _e_e_ __ ____
?: __ ___e _a__ - __e __s_ ___a_ _________
?: A___e_ Ba_e_ - _a_e_ __a_es
?: S_a______ - A___ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E
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Also, so far I've got two EPs that are pretty close in the top spot, one of them is definitely #5, and the other two are pretty solid and could grow even more on me, so :corn
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?: ___ R_ar - _______, _______, _______
?: _re__e____er - E___ __b (_r____a_ ___)
?: _a___a __ _r___e - ____s ___e
?: S_a__r___ - _a_as_rea_
?: Rae __rr_s - ___s__a_ __r_
?: __a_ S____ - ___ ___e_s___
?: __e ________ - _____r_a_
?: _____ra__ - S_ra__er
?: ___ R_ar - _r_e__s _a_e _arba_e (____ _r_e__s _a_e __ ___)
?: _e_e___ _e_ A___ - ___ Are __e __rs_ _____ __ __e __r__
?: A_s_es - _:__ AM
?: ___a_ _. ___s__ - Be_ea__ __e R_se
?: _e_e___ _e_ A___ - ___r _____
?: __e ________ - ______a__s
?: _ee_ _e - ___e Ra__
?: _____ra__ - __ea
?: S_a__r___ - __ __e _a_e __ __e _ee_
?: ___s___ - _e__ ___r
?: ____re_'s ___ee - Sa_e__ __ ___bers
?: __r_s - ___ ___a_a
?: ___s___ - ___ __r ___r ___e
?: _e_e___ _e_ A___ - _e_e_ __ _r__
?: __ __re _a__ - __e __s_ ___a_ _________
?: A__re_ Ba_er - _a_er _ra_es
?: S_a__r___ - A___ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R
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Garbage
Because The Rose?
Umphrey's McGee
F
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Because The Rose?
:lol nope
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?: ___ R_ar - _______, _______, _______
?: _re__e____er - E___ __b (_r____a_ ___)
?: _a___a __ _r___e - ____s ___e
?: S_a__r___ - _a_as_rea_
?: Rae __rr_s - ___s__a_ F_r_
?: __a_ S____ - ___ ___e_s___
?: __e ________ - _____r_a_
?: ____fra__ - S_ra__er
?: ___ R_ar - Fr_e__s _a_e Garbage (____ Fr_e__s _a_e __ ___)
?: _e_ef__ _e_ A___ - ___ Are __e __rs_ _____ __ __e __r__
?: A_s_es - _:__ AM
?: ___a_ _. ___s__ - Be_ea__ __e R_se
?: _e_ef__ _e_ A___ - ___r _____
?: __e ________ - ______a__s
?: Fee_ _e - __fe Raf_
?: ____fra__ - __ea
?: S_a__r___ - __ __e Fa_e _f __e _ee_
?: ___s___ - _e__ ___r
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safe__ __ ___bers
?: __r_s - ___ ___a_a
?: ___s___ - F__ F_r ___r __fe
?: _e_ef__ _e_ A___ - _e_e_ _f _r__
?: __ __re _a__ - __e __s_ ___a_ _________
?: A__re_ Ba_er - _a_er _ra_es
?: S_a__r___ - A___ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F
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Rae Morris
Two Goldfrapp songs
Two Low Roar songs
also dude with how many songs/artists there are here please don't actually have the hangman dude in the game, it ruins the fun :lol
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It's there to add more tension :neverusethis:. Don't worry, I have some cool ideas to extend the hanged man beyond the full body so you can have lots more guesses.
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Two Goldfrapp songs
Stranger and Thea.
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oh yeah and the first low roar song is Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
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Because The Rose?
:lol nope
Beneath The Rose.
The Umphrey's McGee song is Safety In Numbers
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Since no one has asked for it yet, give me the D
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Thou shall get the last D, sir :P
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?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: _re__e____er - E___ D_b (_r____a_ ___)
?: _a___a D_ _r___e - ____s ___e
?: S_a_dr__d - Da_as_rea_
?: Rae Morris - ___s__a_ F_r_
?: __a_ S___d - ___ D__e_s___
?: __e __d_____ - _____r_a_
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: ___ R_ar - Fr_e_ds _a_e Garbage (___d Fr_e_ds _a_e __ ___)
?: _e_ef__ _e_ A___ - ___ Are __e __rs_ _____ __ __e __r_d
?: A_s_es - _:__ AM
?: ___a_ _. ___s__ - Beneath the Rose
?: _e_ef__ _e_ A___ - ___r _____
?: __e __d_____ - ______a__s
?: Feed _e - __fe Raf_
?: ___dfra__ - Thea
?: S_a_dr__d - __ __e Fa_e _f __e Dee_
?: ___s___ - _e__ ___r
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers
?: __r_s - ___ ___a_a
?: ___s___ - F__ F_r ___r __fe
?: _e_ef__ _e_ A___ - _e_e_ _f _r__
?: __ __re _a__ - __e __s_ ___a_ ___d_____
?: A_dre_ Ba_er - _a_er _ra_es
?: S_a_dr__d - A___ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D
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Andrea Bauer
Feed Me
Aisles
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fill in the other Low Roar and Goldfrapp, you coward
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fill in the other Low Roar and Goldfrapp, you coward
:lol
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T
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That was a bug, fixed it now :lol
Andrea Bauer
Nope, can't even be since A was already guessed :P
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?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Tre_te____er - E___ D_b (_r____a_ ___)
?: _a_t_a D_ _r___e - ____s ___e
?: S_a_dr__d - Datastrea_
?: Rae Morris - ___s__a_ F_r_
?: __a_ S___d - _t_ D__e_s___
?: T_e __d____t - ___t_r_a_
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Fr_e_ds _a_e Garbage (___d Fr_e_ds Ta_e _t __t)
?: Te_ef__ Te_ A___ - ___ Are t_e __rst T____ __ t_e __r_d
?: Aisles - _:__ AM
?: ___a_ _. ___s__ - Beneath the Rose
?: Te_ef__ Te_ A___ - ___r ___t_
?: T_e __d____t - ____t_a__s
?: Feed Me - __fe Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
?: S_a_dr__d - __ T_e Fa_e _f T_e Dee_
?: ___s___ - Te__ ___r
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers
?: __r_s - ___ ___a_a
?: ___s___ - F__ F_r ___r __fe
?: Te_ef__ Te_ A___ - _e_e_ _f Tr__
?: __ __re _a__ - T_e __st ___a_ ___d_t___
?: A_dre_ Ba_er - _a_er _ra_es
?: S_a_dr__d - At__ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T
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i'm gonna C you again
also Datastream
and maybe The Face of the Deep
and Andrew Baker maybe?
