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| CONTINENTAL RECFEST S4R7
CONTINENTAL RECFEST SEASON FOUR, ROUND SEVEN. FIGHT! ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
RECAP: Congratulations to budgie for winning round six! Round six focused on South America. Three contestants were eliminated: Uzumaki, Sniff, and Deez. Thanks for participating in season four! Please take a seat in the spectator lounge and help yourself to the free pizza rolls and mozzarella sticks! ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
IN ROUND SEVEN, the theme is AFRICA and ASIA (minus Japan). The rules will be a little different this round. Earn 3.0 EXTRA POINTS if your recommendation is from Africa or 2.5 EXTRA POINTS if your recommendation if from Asia (but not Japan). Technically your rec doesn't have to be from either continent. Does that mean it's a good idea to recommend an album from the United States? Nope, that 2.5-3.0 points is heavy. To be clear, this is an incentive to recommend Africa over Asia, but if you find yourself in the middle of a dark savanna being stalked by a lion, sacrifice a friend. ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
Most importantly, but not a requirement: have fun! | 1 | | Karmic Demise Svart
SEASON FOUR ROUND SEVEN: AFRICA AND ASIA
+3.0 points for recommending music from AFRICA
+2.5 points for recommending music from ASIA (not including Japan)
Since I do not want the winner of this round receiving extra points, the winner will get a special advantage in the final round by means of making a simple choice: which continent will get the biggest boost to the point system in the GRAND FINALE? | 2 | | Oumou Sangare Mogoya
Recommended by Trifolium
Wassoulou artist from Bamako, Mali (+3.0 Africa points)
Trifolium's continent boost choice for the Grand Finale: n/a
This album is a great mix of traditional African vocal stylings and has a strong African vibe. The electric guitar keeps the album fresh with a more contemporary feel. Production is on point with this album with some really great bass. There were a few highlights on this album for me. The first was the pace change in the rhythm of Mali niale. It slowed down a bit while still being energetic, but it felt like a necessary reprieve from the dance factor prominent in the rest of the album. I also like how she sings, "Fom fom," or whatever the lyrics are. The second highlight for me was the background vocals in, "Kounkoun," which is actually another one of the slower songs on the album. They were really cool--the echoey, high-tuned, cutesy nature of these vocals almost gave it an 80's Japanese orchestral rock feel. | 3 | | Oumou Sangare Mogoya
The last part I really liked was the instrumental portions of closer, "Mogoya." Very Moby-esque. I don't know if having the vocals in there really added anything, though. It was such a chill, beautiful track with fancy, powerful singing that kind of took over. As a whole, this album had some awesome moments and very few negatives, but it's simply not suited to my tastes, and I can't see myself enjoying it too often.
3.5+3.0 = 6.5 out of 5 (ELIMINATED) | 4 | | Red Helen Trading Past For Pathways
Recommended by SteakByrnes
Metalcore band from Gauteng, South Africa (+3.0 Africa points)
SteakByrnes's continent boost choice for the Grand Finale: North America
This band knows what it wants to be and has seemingly worked hard to become that sound. They have all the elements of progcore laid out well. The clean vocals in particular are very strong here. | 5 | | Red Helen Trading Past For Pathways
I think the climax of this album starts and ends pretty early, halfway through "Ode to the Corrupt," when the song takes a hard turn into some piano and quick tremelo picking. The song ends on a high note, very abruptly, which the rest of the album can't quite match up to. What's missing in the rest of the album is a real wallop. Everything is enjoyable but the punches don't land with a follow-through. The band even employs some deep, hollow screams and fantastic harmonies, but they just kind of exist with little purpose. I have the suspicion, in what this album offers, the band has nowhere to grow. The technical proficiency is already there, but the creativity isn't strong enough to take it to the next level.
3.8+3.0 = 6.8 out of 5 (FINALIST) | 6 | | Getatchew Mekurya, The Ex and Guests Moa Anbessa
Recommended by someone (+3.0 Africa points)
Saxophonist from Ethiopia
someone's continent boost choice for the Grand Finale: Asia
This works, and it doesn't work for me. It's like the main guitar in a post-punk band was replaced with a sax. That's not even the issue. It's the excessive use of extra notes and solos, that somehow proves this album is the product of a saxophonist (and not that of its backup band), that really rubs me the wrong way. I don't need to hear someone intentionally bumbling around the intended notes for minutes at a time. It's the shit that a diva does when they do a vocal cover of a song to make it their own, singing runs up and down the original notes. Except it's not Christina Aguilera's voice; it's a saxophone. And it keeps going on. | 7 | | Getatchew Mekurya, The Ex and Guests Moa Anbessa
The thing that really kills me, is that the songs get a lot better when it's mostly the "backup" band, The Ex, playing by themselves, with some backing sax (eg. "Almaz yeharerwa," when the vocals kick in). I'm not even much of a post-punk fan in particular, but it sounds like heaven in its oasis of structure and sensefulness. One song in particular that I actually enjoyed, probably because it played off the strength in its melody and didn't fuck around too much, was "Musicawi silt." It's a jam and a half.'
