january contest ... VOTING

[thomekk]

1. Markleford Friedman
2. Mike Anderson
3. Beardedone
4. Blank Frank
5. Diek
6. Rachmiel
7. Knockman
8. Oddbots
9. Unfocused
10.You™

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HMs: Dr. AX, Kara, Liquih, Emdot, Laguna, Sepheritoh
and all the others!

[slartibartfast]

My votes.

As discussed in the gossip thread, I have given some extra weight to those tracks that contained elements of "folk" music in its more commonly accepted sense, and those tracks that had a clear Martian connection. However, as you will see from the list below, that hasn't stopped other tracks from sharing in the votes.

1. Pi_314 - The Hunt
2. Markleford - Martian Improvisational Form
3. Scoops - The Fly
4. kovacs - The Walls of Candor Chasma
5. oddbods finger - Little Green Men
6. Barnadine - Umma Eyrt
7. Unfocused - Earth Leave Home
8. knockman - hello mrs earthman!
9. Former Pharaoh - Mars FM
10. 1-2-Many - Baydhz Zizrom (Song from Dead Planet)

HM's, in no particular order: You™, Hovmod, Guitarjeff, Blank_Frank, rachmiel, pur boeuf, M'Snah

[Diek]

This month voting was very hard and very interesting at the same time, 'cause it was a pleasure listen that lot of great music. Unfortunately we have to choose

1 Kovacs Walls of Candor Chasma
2 Mike Anderson Martian Sadness
3 Barnadine Umma Eyrt
4 Lex_strooder Martian Dreadlocking
5 Oddbods Finger Little Green Men
6 Former Pharaoh Mars FM
7 Pi_314 The Hunt
8 Guitarjeff Welcome to Mars
9 Knockman Hello Mr. Earthman
10 Spheritoh Woman of Meridani

... but I want to HM all the songs this month (except mine, that I can't )

[kovacs]

This must have been the Month Of Most Hilarious Song Descriptions...some of you folks could cut a living writing jokes.

But here are, as usual, the votes from the Harlan Jury, whose leader is in bed with a cold and therefore were unable to separate the Martian Folk from the Earthling Kindred. Thus I simply voted for what I liked best (and whatever made me feel slightly better).

01. GuitarJeff - Welcome To Mars
Stop Martian Whining!

02. Oddbods Finger - Little Green Men
This is Earth "folk" but fricking good

03. Blank Frank - A Cautionary Tale
Space is indeed a dangerous place

04. Knockman - Hello Mrs Earthman
Poor fella...

05. Drax - The Asteroid Gaspra (Old 951)
Ingenious!

06. Barnadine - Umma Eyrt
Stunningly beautiful

07. Slartibartfast - Going Home
Fantastic...but have you really missed SAND while you were on Mars???

08. Diek - Marte 13
Haunting

09. Nikp2000 - Mars is just too far away
Most Charming Entry

10. 1-2-Many - Baydhz Zizrom (Song from Dead Planet)
Simply a fun piece...

HM's:
Freezey, Scamme, Peppy, StrangeJuice, UTM, Hovmod, Rain2

...and kudos to everyone for a great month (again).

[mono_ton]

01. 06_01_Little Green Men_OddbodsFinger.mp3
02. 06-01-freeztar-AllTheBass.mp3
03. 0601-utm-marsisheaven.mp3
04. 0601_Yuskevich_Ziggy-Yuskevich-and-the-Arachnids-from-Mars.mp3
05. 06_01_Algodon_Migrate.mp3.mp3
06. 0601_richiebee_jarre_de_alien.mp3
07. 06_01_Liqih_Mars_Miners_March.mp3
08. 06_01_BlankFrank_ACautionaryTale.mp3
09. 01-06_mike-anderson_Martian-Sadness.mp3
10. 0601_Pur-boeuf_martians-awaken.mp3

but allsongs are nice and are unique!

[WattTyler]

Loads of great tunes this month. Here's my votes;

1)Blank Frank A Cautionary Tale
(My kids laughed buckets at this. It's now become a standard on the school run)

2) Barnadine-Umma Eyrt
3) OddbodsFinger Little Green Men
4) softegg-robots march
5) Hovmod-Sweet Brrrrgh Chggffshhk from Gork
6) Unfocused Earth Leave Home
7) HansM Green as a baby
8 ) knockman hello mrs earthman
9) lex strooder Martian Dreadlocking
10) Patrick9 Spring Rites


I cut the tracks onto a CD to play in the car. Several friends have asked where they can buy a copy! Well done everyone.

[Scoops]

Here's Scoops votes

1 - strangeJuice, Martian Sadness
2 - Blank_Frank,Cautionary Tale
3 - Barnadine, Umma eyrt
4 - Markleford, Martian Improv
5 - Beardedone, Phobos and Deimos
6 - mono_ton, Martian Harmony
7 - 1-2-Many, Song From Dead Plane
8 - slartibartfast,Going Home
9 - pur boeuf, Martians Awaken
10 - algodon, Migrate

With HM's going to(in no particualr order), Former Pharaoh, Patrick9, Watt Tyler, and oddbods finger.

