@rghvdberg
Great job everyone! 4s and 5s all around!
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| 2 | Draco | Elevator Pitch | 4 |
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| 3 | Go Back Wrong Wayne | Monte Covideo | 4 |
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| 4 | jdfight | Stimulus Consumption | 4 |
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| 5 | MyLoFy | On Hold | 5 |
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| 6 | rghvdberg | Listen to the Muzak | 4 |
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| 7 | StrangeAnimals | On Hold, Hold On | 5 |
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| 8 | Zwenny | Silent Struggle | 4 |
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I appreciated folks taking time to write comments on peoples tracks last time. The feedback is helpful. I thought I would do the same this time.
dr4co Elevator Pitch: I like the piano sound and theme a lot! All the sounds are good I don't have complaints about what's there but I was left wishing it went into some other places... mostly because I think the piece is cool and if there was more to it I think it would be even cooler. If some other things dropped out and the piano got a little more spotlight attention I think that would have taken it to another level. Overall great job! I think it fits very well for this challenge.
Monte Corvid: I like this piece It has solid recognizable repetitive themes that fit the challenge well but also has nice variation and a good sound palate I like the stereo effects. Good job on the beginning and ending. The piece definitely flowed in and out nicely. I enjoyed listening to this one.
MyLoFy -On Hold: This is almost too good! I really feel like I'm on hold while listening to it. Good job finding lots of ways to add variation while still keeping it in the Mazak safe zone! I felt slightly uncomfortable listening to it but only because it was a little to real! Top marks for technical execution! Everthing flowed really well!
Strange Animals -On Hold Hold On: I like the overall feel of this one! I feel like I'm in some sort of indie dystopian future syfi film. I like the weird voice and the cool background sounds.
JDFight -Stimulus Consumption. At least I'm not eating rat jerky yet! Great job creating a scene. The music really sounds like something I would hear in the background at a mall or something. Great ending it's a good way of bringing the listener back from the disturbing reality you created!
rghvdberg Hey I think I recognize that melody, or maybe it's a mashup of melodies, do I know that melody??? Was this made on a Casio keyboard in the 80s? In other words, great muzak!
Zwenny This has a nice chill vibe and flow to it. It has a bit too much of an authentic feel for muzak! Nice job though.
Libre Music Challenge #4: Listen to the muzak
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #4: Listen to the muzak
I'm sorry, you are all so good - I had to give out 4s and 5s like candy
Honorary mention:
cmdory - Shopping in the 13th Dimension - 5 - haunting and just the right amount of wrong.
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| 1 | Any Three Words | Stay | 4 | felt nearly too authentic for muzak, but repetitive enough. Good easy listening track.
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| 2 | Draco | Elevator Pitch | - |
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| 3 | Go Back Wrong Wayne | Monte Covideo | 5 | nice acoustic wallpaper. This would make an excellent backdrop for a corporate slideshow video (apart from the dissonant blips at the end...)
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| 4 | jdfight | Stimulus Consumption | 5 | "Now would be a good time to duck and cover" cracked me up. Good absurd take on the shopping mall theme.
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| 5 | MyLoFy | On Hold | 5 | I love this! This is the "please hold the line" music I heard too often.
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| 6 | rghvdberg | Listen to the Muzak | 5 | the acoustic guitar + strings is instant "please hold the line"/shopping mall elevator feeling.
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| 7 | StrangeAnimals | On Hold, Hold On | 3 | a bit too depressing for the muzak theme. Lovely souds, though; very cinematic. I could see this as a soundtrack for a sad, dramatic slow motion movie scene with lots of people making desperate phone calls.
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| 8 | Zwenny | Silent Struggle | 4 | a bit too interesting for muzak!
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cmdory - Shopping in the 13th Dimension - 5 - haunting and just the right amount of wrong.
Re: Libre Music Challenge #4: Listen to the muzak
@rghvdberg
Why are so much people using telephone sounds?
Couldn't find the time to throw my piece in (although I had a very crude bosa nova kind of meaningless theme)
I hope nobody is angry about my scoring, I know how much work is behind every single production.
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Why are so much people using telephone sounds?
