Title: Banshee
Non Optional Challenge: Must use the voice or mouth sounds as an instrument (other than vocals)
Songs are Due on: Monday, May 18th @ 12:01 AM EDT
Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com
FINALLY! I have a ton of scrap beatboxing tracks that I have been dying to use!
Oh wait... I'm still not in the competition. When will we have optional bonuses for regular fight! songs?
-jd0
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 7:47 am
by JonPorobil
johndisk0 wrote:FINALLY! I have a ton of scrap beatboxing tracks that I have been dying to use!
Oh wait... I'm still not in the competition. When will we have optional bonuses for regular fight! songs?
-jd0
Song Fight does sometimes include an "Optional Challenge."
Barring that, you can feel free to submit a "Nein" entry!
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:02 am
by Rabid Garfunkel
Clarification time #1! (If it even applies to me this round )
Human mouth/voice sounds?
Nur Ein!
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:13 am
by JonPorobil
Rabid Garfunkel wrote:Clarification time #1! (If it even applies to me this round )
Human mouth/voice sounds?
Nur Ein!
Um...
Good question. I'll ask the panel and get back to you.
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 8:28 am
by Rabid Garfunkel
So many mouths, so little time...
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 7:42 pm
by Caravan Ray
Rabid Garfunkel wrote:Clarification time #1! (If it even applies to me this round )
Human mouth/voice sounds?
Nur Ein!
I think that would apply to any bodily orifice of any creature living or dead that you are able to put food into.
But that is just my opinion.
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 3:47 am
by noma
"Voice... as an instrument."
Does that mean the "oooohooooooohhhooooooohh" part in Radiohead's Pyramid Song (and several other stuff by Radiohead) would qualify (since Thom Yorke often referred to his voice in such songs as an "instrument", rather than traditional singing)?
What about something like Pink Floyd's Several Species...? I guess that kind of voice usage would be OK, am I right?
Would screaming and wailing like a banshee qualify as "other than vocals"?
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 4:18 am
by j$
You all figure it out. We'll tell you at the voting stage whether you were right or not.
j$
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 4:23 am
by johndisk0
j$ wrote:You all figure it out. We'll tell you at the voting stage whether you were right or not.
j$
I love this answer so much more than a list of example youtube videos!
-jd0
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 6:50 am
by JonPorobil
Three of the five judges have indicated that they'd rather remain cagey about their stance on these questions. Sorry to the participants, but I'm afraid you won't be getting any useful clarification.
Here are some examples of songs you might know that meet the challenge—at least, in this judge's opinion...
The Who - "A Quick One While He's Away" (they sing "Cello" under the "You are forgiven" part)
Barenaked Ladies - "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" (syncopated breathing as percussion)
Martin Sexton - "13 Step Boogie" (he imitates a muted trumpet for the solo)
Generic wrote:Three of the five judges have indicated that they'd rather remain cagey about their stance on these questions.
One of the judges would like to make very clear once again that he is not being or has ever been "cagey" about his "stance".
It's not the judge's job to tell the participants what to do, just to judge. Clue's in the job title.
Competitors, if you want someone to hold your plump little hand as you dip your sixth toe into the horrid, scary urine-filled pool that is competing in Nur Ein, I'd suggest asking your loved ones. Since I hate you all, by default and proxy, I will now be marking down everyone who asks for any kind of challenge clarification. Got a problem with that, blame Jon
j$
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 1:21 pm
by Rabid Garfunkel
Warm fuzzies all over!
Thanks, j$!
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 1:24 pm
by JonPorobil
Um, I guess if you want clarification and you don't want j$ to sandbag you, then maybe PM me? I'm still happy to answer questions, even though they seem to irritate the other judges.
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 2:01 pm
by j$
You should all be grateful I'm not coming round each of your houses in turn to individually teabag you ...
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 2:31 pm
by JonPorobil
When I was assembling the judges for this competition, I asked j$ because he's been around here for a long time, he's been a judge more times than anyone else besides Niveous, and I also figured that his personality would counterbalance my own.
It's nice to see my plans work out.
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 2:36 pm
by Reist
j$ wrote:It's not the judge's job to tell the participants what to do, just to judge. Clue's in the job title.
Indeed.
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 4:43 pm
by Caravan Ray
j$ wrote:You should all be grateful I'm not coming round each of your houses in turn to individually teabag you ...
Yeah. None of us want to have to go through that again.
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 6:20 am
by johndisk0
Reist wrote:
j$ wrote:It's not the judge's job to tell the participants what to do, just to judge. Clue's in the job title.
Indeed.
Even though I am not in the competition, I will be submitting a Nein for this because I can't get the idea out of my head. My interpretation of the requirement hasn't changed, so there will be either beatboxing or heartbeat sounds (created by glottal attacks) or both in my song. I completely agree that it is the judge's job to judge.
-jd0
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 2:06 pm
by j$
I would suggest to my fellow judges that at least one of us takes the time to review whatever 'Nein' has to offer each round. I will kick off (whatever there's already and then whatever turns up for round 4)
j$
Re: Nur Ein X - Round Four
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 3:13 am
by noma
Just sent mine in. Aside from traditional vocals, human voice sounds were used in the form of percussive chanting, organ-like drones, wind and ghost noises (verses 2 and 4) and screaming (verse 5).
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