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Old 02-19-2012, 10:01 PM   #161 (permalink)
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That's where I am too. I like both for different reasons, so it's hard to hold both up to the same standard.
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Old 02-19-2012, 10:04 PM   #162 (permalink)
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The songs I'm having difficulty with both appeal to me on the same level, the only difference between them is purely technical. I just don't know if it should be based on something like that as a deciding factor. But, if that's the only leg up that can be gotten, then I guess I have no choice, right?
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Old 02-19-2012, 10:08 PM   #163 (permalink)
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What makes you decide is completely up to you. If that's the only leg up you can find, I don't see a problem with it. My vote's going to Janszoon. I like it because of how well it captures how I remember feeling riding the school bus for the first time. Rubato is a close second for a great song, which displays nostalgia perfectly.

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Old 02-19-2012, 10:13 PM   #164 (permalink)
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I thought this round was even more consistent than the last, and a more difficult pick, frankly, but I did make one.

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Old 02-19-2012, 10:35 PM   #165 (permalink)
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Ok, I think I'm just going to go with my gut on this one.

My deadlock was between Unrelenting and Janszoon. Both songs strongly fit the theme in the context I imagined, and both conjured images from my past as a child, but in different points in time. Each could have been a soundtrack to it in some way or another.
Janszoon's track is well-produced, structurally and melodically sound, and the kind of song I'd want to listen to regularly. It feels like a soundtrack to my adolescent years in general.

Unrelenting's, on the other hand, is more than a song. Or, perhaps, it's not really a song. To me, it's a particular feeling at a particular time. Especially the intro. The way it starts is perfect, and where it goes feels familiar.
The intro reminds me of my intentions as a young child, going outside to play in the dirt with matchbox cars, GI-Joes, fortresses and good intentions. Eventually I find myself exploring that world I create, sitting in the dirt, so focused on the happenings below me.

Janszoon's song makes more sense at a time in my life where I didn't have that kind of wonder. I loved what I was experiencing, but less of the magic was there. Things were more structured, refined, experienced... Sort of an expectation.
That's why I'm choosing Unrelenting's song this round.
I feel more of a connection with it. I know that Janszoon's song is technically superior, but for once in my structured, refined, experienced life... I'm going to go solely with what I instinctively feel.
And that's my vote for Unrelenting.

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Old 02-19-2012, 11:21 PM   #166 (permalink)
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I'm voting Unrelenting this round. The track makes me think of being let outside for recess when the sun has finally come out after it's been raining all morning. KInd of a specific connection, I know, but it really resonates with me. I loved the sampled Indian-sounding hand drums on this track, including the less prominent lower pitched ones in the latter part of the song. I was also a huge fan of the sort of marimba-ish melody thta starts at about :20. Great job man!

Also, I wanted to mention Rubato's track was definitely runner up. I really enjoyed the instrumentation and the very old school, cinematic flavor of the whole thing.

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Old 02-20-2012, 07:01 AM   #167 (permalink)
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I'm going with Janszoon's on this one, it was nicely layered and something I'd definitely listen to.

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Old 02-21-2012, 08:38 AM   #168 (permalink)
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I'll leave this competition for another day i n case anyone else wants to vote
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Old 02-21-2012, 08:53 AM   #169 (permalink)
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I'll leave this competition for another day i n case anyone else wants to vote
Can you post the new theme though?
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Old 02-21-2012, 11:50 AM   #170 (permalink)
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Can you post the new theme though?
I just PM'd it to him.
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An inanimate object becoming self-aware.
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