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

[Buddyhunter1]

Hope it's 21 instead of 12 then.

[ariich]

Then I have good news!

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.

[Buddy – Cave In] 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.

[Elite]

To be honest, most bands that do Tool do Tool better than Tool

[ariich]

To be honest, most bands that do Tool do Tool better than Tool

In fairness I love Lateralus, but everything else I've found quite good at best.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

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

Well congrats on winning that particular competition!

Hmm, well generic and positive is still good.   

To be honest, most bands that do Tool do Tool better than Tool

Honestly Wheel is one of very few that comes close for me. 

[Glasser]

I'm hoping for 11 at this point.

[nick_z]

Uh oh…what’s left is not super exciting

11?

[Sacul]

10

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Just popping in to show appreciation for Birdy. The whole Young Heart album is fantastic.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

It's a ghost sighting!

[Sacul]

[ariich]

Just popping in to show appreciation for Birdy. The whole Young Heart album is fantastic.

Shadow, great to see you! Glasser has been covering all the gif action without you.

I was actually thinking just yesterday about your epic comeback in my v6 roulette.

[ariich]

Anyway here are the completed impressions. Comparisons might be tomorrow or if not then Saturday!

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.

[Sacul – The Microphones] 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.

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

[wolfking – Kreator] 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.

[Glasser – Bastian Per] 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.

[Buddy – Cave In] 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.

[Glasser]

19? Hammond Organ? How about this organ?   

[TAC]

19? Hammond Organ? How about this organ?   

Tom...you left your camera on again.

[Glasser]

I hate when that happens! 

Edit: Tim, I also noticed its time to shave my hands again. 

[TAC]

Well, I didn't want to come right out and say it. 

[nick_z]

Anyway here are the completed impressions. Comparisons might be tomorrow or if not then Saturday!

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

Not great...not terrible 

[nick_z]

Also: EP sent!

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Just popping in to show appreciation for Birdy. The whole Young Heart album is fantastic.

Shadow, great to see you! Glasser has been covering all the gif action without you.

I was actually thinking just yesterday about your epic comeback in my v6 roulette.

Hey man, good to see you too. That was probably closest I've ever been to winning a roulette, but I later found out that there wasn't a cash prize so I guess it's ok.

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Just popping in to show appreciation for Birdy. The whole Young Heart album is fantastic.

Shadow, great to see you! Glasser has been covering all the gif action without you.

I was actually thinking just yesterday about your epic comeback in my v6 roulette.

Hey man, good to see you too. That was probably closest I've ever been to winning a roulette, but I later found out that there wasn't a cash prize so I guess it's ok.

Speaking of prizes. Ariich, if I win this thing I'm expecting you to deliver my prize to me when I'm in Scotland in October.

[TAC]

Just popping in to show appreciation for Birdy. The whole Young Heart album is fantastic.

Shadow, great to see you! Glasser has been covering all the gif action without you.

I was actually thinking just yesterday about your epic comeback in my v6 roulette.

Hey man, good to see you too. That was probably closest I've ever been to winning a roulette, but I later found out that there wasn't a cash prize so I guess it's ok.

You were .5 away from winning my V.2.

[Shadow Ninja 2.0]

Oh yeah, I did pretty well in that one too, much to the general bafflement of everyone, myself included.

[TAC]

Oh yeah, I did pretty well in that one too, much to the general bafflement of everyone, myself included.

Yeah, if it wasn't for the Beach House song..

And you sent the Steam Powered Giraffes. I'm still WTF at that.. but I thought it was great.

[Evermind]

Just popping in to show appreciation for Birdy. The whole Young Heart album is fantastic.

[Crow]

Well like I said I don't think it'll be overbearing (on this song at least) but I'm not sure yet and I definitely found it immediately noticeable.

okay wait no you're literally just wrong
https://votsband.bandcamp.com/album/dance-you-monster-to-my-soft-song
she straight up says she didn't use any microtonal tunings for this one on the bandcamp page so i'm not insane for not hearing it you're literally just incorrect
idk why RYM listed microtonal under the tags but RYM is not an authority

[ariich]

Weird, in that case there are a couple of sections that just sound out of tune, which isn't necessarily any better.

[Crow]

nah that's just the fun parts 

[TAC]

nah that's just the fun parts 

 

[ariich]

Round 6 comparisons
Comparisons to the previous round, indicative and subject to change.
As ever, ups and downs show only direction, not scale. Could be 0.1, could be 1.0.

Puppies v
Litho v
nick_z v
luke v
wolfking v
romdrums v
TAC =
soupy v
seneca ^
lonestar ^
Crow =
Evermind ^
Luoto v
Glasser v
Reaper =
jingle ^
faizoff v
Buddy ^
Stadler v
Sacul ^
Vmadera ^
Elite ^
King ^
HOF ^

A handful of these feel like they could still move a fair bit on final listens!

[TAC]

TAC =

Ooh..that's interesting.

[Crow]

she can't keep getting away with it 

[lonestar]

And I just keep climbing...good thing I saved my best band for the EP round

[ariich]

she can't keep getting away with it 

Or can she?

And I just keep climbing...good thing I saved my best band for the EP round

Yeah I can't work out if it's total chance or if you've just been saving your better stuff for later rounds.

On the flipside, Buddy managed to accidentally get a ^ finally.

[TAC]

Way to go Buddy!!