Indiscipline's Roulette v. The Dirty Aftermath

[Train of Naught]

Trainy sent Naught

That's my favourite TROK song and the one I sent the most in roulettes (last time I sent something off the new album), so doesn't surprise me that you thought this.... but I'm not in any roulettes anymore for now

Dreadnought - Lift is also a great pick, have never seen anyone but me and Parama talk about them so I'm excited to see some more love for them here!

[Elite]

: Captain Beefheart's Secret Son - Pawning

Cosmo Sheldrake - Hocking

sent by Sacul, presumably. he sent the same thing to me once.

[Sacul]

 

[Indiscipline]

: CF Martin & Co's Greatest Achievement - Drop = Dreadnought - Lift
: Nixon – Wood's Lamp = Frost* - Black Light Machine
Elite: Officer Caldo – Green Days = Agent Fresco - Yellow Nights
: Turkish Cheese – Whispers of Slumber = Lor - Visions of Awakening
Sacul: Captain Beefheart's Secret Son - Pawning = Cosmo Sheldrake - Hocking
DestinyOfChaos: Ben-Hur Raced There - Dead = Circus Maximus - Alive
ariich: The Overthrow of Meano – Elsa's Song = The Reign of Kindo - Let It Go
: Ziqqurat Proof – Pull Me Under Held Tight = Pyramid Theorem - Another Day Slips By
: Legendary Venue in Mum's Birthplace – Steady Liver = Riverside - Loose Heart
Stadler: The Colonel Ono Lucidity – Badminton and The Ifrit = The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Parama: Fock You Priest – Innocent Straightlines = Thank You Scientist – Suspicious Waveforms
romdrums: As Mowgli Was Raised – Woman of Daily Telegraph = In The Presence of Wolves - Man of the Times
: Appalachians of London – Full Black Cover
Kattelox: Shao Kahn's Realm – Be Quiet = Outworld - Raise Hell
Evermind: Between Steering Wheel and Crotch – Representing Heaven = Headspace - In Hell's Name
jingle.boy: Ynstalment – Music, Ladies, Cars & Basketball. = Epysode - Obsessions

One song away from de-bizarroing this (t)hang

[Sacul]

Elite sent Agent Fresco

[TAC]

: Appalachians of London – Full Black Cover

Rivers Of Nihil?

[Crow]

God, they'd be a terrible pick for this roulette so I hope not 

Their debut is like full on deathcore or some crap too

[TAC]

Yeah, duh. I should've known better.

[Elite]

Do I get a prize for guessing, like, half of bizarro hangmanen?

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Do I get punished for not participating in bizarre hangman?

[Crow]

a 5/10, that's the prize. half of the maximum score

[Indiscipline]

You get results, that's what you get!


Round Two Results, 1 of 4:

Kattelox - The Rainbow Warriors:

Outworld – Raise Hell:

Bus Impression: "Possibly torture"
Timestamp Snippet: 4:25 – 4:37: I'm pretty sure I've heard this the first time I beat Wonder Boy in Monsterland, circa 1988.

I can appreciate how such a mercyless detuned riffage (which I liked way better on its rare excursions in the middle range) onslaught carrying relentless screaming may be the perfect background music for exciting high adrenaline activities. Alas, for the way I'm wired, it becomes almost torture if I try to focus on it as a proper song. Can't argue with the sheer technical proficiency and I must admit Rusty Cooley – although never emotionally satisfying to my ears -  is a virtuoso powerhouse in good company here.

Drumwork is impressive, but I find the constant meter tweaks hindered the song's pace, adding weight while subtracting energy. I admire the way the keyboardist found his distinct place inside the storm without resorting to a suicidal war of loudness, and the little bass solo is honestly a jewel. I have to respect the singer's pipes, but a kinda King Diamond crazy rapier would have suited the tune better than an unsustainably heavy broadsword. Call me a wuss, but this is a little too much bi-dimentional aggressive for me.

Vote: 6.0 – Maybe 25 years ago I had enough hormones for this. I had them for Tekken, after all.


