JohnnyoftheWell: SPUT ROYALE: FINAL

JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	bringing back the TEMPLATE: 1. Kayo Dot // Portishead you can do it.
bighubbabuddha 10.15.23	1. Portishead And that's the wrap, big love y'all
Vercetti 10.15.23	1. Portishead
GhandhiLion 10.15.23	Talk Talk vs Can
CugnoBrasso 10.15.23	Come on Johnny sweetheart you know what we all want from you, don't you
anat 10.15.23	1. Portishead
Shemson 10.15.23	The visual narrative is superb I don’t really care too strongly about either of these acts but great video
Sinternet 10.15.23	I WILL VOTE 1. PORTISHEAD WOO YEAH BABY
DadKungFu 10.15.23	1. Portishead
Havey 10.15.23	1. KAYO DOT
Pangea 10.15.23	1. Portishead
evilford 10.15.23	I refuse to vote Gorguts and meshuggah are dead There is nothing to live for Good video tho
AlexKzillion 10.15.23	1. Portishead
pizzamachine 10.15.23	1. Portishead Amazing vid
Elynna 10.15.23	1. Portishead
robertsona 10.15.23	1. Portishead
AlexKzillion 10.15.23	bonkers vid johnny holy shit
AsleepInTheBack 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot
Havey 10.15.23	so many people itt haven't heard blue lambency SAD!
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot Choirs/Dowsing/Blue Lambency > Dummy/Portishead/Third almost blow for blow Kayo got a couple of later game duds tho and I've been rooting for Portishead to win since like Round 2, so either outcome is a GOOD OUTCOME gj sput you gottem
Trifolium 10.15.23	1. Portishead My darlings 💕💖💚💞
DoofDoof 10.15.23	1. Portishead snarf
botb 10.15.23	Portishead but it should’ve been DOOM
Mort. 10.15.23	we are actually gonna have european car advert music over kayo dot huh you guys are insane, you know portishead made like 3 albums that are complete snoozefests 1. Kayo Dot
DoofDoof 10.15.23	Hmmm, I'd say Portishead are healthily subversive for a mainstream band
Mort. 10.15.23	subvert deez nuts
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	great to see that Mort's renunciation of guitar music has been a failed enterprise all along. if you can't hear the darkness and unease in Portishead, you're better off with helium vocalists over skronk-dweedles after all
CugnoBrasso 10.15.23	Johnny please release that molecular collab thing I need my monthly dose of self-esteem
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	Okay give me artwork ideas
Mort. 10.15.23	i hear the darkness and unease in portishead and it makes me think of a dimly lit advert for european cars where did i ever say i dont find portishead subversive or dark or uneasy? i said i think theyre snoozefests and european car advert music they can be both those things and what you said learn to read you fucking morons
Mort. 10.15.23	holy fucking shit its a real thing hahahahahah https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2731ql
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	TIL mort's toxic delusions about european car marketing ran deeper than any of us knew
Mort. 10.15.23	maybe its just a been a dim memory this whole time??
Mort. 10.15.23	(also i do like portishead im just joshing because i think kayo dot are the more interesting band)
Trifolium 10.15.23	That vid was glooooooooorious Johnny (and Jesper) I'll watch it on repeat for the rest of the weekend!!!!!
