ariich's DARK TO LIGHT roulette (v8) - Post-roulette updates (ongoing)

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

that wasn't even my favorite metal album that year was good but not as good as their last two for me

Oh jeez, I was thinking of Finisterre, but that came out in 2017. Time flies!

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I'll take 13, thank you very much 

Is 14 Wheel? Or am I forgetting which roulette I'm in?

Both correct!

Sweet!

[Glasser]

15? I really love the entire album honestly. Not sure I represented it well. Some bands require the full album experience to bring it home. I highly recommend the full album to you. Also, Derek Sherinian plays on a track.

Edit: I just noticed I have more than 5 artists on my ep. You can either cut the last 2 tracks or keep them as the "extended version". Whatever works for you. 

[twosuitsluke]

Gotta be 22

[Luoto]

1.Not sure why you didn’t just send this in the lighter rounds - it’s pretty straightforward but very nice.

3. This isn’t very easy to define, in a really positive way - love the sound and the vibes.

9. The heavy side was sometimes a little rough around the edges, but the atmospheric side was gorgeous and definitely compensates, although by how much remains to be seen.

23. The gloomy sound is enticing, but a lot of the music is melodically quite unusual and I’m not yet sure what to make of it.

[Evermind]

1?

[TAC]

3,6,9, or 24?

[ariich]

15? I really love the entire album honestly. Not sure I represented it well. Some bands require the full album experience to bring it home. I highly recommend the full album to you. Also, Derek Sherinian plays on a track.

Not 15.

Edit: I just noticed I have more than 5 artists on my ep. You can either cut the last 2 tracks or keep them as the "extended version". Whatever works for you. 

Oh good shout, I would have noticed eventually when we actually get to the EP round, but thanks for highlighting it. After all that kerfuffle, I guess we're back to just the original 5-track EP you sent in the first place which is long enough after all. But yeah I'll totally check out the "bonus tracks" as well for a laugh.

Gotta be 22

Gotta be.

23. The gloomy sound is enticing, but a lot of the music is melodically quite unusual and I’m not yet sure what to make of it.

Indeed.

1?

Actually no but it could indeed apply to yours too.

3,6,9, or 24?

Yep, 9.

[ariich]

Quoting for new page:

And finally, it's time for...

Round 6 first impressions

[jingle – Sass Jordan] 1.Not sure why you didn’t just send this in the lighter rounds - it’s pretty straightforward but very nice.

[lonestar – TRiDENT] 2.Sometimes, great energy and hooks are all you really need.

[HOF – Sweet Billy Pilgrim] 3. This isn’t very easy to define, in a really positive way - love the sound and the vibes.

[faizoff – Run The Jewels] 4. Not entirely aligned to my tastes when it comes to this genre, but there’s a cool mix of groove and tension to it.

[Litho – Autumn] 5. This sounded up my alley - punchy, emotive and slick, with great vocals especially in the choruses.

[Evermind – Birdy] 6. I could just repeat the first half of your first impression from last round. This is lovely.

[King – A.C.T] 7. I thought at first this might not hit my proggy interests, but it has a charming theatricality that’s really rather enjoyable.

[Vmadera – Volbeat] 8. Verses were pretty much what I expected from this band, but the choruses were better - great hooks and surprising richness.

[TAC – Hwaino] 9. The heavy side was sometimes a little rough around the edges, but the atmospheric side was gorgeous and definitely compensates, although by how much remains to be seen.

10. I don’t often go for a production style this “indie”, but some of this reminded me of another artist I like that bucks that trend.

11. This isn't blowing me away so far - a little “of its time” perhaps - but it’s moody and melodic and pretty engaging.

12. Sounds solid and chunky but I’m not sure it's entirely what I'm looking for in this style - then again I’ve thought that before and made myself look silly, so who knows.

[Puppies – Mandroid Echostar] 13. You may be on a bit of a roll - this sits somewhere between two other bands and seems to have nice qualities from both.

[Elite – Wheel] 14. This does Tool better than Tool does Tool - seems like a sweet spot in where our tastes align.

[Stadler – Aerosmith] 15. Not sure this is a huge departure from my expectations, but the songs are enjoyable enough and there’s some nice variety.

[romdrums – Stabbing Westward] 16. The sound was cool for all of this, but I was definitely more attracted to the strong melodies and passionate delivery of the more recent material.