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and Andrew Baker maybe?
Almost ;D
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give me the letter i asked for you Coward
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?: _tt - T_e __ee_ _f A__ E_er_t____
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Tre_te____er - E___ D_b (_r____a_ ___)
?: _a_t_a D_ _r__ce - ____s ___e
?: Sca_dr__d - Datastream
?: Rae Morris - ___s_ca_ F_r_
?: __a_ S___d - _t_ D__e_s___
?: T_e __d____t - __ct_r_a_
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Fr_e_ds _a_e Garbage (___d Fr_e_ds Ta_e _t __t)
?: Te_ef__ Te_ A___ - ___ Are t_e __rst T____ __ t_e __r_d
?: Aisles - _:__ AM
?: __ca_ _. ___s__ - Beneath the Rose
?: Te_ef__ Te_ A___ - ___r ___t_
?: T_e __d____t - ____t_a__s
?: Feed Me - __fe Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
?: Sca_dr__d - __ The Face of The Deep
?: ___s___ - Tec_ ___r
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers
?: __r_s - ___ ___a_a
?: ___s___ - F__ F_r ___r __fe
?: Te_ef__ Te_ A___ - _e_e_ _f Tr__
?: __ __re _a__ - T_e __st ___a_ C__d_t___
?: A_dre_ Ba_er - _a_er Cra_es
?: Sca_dr__d - At__ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C
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Feed Me - Life Raft
L
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Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
one of them looks like Fly For Your Life
the one artist is probably Scandroid and bolsters sent all three of those songs
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H
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?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Tre_te__ller - E__l D_b (_r____al ___)
?: _a_tha D_ _r__ce - L___s L__e
Bolsters: Scandroid - Datastream
?: Rae Morris - _h_s_cal F_r_
?: __a_ S___d - _th D__e_s___
?: The __d___ht - __ct_r_al
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Fr_e_ds _a_e Garbage (___d Fr_e_ds Ta_e _t __t)
?: Telef__ Tel A___ - ___ Are the __rst Th___ __ the __rld
?: Aisles - _:__ AM
?: __cah _. H__s__ - Beneath the Rose
?: Telef__ Tel A___ - ___r ___th
?: The __d___ht - ___htha__s
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
Bolsters: Scandroid - __ The Face of The Deep
?: ___sh__ - Tech ___r
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers
?: __r_s - ___ H__a_a
?: ___sh__ - Fly For Your Life
?: Telef__ Tel A___ - Hele_ _f Tr__
?: __ __re _a__ - The __st H__a_ C__d_t___
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
Bolsters: Scandroid - At__ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C L H
ariich waits 3 turns
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Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
Gunship - Tech Noir sent by Bolsters
Fly For Your Life is also Gunship, lol, also Bolsters
Rae Morris song is Physical Form
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Bolsters: Trentem"oller (too lazy to find out the quick-key for this) - Evil Dub? (something something)
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I've never even heard of Trentemøller. The second word in brackets is probably "mix" though.
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Oh I could've sworn the o had " on top but apparently I don't know him very well either :lol
The second word in brackets is probably "mix" though.
Hmm, then the first word may very well be something along the lines of.... Original
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Telefon Tel Aviv?
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Give me an O
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?: Ott - The __ee_ of All E_er_th___
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: _a_tha D_ _r__ce - L_o_s Lo_e
Bolsters: Scandroid - Datastream
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: _oa_ So__d - _th D__e_s_o_
?: The __d___ht - _oct_r_al
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - _o_ Are the _orst Th___ __ the _orld
?: Aisles - _:__ AM
?: __cah _. H__so_ - Beneath the Rose
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - _o_r _o_th
?: The __d___ht - ___htha__s
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
Bolsters: Scandroid - O_ The Face of The Deep
Bolsters: Gunship - Tech Noir
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers
?: __ros - _o_ H__a_a
Bolsters: Gunship - Fly For Your Life
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Hele_ of Tro_
?: _o _ore _a__ - The _ost H__a_ Co_d_t_o_
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
Bolsters: Scandroid - Ato_ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C L H O
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You are the Worst Thing in the World? :lol
also a song title is clearly _th Dimension
and Nocturnal
and probably The Most Human Condition
gimme I (AYE AYE AYE)
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Post Human Condition
The Rose song artist's first name is probably Micah.
