Nur Ein IX Round One "Your Light No Longer Shines"

[BenKrieger]

Sent. Lyrics posted. Nur Ein!

[Vincent Von F.]

Just sent. I'm sorry about the lenght of the archive. Don't know what's the reason, but the song is 3:40 long and not 6:00. Anyway there it is, youll have a few minutes of "silence" at the end. As they say, "silence is golden", no? hahahahah.

Lyrics posted as well.

A big hunk for everybody! Nur ein!!!

[adamadamant]

In. Singing a love song to myself more or less.

[furrypedro]

I'm in. Bit of a difficult mix this one. Apologies if it's a harsh listen.

UR NEIN9

[Pigfarmer Jr]

I'm in, I think.

[Ross]

Track sent, lyrics to come.

Also, over lunch today at Disneyland, my daughhters were very amused by the conversation about farting into the microphone!

[Ross]

Oh, and...

Nur Ein!

[BoffoYux]

Lyrics in from LA - Music rough tracks in Chicago. Vocals warbled in Boston. Now it's gotta be mixed in Chicago and uploaded. But the Lyrics are up.

Edit - And we're in.

[BoffoYux]

Monday I'll be hosting the Nur Ein IX Round 1 Listening Party on UStream
Show starts at 9 pm EST.
(West coasters wanted a little time to get home from work, so we're one hour later)
Preshow is starting around 8:30ish. It's -4 UTC for those out of the States.

Drop on in if you have some time.
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There also is the irc here at SongFight
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[Rabid Garfunkel]

In. Because the round zero reviews irritated me (and rightfully so, I admit, remind me never to do g&g about alcoholism again, ugh) I've reverted to form in round one. Xylophone, bass clarinet, saz, and vocals. Bizarre lyrics. Nur-fuckin-ein!

[Lunkhead]

In, by the skin of our teeth. Really weird song for us this time, hope people like it... (crosses fingers).

EDIT: Lyrics posted to the lyrics thread with notation of which lines belong to which narrator.

[RangerDenni]

Sent mine at 10:51 my time which is liberally early for me.

ridiculous. I'm not even going to bother informing everyone it's weird, even though I just did.

[skypup]

Hooray for weird songs!

[Niveous]

All the songs are in.

[Rabid Garfunkel]

Everyone? That's a Nur Ein first!

[Ross]

I posted lyrics. Attention Carlo Bruno - I also posted in Spanish (after translating them to literal English - that was interesting).

[Caravan Ray]

Round 2:

Non Optional Challenge: Song must include a repeating section that goes from Major to Minor or vice versa.

What does that mean?
Is that just like playing - G Am G Am.....?

[adamadamant]

Some very quick reviews, mostly single listen.

This round is between Ken and Manhattan Glutton I think. My honourable mentions go to Balance Lost, Cookie Blue, Levitt Down, Cave Dwellers.

For those that want to know, my criteria are more or less: I don't care about the challenge, a novel song beats a competent one. I'm inconsistent and find it hard to justify my opinions. I think I tend to be more critical in general than positive.


Balance Lost

I usually am not a fan of your singing, I think because it reminds me too much of my own, which I always cringe at, although yours is better. ... The rap is really good, I am into it, the bass is super tight and the whole mix is a lot of fun. When the singing comes in I'm digging it. This is a really good entry.

Boffo Yux

Pretty good. Slightly too soft in the mix. A bit quiet. Vocals stray between great and slightly off target. Subtle strings are nice. (Another lighthouse song, yay!) Slightly messy when the second voice comes in. Guitar could be a bit tighter throughout.

JoAnn Abbott

I'm sorry, I really can't stand this style. I want some music, at least a metronome. The pitch shift sounds very odd too. You have a good singing voice and seem to be a decent lyric writer...

Cave Dwellers

Loving the second singer Nice lyrics, nice bubbly song. Great solo, and nice calm down after. Like.

Chocolate Chips

Like the high pass vocals and the organ, very ELO. The song as a whole didn't grab my attention too much.

Cookie Blue

The intro made me sit up. Great instrumentation, the xylophone, bass and vocals really play together well. Nice doubled vocals too. Loving this bass line. Not a massive fan of the up-octave second vocals, but they're not too bad. Sudden ending, ooh. Great song, falls down towards the end a bit, but very nice overall.

DJ Ranger Den

Turn the volume up a bit next time. Nice vocal melody, very well sung. Charming plinky song. Like.

