One-Synth-Challenge 44: Retrologue - Voting and Results

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Time to vote for your top 5 tracks. All tracks are here.

RULES:
- Give 5 points to the track you think is best, 4 for second, then 3, 2 and 1.
- Voting is open to anyone.
- Last day for voting is 15th October (KVR time).
- If you have entered in the competition, you must vote to be eligible for prizes.
- No voting for yourself.
- Voters must have had 20 prior forum posts before start of the voting period, or participated in this month's contest.
- In the case of equal scores after voting, entries will be separated by how many 5 pts they got, then 4 pts and so on.

HOW TO VOTE:
You should allocate your votes, in a single post, in this thread ... something like this:

Artist zxy - Track zxy: 5
Artist xqy - Track xqy: 4
Artist zyx - Track zyx: 3
Artist zqx - Track zqx: 2
Artist qzx - Track qzx: 1

NOTE:
Reviews, however brief, are always welcome. Even if you can only find the time to add a short comment, then please do! ...it keeps the thread alive and encourages others to listen/vote.
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Tadaaaah!

evo2slo - I Know Cinnamon: 5 points (We knew that right away!)
pedalsteeldrummer - Rétrologie: 4 points
Jasinski - Logos: 3 points
Photonic - Fretless Bliss: 2 points
Key88 - NineBumps: 1 point

For comments see your SoundCloud players, everyone.
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Nice touch with the cinnamon-colored vote :lol:

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Here are my votes:

5 points: Doc Jon - The Travellers Return
The Doc turns on the Vangelisizer! Wonderfull sounds and a very good song.
Brass, bell and lead are top notch. And BTW, good mixing and mastering!

4 points : Jasinki - Logos
After all the fast tracks, full of power and FX, Jasinki is showing us here an amazing atmo-track. Very dreamy feeling, but no time to relax. Too much nice sounds to listen to. Especially at 2:30 I like the imcoming sound.

3 points: pedalsteeldrummer - Rétrologie
Jazzy chords, sharp stabs and truely a new sound here on OSC. Very well done!

2 points: evo2slo - I Know Cinnamon
This was my fun track in this challange. Groovy, nice riffs and amazing sounds.

1 point: waltercruz - The Inner Road
I like that classic feeling and chord progressions. With a bit more alternations I would give much more points.

cheers,
Photonic
soundcloud.com/photonic-1

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Angelremington - easyjam: 5 points

Waltercruz - theinner road: 4 points

gylstorff - a chance to dance: 3 points

sevastian - week 36 of 2012: 2 points

evo2slo - i know cinnimon : 1 points
My Setup.
Now goes by Eurydice(Izzy) - she/her :hug:

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It was a tough job choosing just five of the tracks, and even harder to choose a winner. Here is my top 5:

e@rs - ROAR: 5 points
Incredible energy, production + I loved the breakdown section

Skyzone - Mousy: 4 points
Great combination of musicality, emotion, varied textures + sounds … + humour!

Doc Jon - The Travellers Return: 3 points
Virtuoso performance + lovely retro sounds

Jasinski - Logos: 2 points
Big, dramatic, atmospheric. So much care and attention to detail here

Nikp2000 - journey of the logue-pod: 1 point
Tuneful, original sounds - I imagine this would make a great soundtrack for a platform video game!

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Guys, please, read the rules before voting :)

Anyway, thanks for the effort of listening all tracks and doing your votes.

Have a good day :)
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Looks like both dakkra and pedalsteeldrummer are new to KVR, but pedalsteeldrummer participated in OSC44, so his vote should count unless I'm missing something else in the rules :)

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adagiocm wrote:Looks like both dakkra and pedalsteeldrummer are new to KVR, but pedalsteeldrummer participated in OSC44, so his vote should count unless I'm missing something else in the rules :)
Thanks for let me know it, i didn't notice the one who participated.
I don't have time!! :cry:

Have a good day :)
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Hey, no problem Irion! You too, have a good day :)

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Yo, here are my votes:

5 - Evo2Slo - I know Cinnamon: this song had great sound design, and a great rock melody. It was catchy and sounded like it belonged on the radio. I thought I would be the only one to try to make a heavy rock song. I was wrooong.

4 - Gylstorff - A Chance to Dance: Also another catchy song with great melodic dynamics. It seems every sound is timed perfectly and belongs where its heard. The transitions are great, and the theme that was set early on is consistent throughout the song. Short and sweet.