Helen of Troy
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The queen of all everything
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?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: _a_tha D_ _ri_ce - Lio_s Lo_e
Bolsters: Scandroid - Datastream
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: _oa_ So__d - _th Dimension
?: The _id_i_ht - Nocturnal
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Aisles - _:__ AM
?: Micah _. Hi_so_ - Beneath the Rose
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - _o_r _o_th
?: The _id_i_ht - _i_htha__s
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
Bolsters: Scandroid - O_ The Face of The Deep
Bolsters: Gunship - Tech Noir
?: Umphrey's McGee - Safety in Numbers
?: __ros - _o_ H__a_a
Bolsters: Gunship - Fly For Your Life
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: _o _ore _ai_ - The Post Human Condition
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
Bolsters: Scandroid - Ato_ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C L H O I
Parama waits 3 turns
Nekov waits 2 turns
ariich waits 1 turn
Now I'm taking a little break from the EPs since I've been listening to them almost non-stop for several days, so tomorrow I'll resume and start doing some writeups, but expect results by the weekend. I'll do a bit of a countdown thing as usual :P
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Lions Love? :lol
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Yup :P
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The Midnight
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Oops, realised I fucked up some titles, fixed them now :lol
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?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: _a_tha D_ _ri_ce - Lions Love
Bolsters: Scandroid - Datastream
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: _oa_ So__d - _th Dimension
?: The Midnight - Nocturnal
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Aisles - _:__ AM
?: Micah _. Hi_so_ - Beneath the Rose
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - _o_r _o_th
?: The Midnight - _i_htha__s
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
Bolsters: Scandroid - O_ The Face of The Deep
Bolsters: Gunship - Tech Noir
?: Umphrey's McGee - Roc_er
?: __ros - The La_b, The Bad_er & The Bee
Bolsters: Gunship - Fly For Your Life
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: _o _ore _ai_ - Bleed
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
Bolsters: Scandroid - Ato_ & E.E._.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C L H O I
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The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
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No More Pain
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nobody's guessing letters so i'm youtube searching stuff to end this suffering :corn
Pantha Du Prince
Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
Aisles - 4:45 AM
Micah P Hinson
Your Mouth
Nighthawks (Bolsters most likely)
On the Face of the Deep
Kyros
Atom & E.E.V.
I think that's everything so you should start grouping stuff by who sent it :corn
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Yeah, tomorrow I'll add titles for you to guess and try put stuff together :P
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?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
Bolsters: Scandroid - Datastream
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
?: The Midnight - Nocturnal
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Aisles - 4:45 AM
?: Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - _o_r _o_th
Bolsters: The Midnight - Nighthawks
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
Bolsters: Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
Bolsters: Gunship - Tech Noir
?: Umphrey's McGee - Roc_er
?: Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
Bolsters: Gunship - Fly For Your Life
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: No More Pain - Bleed
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
Bolsters: Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C L H O I
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add Your Mouth, coward
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Here they are, some more fun for you. I may post some snippets later tonight :corn
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EP titles:
?: ariich E_
?: So_eti_es I Hide I_ __ _i_d: The _oetic E_
?: Soft Electro_ic E_
?: Sac_l's fi_als
?: _i_etee_Ei_ht_Fo_r
EP songs:
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
?: Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
Bolsters: Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Bolsters: The Midnight - Nocturnal
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Aisles - 4:45 AM
?: No More Pain - Bleed
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
?: Umphrey's McGee - Rocker
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
Bolsters: Gunship - Tech Noir
?: Goldfrapp - Thea
Bolsters: Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
?: Goldfrapp - Stranger
Bolsters: Scandroid - Datastream
Bolsters: Gunship - Fly For Your Life
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
Bolsters: The Midnight - Nighthawks
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Mouth
Guessed letters: A B S E R F D T C L H O I
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EP titles:
?: ariich E_
?: Soft Electro_ic E_
?: Sac_l's fi_als
Wow, these are some imaginative EP titles alright.
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ariich EP (ariich)
Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP (probably Tomi)
Soft Electronic EP (Nekov?)
Sacul's finals (king)
NineteenEightyFour (Bolsters)
also tomi probably sent Goldfrapp
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I didn't know the EPs were supposed to have titles. That was just what I named my Spotify playlist. :lol
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I didn't know the EPs were supposed to have titles. That was just what I named my Spotify playlist. :lol
:lol
Me too! I'll think of a name and post. Lol
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Parama wants that EP to die!
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ariich EP (ariich)
Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP (probably Tomi)
Soft Electronic EP (Nekov?)
Sacul's finals (king)
NineteenEightyFour (Bolsters)
also tomi probably sent Goldfrapp
All correct :P
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ariich: ariich EP
tomislav95: Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP
Goldfrapp - Thea
Goldfrapp - Stranger
Nekov: Soft Electronic EP
kingshmegland: Sacul's finals
Bolsters: NineteenEightyFour
The Midnight - Nighthawks
Gunship - Fly For Your Life
The Midnight - Nocturnal
Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Scandroid - Datastream
Gunship - Tech Noir
Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
EP songs:
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
?: Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Aisles - 4:45 AM
?: No More Pain - Bleed
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
?: Umphrey's McGee - Rocker
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Mouth
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Snippets for one of the EPs :corn
What's with [GENRE] artists having such bad taste for synths?
Right off the bat, I notice quite some [BAND] influence here, which usually isn't a very good thing for me - I don't like their style and it's overused on a lot of [GENRE] imo.
So to the song, it feels way fresher and more interesting than the previous tracks, with nice style of their own and quite some folky influence.
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Ready for my 4th place reveal.
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4th is better than 5th :metal
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Snippets for one of the EPs :corn
What's with [GENRE] artists having such bad taste for synths?
Right off the bat, I notice quite some [BAND] influence here, which usually isn't a very good thing for me - I don't like their style and it's overused on a lot of [GENRE] imo.
So to the song, it feels way fresher and more interesting than the previous tracks, with nice style of their own and quite some folky influence.
This sounds like mine but ive got to disagree with the keyboards. It's from a concept album and the keyboard patches are very different that normal prog bands.
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I didn't know the EPs were supposed to have titles. That was just what I named my Spotify playlist. :lol
:lol
Me too! I'll think of a name and post. Lol
Forgot to answer this but yeah, didn't mention that about names, sorry :lol . Feel free to come up with a name if you want to tho.
