Song Contest 91 (Results posted!)

[Parama]

i don't remember what image i used for my entry in SC90 and i'm on a different computer, can whoever has the image please PM it to me?

[Parama]

nvm i probably just used the first image that appears when you google the band bcuz i like that one so i just remade the image and submitted
i've been waiting over 3 months to send this one song now i better at least leftside

[Parama]

I'm so sad. I just found out one of the songs I've been saving for the SC was removed from youtube. It's from a *cough*puts hipster glasses on* really obscure band and it had great quality. Now there's only one version available and it's terrible (ear-raping terrible).

Anyway, that song wasn't very high on my list. This contest (hopefully) I'm entering something weird and dark I've been addicted to this last month.

buy the album, upload the song to youtube yourself
or go find it on bandcamp, if they're a really obscure band they probably have a bandcamp page

[Parama]

I'm so sad. I just found out one of the songs I've been saving for the SC was removed from youtube. It's from a *cough*puts hipster glasses on* really obscure band and it had great quality. Now there's only one version available and it's terrible (ear-raping terrible).

Anyway, that song wasn't very high on my list. This contest (hopefully) I'm entering something weird and dark I've been addicted to this last month.

if you buy the album and upload it to youtube, at worst you're going to get a copyright strike and have the video taken down
but it's not very likely

[Parama]

everyone was basically banned for a month because of the time between the last contest and this one, tbh

[Parama]

what sucks is that in the time between october and now i've gotten albums from some 30+ bands/artists and have a fair number of stuff i want to send but i'll literally never catch up at this point so i have to be really selective

i already have a few other entries in mind just off the top of my head of stuff that's accessible enough for song contests while still being awesome

[Parama]

damn, i was looking forward to having entries to listen to

[Parama]

pre-rabble rabble

if i don't win this contest, i will never win a song contest tbh

so yeah rightside here i come

[Parama]

well there's still 3 hours to go

[Parama]

omg Chon. i've been spinning that album recently. i would've sent Can't Wait though, beautiful song
i listened to that julia holter album a few times already too, need to pick that one up
also rip no cuts, the 2-month break did no one any favors i guess

[Parama]

imo Splash is the best song on the record but Can't Wait is top 3 for sure

if i'm gonna be honest besides the two tracks with lyrics i never remember which song is which

[Parama]

Worst song contest in a long time, IMO.

it's been a long time since the last song contest so

[Parama]

i always make sure to send a 400 x 400 image, i dunno why so many people don't even bother

[Parama]

a B+, i feel elated
i usually get an F from quil

[Parama]

Mozambique – The singer’s voice is almost really good, but the tone is just so slightly irritating. I hope this isn’t 4 minutes of him singing over a repeating guitar line though, seriously now. Okay the song does kick in halfway through at least. I definitely prefer the second half, but I still am not a fan of his voice.

Turkey – There’s a nice bright sound and energy to this that I like about it, though beyond that I can’t say it does much for me. The vocalists contrast nicely, at the very least. Though I’m not a fan of the rougher-voiced dude.

Gabon – Yup, this is definitely a mashup of two completely different styles. Three maybe I don’t think the Jackson 5 are funk normally so yeah sure. Okay. Bye.

Wales – Nice atmosphere with the instrumentation and a nice voice as well. Really I have no problems with this at all, it gets a lot more full in the second half and comes to a satisfying climax.

Iceland – I didn’t love this on first listen but it grew on my pretty quickly… there’s just so much about this song to like. The softer verses, the explosive chorus with a great violin line, the chilling middle section with a great dissonant build, a cathartic final chorus. Really fantastic piece of music.

Cote d’Ivoire – This kind of track just comes off as really unpleasantly bitter when the vocalist doesn’t have nearly enough swagger to pull off the sassy attitude she’s going for. Musically it’s rather generic too, the only notable thing is the tempo change to a more upbeat but equally generic outro.

South Korea – Oh god the audio quality. I see that this is probably a live recording but… you gotta have some standards, man. Other than that. I feel like I’ve heard this before, even though I’m certain I haven’t. That just means to me that it’s fairly unremarkable indie rock rendered practically unlistenable by the audio quality. Also wow for a sub-3 minutes song this sure is repetitive.

Netherlands – I have heard a song or two from these guys I liked. This is not one of those songs, apparently. Wow this is a total mess of a song. The vocal lines just completely clash with the noisy instrumentation that’s already kind of a mess by itself. But seriously the vocals and instrumentation feel like they exist in separate spaces, for both the verse and chorus.



i'm already super not-hyped for this contest, though i know there are two other good songs at least since i've heard them both before

[Parama]

i've never been sure what the difference is

production on non-synthesized music tends to refer to the mixing and sound quality though as far as i've ever seen

[Parama]

not quite sure what "spinning head from the we can't stop video" is supposed to mean so i'm going to assume bad

[Parama]

St. Lucia – I dig this and it’s enjoyable enough, fun groove, horns are nice, vocals are solid. But I can’t say it stands out in any way and I suspect I’m going to completely forget about it after this contest is over.

