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| [R3] Build-An-Album³: Wub 2.0
Quit yer yappin' I'm here. | | 1 |  | Talking Heads
Fear of Music
After many unfortunate delays (I’m a busy man) we are finally arriving at Build-an-Album Round 3. You can now stop spamming the Round 2 thread or discord channels for me to hurry up and finish. Huzzah! Let’s see how you did first. | | 2 |  | The Clash
London Calling
Round 2 was an easy for you, tough for me situation overall. Tough for me, because I love cheesy new wave shit and liked the vast majority of songs here, so criticism was a much more laboured exercise than usual . Easy for you because I’m such a sucker for upbeat pop fromage and easy to please. | | 3 |  | XTC
Black Sea
Unfortunately there were a few slight violations of the rules of last round again (although much better than the first - you’re getting there!). Some of them were pretty silly - not enough 90s songs, or picking American artists. Minor shame on you! More forgivable but still costly were submissions of songs that just weren’t new wave, or by artists who had new wave albums and songs but not the ones you picked. I don’t know what the fascination is with that 90s Duran Duran album but new wave it ain’t. And can someone find me one song to show that The Church were ever new wave? Jangle pop is not what we’re looking for here. I have taken these infractions lightly unless you managed to mess this up more than a couple times in your playlist. | | 4 |  | The Cars
The Cars
As such, bonus points will continue to be given to those who diligently follow the requirements until I deem them unnecessary. The weighting for this round however has changed:
No rule breaks/violations - +1 points
A couple of minor violations - +0.5 points
A few or more violations - 0 points
With that out the way, let’s see how you all did! | | 5 |  | INXS
Shabooh Shoobah
SlothcoreSam's album
Summary: What a way to kick things off! Love this one, lotsa heavy hitters and I love (bar one track) that you pulled an all Down Under playlist. Some massive tunes here including an early INXS banger and one of the highlights from the one Regurgitator album anyone cares about. Last three tracks aren’t quite as essential as the rest, the Divinyls cut is great but the Midnight Oil one doesn’t have the hooks that make his voice more bearable that later releases do. Pretty excellent overall all things considered.
Highlight: INXS - Don’t Change [4.7]
Tracks: 4.1/5
Flow: 4.0/5
Did it Meet Requirements?: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 9.1 | | 6 |  | A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls
Kompys2000's album
Summary: A solid album with some big highlights early on. Nena was an obvious but excellent choice, and as someone who has never knowingly heard a Flock of Seagulls track outside of I Ran, Space Age Love Song was a revelation. However the ending stretch brought this down a little bit - both of the 90s picks (Duran Duran and Chumbawamba) were solid songs on their own, but neither really got new wavey, the former especially being straight up trip-hop pop rock. Unfortunately as well, the ‘Til Tuesday closer (whilst an amazing track) broke the no American bands rule. Outside of this though, it was pretty damn good overall.
Highlight: A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song [4.6]
Tracks: 3,8/5
Flow: 3.7/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 8.0 | | 7 |  | Kissing The Pink
Naked
ReefaJones' album
Summary: Really really good again from Reefa. It’s weird to think that the first two tracks are my least favourite here despite both being excellent, but around track 3 this really hits its groove, and boy does it groove. Love the Lizzy Mercier and Bill Nelson tracks, but the closer just about pips them to my favourite of the bunch. No real weak points at all here - tracks 3 and 4 are somewhat debatable in their new wavey-ness, but manage to retain enough of that character to be an acceptable choice. Keep it coming!
Highlight: Kissing the Pink - Big Man Restless [4.7]
Tracks: 4.3/5
Flow: 4.2/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 9.5 | | 8 |  | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Organisation
ffs' album
Summary: Really strong start here, brought down by a more so-so finish. Covers a nice variety of sounds up to and including track 5, but the final three track run either ends up feeling low-energy or very dated (and not in the cheesy 80s romp kinda way). But that first half and a bit is so good it makes me forget all that. Enola Gay is an excellent choice (I’m not trying to get into the synthpop/new wave distinction policing here, it absolutely counts). Love track 5 - didn’t realise until halfway through it was the singer from Bravo (who are also excellent). Flow unfortunately is tanked a bit by the finish, but up to that turning point is solid. Didn’t quite stick the landing as a whole, but has some very high moments.
Highlight: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay [4.6]
Tracks: 3.8/5
Flow: 3.6/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 8.4 | | 9 |  | Depeche Mode
Violator
Shemson's album
Summary: Some real bangers here, and were this just a general playlist rather than aiming to meet the requirements of the round, it would do super well. However, there’s just one too many non-new wave cuts here to get me fully in the new wave mood. Depeche Mode is darkwavey synthpop, which strictly speaking isn’t new wave, but I’m giving synthpop a pass. That Cure would also fall shy in that camp normally, but the guitar tone just about passes it. However The Church was not really new wavey at all. Also I fucking hate The Boomtown Rats, sorry. Now onto the good - everything else. Tears for Fears? Yeah mate, boom. Really liked that Vapors track too. It’s not a bad playlist overall, flow is a little disjointed but the tracks are there. Just watch out for hitting the right vibe.
Highlight: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence [4.8]
Tracks: 3.9/5
Flow: 3.5/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 7.9 | | 10 |  | The Cure
Wish
PitchforkArms' album
Summary: Big Country continues to be a band for me who have literally one song worth hearing and nothing else, and the Republika track, whilst they were a new wave band in the 80s, is straight alt rock. That’s it, that’s all I can complain about, because the rest is super jammable and fun. Minor rule infraction overlooked, there is so much to love here, kicking off with an XTC banger, peaking with one of The Cure’s most perpetually underrated album tracks and still managing to fit in Talk Talk, The Damned and Bowie? There are recipes to success and they were diligently followed. Very nice.