Also, I'm reviewing writeups so I should be able to post snippets and the EP at 5th later today. So keep hangamanga going until then :corn :corn :corn
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More snippets, from the rest of the EPs :corn :corn
The transition from the previous track to this one is very good, feels somehow natural and fitting.
Well, the flow here is kind of a mess
Synthpop? Oh boy.
Overall, still feels a bit like good background music, but it's more diverse and better structured than the previous song.
From a pretty bland track, to one that's been in my head on repeat for days.
To end the EP, a more upbeat track, interesting choice. But not sure if the best one, because feels pretty much like [GENRE] music but a bit more elaborate.
Oh, now to a track with vocals, nice.
I love how this track begins, with subtle beats and synths until the actual beats drop
I'll post results tomorrow, so here's your hangmanen without penalty for bad guesses :P
EPs:
ariich: ariich EP
tomislav95: Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP
Goldfrapp - Thea
Goldfrapp - Stranger
Nekov: Soft Electronic EP
kingshmegland: Sacul's finals
Bolsters: NineteenEightyFour
The Midnight - Nighthawks
Gunship - Fly For Your Life
The Midnight - Nocturnal
Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Scandroid - Datastream
Gunship - Tech Noir
Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
EP songs:
?: Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
?: Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
?: Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Aisles - 4:45 AM
?: No More Pain - Bleed
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
?: Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
?: Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
?: Umphrey's McGee - Rocker
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Mouth
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Feed Me and KOAN Sound were artists I listened to when I was 15 :o never expected to see them on DTF. Maybe Nekov sent them? If so, probably Trentemoller as well
And guessing tomi sent Low Roar
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Aisles might be Rich, same for Umphrey's McGee
Overall, still feels a bit like good background music, but it's more diverse and better structured than the previous song.
To end the EP, a more upbeat track, interesting choice. But not sure if the best one, because feels pretty much like [GENRE] music but a bit more elaborate.
Both of those could be from my EP, not good...
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Feed Me and KOAN Sound were artists I listened to when I was 15 :o never expected to see them on DTF. Maybe Nekov sent them? If so, probably Trentemoller as well
And guessing tomi sent Low Roar
Are you implying you're not 15? :neverusethis:. You got Trentemoller and Low Roar right :tup
Aisles might be Rich, same for Umphrey's McGee
Not at all :P
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I didn't know the EPs were supposed to have titles. That was just what I named my Spotify playlist. :lol
:lol
Me too! I'll think of a name and post. Lol
Forgot to answer this but yeah, didn't mention that about names, sorry :lol . Feel free to come up with a name if you want to tho.
Also, I'm reviewing writeups so I should be able to post snippets and the EP at 5th later today. So keep hangamanga going until then :corn :corn :corn
Parama wants that EP to die!
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Let's begin with:
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kingshmegland: Sacul's finals
Aisles - 4:45 AM
Right off the bat, I notice quite some Rush influence here, which usually isn't a very good thing for me - I don't like their style and it's overused on a lot of prog imo. So I think the more interesting parts here are when they get far from that influence. It has some nice things going on with the vocals at times, and the guitar solo is ok. But that's... pretty much all there is to it, really. Had I been a huge Rush fan I'd have probably enjoyed these melodies a lot more, but I don't. It just feels like bland prog copycats of that band, very safe music. 3/5
Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
What's with prog artists having such bad taste for synths? These are fairly generic, cheesy ones, at least at the beginning. There are some original bits on this track, mostly the instrumental sections (well just the beginning, boring guitar solo), and the break at min 5, but for the most part, is feels like a less inventive, poor man's Haken, mostly on the chorus. +3/5
Umphrey's McGee - Rocker
I've actually listened to another album by these guys, I think it was Anchor Drops. I need to revisit it because I enjoyed what I listened some years ago. So to the song, it feels way fresher and more interesting than the previous tracks, with nice style of its own and quite some folky influence. I quite like the clean guitar melodies here. Chorus is just ok. And that's pretty much it, feels kinda repetitive for what it is, but it's pleasant enough I guess. 3.5/5
No More Pain - Bleed
The intro really reminds me of Tool, mostly the drums and bass, and the buildup to the first riffs is great. And it goes great until it reaches the forum, which is prog metal 101. After that there's more Tool goodness and the chorus again. And then a pretty standard, safe and boring instrumental section that adds nothing and drags for too long, only showing how much of a mess the whole song is, being pretty inconsistent in style and mood, lacking any focus. And I love songs that go through many styles, this one just doesn't have any common direction between all of them.
Which is a shame since I like the heavy parts quite a bit, and that cool dissonant, menacing section at around min 9 would have worked way better had the song somehow built up to it, because it's pretty good. +3/5
Flow
This EP kinda feels consistent in how these groups write their melodies and structure their chord progressions, however, there's no real flow to these songs - from the first track to the second one things got a little heavier, then pretty chill on Rocker, only to become quite heavy on the last track... which would make more sense had there been one or two more songs before the calmer one, but this way, the buildup feels cut. I think Rocker would have made for a pleasant opener, flowing into the Aisles track fairly well, and from there, getting heavier and climaxing in Bleed's distorted ending. 3/5
Final score
RP: 0
Flow: 2
EP Score: ((3 + 3.25 + 3.5 + 3.25) * 4) / 4 = 13 (out of 20)
Total: RP + Flow + EP score = 0 + 3 + 13 = 16
It's sad you were cut, king, but thanks for playing! You've left me with several albums to check out, like The Raconteurs and Echolyn ones which are pretty good ;D
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EPs:
ariich: ariich EP
tomislav95: Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP
Goldfrapp - Thea
Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
Goldfrapp - Stranger
Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Nekov: Soft Electronic EP
Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
kingshmegland: Sacul's finals
Aisles - 4:45 AM
Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
Umphrey's McGee - Rocker
No More Pain - Bleed
Bolsters: NineteenEightyFour
The Midnight - Nighthawks
Gunship - Fly For Your Life
The Midnight - Nocturnal
Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Scandroid - Datastream
Gunship - Tech Noir
Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
EP songs:
?: Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
?: Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
?: Feed Me - Life Raft
?: Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Mouth
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I figured. Thanks for having me!! I had a blast!
