Skol303 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 [b][size=5]Voting has now started on February’s Composition Challenge![/size][/b] [size=5]Please listen to each track and [color=#800000][b]vote for your top [u]THREE[/u] favourites:[/b][/color][/size] Dad3353 [b][url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/i-think-i-can"]‘I Think I Can…’[/url][/b] paul h [b][url="http://soundcloud.com/robotrobotrobotmusic/train-of-very-little-thought"]‘Train of Very Little Thought’[/url][/b] Leonard Smalls [b][url="http://soundcloud.com/dredd-and-the-badass-weed/duel"]‘Duel 2’[/url][/b] lurksalot [b][url="http://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/loaded"]‘Loaded[/url]’[/b] Bilbo [b][url="http://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/turkey-three-ways"]‘Turkey Three Ways’[/url][/b] xgsjx [url="http://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/ivor-revisited"][b]‘Ivor Revisited’[/b][/url] alittlebitrobot [url="http://soundcloud.com/alittlebitrobot/clangour"][b]‘Clangour’[/b][/url] Mornats [b][url="http://soundcloud.com/mornats/trains"]’Trains’[/url][/b] Bleat [url="http://soundcloud.com/chris-j-clarke/journey"][b]‘Journey’[/b][/url] The Badderer [url="http://soundcloud.com/b-rye-and-the-child/the-train"][b]‘The Train’[/b][/url] Skol303 [url="http://soundcloud.com/skollob/locus-motif"][b]‘Locus Motif’[/b][/url] [b][color=#800000][size=5]Voting ends at midnight on Saturday 28th February.[/size][/color][/b] [size=4]Here's the inspiration for this month's music, chosen by the previous winner [b]Old_Ben[/b]…[/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Jinkies! Eleven entries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm even having trouble cutting down to 3 choices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 D'oh, my late entry will be submitted shortly, because I suck at organisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It'll be interesting to see how this new voting thing turns out. I have one very clear favourite, but I also voted for what I thought were next strongest entries. I'm no kind of statistician (unless 'crap statistician' is a job) so I can't really figure out all the possible outcomes. Basically, I'm imagining that the winner might be the third choice of everybody who voted for it, but nobodys favourite. Anyway, let's just watch and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Bit like a general election then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Even with three votes this was hard to choose which ones to vote for. I had 6 or 7 shortlisted... not exactly a "short" list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottle Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Voted. Really difficult to pick three favourites as there were so many strong contenders this month - harder than picking just one winner IMHO Anyway, thought there were several standout tracks. Well done all this month [spoiler]Voted for Lurksalot, Bilbo and Bleat as I thought these three tracks best represented the image. Particularly liked Bilbo's track. Reminded me of Ozric Tentacles' "Ayurvedic". Bleats' track I liked too for its Mike Oldfield-esque Tubular Bells II feel (reminds me of "Red Dawn", "Maya Gold" and "Moonshine") Honourable mentions to xgsjx (Steampunk/Dubstep mashup) and Skol for their entries too - good stuff guys[/spoiler] Edited February 22, 2015 by Bottle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Badderer Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 some really cool compositions. been great to sit down and listen to all of them in one go. Lots of strong entries. I had 2 stand outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 That's me finally gotten through them all & there's some truly fantastic tracks here. I'm glad it's "choose 3" as It would be really hard to choose just one (it was hard enough picking 3!). Nice work all. I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store for next month now. This month's pic would have been a good entry for the Feb photo comp. The train has a smiley:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Voted. Good stuff folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hah, the first time in ages that I had a really clear cut choice, then I find we're choosing three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Some great work this month. Could have voted for about seven of them easily. Bring on the next picture!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Wow, an excellent month in terms of both quality and quantity! After a rather ruthless first pass, I've pruned it down to... four. Sorry guys, one of you has to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Cheebus, I'm in awe! Excellent work everybody, that was an interesting listen! Enjoyed them all & each had something but rules is rules, so I've got my 3. Tough choice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Very, very good guys. 3 clear standout tracks for me, but some great music all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1424810762' post='2700789'] 3 clear standout tracks for me...[/quote] That's lucky! I had one clear winner and three others I liked, so one had to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Voted... As usual, several worthy candidates (not to say all..!); I found the choice easier to make for having 3 boxes to tick instead of 1. There was not one of the entries that didn't have merit; I find the bar is getting higher and higher as time goes on. 11 entries, so a lot of time with the headset; if this trend continues it'll take all month even to listen to them all..! Keep 'em coming, though, it's well worth the time spent, and I get to hear some really amazing stuff not to be found anywhere else on the planet. That has to be something of value, no..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I had seven favourites but only voted for one because I felt that most of the compositions this month didn't really meet the criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1424870569' post='2701364'] I had seven favourites but only voted for one because I felt that most of the compositions this month didn't really meet the criteria. [/quote] There are criteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Voted. 3 is harder than one. Well done to everyone. There are no losers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1424870960' post='2701370'] There are criteria? [/quote] I think so. Aren't we supposed to see a correlation between the composition and the image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If you're struggling to hear a song's relation to the picture, read Dad's "Play of the day' reviews. For mine, the chords represent the Pistons chuggng, with the faint ride cymbal to represent the steam from them. The hi hats were to represent the train track sounds & the < > crash to represent a big billow of steam There's a repetitive train whistle in there (which does eventually go, only to return later) & the rest of the song was to make it feel as though there was a heavy load being pulled. Well that was my idea behind it. That track would never have come to be without the pic. I'm pretty sure all the other composers could tell a similar story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1424890781' post='2701652'] I think so. Aren't we supposed to see a correlation between the composition and the image? [/quote] I guess that is up to you , but I always look for one , especially as the image is the inspiration for the piece , but then interpretation of that is totally subjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1424897372' post='2701753'] I guess that is up to you , but I always look for one , especially as the image is the inspiration for the piece , but then interpretation of that is totally subjective. [/quote] Aye! Personally I just use the image for inspiration; whether that's a [i]photo-reality [/i]type rendering of every detail or a Daliesque flight of fancy matters not. And voting-wise, I vote for whichever song(s) I like best having assumed that all of them are inspired by the image! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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