Highlight: The Cure - Doing the Unstuck [4.7]
Tracks: 4.1/5
Flow: 3.8/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 8.9 | | 11 |  | Ekatarina Velika
Dum Dum
anat's album
Summary: This a greater than the sum of its parts album if I’ve ever heard one. Individually many of these songs are very good, but not world-changing - what you’ve done is hit an immaculate vibe journey through a world of dark-ish but hopeful eccentric new wave hits that never were. Has plenty going for it with how quirky and alternative some of these choices are - love the focus on non-Western artists in particular. Is it lacking a massive banger? Maybe a little, but it could also disrupt the balance to have a big powerhouse anthem amidst all the Cold War ennui.
Highlight: Alexey Vishnia - Kamikaze [4.3]
Tracks: 3.9/5
Flow: 4.8/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Other: Best Flow [+0.5]
Score: 10.2 | | 12 |  | Pulp
His 'n' Hers
neekafat's album
Summary: Consistency across the playlist was great, really nice flow all around. Pulp’s Lipgloss was an unorthodox pick but you know what? It does have a bit of a new wave tinge to it. In any case it sits perfectly amongst its more authentic peers. That middle stretch from tracks 3-6 is really a fine piece of work, but I was left wanting a little more oomph out of the bookends. Not to matter though because I can definitely feel the journey with this one, flow is on point.
Highlight: Pulp - Lipgloss [4.3]
Tracks: 3.9/5
Flow: 4.1/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 9.0 | | 13 |  | Virus (Arg)
Locura
Pangea's album
Summary: There are a fair few tracks here that effortlessly hit upon that synthy groovy goodness that is so key to a banging new wave playlist, and that goes for more regional acts like Virus and Portable Rock just as much as it does for heavy hitters such as Bowie and New Order. Trackwise, the only downers were the two Dutch tracks, which neither bopped nor hit upon a campy tangent that inspires. Really though, my main sticking point here is the flow - rarely was there a transition I thought worked as well as it could have, and while listening I was mentally reorganising the album myself in a more satisfying way. It’s new wave, so there’s a pretty high base-level of fluidity between songs for the most part, but it failed to draw me in quite as much as it could have. Great tracks though.
Highlight: Virus - Tomo Le Que Encuentro [4.4]
Tracks: 4.0/5
Flow: 3,3.5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 8.3 | | 14 |  | BUCK-TICK
Kurutta Taiyou
JohnnyoftheWell's album
Summary: A couple of moments here tread a more post-punk line rather than new wave, but the experience here is well worth the slight stretching of genre boundaries. That run from tracks 2-6 is pure perfection (Am I gonna have to actually listen to a full BUCK-TICK album at some point? Answers on a postcard). What’s most noticeable here though is how cohesive the entire package is, equal parts angular and tongue-in-cheek kookiness. Definitely not afraid to be a little oddball but making sure the foundations are secure beneath. Very good.
Highlight: BUCK-TICK - Machine [4.5]
Tracks: 4.1/5
Flow: 4.2/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 9.3 | | 15 |  | The Passions
Thirty Thousand Feet Over China
Jash's album
Summary: A distinctly uneven effort with some very enjoyable parts brought down by a couple of pretty mediocre ones. I never bothered to check that Gang of Four album due to its reputation, which I now discover is well-earned. Not sure who Images in Vogue are, but that one was also painfully uninspired. The good news is that most of the rest was pretty decent - The Passions, OMD and Talk Talk were all very solid choices. Unfortunately, the XTC song is great but not new wave in the slightest. There were some interesting choices here and I respect them, but this wasn’t super my thing.
Highlight: The Passions - I’m In Love With A German Film Star [4.1]
Tracks: 3.4/5
Flow: 3.6/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 7.5 | | 16 |  | The Jam
Sound Affects
Zac124's album
Summary: If you take out tracks 1, 4 and 7, this is a really consistent and enjoyable new wave album that lurks around the outskirts of the genre to keep itself fresh. How could I, a Brit, resist Madness or The Jam? Excellent work in that aspect. However there were numerous violations here that pushed too far past the genre boundaries for my liking, King Crimson almost was on that list, but just about had enough about it to remain acceptable. Republika and Soda Stereo were less fortunate - both great new wave bands in the 80s, but far removed from that camp by the late 90s. Cardiacs, I’m not even sure what you’d call it, but whatever I heard was some weird art punk stuff, and definitely not new wave, sticking out like a sore thumb in the playlist. Definitely not the worst playlist here in terms of content, but it misses the mark when it comes to meeting the criteria.
Highlight: The Jam - Start! [4.3]
Tracks: 3.7/5
Flow: 3.8/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Not Really [0]
Score: 7.5 | | 17 |  | Generation X
Kiss Me Deadly
anode's album
Summary: This was so close to being one of the best playlists of the round, but somehow you managed to pick not one, but TWO tracks that had already been taken, one of which (Come Undone) is not really new wave at all. This is a lesson to pay attention to what other people have already submitted. Now saying that, you managed to pick two of my favourite new wave/synthpop songs ever, those being Bizarre Love Triangle (of course), and the ridiculously underappreciated Dancing With Myself which has one of the best choruses in pop history. Outside of the two slip-ups this was really good, but please double check your submissions.
Highlight: Billy Idol/Generation X - Dancing with Myself 4.9
Tracks: 4.0/5
Flow: 3.9/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Not Really [0]
Other: Best Track [+0.5]
Score: 8.4 | | 18 |  | New Order
Low-Life
tyman128's album
Summary: Some of this was really good, and some of it was just okay. A couple of these really stretch the definition of new wave to breaking point (XTC, Tears for Fears) and others (The Church) are way past that line. Big successes though in the one Big Country song worth hearing and a pretty underrated (compared to their big hits) New Order track. Whilst this was not my favourite collection of songs here, this definitely had a well-crafted flow to it that boosts it’s score a bit. Not bad overall.
