Thanks, Cybronica! We don't *officially* have a cat, but my wife kidnaps (catnaps?) the neighbor's cat.

:) Hawaii :) Edit: Maui had 2 missing hikers in the past month. Amanda Eller went off trail from Makawao and was lost for 16 days. Kekai Mina hiked the Cross Above Wailuku [and fell?]. He was missing for about a week before they found his body. I *USED TO* hike alone a lot. It's easy to get caught a...

I got lyrics done. Have not finished tracking. I will see if I can get something in time for listening party at 3 pm. Otherwise I work job 2 from 3 pm to midnight.

SURVIVAL NE XIV 7.1.0 [Shadow] We strayed off the path, can’t find our way back Mud, fern and eucalyptus trees Can’t get a view, so what do we do Thousand foot drop-off six miles to the east We could climb the volcano until we hit cinder We could find a stream follow it down Everything’s wet, good ...

Got complete set of lyrics. However, they're Eritrea/ diarrhea. Back to the writing board... again.

OK but this only raises more questions. Are there extra-expensive versions made of human hair? Vegan versions that are synthetic? Are there regulations about what kinds of wigs you're allowed to wear, and from which animals? How do they get the hair from the horses, is it pulled out or cut, from th...

I used "Attention" by Charlie Puth. This round was hard for me. I like to start with a strong chorus, and strong chorus lyric. I just wasn't finding it this week. I kept improvising over my scratch lyrics, hoping I'd find something better. Saturday I rewrote all the melodies and started on...

It now works exactly the same as a regular entry, but you can't win. Email to the usual Nur Ein address

Thanks! I told Defysoe you were interested. I'm PMing you a link to the Discord chat server. Then you can communicate directly.

I have a music request from Defysoe at Yoobee School of Design in New Zeeland: I have some ideas for a short film later in the year, I needed a remix of Ride of the Valkyries in a Hip Hop format, a Group of Thugs is approaching my two teenage graffiti writers hiding behind a car, would need the heig...

Sunday Colors: Did anyone catch that your song is about a failed suicide attempt, and the aftermath of living with the visible gunshot wound to the head/ [face?]? I think they missed it. Lichen Throat: I started reading Bleak House . It's a little hard going at first. I'm going to work on my shadow,...

Maybe hákarl is the sound you make when you're trying to get the taste out of your mouth?

This is the first round where I listened to everybody's songs straight through without major interruptions. I'm so glad I'm not a judge. My favorites this week are Max Bombast and Vowl Sounds. I have a blast writing shadows. Even when they don't work. Next year I might not enter Nur Ein. :D I'll jus...

Shadow in Ohne Ruhm. I was late.

Better late than never? I *REALLY* wanted all the instruments to be playing backward. Did not have the skills to pull it off.

WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME NE XIV.5.1.4 [Backward story structure] We hug goodbye at Mannheim’s sunset Time and Truth atop the sculpture Grass and daisies, massive fountain Wander to Paradeplatz We eat kebabs, bright red with pepper Where’s a park? I’m bored of concrete “Listen to this,” she sa...

I'm sorry the specific details threw Ryan and Owl [and others] off. I wanted to contrast it with images from the new place, but realized he had no point of reference. This is like describing a character and giving her a name, then not mentioning her for the rest of the novel. Sorry! Also, the Frisia...

Vom - Congrats on the win, and thanks for the nice comments. If I rerecord this, I'd totally use a 7 year old boy singer. Cybronica - So glad you caught the 2nd verse imagery. I was afraid I was being too subtle. Ryan and Chumpy - Right! My cousin's 85 year old Dutch grandfather. He was terrified. M...

Thanks for the review, Brookes. I appreciate your candor. Thanks too for the intro bit about judging, and your take on it. Cybronica - I wanted to do it all "crans", to rhyme with the other __nds words. But when I sang it, my brain decided Cray-on. Silly brain. Thanks for all your reviews....

NO MEMORY - inflatable vegetables NE XIV.4.b (Chiptune) Yesterday I was seven My mom put me to sleep I live in Snits by the Waterpoort Bike on herringbone brick streets But this morning I woke up Strange bed, strange room, strange house I don’t know how I got here at all No memory at all No memory ...

Shadow sent to NurEin(dot)sidefight(at)gmail(dot)com

It feels really weird. Oh well.
Does it make this thread useless/ redundant? I'm thinking "yes". Time will tell.

Mandibles [shadow] starts at 1:03:08 in the TwoJerks podcast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test My vocal sample hooks can both be heard in the intros/ outro: The "choppy vocal lead 01" is panned slightly left and is used as my main riff, other "mysterious funk vox synth 02&qu...