jnWake Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I disagree with Mak's observation too, although the fact that many people opted to use vocals this time probably influenced his feeling. Still, we had some very unique songs by Usa this time for example and I like to believe my style isn't that common in OCR, despite using many synths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuberz McGee Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I disagree with Mak's observation too, although the fact that many people opted to use vocals this time probably influenced his feeling. My bad. Soz. not soz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 My bad. Soz. not soz Don't feel soz, only 5 of our 9 tracks had vocals (or 7 out of 9 if you count my vocoded vox too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Strangely enough, I like using compos to experiment *out* of my comfort zone sometimes. My Round 2 and Round 7 tracks were styles I don't usually write with. My Round 4 entry was more "me" in that it had dubstep, but even that one was mainly similar to the "me" you last heard -once- in late 2013 (metal + glitch in Gunstar Heroes), not the "me" today. TBH, the music I'm most comfortable writing is probably funky EDM, but I don't want to do that *all* the time, so I branch out into variations on dubstep, glitch, and cinematic sometimes too. Eino Keskitalo, Garpocalypse and Tuberz McGee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperiorX Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 TBH, the music I'm most comfortable writing is probably funky EDM, but I don't want to do that *all* the time Nothing wrong with funky EDM all the time #noshame And yeah I thought there was quite a bit of variety in this compo; from all the vocal tracks, Jason's choirs, Maverick Astley, some of the more experimental tracks people like timaeus22222222222 and Usa came up with. Good stuff! timaeus222, Tuberz McGee, Jorito and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troyificus Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 So ummmm, voting's closed yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I mostly use this compos to do something different. Sometimes, when tracks get too hard to mix I have to fall onto something safe, which is my 80's electronica style, but for the most part I always do something different. The last rmrb I did 3 completely different songs, same with the sonic compo, and also the 2 songs I did this time are also completely different. I don't think I've ever done a classic trance or house remix for one of these compos, which is what most people knew me for. Overall I think that approach has benefited me as a musician much more than trying to go with the usual path because of time constraints.In the end, I make music for myself so I pay little attention to what other people are doing style-wise. So if someone else decided to do some electro-swing in the same round as me that's alright. In the end what matters to me is to push my boundaries a bit while also making good music. That's why I also don't care at all about points or following a 50/50 split on source, in the end I just want a good song, so if I have to include only 20% of one source because it's what makes sense, then that's what's gonna be in the end. The challenge of remixing these songs I like in new fun ways against other songs I also like is motivating for me. I think I digressed quite a bit there but bringing it back to a concise point: I don't think the songs I've done are similar at all, and I've heard plenty of variety of styles in the others too, so I disagree with Mak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak Eightman Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 C'mon guys. Why you all trying to defend your self? Did I say that everybody make same music? Or composing same things? I have a strong feeling that no one read what i said. Let's take Rammstein's album "Mutter" for example. Then compo round will look like this: 1. Rammstein - Mutter 2. Rammstein - Sonne 3. Rammstein - Links2-3-4 4. Rammstein - Nebel 5. The Offspring - Bad Habit 6. Muse - Bliss 7. Pain - Just Hate me 8. etc All I'm saying. Tracks SOUNDS same, like they were made for ONE album. Tracks are NOT the same. When I'm talking about mixing structure - I'm talking about MIX's structure. Not about composing or style or whatever. This means that drums/gtrs/synths/whatver sounds same for several tracks as they were build in "Mutter" album. Again. Sorry if you find my words offencive. May be my bad english or nobody read. Nevermind. This compo was fun, as i already told in my first post. Dunno why everybody trying to explain away. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Makes sense to me. It's a compliment in other words; Mak's saying that what some of us wrote sounds fairly cohesive, despite our differing styles. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I didn't see it as offensive. Nor am I mad or anything. You gave a statement and I responded, it's what people do in a forum about music when criticism is given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillRock Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 C'mon guys. Why you all trying to defend your self? Did I say that everybody make same music? Or composing same things? I have a strong feeling that no one read what i said. Let's take Rammstein's album "Mutter" for example. Then compo round will look like this: 1. Rammstein - Mutter 2. Rammstein - Sonne 3. Rammstein - Links2-3-4 4. Rammstein - Nebel 5. The Offspring - Bad Habit 6. Muse - Bliss 7. Pain - Just Hate me 8. etc All I'm saying. Tracks SOUNDS same, like they were made for ONE album. Tracks are NOT the same. When I'm talking about mixing structure - I'm talking about MIX's structure. Not about composing or style or whatever. This means that drums/gtrs/synths/whatver sounds same for several tracks as they were build in "Mutter" album. Again. Sorry if you find my words offencive. May be my bad english or nobody read. Nevermind. This compo was fun, as i already told in my first post. Dunno why everybody trying to explain away. Sorry. Seems like a good thing to me. Tracks are all remixed from the same material so there should be some familiarity between tracks. Plus makes for more cohesive listening if made on an album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuberz McGee Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nothing wrong with funky EDM all the time #noshame And yeah I thought there was quite a bit of variety in this compo; from all the vocal tracks, Jason's choirs, Maverick Astley, some of the more experimental tracks people like timaeus22222222222 and Usa came up with. Good stuff! I think you might have missed a 2 in Timaeus's username. But yeah, I don't think I got to be as overtly weird as I wanted to be. Maybe next time. Having a busy university schedule sucks yo. SuperiorX and Jorito 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkflamewolf Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Is the compo over? Or is there going to be more rounds after 9? Otherwise, if its done, I can start burning to a CD to start jamming to on my commutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Is the compo over? Or is there going to be more rounds after 9? Otherwise, if its done, I can start burning to a CD to start jamming to on my commutes!All the music is done. All that remains is to tally the votes. SuperiorX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTiger Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 All that remains is to tally the votes. oh yeah that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troyificus Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hey Darke; any kind of ETA for scores on this thing? People need closure, dammit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 I will work on it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Tallies are complete. Check the first post for results. Congratulations to everyone on a great competition. You guys can change your sigs back now. XD Eino Keskitalo, Garpocalypse and Jorito 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Third spot ain't too bad, especially as the competition for it was so close. Wow! Thanks for running a cool compo, Shariq. I hope to work some more on all of the tracks I headed, not before long. It was so cool to team up with Jorito & Tuberz again! Jorito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Nothing to add to what my team mate Eino said. Apart from being proud that we got to rickroll all of you for 9 rounds and still ended up in third place Lots of fun, thanks for running another enjoyable compo, mr. Darke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thank you for an awesome compo! I tend to have a lot of fun with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yami Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I hoped we would score a bit better, but I'm not mad. I had a lot of fun in this compo and I learned a lot. And I'm definitely looking forward to the next one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garpocalypse Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 and NTP comes in 4th on the tie breaker known as an Alphabetizing Technicality!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Looking forwards to RMRB. Also thanks to usa and Dusk for joining the team in such a short notice and delivering quality stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I also want to thank everyone for participating, and—more importantly—I want to thank everyone for making this a drama-free compo. Usually there's at least one instance of someone being a total poop, whining about how people are voting or complaining about other teams'/artists' music. This time around, we had none of that. Everyone was a good sport and supportive of each other. I'm glad that people had fun and were able to learn things and grow as artists. Also, just to reiterate something I said a few weeks ago: if you're planning on submitting tracks you made for the SFRG to OCR, please include a source breakdown for the judges' benefit. I'd also like to suggest someone (not me) maybe organize an album project using select tracks from this competition. There's a lot of insanely good music that came out of the SFRG, and I think that a pretty good package could be put together and dropped as a proper album (as opposed to the standard archival release I put out of compos). Give artists maybe a week or two to make any necessary revisions, gather updated and remastered WAVs, etc. I can put together some album art too, and we can drop this as an OCRI release. Garpocalypse, SuperiorX, fxsnowy and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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