Ghost Pup

Interesting take on the challenge. Too much of a novelty, the song is not really enjoyable for me. Fairly well executed though.

Ken Mahru

Quality here. Very well recorded, mixed, sung. Well paced, there is just enough room here. Like the rhythm of the vocals. Nice UFO solo. This is a contender.

Ben Krieger

Fairly slick entry, high in the pack, but suffers a bit from coming after Ken. I like the bass, groovy. The pervasive hihat triplets are starting to annoy me, not sure they fit the rest of the song. I like this synth line. Guitar swell, yum.

Levitt Down

Loving the lyrics. Great rhythm and pace. Well sung. Decent guitar, proper folky. A simple song, I like it a lot.

Ligers With Attitude

This chord progession is immediately making me think novelty song. Mostly competent banjo, perhaps could have done with another take. Bass equally decent, but occasionally sloppy. Great harmonies. Lyrics just wash past me, like a big river. Good overall, good.

Manhattan Glutton

Contender. Great structure, great style. Bass is punchy and restrained. Lovely vocals, excited and well delivered. Spicy guitar solo, tasteful effects. Sweet ending.

Merisan

Very competent entry. Well played, sung, etc. A little bit plodding, uninspiring. Some nice "ahhhs", solo is cool.

Nick M Soma

I like the sort of Irish style. A bit of variety in this competition always pleases me. Great mix, great variety through the song. Vocals are a treat, lyrics sound heartfelt.

Paco Del Stinko

So stylish, macabre. Weird chord progressions, not totally bad, but sometimes a bit jarring. So stylish. I like it. Super bass vocals. Almost funny, but you pull it off.

Pigfarmer Jr

The computer voice almost works. Almost. Weird choice with the 2001 story line. A bit too much like a cnoversation with a guitar in the background.

Rabid Garfunkel

Creepy, brilliant intro. The vocals clatter in a bit for me. Lyrics are super, the melody is not for me. I prefer the higher register. The plinky bits and what is that stringed instrument? I love it. Top marks for going there.

Ross Durand

Another entry in the big book of Ross Durand. You do this style very well but I feel like I have heard this song before. So slick, I am jealous.

The Tydon Docks

I like the style, the song is well written I feel. Not quite enough energy in the vocals to make it beleivable. The quiet bit makes more sense. Great chainsaw effect It is a good song, slightly not my taste, but decent. Funny talky bits at the end, made me smile.

Vincent Von F

Nice. Pleasant.... I've listened twice now in order to try to pick out some comments. Nice harmonies, nice drifting style. It kind of washes over me like a warm shower, very pleasant if a bit unremarkable.

Zack Facco

Lovely style, sincere. The high register really breaks the mood Too screechy, and the clipping makes it worse. The guitar and slowness is fantastic though.

[Rabid Garfunkel]

what is that stringed instrument? I love it.

It's a saz, a middle eastern guitarish thing. I'm a big fan of Rolfe Kent (in this case, the Dexter theme). Thanks!

[josh]

One thing, the notes I'm singing on that song are not high at all, I guess I just have a high sounding voice since everyone commented on that aspect. Those are all in the middle of the vocal range. Highest note I could find is G (maybe G#) below middle C. Guess pueberty didn't go well for me

[JonPorobil]

One thing, the notes I'm singing on that song are not high at all, I guess I just have a high sounding voice since everyone commented on that aspect. Those are all in the middle of the vocal range. Highest note I could find is G (maybe G#) below middle C. Guess pueberty didn't go well for me

I feel your pain, dude. Growing up, I'd always had a high-pitched voice, and I thought some time in my teens I would lose my voice for a week or so and it would come back sounding deeper and more "adult."

Now I'm 28, and my voice is indeed deeper than it used to be, but I'd say my range wasn't really affected until I turned maybe 25.

Don't worry, though. I've learned along the way that it's not all about how deep your voice is, it's more about how confident you can sound in it. Own what your voice sounds like, and it'll fit with whatever style you try.

[Calliopeva]

My apologies for the accapella version again- I had to leave Thursday for a 4 day convention in Canada I was teaching at, and didn't have time to figure out an accompaniment or to get someone to do backing for me ( though I did have a friend who tried! Thanks John!). I am trying to learn how to add midi music via Anvil studio, and hope to get better at it in the future.

(edit) PS 0350 am Just back from Toronto- lyrics posted.