November Contest: Gossip

[Aziraphal]

Final tally will be for the person (not composition) with the most votes

Is this a copy/paste error from last month?

Strictly mathematically speaking it is still an accurate statement

[Voidoid Surrealist]

Excellent track, mtilli!

Damn straight!
What a great little last minute surprise, you did a great job with the vocals.

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

Shut Up: This is a top-flight studio production. The drums and synths are really happening. The diatribe is at least mildly interesting (brings back memories of (USA) 'Public Broadcasting System' programming from 35 years ago or thereabouts). This could be extended into a long piece, with some lyrics written and sung for it; and some instrumental solo(s).

I know a song: This one made me laugh heartily. It remains to be seen whether it gets on my nerves. By the end of it, things were certainly going that way. Brilliant!

Is Reason Better Than Logic?: This one made me laugh. The grouping of these songs probably could be employed in a prisoner interrogation rotation, but for the first few seconds, they're hilarious. This one is brilliant too! By the end of it, it is getting tiresome, just like the other entries thus far.

Go Down: That's got a really happening bass drum. This song is baddass. It reminds of a night at the local 'goth/strange peoples' club. This is a serious dance floor piece for a milieu such as that. It reminds me at least a bit of Fields of Nephilim.

Your death is in my hands: ...underground/industrial stuff. This is some well-crafted material. Kudos.

without unreason: That actually sounds pretty good for an indeterminent amount of time. Ultimately though, it would fit in well in the 'prisoner interrogation rotation.' It might actually 'make' some people, yet 'break' others fairly quickly. I'm about 2:00 in; think I can listen all the way through. You know, if a person were to listen to this for a long time, they might start seeing stuff, or have a seizure; or both.

Piece of Meat: That's a chilling opening. This is some heavy stuff. The drumming is awesome. This is phreaking raw! What should we call this genre, 'Psycho Rock' perchance? There are a lot of directions you could go here, lyrically. Outstanding! (and then a very creepy ending)

Who Do I Have To Sleep With To Get Out Of This Show?: This one makes me laugh. Are these actual Julie Andrews vocal samples, all spliced together and keyed up? This is a very impressive production. edit: It was actually live singing and not sample manipulation... great stuff.

lotted: This one sounds like movie background music; or maybe a sort of 'rejoinder' on the dance floor at a rave, between other songs. It's not 'doing a lot,' but it's pretty cool.

Evil: I can't hear much heaviness in the drums/percussion. There sounds to be an overarching tritone theme in the guitar chords. There are the 'FSUd' vocals. I'd forgotten whether this contest were about 'anger,' 'loudness,' 'deviance,' or whatever. This one sounds fairly angry/loud/deviant (except the drums don't sound very heavy); in any event this sort of piece might be able to use a bit of riffage.

St. Martin: This recording is certainly loud. It never ceases to amaze me, the sound of 'real' instruments like guitars, mixed with 'fake' instruments like noise-generators and synths. This one made me laugh.

Fuct: This is baddass. It reminds me of '70s punk rock. Among other things, there's that element of 'anti-guitar.' I was wondering when something exactly like this might make its way into the contest. Good show!

Sheet: It sounds neither angry nor loud. It might be considered deviant. Whatever the case of any of that, this sounds really good.

bobbleheads: This reminds me again of that 'anti-guitar,' 'alternate/punk' type of sound from the '70s and '80s. This recording is very well mixed. Kudos.

Timewaste: This one is really happening from the get-go. It has an 'acid rock' sense about it, then goes into 'modern,' and then that 'organ jam.' This is phreaking great!

Purple Pain: Here's another one which makes me laugh. By now, maybe that could be a contrary indicator. Maybe this contest should have focused on the word 'obnoxious.' There are parts of this which are totally heavy and bombastic, then it turns cheezy in a heartbeat. It took some real thought to create this one. It certainly is different.

Who's watching the kids: Somber subject matter. This is a great mix. ...the guitar solo is really good.

All Hail The King: This is some great guitar playing! Great mix.

Seul, Je rumine lentement toute ma haine: Those are some heavy drums! This is a fantastic entry.

Police-Stuff: lol! This is a great punk rock song.

Burn It All Down: This one is brilliant!

Pissed Off: This is the greatest! I'd like to hear a guitar solo. That's some great guitar playing, even without a 'formal solo.' Otherwise it's 'perfect.'