SlothcoreSam 10.15.23	Portishead
DadKungFu 10.15.23	Portishead is just as essential to flabby mediocre sex playlists as crosses is but people aren't ready for that conversation
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	Crosses are essential to literally nothing ever, so I support this logic TRIF < 3
Mort. 10.15.23	i liked being mentioned in the video it made me feel special and as if i truly have a prescence on this site of european car advert music lovers
SomeCallMeTim 10.15.23	Portishead but it should have been DOOM [🍰]
MoM 10.15.23	1. Portishead
evilford 10.15.23	DOOM belonged here [2]
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	Kayo Dot victory is + always was the best timeline for sput metal
AlexKzillion 10.15.23	crosses is just ken-efied portishead
evilford 10.15.23	Gorguts > kayo dot
evilford 10.15.23	Luc Lemay > Toby driver
mryrtmrnfoxxxy 10.15.23	this doesn't rock
anarchistfish 10.15.23	1. Portishead
CugnoBrasso 10.15.23	Artwork idea for the collaboration project: the sputnik lunar module flying through mountains of literal shit but anime style
MoM 10.15.23	“ crosses is just ken-efied portishead” Ken deserves better
calmrose 10.15.23	1. Portishead
Muppelope 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot
Sniff 10.15.23	1. Portishead
Sniff 10.15.23	Sput royale 2023 has truly been a horrible experience. Good job all
0xME 10.15.23	1. Portishead
0xME 10.15.23	this year was rough agreed
SteakByrnes 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot like so easily kayo dot lol
evilford 10.15.23	Metal died in round 2 this year, sadge Slipknot doesn't count
ArsMoriendi 10.15.23	1. Portishead
JohnnyoftheWell 10.15.23	Toby Driver could have made Obscura but Luc Lemay could never have made Gamma Knife
Slex 10.15.23	Portishead
DoofDoof 10.15.23	They’re sort of 8 out of 10 bands but there were maybe thirty 10 out of 10 classic bands in the comp
CamiloG 10.15.23	The right answer: Portishead
YoYoMancuso 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot
DavidYowi 10.15.23	1. Portishead
Pikazilla 10.15.23	congratulations to portishead for winning, we all knew it was going to be a one-sided final regarded of who won their respective semis matchups
zakalwe 10.15.23	That video is impressive
DocSportello 10.15.23	McDichael & Dustice & Gride & Nogily & Dugnutt & Bonzales
DocSportello 10.15.23	oop wrong thread
DocSportello 10.15.23	Portishead
Trifolium 10.15.23	Pika vote Vote VOTE!!!!
0xME 10.15.23	"Metal died in round 2 this year, sadge" you forget Pig Destroyer (Grindcore is close enough)
jhop 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot
hesperus 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot
Avagantamos 10.15.23	1. kayo dot but it should have been gorguts
Get Low 10.15.23	1. Kayo Dot
MiloRuggles 10.15.23	astonishing video wellington(/jesper?), i perused every darn frame and have become enlightenment. pig destroyer's send off was very special anyhow, in the absence of Underworld, i guess this tourny's winner should be 1. Kayo Dot (thanks for bringing the template back)
PotsyTater 10.15.23	Portishead
Ryus 10.16.23	1. kayo dot
neekafat 10.16.23	Portishead
Ryus 10.16.23	but it should have been DOOM [10000]
Winesburgohio 10.16.23	it should have been Animal Collective : (
Winesburgohio 10.16.23	1. Kayo Dot
Havey 10.16.23	this was way better than previous years so let's stop whining and start wining. i look forward to the continued betterment of our community! here are the CRUCIAL artists to nominate next year guys don't let me down: george jones, george lewis, burzum, LOONA, johann sebastian bach, grand belial's key
DANcore 10.16.23	1. Portishead
Get Low 10.16.23	I would have voted for Portishead if Kayo Dot hadn't put Choirs of the Eye on Spotify.
MoM 10.16.23	They what?! I’ve waited so long
CamiloG 10.16.23	Just watched the video with the narrative of the tournament. Incredible work guys. Applause!
Icebloom 10.16.23	Wait what Choirs of the Eye finally on Spotify?? Noice Still 1. Portishead, I guess
kevbogz 10.16.23	DOOM
Trifolium 10.16.23	Issss taaaaaakiiinnng meeee ooooooohoooooooveeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeer!!!!
Demon of the Fall 10.16.23	2. Portishead there's a lot riding on this (maybe?), so erm, don't mess this up
Dewinged 10.16.23	I love PH, but gonna go Kayo Dot on this one, can't think of a more Sput band. Hell, even Toby has an account here. Where's Beth's account? huh? The video narrative was an experience, you're a madman Johnny (and Jesp?)
