January Contest: Voting

[rockstar_not]

Tough to vote but here goes:

1. Remco - Mind over Matter
2. Gary Gerber - What's Your Pedal Point?
3. Laguna Rising - Rough Math
4. Kara - At the Movies Pt. 2
5. D'Mast - My Ponit (wins the Yellow award)
6. VicDiesel - Back Pedal
7. Patrick9 - Garden of Earthly Delight
8. Birrbits - Indian Girl
9. JamesB - Denizen of Bleakton
10. Miro - Bare

I think everyone else deserves an HM, but I'll name one in particular because it made me laugh so hard.

S.Hush / Elvis Parsley

-Scott

[Laguna Rising]

This month I enjoyed the excellent quality of, at least, 20 - 25 tracks...

01 Petrudamsa - Ostination
02 Sepheritoh - Aeolus' Bag
03 Kara - at the movies 2
04 Deaf Dunderkwac - blip one only
05 Jakob - beats me
06 Hovmod - Floor it
07 offthewall - Pedalling Home
08 Rockstar_not - Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans Vita
09 niko - brand new pedalboard
10 birrbits - indiangirl


HM's
Patrick9 - Garden of earthly delight
GAG3 - what's your pedal point ?
Barnadine - Pedlar And Son
Jamesb - denizen Of Bleakton
Bullshark - lumiere d'hiver
Jonnyquest - rosepetals
nikp2000 - little lucy

[Emerald Tablet]

In this order :

1. oddbudsfinger summer isle boat
2. me109 Monotonous
3. Barnadine pedlar & son
4. James Brinkhoff denizenOfBleakton
5. Glooper Silence Drive
6. offthewall PedallingHome
7. freeztar Bah!
8. Niko Brand new pedalboard
9. lubi star61
10. Zeoy (feat. Natryx) Naked window

Njoyed every entry so hm to all. It was a tuff decision

Love from Amsterdam. Remco

[oddbods finger]

1. me109 - monotonous (anything but)
2. squakmix - voice of dreamers (lush and soporific)
3. emerald tablet - minds over matter (heavy massive attack influence, but who cares?)
4. d'mast - my point
5. offthewall - pedalling home
6. dunks - whats the point
7. barnadine - pedlar & son
8. zeoy - naked window
9. miro - bare
10. rendelius - pedalo bruto

I could hardly slip a cigarette paper between the top 3

[levitator]

1 : Zeoy - Naked window - tiptoptriphoptastic

2 : Rachmiel - Heiemo - can't get this one out of my head, beautiful

3 : Pi_314 - Middle East Rat Patrol - i can feel the desert and the hot dusty streets

4 : 1-2-Many - Newton's Apple - the keyboard sounds in the intro made me really want not to like this, but the quality of the writing and production won me over. git

5 : Barnadine - Pedlar & Son - i love those incongruous noises, they reinforce the sense of anxiety and dislocation just below the surface of this tune

6 : d'Mast - My Ponit - tougher than a Little Chef steak. watchyou lookin at?

7 : Oddbods Finger - Summer Isle Boat - catchy little number, fabulous production

8 : Echo Voodoo - Pedal Point Arcade - 10 PRINT "GROOVY" ; 20 GOTO 10

9 : Petru Damsa - Ostination - great composition and arrangement

10 : squakMix - Voice of Dreamers - are you Matt Johnson in disguise?

[peppy197]

01....birrbits...............Indiangirl
02....remco................mindivermatter
03....darem................pedalobruto
04....levitator............transitofvenus
05....strifentier..........some space for beauty
06....kara.................atthemovies
07....me109................Monotonous
08....offthewall...........PedallingHome
09....slartibartfast.......pedalwars
10....Glooper..............silence drive

[Zombie Queen]

There we go again....

1. Niko - Brand new pedalboard
2. Streifentier - Some space for beauty
3. nikp2000 - Little Lucy
4. GAG3 aka Gary Gerber - What's Your Pedal Point?
5. Fritz Fiedler - Dance of the Macabre Mice
6. Markleford - The Heart's Filthy Lesson
7. Rachmiel - Heiemo
8. Kara - At the MOvies - Part 2
9. Offthewall - Pedalling Home
10. Pi_314 - Middle East Rat Patrol

[jakob]

1. core - rain
2. oddbods finger - Summer Isle Boat
3. _niko_ - Brand new pedalboard
4. jamesb - Denizen of Bleakton
5. djwglpuppy - wintervesper
6. suakMix - Voice of Dreamers
7. offthewall - Pedalling Home
8. remco - mindsovermatter
9. Max_el_Belga - Pointless
10. Holymoly - DoYouWannaRide

[farlukar]

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1. Echo Voodoo - Pedal Point Arcade
2. You™ - Snake Oil / Phrenologic Electro-Audio Curative
3. rachmiel - heiemo og nykken
4. offthewall - Pedalling Home
5. zeoy feat. Natryx - Naked window
6. freeztar - Bah!
7. VicDiesel - BackPedal
8. Markleford - The Heart's Filthy Lesson
9. Hovmod - FLOOR IT!
10. lateralus778 - Gnome

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[Hovmod]

01 - jamesb - Denizen of bleakton - The b-section is perfect. It just creeps up and makes me drop anything else I do and just listen. I love that effect. It's exactly what makes Motorpsycho the best band in the universe, and you the best january 2007 contestant in the universe. Stunning!

