Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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@Largos,
this is really a last (two) minute submission. :D

Good job everybody!

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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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I made the vote form, please ping me if there are some errors or something is missing:

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |       |
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |       |
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |       |
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |       |
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |       |
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |       |
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |       |
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |       |
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |       |
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |       |
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |       |
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |       |
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |       |
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

Post by Sahaathyva »

You can listen our work there :

https://archive.org/details/libre-music-challenge-08

Thanks @y6nH for collecting all the stuffs for us and @LAM for writing the voting template, you rule guys

Now got to listen some A C I D and vote !
Votes are open up till saturday the 3rd of April at 12:00 PM.

See you and have fun listening all this Acid ! ! !
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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All really good tracks. I gave 5s to tracks I could picture myself hearing late at night in some club.

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   4    |  
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   4    | 
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   4    | 
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   4    |
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5    |
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   0    |
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4    |
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5    |
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4    |
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4    |
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   5    |
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   4    |
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5    |
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Here my votes:

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   4   |
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   4   |
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   3   |
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   3   |
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   |
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   3   |
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   |
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5   |
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4   |
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   3   |
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   5   |
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   4   |
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   -   |
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   5   | Videogame style, funny and full of inventions
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |  3.5  | Nice composition, maybe some sounds need more work
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   4   | Sounds like some old Amiga demo... Old sweet memories!
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   4   | Nice Prodigy-ish stuff, needs more kick
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   | Cool acid minimal techno with a touch of India: love it a lot
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |  3.5  | Very cool, maybe needs more developing
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |  4.5  | Smart, oniric experimentation
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5   | Very acid techno / trance, full of great sounds and automations
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |  3.5  | Needs more sound/effect refinement, but composition and arrangement are great
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4   | I like that touch of Industrial weirdness
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |  4.5  | More 80s dance than techno perhaps, so I love it even more
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |  4.5  | So much coolness and mystery, so many different sounds
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5   | Pure real '90s techno, recreated in all its glory
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Voting is the only part of LMC I would to avoid, I really enjoyed every track, good job everyone.

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   5   | Epic song in tracker/demo style, super outro
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   4   | Lovely groovy acid downtempo 
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |  4.5  | Very good, acid but chill
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   4   | Very 90's breakbeat style, pity wasn't properly finished
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   -   |
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |  3.5  | Has the groove but lacks some acid :P
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   | Great intro, lose something after, nice experiment
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5   | What can I say? Master at work! Dark acid finesse
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4   | I enjoyed the crescendo and the "bit corruption"
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4   | Acid sounds are there! Weird groove!
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   5   | Love the atmosphere, it flows like acid
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   4   | Crazy glitches and SFXs
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5   | Acid style never dies! Most "on point" track
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Great challenge! Here is my vote. The 5 is reserved for tunes were I really felt the acid 8)

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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |  4.5  | Reminds me of 90ties video games. Cool arps. The last third is a pusher.
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |  3.5  | Catchy 90ties vibes especially in last third. I like the transition at ~1:20! The drums could be a bit more punchy.
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   4   | I like the rhythm a lot, especially that moment when the kick enters!
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |  3.5  | Break beats and chops! Very nice. Production could be a bit more polished.
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   | +x for the comeback!!! Deep. Danceable. Dynamical. I like the scale. A phrygian??
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |  3.5  | Everything seems a bit too much which I like! Catchy hook with clappy snare or snarry clap? Could be a bit more evolving.
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   | Wow, experimental! I like the subtle variations of the bass in in the middle part.
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5   | As always top notch production. I like the snare at 1:00. That (automated) bass is so niiiccee.
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4   | That moments when bit corruption kicks in! Perhaps a bit too much vibrato on the lead. Very musical.
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |  4.5  | You got me with the 404 http joke on funkwhale ;) Again, Aphex Twin vibes. Crystal clear production.
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   5   | So much acid vibes and such a clear production!
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   -   |
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5   | Hardcore vibes. Such nice breaks, my favorite is at 0:57
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Here are my votes , please don't ask me to explain them, that's already so hard to give notes ( i feel bad everyone did not get his 5 ).
This monthly challenge was full of quality, i had many fun to listen all of subs, i am sad it is finished now :oops:

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   4   |
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   4   | 
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   3,5 |
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   3.5 |
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   |
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   3,5 | 
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   |
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5   |
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4   |
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4   |
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   0   |
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   3,5 |
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5   |
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |  -=-  |
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   3   | Pros: melodically interesting.  Cons: some dissonances here and there (maybe judicious usage of HPF to avoid low frequencies stepping on each others could be used).
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   4   | Pros: nice melodic patterns, very catchy.  Cons: underdeveloped.
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   3   | Pros: very acid.  Cons: a bit incoherent at times.
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |  4.5  | Pros: coherent, acid, nice build-up.  Cons: could have more melodic development.
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |  2.5  | Pros: polymelodic.  Cons: too many dissonances (Fux counterpoint could be a great source of learning).
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   3   | Hard to evaluate, a bit messy but also interesting.
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |  3.5  | Pros: good production.  Cons: a bit repetitive.
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |  3.5  | Pros: polymelodic, inventive variations.  Cons: a bit too messy and dissonant at times.
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4   | Pros: original/interesting.  Cons: not sure what to say.
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |  3.5  | Pros: interesting atmosphere, slight JMJ vibe.  Cons: underdeveloped.
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   3   | Pros: interesting, nice effects.  Cons: Dissonances, bass frequencies fighting each others.
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |  4.5  | Pros: melodically super coherent, super acid, love these filter variations.  Cons: too short.
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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Tough one, but very much fun listening and in the making!

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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   4   | low acid factor, great breakdown, nice mix
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   4   | low acid factor, great harmonies/melodies
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   3   | low acid factor, funky composition, kick could have more substance
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   3   | high acid factor, has a nice warehouse atmo, a bit of stereo information would've been nice
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   | high acid factor with oriental touch. the clap is fantastic, mix is very balanced
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   3   | low acid factor, a bit static, some automation could spice this up
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   | medium acid factor, the piano adds some excellent drama
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |  uWu  |
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4   | low acid factor, very enjoyable track/composition, perfect ending
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4   | low acid factor, very nice sounds and excellent mix
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   5   | serious acid factor, +1 zrythm persistence bonus
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   4   | medium acid factor, great use of frequency and stereo spectrum
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5   | severe acid factor, very nice leads, great mix
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   2   | I like the chiptuney sounds, but the melody's too repetitive, and the pumping effect isn't timed right.
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   4   | Definite 90s Warp vibe, nice. Like if Plaid had remixed White Town.
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   3   | Groovy, racing game music vibe. I don't like the plastic-bucket kick sound, and it needs more development.
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   2   | Hits the 90s theme head-on. Nice choppy bits at the end. Mix is raw and unfinished.
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   | A bit of classic acid techno. Kicks aren't ideal, but otherwise it sounds very professional.
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   2   | Synth lines weave together nicely, but could do with some automation. The drums need more variation too. 
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   | I love the sound processing on the piano here. Rhythm and melody are less interesting.
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   4   | Very large bass. Automation and rhythmic variations keep everything moving. 
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4   | Chiptuney goodness (not a 90s scene, really); I'd like a little more sonic variety to show off the monosynths.
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |  404  | 
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   3   | I can taste the smoke machine. Another one that captures the 90s rave feeling flawlessly. Needs more variation, though the delays are nice.
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   4   | Great sounds near the start, though it loses a bit of momentum. Nice and weird.
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   3   | Perfect rave sounds. Fulfils the brief, perhaps too well - not very original.
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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This challenge was totally radical and wowsers :D I had tons of fun while working on a submission :wink:
Thanks to everyone involved!

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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   4   | Pleasant to ears, sounds like it came from Daytona games
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   3   | Monotonous a bit, as said in the title 
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   2   | Lacked expression and :acid
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   x   |
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   5   | Absolute banger of a track. Can imagine it playing in clubs
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   3   | Melodic part is nice 
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   3   | Awesome sound design bits. Percussions are a bit hard on ears though 
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   5   | Another banger from this challenge. Very good mixing
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   3   | Cool chiptune and nice mixing with somber atmosphere, but not enough :acid
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   3   | Selected Soundcloud Works vol. X. 
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   4   | 90s are all over the track, which is AWESOME
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   4   | Dat sound design
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   5   | Third banger. Club material 
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Re: Libre Music Challenge #8 : Back In Time (90's edition) : Smiley and Bass !

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| Artist                    | Track                                  | Score |
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| A-Lin                     | Let's Go Meta (speed run edition)      |   3   |
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| a.very                    | A. in a monomania                      |   3.5 |
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| Autostatic                | Eight Stars                            |   -   |
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| Die Lokki                 | Break the Core [WIP]                   |   3   |
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| LAM                       | Sagen 33                               |   3   |
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| Largos                    | Libre Thump                            |   4   |
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| Lifeline                  | Point Blank Starvation                 |   4   |
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| MyLoFy                    | Calfs On Acid                          |   3   |
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| Nyxeles                   | Bit Corruption                         |   4.5 |
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| Pulsing Bulb              | 404                                    |   4   |
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| SahaaThyva                | aZid                                   |   3   |
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| sg75                      | Adverse Effects                        |   3   |
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| Steve Pixus               | Lead Acid Battery                      |   3   |
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For me Nyxeles' entry stood out. It's musical, I totally dig the atmosphere and yet it sounds fresh and crisp. If it had some cutoff lead arpeggiated passage somewhere it would've been a fiver. The 4's are all entries that have their distinct signature with that acid accent weaved in, really cool. All in all, great sounds and great productions! On to the next one!
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