Couldn't find the time to throw my piece in (although I had a very crude bosa nova kind of meaningless theme)
I hope nobody is angry about my scoring, I know how much work is behind every single production.
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| 1 | Any Three Words | Stay | 3 | not directly muzak, but nice with all the vocals; organ too much pronounced
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| 2 | Draco | Elevator Pitch | 4 | repetitive enough; drums too exposed for muzak
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| 3 | Go Back Wrong Wayne | Monte Covideo | 3 | nice anyway, no muzak IMO - to much empathy in theme
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| 4 | jdfight | Stimulus Consumption | 5 | exactly muzak feeling; better without the voice-over; ending with a elevator(?) crash :-)
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| 5 | MyLoFy | On Hold | 5 | the drums are too expressive IMO; but the melody is nice and friendly and hits the Muzak feeling
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| 6 | rghvdberg | Listen to the Muzak | 5 | warm and cozy, not aggressive shopping feeling; music which keeps in the background hence Muzak
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| 7 | StrangeAnimals | On Hold, Hold On | 3 | not directly muzak, repetitive and ambient, but forces too much attention while listening
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| 8 | Zwenny | Silent Struggle | 3 | street musician standing next door, but no muzak IMO
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #4: Listen to the muzak
I hope it's not too late for voting:
I had to give 5 points to StrangeAnimals purely based on athmosphere and creative use of the the theme. JDFight's entry was also very inventive. rghvdberg also gets 5 for the best simulation of actual Muzak. Unfortunately Zwenny gets zero points because of using a pre-made track and not providing a proper download.
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| 1 | Any Three Words | Stay | 3 |
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| 2 | Draco | Elevator Pitch | 3 |
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| 3 | Go Back Wrong Wayne | Monte Covideo | 3 |
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| 4 | jdfight | Stimulus Consumption | 5 |
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| 5 | MyLoFy | On Hold | 4 |
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| 6 | rghvdberg | Listen to the Muzak | 5 |
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| 7 | StrangeAnimals | On Hold, Hold On | 5 |
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| 8 | Zwenny | Silent Struggle | 0 |
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #4: Listen to the muzak
Sorry for the delay. I don't come here often as I've founded a new project and wanted to leave all the zwenny-stuff behind. You can download my song without an account here: https://archive.org/details/zwenny-silent_struggle
Looking forward to look back what happens now
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https://www.jamendo.com/artist/373939/zwenny
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #4: Listen to the muzak
Hi all,
Thanks again to all who entered and all who scored the tracks.
It took me a while to gather all scores, my lame excuse is that I'm programming a plugin lately.
Here are the results: congrats to @jdfight and @MyLoFy!
I hope you liked this little challenge and that you join again many times.
Thanks again to all who entered and all who scored the tracks.
It took me a while to gather all scores, my lame excuse is that I'm programming a plugin lately.
Here are the results: congrats to @jdfight and @MyLoFy!
I hope you liked this little challenge and that you join again many times.
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| SCORE SHEET LIBRE MUSIC CHALLENGE 4 – LISTEN TO THE MUZAK | |
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| | Artist | Track | Score | AnyThree | Dr4co | cabsi | jdfight | MyLoFy | rghvdberg | Strange | cmdor | obiwanke | turbidh20 |
| | | | | Words | | | | | | Animals | | | |
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| 1 | Any Three Words | Stay | 27 | x | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2 | Dr4co | Elevator Pitch | 29 | 4 | x | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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| 3 | Go Back Wrong Wayne | Monte Covideo | 28 | 4 | 5 | x | 3 | 3 | 4 | | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| 4 | jdfight | Stimulus Consumption | 37 | 4 | 5 | 5 | x | 4 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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| 5 | MyLoFy | On Hold | 37 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | x | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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| 6 | rghvdberg | Listen to the Muzak | 32 | 4 | 5 | x | 5 | 5 | x | | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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| 7 | StrangeAnimals | On Hold, Hold On | 30 | 5 | 3 | | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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| 8 | Zwenny | Silent Struggle | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| 9 | cmdor | Shopping In The 13th Dimension | 15 | | | | 4 | 3 | 5 | | x | | 3 |
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