Sacul - Hangmanen Addicts:

Cosmo Sheldrake – Hocking:

Bus Impression: "Carnival of horny elephants"
Timestamp Snippet: 2:42 – 3:04: Disney's Aristocats' tapes overdubbed with The Jungle Book's score.

1) When I first stumbled into this lovely forum in 2011, I was wearing a Captain Beefheart avatar. 2) For a brief period I planned to fly to Japan and propose to Yoko Kanno. 3) I may be the greatest Mike Patton mark alive, and I made sure to tell him while park-jogging in the city block we both lived in for several years (OK, park-stalking is more appropriate, but that's beside the point). All the hints say I should love this, then why I feel this tune has someway betrayed that anarchic irony's true spirit?

The first part is delicious, and it might have very well been the base for Cowboy Bebop – Episode 34: Rumble in the Jungle. Plus, the evil childish main theme is infectious enough to prepare you for anything. Then comes the big brass orgy, and the hopes for argute music deconstruction become a degeneration into orchestral self-indulgency. This kind of music is great (really one of my fiercest aural passions) until it begins taking itself seriously. In hindsight, after that (portentous) display of conduction, the first part loses its spark and sounds just like a silly jingle (sorry, Chad).

Vote: 6.2 A Day in the Life's big orchestral cluster works because the whole operation is always tongue-in-cheek despite the sublime musical outcome.


Shadow Ninja 2.0 - Wayward Vagabonds:

Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page:

Bus Impression: "Great pathos, unlistenable vocals"
Timestamp Snippet: 1:33 – 2:02: The emotional equivalent of an industrial paint stripper pointed to the face

It's powerful and moving, and sometimes it sounds timeless and primal. The traditional instrumentation's orchestration is glorious, and everytime the choir comes in it hits you with the strenght of a freefalling meteorite. What I just typed read like a solid base for a full 10, or at least like bonus points leading a song from good to great, and I stick to my story. Problem is, you unfortunately managed to pick the single kind of singing and enunciation I gladly would like to see outlawed for contempt of timbre and general song integrity.

The man has a nice timbre and communicative strenght, but he completely compromises it recurring to that hideous slurred clunky yet full of airy holes squished fake drunk phonation and articulation. It wouldn't be devastating per se, but it inevitably pulls me away from the tune's mood and story, like spotting a stagelight behind the valance during a perfectly faithful Shakespeare play. I feel bad because this tune's less-than-ideal rating is all about an idiosincracy of mine, but I'm afraid this is still my roulette.

Vote: 6.4 This is the epitome of a Round 5 smashing submission. Objectively lovely but carrying the virus that kills me.


Elite - Rich and The Poor Tastes:

Agent Fresco – Yellow Nights:

Bus Impression: "This must be great played on reverse tape"
Timestamp Snippet: 1:09 – 1:49: THOM YORKEITIS ALERT! THOM YORKEITIS ALERT!

This is a musical matryoshka. A reverse recording of a tune played reversing a tune written in reverse. Just listen to the ride cymbal accents on the fourth beat giving away the plot if you (i.e. everybody but Elite) don't believe me. From an intellectual (and rather masturbatory) standpoint, it's as fascinating as it gets and brimming with songwriting, rythmic, and melodic opportunities. Then why limiting exposition to three unsufficient minutes? It's like sitting on Westworld's plot and going for a five minutes infomercial.

Putting aside the Thom Yorke section (more annoying than disruptive) which mantains its inherent magic despite, well, Thom Yorkeitis anyway, there are pieces for a brilliant tune here. The groovy RHCP Hillel Slovak era riff deserved to flex its muscles on way more running time, maybe through variations and iterations exploiting the reverse tape effect in full. Alas, in its current form, this cut is more intellectual than arual pleasure and more gimmick piece than kick-arse quirky song. Fun fact (thank you Rich): the song, when played on reverse, still sounds like a reversed song.

Vote: 6.6 – Sometimes size does matter. Even on reverse.

