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Nur Ein XII Round Zero "Fingers Crossed"

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:05 pm
by HeuristicsInc
Welcome to the opening round of the twelfth edition of the Nur Ein.

Title: Fingers Crossed
Non Optional Challenge: include a section of backwards singing or instrumentation
Songs are Due on: Monday, April 17th @ 12:01 AM Eastern
Send your MP3 to nurein.sidefight@gmail.com

NUR EIN

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:54 am
by BoffoYux


Round Zero Listening Party
Monday 4/17/17, 9:00 pm EST

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:54 pm
by glennny
This challenge is going to be an unnatural disaseter.......

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 2:23 pm
by Niveous
Oh... Unnatural Disaster.
A repetition after over a decade. Not bad. Besides, it's Round Zero.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 2:53 pm
by j$
Ah crap. Ah, well. Too late to change it now. 80 odd challenges on, I think we can forgive ourselves. Maybe that's the theme of XII :)

Also, I would point out that the "Unnatural Disaster" challenge was "the song must include use of backwards recording". If you can't see the "subtle difference", then, well you're not going to win Nur Ein (yet again). Or to put it in TL:DR terms- If you did this before, just do exactly what you did then, for extra 'old f**cker' points :twisted:

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:42 pm
by Caravan Ray
j$ wrote:
Also, I would point out that the "Unnatural Disaster" challenge was "the song must include use of backwards recording". If you can't see the subtle difference, then, well you're not going to win Nur Ein (yet again).
I see the subtle difference. "Backwards instrumentation" not "backwards recording".

I am about to eat a large bowl of baked beans and boiled cabbage, then record a flute solo.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 3:49 pm
by j$
Spare us your flute, old man ;)

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:00 pm
by Niveous
The first entry has already been received. It has begun!

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 2:07 pm
by BenKrieger
There's a good chance I'm out this year. It happens every once in a while. We're repainting, spring cleaning, and I'm currently working most evenings and Sundays from 9am - midnight. I *will* be able to judge, though, even if I can't review in depth every week. And if the planets line up, I could throw in a judges entry. Niv, if you need me, let me know.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:08 am
by HeuristicsInc
9am - midnight is a long shift (15 hours??)
I think we are set for judges now, but somebody correct me if i am wrong.
-bill

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 4:11 pm
by iVeg
Remember to post lyrics for the judges' benefit.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 7:22 pm
by Caravan Ray
In.

Let the games begin

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:51 am
by Niveous
There's nothing like the feel of Round Zero day.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 8:54 pm
by noma
Never been so close to missing the deadline since "Full of Courage", I think, which was my very first Ein submission. But still - I'm in! Nur Ein!

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:16 pm
by noma
So, how did you meet the challenge? What backwards elements does your song contain?
Mine has backwards vocals (in Greek!) during the bridge and, more subtly, reverse piano all over the track. :)

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:29 pm
by Chumpy
noma wrote:Never been so close to missing the deadline since "Full of Courage", I think, which was my very first Ein submission.
Auto Reply Email wrote: From: Nur Ein <nurein.sidefight@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2017 9:00 PM
To: Jerky McJerkface
Subject: Re: Fingers Crossed
We got our autoreply email exactly at midnight Eastern, and it quoted our email received at 23:59 GMT. Now that is close to missing the deadline.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:40 pm
by noma
Chumpy wrote:We got our autoreply email exactly at midnight Eastern, and it quoted our email received at 23:59 GMT. Now that is close to missing the deadline.
Whoa. Can't beat that :o

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:56 pm
by Jerkatorium
noma wrote:
Chumpy wrote:We got our autoreply email exactly at midnight Eastern, and it quoted our email received at 23:59 GMT. Now that is close to missing the deadline.
Whoa. Can't beat that :o
We really should have used that extra minute.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:01 pm
by Niveous
Chumpy wrote: We got our autoreply email
Autoreply. lol.
I'm not that classy.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:34 pm
by noma
noma wrote:So, how did you meet the challenge? What backwards elements does your song contain?
Mine has backwards vocals (in Greek!) during the bridge and, more subtly, reverse piano all over the track. :)
Oh, and there's a musical palindrome, of sorts, in my song. That filtered noise loop sounds exactly the same backwards. :P

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:37 pm
by Lunkhead
WHOA?!?! Puce returns?????!!!!! OMG!!! That is a returning champ I did not expect to see. Awesome though.

Re: Nur Ein XII - Round Zero

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:46 pm
by Lunkhead
Damn, seven returning champions. We're just missing TWSA, frankie big face, and Carlo Bruno Jr. Tough competition!