Walrus Walrein's Walrus: A Song Competition - Won by Adam

[Ampharos]

In 2nd, earning 9.1 points: shubaka17

CHVRCHES - Gun

Congratulations! You found my secret synthpop weakness. Silver medal for your efforts. But yeah, this is just a happy, energetic, fun song. About a gun or something. Kinda whiplash in comparison to the rest of this cat, but it's just a really good song.

 

[Ampharos]

In 1st, earning 9.2 points: lute

Dishonored OST - Drunken Whaler

R I G G E D

Yeah, no, this pretty much epitomizes the category and was the most unsettled I was at any point during the judging. I tried really hard to give the win to shubaka but the sheer atmospheric power of this song was too great. I'm gonna get murdered by this girl in my sleep and fed to rats.

For dinner.

In the morning.

Someone fix these rats' sleep schedule.

 

[Ampharos]

3 days off seems to be a decent pace for me. We'll set Category 5, ANTHONY KIEDIS, for 6/13 sometime around 8 PM CDT.

 

[Ampharos]

Category 5: ANTHONY KIEDIS

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[Ampharos]

In 36th, earning 1 point: vonFiedler

Design the Skyline - Surrounded by Silence

Wow, no.

 

[Ampharos]

In 35th, earning 2 points: t om

Insane Clown Posse - Miracles

I bet Anthony Kiedis knows how magnets work.

 

[Ampharos]

In 34th, earning 3.5 points: Pidge

Death Grips - Overflow

Yeah, turns out I pretty much don't like Death Grips at all. The vocals are unappealing, the backing tracks obnoxious, and the general musical texture incomprehensible. Not a fan. I know a lot of people are. Sorry to those people.

 

[Ampharos]

In 33rd, earning 3.9 points: 4maskwolf

Goblins from Mars X Leonell Cassio - Memories (Feat. Anne Lan)

Wow, a super generic electronic song. My favorite. Nothing about this song draws my interest in any way. It uses the same beat as every other electronic song - which is to say, an obnoxious one. The vocals are generic, and the random bassy vocals underneath are pretty actively terrible.

 

[Ampharos]

In 32nd, earning 4 points: Alette

SHITPOST: Heartfelt Humor - They Found Out About My Yaoi (The Yaoi Song)

This is really cringey and doesn't exactly sound very good, either. Something about her voice rubs me the wrong way. Penny please tell me you aren't a Yaoi fangirl lmao

 

[Ampharos]

In 31st, earning 4.3 points: Dave

Oxide and Neutrino - No Good 4 Me

Generic and repetitive. Wish I could tell what the nonsensical lyrics actually were instead of him just making noises. The backing track is kinda cool at times, which saves this from being even lower in the garbage pile.

 

[Ampharos]

In 30th, earning 4.6 points: Fort Colorcastle

SHITPOST: Do You Wanna Build A Wall?

Saved by the "yes my husband is quick" and the crime rave. Otherwise, boo.

 

[Ampharos]

In 29th, earning 5 points: Xicor

DROELOE - Bon Voyage

Does nothing in either direction for me. Perfectly inoffensive, just sort of there. Very Xicor submission IMO.

 

[Ampharos]

In 28th, earning 5.1 points: Empoof

Ifan Dafydd - Treehouse

Not quite my style. Does some cool things with the production but overall wasn't really something I could get into. Too experimental for its own good, I think.

 

[Ampharos]

In 27th, earning 5.2 points: Inawordyes

Bon Iver - Woods

The last portion of this song is like a 6 or 7. Too bad the first 70% is a 4. Snoozefest up until then. The harmony isn't nearly enough to retain attention.

 

[Ampharos]

In 26th, earning 5.5 points: TraceOfLife

Eiffel65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee Da Ba Die)

lol. A europop classic. Not the greatest song in the world but it's got nostalgia value for sure.

 

[Ampharos]

In 25th, earning 5.6 points: RAORoman

Animal Collective - We Tigers

Kinda cool but super weird. Hard for me to really get into. The intro especially is questionable. But I kinda like it for some reason.

 

[Ampharos]

In 24th, earning 5.8 points: Owner of a Lonely Heart

Proto - Monkey

The intro is by far the best part. Rest of the song is a bit too #Edgy for me. Some really cool stuff going on with the violin though - it carries the song easily.

 

[Ampharos]

In 23rd, earning 6 points: shubaka17

SHITPOST: Benny Hill Theme

This is the Walrus theme song.

 

[Ampharos]

In 22nd, earning 6.3 points: Nego

DVA - Hap Hej

TIME TO RAISE MY APM

Nice relaxing song. Not a standout, but I certainly don't hate it. Her voice is fairly pleasant.

 

[Ampharos]

In 21st, earning 6.6 points: Fable

System of a Down - I-E-A-I-A-I-O

Not my favorite SoaD song, but it's not bad. A bit too heavy for me, if anything. I prefer their songs that have more melodic vocals. But there's some nice crunchy guitar in this and I dig the chorus.

 

[Ampharos]

In 20th, earning 6.9 points: Martin

SHITPOST: Let It Go (MLG Airhorn Remix)

This had to get 6.9. There was no other way.

 

[Ampharos]

In 19th, earning 7 points: KnightsofCydonia

Infected Mushroom - Blink

I'm not HUGE on the vocals, but the backing track is super chill. I dig the synth a lot. Cool atmospheric track.

 

[Ampharos]

In 18th, earning 7.1 points: NeedMoreManasi

The Shins - Red Rabbits

Not exciting, but quite pleasant. Love his voice. I should probably listen to this band more, they're just perpetually at the very edge of my awareness.

 

[Ampharos]

In 17th, earning 7.3 points: Bloobird

Guided by Voices - The Best of Jill Hives

This qualifies as lo-fi, right? Whatever it is, I dig it. Nice, steady beat to it. Just an overall solid track.

 

[Ampharos]

In 16th, earning 7.5 points: Myzozoa

The Sugarcubes - Regina

The male vocalist is super weird, but he grew on me much more than I thought he would. And of course, Bjork's part is great. Weird track, but in a good way.