definitely screwy votes - but at least the best song won this time (imo) - congrats Reve and Ujn!

The New Ugly was pretty great, cool to hear from Cybronica!

brown word - I like the bass alright. the mix is a bit of a mess. doesn't sound very cohesive to me, too muddy. my favorite bit is the change-up around 1:45. I like that guitar riff. deep orb whiskey - I have a great fear of AI musical compositions; that one day AI will be able to make such great mu...

I just sent my shadow in again since it wasn't on the list of received entries

THIRD CAT I asked him to to save my life he said: NO! I am very busy I am very busy I asked her to kiss my wife she said: NO! I am very busy that may be true you don't have the time but we have to find some time to rhyme getting one with the sun get in tune with the moon won't you stay for a while?...

love the new ugly podcast ! nice to hear it again.

OK - just sent in my first Nur Ein shadow. in my Carte Blanche Bond movie the villain is Bond's ex lover/ex spy (they worked together) so that's what's going on in the lyrics. she's a good spy gone bad. or something like that.

Third Cat - "Carte Blanche" / shadow can't keep on running from me forever searching all around the world you are a killer and a creep undercover oooh, you are a dirty girl got carte blanche to do what i want blank check for what i need to catch a killer no fear of the thriller for justice, i've go...

I'm too busy to make a song called ... ... oh nevermind. I'll probably make something.

echo most of Lucky Spoon's comments - and I was kind of dreading the Bond Theme thing anyway. I hadn't started anything because I figured there was a good shot I'd be cut (I was right!)

Much thanks to the judges for all of the time they put into this thing!

and good luck to everyone left

I never understood when the old man said
"don't take it easy, take it outside instead"

take it outside, feel the sunshine
in the middle of the night
take it outside, feel the moonshine
take it outside, feel the sunshine

votes get bold/underline: Brown Word & the Big Whine - Dig the sludgy Butthole Surfers type vibe. I like the guitars and the vocals work alright for this kind of garage rock/punk style. Chthonic Chtock - '80s as heck. I think this is pretty well done but subjectively it's not quite my thing probabl...

This feels way out of my wheelhouse, but I guess that makes it a good challenge, eh?

Third Cat - "Rear Window" (guest vocal/2nd point of view lyrics in bold italics) looking back through my rear window I see something gaining on me I don't know what it is though I fear what it might be looking back through my rear window I feel I lost hold of the wheel something seem right I'm not ...

Mic Gear Talk: I like the SM7 - I have one. But it can be a bit of a pain because of the extremely low gain, I use mine with a cloudlifter to get it up. that adds to the cost of it. Some Quick Short Reviews: (sorted by score on nure.in) Moss Palace: Lovely/strong vocals. Pretty arrangement. Very tas...

I finally finished my reviews! Huzzah! Third Cat - I really like your lyrics. The poetry in them flows both on the page and in the song. The sounds of the words themselves are really well chosen and well arranged. The focus on sound vs. meaning makes it a bit vague, but the vagueness is what it’s a...

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Sun May 24, 2020 2:32 pm

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Sun May 24, 2020 10:12 am

Oof, one vote in it. Through gritted teeth I congratulate you, Gross Tones.

Their votes are astroturfed, so you won. Their wins should all have an asterisk.

Yet they still get to keep all of their prize winnings!

My favorites/votes were Vom Vorton, Ken's Super Duper, Paco, and Gaping Maw. Good stuff!

Third Cat - "Chupacabra" challenge: the two instruments are one synth patch and one 808 drum machine. neighbors' goats sucked to the bone everybody's scared to be alone bodies pile, rumors fly i know the truth and it makes me cry it's my girlfriend she's a chupacabra she's so beautiful i pretend i ...

You can make a pretty full sound with one synth patch so I hope that the result doesn't sound like cheating to the judges. It really is just one synth patch; just with parts going on in multiple octaves. I'm thinking this is fine because the Dresden Dolls example has a full sound with the piano. My ...

Nice. Royalty free! I like the idea.

epic reviews owl! and yeah, you're pretty much on target about my lyrics being there so I have something to sing.

all of the reviewing/judging from all of the judges is greatly appreciated. with 40+ songs that's a lot of effort.