Scoops

[softegg]

1. liqih - mars miners march
2. pur boeuf - martian awaken
3. M´Snah -green as a baby
4. mr pharaoh - mars fm
5 1-2 many - Baydhz Zeezrom
6. YouTm - mars is heaven
7. Pi 314 - The Hunt
8. Dr Apostrophe X - Asteroid
9. kovacs - The Walls of Candor Chasma
10. Blank Frank - A cautionary tale

[ouroboros]

Some great fu n this month!

1. DrApostropheX: too much fun for me! freshest. break out the 3d glasses and popcorn.
2. blank_frank: fresher: fun,creative and I really liked the sound.
3. oddbods finger: fresh again. kitschy.

thus rounding out my wacky trinity from mars. On to the meat 'n potatoes

4.markleford: fun, as martians should be.
5.you tm: nice again
6.VitD: toe-tapper. developed structure.

Excellent on own terms:
7.soft egg: groovy sci-fi.
8.rain 2: austere, haunting: astronomical(?)
9.knockman: great fun, not sure why it didn't grab me higher?
10. 1-2 many: they get down on mars!

more great songs, good month! congrats to all.

[1-2-Many]

1 Pur Boeuf - Martians Awaken
2 Seperitoth - Female from Meridian
3 Respirator - Lovesong
4 Scamme - Walk On Mars
5 HansM - Green as a Baby
6 Softegg - Robots March
7 Laguna Rising - Liquid Memories
8 Emdot Ambient - Terra Terminalis
9 AndreasE - Folks on Mars
10 Max el Baga - Mars March

[lex_strooder]

... as always... do i go for the sung entries or the instrumental ones... this month i mostly liked vocals !

1. Markleford Friedman
Psycadelic in red
2. Barnadine
sustained voices always give me goose bumps
3. You™
modem dialup tones with telephone filter and ghost voices, mmmmm me like
4. DrApostropheX
street musician with casio synths... what not to like
5. Blank_Frank
Bluegrass becomes redgrass....
6. oddbods finger
just great song and production
7. Guitarjeff
Something tells me its done in the 80's...
8. softegg
sounds like a game soundtrack... from arabia
9. Beardedone
chilling brushes... wasteland glitsch... cool
10. steffenb
dub echos always get my vote

[scamme]

1.OddbodsFinger - Little Green Men
2.softegg - robots march
3.knockman - hello mrs earthman
4.utm - marsisheaven
5.4mr_pharaoh - marsfm
6.Watt_Tyler - Ten tacles Of Fury
7.VitaminD - crimson
8.rain2 - sine language
9.thomekk - night on mars
10.pi_314 - The hunt

HM's to all!

[Patrick9]

Last minute and rushed I'm afraid - my 'puters been down best part of the day.

1: Barnadine - Umma Eyrt
2: Rachmiel - drrrrrrrrrrrm'ghzphtk-k-k-k-k-kkkk
3: Hovmod - Sweet Brrrrgh Chggffshhk from Gork
4: Sepheritoh - Female from Meridani
5: Nikp2000 - Mars Is Just Too Far Away
6: Slartibartfarst - Going Home
7: Thomekk - Night on Mars
8: Markleford - Martian Improvisational Form
9: AndreasE - Folks on Mars
10: You™ - Mars is Heaven


Some brilliant songs and music Folks - these merely reflect my personal bias.

[Markleford]

1. 1-2-Many - Baydhz Zeezrom (Song from Dead Planet) (2:00)
2. birrbits - Red Test Pattern (1:57)
3. Former Pharaoh - Mars FM (2:00)
4. Unfocused - Earth Leave Home (1:14)
5. Barnadine - Umma Eyrt (1:47)
6. Dr. Apostrophe X - The Asteroid Gaspra (Old 951) (1:59)
7. HansM - Green as a baby (1:54)
8. You" - Mars is Heaven (1:55)
9. Andreas Ehrhardt - Folks on Mars (2:00)
10. Blank Frank - A Cautionary Tale (1:27)

Mentionable Honours (no order): GuitarJeff OddbodsFinger Patrick9 knockman

Thanks for the cultural tour of the Red Planet, folks!

- m

[Sepheritoh]

1 - Dr. Apostrophe X - The Asteroid Gaspra (Old 951)
2 - Emdot_Ambient - terra_terminalis
3 - beardedone - ByPhobos&Deimos
4 - slartibartfast - Going Home
5 - mike-anderson - Martian-Sadness
6 - Oddbods Finger - Little Green Men
7 - Patrick9 - Spring Rites
8 - Max el Belga - Mars march
9 - Kovacs - Walls of Candor Chasma
10 - Peppy197 - Voyager 2 1/2