1st Roulette:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=39608.02nd Roulette:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=43933.03rd Roulette:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=48099.04th Roulette:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=53991---INTRO---Hey everyone, it’s time for another roulette, but this one’s going to be a bit special. I’ve been looking across the bands and artists I’ve been listening to a lot these days, and while there is still a good amount of typical DTF-fare prog and metal, I feel like for those genres I’m starting to get diminishing returns when it comes to stuff I get sent in roulettes. Don’t get me wrong, I got some damn good metal and prog my last roulette, but for this roulette I’m specifically looking for something different: electronic music.
I’ve always liked electronic music, but as my extremely short banlist will demonstrate further down the page, I’m not familiar with enough of it. I’d struggle to explain the differences between most electronic genres, and there’s likely some incredibly obvious artists that I’ve never checked out before. The purpose of this roulette will be to round up a few people to hopefully throw me into the deep end.
Only electronic music will be allowed; if there’s not a prominent electronic component to a song, it will be rejected. I’m well aware that this is not an electronic music forum and there probably will be a very limited number of people who’d actually agree to participate in this thing, but hopefully there’s enough people who join for us to have a smaller-than-normal but still enjoyable roulette. In fact, part of my motivation for going with this theme was to avoid the 15+ participants most roulettes get these days!
---ROUNDS---There will be 8 rounds, with no themes.
Round 1:
RESULTSRound 2:
RESULTSRound 3:
RESULTSRound 4:
RESULTSRound 5:
RESULTSRound 6:
RESULTSRound 7:
RESULTSRound 8:
RESULTS---PARTICIPANTS / FINAL STANDINGS---1: The Walrus - 129
2: Sacul - 127.5
3: Ariich - 126
4: Elite - 122
4: Shadow Ninja 2.0 - 122
6: Cyril - 121.5
7: Puppies_On_Acid - 121
8: Evermind - 118.5
9: Romdrums - 117
---RULES----
You can only send songs with prominent electronic elements. No, using lots of keyboards in an otherwise normal rock / metal band doesn’t make you electronic;
there needs to be a greater prominence / importance of electronic instruments than real ones. The line here is a bit blurry, but my cutoff point would be the Nine Inch Nails album
With Teeth; anything less electronic than that wouldn’t be electronic enough.
- For each round, you must submit
TWO songs from the same artist.
- If there’s multiple tracks that form a cohesive piece (i.e. a song split into two parts), they can be submitted together as a single song. There’s no scientific rules here, so I might ask you to re-send if I listen to them and feel like they aren’t cohesive enough.
- The length of both songs combined must be
below 20 minutes.
- Spotify links are preferred. If that doesn’t work, send me a youtube link or an mp3.
- Each song you send will be scored independently on a scale from 1 to 10.
- 3 or below: Abysmal. You’d have to really fuck up to get a score this bad.
- 4: Bad. I don’t like it at all.
- 5: Meh. I either have no strong opinion on it, or I have extremely mixed feelings about it.
- 6: Okay. I kinda like it, but I probably won’t be itching to return to it.
- 7: Good. Missing something for it to be great, but still quite enjoyable.
- 8: Great. Few flaws, and enough special qualities for it to really resonate with me.
- 9-10: Amazing. You knocked it out of the park.
- The best song of each round will get an additional point as a bonus.
- All point rewards for the final round will be doubled.
- Submitted artists will be banned for the remainder of the roulette if I enjoy them or find them interesting enough.
---TASTES---When it comes to electronic music, the stuff I’ve historically enjoyed the most is either
uncompromisingly energetic or
deliciously atmospheric. That’s not to say I won’t enjoy stuff in between, but keep that in mind.
A lot of my favorite electronic artists utilize rock or metal elements while still having their feet firmly planted in electronic genres. Stuff like Anamanaguchi, Pendulum, Celldweller, or Nine Inch Nails will probably do well.
Pop and hip-hop are allowed, provided the production is electronic enough. These are a bit riskier, but I’m not adverse to either. I apparently enjoy some good synthpop, if recent Gorillaz and Ulver albums are any indication. Hip-hop really needs some good, interesting production for me (Gorillaz,
some Death Grips) but if it’s got that I’ll probably enjoy it.
I like industrial music when it’s done well; it needs more than just abrasiveness for me.
I’m not really looking for video game music in this roulette, but music that incorporates elements of video game music (chiptune, synthwave that isn’t overtly 80’s-worship) is encouraged. You can still send actual video game music if you want, just check with me before sending me to make sure I haven’t heard it.
Don’t send harsh noise, drone, or pure ambient music. Just don’t.
---BANNED ARTISTS---There’s some artists in here who only have a few songs electronic enough to be accepted (if they weren’t banned), but I included them anyway.
If you must send me video game music, check with me before sending to make sure I haven’t heard it.
---Fully Banned---
Afro Celt Sound System
Anamanaguchi
Celldweller
Chroma Key
David Maxim Micic
The Dear Hunter
Devin Townsend
Gorillaz
Have A Nice Life
HEALTH
Infected Mushroom
Mad Lollypop
M|O|O|N
Nine Inch Nails
OSI
Pendulum
Pure Reason Revolution
Steven Wilson
Thy Catafalque
Ulver
---Partially Banned---
Death Grips - The Money Store
The Garden - Kiss My Super Bowl Ring
Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
Igorrr - Savage Sinusoid, Spirituality And Distortion
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Poppy - I Disagree
Radiohead - Kid A
Thrice - The Alchemy Index
---Newly Banned---
Amon Tobin
BT
Depeche Mode
DJ Shadow
Ed Harrison
Emancipator
Enigma
Feed Me
Floex
George Clanton
Gunship
Machinedrum
Master Boot Record
Noble Oak
Perturbator
Squarepusher
Submotion Orchestra
Sungazer
Tycho
Poll
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