3 - Photonic - Fretless Bliss: Yet another song that was melodically ingenious. Great sound design. It instilled a bit of a melancholy, reminiscent, nostalgic mood when I listened to it.

2 - Bzur - Rebirth: Awesome sound design. Great structure of the song, excellent transitions between sounds. This song is a display of what Retlrologue is capable.

1 - Jasinski - Logos: Another song that pushes this synth to the limit. The sounds are crisp and clear, and Im sure great attention to detail was required achieve these sounds.

Some of my other favorites are Angelremington - Easy Jam and Skyzone - Mousy and Sevaztian for his short but powerfull sounds.

Thats all I got, can't wait to see who wins!!

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evo2slo - I Know Cinnamon 5 pts
kicking funk track + outstanding sound design = a winner!

pedalsteeldrummer - Rétrologie 4 pts
good weather report-esques track. you copped zawinul's synth sounds well

Loris D Solic - When Planets Collide DR=9 3 pts
out there and rude. great feel, like a power trio.

AdagioCm - Retrock Jam 2 pts
great electric guitar sounds. i like the morph into the reggae beat

Photonic - Fretless Bliss 1 pt
greta jaco bass sound. great lead sounds and syncopations in the 2nd part.

nick

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Here are my votes you guys make it dificult to choose anyway.........

E@rs - Roar 5 points
Surprising good sound selection

Pedalsteeldrummer - retrologie 4 points
For some reason reminds this song me to vangelis nice sounds

AdagioCm - retrock jam 3 points
Music fits perfect the song outstanding retro track

Angelremington - easy jam 2 points
Nice fat dance track with variation and nice melody

Waltercruz - the inner road 1 point
Almost there outstanding melody thats spinning around and around

HM: Doc jon , Photonic , Bzur , cactoos , Alvfaria , Gylstorff.......


Fabrizio

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This month is really tough. Lots of great songs!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

5pts- bzur - Rebirth
4pts- Nikp2000-journey of the logue-pod
3pts- Photonic - Fretless Bliss
2pts- AdagioCm - Retrock Jam
1pts- Waltercruz - The Inner Road

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Some seriously FEARCE competition this time.. Boy-o-boy..

5pt: Photonic - Fretless Bliss
The genre may not be totally my bag but there is no denying the skill and craft involved in the naturalistic sound design, the sheer awesomeness in arrangement, and the capably crafted composition that Photonic calls down from the heavens like lightning and bottles into tracks like this.

4pt: pedalsteeldrummer - Rétrologie
Found this one incredibly original. Pedal manages to combine medieval and modern into something new. A punchy and balanced mix. Simultaneously abstract and repetitive sound walls evoke something sublime and push this track to the number 2 spot in my list.

3pt: evo2slo - I Know Cinnamon
A tour de force in virtual rock synth programming. You can almost smell the beer and feel the peanut shells crunch underfoot as the guitars growl and the drummer spins his sticks and the bar tender shouts, "LAST CALL!"

2pt: bzur - Rebirth [KVR OSC 44 - Retrologue
Love the ambient direction bur takes this with subtle and intricate sound design, great dynamics, and progressive arrangement. Always something to learn by listening to bur.

1pt: Alvfaria - Lullaby to the sea
I love the simplicity and elegance Alvfaria evokes in this one. The focus is all on the song writing. One of the tracks this month that I played repeatedly.

Others I found noteworthy:

cactoos - surrender
I love beats like this and the way Cactoos mixes the drums close and tight with the soulfully spacious ar. A great intiment sound. The lead synth solo goes on a bit long for my tastes but the talent is undeniable.

Skyzone - Casa nostra
The pulsing chords churn and drive this saturated beast forward. I really liked the use of the clappy hats and the classic style synth programming.

Doc Jon - The Travellers Return
It may be well tread ground by Vangelis but Doc Jon makes the style his own with superb mixing and touching melodies. Well constructed song writing too.

e@rs - ROAR
Reminded me of Nitzerebb or Front 242 and my big hair in the late 80s. Great buzzy stabs, deep bass and distorted drums. Putting Retrologue through it's paces.

AdagioCm - Retrock Jam
The best ride cymbal of the month. Hands down. Great guitar sounds too.
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