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A New Challenger appears! And they have scored a hit! Checked out the Ken video, fun stuff guys! Really enjoyed what you've got so far, can't wait to hear more!

I'd love to see Jules submit something to the site. Remember, us judges have no control over what gets submitted--we can only approve or deny it once it hits our inbox. He's a super-cool dude, though, and his skills are undeniable. Personally speaking, I'd love to feature him on a track, and I may just have the thing here in a little while....

Ack, can't believe I missed Mokram's kind comments here--thank you, sir! And yeah, I'm really psyched about how well Edward did with the concept I gave him for the cover. Turned out SO WELL!

I hear they're releasing an update very shortly, so you should be alright no matter what when that happens. I'm afraid I haven't got much more than that for you, though.

Mastering the tracks right now! And it's more work than I thought it was going to be.

Need some Divekick OST action, yo!

New place, new studio pic! And the new DJ rig:

I think I have to agree with the NOs here in that the ending is just too abrupt for me to sign off on. Basically, all I want to hear is a finished song, and then I'm ready to YES it. Production improvements could happen, to be sure, but the song isn't bad as-is in that area. NO (please resub!)

Color me interested. No idea what my life will look like at that point, but I've always loved these compos and I'm averaging participation in about every other one, so I'm due.

New ToeJam & Earl game on Kickstarter, by one of the original creators of the game and rightful IP holder: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1578116861/toejam-and-earl-back-in-the-groove JUST IN CASE YOU WANTED EXCITEMENT.

The obvious-yet-time-consuming solution would be to just let one single channel of MIDI data play at a time, recording it and then lining all the recordings up. I don't know if there's any better way than that.

Crisis averted! I was about to feel old but also rest easy in the fact that other people would have felt older.

I own an MPK49, and have thus far been really happy with it. Akai makes really good gear, but so too does Roland. I know that's not incredibly helpful, but for what it's worth, I like my MPK.

Oh man, I really love what you've done with this track. Unlike Chimp, I really enjoyed the source tune, but I like this even more than that. That solo at the end was so good, my only crit is that I wish the song had continued longer than that. Beautiful, expansive soundscape, and a fantastic treatment of the source material. YES

Man, I was all prepared to be a jerk and CRUSH THOSE DREAMS FOR GOOD...and then I listened to the track and discovered that it was actually pretty cool. Dang it! (seriously, that whole pity party thing isn't a good look, though.) Anyways. I honestly have no problems with the snare, I really like the hyper gating on the strings, and I feel like this stays pretty fresh throughout. You guys sure we're listening to the same track? The stabs of wubbles are neat, I feel like I'm engaged throughout, and honestly the mix is pretty solid to my ears. Yeah, the drums are pretty sparse, but that doesn't bother me in the context of the song. And, like was said already, this is a cool arrangement overall. Let's keep this one alive a bit longer! YES

The ending doesn't really bother me at all, honestly. I feel like the note fade is fine. That said, there is a distinct lack of bass in the first 1:30 of the song, which I assume probably wasn't intentional. Aside from that, the arrangement was definitely up to standards, the mix was otherwise very clean, and I dig the energy. NO RESUB but seriously get that bass in there and this is a YES from me.

There's a plucked, harpsichord-y synth that hits around 2:28 or so that bugs me a little bit because it sticks out of the mix kinda badly. The rest of the song, though, is so good that I don't think I could let that be a dealbreaker. Past that, I really dig the arrangement and the atmosphere, and honestly the interplay between vocals and guitars really doesn't bother me. If that plucked synth could be fixed before posting, that would really help, but other than that no issues here. YES

Words fail. Can I just leave it at that? Oh, I can't? Okay. I do agree with it being a bit quiet, as I definitely had to push the volume on my computer a bit to hear it properly (and, as an aside, I'd be willing to do a slight mastering job on it if you're willing to trust me with that wav file), but that's not a dealbreaker. Otherwise, it's an imaginative, artistic, well-crafted piece of video game music that I am absolutely thrilled to stamp my approval onto. YES

Aww yeah, this track! Like Chimp, I hadn't actually heard the sources before I took a listen to them this time, and again, like her, I "get" the song so much more now. This is a fantastic arrangement, and I love the way you've melded the organic and synthetic elements together. The groove is super tasty, Ergo's guitars are on point, and this thing needs to just get on the front page already. so much of my YES

I guess kinda going along with what Emu said here--this isn't some kind of massively breathtaking arrangement, but it's competent, uses source throughout, and is well-mixed. I dig. I'm also a fan of the chirpy percussion to go with the chirping birds, if that makes sense...I dunno. Anyways. It's good, I like it, no complaints from me! YES

I would be all over this. Sounds like fun! Hopefully it's *after* I get everything set up in this new apartment.

I've recorded voices for an open-source game in a car before. Makes theoretical sense at least, since you're... _blocking out sound _recording in an area that doesn't have many right angles _in a well-padded area Seems legit to me. Maybe I'm way off.

I heard a rumor that it might be replayed one more time very shortly....

I met you at the DoD listening party, yo!

Don't worry, Monz, I'm carrying the melodica torch this year!