Highlight: New Order - Love Vigilantes [4.3]
Tracks: 3.7/5
Flow: 3.9/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 8.1 | | 19 |  | Talk Talk
It's My Life
Uzumaki's album
Summary: Minus tracks 4 and 5, this is what my dad would have come up with if I asked him for a new wave playlist. The result is not bad, but maybe lacks a little pizzazz as a whole. The last trio of tracks are really good and have a great flow between them, which makes me wish that was what it focused on from an earlier point. Talk Talk is a bit of a cheat code, and using their biggest new wave hit might be considered a little uninspired, but hey someone had to, and it paid off well. The real problem here is two-fold: a) that Republika track, other than being god-awful, is straight up 90s alt rock cringe, and b) you only used one song from the 90s! Stay vigilant people.
Highlight: Talk Talk - It's My Life [4.7]
Tracks: 3.8/5
Flow: 3.6/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Not Really [0]
Score: 7.4 | | 20 |  | Divinyls
Desperate
bellovddd's album
Summary: Again a wonderful commitment here to highlighting Australasian contributions to music, and this one flows really really well. Love how semi-obscure some of these artists are, no easy Men at Work picks here. Good jo0b on having one of the best 90s picks too - that Real Life track is cheesy but hits the spot nicely. One or two little slip-ups though - Crowded House, whilst fitting with the rest of the playlist quite well, are just not new wave. Similar complaints about The Church, who several other people picked - what are you all hearing? They must have at least one new wave song for this many people to submit, but none of you found it clearly. Oh well, excellent effort.
Highlight: QED - Everywhere I Go [4.2]
Tracks: 3.8/5
Flow: 4.1/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 8.4 | | 21 |  | Depeche Mode
Music for the Masses
FowlKrietzsche's album
Summary: The first couple of songs here skirted around straight new wave a little, but aside from that no issues here with any of your tracks. Great Depeche banger, was surprised to see no one else take a Strawberry Switchblade song, and Blue Monday is always welcome, even if it’s the inferior ‘88 remix. Maybe I’m a little disappointed with the flow here, there were some decent transitions but I couldn’t quite grasp a thematic journey or an airtight mix from this, which could have seen a few quite easy tweaks in sequencing elevate it. Still, you got the tracks right and that’s half the battle, and you stayed on task. Good job.
Highlight: Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again [4.6]
Tracks: 3.9/5
Flow: 3.4/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Yes [+1.0]
Score: 8.3 | | 22 |  | Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Squiggly's album
Summary: This opened with one of the objective best new wave tracks ever made and didn’t quite live up to it after, which is a shame, but this is mostly pretty enjoyable outside of another pretty un-new wavey 90s Duran Duran track. Unfortunately I have to dock a bit of the bonus points because alongside that, neither the INXS track nor the Depeche Mode one really gave me much in that area either despite both being great songs on their own. Luckily there were some other good picks here, I liked both the Naked Eyes and Blancmange cuts - both bands I didn’t know beforehand, which raised the average considerably. It’s not bad, again some issues with flow not being quite optimal, but not enough to make a fuss about.
Highlight: Soft Cell - Tainted Love [4.8]
Tracks: 3.9/5
Flow: 3.6/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 8.0 | | 23 |  | The Cure
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
gryndstone's album
Summary: This REALLY stretched the definition of new wave at times, but you know what? I’m here for it - most of this just about passed the examination. And that’s a good thing, because this is one of the best track selections of any submission. Out of the stuff I didn’t know already, the Indochine track really got my attention. Is starting with Just Like Heaven cheating? I don’t know, but no one else picked it so have the free points on that one. Your one mistake? That Oingo Boingo song. It’s pretty average on its own, but I hate to be that person but they do happen to be an American band. An impressive entry though for someone who jumped in hot to take Mars’ place.
Highlight: The Cure - Just Like Heaven [4.6]
Tracks: 4.1/5
Flow: 3,9/5
Did It Meet Requirements: Mostly [+0.5]
Score: 8.5 | | 24 |  | Franco Battiato
La voce del padrone
With your Position Points™ added, our scoreboard for this round looks like this:
Rankings:
1. anat - 10.2 + 1.0 = 11.2
2. ReefaJones - 9.5 + 0.8 = 10.3
3. JohnnyoftheWell - 9.3 + 0.6 = 9.9
4. SlothcoreSam - 9.1 + 0.4 = 9.5
5. neekafat - 9.0 + 0.2 = 9.2
6. PitchforkArms - 8.9
7. ffs - 8.6
8. gryndstone - 8.5
=9. Pangea/anode/bellovddd - 8.4
12. FowlKrietzche - 8.3
13. tyman128 - 8.1
=14. Kompys2000/Squiggly - 8.0 - 0.1 = 7.9
16. Shemson - 7.9 - 0.2 = 7.7
=17. Zac124/Jash - 7.5 - 0.4 = 7.1
19. Uzumaki - 7.4 - 0.5 = 6.9 | | 25 |  | Sumo
Llegando los monos
