Well, here are the results (except Big Hath's song which I will judge as soon as I get it). Sorry for the short writeups guys; I'm just really busy so I just wrote some very short commentary instead of droning on and on about every single aspect of each song.
ROUND 4 RESULTSblack_floyd: Spiral Architect – InsectCool song, but it couldn’t really get to me. It’s definitely not bad though.
7.7/10
Elite: Maudlin of the Well – Gleam in RanksGreat song, I especially like the intro. It’s really subtle and has a nice calm-before-the-storm mood. The lyrics are great, and the music is too. I’m not too fond of the vocals though, they’re a bit dull.
8.1/10
Lolzeez: Can – SoupVery weird song, but it really intrigued me. The vocals are a bit weird though. The intro is really weird and the whole section after that is really cool. After about 5:30, shit gets weird again. It’s epic
Really weird song, but that’s what I asked for, and this is really interesting.
8.1/10
crazyaga: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – Gunday’s ChildGreat song. Really interesting. I like the lyrics too.
8.6/10
Dr. DTVT: Koenjihyakkei - Angherr ShisspaDOUBLE-U TEE EFF. This is indeed random. And chaotic. In fact, I think it’s the most random song I’ve received this round. And it’s a good song as well.
8.6/10
lonestar: Pyramid Theorem – Forever in ChainsAlthough this song isn’t as random or chaotic as I’d expected, it has a nice prog sound and is generally just really good. I love it; my only complaint is that it doesn’t entirely fit the round theme.
8.8/10
Nihil Morari: Giraffes? Giraffes! - I Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Am S/H(im)e[r] As You Are Me And We Am I And I Are All Our Together: Our Collective Consciousness‚ Psycogenic fugueBEST TITLE EVER!!!!1111!1111!!!! Seriously, it’s just random as hell
Other than that, the song is amazing, and the voice sample is fantastic. And this is a two-man band? Wow.
9.0/10
MoraWintersoul: Dissona – NestFantastic song, I really like the different styles and the contrasts. Fits the theme nicely.
9.0/10
Scorpion: Mr. Bungle – Ars MoriendiWell, here it is then. The song that was sent 3 times. 3 times you say? Then it must be amazing, right?
Well yes, of course it is. Why would anyone think otherwise?
10/10
STANDINGS:Scorpion 35.0
Nihil-Morari 33.6
crazyaga: 33.5
Dr. DTVT: 33.4
black_floyd: 33.2
Lolzeez: 32.7
MoraWintersoul: 32.5
Lonestar: 32.1
Elite: 31.6
Big Hath: TBD
FORBIDDEN LIST UPDATECan
Dissona
Giraffes? Giraffes!
Koenjihyakkei
Maudlin of the Well
Mr. Bungle
Pyramid Theorem
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Spiral Architect
And now for something completely different.
ROUND 5: DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME!This round is all about dark moods and lyrics. Send me a song that has a really sad and dark atmosphere. It doesn't have to be heavy or doomy; on the contrary, I think I'd prefer sad but beautiful songs (i.e. DT - Disappear or Anathema - Lost Control). Good luck! The deadline is this Friday at 17:00 CET.