Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:15 pm
Welcome back Puce!
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Thanks! BTW, I would love to do a Battle of the Ein Champions someday. Maybe in the fall or whatever, when there are no other sidefights to distract. Something along the lines of a regular Nur Ein, but just one round or two in order not to make it too overblown.glennny wrote:
Nick Soma- Welcome back Cavedweller nemesis AKA Champ #10. (just playing, love your music). I love how big this tune is. The backwards bits are really tasty! The atmosphere of this song is amazing and beautiful!
Hm. I can see the similarities (the chorus!), but it was definitely not intentional. Interestingly enough, I think I listened to that song just about a week ago after not having heard it in quite some time.Niveous wrote:Hey Nick Soma,
Did you intentionally make a slowed down version of "Mr. Brightside" or did that come out of the weird kismet that just happens to musicians sometimes?
no drums because we don't have any! and no one to play them. I guess in theory I could have done something in GarageBand (I have a little side project called Kitchen Sync Productions where I make beats, but they're often out of synch, hence the name) but it hadn't occurred to me to try to put beats on an LW song.Lucky Witch & the Righteous Ghost- Welcome to the other side. Why no drums? Is the lack of drums really the choice you wanted? This song is begging for some drums. That said, this is a pretty cool song! Always love your lyrics, these are sweetly metal! Fun little War in Heaven tale! Good stuff! Figure out some drums!
Good, astute call. Grease II on VHS was essentially my Juilliard.j$ wrote:Jerkatorium - Hmmmm, it's a bit 'Grease II', isn't it?
Extremely high praise IMO. Not kidding. That is what I aspire to.j$ wrote: pastiche of an ELO b-side?
I agree with you, tbh, but I hope it doesn't count against us. Nowhere did it say the title has to be the right title for the song.... right? Just that the song has to be called {challenge title} which I assumed meant the lyric had to be used at some point and it had to nominally be called that. what do I know, this is my first Nur Ein.HeuristicsInc wrote:I’m not sure “fingers crossed” is really the title of this song, but that’s a nitpick.
Now that's a daring move don't get me wrong, I fully understand that. It's just that I did the very same thing as a judge last year and I found out it's a really easy way to get the contestants pissed at me.HeuristicsInc wrote:Songs where the lyrics aren’t posted get a zero for lyrics. Harsh, i know, but i’m rating the songs the way i want to rate them. Deal with it. I like to read along.
Thanks! In retrospect, I guess it was a good decision to scrap the third verse on erectile dysfunction.HeuristicsInc wrote:Nick - the bit with anxiety works really well. I like the incorporation of backwards bits. Bridge is a little tmi.
Hmm, I think I docked you a point on lyrics for it, maybe... as I said, this is a new system and I'm working out the kinks. Still, I liked your song. But I do feel that I should be able to imagine that the song would be called that if it wasn't for Songfight and this song didn't reach that bar.arby wrote: I agree with you, tbh, but I hope it doesn't count against us. Nowhere did it say the title has to be the right title for the song.... right? Just that the song has to be called {challenge title} which I assumed meant the lyric had to be used at some point and it had to nominally be called that. what do I know, this is my first Nur Ein.
Ha! Well, it's easy enough to get those points back by posting them, so it's their fault as much as minenoma wrote: Now that's a daring move don't get me wrong, I fully understand that. It's just that I did the very same thing as a judge last year and I found out it's a really easy way to get the contestants pissed at me.
Thanks for the kind words! I wrote one verse, recorded it and reversed it, and then came up with another verse that sounded vaguely like the reversed vocals, recorded that... and also reversed it to combine with the other verse, hoping the process would work out the other way too. Not very systematic - and the result is much less coherent than your impeccable backwards-English.glennny wrote:Micah Sommersmith- I enjoy you backwards vocals. You took a similar approach to the Cavedwellers. I’d love to see your phonetic backwards-English notes, if you approached it like I did. Love all the lyrics in this song. Very cool stuff.
Thanks for the somewhat kind words! I beg to differ re: strucural coherence - in a sense this song is all structure and nothing else. Try listening to it backwards, that might clear things up.j$ wrote:Micah Sommersmith - Well, this is as camp as tits. I love it but it's not structurally coherent. One minute, it's 80s goth new wave and then it's not. Just very, very camp. That is in no way a complaint - I do like it, I think; but also 'toxic mercy after all' - 'I've seen earthquakes, wind and frost''? Those three things we all agree are in some relative sub-group?
The Cavedweller that goes by "Truth" really played a real violin and a real flute. I hope my mix honored the real instruments. That guy can play anything. Thanks for kind review!Cavedwellers - Dig the Celtic fiddle and wind sounds. Did you play those or just sample them, if you played them I'm hella impressed. The backwards phonetic singing is pretty great.
I so feel you on that one. *pokes computer*Märk wrote:Hey people! Sorry 'bout the shi-tay mix on my song. I was scrambling last minute to get everything done and everything was crashing and not working.