…Leaving our current overall scoreboard as follows:
1. ReefaJones - 22.2
2. anat - 19.5
=3. JohnnyoftheWell - 19.0
=3. gryndstone - 19.0
5. SlothcoreSam - 18.9
6. Jash - 18.6
=7. anode - 18.2
=7. Zac124 - 18.2
9. Pangea - 17.7
=10. neekafat - 17.6
=10. PitchforkArms - 17.6
12. ffs - 17.5
13. Kompys2000 - 16.6
14. Uzumaki - 16.3
15. tyman128 - 15.9
16. FowlKrietzche - 15.3
17. Squiggly - 14.6
18. bellovddd - 14.4
19. Shemson - 14.0
DROPPED OUT:
Kompys2000
Squiggly
Shemson | | 26 |  | Oingo Boingo
Good for Your Soul
A big lead for Reefa at the moment and a very tight middle section. The bottom is also heating up - having revised my original rules for this phase the good news is that with 19 participants, only 3 of you will be eliminated (leaving us with a nice 16 participants). It’s all to play for now as we reach halfway in Phase 1, leaving me to introduce Round 3. Your genre is… (I’m sorry guys) | | 27 |  | Tubeway Army
Replicas
…
…
… | | 28 |  | Burial
Untrue
GENRE:
DUBSTEP
I can’t tell you how painful this round is gonna be for me. Not because I dislike dubstep, far from it, but I really don’t trust your guys’ taste in it at all with a couple exceptions. | | 29 |  | Kode9 and the Spaceape
Memories of the Future
CONSTRAINTS:
Mercy is the name of the game here. You have 5 TRACKS each. NO TIME LIMIT but I may kill you if your playlist consists of five shit eight minute long vibe ruiners. | | 30 |  | King Midas Sound
Waiting For You
BORING RULE:
Any and all types of dubstep is allowed, I’ll leave you to decide what I’m most responsive to. This includes pop and other songs that majorly include dubstep elements, but I will be ruthless if you just send me an electropop song with a couple wubs in the chorus - you have been warned. For the aficionados out there, you need to be challenged, because this may be far too easy for you otherwise. And so, I’m proclaiming that NO HYPERDUB TRACKS are allowed. If it was released by Hyperdub at any point (yes I’m counting reissues if they have any) it is forbidden. Expand your horizons. | | 31 |  | Darkstar (UK)
North
WEIRD RULE:
I couldn’t think of anything actually related to dubstep, so allow me to ruin your day. Your playlist must spell out the name of a (real) place with the first letter of each track name. For example:
1. J…
2. A…
3. P…
4. A…
5. N…
This can be countries, states, cities, towns, lakes, mountains, etc. As long as it’s real I’ll allow it, although try not to go too obscure. No fake fictional stuff - I don’t want to see you Jar Jar Binks your way to submitting a righteous ragga Naboo playlist. And anticipating technicality questions from the dorkiest of the bunch, it must be the current, Anglicized name for the place. No Burma for you. | | 32 |  | Zomby
Zomby
TL:DR
Genre: Dubstep
Constraints: 5 tracks, no time limit.
Boring Rule: No Hyperdub releases.
Weird Rule: First letter of each track name must spell out a real place.
Deadline: 17th April.
Have at it! | | 33 |  | Loefah
Jungle Infiltrator
ffs' album
1. Loefah - Jazz Lick
2. Digital Mystikz - Earth a Run Red
3. Mala - Bue Notez
4. Hijak - Babylon Timewarp
5. Kromestar - Agravashon
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CoqZ-Zd0xPDw7_HleKJ7CDWBtXGKPOw&si=WU22UGOQA4gVbPth
JEBBA | | 34 |  | Volor Flex
Tramp
SlothcoreSam's album
1. Black Paper - Poisonous Kiss
2. Truth - Afterlife
3. Ghostek - Promises
4. Volor Flex - Unfeeling
5. Kahn - Abattoir
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1JzZEptJ2PUrM5FzGnp8fr?si=ScpVBYC_SDmJI16xpPPFfA&pi=u--EHJ__jYQQOo
PAPUA | | 35 |  | Djrum
Seven Lies
anat's album
1. DjRum - Honey
2. Azaleh - Emerald Sand
3. Monuman - Awake
4. Ital Tek - Redeemer
5. Distance - Delight
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mnqeknMvJHCRM0vhlxxWC?si=7mzLcAqvSh6H-7mpw4RLkQ&pi=e-QnKi1EerRjGn
HEARD | | 36 |  | Untold
Kingdom
ReefaJones' album
1. Untold - Test Signal
2. Mr. K - Aro
3. Ramadanman - Justify
4. Mala - I Wait (Pt. 2)
5. Benny III - Kosmic 78
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17OYAQSZ9HXO1lLyO4rTW7?si=15293b47b55c402f
TAJIK | | 37 |  | Swarms
I Gave You Everything
gryndstone's album
1. Pretty Lights - So Bright
2. Klippa - And So
3. Sorrow - Raindancer
4. Ital Tek - Midnight Colour
5. Swarms - I Gave You My Everything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-W5S1kJysE&list=PLxmByaRyVqQRlWZq2s7kHhlUvaL-YJ6Vv
SARMI | | 38 |  | Camellia
crystallized
JohnnyoftheWell's album
1. Camellia - Artificial Snow
2. Pendulum - Set Me on Fire
3. Fellsius - Mirror
4. Kyutatsuki - alc.yone
5. Virtual Riot - Neon Angel
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VHEVDpu4cMiIPBJKhspEE?si=293e04aff2564acd
ASMAN | | 39 |  | Martyn
Great Lengths
anode's album
1. Swarms - Flikr of Ur Eyes
2. Martyn - Little Things
3. Shackleton - It Is Not Easy
4. Floating Points - Nespole
5. Kryptic Minds - Three Views of a Secret
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZhwAX4M693b4QUEWg2E6B?si=oIRb4epwSYmtKvhAv234lg
FLINT | | 40 |  | Subtronics
FRACTALS
FowlKrietzsche's album
1. Reginald Simpson - Pee & Ointment
2. The Funk Hunters, Dr. Fresch, Chali 2na - All Of A Sudden
3. Cool Customer - Blow Ya Mind
4. LSDREAM, GorillaT - LFG
