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Votes for:
Bread Skeletons
deetak
Flvxxvm Florvm
The Hell Yeahs
Jan Krueger
Mailbox
Manhatton Glutton
Sheail
SomeGuyCalledNoel
Steve Durand
Swillington
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Berkeley Social Scene - Instrumentation is cool, don't particularly like the vocals or the lyrics.
Binary Red - well put together, but I don't see how it fits the title
Bread Skeletons - mmm bread. Nice upbeat feel here.
deetak - lol wtf bbq!? i like the way your voice floats along
tempted to vote though this doesn't quite do it for me. almost... or... yes it's a vote after listening to the second half of the song. the dynamics are cool as is the instrumentation, and you can actually sing. It's good that I can clearly hear the words here.
Enter It In The Art Show - heh heh heh. screams are good. However, this should be a breakdown and not the whole submission. Build a song around it and you'll do well.
Flvxxvm Florvm - "and I was like... lol wtf" at the intro? Builds up nicely. Cool and fast-paced, the distortion on vocals works with the dirty (filthy) feel of this one. The song goes on and on and blah blah blah... but in a really good, random way. It's either the climax or intro to a sci-fi movie/game. Vote!
The Hell Yeahs - pure cheese, love it. Vote!
Howl Down the Chimney - Vocals are cool, but they sometimes don't hit the mark. Lyrics have a cool theme, though they can be mundane. Instrumentation really works, nice and sparse where it needs to be, and quite full at other times. Is that a theremin? Yes it is! Nice. Production on this one is excellent. With a little improvement on the lyrics, this would have been a clear vote.
IndiAdamJones - nice groove to the song. The cut-off before the solo is too abrupt for me, and the lyrics are a bit trite.
Jizzazz 5:30AM - vocals are quite good here, the whole song works nicely. The style is a bit generic, that's all. The tone on the solo is sexual.
Jan Krueger - For a second I thought the intro vox were a synth patch, but then I remembered it was you, great work
. I don't know what country your accent is from but it's always been endearing to me. I'm giggling at the vocal instrumentation - it's slightly cheesy, but it works so well. You've got talent. Vote!
Jon Eric feat. Steve Durand - nice and cutesy, but vocals aren't spot-on. I think a bit more practise would make this one really solid. the music is very upbeat, I love it.
Mailbox - "that's good shit". You have me hooked from the start, your voice is very smooth, and the music is clear, all the tones are great. Once the song kicks in... yeah I love it. Big Fat Vote! I was waiting for backing vox in the final chorus and they made me smile.
Manhattan Glutton - this one rocks
Vocals are cool, but the affectation does grate on me a little. The harmonics in the guitar are fucking good. You managed to pull this one off. Vote!
Max The Cat - haha, thought this was the continuation of Flvxxm Florvm. The vocal performance is great, and the lyrical flow is good, but I don't really like the words themselves, it's a bit contrived. "Shut the fuck up" is a nice touch
Naked Philosophy - great composition up until the vocals come in, then it's pleasant but doesn't work so well for me.
Nigel Clements - cool instrumentation and teh vocals are done well
Paco del Stinko - Best guitar performance so far, and I'm through half of the songs - i predict it'll be the best overall. The vocals are more matched to the harder parts of this song, I don't really like how they go with the clean bits.
PiGPEN - really beginning to appreciate your style. This is a super-big improvement on the demo I heard before, the extra instrumentation really adds to it, and i love that the instruments now have life and character. Something's still bugging me about the vocals even though they're fine
Quoonsryche feat. Anaconda Hans - don't like the voice you put on, even if it makes me laugh a little it also makes me cringe. Backing music is good, could be have some extra fills to make it more interesting. the little instrumental transitions are great however. Good take on the title as well.
Ramen-Flavored ROMs - odd. The music is a bit jarring but not so bad and I like the disembodied vocals.
Ross Durand - you're doing electronic stuff now?
the music is pretty cool, the vocal effect is interesting and suits the style, but ultimately detracts from the song.
Sheail - Love that you pay more attention to the drum mixing than anyone else I've heard. They're super-sharp, without clashing with the mix. Would have been completely left-field, only TaGD has a similar entry. Vote - had to give it a close listen to hear the words, but that got me in the end.
The Sky Looks Pissed - buzz during the intro is frustrating, but the fact that it's drowned out after two seconds makes it insignificant. The layered vocals would have been cool if they'd been more in-sync, or didn't clash quite as much. Possibly opting for a single vocal track would have been good here. Guitar solo is nice, maybe try adding a few bends or slides/hammer-ons to give it some character. I do like that instruments often jump out of the mix, however they some of them are a bit harsh on the ears. Smooth out those problems and you'd have a pretty cool song.
SomeGuyCalledNoel - guitar is really well played and composed - this makes me happy
The song grew on me as I listened to it. Vote! vocal clipping is not good though.
Steve Durand - intro is great. theme is great. Production could be better, but... Vote! I'm a sucker for group vocals.
Swilington - great electronica. wasn't quite a vote unti the drums kicked in to provide some change. i like the way it's got no beat before that, but dynamics are what get me. the lyrics here are good
Vote!
Todd McHatton - This has a great groove to it, sometimes I think the vocals aren't punchy enough, but that's a mixing issue, and a minor one at that. The layered vocals are cool, and I love the bass presence - you manage to do a rare thing - provide a good bassline!
Turkey and Giblets Dinner - freaky-deaky.. by that I mean trippy. the mix felt a little crowded, until I let myself settled into it. very original and the words are interesting. The words are really hard for me to make out at the start from the music.
The Weakest Suit - not bad, nice buildup.
Who Fly - like the edgy feel, especially the beat. distortion on the vox is good too.
My favourite is Mailbox.