3.2+3.0 = 6.2 out of 5 (ELIMINATED) | 8 | | Say Sue Me Where We Were Together
Recommended by budgie
Indie rock/budgiecore band from Busan, South Korea (+2.5 Asia points) +0.2 points for winning previous round
budgie's continent boost choice for the Grand Finale: Europe
It's a song I've heard in another life. It's time standing still when you look in her eyes. It's a snapshot from the top of the ferris wheel. No one is guaranteed to ever receive another one of life's greatest moments, and the next time it's felt, it is never the same. It must be held in our memories, then the lesser memory of having the memory. | 9 | | Say Sue Me Where We Were Together
She says to me, "I just wanna dance as much as I forget who I am."
A moment that may have never existed anywhere, Where We Were Together, but feels so familiar. It's a fabrication of youth, love, and beauty, encapsulated in the sad lense of hormones that never could appreciate its own existence. It's a sense of separation that cannot coexist with appreciation, for when appreciation takes over, the moment becomes quantifiable. The glued becomes sand when its magic is learned.
She tells me, "Open the window and some sand over the sea."
Broken sentences that tell a story of broken memories.
She whispers softly, "No one remembers all the faces. Nobody can hear our story."
4.7+2.5+0.2 = 7.4 out of 5 (ROUND WINNER AND FINALIST) | |
bloodshy
09.23.20 | it's awfully quiet around here today | bloodshy
09.23.20 | winner of this round receives no extra points, by the way | DadKungFu
09.23.20 | Oumou Sangare - Moussolou
Ali Farka Touré - The Source | bloodshy
09.23.20 | thanks dad, i'll be hosting another tournament around christmas time. hopefully we'll see you there! | SteakByrnes
09.23.20 | "winner of this round receives no extra points, by the way"
"Recommended by budgie
+0.2 points for winning previous round"
uwu | DadKungFu
09.23.20 | This victory feels hollow somehow | budgie
09.23.20 | ahh it's so nice to finally have my album rec be the placeholder. glorious.... | bloodshy
09.23.20 | haha yeah, i just don't want the final winner to be an album that is worse than another. not sure if i'll do any extra points at all | bloodshy
09.23.20 | @budgie haha awesome! yeah, i figured it might be a nice touch for a previous round victory. not sure if i stole that idea from shark or not | Uzumaki
09.23.20 | @bloodshy, you ever listen to Jambinai? Dope post-metal from S. Korea that uses traditional instruments... | Uzumaki
09.23.20 | I know I’m out, but your “not from Japan” line got my brain thinking again. | budgie
09.23.20 | https://saysueme.bandcamp.com/album/where-we-were-together
say sue me - where we were together
enjooy | bloodshy
09.23.20 | @uzumaki
i'll add it to my jukebox. i have about twenty albums to add to my pt1 jukebox after this tourny, a bunch of shit that looks good that i've been shelving away | bloodshy
09.23.20 | that say sue me album art would have gotten 0.5 extra points in the last round | LeddSledd
09.23.20 | Pointz are broken :/
My money's on Steak to win | bloodshy
09.23.20 | the point system is fucked, agreed. but it's fucked the same for everyone, so it doesn't matter.
are we taking bets now? ledd you can be the bookie | bloodshy
09.23.20 | i just decided winner of this round gets a choice advantage | budgie
09.23.20 | this round is supposed to knock out 2 correct? | bloodshy
09.23.20 | not necessarily. i'm not opposed to having three in the finale. depends on the final scores | Divaman
09.23.20 | Ooo, pizza rolls and mozzarella sticks. You're my new favorite host, bloodshy. | budgie
09.23.20 | thought youve been generally been knocking out the lowest 2 scores | budgie
09.23.20 | right diva???? lets eat! | bloodshy
09.23.20 | remember that one time we went to space though | budgie
09.23.20 | yeah that was bad | bloodshy
09.23.20 | i'm saying anything is possible if you just believe, budgie | budgie
09.23.20 | ok ok i see | Sniff
09.23.20 | I am going fucking ham on those mozzarella sticks | bloodshy
09.23.20 | haha sniff | bloodshy
09.23.20 | okay guys, i'm revealing this round's winner's advantage now, because i want the choice to already be made at the very beginning of the finals:
select the continent that you want to receive the highest point boost in the grand finale! | LeddSledd
09.23.20 | Antarctica | bloodshy
09.23.20 | that would still be a legitimate choice, honestly | LeddSledd
09.23.20 | https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/rze4k3/instruments-from-antarctica-interview
My next submission | Trifolium
09.23.20 | Oh no!!!! Can I still rec Oumou because I totally wanted to do that she's my hero! I wanted to go for another one though:
Oumou Sangaré - Mogoya (from Mali)
Like I said, she is totally amazing. With the call-response stuff, the delicious rhythms, and of course her sunlight drenched, soulful voice she wins me over time and time again. | budgie
09.23.20 | hi trif | Trifolium
09.23.20 | Hiiiiiiiiiiii! | budgie
09.23.20 | is it gonna be us 2 in the finals??? | Trifolium
09.23.20 | Yes let's make it so budgie!