5. Subtronics, Cristina Soto - Open Your Mind (Anthology 999)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0UDj5AsVdUALP0IAcN4P5J?si=a258e5daf13c436a
PABLO | | 41 |  | SP:MC
Trust Nobody/Future
Jash's album
1. SP:MC - Trust Nobody
2. TMSV - Interloper
3. Alix Perez and Headland - ENDZ
4. Commodo - Loan Shark
5. Saule - Tension
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0u9OSOZncgu9p0eaEWEKPA?si=J49m6t9KSa2E3HIafnlUpw&pi=u-HDxmo_Z4RAG3
TIELT | | 42 |  | Vex'd
Degenerate
neekafat's album
1. beastboi - SCREAM 4 ME
2. Vex'd - Angels
3. Skream - Midnight Request Line
4. AgonyOST - Of All That Is Beautiful
5. Fallen Light - Afterglow
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qbMhv99Vqd2cICEnVIsXL?si=e801ef85da734fe8
SAMOA | | 43 |  | Lindsey Stirling
Brave Enough
Zac124's album
1. ARMNHMR - Imaginary Friend
2. Lindsey Stirling - The Phoenix
3. MitiS - Away
4. Dabin- Lilith
5. Tut Tut Child - You Hide
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lgyIK2m8qMHwKLKLP04Ot?si=347679de21fd4d76
ITALY | | 44 |  | Ital Tek
Bodied
Pangea's album
1. Ital Tek - Hymnal
2. James Blake - Order
3. Clubroot - Orbiting
4. Phutureprimitive - Ripple Effect
5. AgonyOST - Not Dreaming
HOORN | | 45 |  | Submotion Orchestra
Colour Theory
PitchforkArms' album
1. Appleblim - Mystical Warrior
2. Untold - Anaconda
3. Death Grips - Lost Boys
4. Ramadanman - Tempest
5. Submotion Orchestra, Catching Flies - Ao
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIv1opdmdjQMe8oeBKxWJ?si=52d44d192a844d61
MALTA | | 46 |  | mr. bill
Mechanomorphic
Uzumaki's album
1. Andromulus - Momentum
2. Mr Bill and VCTRE - Absence
3. Nightmare & Oni - Consciousness
4. Andromulus - All Alone
5. Cøntra - Ourak
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBaS8ZeoZ_XBd4RLRHw_aMu5owW4ZZJuo&si=YP999dWZTFXFTF-T
MACAO | | 47 |  | STUCA
Resurgence
tyman128's album
1. STUCA - AOMM
2. Filthy - Liminal Dreams
3. TRVCY - AMNESIA
4. 2soon - YOUR LIFE
5. Hairitage - Hustle
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CoiQGn6j6zHFUbfmkTxKQ?si=gWr3zsrTRJm90XCUKRjHPQ&pi=u-ZUhoYBoUQxym
ALAYH | | 48 |  | Pendulum
Immersion
bellovddd's album
1. Pendulum - Set Me On Fire
2. Kou - Yozakura
3. RIOT - Down With Your Love
4. Datsik - Nuke Em
5. Blanke - Everywhere, nowhere
6. Reol - YoiYoi Kokon
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2D8r7R5BgmANPAbz7Gmu6k?si=jpiXv0xFTDuYnORbPDnXdQ&pi=a-mNcUb-G5TfOE
SYDNEY | |
Sinternet
04.08.24 | We ballin | bellovddd
04.08.24 | shem and I battling it out for bottom spot. | SteakByrnes
04.08.24 | dub and step! | Pangea
04.08.24 | I regret nothing regarding the dutch songs! | Uzumaki
04.08.24 | Damn, I stunk this last round. Redoubling efforts… | Squiggly
04.08.24 | Wow, the rules are really getting creative and also I have no idea how I am going to survive this round | JohnnyoftheWell
04.08.24 | would have leaned to the tasteful side of the genre, but if hyperdub is off the table...
lol fuck it we're going 100% horrific degenerate mode and this extends to nomenclature this hurts me more than it's gonna hurt you
1. REOL - Q?
2. Kyutatsuki - alc.yone
3. Ludicin - Zoisite
4. ZEOL - Anemone
5. Kou! - Xyrißxrst
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qazax | bellovddd
04.08.24 | lmao Qazax. nice | JohnnyoftheWell
04.08.24 | lfg
also re. the Church, I was this close to submitting Electric Lash at first but culled it bc it didn't fit the mood - agree that the majority of their 80s stuff is the wrong side of the line (only know Under the Milky Way from the playlists submitted and v much wouldn't buy that, good tune though), but the gated drumfills on that one just about justified it. maybe that can be their one song | anode
04.08.24 | Tbf when I found out q Lazarus - goodbye horses was American i kinda gave up and phoned in that stupid Duran Duran song last minute. Now I gotta suffer through a dubstep round dear god. Is it a coincidence that we are getting all electronic music that sinternet likes? Are the tables rigged and we need to start monitoring the random genre generator? I get the feeling that metalcore popped up last and got skipped | bellovddd
04.08.24 | oh for the love of god a metalcore round would have been lovely. | anat
04.08.24 | will start thinking about this round just as soon as I’ve come down from the high of being the best rated new wave album hnnnnng
dubstep is gonna be fun v misunderstood johnra | Zac124
04.08.24 | Yeah, I didn't know what really fits in the term new wave so I just went on what RYM called new wave lol. Dubstep is going to be an interesting one. | FowlKrietzsche
04.08.24 | I'll need to bring the heat to survive next round alongside this one, thank god you chose a genre I know somewhat already | ffs
04.08.24 |
1. loefah - jazz lick
2. digital mystikz - earth a run red
3. mala - blue notez
4. hijak - babylon timewarp
5. kromestar - agravashon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebba
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CoqZ-Zd0xPDw7_HleKJ7CDWBtXGKPOw&si=WU22UGOQA4gVbPth | ReefaJones
04.08.24 | | SlothcoreSam
04.08.24 | Ok, here we go, playlist reflects torrential rain in the Papuan Highlands.
