lurksalot Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 August is coming to its conclusion and that means one thing, it is time to choose the toon of the month A joint win by @Doctor J and @upside downer in July with 2 excellent tracks produced the choice of image from the latter, with the comment .... "This image from Alan Schaller's Metropolis collection, which examines 'how we are dwarfed in the modern world around us and often lost in it'. It properly brought out the creative juices did this one , marvelous Now is the time to settle down with your choice of beverage and let your ears be filled the some great new music. Then choose your favourite 3 tracks for your votes 1 @xgsjx All the parts are monophonic (that was my own challenge). All aboard the train to here..... 2 @Dad3353 Well, she said 'Platform 2, eight o'clock.' It's now... Let me see... Hmm... Half-past midnight. Maybe she's not coming..? I'll give it another hour or so... Can't get much more minimalist that this, this month. 3 @Leonard Smalls It's about a lonely bloke thinks he's been stood up on the Metro. Not only that but he hasn't got a clue where he needs to get to. So he contemplates just stepping off in front of the next train, but instead, checks his phone and discovers that a perfect French fella has just swiped right on him on Grindr. Previous date forgotten, next one eagerly anticipated! 4 @NickD I loved the Negative space in the image, which gave me my title, and that sent me down the wormhole of my own reflections while waiting for the tube, and my wondering at the perceptions of others there, surrounded by people, and yet alone. It's a bit about how the city will consume you if you let it 5 @Doctor J For some reason, I envisioned a male escort on his way home after a late... ehhh... shift, I suppose. He's a good guy, alone in a world which just doesn't understand. 6 @Nicko When I saw the image I initially thought it was Baker Street - a station i used for my daily commute for a few years - but it's obviously late at night and I don't work late so the only reason I ever saw it like that was when I'd been for after work drinks. 7 @upside downer A meandering, sometimes uplifting, sometimes melancholic melody that weaves through our lone hero's introspection on another of those nights where he is lost in time and space alone with his thoughts. 8 lurksalot The guts of this was laid down before the weekend but the lyrics, such as they are ..... were added with the weekends experiences of that London in mind! 9 @Nail Soup I've been reading about how Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica LP was made, and listening to a lot of Beefheart. The picture inspired a Beefheart-style wordplay... the musician term Tube Overdrive Vs how someone taking the Tube prefers it Over Driving (a car). Musically I tried to use the same compositional techniques as were used on TMR. Also used some tube overdrive and tunnel reverb on the vox! 10 @skankdelvar From my soon-to-drop new album Songs For Moaning Bastards Well there we have it , a fantastic selection yet again! Choose your favourite 3 Voting will close at midnight on Wednesday 31st Good luck all 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 And the winner is ... Doctor J..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2022_08.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Well done Doc , a great song. PM me with a pic when you are ready and we’ll start up a new one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Thanks, gents, and all who participated. Some great tunes in there 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 👏 Bravo Doc, good stuff! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Nice one! That was a winner the moment it went in. The production really stood out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I agree with @NickD Deservedly won at a canter, and if I was worried about winning I wouldn't have bothered submitting an entry after hearing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Great stuff once again and a worthy winner! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Great song and a well-deserved win👍 Nice one, Doc! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Nicko said: I agree with @NickD Deservedly won at a canter, and if I was worried about winning I wouldn't have bothered submitting an entry after hearing it. My policy is to listen to the others after mine is just about done , or at least after the point I realise that mine is a killer with a superb vocal and I have absolutely fallen in love with it I digress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 11 hours ago, lurksalot said: after the point I realise that mine is a killer with a superb vocal and I have absolutely fallen in love with it I do this every month and still realise some of the the others are much better😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 17 hours ago, lurksalot said: My policy is to listen to the others after mine is just about done Same here. Though I nearly came badly unstuck one time when I briefly considered recording something carried by an acoustic guitar in drop D. After a bit of thought I switched to a solo piano, posted it and then heard someone else's (much better executed) song carried by... er... an acoustic guitar in drop D 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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