Demon of the Fall 10.16.23	what kind of logic is that? Portishead not being a traditional 'Sput band' is a win for the community, it address the balance I mean didn't Boris win last time? Following that up with Kayo Dot is a massive loss for our optics, I'm sorry it just is
Kompys2000 10.16.23	I listened to 3 choirs of the eye songs and got filtered ahrd lol 1. Portishead
JohnnyoftheWell 10.16.23	"what kind of logic is that?" exactly the same logic for why Floyd winning was an awkward gaff and people voted Boris over Talking Heads the following year lol. Portishead have much more of a site-specific following than TH or Floyd, so them winning is hardly the bland eyeroll either of them was/would have been, but by that logic the optics here are still v much sput doing sputthings (as should be) and this >is a massive loss for our optics, I'm sorry it just is is a p cringy pot black/kettle black moment
Demon of the Fall 10.16.23	we need to correct this... '2022: Lost to The Cure in Round 3 2021: Lost to David Bowie in Round 5 2020: Lost to Bjork in Round 3' I mean those are some tough draws and this appearance in the final feels well earnt, especially as this year's draw has also been tougher than Kayo's overall I reckon. MF Doom had huge momentum and couldn't cause an upset, but would he have beaten Kayo? Quite possibly
Demon of the Fall 10.16.23	'is a p cringy pot black/kettle black moment' lol, what does this mean?
JohnnyoftheWell 10.16.23	it means that throwing a protracted cope over one band's very real sputcore presence while simultaneously bandwagoning for and denying another band's very real sputcore presence is a dork-ass look for Portishead fandom
fogza 10.16.23	1. Portishead
Demon of the Fall 10.16.23	calling Potishead sputcore is like calling The National or Radiohead sputcore, so your point is a strange one people outside of internet music forums have actually heard of these bands. Kayo Dot? Yeah, not so much
denboy 10.16.23	1. Kayo Dot
JohnnyoftheWell 10.16.23	as has been established a thousand times over, "sputcore" goes for any band with fandom specific to this site The National's sput fandom has majorly dwindled and we all got bored of talking about Rh, but the fact that you're already throwing your toys out of the pram over the faintest possibility of Portishead not winning this speaks volumes there
fogza 10.16.23	"Following that up with Kayo Dot is a massive loss for our optics, I'm sorry it just is" isn't it better if kayo dot wins then? the userbase will feel like the winner represents the sputnik niche taste. like internal optics is all that counts here, let's be real (although i'm still voting for PH because i prefer them)
someone 10.16.23	Portishead
Demon of the Fall 10.16.23	I'm biased of course but idk looking at the previous winners, Portishead would offer better balance I feel Pink Floyd is looking hella weird come to think of it, especially in a world where KD win. Having Boris and Unwound in there alongside big hitters that aren't so niche (from completely different eras / styles) would be preferable I mean at the end of the day, none of this shit matters. I just want to be proud (instead of ashamed) of my fellow Sputters, hehe
AlexKzillion 10.16.23	pink floyd beating (iirc) talking heads is the only major gaff imo, and that's mostly just cause those were the two artists who made the finals in the first place one bigger act like portishead vs a tried and true sput darling like kayo dot is the most desirable final this tournament could possibly have imo, regardless of who wins. (boris)/talking heads and (unwound)/bowie follow the same pattern except portishead is def a bit more niche and sput-specific, and overall probably a much more appropriate champion than bowie or talking heads would have been. overall i think this turned out to be the best tournament yet and i don't think either artist winning hurts optics
bgillesp 10.16.23	1. Portishead
Hawks 10.16.23	1. Kayo Dot
JesperL 10.16.23	1. portishead
Crawl 10.16.23	1. Kayo Dot
Conmaniac 10.16.23	1. Portishead
AdamMontanari 10.17.23	Portishead
TVC15 10.17.23	Portishead (soz Toby)
JohnnyoftheWell 10.17.23	Closing in like 24ish hours A reminder that the first person to identify at least 15 pieces of music used in the video gets to pick any artist for guaranteed inclusion next year
Pikazilla 10.17.23	will there be an exclusive finals video featuring Beth lashing Toby up with a spiked whip following a Q&A waterboarding session?
DadKungFu 10.17.23	oh boi down to the wire for peak depressive horny muzak vs. peak avant post-rock celibacy jambz
Jurtz 10.18.23	1. Portishead
someone 10.19.23	Closing in on 72 hours after the 'last 24 hours' announcement.
JohnnyoftheWell 10.20.23	round CLOSED let's end this shit
Sniff 10.20.23	Lets goooo Ulcerate