This round was fantastic. It's hard not to impress me with ambient songs. Alas, I had to rank them, and it was tough to choose the ranks for most of the songs. You guys know some awesome music! Results:
Top Pick: Space Invader
Band: Anathema
Song Name: Thin Air
Gorgeous. That was my first thought after hearing the song. Very strong vocal melodies. It has such an energy about it that is addicting....it's almost an indescribable song, and I mean that in a good way. I want more of this, it is so emotional and beautiful.
Second Place: kari
Band: Eluvium
Song Name: Prelude for Time Feelers
This was so beautiful. I actually played it 2 more times after the first listen because the beautiful piano was just so moving. What else can I say, I loved it.
Next Three:
-Marvellous G
Band: Brian Eno
Song Name: Always Returning I
My friend had always raved about how much he liked Brian Eno, so I'm glad I am getting a submission for this. This song is so soothing, one of those gems that I can see myself putting on repeat for hours and never growing tired of. Just so soothing, how can you feel down with this song? It's impossible. I think he has a lot of music under his belt, am I correct?
-BrotherH
Band: Bass Communion
Song Name: Construct IV
For its length, this was a great track. It flowed very nicely, and the dark and "low" feel of the song was great. Isn't this one of Steven Wilson's projects? I am not much of a fan of PT or his work, but maybe this will help me start to like him, because in theory, I should. I liked the distorted guitars, they basically made the song, IMO.
-YtseBitsySpider
Band: MAXXESS
Song Name: De-Layed
Really cool stuff going on here in this guitar driven song. The man has a very tasteful tone and the backing music is solid and "makes sense" in relation to it all. Very relaxing and good ambient vibe, and the build-up in the middle was excellent.
Next 3
-Ariich, my lady
Band: Freak Kitchen
Song Name: Breathe
This was a great song. Very emotional, and it fit in its time very well, although I felt like it could have developed a bit more as well. I also liked the timbre of the singer's voice. That said, you have me interested to hear more of their material from your description, because I can feel the good songwriting in there somewhere.
-Zantera
Band: Oceansize
Song Name: Legal Teens
(Disclaimer: Allowed the song because it is from a different album)
This didn't hit me the way The Frame had hit me. I mean, it is good and has that style I remember from the other song, but it wasn't as memorable. I still liked it, though, and can see some differences in their sound now. Great pick.
-Ravenheart
Band: Emilie Simon
Song Name: The Frozen World
I really liked this song, don't get me wrong. It had this atmosphere of being "chilly," and it pulls it off very well. I just don't see myself listening to it as often as other stuff in this round. It's hard to rate it down like I did. She has a great voice, and the music was interesting, all those little sounds I found annoying on the first listen, but on the subsequent listens, I really liked them. Good pick!
Last 2:
-Quadrochosis
Band: Sweet Trip
Song Name: To all the dancers of the world, A round form of fantasy
Really cool intro...very electronic and pulled off nicely. The stops and the starts kinda throw me off and throw me off the vibe of the song a little, wasn't a fan of those for the most part. The song got a lot better after the off-time/double-time beat thing in the middle. Very nice emotion. I just think I don't "get" this style of music yet. I'll check it out more (like all the other music) after the roulette.
-contest_sanity
Band: Aaron Sprinkle
Song Name: Motor Cars
Pretty cool song, but it was just kind of there for me. It didn't leave me wanting more of anything really. Good use of electric guitar with no drums or bass, though.
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Standings:
Kari - 5+8+7=20
Space Invader - 7+5+8=20
Zantera - 6+6+5=17
Marvellous G - 4+7+6=17
Ravenheart - 6+5+5=16
Quadrochosis - 8+4+4=16
Ariich - 5+6+5=16
YtseBitsySpider - 5+5+6=16
Brother H - 4+6+6=16
contest_sanity - 6+4+4=14
I really like how these scores are coming about...it's making it possible for anyone to win so far. DUN DUN DUN
ROUND FOUR: AGGRESSION. Make me want to kill a small animal, please. You will get an extra point if it is NOT metal/hard rock. Not that I don't like metal or hard rock, because I love it, but I will be impressed to find some aggression on songs not in that genre. That said, I do love some good aggressive metal, so it's fair game, really. Also, tell me WHY it is aggressive to you.
GO!
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