cheap bastards - I kinda like the fuzzy bass sounds, but this has an early 90's shoegazey vibe especially on the vocal and it doesn't work for me. I think less time spent on samples and more on the tune would help.
CIA - I'm usually dubious of human beatboxing, but I think that morphs in to the beat surprisingly well there; the guitar detracts form the impact slightly. nae bad
darren sethe - yeah...do the pidgeon with me! I can picture your foot on the monitor when you play this. bit too plodding for me tho
flxvvxm florvm - stick with it.
4th Dr & KGB - I'm always excited at the prospect of a cool blippy electro track, but as soon as the percussion kicks in I went right off this. it gets better...sounds like a pneumatic drill in the background at one point which is cool.
gert - the opening riff to this is cool cos it reminded me of Slint. I don't know any of you guys but I read some of the bullshit surrounding this entry and all I can say is that although I don't tend to listen to stuff like this it IS the best track so far by a long way. That solo alone makes flxvvxm flrvm completely redundant. the blend of all the different vocals is excellent.
j$ - I think you've managed to get a pretty good drum sound together for this. that chorus reminds me of Elastica so much, which I like. the rest is completely different tho, interesting vocal effects and I like the drum rolls.
LLL - yeah, this is well crafted but it sounds like a britpop b-side and I do like the female vocals but it's not enough to steal the vote.
Luke - I've listened to this about 3 times in a row now. I don't think it'll win but I'm gonna copy it and put it on a compilation with jeffrey lewis and the mountain goats, and there's a good chance I'll still be listening to it in a years time.
of science and numbers - I like that sound cos it's difficult to tell whether it's a distorted piano or a really bright guitar. Also, I actually like the fact that it kicks in late cos it's makes you think it won't...then it does. the tunes pretty good too. but the fade out sucks and takes all the tension out of the track. and then you do it again!! damn
Phunt - It'd fit in well on a Tuvan throat singer cd. okay, I wouldn't listen to it too many times out of choice but it does crack me up
in a good way. I really like hearing stuff I've not heard before in a track and this has plenty of that. oooOOOaaaAAAAHHHHH!!! and the phlegm is a magic moment. You should make an album of Postal service sell out tracks with this over the top; there must be a happy medium somewhere. I know you can find it. Although it is a lot of fun singing along to this. on your own. the poor - more like 4 tracks in 1 here. "here comes a breakdown" is great; I was waiting for the dreamy synth stuff and this delivers nicely. and it was made all the more sweet by the horrible crap in the 1st minute.
This is one of those tracks which has many weaknesses, but moments of fleeting genius which give me ideas in spades. and there you are hurting my ears again. haha. such a breath of fresh air after all those tracks in which you know how they will end after hearing 10 seconds of them.
Ryan - This is pretty nice, and I don't think the mix detracts from the feel of the song too much. it's got a nice bounce and the ooohs make me wanna listen to S&G.
Thee Kids - I'm gonna get a popshield real soon, but is it really worth it when i'm only using an sm58 for vox anyway? hmmmm nah I grew up with the Bob Pollard school of home recording and he says cheap and nasty. lethargy prevails