1. Black Paper - Poisonous Kiss
2. Truth- Afterlife
3. Ghostek- Promises
4. Volor Flex - Unfeeling
5. Kahn- Abattoir
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1JzZEptJ2PUrM5FzGnp8fr?si=ScpVBYC_SDmJI16xpPPFfA&pi=u--EHJ__jYQQOo | Sinternet
04.08.24 | check your spelling :) | Sinternet
04.08.24 | unless youre talking about this
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Papau | SlothcoreSam
04.08.24 | Oh got my order wrong, fixing | Jash
04.08.24 | After that last brutal round for me we’re back in my wheelhouse, let’s gooooooo | PitchforkArms
04.09.24 | Jesus tittyfuckin christ I thought that the techno round was gonna be a tough one for me.... | ReefaJones
04.09.24 | | neekafat
04.09.24 | yay! but also D:
so we really gotta google the label of every song we use copy that | Zac124
04.09.24 | Been exploring a lot of dubstep. Found out that I am really not a fan outside of Burial annoyingly enough. Have been enjoying some melodic dubstep though so I hope that counts otherwise my score is going to tank. | SlothcoreSam
04.09.24 | Hey wait, is Hyperdub a subgenre? Or a band?
Ooooh, it's a record label. Lol shows how much I know about Dubstep.
I checked and all mine are good. | anat
04.09.24 | a label | anat
04.09.24 | v happy with what I have produced for this one:
1. DjRum - Honey
2. Azaleh - Emerald Sand
3. Monuman - Awake
4. Ital Tek - Redeemer
5. Distance - Delight
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_Island_and_McDonald_Islands
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mnqeknMvJHCRM0vhlxxWC?si=7mzLcAqvSh6H-7mpw4RLkQ&pi=e-QnKi1EerRjGn
| Jash
04.10.24 | If I’ve got unreleased stuff I might want to use could that be a thing? Or do I have to pull from just Spotify and YouTube? | ReefaJones
04.10.24 | Decided to go for a different vibe
1. Untold - Test Signal
2. Mr. K - Aro
3. Ramadanman - Justify
4. Mala - I Wait (Pt. 2)
5. Benny III - Kosmic 78
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17OYAQSZ9HXO1lLyO4rTW7?si=15293b47b55c402f
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajik,_Iran
| SlothcoreSam
04.10.24 | Here's one for all you Bros. Not my official entry, just fucking around
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VFyCBh8U1MCPp0hEPNBFV?si=KPME9k52Rf6FJL--2XU1Wg&pi=u-Eu3fX7prTfCp
Action Time
Maad City
Epiphany Rush
Ratatat
Innocence
Cackatones
Acid Love | gryndstone
04.11.24 | furiously googling nastiest most brutal dubstep wubs as we speak | gryndstone
04.11.24 | evil weird rule. why have you done this | gryndstone
04.11.24 | Pretty Lights - So Bright
Klippa - And So
Sorrow - Raindancer
Ital Tek - Midnight Colour
Swarms - I Gave You My Everything
Sarmi, town on island of Papua, Indonesia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-W5S1kJysE&list=PLxmByaRyVqQRlWZq2s7kHhlUvaL-YJ6Vv
(Edit for playlist link) | Sinternet
04.12.24 | "If I’ve got unreleased stuff I might want to use could that be a thing? Or do I have to pull from just Spotify and YouTube?"
i love the idea but it would be a bit difficult for me to effectively organise it, however if you wanna send it anyway in addition to the regular playlist i'd love to hear it!
"evil weird rule. why have you done this"
if i've gotta suffer, i'm gonna make damn sure you guys too | anat
04.12.24 | I loved the weird rule so unlucky | PitchforkArms
04.15.24 | REALLY struggling with this one :( | Pangea
04.15.24 | I'm on vacation and have barely listened to any music last week but i will see what i can do the next few days | Squiggly
04.16.24 | I'm bowing out for this round :( swamped in homework for the next week. Have fun everyone, I'll be sure to check some mixes when I get the chance! | rockarollacola
04.16.24 | Shit, I completely missed out on signing up for this. Guess I'll wait till next year | Sinternet
04.16.24 | Squiggly feel free to take as long as you need, I have at least a week turnaround for results | ReefaJones
04.16.24 | If he can't make it I can submit one for him I made several in the process of making mine to test out. At least you have something to review then | PitchforkArms
04.17.24 | I will likely be a day or two late sry Sin ily | JohnnyoftheWell
04.17.24 | relationship ended with Qazax now Asman is my best friend
Artificial Snow (Camellia)
Set Me on Fire (Pendulum)
Mirror (Fellsius)
alc.yone (Kyutatsuki)
Neon Angel (Virtual Riot)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VHEVDpu4cMiIPBJKhspEE?si=293e04aff2564acd
(ignore the zillion extra songs I have here lol)
https://villageinfo.in/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/asman.html | neekafat
04.17.24 | "I will likely be a day or two late sry Sin ily" [2] | Jash
04.17.24 | “ I will likely be a day or two late sry Sin ily” [3] | Zac124
04.17.24 | I have a playlist ready but I am still um and ah-ing about the first track. It should be ready tomorrow though, if that is ok. | anode
04.17.24 | man i thought the spastic greasy teenager dubstep was bad but honestly some of this cocky subdued bass-driven stuff gives it some competition. i started with one song i kinda liked and then added tracks that werent impossible to get through and had the right letters
Swarms - Flikr of Ur Eyes
Martyn - Little Things
Shackleton - It Is Not Easy
Floating Points - Nespole
Kryptic Minds - Three Views of a Secret
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ZhwAX4M693b4QUEWg2E6B?si=oIRb4epwSYmtKvhAv234lg
https://www.britannica.com/event/Flint-water-crisis | JohnnyoftheWell
04.17.24 | ngl am honestly grateful for the impetus this gave me to deep dive the most tasteless overblown hikikomori teen shite the net has to offer - the slim pickings to be had were epically worth it, was a real refresher from the bollocks you see propped up by the troglodytes on sput and the crusties on rym | FowlKrietzsche
04.17.24 | I had a lot of fun with this one, but dubstep is also quite comfortably the electronic genre I'm most comfortable in. Fingers crossed I earn back some points.