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Koan, Feed Me, Andrew Bayer, Pantha = ariich?
Micah, Ott, Rae Morris = Nekov?
Telefon Tel Aviv = Tomislav?
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I have no idea what Telefon Tel Aviv is.
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I figured. Thanks for having me!! I had a blast!
Hope to see you in my next roulette :metal
EPs:
ariich: ariich EP
Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
Feed Me - Life Raft
tomislav95: Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP
Goldfrapp - Thea
Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
Goldfrapp - Stranger
Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Nekov: Soft Electronic EP
Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
kingshmegland: Sacul's finals
Aisles - 4:45 AM
Kyros - The Lamb, The Badger & The Bee
Umphrey's McGee - Rocker
No More Pain - Bleed
Bolsters: NineteenEightyFour
The Midnight - Nighthawks
Gunship - Fly For Your Life
The Midnight - Nocturnal
Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Scandroid - Datastream
Gunship - Tech Noir
Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
EP songs:
?: Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
?: Ott - The Queen of All Everything
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
?: Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
?: Rae Morris - Physical Form
?: Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Mouth
Posting 4th before I enter classes, very :soon:
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tomislav95: Sometimes I Hide In My Mind: The Poetic EP
Rae Morris - Physical Form
On the one hand, it feels a bit like most modern Art/Electro Pop artists out there, and that's not even a style I enjoy immensely. On the other hand, this is catchy and well produced, with just enough style not to bore me. I sadly don't have much to say, it's not a very memorable track to me. 3/5
Goldfrapp - Thea
From a pretty bland track, to one that's been in my head on repeat for days. You know I'm familiar with Felt Mountain, but didn't like it enough to ban it and explore more of her music. Heck, I regret it, this is excellent - from the slowly building beginning, to the awesome chorus with those huge beats and her high vocals, to the pretty weird and creative vocal stuff she does at min 3. It's a pretty short song loaded with many cool ideas that are quite well executed. Probably my favorite chorus and song from the whole round. 4.5/5
Low Roar - Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out)
I've known of these guys for quite some time but didn't check them out, thinking they were post-rock :lol . Well, seems they are atmospheric folk something? It's a pretty chill, feel-good song, and the harmonica feels quite fitting. And that's pretty much it, really. The song doesn't really go anywhere and I guess that's fine if you love this kind of music. I just find it pleasant, but nothing more. +3/5
Micah P. Hinson - Beneath the Rose
More folk! This time it feels more elaborate and interesting than the previous song - I like the clean guitar melodies throughout and the piano and accordion fit quite well. Guy's got a charming voice, and the whole vibe is pretty nice. Then it ends. Which is kinda frustrating because there are good ideas here I felt could have been expanded, but then, maybe it makes more sense in an album context than as a standalone track. +3.5/5
Goldfrapp - Stranger
More Goldfrapp, now with an acoustic guitar and strings instead of electronic beats, and her classic whistles. Her voice is as haunting as in the previous track, and probably even more than in Felt Mountain. I like how this song progresses, adding more instruments on the second chorus, then some wonderful synths, and a last gorgeous chorus. It's a wonderful kind of songwriting I enjoy a lot, but it can also be a bit rare to find, mostly in pop artists - I really need to check out this album. +4/5
Low Roar - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
Yeah this is definitely more interesting than the other Low Roar song, with the electronic beats, the cello (?), and overall better songwriting and mood. I think the ending is kind of dumb and unfitting, with that noise going on for too long. But, just like that track, I don't have much to say about it, probably because both have a lot of style and lack much substance. But at least this one feel quite much like a closer, since it's the last track on the album it comes from.3.5/5
Flow
This is... confusing, because it begins with some poppier, more electronic songs, to switch towards folk-ish music til almost the end for no reason at all. Like, the stretch from Friends Make Garbage... to Stranger is very consistent in style and feels quite fitting and have a good flow, but the rest are quite out of place, except maybe Tonight*3 since it feels like a good closer despite being electronic in contrast with the mor organic previous tracks. Maybe had there been a more subtle change from style to style, I wouldn't have minded having both pop and folk in the EP, but as it is, I'm puzzled. 3/5
Final score
RP: 0.5
Flow: 3
EP Score: ((3 + 4.5 + 3.25 + 3.75 + 4.25 + 3.5) * 4) / 6 = 14.83 (out of 20)
Total: RP + Flow + EP score = 0.5 + 3 + 14.83 = 18.33
I'm sad I have to cut you right here, because you've sent me some great tracks throughout the roulette, and one of my favorites on this round. Thanks for playing, you've given me plenty of records to check out :metal
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Wow, I was quite sure I would be out soon. Also, that's quite a high score for 4th place, it seems we sent you good stuff :smiley:
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Nice, top 3!
And two of the top 3 are chilled out electronic EPs. :lol
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Dammit Rich :getoffmylawn:
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Dammit Rich :getoffmylawn:
I bet neither of us wins now. :lol
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Dammit I liked Physical Form so much I made this EP around it :lol thanks for having me, it was fun and I'm glad you liked some of my music :tup
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That Goldfrapp - Stranger song is fantastic, I'm glad I got that song in my roulette.
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twist ending, my EP is #1
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Now I'm getting a little worked up about this.
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Also, that's quite a high score for 4th place, it seems we sent you good stuff :smiley:
Indeed, there's quite a gap between the 4th and the top 3, and a difference of 0.32 between 3rd and 1st :P.
