January Contest: Voting

[zeoy]

22 tunes were in my final playlist. This was my final top 10. Congrats to everybody.

1. freeztar - Bah!

2. Farlukar - Digid

3. fritz fiedler - dance of the macabre mice

4. Niko - Brand new pedalboard

5. djwglpuppy - Winter Vesper

6. me109 Monotonous

7. jamesb - 0701 jamesb denizenOfBleakton

8. oddbods finger - Summer Isle Boat

9. offthewall - 0701 offthewall PedallingHome

10. nikp2000 - little lucy

[Jonny Quest]

1. squakMix - VoiceOfDreamers
2. d'Mast - My Point
3. remco hogendoorn - mind over matter
4. streifentier - Some space for beauty
5. Ixox - Souvenirs Immobiles
6. birrbits - Indian Girl
7. Gary Gerber - What's Your Pedal Point?
8. jamesb - denizenOfBleakton
9. nikp2000 - little lucy
10. rachmiel - heiemo

Peace.

Jonny

[freeztar]

1. Nikp2000
2. Farlukar
3. Liqih
4. Patrick9
5. Oddbods Finger
6. Zeoy
7. Remco
8. Papatomany
9. Barnadine
10. Gag3

Very good month...took me 4+ hours to decide!!

[VicDiesel]

1. Rockstar_not - Spiritus Sanctus
The most bloody literal minded pedal of the whole competition, but
also the piece that I enjoyed by far the most. Eh, you know that Gregorian
chant is not chromatic and does not use harmonies?

2. d'Mast - My Point
One of quite a few pieces that were more on one chord than actually using a pedal, but this one gets points for being funky, and for putting the pedal in a high instrument.

3. Gary Gerber - What's your pedal point
Great string playing and arranging

4. Lubi - Star61
Very creative.

5. YouTM - Phrenologic
Interesting that you can use noise and still have a pedal. I do feel the piece comes to a bit of a standstill halfway.

6. Hovmod - Floor it
As a composition a tad primitive, but great sounding and full of energy.

7. Markleford - The heart's filthy lesson
Great song, and bonus points for putting the pedal occasionally in the vocals

8. nikp2000 - little lucy
There were a number of guitar tunes this time that relied on a droning open string for the pedal. This was by far the best.

9. Bass-is Senses - Emergency use only
What can I say, I like drum 'n' bass. Excellent tune, this.

10. tl grant - pedal point with drums
What drums? But a nice soundscape.

Compliments to all participants. A very enjoyable month.

Victor.

[nikp2000]

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Nice tunes all around

1 Liqih prelude
2 Off the wall pedalling
3 freeztar bah
4 barnadine peddler
5 miro bare
6 rachmiel heiemo
7 ixox souveniers
8 patrick9 garden
9 niko new pedalboard
10 brrbits indian girl

Nick

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[Ixox]

1 - niko - brand new pedalboard
2 - me109 - Monotonous -
3 - Zeoy - Naked Window
4 - markleford - heartsfilthy
5 - jamesb - denizenOfBleakton
6 - oddbodsfinger - summerisleboat
7 - levitator - transitofvenus
8 - Glooper - silence drive
9 - rachmiel - heiemo
10 - Hovmod - Floor it

Xavier

[Patrick9]

I feel really ruthless now, having eliminated so many great tracks.

HMs to everyone else on my shortlist of 30.

[Fritz Fiedler]

A wonderful assortment of styles and interpretations.

#1 Pedlar & Son by Barnadine
Somber then cheerful. Always beautiful. Tasty piano work

#2 Naked Window by Zeoy (feat. Natryx)
Portisheady? Catchy!

#3 Summer Isle Boat by Oddbods finger
So well produced and filled with tender wit

#4 Winter Vesper by djwglpuppy
A slow build to subtle intrigue

#5 Gnome by Lateralus778
Gnomes must be scary creatures. This one wields furry.

#6 Monotonous by me109
I enjoy it every day!

#7 At the movies - Part 2 by Kara
Makes me wanna hear part 1. Reminds me of The Omen

#8 Denizen of Bleakton by jamesb
Well constructed and played

#9 Ostintation by Petru Damsa
So much virtuoisty stuffed into 2 minutes.

#10 Phrenologic Electro by You
Bold. Too bold to ignore.

Congrats to all. This voting is just an exercise in mood for the day. Too many great songs and too few voting slots.

