AkumajoBelmont

Absolutely. Pop music was awesome in the 80's and 90's. And I agree, as disposable as a lot of the tracks were, they still were composed well and had a lot going for them. Still, there's a lot of people out there bringing those 80's & 90's sensibilities back. Lady Gaga, Grum and more. I'm enjoying the resurgence of the 80's sounds eg. Grum - Turn It Up: See, that pop dancey/new R&B stuff I can tolerate, if only for the fact it's easy enough to sing along to because it's melodic...

Shit, I think I missed the vote - voted before I fell asleep after I got home from work, but didn't post! Ahh well, just posted it, but if it's not counted, meh. Great round guys!

Thanks Mansoor! I had a feeling it would be right up your alley!

Those parts of the song you mentioned are exactly what I didn't get time to touch on. Got this up and running in 3 days, and with New Years, and deadline, some stuff had to fall by the wayside. But rest assured, it'll be one of the first things I do. Also that note you were talking about, I know what you mean... it's a little more exposed than it should be - another thing I didn't have time to address. I completely flattened that note in Melodyne to sound almost entirely robotic, however when I recorded it, it had a lot of dynamics to it. I may re-record that particular part of the vocals, or I'm thinking a bit more verb on it would do it wonders. I'll be sure to fix it though. Thanks for the feedback! Definitely food for thought!

Your track this week was phenomenal. So enjoyable man, so much fun

AkumajoBelmont feat. Flexstyle 'Disconnect' http://www.box.com/s/a1sug3g8z5y6iu8dkf4m Sources: MM9 'Wily 2 - We're the Robots' MM&B 'Cold Man' - So this is my final track for the Wily Gauntlet 2011. It's a bit different from my previous entries. This time I went for a moreof a pretty, down-tempo, chilled vocal electronic ballad. I've done some pretty heavy vocal processing this time around - I wanted to go for a more Eiffel 65/E.S. Posthumus sound in the vocals - it lends itself quite well to the mood of the track. This is not complete yet. Transitions need a lot of work still, the chorus needs some amping up and drama still, but yeah, it's a full length track so far. I was running out of time this round, so Flex came up with an awesome Bubbly synth solo in the middle of the track for me, as well as doing some really lush trance-style pads for me for the chorus and middle sections. THANK TEAM M8! Verses use the chordal structure of 'We're the Robots' but the vocal lines and the synth solo are a heavily modified take on the main melody of the Cold Man theme. Also, Both source tunes have been pitched up 2 so that it sits in the sweet spot of my vocal range. Also, thanks again to Jason Covenant for giving the track some volume again! Thanks man I really hope you guys like this. The lyrics aren't as cheesy as my previous entry for the compo. So yeah, a lot of work still to to to polish this up, but all the basic elements are well and truly there! Here's the lyrics: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broken ties... Broken ties... I see black and white- a part of the great divide. What is plain for you to see is not so easy for me. You see a sky, and I see blue. I see a river running but can't wade through. What hits my eyes won't hit my head. You gotta help me fix Broken ties. This disconnect I'm feeling has got me reeling inside. Can't handle my emotions, so help me 'Cause baby tonight - Woah-oh We're running out of time - Woah-oh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for taking the time to check this out! Lemme know what you think! And Happy New Year EVERYONE!!!

Geez, strong round guys! My hat goes off to everyone! Wow

Ain't that the truth

Well, it's not in flames, earthquakes, or inaccurate Mayan predictions... so it's all good! O Weight... you said not to say anything... EDIT: HAPPY 2012. Roland Emmerich, eat a penis! Oh snap...

Happy New Year OCR Peeps - FROM TEH FUTURE!!!

Done and submitted. I left a breakdown in there pretty naked, but otherwise, it's decent enough. I'm really happy with it, and considering the little time I've had this week to spend on it, I'm actually surprised that it's turned out so well. Flex gave me a hand with the mix, so it's feat. Flexstyle this week Get ready for a pretty chilled down-tempo ballad with some pretty Eiffel65-ish vocal processing. Can't wait to hear the rest

Haha! Awesome stuff. Sucks that deadline is New Years Eve for me this week though... I'd have killed to have Saturday night to work on it as well.

My track should be finished tonight. I'm so stoked at how it's turning out. Be scared... EDIT: Also, here's the lyrics for my track. Just because, well, just 'cause Broken ties... Broken ties... I see black and white- a part of the great divide. What is plain for you to see's not so easy for me. You see a sky, and I see blue I see a river running but can't wade through. What hits my eyes won't hit my head. You gotta help me fix Broken ties. The disconnect I'm feeling has got me reeling inside, Can't handle my emotions, so help me 'Cause baby tonight, oh-oh We're running out of time, oh-oh

I concur on the incredible mix. Truly my favourite this week. Amazing stuff - it could possibly be my favourite mix of yours ever. EDIT: My mix for this round is coming along nicely. Since it's my last mix on my own, I'm throwing in some nods to the previous mixes in the comp, all with some Eiffel 65-ish vocal processing and a more more down-tempo, contemporary sound. Not a LinnDrum in sight, but it's still melodic as ever. I'm really excited about this round... REALLY EXCITED!!!

What a killer source! I'm gonna have fun with this! :D

Can't wait to hear this weeks lot. I'll place my vote this evening when I get back home from work too - I haven't forgotten

Thanks! I am also stoked at what everyone has done. I've got so many mixes that I adore out of this whole thing from EVERYONE, that's it's kind of overwhelming at just how much awesome music has just appeared week in, week out. And we've still got more to come! Brilliant. Oh and I've heard Flex's mix for this week. WOWSERS! It's so, sooo good. BRING IT ONNNNNNNN!!!! GRR!!!!

Agreed! I'm so proud of what we've accomplished as a team in this competition. Was just discussing this very thing with Jason the other day.

Retail Holiday. Oh what fun it is to drink all this Christmas crap away

You know what? Since you put it that way... :)

Me too! I can't stand it...

Cannot wait Actually, in general, can't WAIT for this rounds mixes

Was thinking the same myself - I would have been cheering if I were able to do this weeks mix. Would have fit my cheesy tendencies to a tee

It's out now, and it's amazing. Picked it up for my Xperia Play for $1.99, and I'm quite literally stunned at the quality and care taken in porting this game over. Feels kinda surreal having Sonic CD on my phone. Both Soundtracks (with new looping points for the tracks!) ... Leaderboards and Achievements... Widescreen graphics... 60fps Special Stage... Just so, so great. Fantastic stuff.

Geez man, thanks a lot! That means a whole heap to me! Glad you like the vocals - I'm so uber-happy with the way they turned out in this track, it's not funny!