Evil Edit: The drums are still too 'percussion-ish,' not enough 'bang boom sizzle' for everything else that's going on in the track. It sounds like a poetry reading gone horribly bad. That may even be the desired effect; i'm just sayin'... The little break in the middle is kind of cool.

So What?: This piece is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

Stop Worrying: It sounds like a real ambient piece, but with just a bit more texture. It has a sort of sinister sense about it that 'regular ambient music' might be without.

FACETIME: 'facetime' ... i get it... ay yai yai

Alienation: I think this may have been fairly well exactly what Scoops was looking for as the contest theme. I like the opening; the, 'minor triads a minor third apart.' This song is brutal. It's got a mix like college radio/indy stuff; which adds to its raw appeal.

Never Gonna Give You Up: chortle guffaw

In Memorium Dickie Peterson: It sort of sounds like a small motorboat out on foggy water in the middle of the night; or not. That organ work as the piece develops is cool. It reminds me of Dr. Morgus, or one of the soundtracks you might hear on old-fashioned, 'radio mystery theatre' broadcasts on a radio
station catering to 'bluehairs.'

[D.H. Miltz]

@mtilli: Would you post lyrics? (Not a requirement, I'd just like to read them.)

@Aziraphal: You've got me there.

@Beanpole, should he look in: Any chance of lyrics from you while I'm asking? I know there were a few spots that lost me.

[D.H. Miltz]

Thanks for the review (and the reviews) mrblitz000.

And, to anyone, just so I'm clear: thomekk's entry was withdrawn, so it is out, but tomg's reentry is in, we're just to take the boot/slipper into account? Is this correct?

[vespers75]

Shut Up: This is a top-flight studio production. The drums and synths are really happening. The diatribe is at least mildly interesting (brings back memories of (USA) 'Public Broadcasting System' programming from 35 years ago or thereabouts). This could be extended into a long piece, with some lyrics written and sung for it; and some instrumental solo(s).

I know a song: This one made me laugh heartily. It remains to be seen whether it gets on my nerves. By the end of it, things were certainly going that way. Brilliant!

Is Reason Better Than Logic?: This one made me laugh. The grouping of these songs probably could be employed in a prisoner interrogation rotation, but for the first few seconds, they're hilarious. This one is brilliant too! By the end of it, it is getting tiresome, just like the other entries thus far.

Go Down: That's got a really happening bass drum. This song is baddass. It reminds of a night at the local 'goth/strange peoples' club. This is a serious dance floor piece for a milieu such as that. It reminds me at least a bit of Fields of Nephilim.

Your death is in my hands: ...underground/industrial stuff. This is some well-crafted material. Kudos.

without unreason: That actually sounds pretty good for an indeterminent amount of time. Ultimately though, it would fit in well in the 'prisoner interrogation rotation.' It might actually 'make' some people, yet 'break' others fairly quickly. I'm about 2:00 in; think I can listen all the way through. You know, if a person were to listen to this for a long time, they might start seeing stuff, or have a seizure; or both.

Piece of Meat: That's a chilling opening. This is some heavy stuff. The drumming is awesome. This is phreaking raw! What should we call this genre, 'Psycho Rock' perchance? There are a lot of directions you could go here, lyrically. Outstanding! (and then a very creepy ending)

Who Do I Have To Sleep With To Get Out Of This Show?: This one makes me laugh. Are these actual Julie Andrews vocal samples, all spliced together and keyed up? This is a very impressive production. edit: It was actually live singing and not sample manipulation... great stuff.

lotted: This one sounds like movie background music; or maybe a sort of 'rejoinder' on the dance floor at a rave, between other songs. It's not 'doing a lot,' but it's pretty cool.

Evil: I can't hear much heaviness in the drums/percussion. There sounds to be an overarching tritone theme in the guitar chords. There are the 'FSUd' vocals. I'd forgotten whether this contest were about 'anger,' 'loudness,' 'deviance,' or whatever. This one sounds fairly angry/loud/deviant (except the drums don't sound very heavy); in any event this sort of piece might be able to use a bit of riffage.

St. Martin: This recording is certainly loud. It never ceases to amaze me, the sound of 'real' instruments like guitars, mixed with 'fake' instruments like noise-generators and synths. This one made me laugh.

Fuct: This is baddass. It reminds me of '70s punk rock. Among other things, there's that element of 'anti-guitar.' I was wondering when something exactly like this might make its way into the contest. Good show!

Sheet: It sounds neither angry nor loud. It might be considered deviant. Whatever the case of any of that, this sounds really good.

bobbleheads: This reminds me again of that 'anti-guitar,' 'alternate/punk' type of sound from the '70s and '80s. This recording is very well mixed. Kudos.