Fritz Fiedler

[papatomany]

1. rockstar_not Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans Vita
2. liqih Prelude From Guitar
3. jamesb Denizen of Bleakton
4. gag3 What's Your Pedal Point?
5. sp0rk Redemption
6. core rain
7. petrudamsa Ostination
8. kara At the Movies - Part 2
9. Barnadine Pedlar & Son
10. squakMix Voice of Dreamers

...with the usual disclaimer: another day (and certainly another theme) would give a different list.

[bass-ic senses]

#1 - _nico_ - Brand New Pedal Board
#2 - Emerald Tablet - Minds over matter
#3 - me109 - monotonous
#4 - Holymoly - Do you wanna ride
#5 - Mr Largefoot - Pedal big
#6 - Zevy ft Natrix
#7 - Max el Belga - Pointless
#8 - miro - bare
#9 - Squeakmix - Voice of dreamers
#10- Strelfentier - Brand new pedalboard

[Max el Belga]

This contest is a real succes ! I heard rumours about bootleg-cd's of the KvR Song Contest, sold in the streets of Chicago !?
Seriuos now, 'cose voting means hard labour ! Let's go to the point :

1. summerisleboat-oddbodsfinger (breathtaking)
2. petrudamsa_Ostination (Europe has got 1 great composer more !)
3. jhoski_Pedal_Promis (Wow)
4. jakob_beats_me (Alan Parsons first recordings must have sounded like this)
5. niko_brand_new_pedalboard (a wonderful gitarist having fun and me too)
6. Glooper_silence-drive (great)
7. Liqih_Prelude_From_Guitar (beautiful)
8. darem+pedalobrutalo (I just love it)
9. jamesb_denizenOfBleakton (and this one)
10. 12Many_Newtons_Apple (and this one too)

The top-10 was just too small for you :

Barnadine_PedlarAndSon
freeztar-Bah
gag3_WhatsYourPedalPoi
jonnyquest_rosepetals
kara_atthemovies2MiddleEastRatPatrol
Pointless__Max_el_Belga

Serious greetings,

Max... .. .

Final point .

[Barnadine]

a shedload of timpani this month. i don't know if that's significant.

1. lubi/star61 - understated, evocative
2. ixox/souvenirs immobiles - lovely song, would have been number one if you'd attempted those high notes without pitch shifting
3. deaf dunderkwac/blip one only - a nail gun romancing an electric shaver, nice
4. me109/monotonous - charming song & arrangement, do you know jon brion's stuff?
5. remco/mind over matter - dark and smooth
6. offthewall/pedalling home - nice warm drone, things briefly hit a bit of a hurdle around the minute mark, adds character?
7. holymoly/wanna ride - didn't quite warm to the synth leads, but the first half-minute is impeccable
8. core/rain - strong intro, nicely textured percussion
9. rsmus7/pedalottos - pied icecream van of hamelin
10. nikp/little lucy - love the end of verse turnarounds

+ many others equally enjoyable. good to see new faces.

[Miro]

1. Barnadine - Pedlar & Son
2. Gary Gerner - What's your point?
3. jamesb - Denizen of Bleakton
4. rendelius - pedalo bruto
5. Farlukar - Digid
6. Bullshark - lumiere d'hiver
7. Markleford - The Heart's Filthy Lesson
8. petrudamsa - Ostination
9. djwglpuppy - Winter Vesper
10. ixox - souvenirs

cheers all

[slartibartfast]

1. Hovmod - Floor it
2. jamesb - Denizen of Bleakton
3. d'Mast - My Point
4. Ixox - Souvenirs Immobiles
5. sp0rk/splynter - Redemption
6. rendelius/daRem - Pedalo Brutalo
7. Markleford - The Heart's Filthy Lesson
8. Barnadine - Pedlar & Son
9. jhoski - Pedal Promis
10. holymoly - Do You Wanna Ride

Sorry I didn't have time to offer comments/feedback this month....

Thanks to all for some more great listening.

[kara]

1. Rough Mat - Laguna Rising
2. Pedaling Home - Offthewal
3. Aelosus's bag - Sepheritoh
4. Denizen of Bleakton - Jamesb
5. My Point - d'Mast
6. Middle East Patrol - Pi_314
7. Spiritus sanctus vivicians - Rockstar_not
8. Monotonous - Me109
9. Silence Drive - Glooper
10. Newton's Apple - 12-Many