April Contest: Voting

[ClaRago]

1-Mr Natural-Summer of love: Just love the Wyattesque singing.
2-Peppy197-Pizza Berlin: Always liked retro futuristic ambiences.
3-Evo2slo-2063: A genre that existed 50 years ago and will keep on living for the next 50.Very catchy tune and great lyrics.
4-Autodafe-Vulcan Waltz: Perfect fit. Great job.
5-Forw-Manual: I really got moved by the gentle melody quite reminiscent of EST (RIP Mr Svensson).
6-Kryptonaut-Top 10 : Very clever concept. Good fun.
7-D.H Miltz-Lament: Not exactly musical but I really got wrapped into the atmosphere of this piece.
8-Nikp2000-What we were: Very evocative, sorry it does not look good.
9-Vic Diesel- The last overtone: Beautiful.
10-Shangsean-VIR : What a performance !!!

[Laguna Rising]

I sadly left out GREAT songs with a WEAK link to the theme...

01 - nikp2000 - what we were (part 2)
02 - Patrick9 - Akapolka
03 - Cu Sith - Beautiful Mutant Birds
04 - Peppy197 - Pizza Berlin
05 - Irion Da Ronin - Forgotten World
06 - Autodafe - Vulcan Waltz (Rock around the spock)
07 - DHMiltz - Lament
08 - mister.natural - summer of love 2065 (the first kiss)
09 - vicdiesel - the last overtone
10 - el-bo - lullaby for a dark future

HMs:
ClaRago - Perspectives of radical enlightment
shangsean - vir virtual instrumental rock
kryptonaut - May 2063 Top10
forw - manual

[beanpole]

kryptonaut
evo2slo
Patrick9
Shangsean
satYatunes
Laguna Rising
Mister Natural
autodafe
Cu Sith
D.H. Miltz

[D.H. Miltz]

1. evo2slo - 2063
2. Mister Natural - Summer of Love 2065
3. VicDiesel - The Last Overtone
4. Patrick9 - Acapolka
5. forw - manual
6. nikp2000 - what we were part 2
7. Peppy197 - Pizza Berlin
8. el-bo - lullaby for a dark future
9. Kryptonaut - May 2063 Top 10
10. Irion Da Ronin - Forgotten World

[evo2slo]

1. Mister Natural - Summer of Love 2065 (the first kiss)
Really creative and unpredictable arrangement. Very stylistic instrumentation and great vocal. Would fit nicely into a genre of the future.

2. Kryptonaut - May 2063 Top 10
Excellent concept for the theme. Incredible job coming up with all those great little songs. Highly entertaining. 'Riser' is hilarious.

3. Irion Da Ronin - Forgotten World
Great emotional progression and performance. The organic percussion blends beautifully with the lush pads. Really loved the write-up that went with it - and the am very impressed how well you were able to get across the message with the music.

4. el-bo - lullaby for a dark future
The grainy textures and stereo effects are really well done. Lovely melodies as well. Really like the concept. Great idea to develop a piece based on listening methods of the future.

5. autodafe - Vulcan Waltz
Favorite concept of all the entries. Love the old original Star Trek, so I admit some bias. Clever mathematically based composition. Would have ranked it higher if I was more a fan of Vulcan music. A bit stiff for me, but hey, what should I expect - they're Vulcans!

6. ClaRago - Perspectives of radical enlightment
Head trip! Loved the variation and unpredictability. Very futuristic. Especially like the percussion, guitar and opera singer.

7. Patrick9 - Acapolka
Like the all-vocal concept. Fantastic melodic layering. A real pleasure for the ears. Great piece of music.

8. Laguna Rising - Aqua Haze
Could definitely get my mutant groove on with this. Nasty!

9. nikp2000 - what we were part 2
Really like the junkyard percussion with the wind whistling through. So bleak and atmospheric.

10. Folderol - Earthwind
The environmental sounds mesh seamlessly with the pads. Nice sonic capturing of an empty wasteland of the future.


Sorry no points left but enjoyed them all:
Cu Sith - Beautiful Mutant Birds
Fantastic production. Overall sound and feel is excellent. Superb instrumentation. A great track, but the concept itself seemed a bit like an afterthought.

forw - manual
Very calming and absorbing track. Could easily imagine this as a soundtrack for a futuristic minimalist film.

D.H. Miltz - Lament
Cool machine choir concept. Nice textures and development. Like how the 'singing' becomes more and more harmonic as it progresses - though I would have liked even more of an arc by the end.

VicDiesel - The Last Overtone
Very powerful playing. Nice timeless quality. I think I would have preferred less delay effect as it distracted a bit from the concept - though I agree with the choice artistically.

Shangsean - VIR (Virtual Instrumental Rock)
Great execution of the concept of virtual instrumentation taking over the real thing. Very strong virtuosic playing/programming. I think you admirably nailed the brain-rock style, but unfortunately it's a style that I don't really connect with.

satYatunes - Peace
Refreshing utopian concept and a really good song. Lots of tasty production elements. The drums and bass groove were well done, but their sharp attacks distracted me from the concept. Would have preferred if the track remained with the beautiful peaceful mood of the first fifty seconds.

beanpole - Rocking Chair Memories
NIce feel-good track. Brought a big smile to my face. Good songwriting and I especially like the vocal delivery of the verses. Wish the production was tighter though.

Peppy197 - Pizza Berlin
Great lush instrumentation, and played in a familiar yet unique way. Can picture a grand ballroom with a big window overlooking a vast lunar landscape, the earth slowly setting over the horizon. I think I would have preferred it without the narration though.

[farlukar]

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1. VicDiesel - The last overtone
2. evo2slo - 2063
3. D.H. Miltz - Lament
4. peppy197 - Pizza Berlin
5. nikp2000 - What we were part 2
6. beanpole - Rocking chair memories
7. autodafe - Vulcan waltz
8. Patrick9 - Akapolka
9. Mister Natural - Summer of love 2065
10. IrionDaRonin - Forgotten world

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