But I actually think we shouldn't vote so we'll keep seeing all these devilish dears in a row in this thread. | budgie
09.23.20 | too late D: ive made a great error | Trifolium
09.23.20 | No that's alright. There are still six of them looking at us. I'm the one that's made the error by picking my rec omg ooooops! | SlothcoreSam
09.23.20 | Thanks for letting me back in bloodshy, and for the bonus points. Here is my rec
I Mean Us - OST, dream pop out of Taiwan, you won't be disappointed. | SteakByrnes
09.24.20 | I'm so stumped on this | bloodshy
09.24.20 | Don't forget to pick out your continent boost of choice for the finals in case you win. I haven't received any yet. | budgie
09.24.20 | i have been jammin my rec for this round a couple times today and wow i like it more than before
it is such a damn good lp
trif jam it | Trifolium
09.24.20 | Hmmmmmmm, I'll have to think about that for a second. What would I like to rec you in the finals... | budgie
09.24.20 | trif jam say sue me >___________> | Trifolium
09.24.20 | OOOOOO KKKKKKKKK is it good? °____________° | budgie
09.24.20 | when hav i ever let u down | Trifolium
09.24.20 | I cannot remember you ever letting me down. 🎈🌷 | SteakByrnes
09.25.20 | I'm gonna go with Red Helen - Trading Past For Pathways
They're from South Africa
Not super confident with this one but didn't have a lot of time and I won't be home at all this weekend lol, don't wanna keep you guys waiting. And I guess I'd want the continent boost to be NA | bloodshy
09.25.20 | Is anyone ever confident recommending African bands though? | SlothcoreSam
09.25.20 | Is Mexico in Africa? | budgie
09.25.20 | yes | bloodshy
09.25.20 | lol there are times when i love Sputnik, and that's why i stick around. | SlothcoreSam
09.25.20 | If I was still in the tournament I'd not be afraid to rec you an African band. Maybe you should let me back in, and give me a minus 5 handicap | bloodshy
09.25.20 | Last time I did that you recommended a TV show. | SlothcoreSam
09.25.20 | I recc'd the theme song, lol | SlothcoreSam
09.25.20 | And it's a classic. Plus the show is so good I got 21 dvds, all the episodes | bloodshy
09.25.20 | Are you telling me I listened to one and a half episodes and gave up for no reason? | SlothcoreSam
09.25.20 | Ummmmm. Maybe, I think you had to grow up with it in the 90s to really appreciate the show.
The theme song, is just 3 minutes long. There is a techno version somewhere too.
| bloodshy
09.25.20 | Lol yeah i listened to the theme song. It was actually good in a novelty sort of way. | budgie
09.25.20 | 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 | bloodshy
09.25.20 | budgie, what continent would you want to get a boost in the finals? | budgie
09.25.20 | don't think i haven't thought about it, i'm just thinking what's the #1 album to rec you, and i see you've already rated laura gibson, i'm inbetween EU and NA right now, EU has holy motors which i think you would love, NA has a whole bunch, i just don't want to give you my decision yet, because surely this round will take a handful of days longer and in that time i might achieve higher wisdom | budgie
09.25.20 | also i might be kicked out this round anyway so why waste thinking energy | bloodshy
09.25.20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-yofTmdIgU | budgie
09.25.20 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qocjR0QUZYw | bloodshy
09.25.20 | why are they so cute? oh my god it smiled at the camera | budgie
09.25.20 | eghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - baby beaver | Trifolium
09.25.20 | I'm really torn too about this continent business. Thinking about my rec for you hmm........ | Trifolium
09.25.20 | I'm going for Europe. Have some ideas and they're all from here so that works. | someone
09.25.20 | my album is
Getatchew Mekurya, The Ex and Guests - Moa Anbessa
Ethiopian jazz with the help of Dutch noise punk band
and my pick for grand finale is an album from any continent about a different continent (band name, album title or theme). that work? | bloodshy
09.26.20 | nah, that would change the whole theme, i'm just looking for a continent. good idea though | budgie
09.26.20 | when this startin? | bloodshy
09.27.20 | i'd like to listen to them all a couple more times... what's your continent budgie? | budgie
09.27.20 | europa | someone
09.27.20 | Asia's my theme | bloodshy
10.01.20 | CONTINENTAL RECFEST SEASON FOUR, ROUND EIGHT. GRAND FINALE!
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=193460 | SteakByrnes
10.01.20 | Oh shit, didn't think I'd make it but right on brother :] | bloodshy
10.01.20 | It's wild in Africa. | Trifolium
10.01.20 | Oooooh, pity! It was fun while it lasted.
Happy you liked the Kounkoun and the final track, some highlights for me too. Thanks for hosting this comp, really liked it! | someone
10.01.20 | Well I took a risk. I knew what I was getting into |
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