I passed this along to Meffy. Thread's gone now.kryptonaut wrote:Not sure where to post this request - but given the speed at which threads drop off the first page of the Cafe, could theCONTEST ENTRANTS! Don't be all "Imma let you finish, but I have the best entry of all time."
sticky be removed? It seems it was created in response to an external contest that finished a year ago, is not relevant to how people behave on the Cafe contests, and is if anything rather insulting to the people who hang out here, who are normally a pretty polite and helpful bunch. :)
May Contest: Gossip
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- D.H. MOD
- Topic Starter
- 16396 posts since 21 Jun, 2008
No longer a moderator.
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- KVRian
- 799 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
ThanksD.H. Miltz wrote:I passed this along to Meffy. Thread's gone now.
And thanks RuediRena for the review
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- KVRAF
- 21350 posts since 26 Jul, 2005 from Gone
Well I had high hopes for getting something finished this month, but guess it's not going to happen now.
Will listen to everyone else's and vote of course, but wish that mine was in the mix for once...
Will listen to everyone else's and vote of course, but wish that mine was in the mix for once...
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- KVRist
- 485 posts since 19 Feb, 2011
Likewise here, time restrictions mean I'm out this month. Will do my best to listen and vote though
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007 - KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
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- KVRAF
- 2103 posts since 22 Aug, 2006
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- KVRAF
- 2601 posts since 18 Mar, 2011 from Spain
No, lol. It just some usual participants won't play the game this month, sadly.el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:shit !! have i missed the date ??
The deadline is 25th.
Have a nice day
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
yeah thanks, just rechecked to stop the panicIrionDaRonin wrote:No, lol. It just some usual participants won't play the game this month, sadly.el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:shit !! have i missed the date ??
The deadline is 25th.
Have a nice day
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- KVRian
- 679 posts since 17 Jan, 2004 from Vesta, Earth, Moon, Titan, Enceladus and Gliese 581d
Being simply lazy, I dont like work
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so no tomato
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so no tomato
Heinrich Heine wrote: "Nothing is more futile than theorizing about music."
Me write: "I have no talent and regularly prove it in the Music Cafe contests"
Me write: "I have no talent and regularly prove it in the Music Cafe contests"
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Mister Natural Mister Natural https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164174 - KVRAF
- 2834 posts since 28 Oct, 2007 from michigan
echo the abovesatYatunes wrote:I am out this month. Nothing really worked, no ideas whatsoever, nada, zilch. Will listen and vote.
although I will post in the forum below an instrumental that would have been the bones of my tune this month . . .
peace
expert only on what it feels like to be me
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/tracks
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/tracks
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- KVRian
- 799 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
Here are some of my thoughts on the entries so far, in alphabetical order. Hope we get some more before the deadline!
beanpole - Subterranean Callcentre Blues
This is a catchy song! I really like the change of key and intensity when the chorus kicks in after the verses. The song reminds me of The Damned's 'Smash It Up,' which has to be a good sign.
ClaRago - DIG
This is good, although a bit short - I like the lyric section and would have liked it to have been developed a bit (also I couldn't quite make out the words after 'digging copper'), or maybe for something more to have happened after the lyric section.
evo2slo - a mothers work
Great intro and performance throughout. Lyrics perhaps a bit sentimental for my taste, but the song is really well crafted and fitting for the theme. I particularly like the contrast of the stripped back chorus near the end.
Irion Da Ronin - Machinen
Good use of contrasting sections - I like the way the accelerating glitchy intro blends into the dreamy middle section, as though the repetitive work has induced some kind of trance, and then we resurface nicely invigorated at the end.
LagunaRising - WhiteGloves
I think there's a tune underneath it all that I'd like to be able to hear, but the cafeteria sounds are bit overwhelming. Maybe that's the point?
nikp2000 - wage slaves
Effective use of samples and appropriate sound design to convey an image of frantic repetitive industry.
offthewall - RaiseEmUpHigher
Very evocative guitar and harmonica playing here, working well with the percussive effects. I think that the playing style is what makes this song, and I wonder if the instrumentation could have been introduced a bit sooner.
