Thanks man, appreciate that :-)
And fwiw I definitely like the idea of a trying Walrus more like that. It would be a bit more exclusively a “treasure hunt” kind and appeal to people who enjoy digging a bit more.
Goddam my 5 secs of fame felt good. Probably would’ve still got crushed in the Uru/Arg round anyways (lived in both countries for 10/3 yrs respectively).
@seities and lo demas, can I haz an electronic music round if so inclined?
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Subscribing
Will post category tonight or tomorrow
Yup sure! I mean that’s pretty broad, so as long as you kinda allow enough room that someone that never listens to that stuff can still be like “oh there was this one Nero song that they played on the radio that I liked” or whatever, then I think it’s totally good. Just so long as it’s not “An EDM track by a composer who drinks hot water with a splash of lemon around 10:30am most weekdays”. Also EDM works just fine, but maybe not specifying too much in the way of subgenres of it. EDM = good. Trap House = not.
I’ll be glad to submit something from that genre since it is rarely requested.
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I still have two categories in my other walrus and results might be drawn out so I don’t think I can commit to this one unless people are willing to wait longer for my reveal.
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REPLACEMENT
Category host name: eyebooger
Category: A song from a band/artist where live right now
Musical tastes: Modern rock of all types and catchy pop. Other stuff can work, but is pretty risky.
Any other judging notes: For “where you are right now”, let’s say any sensible area of like 1 to 5 million people. If you live in Boston, you don’t get to pick a band from Las Vegas because they are both in the US. There are plenty of artists in eastern Massachusetts.
Also, I’d much rather hear something I’ve never heard before than the alternative (though it won’t be a dealbreaker).
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To give a bit more of an idea on timeframes, I think its entirely possible that we are still in the submissions stage until next Friday, the 24th. You wouldn’t need to reveal until some time the week after that.
If that still feels a bit close for you then no worries, I just didn’t want you to miss out if that timeframe might actually be fine.
Also, I hope you don’t mind me organizing this while you are still in the midst of yours. Reveals for this one won’t start until well after yours is finished.
Jiggy could be scheduled to be last revealer. Are you anticipating more than 1-2 reveals per day?
I’m in, please.
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Category host name: miliboo
Category: An electronic dance track that makes me wanna hit the 'floor.
Musical tastes: Fairly mainstream Brit rock, britpop etc, hardhouse, trance, techno, drum n bass.
Any other judging notes: Will not punish submissions that are >5mins long!
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Damn wasted DJ Shadow :(
I think we are probably going to end up having 0-2 reveals most days. But for sure we could allow for Jiggy to reveal near the end if that helps him to join if he wants to (and isn’t all Walrus’d out after hosting).
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So far we have:
cassette Nicholasp27 pyatnitski Rivaldo miliboo eyebooger seities jalfrezi CanadaMatt3004 LouisCypher Pauwl
Probably MimosaDef and Mjiggywiggy
I have held a spot for ChrisV as well. So I can accept one more confirmed entrant, and start taking substitutes from there in case someone drops out or doesn’t take their allocated spot.
Apologies in advance to those who miss out.
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I’m in. I will submit a category shortly
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Hey. Sure, I’m in. Figuring out a category now.
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Category host name: seities
Category: Animal. The artist name could be an animal. The title could be an animal. There could be the name of any animal in the track. The word “animal” itself also counts.
Musical tastes: I always find this difficult. But if I had leanings in any direction its probably faster/harder/grittier. Apply that loosely to rap/punk hardcore/rock/metal/EDM. With that said I have awarded the number one spot to songs which would be the opposite of that, so you are still totally in the running if you submit some catchy pop.
Any other judging notes: You are going to have a better chance if the track was from the last 30 years. I am going to mark down if the song is generally well known.
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Nice! With skydiver8 and ChrisV in, we are now at 13 plus 2 likely entrants, taking us to our cap. Anyone else interested is still welcome to register as a sub.
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Category host name: suzzer99
Category: Songs have a cool twist at the end, like last minute or so, which doesn’t appear in the rest of the song. Rather than try too hard to explain this I have provided two examples below.
Musical tastes: Everything - as long as it moves my butt around in the chair. That’s my only requirement.
Any other judging notes: The more anthemic the better.
This one’s kinda subtle but I really like the synchronized guitar riff thing they start with about 50 seconds left and play the song out to. I guess it’s not that unique compared to the rest of the song - somehow in my mind it was. Or it could just be my shitty laptop speakers. Anyway I will judge loosely on qualification.
That sample of Black Betty by Ram Jam just kills me every time - I have to turn it up to ear-splitting volume in the car.
And I just learned that this apparently the actual original - fucking cool:
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Category host name: ChrisV
Category: Something that evokes a sense of loss, regret or wistfulness. There’s a broad one for you.
Musical tastes: Broad, but dubious choices include punk, opera, classical, metal with growled vocals, bluegrass, mainstream country.
Any other judging notes: Well-known or dull choices are likely to finish mid-table. “Dull” is best defined by something like the Foo Fighters, I like them fine but they’re middle of the road rock with a lot of radio airplay. I’m not very concerned with category fit for this one.
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