So overall this is seeming like quite a strong round again. After three rounds in a row of tighter constraints either a number of you have been saving some of the best for (near) last, possibly gotten a better handle on what I like, or maybe just luck again, but no matter if the music's good.
Round 13 Early Impressions:
1: This is definitely a comfortable sound, but will it stand out?
2: Back on the roller coaster, here we go!
3: HOF - Stefano Panunzi - What if the weather channel music was way cooler?
4: ariich - Beyond the Bridge - This seems like such low-hanging fruit I'm surprised it took this long for someone to pluck it.
5: Puppies_On_Acid - Shylmagoghnar - This might be the best thing you've sent yet.
6: Now here is some relative minimalism that is mostly done right.
7: Buddyhunter1 - Guilt Machine - Well, this is better than I remember. Why didn't I already know this? Oops.
8: twosuitsluke - Better Lovers - There are some interesting elements here, though it might be a bit chaotic and manic for me.
9: I didn't get the hype about them when they came out, and I still don't really get it now, but this does improve my opinion of them a decent amount.
10: TAC - Moonshade - My preferences in this style probably seem arbitrary from the outside, and though this doesn't quite hit the bullseye, it's still pretty good.
11: It's a bit too abstract and weird for me, but at least it's definitely better than I recalled.
12: Well this is definitely the biggest surprise of the round.
13: soupytwist - Ghost - Good thing I'm judging this entry, not the participants or various slices of music fandom.
14: Vmadera00 - Mask of the Phantasm - Not only does this have more memorable vocals, it also has cool trippy guitars and crazy drumming.
15: I often find this style enjoyable but not exciting, but this one has a little somethin' extra to it.
16: Evermind - Soen - There's no good reason I don't already know this band well enough to ban them, but I don't, so you're probably grabbing the free points on the table that no one else noticed.
17: Lots of cool ideas here, but it seems like it's missing something melodically.