[Crow]

Dodged the bottom 4 again 

[Aefenwelg]

How do you get Appalachians of London from Mumford & Sons??

[Destiny Of Chaos]

Dodged the bottom 4 again 

YES 

[Indiscipline]

How do you get Appalachians of London from Mumford & Sons??

Well, they make me think of Appalachian traditional music and are from London.

It was either that or going the Red Foxx route.

[Elite]

bollocks

[Aefenwelg]

How do you get Appalachians of London from Mumford & Sons??

Well, they make me think of Appalachian traditional music and are from London.

It was either that or going the Red Foxx route.

Appalachian is a music? Dang, I kept trying to find bands named after mountains in England.

[TAC]

How do you get Appalachians of London from Mumford & Sons??

Well, they make me think of Appalachian traditional music and are from London.

It was either that or going the Red Foxx route.

You should ALWAYS go the Redd Foxx route.

[Indiscipline]

bollocks

Say what you feel, mate.

[Crow]

I also outscored dacul so I could potentially be in the lead now

Or I could have scored 6.7/10 

A question about round 5, will length factor in? ie which would "score higher", 5 minutes of stuff you hate or 10 minutes of stuff you hate? 

[The Walrus]

Well fuck. I have no read on your tastes apparently. I'm going to take a complete 180 for the next one.

[Evermind]

I have no read on your tastes apparently.

I think that actually applies to everyone who's playing here.

[Indiscipline]

A question about round 5, will length factor in? ie which would "score higher", 5 minutes of stuff you hate or 10 minutes of stuff you hate? 

Generally speaking, I wouldn't know. Nonetheless, just like sometimes I get bored by repetitive themes I love, there's the remote chance I could gradually come to appreciate repetitive themes I'm hating.

I have no read on your tastes apparently.

I think that actually applies to everyone who's playing here.

It applies to me too.

[ariich]

Damn, that's harsh about Mumford & Sons. It's a great song.

[jingle.boy]

And a harsh score and snippet for Outworld.  Not the greatest music for Kelly to lend his voice to, but I'm amazed that Epysode wasn't right ahead (or behind depending on your view) this one in the scoring. 

Also... nothing wrong with a silly jingle.  That's me 24x7.

[jingle.boy]

You should ALWAYS go the Redd Foxx route.

[Indiscipline]

Damn, that's harsh about Mumford & Sons. It's a great song.

Well, if you discount the vocals warranting a -5 (I know, it's a fixation of mine) I actually gave the song a 11.4

[TAC]

I have no read on your tastes apparently.

I think that actually applies to everyone who's playing here.

He's the Italian ariich.

[ariich]

I have no read on your tastes apparently.

I think that actually applies to everyone who's playing here.

He's the Italian ariich.

[Sacul]

Well damn me . Fair judgement, was afraid that middle brass section would indeed turn you off - I got used to it with time and even like it because of how nuts it is. I'll recalibrate for the next round.

[Stadler]

Since none of those are mine, and I don't care about anyone else, two thoughts struck me:

- you should never tell another man he has a "nice timbre".   You can't actually HEAR the "re".
- you know Mike Patton?  Is he cool?  Did he piss on you?   Does he look like a serial killer up close? 

[Indiscipline]

Since none of those are mine, and I don't care about anyone else, two thoughts struck me:

- you should never tell another man he has a "nice timbre".   You can't actually HEAR the "re".
- you know Mike Patton?  Is he cool?  Did he piss on you?   Does he look like a serial killer up close?

I met him once in the park when we both lived in Bologna (i don't live there anymore, no idea whether he does), and he seemed quite polite while tolerating my ramblings about human voice limits. Overall, a regular I'm-minding-my-business guy.

Naturally, everything went south when I told him he has a nice timbre ...

[Puppies_On_Acid]

How about that, I'm not in the bottom this time. Huzzah! 

[lonestar]

Sweet, not in the bottom 4 again, and I'm glad to see the vocals comment posted. I was a bit worried about that since the vocals on my track aren't earth shattering. Now to see how close I am to the top....