RESULTS – PLAYOFF
A very cool mix of music here, and you both went for quite different approaches. Results presented of each song individually, mixed up between you both:
Gorille
Röyksopp – Happy Up Here – 7/10
What a fun, groovy song! Nothing special or goundbreaking, but the beat and funky synth bass stuff really get me bopping along. I’ve never been especially inclined to check Röyksopp out properly before but maybe that should change as I dug this quite a bit.
Sigz
Floex – Veronika’s Dream – 9/10
This is such an interesting and engaging song. Great use of acoustic instruments with electronic sounds and textures – I honestly don’t really know how to define this. It’s quite ambient, but pretty busy as well, and makes for such a good listen. I’m going to have to give this guy a listen!
Gorille
The Prescription – Watch the giants fall – 6/10
This is a very enjoyable bit of modern hard rock – they seem to be a very unknown band as they don’t even show up on RYM. It’s a good song but probably the least interesting out of the 6 songs here, as there’s not really much to it – a fun riff and some nice playing, but not a lot else really.
Sigz
Andy Moor & Adam White pres. Whiteroom – The White Room – 7/10
This is some pretty cool trance, I dig electronic music but have never been particularly into the more straightforward trance stuff, as it often gets quite repetitive I find. But this has a good amount of variety and a really nice atmosphere throughout, and after a couple of listens I found myself really getting into it. A little long maybe, but otherwise very nice!
Gorille
Her Name is Calla – Pour More Oil – 10/10
This is an absolutely stunning song! It’s pretty much the epitome of a song building up to a climax – there’s barely any sound in the first half minute but it just gets bigger and bigger and by the end had me totally and utterly hooked. Reminds me a little bit of The Antlers, but it builds more than anything they’ve done!
Sigz
Battle of Mice – At the Base of the Giant’s Throat – 8/10
Jesus this song is intense. Easily one of the most fiercely upsetting songs I’ve ever heard, and from your explanation of the real situation going on in the band at the time, the ending is genuinely uncomfortable to listen to, which did detract from it just a little. That said, it’s powerful and angry and really very interesting in the way it changes and builds.
AND FINALLY – how much variety there was:
Sigz – 9/10
Really good mix of moods here, I held back from 10/10 simply because two of the songs had quite a big electronic element, but the vibe in each song was completely different, ranging from ambient through fun right up to very, very intense.
Gorille – 8/10
Very good variety as well, three very different musical styles, but not quite as much variety in tone as Ian had. The Röyksopp and Prescription songs were both fairly fun and energetic.
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And so the final scores:
Sigz 33
Gorille 31
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It was close, but Ian takes the win! You both sent so much great music throughout the roulette though, so thank you for taking part!
AWARDS CEREMONY
Most efficient:
Gorille – always sent songs first, often almost immediately!
Music I’ve become most obsessed by:
A tie between Caravan Palace (Sigz) and Moon Safari (LieLow)
Most inconsistent:
Kingshmegland – for his ability to come top one round and then bottom the very next.
Most prog:
A tie between DTVT and Ytse
Best comeback:
A tie between Jingle and Sigz, both of which happened in the last round.
Most depressing:
Raven, although Sigz came close with that Battle of Mice song in the final.
Most best:
Sigz, for actually winning the damn thing!
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