02 - Oddbod - Summer Isle Boat - A perfect little song, with words that match the mood, voice that matches both melody and words, and an organ point section that doesn't try to impress us, it seems like exactly what the song needed. The flaw I talked about wasn't really there, I was just drunk and felt intimidated by your limitless talent.

03 - Markleford - The heart's filthy lesson This one has everything, and when I hear it now as I'm typing this, I have no idea why I'm not giving you the top space. Can I tie three songs for first? Your VOICE!

04 - Gary Gerner - What's your point? Virtuoso playing, very intelligent composition, gorgeous production, the only thing that keeps me from putting you higher is that it seems a little ... constructed. The execution is playful and skilled, but for some reason I don't think you'd have left the pedal point in there if it wasn't your assignment. If there was room for you higher up you'd be there.

05 - Max el Belga - Again, I'm glad to vote for you, because even though you're not always on my top ten, it's not for lack of "mad skillz". This time you've made a less collagy affair that just tickles me in every way. I even think you're funny this time! But about that pedal point - is it really there, or am I just imagining it? Because all the parts seem to move with the harmonies, but I sit left with a feeling of having hummed the organ point throughout the song. Brilliant if intended, lucky if - well - luck.

06 - jakob - beats me - Bluesy in an odd, Tom Waitsy way (it's that synchopated 7th at the end of the 12 bars that twists it a bit), this could easily have slid off the top ten if it wasn't for the gorgeous buildup from about 1:16, that you disarm with a ritardando in the most railroady way. Great!

07 - Barnadine - Pedlar &son - You're not going to catch me not giving credit where it is due, and for this composition you get top points, and a confirmation that you're not just a pretty voice! I like the sound of the piano, what'd you use for it? After James and Oddbod this is the one I've listened to most times this month. You're in danger of outgrowing us as well.

08 - dmast - my point One of the funkiest entries EVER, this has me dancing (inside) every time.

09 - birrbits - Indian girl This sounds like something I could think up, and again it reminds me of Motorpsycho (which, if you didn't get it yet, is the best band in the known universe), so I can't let this go without a vote. You know there are things there that could have benefitted from a retake or I don't know a louder metronome or something, but I'll let that be part of its charm!

10 - rachmiel - heiemo - THIS is beautiful. What the hell is she singing? I can't make out the language! It sounds made up. Gorgeous anyway, lovely voice and fun with the competing odd meters... Brilliant and unexpected. A man of many talents, this rachmiel...

There.
Fell off the top ten in the last round of listening: petrudamsa, streifentier, core, Laguna, darem and VicDiesel, Zeoy.
There were many more that were good enough to have made the vote in a regular month.

[Sepheritoh]

1 miro bare
2 Kara At the MOvies - Part2
3 Barnadine Pedlar & Son
4 sp0rk Redemption
5 oddbods finger Summer Isle Boat
6 Ixox Souvenirs Immobiles
7 remco hogendoorn mind over matter
8 Laguna Rising Rough math
9 offthewall 0701_offthewall_PedallingHome
10 peppy197 exAstra

[d'Mast]

1. squakMix - Voice of Dreamers (I'll sleep very well)
2. Zeoy - Naked Window (the new Portishead?!)
3. Max el Belga - Pointless (I don't think so)
4. Kara - At the Movies - Part 2 (hand me the popcorn)
5. Pi_314 - Middle East Rat Patrol (u won't catch me)
6. JamesB - Denizen of Bleakton (master on keys)
7. Rendelius - Pedalo Bruto (don 't be too rude)
8. Birrbits - Indian Girl (maybe I'll like them now)
9. Lubi - Star61 (leave your name and your number)
10. HolyMoly - DoYouWannaRide (hand me the keys)

[birrbits]

1 Farlukar - Digid
2 Niko - Brand new pedalboard
3 squakMix - VoiceOfDreamers
4 miro - bare
5 remco hogendoorn - mind over matter
6 Holymoly - Do You Wanna Ride
7 Glooper - Silence Drive
8 me109 - Monotonous
9 Hovmod - FLOOR IT
10 nikp2000 - little lucy

HMs Pi 314, jamesb, core, rachmiel, offthewall, peppy197

[petrudamsa]

Now this was so difficult...

This month it sure deserved a top 20. To many good songs that I had to leave out of top 10.

1. Fritz fiedler - macabre mice
2. niko - brand new pedal
3. barnadine - Pedlar and son
4. Laguna Rising - rough math
5. Slartibartfast - Pedal Wars
6. Me 109 - Monotonous
7. Jhonny Quest - Rose petals
8. Zeoy - Naked Window
9. Papatomany - Moths
10. Rokstar not - spiritus sanctus

HMs - Max el Belga, Oddbods, squakMix, gag3, rachmiel, core, rendelius, jamesb, Liquih. And these are only a few tracks mentioned here; there are more of them that deserve my congrats.

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[SARcazm]

1 ) You - Phrenologic Electro-Audio Curative
2 )JamesB - Denizens of Bleakton
3 )DJPup - Winter Vesper
4 )Core - Rain
5 )None - Mind OVer Matter
6 )SquakMix - Voice of Dreamers
7 ) Bah - Freeztar
8 ) Rachmiel - Heiemo
9 ) Lubi - Star 61
10) OTW - Pedalling Home