James

Malted Milk Records
And i'll audition Meiser.

Dayvan Cowboy

I'll be New Quasar Records.

I'll audition Meiser, but if they fail to be unique enough, they're getting the boot. I like uniqueness in music, so I want them to offer a sound that's hard to find, very good, or entirely different on it's own.

jastrub

They play 6 songs. The first two ["Tortured Inside" and "I'd Love to See the Capitol on Fire"] are very fast crust punk tracks with lots of decompressed guitar and vocals that are half-sung, half-shouted. The third piece is a KAOS cover which is surprisingly accurate to the original. The fourth is a slower, more traditional punk oriented piece [The Fascists Will Always Have Bigger Guns] which seems, both musically and lyrically, to be somewhere between the Clash and Chumbawamba. They play another song, even slower this time [Sea Rapist], that is a surprisingly tasteful lament over the destruction of natural resources by oil companies and fishing interests. Their last song is a 7-minute scream fest [antidisestablishmentarianism] which your audio engineers are immensely impressed by, despite their cringing bodies and wrinkled noses.

Since James called for the audition first, he will have first picks of whether to sign them or not. If he chooses not to sign them, then Dayvan Cowboy will have an opportunity to do so.

James

The comparison to The Clash sparks interest within me and the fact that they can play short fast songs and slow long songs shows they have range. I sign them.

jastrub

Okay. So, you now have a band! (Sorry Dayvan Cowboy)

Do you want to...
- Allow them to practice
- Rent them studio time
- Allow them to practice in your (crappy) studio
- Push them to record
- Book a live gig
- Start a merchandise line

This game's pretty much open-ended. Do whatever you think would be a good idea, and I will decide if it is fair and ethical for the game.

jastrub

ViZionARy
ViZionARy is a duo that makes highly-complex dance/electronic music. Their music is known for its extremely eclectic drum sequencer patterns. Their first 2 albums, one self-released and the other released under the label Light Wave Records, were commercial failures but did very well with the IDM/Glitch scene. They are based in Baltimore, and their music’s rhythmic patterns share a very strong resemblance to the notorious “baltimore beat”, a fast-paced, jittery rhythm type that is at once both very danceable but hard to rap or sing over. The band members of ViZionARy, Rez Wilden and Gina Erns, are close friends and get along with each other very well. According to Light Wave Records, they were “very peaceful and friendly, but asked a lot of our technical staff”. They left Light Wave due to the record company’s reluctance to provide them with state-of-the-art synths and sequencers.

James

Best. Thread. Ever.

I allow them to practice but I leave hints towards my intentions of them recording new material.

Dayvan Cowboy

I audition ViZionARy. I dig glitchy music and glitchy music shall forever reside in my heart. If they fail to be interesting, though, I won't be reluctant to give them the boot.

jastrub

ViZionARY auditions with 6 pieces. The first [ExtraVersion] is more or less a brag show of their technical ability. It is a whirlwind instrumental where the members are constantly seen repositioning sliders and pressing seemingly random buttons. Next comes a slower electroni-pop number ["Heart Like The Moon"] where they seem to pull back a little in the technical department to bring a heartwarming, albeit cheesy, romantic duet. They follow that up with 2 furious IDM tunes ["Lalala" and "Quicksand"] which both demonstrate their musical skill, although they seem to start to tire towards the end of "Quicksand" and it ends considerably slower than it started. Then comes a haunting aphex-twin-style ambient work [solace] that your audio engineers describe as "chilling". Finally, they finish up with a traditional rave track [turn it up]. You like it, but your engineers sneer at it, claiming it is "the easy way out" and that "it is never a good sign to end an audition with a loop track.

jastrub

And on a side note, would you guys mind suggesting this thread to others? It's the best when you have 3-4 people. Any less is boring... Any more is chaotic.