[soupy – dEUS] 17. This had a cool indie-ish sound to it, wasn’t sure all of the music quite matched up but the last track sounded great.

[Reaper – Black Map] 18. Doesn't quite capture the magic of the obvious comparator, but it’s still some really nice, proggy alternative rock.

19. Sounded solid enough but not much stood out really other than the fact that these guys seem to like hammond organ.

[Crow – Victory Over the Sun] 20. There’s one very uncomfortable aspect that I don’t THINK will be too overbearing but at this point I genuinely have no idea where this might fall in the 6.5-8.5 range.

21. This seemed more interesting that I might have expected - nice balance of groove and melody.

[luke – The Dirty Nil] 22. This sounded fun - somewhat similar to your last round, if not as memorable.

[Luoto – Foscor] 23. The gloomy sound is enticing, but a lot of the music is melodically quite unusual and I’m not yet sure what to make of it.

[seneca – Gregory Alan Isakov] 24. This hits all the right notes as far as this genre is concerned - delicate, emotional and gorgeous.

[Evermind]

6, 10 or 17?

[ariich]

Yep, 6 it is!

[King Postwhore]

7?

[jingle.boy]

I believe Sass Jordan to be 15.

[nick_z]

I’ll go for 5 or 7?

[senecadawg2]

Optimistically, 24

[lonestar]

2 or 5?

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Let's try #3, possibly #5. 

[ReaperKK]

Gonna guess 18

[Lonk]

2.Sometimes, great energy and hooks are all you really need.

5. This sounded up my alley - punchy, emotive and slick, with great vocals especially in the choruses.

8. Verses were pretty much what I expected from this band, but the choruses were better - great hooks and surprising richness.

12. Sounds solid and chunky but I’m not sure it's entirely what I'm looking for in this style - then again I’ve thought that before and made myself look silly, so who knows.

21. This seemed more interesting that I might have expected - nice balance of groove and melody.

My guess is one of these. Maybe 12?

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Everybody wants #5.  Is that a sign of a too generic impression? 

[faizoff]

3 or 4?

[romdrums]

I feel like 16 is mine.

[ariich]

I believe Sass Jordan to be 15.

No, I hadn't even heard of her and therefore did not have any expectations.

Everybody wants #5.  Is that a sign of a too generic impression? 

Well congrats on winning that particular competition!


Anyway, lots of correct guesses, all updated!

[Buddyhunter1]

Or maybe I'll suddenly come to adore discordant microtonal music and it'll get a 9.5.

Is Victory Over The Sun even microtonal? Sounded like the usual temperament to me, just very dissonant and sour-sounding, in the way Crow loves.

The new Kostnatění record on the other hand...

[lonestar]

Awwww yeah... Gimme that ^ !!

[ariich]

Or maybe I'll suddenly come to adore discordant microtonal music and it'll get a 9.5.

Is Victory Over The Sun even microtonal? Sounded like the usual temperament to me, just very dissonant and sour-sounding, in the way Crow loves.

The new Kostnatění record on the other hand...

In that particular post I was obviously exaggerating for effect. But yes it is definitely there, alongside more traditional tonal dissonance as well (again just based on this one song, I've not heard anything else from her).

[King Postwhore]

Nice that you found more than the 1st time you heard the 1 A.C.T album!

[Buddyhunter1]

Uhh 3 or 15?

[jingle.boy]

1 for Sass then?

[nick_z]

Hoping for 3?

[Stadler]

11. This isn't blowing me away so far - a little “of its time” perhaps - but it’s moody and melodic and pretty engaging.

12. Sounds solid and chunky but I’m not sure it's entirely what I'm looking for in this style - then again I’ve thought that before and made myself look silly, so who knows.

15. Not sure this is a huge departure from my expectations, but the songs are enjoyable enough and there’s some nice variety.

21. This seemed more interesting that I might have expected - nice balance of groove and melody.

[TAC]

Yeah, you’re 15 Stads.
You mentioned your love for Night In The Ruts the other day yet you didn’t use any of its songs.

[HOF]

3, 10, or 17?

[soupytwist]

17?

[ariich]

Uhh 3 or 15?

Hoping for 3?

These were not correct.

Everything else was right!