Reginald Simpson - Pee & Ointment
The Funk Hunters, Dr. Fresch, Chali 2na - All Of A Sudden
Cool Customer - Blow Ya Mind
LSDREAM, GorillaT - LFG
Subtronics, Cristina Soto - Open Your Mind (Anthology 999)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0UDj5AsVdUALP0IAcN4P5J?si=a258e5daf13c436a
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo,_Montana | Uzumaki
04.18.24 | “ I will likely be a day or two late sry Sin ily” [4] | bellovddd
04.18.24 | ill submit some wub wub wub hopefully tonight
| Jash
04.18.24 | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0u9OSOZncgu9p0eaEWEKPA?si=J49m6t9KSa2E3HIafnlUpw&pi=u-HDxmo_Z4RAG3
SP:MC - Trust Nobody
TMSV - Interloper
Alix Perez and Headland - ENDZ
Commodo - Loan Shark
Saule - Tension
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tielt
Just kidding found some time tonight | neekafat
04.18.24 | "SCREAM 4 ME" - beastboi.
"Angels" - Vex'd
"Midnight Request Line" - Skream
"Of All That Is Beautiful" - Agony OST
"Afterglow" - Fallen Light
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qbMhv99Vqd2cICEnVIsXL?si=e801ef85da734fe8
I really know embarrassingly little about dubstep and I know these at least are all tagged as dubstep (or a subgenre) on RYM, tried to avoid Brostep lol | Sinternet
04.18.24 | Cheers everyone, deadline is flexible so don’t rush too much | Zac124
04.18.24 | 1. ARMNHMR - Imaginary Friend
2. Lindsey Stirling - The Phoenix
3. MitiS - Away
4. Dabin- Lilith
5. Tut Tut Child - You Hide
Cannot stand dubstep so my playlist is fully melodic dubstep which is actually pretty good. Might change track 1 but probably won't.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lgyIK2m8qMHwKLKLP04Ot?si=347679de21fd4d76 | JohnnyoftheWell
04.18.24 | adjusted my sequencing v slightly on the off-chance you're saving these as they come | Jash
04.18.24 | Reefa absolutely cooked on this one | Jash
04.18.24 | Gotta say some people here don’t realize dubstep isn’t two-step, and also sits at 140bpm (plus or minus a couple) | tyman128
04.18.24 | Oh my, didn't even see this until recently... Will get it done asap but schedule sucks with graduation coming up my bad | Pangea
04.21.24 | threw this together super quickly
1. Ital tek - Hymnal
2. James Blake - Order
3. Clubroot - Orbiting
4. Phutureprimitive - Ripple Effect
5. AgonyOST - Not Dreaming
Spells out my hometown Hoorn | Sinternet
04.21.24 | great work guys, gonna update the list now, anyone who's still working on theirs no rush, just try and get it by midweek if you can | ReefaJones
04.21.24 | "Reefa absolutely cooked on this one"
m/
had a lot of fun with this one | PitchforkArms
04.22.24 | Mystical Warrior - Appleblim
Anaconda - Untold
Lost Boys - Death Grips
Tempest - Ramadanman
Ao - Submotion Orchestra, Catching Flies
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZIv1opdmdjQMe8oeBKxWJ?si=52d44d192a844d61 | ReefaJones
04.23.24 | Looks like we still missing 5 entries. Come on guys, at least turn SOMETHING in | gryndstone
04.23.24 | must not be everyones forte
reefa ur playlist slaps af as fuck | ReefaJones
04.23.24 | thx, but that's kinda part of the game that there are rounds where the genre might be foreign to you | Uzumaki
04.24.24 | Sorry, got unexpectedly busy last week and when I came back to my original playlist I scrapped it and started over. Here you go:
Andromulus - Momentum
Mr Bill and VCTRE - Absence
Nightmare & Oni - Consciousness
Andromulus - All Alone
Cøntra - Ourak
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBaS8ZeoZ_XBd4RLRHw_aMu5owW4ZZJuo&si=YP999dWZTFXFTF-T | JohnnyoftheWell
04.26.24 | folks who still haven't submitted plz get your shit together, deadline was over a week ago and no one wants to wait another month+ between rounds | SteakByrnes
04.26.24 | april 17th moment | ReefaJones
04.26.24 | Squiggly withdrew and bellovddd and Shemson are bottom 4 so will likely get eliminated after this round anyway no? No reason to wait for them in my opinion | Sinternet
04.26.24 | we let people com,e at their own pace here
regardless hoping for an early next week results, only have a couple more to get to and then just relistens | ReefaJones
04.27.24 | Why have a deadline then? Might as well not have one if no one is following it | Jash
04.27.24 | Reefa out here snappin necks and cashin cheques with his playlists AND secondary policing | ReefaJones
04.27.24 | I mean I don't care in the end just seems weird to have a deadline and folks having not turned in their playlists almost 2 weeks later. | Jash
04.27.24 | Is Reefa trying to overthrow BuildAnAlbum government??? | Jash
04.27.24 | I mean you could run for build an album president next year, and take on the creative and time consuming tasks of coming up with genre ideas, rule ideas, etc etc, then the hours spent judging every submission | Jash
04.27.24 | *insert old man yells at cloud here* | ReefaJones
04.27.24 | Don't make it seem like I'm trying to change shit lmao some other people here voiced discontent and I just made a suggestion. In the end it's Sinternets decision | anat
04.27.24 | it’ll get quicker each round once contestants start getting lopped off like sixth fingers | tyman128
04.27.24 | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CoiQGn6j6zHFUbfmkTxKQ?si=gWr3zsrTRJm90XCUKRjHPQ&pi=u-ZUhoYBoUQxym
STUCA - AOMM
Filthy - Liminal Dreams
TRVCY - AMNESIA
2soon - YOUR LIFE
Hairitage - Hustle
Alayh is the name of the city I used to live in in Lebanon | anode
04.27.24 | obviously the deadline only gets enforced if sint can meet the deadline lol i can only imagine how long it takes to get through all these entries and he obviously has more important priorities than some silly online competition so calm your britches | Sinternet