And two of the top 3 are chilled out electronic EPs. :lol
Bolsters' also has some chill electronic tracks :P. Not complaining tho, I love that stuff.
Dammit I liked Physical Form so much I made this EP around it :lol thanks for having me, it was fun and I'm glad you liked some of my music :tup
Which is kinda weird since none of the songs really goes well with it :lol. But yeah, it was great to have you and would love for you to participate in a future roulette.
That Goldfrapp - Stranger song is fantastic, I'm glad I got that song in my roulette.
Thea is even better :metal
twist ending, my EP is #1
:neverusethis:
Ok fellas, here's the deal: I'm gonna take a nap, study for a few hours afterwards, then post #3. The rest will be revealed tomorrow night, so you have more time to suffer ;D
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ariich: ariich EP
Koan Sound - 7th Dimension
I think I recall Infected Mushroom recommending this EP in an interview some time ago, but didn't check it out. I've listened to The Adventures of Mr. Fox tho, and that's an ok EP. This song sound similar in that vein, with glitchy beats and nice synths, nice, but I feel it's a little repetitive overall? There's no much variance of the main melody and it pretty much loops it for most of the song, until that very nice break at the ending. And I think that's pretty much all I have to say about this song - it's simple and nice, but feels more like a good background track rather than something for active listening. 3.5/5
Andrew Bayer - Paper Cranes
I like the calm beginning of this track, it's soothing, and the beats don't ruin the experience when they appear. Synths have a very nice sound to them, and production is quite good. However, I feel the same complaint from the previous track mostly applies here - until the break at the middle, it keeps repeating the same melodies over and over. But I'm glad that after the break they're slowly reintroduced gradually instead of just jumping back to them like nothing had happened, giving all some sort of progression. So yeah I definitely prefer the second half of this track. Overall, still feels a bit like good background music, but it's more diverse and better structured than the previous song. +3.5/5
Ott - The Queen of All Everything
The transition from the previous track to this one is very good, feels somehow natural and fitting. The whole beginning, with the background guitars, gently introducing the beats along with the uuuhh synths? Or some pretty distorted vocals? I've got no clue, it's a little weird, but I like it!
I feel this song has definitely a better sense of melody than the previous tracks, and boy these synths are lovely, there are plenty of layers here and they all sound wonderful. I remember listening to a track from Blumenkraft and while it was nice, felt less refined than this track. The second half has some new additional melodies and beats are a little different, so there's a simple but very pleasing progression in the songwriting, reaching a layered, wonderful climax without ever going full bombastic.
Despite being almost 7+ mins long, it didn't drag at any point and kept me engaged and pleased. A definite improvement over the previous songs. +4/5
Feed Me - Life Raft
To end the EP, a more upbeat track, interesting choice. But not sure if the best one, because feels pretty much like brostep music but a bit more elaborate. There's bass wobbles, glitchy vocals and synth stabs, but they play some typical tricks of EDM with predictable outcomes - sometimes Infected Mushroom do these but going into unexpected ways, like a guitar solo instead of dropping the bass for example. It's a catchy track, but the simple melodies feel a bit like typical EDM, and get a little repetitive.
So... that's about it, it doesn't feel particularly memorable, like the background music you'd find in some commercials directed towards young people I guess. +3/5
Flow
This EP has a pretty good flow overall, the transition between the first three tracks feels logical, and like I mentioned, Paper Cranes flows into The Queen... very, very well. However, I feel Life Raft is out of place, not making much sense it being a party song after the serene, melancholic previous track. Despite that, you managed to get 4 tracks that, for the most part, have a common sound but executed in very different ways. 4/5
Final score
RP: 1.25
Flow: 4
EP Score: ((3.5 + 3.75 + 4.25 + 3.25) * 4) / 4 = 14.75 (out of 20)
Total: RP + Flow + EP score = 1.25 + 4 + 14.75 = 20
Damn, after leading my roulette almost since the first round, it's sad you didn't get the crown, considering how close you are to #1. Thanks for playing! Was a blast having you, now I have much new cool music to check out :metal
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congrats bolsters
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congrats nekov
FTFY
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congrats katt
FTFY
fixed for real
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:lol
Well Bolsters...
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LET'S GET IT ON!
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Difference between #1 and #2 is pretty small, just 0.17. Also more snippets :corn
Melodies are pretty catchy and memorable, and the sense of melancholy permeating the song is up my alley.
Synthpop with much emphasis on the pop, meaning pretty catchy melodies, but lame lyrics, mostly the chorus' ones
However, it feels pretty one dimensional in terms of structure, with not much variance throughout it, sticking to a same mood and melodies.
... somehow I get the feeling this is more of an interlude in an album or more fitting as a soundtrack rather than on its own, since I find myself enjoying it, but not being particularly amazed by anything in particular
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Number 2 is bolsters since none of my songs are synthpop. I guess the first song in the EP could be melancholic maybe? But that could also be Bolsters.
So, guessing 3 and 4 are mine, which doesn't sound so good
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I'd say the telefon tel aviv tracks are pretty synthpop so that could be yours or not :corn :corn :corn
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I think 2 and 4 are mine.
