Gario   Judges ⚖️

As much as it might bug people, I have to agree with this. I'm sorry if some people don't feel as comfortable about their posted remix status as others, but in a competition like this there is an issue with over-complication. Keep it simple - posted mixers are considered 'stars' and non-posted mixers are not. I know it's not always true from either end, but without solid criteria there are going to be problems with ambiguity down the road, guaranteed. To give a little leeway, I'll add that if someone isn't posted yet, but has an accepted remix, then they can be either/or, pending on how they feel. Otherwise don't give too much leeway on it or else it's just going to make the competition too confusing for the person running it down the road (MindWanderer).

Honest voting or not (Mine was honest - I liked my track), it is what it is, so I'm going to get started wiping out Amphibious, now. See y'all in a week.

... wait, wtf? That's... odd. Oh well, I'll be sure to rock the house, but this is a very unexpected development. I won't let you pancakes down!

Wait, that's the accident in the footage? People get knocked offstage like that all the time at a metal concert. It's a shame someone died due to that, this time around, but in all seriousness calling that manslaughter is a little extreme. Mosh pits, people that jump from the stage, lots of drunks in the same room; there's always some risk that something could go awry at a show like that. It just looks like an accident, to me.

I know, man, I got that request, too. I decided what the hell, so here was his response... I don't really remember much after that. Woke up with blood all over my hands, shoes and carpet, though, and had some bitchin' music written on my computer, besides.

*shrug* Doesn't really matter too much, when it comes down to something like that. It's nice for the remixers to be able to see where their track is standing, though, in terms of the competition, and it helps the mixers for the next round to get themselves prepared for it.

Just read the sticky that's at the top of this forum, that'll clear it up. Gollgagh's pretty much right on the money.

Shit, man. Yeah, that, pretty much. /thread

... Nah, everyone is a lot of people. It's only 14-15 votes in. Mathematically, if everyone else who has voted before voted for me I'd still in by a landslide. Not that I'd need it - while I know what I'd do for the next round, I could use the time off of the compo to sort some other more important stuff out, if it doesn't work out for me, here.

I'm not apologetic in this regard.

If it reminds you of some familiar poetry, that's because I unabashedly ripped off Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabelle Lee" and moved a couple of words around to make it take place at a 'Floating Sanctuary' and be about the (not mutual) interest of 'Rose, Amy'. I'm not nearly clever enough to make lyrics of that caliber, but I am clever enough to, in the middle of the night, take someone else's work and fudge it a bit to fit my needs. It's public domain, so there shouldn't be a problem with it, lol.

Hm probably. Movie industry is also real anal. Oh you guyz

Silent World has been taken by JakeSnke17, and it's pretty darned cool. When Bahamut gets back he'll update the first page to reflect that information.

On second listen, yeah, it is a little messy. Oh well, didn't have the time to make the vocals ledgible, sadly.

I'll have something. It's just going to absolutely kill my day in a few hours, is all. Not the first time in this compo that I'm working through the night, anyway. ... It's a bit odd, but I kind of like it. EDIT: HA! I got the arrangement done. Time to master it, send it in and go to slee... I mean, go to school. EDIT2: Submitted. No freebies, this round.

*raises eyebrow* You know that I only have 30 seconds in this track and I planned on having this track be a vocal track since the beginning of the compo, right? I also was unable to produce my music soon enough for my vocalist to get anything in to me (entirely my fault), so I'm now stuck on my own. Trust me, you very well have a chance at winning this. This was not my week, at all.

Except mine - she says she hates your guts, man. No clue what you said to her...

Stealing music from artists that put themselves out there for free is a low blow. I don't see unconventional, effective action against it as a dirty tactic at all.

Well, there was a discussion on that front, actually, and that old restriction has lifted considerably with DjP coming down and explaining that pure chiptunes were not restricted at all. The only issue they have is that they are compared to any other production technique, which often produces a much fuller soundscape much easier. Since no one has tried to submit too many chiptunes to the site, nothing had passed yet, but there's a bit of a challenge out there to get some chiptune music on the site, at the moment. Your style is actually quite complex, thick and aurally tasty - I suspect that it'd have a really good shot at becoming post-able material. You can't say you'd never make it unless you tried, eh? Also, I found your music worth some moneh. It's pretty damn good.

I wish laziness was the issue that I was having. I've had some serious problems goin' down in life this week - for the first time ever in a compo I'm not sure I'll be able to pull it off. I will try, though, so don't write me off quite yet.

I don't think he was in it for the glory. He was in it for ~£5 a download per album.

I have given it a listen, and I concur that it's freakin' awesome. Hopefully people are checking out your stuff. Kind of makes me think a remix or two in this style would be amazing...

Willrock, predictions at the beginning of a compo are harmless, as that's just people rooting for their favorite mixer. In the beginning, everyone has favorites, so that's normal. It is disrespectful to make such predictions when it is a head's up match and the music isn't posted yet, as that's a direct way of stating that one musician isn't any good compared to the other. It's actually pretty demoralizing. I haven't seen that sort of thing at the end of a compo yet, save for this one, probably for the reason stated above. I'm pretty sure Lucavi means no harm from it, but hopefully the hostile responses in this thread will show that it is offensive to do so at this stage of the game. The remixers have all responded, and I'm sure Lucavi didn't think about his post when he posted it, so we can drop the issue and get back to the music, now. In the grand scheme of things a few people are hurt, but a week from now no one is going to give a shit 'cause they'll be eagerly anticipating the outcome of the Amphibious vs. Gario match-up.

A little late for me to comment, but it sounds much better, imo. Good luck on the panels!

Flik! Willrock! BIRTHDAY! Be sure to drink a lot and shit to celebrate, then get people to take pictures of all the amazingly stupid situations you guys get yourselves into!