04.27.24 | the deadline is very loose its more just a try to get it in then thing, but yes turnaround is hard for me to be quick with | Sinternet
04.27.24 | "it’ll get quicker each round once contestants start getting lopped off like sixth fingers"
also this, should be much quicker going forward | Uzumaki
04.28.24 | Was gonna say, one of the contestants is also prepping for graduation, so no offense to Sint, but that kinda takes precedence over us yapping about deadlines. | bellovddd
04.29.24 | ok done. thanks jonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
S - Set Me On Fire - Pendulum
Y - Yozakura - Kou
D - Down With Your Love - RIOT
N - Nuke em Datsik
E - Everywhere, nowhere - Blanke
Y - YoiYoi Kokon - Reol
dis was very hard so no idea - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2D8r7R5BgmANPAbz7Gmu6k?si=jpiXv0xFTDuYnORbPDnXdQ&pi=a-mNcUb-G5TfOE
| SlothcoreSam
05.02.24 | I'm pumped for the next round, hoping it's Skacore | Sinternet
05.09.24 | just to update you guys, have had to postpone finishing this round's scores briefly to focus on a couple of other bits that are more time-sensitive (trying to do a steve albini blog and a eurovision one). I am hoping that I'll have enough time this weekend to get through it all, but if not expect results next week. Apologies for all the delays, I was frankly not quite expecting how much of my time this was going to take up but I remain committed and am hoping as we progress and eliminations start it should be a quicker turnaround. Sorry! | Uzumaki
05.10.24 | Don’t fret, Sint. You’re good | bellovddd
05.10.24 | NO STRESS! | Jash
05.10.24 | All love bb, take your time! | ReefaJones
05.10.24 | "I'm pumped for the next round, hoping it's Skacore"
Never even heard of that genre but already know I'd hate it just based on the name | Uzumaki
05.15.24 | Bumping because I lost it temporarily in my discussions feed | neekafat
05.15.24 | nah u just like getting my hopes up don't u | Uzumaki
05.19.24 | Bumping again | bellovddd
05.19.24 | shitttt forgot about my awful attempt at a dubstep playlist | ReefaJones
05.21.24 | sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh | anode
05.21.24 | I feel he’s in the later stages of procrastination denial | neekafat
05.21.24 | Idk i certainly dont mind this being kinda laidback | anode
05.22.24 | Na me neither tbh | SteakByrnes
05.22.24 | lmao | Uzumaki
05.27.24 | Bumping again because disappeared from my convos | ReefaJones
05.27.24 | soon | Uzumaki
06.02.24 | Bump | Uzumaki
06.13.24 | Bump | SteakByrnes
06.13.24 | do you remembah | bellovddd
06.13.24 | oh god stop reminding me of my poor attempt at a dubstep playlist | Zac124
06.13.24 | Mine is probably worse. It’s basically just synth pop with the odd classic dubstep woop. | anode
06.13.24 | i still dont know what dubstep is | Zac124
06.13.24 | pretty sure it is just electronic music with odd overly loud and obnoxious booms every now and then. melodic dubstep ain't too bad though. | JohnnyoftheWell
06.13.24 | no | Zac124
06.13.24 | not completely inaccurate though lol | anode
06.14.24 | johnny already explained it to me in the untrue thread but i still dont get it. all i know is i havent liked anything with a dubstep tag | SlothcoreSam
06.15.24 | Hey sint, I'm going camping this weekend, so won't be able to submit the next round.
Hoping to get an extension if possible.
Thanks | ReefaJones
06.17.24 | I think you'll be fine | Uzumaki
06.20.24 | Bump
Notice me, Sint-pai | anode
07.03.24 | Are we not doing this anymore? | gryndstone
07.03.24 | girl this is not happening its been 3 months sinternet is busy having a brat girl summer | ReefaJones
07.03.24 | it's joever | Uzumaki
07.03.24 | Was fun while it lasted | SteakByrnes
07.04.24 | here lies build an album, may it rest in peace | anode
07.05.24 | Sinternet I want you to listen to this song since we didn’t get to emo https://youtu.be/pUrL8WNogi0?si=cNhDCCUVhQIObT7Q | gryndstone
07.06.24 | lets pretend th e next one came out. everybody make an emo playlist | ReefaJones
07.06.24 | emo is trash | Sinternet
07.06.24 | we will dw, i've had a frankly exhausting work schedule for the last two months paired with an actual social life recently so i haven't had much time to get through any obligations on here such as reviews and this. i only have two more full weeks of work left before summer hols so i'm aiming to revisit this over that period and have a new round ready for submission by the time i'm off | anode
07.06.24 | Alright mate no pressure | neekafat
07.06.24 | My life has been insanely busy for the first time in a while so nw here man | ReefaJones
08.02.24 | yo | neekafat
08.02.24 | yeent | Uzumaki
08.02.24 | I completely forgot about this, lol.
RIP build-an-album | JohnnyoftheWell
08.02.24 | *click*
*bang* | FowlKrietzsche
08.03.24 | Oh my GOD Johnny Old Yellered Build An Album! | JohnnyoftheWell
08.03.24 | [johnny_is_dead_there_is_only_build_an_album_now] | FowlKrietzsche
08.03.24 | Oh my GOD Johnny Cobained himself. Sinternet always had Courtney vibes tbh | ReefaJones
08.16.24 | "i only have two more full weeks of work left before summer hols so i'm aiming to revisit this over that period and have a new round ready for submission by the time i'm off"
lol, lmao even | SlothcoreSam
08.16.24 | I don't think I'll be ready in time for the next round | anode
08.16.24 | Tbf I woulda quit on the dubstep round too | Uzumaki
08.17.24 | Round Three coming in December | Jash
08.19.24 | Where did you go
My lovely
Where did you go | Sinternet
08.19.24 | 👀
>
O | bellovddd
08.19.24 | oh shit forgot about the wub wub | JohnnyoftheWell
08.21.24 | WE ARE SAVED | PitchforkArms
08.22.24 | HE IS RISEN!!!!!!! |
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