I wanted to say that we were very pleased to see the title "Stonewall" come up. It was a great reason to write about the ongoing fight for queer rights, and specifically to talk about the events at the Stonewall Inn that were a turning point in queer history and civil rights, a transition ...

Philosophical question: If you change ‘unqualified’ performances into nicely used samples then how much are you using ‘unqualified’ performances in your song? Well I think the question is really: How much of the performance is actually the result of production or synthesis? The first step was to id...

Tomorrow - Side Show You don't ever let it matter what I say or do You're so psychically in tune you'll always dig up a truth Go ahead and tell me what kind of man I am Cuz the version of me that I know myself is a sham There's no compromise Just what you decide But I am not the man of your dreams ...

14hundredjoules - For Your Consideration this is a note you may never receive this is a note you may never read but if you have but if you are this is for your consideration what follows here is truth distorted through memory tinted with familiarity faded with time maybe it's no use it's no objecti...

Moody Vermin - A Grand Parade wag your little tail big eyes for all the people up there pull against your chain they all need to see you and your grand parade march on and on and on in all directions over the horizon no intersection short man wave your hand doling out imagined commands expecting to...

Because that bit is the crux of the song, and one of the perspectives is engineering, I wanted that part to feel like it was breaking, especially as the rest of the song is very structural. Whether I was successful in that is highly subjective. :) Got it! Now I see what you were going for there but...

There's one track that is an electric guitar picking high notes occasionally with Logic's "Experimental Guitar" "Cascade" preset on it, which has all sorts of weird delays and ring shifts. I think that might be what you're referring to, but I'm not sure. There's also a gradually...

Before I get into reviews and rankings, I want to mention that I have a personal scoring rubric for rating and ranking songs based on five categories, where each category receives a score from 1 to 5 which are then added to produce a final score. I will not be publicly posting individual category sc...

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Mon May 01, 2023 9:22 am

Oooooh I am quite tempted to join in this year.

I'd love to hear the return of heid!

Elks of the Economy ... The timing gets a tiny bit loose in the percussion past the three minute mark, but only slightly. Moss Palace ... Timing on the percussion feels a bit late in the last chorus. I'm not sure what you're hearing. I did the percussion for the MP song (obvs) and I also did a lot ...

The Alleviators Interesting intro. Kick is a little blippy, could use just a teensy bit slower attack to fix that, but as I write this it's already starting to grow on me. Scansion is really weird in various places, like "securiTY's vulneraBLE". Vocal timing is off at times. I don't feel ...

I was very excited to hear what y'all would do with this challenge and I was not disappointed. These are all fantastic songs and it was very difficult to rank them. I hope that y'all have found a new tool for your musical toolbox, or at least sharpened one already there. The Alleviators I like how c...

For those who may be asking: No, you don't need to find a new vocalist. Keeping your existing vocalist(s) is fine, and will not count against you in the challenge, for practical reasons.

The Alleviators Snare sounds a little boxy. Scansion issue: "what anSWER you're lookin for". Vocals are pitchy at times, such as 1:35, on the word "wane". Mix feels a bit unbalanced to the right. I like the overall vibe of the song. I like that you've written in "June Moon&...

I will also chime in and say that the samples do not need to be recognizable after processing, but if you choose to process your samples in such a way that they are unrecognizable such as turning samples into synths using something like a wavetable synth (e.g. Vital), please tell us what you did in ...

I had kind of expected that everyone would reach for the obvious "failed relationship" interpretation of the title and I'm pleasantly surprised how few of you did. There were a lot of very good songs this round. Just a brief reminder, I judge songs on a one-to-five scale based on Songwriti...

Adam Adamant Kick drum rings out too long, may be a side effect of compression. Off-key melody on the refrain. Pitchy vocals. Vocals could use some high passing, they're very boomy. I don't hear any palindromic musical phrase in here, and I don't have any lyrics/liner notes to reference. I did post...

Adam Adamant Kick drum rings out too long, may be a side effect of compression. Off-key melody on the refrain. Pitchy vocals. Vocals could use some high passing, they're very boomy. I don't hear any palindromic musical phrase in here, and I don't have any lyrics/liner notes to reference. The Allevia...

Hello all you lovely folks. Here are my round one reviews. I will be ranking entries based on five points: Songwriting: Melodies, harmonies, song structure, lyrics, etc. Concept: What did the song seem to be trying to achieve? Execution: How well made was the song? (performance, mixing, mastering, s...

Count me in for judging.

gizo and the ADADADAD --- Love the crunchy feel out of the gate. I get the name joke now. The way the chorus hits is nice. I like the simple structure. The song doesn't outstay its welcome. Nice one! Moody Vermin --- That's us! I've been in some kind of funk for months now and haven't been able to ...

After some deliberation, I've decided to declare Phlubububulbulbubbuububub the winner of this SonOfGearfight. As the winner, Phlub gets: Origami Wavefolder Distortion Toob Resonant Decimator And everyone who submitted, reviewed, or organized gets these plugins: Rand LCG Distortion Pyooter Wave Embig...