Sacul's controversial roulette v3. Less frustration™️, A REAL WINNER AT LAST!!!!

[Luoto]

The Mayan Factor

[ariich]

Let's have T!

[Sacul]

Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
?: S___ - ___ces
?: Tame Impala - _et _t _a__en
?: A__a_at - Cand__ de _a Ca__e
?: And_e_ ___d - _a_e _a__nd___es
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

ariich waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn

[home]

The Tame Impala song is Let it Happen

Essentielles?

[Nekov]

Oddland sounds like something Elite would send

[Sacul]

Oddland sounds like something Elite would send

Aye, but he didn't

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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
?: S___ - ___ces
?: Tame Impala - Let It Happen
?: A__a_at - Cand__ de _a Ca__e
?: And_e_ ___d - _a_e _a__nd___es
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

ariich waits 3 turns
Kattoelox waits 2 turns
Nekov waits 1 turn

[King Postwhore]

Give me a big bleepin' F!

[Tomislav95]

Did Evermind send The Mayan Factor?

[ariich]

Apparat - Candil De La Calle
Ibrahim Maalouf - Essentielles
EDEN - drugs
The Mayan Factor - Focus Reborn

[Crow]

You lost all the R's on the last few hangmanens 
The one artist name is Andrew something

[The Walrus]

Stop forgetting my Rs   

[Sacul]

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Bolsters: Sia - Breathe Me
?: S___ - ___ces
?: Tame Impala - Let It Happen
?: Apparat - Candil de la Calle
?: Andrew __rd - Fa_e _a__ndr__es
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

kingshmegland waits 3 turns
ariich waits 2 turns
Kattoelox waits 1 turn


Results later today 

[Elite]

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

[Sacul]

Parama sent the unguessed artist that starts with an S, unless he sent Apparat
I sent Ibrahim Maalouf

Only these are correct  . 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

[Elite]

I thought I would have more of those right

[Tomislav95]

Sigh

[home]

I don't know Andrew at all and have heared like two Oddland songs which I don't like that much 

[Crow]

i've never seen so many hanged men in my life

[Sacul]

Time to start writeups right now 

[Crow]

ready for my 2/5

[Sacul]

I think there might be a correlation between a song's and my writeup's length


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 . 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 . 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  . Send for round 4, fellas, you have 48 hs.

[King Postwhore]

WOOOOT! I think you'll really love that album.  Alright, onto the next pic!!

[Crow]

that works too.
let me find some crap to send for round 4

[The Walrus]

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.

[Train of Naught]

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.

[Elite]

It's Rapper Sjors, isn't it?

[Nekov]

Huh, I thought you'd enjoy that 

Sending soon

[Evermind]

Sent! Probably my best entry yet.

[Sacul]

Got everybody except He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, if I don't get his song by tonight, listening will start without it 

[The Walrus]

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?

[Sacul]

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

[The Walrus]

Just checking

[Elite]

I did not know Voldemort was playing also.

[Sacul]

Time to fire this up 

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[Luoto]

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