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Sorry Nekov and Bolsters, forgot to mention you got cut for this round so didn't bother with your EPs, here's the real winners :2metal:
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Kattoelox: Breath of the Wild playlist
Merzbow - Harsh Noise #2-56.1
Wow, didn't know you liked this kind of music! Very intriguing stuff, I'll definitely send you some of this on your roulette, mostly after discovering the love we share for the Mario Galaxy games :metal . +4.5/5
Ostura - The Room (Complete album)
I was really about to ask you to resend when I accidentally hit play and was blown away right from the beginning - really one of the best albums of all year! Redefines the genre completely and I'm sold. 5/5
Hypno5e - Baguettecore
Seems trainy got you into them, huh? Sadly, this is the big dud in your EP, bland music overall. 2.5/5
Merbow - White Noise #32-5.4
It's hard to describe this, but I really like it when the noise gets harsh. +4.5/5
Flow
These songs feel made for each other in a way that's beyond words, so I'll save you the pretentious music critique (you can read it on my Pitchfork review tho), and state that this is a piece of art, despite the obvious dud. 5/5
Final score
RP: -1.75
Flow: 5
EP Score: ((4.75 + 5 + 2.5 + 4.75) * 4) / 4 = 17 (out of 20)Total: RP + Flow + EP score = -1.75 + 5 + 17 = 20.25
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scar: The Grand Conjuration
Dream Theatre - Faythe Needs Glasses
Melodies are pretty catchy and memorable, and the sense of melancholy permeating the song is up my alley. 5/5
Opeth - Angela's Got Your Back
Synthpop with much emphasis on the pop, meaning pretty catchy melodies, but lame lyrics, mostly the chorus' ones. Those riffs make that forgivable tho. 5/5
Opeth - The Grand Conjuration
Wow, didn't know they were so diverse! Definitely intrigued you sent me this since I've been meaning to give this album another chance for a while. It starts pretty cool with those badass riffs, nice. However, it feels pretty one dimensional in terms of structure, with not much variance throughout it, sticking to a same mood and melodies. 2/5
Dream Theatre - The Hovering Souvenir
Some of the mos inventive electronic music I've heard in a long time, real good stuff when it bleeps the blop, but somehow I get the feeling this is more of an interlude in an album or more fitting as a soundtrack rather than on its own, since I find myself enjoying it, but not being particularly amazed by anything in particular. 5/5
Flow
I can't believe you already sent this EP in another roulette and didn't get the crown! This one has changed my life - made me lose weight, cured me from cancer, got my degree, and I've been told all my FB likes turned into rains in Africa - bless them! And turned me into a vegan. 5/5
Final score
RP: √-1
Flow: 5
EP Score: ((5 + 5 + 2 + 5) * 4) / 4 = 17 (out of 20)Total: RP + Flow + EP score = √-1 + 5 + 17 = 420
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congrats scar :metal
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Scar!!! :metal :metal. CONGRATS!!!
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Ok for reals now :P
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Nekov: Soft Electronic EP
Trentemoller - Evil Dub (Original Mix)
I like the pretty minimalist style here, reminds me a bit of Ricardo Villalobos' Alcachofa, but less repetitive. I love the synths that pop occasionally, and the inclusion of that bass/guitar was unexpected, but quite fitting, giving the song some sort of progression. The vibe here is soothing and ambient-ish, carefully produced, and being just enough engaging to be above typical background music. It gets a little repetitive tho, but I like this style. So yeah, a simple song, and an effective one without much more to it. I've had this album on my list for quite some time so I'm glad I'll finally have a chance to give it a listen. +3.5/5
Pantha Du Prince - Lions Love
The noisy beginning is quite surprising, because it's unexpected considering the calm nature of the previous track. But it's still pretty atmospheric and soothing, with many wonderful synths and simple beats, and the very interesting background vocals. Has quite a bit of emotion and melody, which is always welcomed on electronic music. However, it feels pretty one dimensional in terms of structure, with not much variance throughout it, sticking to a same mood and melodies I didn't mind that in Evil Dub but here it feels kind of... not grating, just not very interesting. Maybe it's more enjoyable in the album's context? But despite that, it's a pretty nice track. 3.5/5
Telefon Tel Aviv - Your Mouth
Synthpop? Oh boy. I definitely want to get into more of it since I fell in love with Hotline Miami and its bombastic soundtrack, so I'm glad I got plenty of those kind of tracks on this round. To start things off, I'm quite surprised at how layered this song is, with these pretty inventive beats along with layers of vocals and synths, there are always many things going on - it sadly is a bit too compressed. It's got plenty of 80s sounds, but the electronic feel written in a way that's closer to IDM than synthpop, so that makes it pretty interesting. Melodies are pretty catchy and memorable, and the sense of melancholy permeating the song is up my alley.
At first I was kind of underwhelmed, but I've really been digging this more and more, even relistening to it after making this writeup to make sure I got it right. One of my favorites of the round. +4/5
Telefon Tel Aviv - You Are the Worst Thing in the World
I swear the beginning of this song reminds of a certain Ulver track I can't point out right now, but luckily from there things go in a different way. I really like these synths, the excellent production, and the stronger feelings on this track. Lyrics are uuhhh okay I guess. The instrumental sections are pretty good, with all of the sample play. Very good chorus and melodies overall.
It may be a little repetitive or not as varied as Your Mouth, but this song's strengths are quite remarkable. +4/5
Telefon Tel Aviv - Helen of Troy
Fairly upbeat track after the pretty melancholic ones before, but probably my least favorite out of the bunch from this artist. It's got that excellent production and layered vocals and synths are great like usual. However, this feels pretty short, with barely any instrumental sections or more developed ideas, so it's mostly a pretty straightforward song. Catchy and quite enjoyable, yes, but feels less inventive than the other two. 3.5/5
Flow
Well, the flow here is kind of a mess - first track is pretty minimalist, second opens with noisy synths but it's fairly soft, which leads well into the Your Mouth. However, the beginning of You're the Worst... feels disjointed, like maybe it flows from another track in the album. And Helen of Troy breaks with the mood the previous two songs had built. I think mixing up the tracklist would have helped - on my first several listens, I accidentally had them in a different order, almost reversed, and the TTA songs were in the order in which they appeared on the album, and the EP arranged in that way felt a little better than this one :lol. But I know you didn't have much time to put together this thing, so it could have been worse. 3/5
Final score
RP: 1.75
Flow: 3
EP Score: ((3.75 + 3.5 + 4.25 + 4.25 + 3.5) * 4) / 5 = 15.4 (out of 20)Total: RP + Flow + EP score = 1.75 + 3 + 15.4 = 20.15
At first I didn't care much about your EP, but these tracks kept growing and growing on me with each listen. I'm very glad you and the rest of the top 3 players went with a more electronic approach, as it paid off very well. Sadly, it was a very tight competition, leaving you 0.17 points shy of the crown. So you get a gold star (https://i.imgur.com/KUyp8Oq.png). Thanks for playing! Am already checking out some of the things you've sent me, like that Leech album - good stuff :metal .