Patrick9 - Imigrant Blues
Ah yes, you always know where you are with the blues! The playing is really great, and has a nice live feel to it. The vocals sound kind of hollow which makes it a bit hard to pick out the words - perhaps it's something to do with the echo, or perhaps it's my headphones.
RuediRena - Work Dance Work
I got 'Arbeiten', 'Tanzen' and 'Arbeiten' - were they saying something else as well? I like the glitchy robovocals, but would have enjoyed a bit more variation. I guess the idea was to highlight the repetitiveness of a robot's work-time and play-time.
beanpole - Subterranean Callcentre Blues
This is a catchy song! I really like the change of key and intensity when the chorus kicks in after the verses. The song reminds me of The Damned's 'Smash It Up,' which has to be a good sign.
ClaRago - DIG
This is good, although a bit short - I like the lyric section and would have liked it to have been developed a bit (also I couldn't quite make out the words after 'digging copper'), or maybe for something more to have happened after the lyric section.
evo2slo - a mothers work
Great intro and performance throughout. Lyrics perhaps a bit sentimental for my taste, but the song is really well crafted and fitting for the theme. I particularly like the contrast of the stripped back chorus near the end.
Irion Da Ronin - Machinen
Good use of contrasting sections - I like the way the accelerating glitchy intro blends into the dreamy middle section, as though the repetitive work has induced some kind of trance, and then we resurface nicely invigorated at the end.
LagunaRising - WhiteGloves
I think there's a tune underneath it all that I'd like to be able to hear, but the cafeteria sounds are bit overwhelming. Maybe that's the point?
nikp2000 - wage slaves
Effective use of samples and appropriate sound design to convey an image of frantic repetitive industry.
offthewall - RaiseEmUpHigher
Very evocative guitar and harmonica playing here, working well with the percussive effects. I think that the playing style is what makes this song, and I wonder if the instrumentation could have been introduced a bit sooner.
Patrick9 - Imigrant Blues
Ah yes, you always know where you are with the blues! The playing is really great, and has a nice live feel to it. The vocals sound kind of hollow which makes it a bit hard to pick out the words - perhaps it's something to do with the echo, or perhaps it's my headphones.
RuediRena - Work Dance Work
I got 'Arbeiten', 'Tanzen' and 'Arbeiten' - were they saying something else as well? I like the glitchy robovocals, but would have enjoyed a bit more variation. I guess the idea was to highlight the repetitiveness of a robot's work-time and play-time.
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- KVRian
- 756 posts since 21 Sep, 2006 from Kranj, Slovenia
Almost done, but it will be a close shave (or as some folks in ex-Yugoslavian countries colorfully put it, by the width of a mouse's love handle)
Good thing my time zone is far enough east from Miltz
Cheers
Good thing my time zone is far enough east from Miltz
Cheers
Every time you use autotune, God kills a kitten.
Please, think of the kittens.
Please, think of the kittens.
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
could be relying on that fact myselfAziraphal wrote:Good thing my time zone is far enough east from Miltz
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- KVRist
- 452 posts since 1 Dec, 2011
Thank RR & Kryptonaut for the reviews.
Kryptonaut, if I were you I would not bother about my lyrics and their meaning, not much in it.
Anyway it is dedicated to my spouse's grandfather, member of the now extinct caste of Welsh miners .When he was still alive & I met him his perception of reality was then already quite loose. I had long hair and he always thought I was a girl, friend of his generic ( he would call her different names) granddaughter. He liked to sit next to me and affectionately pat my knee. I also remember carrying his coffin with three of his youngest co-workers.
Kryptonaut, if I were you I would not bother about my lyrics and their meaning, not much in it.
Anyway it is dedicated to my spouse's grandfather, member of the now extinct caste of Welsh miners .When he was still alive & I met him his perception of reality was then already quite loose. I had long hair and he always thought I was a girl, friend of his generic ( he would call her different names) granddaughter. He liked to sit next to me and affectionately pat my knee. I also remember carrying his coffin with three of his youngest co-workers.
