Here come the results! This was another amazing round like the first. Probably due to the fact I love strangeness so much.
Shadow Ninja 2.0: !T.O.O.H.! - Al-Amin (Aneb Jak Vycakat Jelito)
So this song was completely nuts. Which is obviously what I wanted. There are very few things I love more than absolutely chaotic metal. The vocals add to the weird factor too. They sound really impish. The riffing is awesome and really there was no part of this song that wasn't totally badass. Cool as hell man. Nice job.
854908435/10, but due to you forgetting what song you sent like a silly person, a 854908425 point penalty has been incurred, so your score is 10.elefantStone: The Dismemberment Plan - What Do You Want Me To Say?
Aha! Here's a band I've actually been meaning to get into for a while that I haven't checked out yet. I went and downloaded this album after hearing this because it gave me a reminder. So I can definitely see the strangeness in this track and it's mostly in the verses. The guitar, bass, and vocals almost sound like they're playing different tunes at once!
It's a really cool effect, I liked! The lyrics are something I enjoyed about this song too, so big plus there. The chorus is nice as well, if not a little ordinary compared to the verses, which pretty much steal the show for me here. Good stuff.
8.5/10Dark Castle: Glasser - Design
This woman loves her ass.
The song and video were both actually rather hypnotizing. The synth line was something I enjoyed, it had a futuristic feel to it. And she's a good vocalist. Maybe not totally off-the-wall, but definitely weird and unique in its own special way.
8.5/10Tyrias: The Legendary Pink Dots - Russian Roulette
Ahh neo-psychedelia. More familiar ground for me this time around. The vocals actually didn't take much getting used to for me, I enjoyed them.
The lyrics were weird, as is kind of expected of the genre often, but neat. The whole "you thought you counted" section was definitely my favourite part though. The atmosphere and the main vocal melody just gave chills. Nice stuff.
9/10senecadawg2: The Sugarcubes - Eat the Menu
So I'm rather disappointed that I didn't know of this since I do like Bjork a fair amount.
The song wasn't what I expected, but it was nice. The lyrics were amusing enough to pay attention to, and the song was nice and fun. The male vocals were probably the weirdest part of the song, but they definitely added to it. Hearing her voice in this style was pretty interesting, but I enjoyed.
8.5/10Lucien: Iluvutar - Late of Conscience
This band was sent to me in a previous roulette, but I never really went further. Anyways, the song had neat sections. Some nice guitarwork and keyboards for sure. It felt a tad long though honestly. There were a few sections I didn't enjoy as much. But the musicianship was neat, as it usually is in this kind of music. Maybe it's just because I'm listening to less of this sort of stuff lately.
6.5/10adace: Lisa Gerrard - Space Weaver
This one was also a tad lengthy, but it was also very atmospheric and pretty sounding. Has this aura of ambience that almost reminds me of Global Communication, but perhaps a bit more active. She also has beautiful vocals. I think if this was condensed into something shorter it'd get a higher score. But I still certainly enjoyed this.
7.5/10Lolzeez: No Joy - Hare Tarot Lies
I loves me a some shoegaze. Well good shoegaze. Some shoegaze is dull and unimaginative, but this stuff had a pretty unique sound to it I find. Almost like shoegaze and Warpaint thrown together. The chorus was probably the highlight, as it got stuck in my head almost immediately, but the rest was great too. And the music video was really nice. The whole song is beautiful.
9/10Outcrier: Chrome Hoof - Sea Hornet
From the intro of this song I was expecting some glitchy weird techno-ish stuff to emerge. Instead it eventually turned jazzy, which I thought was neat. Almost Jaga Jazzist like, but done quite differently. It was a fun, busy song. Not a ton to say but I liked.
8/10Lolzeez - 27
Outcrier - 26
Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 26
Tyrias - 26
elefantStone - 25
senecadawg2 - 24.5
Dark Castle - 24
Lucien - 23
adace - 22.5
Shadow Ninja 2.0 suddenly enters the mix up top!
Round 4: Send me something with sweet guitar. I play guitar, and while I gravitate more towards bass now, ordinary guitar still has a place in my heart. So send me something totally awesome, whether it be cool riffs, beautiful acoustic playing, or something with a rad solo.