What Should December's Bi-Monthly Comp Theme Be?

sidewinder · 10-18-2009, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships

Are we gonna do a seperate Christmas compilation?

Count me out if the theme is Christmas.

Guybrush · 10-18-2009, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships

Are we gonna do a seperate Christmas compilation?

Yes, I think we should

NSW · 10-19-2009, 12:42 PM

A night driving compilation would be awesome!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-19-2009, 12:42 PM

Songs that are exactly 3 minutes 45 seconds

Stone Birds · 10-19-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

No one else has voted Vampires...wtf?

i submitted a vampire track for the medieval comp (if you notice a lot of those themes can be sub-themes of other ones)

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Songs that are exactly 3 minutes 45 seconds

wouldn't work out all that great, cause people could just cut the song files up to match that (not hard to do)

storymilo · 10-19-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Songs that are exactly 3 minutes 45 seconds

Do it. Just make your own thread if it's not for this one

Guybrush · 10-20-2009, 02:15 AM

I prefer themes that somehow translate to the music. Most of the themes up there do so, but not all. Songs with the devil in'em don't for example. I think Night Driving does perhaps because I think the mood you get when you're driving - it's dark, it's raining perhaps, the street lights flow past - is quite specific. At least for me it almost always have something to do with a sort of nice melancholy.

Zarko · 10-20-2009, 08:28 AM

I think the best choices are the ones that encapsulate a mood rather than a theme. ie Night Driving or Maritime. They don't need to actually talk about driving or sailing to summon that idea. On the other hand, I think it would be fairly difficult to get songs to encapsulate a 'vampire' mood without actually singing ABOUT vampires, therefore your choices are minimised, and it gets doubly hard when most of your HD is full of non-vocal albums

BTown · 10-20-2009, 02:22 PM

I voted drugs but what exactly are the characteristics of a song you would listen to while driving at night?

Guybrush · 10-20-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BTown787

I voted drugs but what exactly are the characteristics of a song you would listen to while driving at night?

That's ultimately up to each contributor of course. One thing which is nice about these loosely defined mood comps is you sometimes get some interesting ideas that perhaps you wouldn't have thought of yourself. There were definetly some surprises on the cyberpunk comp from last month.

When I drive at night, I like to listen to music which is somewhat soothing and melancholic. It would be interesting to see what other people would think of.

View Poll Results: What would you like Desember's theme to be?
Maritime - Songs relating to the sea and/or sea-culture	7	25.93%
1001 Nights - Middle Eastern stories and folk tales	4	14.81%
Great Britain (& Eire) - Music relating to England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland	1	3.70%
Dungeons & Dragons - Songs relating to everything high fantasy	2	7.41%
Vampires - Songs relating to bloodsuckahs	1	3.70%
Drugs - Songs relating to or describing experiences with drugs	4	14.81%
Sex - As above, but about sex and seduction	4	14.81%
Satan - Songs with the devil in'em	4	14.81%
Magic - Songs about magic, rituals and perhaps worship	1	3.70%
Night Driving - Songs to listen to while driving at night	15	55.56%
Paradise Island - Songs with associations to sun, beaches, coconuts and so on	4	14.81%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

10-19-2009, 12:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	A night driving compilation would be awesome! __________________ Hi.

10-19-2009, 12:42 PM	#14 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Songs that are exactly 3 minutes 45 seconds __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

10-20-2009, 02:15 AM	#17 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I prefer themes that somehow translate to the music. Most of the themes up there do so, but not all. Songs with the devil in'em don't for example. I think Night Driving does perhaps because I think the mood you get when you're driving - it's dark, it's raining perhaps, the street lights flow past - is quite specific. At least for me it almost always have something to do with a sort of nice melancholy. __________________ Something Completely Different

10-20-2009, 02:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
BTown super cool Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 806	I voted drugs but what exactly are the characteristics of a song you would listen to while driving at night? __________________

10-20-2009, 08:28 AM	#18 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	I think the best choices are the ones that encapsulate a mood rather than a theme. ie Night Driving or Maritime. They don't need to actually talk about driving or sailing to summon that idea. On the other hand, I think it would be fairly difficult to get songs to encapsulate a 'vampire' mood without actually singing ABOUT vampires, therefore your choices are minimised, and it gets doubly hard when most of your HD is full of non-vocal albums