Round 7 results
10 points: Sacul
Massive Attack – Risingson
Cool mysterious atmosphere and I like the bass. It’s a little too busy sounding though.
Hell yes trip hop. Nice beat and I like how this sounds chill and ominous at the same time. There’s a nice contrast between the two vocalists’ voices.
9 points: TAC
Gary Moore – Worry No More
This might seem like something that wouldn’t work at all, but I think this is pretty cool.
This was… unexpected. It’s a blues song at heart, but presented as late 90s electronic rock. And the best thing is, it works! Actually the instrumental reminds me of Garbage. I imagine this might’ve come as a shock to lot of his fans, but I have respect for artists who are ready to try new things.
8 points: Cyril
Arcane Roots – Arp
To be fair, this song became better when the drums and guitar kicked in.
The first half of the song sort of reminds me of In Rainbows-era Radiohead. It’s actually very good. The heavier parts I like too, but this ends a bit suddenly, I’d liked this to go on for a bit longer.
7 points: Stadler
The Firm – Radioactive (Special Remix)
Seriously cool bass, but the whole think is a tad long and directionless.
So, this is an extended remix of a 80s rock supergroup single. The original song is under three minutes long, the remix almost six minutes. I haven’t listened to the original song yet, but I’m fairly sure I’ll like that better, I can tell it’s a good 80s rock song with a catchy chorus. That fretless bass might be my single favourite thing about this song. But yeah, extended 12’’ remixes weren’t a rock music standard and lot of this is made of repetitive loops. I tried to look up who remixed this, but didn’t found any information so I assume it was remixed by the band themselves. Maybe someone more versed with pop/dance music could’ve made more interesting remix.
6 points: MoraWintersoul
Grimes – REALiTi (Demo)
This is a bit more sleeker-sounding I usually like to listen to, but quite lovely nevertheless.
This is kinda cutesy, even though the lyrics are darker. Interesting instrumentation and the chorus is very good and catchy. This is somewhere between club hit and indie, but has a good mix of both.
5 points: Kattelox
Tycho – Apogee
Beautiful, melodic piece.
I honestly like the first minute of this song the best, it has some very good beats. The rest is good too, although not as interesting. It’s just… there, pleasant sounding with good melodies, but nothing that really captures my attention. I like the organic drum sounds.
4 points: senecadawg2
Björk – Cocoon
I like the vocals, but the beat is a bit annoying. The song might actually work without it.
I’ve liked Björk’s vocals before and she does deliver. She’s probably acquired taste but has a very unique approach to vocals. I like the calm synths, but the beat could’ve been trimmed down a beat, the bass drum hits should’ve been enough. The lyrics and delivery go probably bit into intimate territory too much and she might be oversharing, but that’s just my opinion.
3 points: Lethean
Katatonia - Unfurl
Nice trip-hoppy beat and distorted bass go well together, but I’d wanted this to kick into higher gear towards the end.
Well the first impression pretty much says it. I like the guitar wailing, but the vocals are maybe a tad soft and I’d hoped live drums kicked in towards the end. It begins well enough, but I’d expect more from this. This was a B-side and I don’t really think this would’ve been strong enough to be an album track.
2 point: Puppies_on_Acid
Slushii – Sapient Dream
Cool beat but other than, not my thing.
I don’t know. It’s pleasant enough, although the spliced-up high-pitched vocal sample is kinda annoying. But it’s not very memorable. Maybe I’d liked it more if it had calmer beat and it’d embraced the chillness. One of the synth sounds reminds me of Deus Ex soundtrack though, which is cool.
1 point: Train of Naught
Periphery – Crush
This sounds like Linkin Park and I don’t like Linkin Park. The outro should’ve been a separate song.
Sigh… You said djentwave and got my attention. There’s no djent here though, only nu metal. The Linkin Park influence is really obvious, he clearly tries to sound like Chester in choruses, but the chorus vocal melodies are really dull. Really, they should have scrapped the first five minutes and worked more on the outro. Maybe going full on electro swing or turning those string melodies into djent riffs.
STANDINGS
TAC 49 pts
Stadler 43 pts
Kattelox 43 pts
Sacul 40 pts
Cyril 40 pts
Lethean 38 pts
MoraWintersoul 34 pts
Puppies_On_Acid 34 pts
Train of Naught 30 pts
senecadawg2 28 pts