Italy – Ehh, not a huge fan of the instrumentation but it’s not that bad either, it’s just kind of meh. I do like her voice at least, though at moments she’s not emoting very well. Not too bothered by this though and it’s short enough that it doesn’t get old, so.

Central African Republic – Hmm. I sort of feel like the constant style shifts of this song are to cover up the fact that none of the different moods are really that great or unique on their own. Far from bad, sure, and honestly I do like this song a fair bit for how it switches between different styles, but if you took any one of those styles and made it its own song, I have to imagine it wouldn’t be a particularly special song.

USA – Apparently this is a pop-punk mashup. It’s literally just them stealing riffs from other songs and replacing the lyrics with their own. Pop-punk isn’t exactly a style I like to begin with and I do recognize a decent number of these songs I guess but there’s not really anything interesting being done with the songs, it’s just “songs that exist played back to back”.

Portugal – I’m glad the video title told me this was dubstep so I could go into it with exceedingly low expectations. I don’t even listen to dubstep and this still strikes me as somehow being really generic. Why is this 6 minutes long, too? Ugh.

Republic of Kugelmugel – I figured this was going to be a rap song since I recognize the artist’s name but no it’s a slow, mostly-sung track. It’s kind of interesting in a way really, I dig this kind of spaced-out vibe. He’s… not a very good singer though, but I think it works? Dunno, I don’t love this on first listen but I definitely like it more than I expected to. The actual rapping bits are preeeeetty terrible though, so.

Greece – This is the kind of song I just have nothing to say about. The instrumentation is fine, but unmemorable. The guitar and drums do some cool stuff. The vocals are generic indie rock-flavored. They’re fine but not special. This song exists.

Fiji – The only thing I know about Birdy is that they covered the song I entered in the previous contest, and that I vastly preferred the original. This is… really generic indie rock, though, I listened to this once and can’t remember a thing about it. Her voice is decent and there’s some nice instrumentation, but… bleh.



this set started off decent but didn't stay that way

[Parama]

Hungary – I dunno, the beginning made me wish this took a different direction than it did. Somber vocals with a very basic melody over repetitive cards and repetitive lyrics doesn’t make for a particularly engaging track on its own, but it’s okay. It’s got good atmosphere, even if it’s rather one-note.

Burkina Faso – Okay, seriously, what the hell is this? Well, for one, intriguing. I don’t really know what to say about this really. I’ll definitely need to relisten before I really make up my mind on this but it’s interesting and a pretty enjoyable listen, I think?

Botswana – Well here’s one of the songs I’ve heard before, though I don’t own this album yet so I haven’t heard the track that much. Lucette Stranded on the Island and Vasquez were the two tracks I remember liking the most but this one’s nice too, a nice bright atmosphere and some eclectic but not overly eclectic instrumentation, and she has a nice voice.

Namibia – I mean I’ve heard this song like a dozen times or so recently because I’ve been spinning this album so I’m biased and all, but. I like this track, I like this band. They do the one thing that makes technical proggy stuff like this work – emote. That’s the well-guarded secret that so many bands somehow miss. Still, I’m gonna avoid giving this too high of points if I can help it.

Spain – This starts kind of cool and it has a decent groove to it when it kicks in, but I don’t really like the synth tones or that vocals. It’s a very neo-80’s kind of vibe, and I didn’t really like much at all of what we got from the olde-80’s, so. Eventually starts to drag, too, when I’m already kind of bored to begin with and it just keeps going…

Chad – The artist image makes me think this is going to be some post-hardcore or metalcore thing. Aaaaand it’s the former. I think his voice is a little too high-pitched for my tastes, but he’s not awful. Other than that, it’s not particularly remarkable, but it’s solid, and a solid post-hardcore track is generally going to rate higher than a solid indie-rock or synthpop song because I’m biased and all.

Philippines – I’m going to be sad if this sucks since that album cover is pretty cool. Apparently this is Korean. It’s kind of impressive how much it sounds like a standard indie rock song with a standard indie rock vocalist. I’ll admit the jazzy guitar line is pretty catchy though. Beyond that though… it’s alright, but not really that great, just okay.


i wouldn't be surprised if half of the songs i give points to come from this set, even aside from the two i already knew it was just more enjoyable overall

[Parama]

i guess i should vote today

[Parama]

as far as Bent Knee goes, they do tend to be pretty weird, though being human is probably my favorite track off that album. but you should definitely check out Shiny-Eyed Babies if you like being human, it's a pretty good album https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 5MzIaVNRHj

[Parama]

voted. not a particularly good contest, only songs i really loved were the ones i'd heard before and even then i gave Chon less points than another song i didn't like as much just out of policy, but there was only one song i could even justify doing that for

[Parama]

i'm pretty sure i have the best song here out of them all so i'll probably not even make the top 10

[Parama]

...rabble

[Parama]

at rabble o'clock

[Parama]

not even top 5, ewww

I couldn't stand turkey when I did relistens, the dude's voice was grating as hell

[Parama]

I've been spinning the Algiers album recently and it's quite good, most any of ther songs would've gotten high points from me though and when you fall is probably my favorite still

[Parama]

wow a fast time to next contest, I'm expressed