Try again.
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eh, weāre essentially tied
Short notice I know, but I may kick off my reveal in about 45 minutes if anyone is around?
@Pauwl
@anon29622970
@eyebooger
@Tilted
@skydiver8
@CanadaMatt3004
@Yuv
@superuberbob
@suzzer99
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Iām here
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Letās go!
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Iām not expecting good things from this category.
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Some shitty preamble since there is some time to killā¦
I think Iāve mentioned before that I tend to go through phases with my listening where I deep dive into genres and listen to them a lot more over a period of time. After that they become more of a constant, and I have painstakingly curated different playlists that suit different moods.
Last year I watched a rap docuseries on Netflix (the name escapes me but it was at least 3 seasons) which kicked off more rap investigation. I had other rap music in my playlists at the time, but it was just a light scattering. I now have a 13 hour long playlist that is exclusively rap music. It ranges from some of the āold schoolā stuff like early Beastie Boys, Notorious B.I.G etc to the much more recent music with heavy production such as NF, Doomtree.
Iād list some examples of what I was looking for, but I already did that in my category post.
EDM, wellā¦that is one that I really struggle more to describe my interests, and I think that is evident in some of the submissions I got. Either that, or your submissions sucked. Feel free to ascribe it to the former, despite some of my reveal stating it as the latter. I know that I like things on the heavier side, not so much the chill vibes. Iām quite happy with inconsistent time signatures and such (probably aided by my interest in prog metal), but I do prefer consistency of sound rather than radical and abrupt shifts constantly through the music.
I got a really good mix of submissions for this category, and they actually fell quite clearly into Nodium/Modium/Podium, which hasnāt been the case so much for me recently. As such I was a little more blunt in some of my assessments, but as always itās just a game and truth be told the āmissesā probably says more about my category description lacking useful information.
Lastly, Iāll be introducing a āDimitri Ratingā element to this reveal, purely for illustrative purposes. I am referencing this glorious specimen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-XxbdR3Nik. May we all one day offer such pure self-expression to the world.
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Category: Find me a new Rap or EDM song!
note - below is an edited category description which hopefully is more clear than the original.
I have listened to a lot of Rap and āHardā EDM this year. I would like to find a new song I like from one of those genres. I will list some examples of songs I like below as a guide. So just try to submit something that you think I might like, based on these examples 
Musical tastes:
Rap
Iām going to try and give examples that have been posted previously in Walrus (by me or someone else):
I correctly won a category judged by Louis with this: Too Many Zooz - Talkin Bout feat. Armani White (Audio) | Subway Gawdz - YouTube
Yuv submitted this song that won a category of mine (I had not heard it before): snoop doggy dogg - murder was the case - YouTube
I think it was Swanky who posted this absolute banger in a Walrus gone by: Little Simz - might bang, might not (Official Audio) - YouTube
I (correctly again) won a Louis category with this one: NF - The Search - YouTube
Generally I think I am just looking for a good, catchy flow. More recent artists like Kendrick, Drake, Travis Scott, etc are usually far more miss than hit from me.
Hard EDM
Iām not entirely sure āHardā is the best categorization of my EDM preferences but its difficult for me to find a better term.
I was incorrectly not given 1st by someone (I think Pyat) when I submitted this: Hybrid - Choke - YouTube
Same again with this: Gesaffelstein - PURSUIT (Official Video) - YouTube
I did well in a miliboo category with this, but of course should have won: roeVy - Blacksmoke (Nadisko RMX) - YouTube
Other bands that play in a similar space that I have been listening to a lot of: Hyper, BT (thanks, Skydiver8), Blanck Mass, The Prodigy
I donāt know enough about EDM composition to describe the commonalities too well - probably just that they have driving beats, dark or atmospheric qualities, and for me its stuff that helps me get into flow.
Any other judging notes: Iām going to penalize stuff that is quite well known. Please donāt submit anything by artists I listed above - it wonāt be new to me.
In 9th place with 1 point
Dominator - We Will Prevail
I kinda want to feel sympathy for whoever submitted this, since I said I like āHard EDMā and I assume this fits. Butā¦you made my ears hurt. I award you 1 point, and may god have mercy on your soul.
Dimitri rating - in pain.
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Holy shit that song almost broke my speakers.
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In 8th place with 2 points
Lizot - Weekend
With apologies to whoever sent this, the whole thing just feels soā¦.cynical. Take some really generic dance beats, meaningless lyrics, highly edited vocals, stick a pretty face in the film clip and call it a day.
Dimitri rating - I feel nothing.
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This was me and it was a throwaway submission. So about where I expected to land.
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Yeah I had a feeling based on what you had said previously. I think we almost certainly have a lot of EDM interest that overlaps, so probably my lack of definition just made it harder for you to find any of that.
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In 7th place with 3 points
Dimitri Vegas - Stampede
Ok, things are starting to warm up a little now. I generally donāt go so much for Trap but can see where this submission came from. Itās really not my thing, but I would imagine its an absolute banger in the club scene. Itās possible that the more I listen to this the higher I would rate it, as I became more accustomed to the genre. Until now I had never got that feeling from trap music, so that in itself is a pretty cool thing to me.
Dimitri rating - curious
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In 6th place with 4 points
M.I.A - Bad Girls
Iām sure this is absolutely no consolation, but the tracks in the modium could probably be interchanged at any time. Ultimately I put this one in 6th as it felt repetitive, but not in a way that draws me in the more I hear it. Still, Iād be perfectly happy for this to come on as part of a playlist I had on in the background.
Dimitri rating - content
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In 5th place with 5 points
Backxwash: ROSEMARYāS REVENGE
This is a solid submission based on things I have submitted and requested previously. At first I had it a little higher but it dropped a bit as I just didnāt find it very repeatable compared to the songs I listed higher. Mainly its just that the wailing chorus is irritating. Still, this was a good choice!
Dimitri rating - Interested
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Will claim the 5 spot. Doubled my score!
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Yeah, you put much more thought into the analysis than I did the pick. So Im prrtty happy with 7th all things considered. This genre is WAYYYYYY outside my norm, so I googled Hard EDM and chose the one with the scantily clad women hoping for the bonus points
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In 4th place with 6 points
Sirius Bl4ck - Tribe Quest
This was an interesting one for me to place. Overall the song is a bit slower than I like, but the rap verses are great and are ultimately what elevated this to the top of the Modium.
Dimitri Rating - Pleased
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Indy rapper native. Heās one of the few good ones out here.
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