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The Midnight - Nighthawks
This is a pretty chill track, with wonderful synths and neat vocoder vocals, with melodies that remind me a bit of Daft Punk but also of, well, the 80s. It's got a great production too. I find I don't have much to say about it, other than the ending is quite abrupt since this likely flows into the next track in the album. Other than that, it's a very solid and interesting way to begin your EP. 4/5
Gunship - Fly For Your Life
Yeah I've definitely seen this album around quite a lot but never got around it for some reason. Now, I'm not surprised to hear this sounds exactly like its cover :lol . Synthpop with much emphasis on the pop, meaning pretty catchy melodies, but lame lyrics, mostly the chorus' ones. It also becomes fairly repetitive towards the end, and the chorus ain't even that great, the male/female duo being just ok. But it's got some very cool synths and beats, so props for that. +3/5
The Midnight - Nocturnal
I love how this track begins, with subtle beats and synths until the actual beats drop. From there, I like how the song slowly incorporates new sounds while occasionally having a vocoder saying "Nocturnal". Around min 3 this becomes pure synth bliss - really, these are some excellent patches and the playing in general is pretty creative. Probably the most atmospheric track on your EP, and certainly an interesting shift from the Gunship song. It's a track that can be both enjoyed as background music as well as relaxing and following these great melodies. Solid songwriting, yup. +4/5
Scandroid - Atom & E.E.V.
Cools synths and beats, AND sax? Hell yeah. I mean, it only appears here and there, but it sounds so good it's a shame it's not more integrated into the music in general, not just the chill parts. When there's no sax there are these very cool melodies and synths that somehow remind me of 0edit's Neotokyo (amazing album btw), lots of energy here. But yeah, it's the sax that got this from a 4 to a +4/5.
Scandroid - Datastream
Oh, now to a track with vocals, nice. Which reminds me of Celldweller quite a lot, and the whole song in general, like if he had gone full synthwave... which is actually what happened, huh :lol. Very cool riffs and synths, quite catchy melodies. Lyrics are kinda dumb. Great production as usual. I feel many of his songs aren't very good for the most part so this was quite pleasant and fun to listen to, surprisingly. +4/5
Gunship - Tech Noir
Oh yes, the intro is great with the spoken word and the dark synths, both fitting quite well and setting the mood. Which isn't as dark as I'd have expected once the beats pop in. Sure, it's pretty melancholic but far from the apocalyptic vibe I was expecting. Well, ignoring that, I prefer this Gunship track better, probably because it's not as repetitive, and the songwriting's more varied and creative. However, I find the melodies kinda lacking, not being really that memorable, mostly on the chorus. Synths are on point tho. +3.5/5
Scandroid - On The Face of The Deep
Yeah this has got a great buildup at the beginning, leading to a pretty interesting break, with menacing synths and triggered drums. It's.. curious ending for the EP, but somehow I get the feeling this is more of an interlude in an album or more fitting as a soundtrack rather than on its own, since I find myself enjoying it, but not being particularly amazed by anything in particular. But it's still quite enjoyable, yup. 3.5/5
Flow
For the most part, you really nailed it keeping a style and sound quite consistent throughout the whole thing. However, I think there are little unbalances, like two instrumental tracks followed by three fairly catchy songs then another instrumental that felt more fitting as an interlude than as ending. But they are mostly minor issues really. Great job. 4/5
Final score
RP: 0.75
Flow: 4
EP Score: ((4 + 3.25 + 4.25 + 4.25 + 4.25 + 3.75 + 3.5) * 4 / 7) = 15.57 (out of 20)
Total: RP + Flow + EP score = 0.75 + 4 + 15.57 = 20.32
Your EP was my early favorite from the first listen, but as I started digging into the others, when it came to adding the scores, I was worried you'd end up in second or third place. And with such small margin, it shows you and the other top 3 guys sent some very good stuff indeed. Thanks for playing! It was a blast to have you, and it's funny I ended up last in your roulette while you get the crown here. So...
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Again, thanks for playing everyone, and special thanks for bearing with me throughout this thing - took a little longer than what I had expected, and I know I can be a little frustrating to deal with :blush. I had a blast, and now I've got lots of music to check out (some of which I've already done while hosting this), from every single player, even from some that got cut in the elimination round. I'll try make little writeups for each of my favorites as I listen to them, and next week I'll try put together a 'best of roulette' compilation or something.
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the second time bolsters has narrowly won a roulette with an EP containing Tech Noir by Gunship
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Can't believe you gave The Grand Conjuration 2/5, they are one of my favourite bands of all-time! :millahhhh
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They're especially good when you're forced to listen to them every other song!
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the second time bolsters has narrowly won a roulette with an EP containing Tech Noir by Gunship
Looks like The Midnight was the star this time though.
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Congrats Dave!
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Congrats Dave!
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Congrats Bolsters!
I'm happy with third place - never really expected to win, but glad you liked so many of my submissions. :)
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So close! Congrats Bolsters!!!
And thanks Sacul for running this, I didn't expect to make such a good run. And yes, that Leech album is great and grows with time :)
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I'm okay with knowing my stuff was too good for Sacul to handle
Congrats Bolsters!
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Devin Townsend Project - Addicted
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sir this is wendy's
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