Timewaste: This one is really happening from the get-go. It has an 'acid rock' sense about it, then goes into 'modern,' and then that 'organ jam.' This is phreaking great!

Purple Pain: Here's another one which makes me laugh. By now, maybe that could be a contrary indicator. Maybe this contest should have focused on the word 'obnoxious.' There are parts of this which are totally heavy and bombastic, then it turns cheezy in a heartbeat. It took some real thought to create this one. It certainly is different.

Who's watching the kids: Somber subject matter. This is a great mix. ...the guitar solo is really good.

All Hail The King: This is some great guitar playing! Great mix.

Seul, Je rumine lentement toute ma haine: Those are some heavy drums! This is a fantastic entry.

Police-Stuff: lol! This is a great punk rock song.

Burn It All Down: This one is brilliant!

Pissed Off: This is the greatest! I'd like to hear a guitar solo. That's some great guitar playing, even without a 'formal solo.' Otherwise it's 'perfect.'

Evil Edit: The drums are still too 'percussion-ish,' not enough 'bang boom sizzle' for everything else that's going on in the track. It sounds like a poetry reading gone horribly bad. That may even be the desired effect; i'm just sayin'... The little break in the middle is kind of cool.

So What?: This piece is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

Stop Worrying: It sounds like a real ambient piece, but with just a bit more texture. It has a sort of sinister sense about it that 'regular ambient music' might be without.

FACETIME: 'facetime' ... i get it... ay yai yai

Alienation: I think this may have been fairly well exactly what Scoops was looking for as the contest theme. I like the opening; the, 'minor triads a minor third apart.' This song is brutal. It's got a mix like college radio/indy stuff; which adds to its raw appeal.

Never Gonna Give You Up: chortle guffaw

In Memorium Dickie Peterson: It sort of sounds like a small motorboat out on foggy water in the middle of the night; or not. That organ work as the piece develops is cool. It reminds me of Dr. Morgus, or one of the soundtracks you might hear on old-fashioned, 'radio mystery theatre' broadcasts on a radio
station catering to 'bluehairs.'

Thanks for reviewing every track but mine.

[Scoops]

Final tally will be for the person (not composition) with the most votes

Is this a copy/paste error from last month?
/quote]

Fixed.

Thanks

-S

[Zombie Queen]

lazygirl / lazyboy linky

[shrikant]

mrblitz000
So What?: This piece is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

Thanks

[Chuck E. Jesus]

thanks for the comments, good or bad...it was fun, and i'm glad i at least got something in for once (the only other track i posted at KVR was for the kazoo-themed contest and i missed the deadline by a week ) i'm going to listen to all the tracks again on turkey day before i vote, and i'll try to add some comments depending on how much food/booze i've consumed

[robogone]

i'm going to listen to all the tracks again on turkey day before i vote, and i'll try to add some comments depending on how much food/booze i've consumed

Comment after the booze...

[Max el Belga]

Ayaaaaiii !!!

After my first audition of the songs, I managed to get 2 beauties in the WOW-bag...
Most understood apparently piss-off as push-on the Fuzz and flush everything through an OD with every VU in flashing red.

Oddbod could call me the Godfather of More is More, but this month I must insist on the occasional importance of Less is More.

You make me whine like an old nag and that really pisses me off !

So most of you hit the theme with a sledgehammer in fact !

Au revoir,

FuzzyMax... .. .

[rp314]

In Memorium Dickie Peterson: It sort of sounds like a small motorboat out on foggy water in the middle of the night; or not. That organ work as the piece develops is cool. It reminds me of Dr. Morgus, or one of the soundtracks you might hear on old-fashioned, 'radio mystery theatre' broadcasts on a radio
station catering to 'bluehairs.'

Thanks for the review. It's all just done realtime on my old Gibson 335, however (with just a small bit of processing going in, of course ).

[Chuck E. Jesus]

Most understood apparently piss-off as push-on the Fuzz and flush everything through an OD with every VU in flashing red.

yet some seemed to have missed:

Make some raging music!
Make it Bold!
Make It Loud!
I want to hear some deviate behavior!

i was actually hoping to see the regulars kick it up a few dozen notches...

[robogone]

yet some seemed to have missed:

Make some raging music!
Make it Bold!
Make It Loud!
I want to hear some deviate behavior!

I thought that when I was voting. Quite a few fell off the list pretty much immediately.