Psych.
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MATCH 2
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//WINNER// Dacul: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Sun Forestlonestar: Disperse - Message from Atlantis
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Jesus. RJ, I'm sorry you had to go up against the guy who won my first two roulettes. Message From Atlantis is a really cool song. The guys holding down the rhythms create this very cool musical texture. The soft break has this Opethian style I think they pull off marvelously, and I love the piano in the finale. However... the Nick Cave song has me floored. I think it's the best song of the round. The lyrics are pure poetry. The dark moaning synths paint a desolate landscape behind them. This track sounds gentle but it's really a hulking behemoth of grief. I love it. I even did some reading on the album, and have to hear it now. RJ, please play in my next roulette, I don't think I'll be doing eliminations.
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MATCH 6
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Elite: Avandra - Derelict Minds (feat. Kevin Moore)
//WINNER// jingle.boy: Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland---
Next to Sacul v. lonestar, Elite v. jingle.boy is the biggest nailbiter of the round for me. Really difficult choosing between these two. Derelict Minds has a fucking sweet riff and great solos with one of my favorite musicians ever guesting. But... BUT! It also sounds a lot like a bunch of other bands, and KevMo doesn't really help it stand out. Very good song, but the competition was something out of left field: a Bruce Springsteen song I've never heard of. But even I know of Clarence Clemons. God damn, that man can play a sax. And I really dig the lyrical side of Bruce Springsteen, although he's from a world I'm just not from, I love the way he can paint a picture, a uniquely American sort of picture, and the music to this little story is the backdrop for a big musical adventure. Those last few minutes almost feel unnecessary with how good the song ends with the sax solo, but that last swell with the piano run justifies it. Definitely got me interested in Springsteen again with this and now I gotta pick up a vinyl or two. Thanks for playing Elite
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MATCH 7
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//WINNER// Cyril: Spanish Love Songs - Losers, Pt. 2Train of Naught: Arcane Roots - Arp
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Ooooh man. I went back and forth on this one so many times. "Losers, Pt. 2" is a really catchy song with a big energy about it and the singer has this peculiar, warbly voice that actually manages to fit with the music very well. Normally I'd hate his voice. Lyrically I love it, except for the lyrics in the soft bridge towards the end, which actually makes me roll my eyes and... yeah. Just a personal thing. So that part kind of sucks, but the rest of the song is catchy as fuck. Train's song is really good and has a curious vibe to it, and instrumentally I think I like it more than Cyril's song, actually. However, I can never really recall moments of this when I try to think of it, which is the real killer. It is fun and it's a good song, but Cyril's got the jump on ya this time. Sorry Train. Thanks so much for playing, please check out my next one if I do it, because I'll probably go back to no eliminations then
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MATCH 8
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kingshmegland: Mile Marker Zero - The Architect
//WINNER// Buddyhunter1: Anamanaguchi - Sunset by Plane---
Buddy's piece starts off reminding me of one of my favorite artists, Tycho. And then it goes into this heavy electronic-metal sort of thing with these calm female vocals over them - I've heard songs like that before, and have no idea if there's a specific name for this type of style. But I dig it. I can vibe to this. king's piece - I dig the grenetic energy on display here. The guitars are doing some wild stuff. But overall, it's not kicking me in the ass the way Anamanaguchi is. I need more keys to add some depth to this guitar-centric piece. Thanks for playing, king!
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