One Hour Compo - Round 778 (OHC778)
Outline
Tonight's theme is a picture theme. Please see the resources.
Resources
Rules
You will have 1 hour to complete your song and 10 minutes to finish it up. You will then have an additional 10 minutes to upload your song. At 6 PST/9 EST you may begin your mixing, please have your files uploaded by 7:20 PST/10:20 EST. Join us for discussion on Discord!
Entries (15)
dragged myself
across the laminate
for you babe
try'na see if
i can get your neck
to turn this way
i know it's foolish
that i still do this
put my body through
the wringer if
i think it'll make you
think about me
it's a bit selfish
but i can't help it
you sweep me off my feet
help help it's an emergency
i've fallen and i can't get up
i hope you know
you mean so very much to me
i've fallen and i can't get up
now watch me go
đ damn this one was a depressing one to comeback to. Haven't done this in a long time--glad to be back, but sad he's on his back
I don't remember the lyrics, I made them up on the fly. I kind of don't have a good idea of what I did, I swapped out the instrument samples at the last minute because they were clicking, which is probably why there are render errors since I didn't listen to them before I exported.
Went for a dreamy, slightly disorienting feel, with surprising chords and key changes. Did I succeed?
For guitars I but a metric ton of effects on the synth Toxic Biohazard and the drums are just Battery with lots of reverb and distortion. Lyrics:
Fell down twisted like a piece of wire
Calling out to the executioner
Hug me just a little tighter into insanity
I can take it one more time.
Falling, wailing, dying.
Will the medics reach you in time, or will you be ELIMINATED?
I saw the pictures as two things A; A dead person or B: someone who fell.
RAHHHHH >:D
He fell getting the most delicious pizza of all time. big baby.
It's basically a Jazzy type piece but in the eyes of Electronica, because it's what i can do with the tools i have. Most of the piece is 2 chord progressions, each with some seasonings thrown in for some spice, and some varied melodies each fitting to the requisite progression. Top in a solo in the middle, and some drum craziness it's quite dynamic, for something probably quite simple. In the end, the guy is too tired to continue, and so boom, he's off to sleep. It's not technical, but i had fun making this nonetheless. Enjoy!
What a difficult time we're living,
It seems the whole weight of the world fell down on us.
No one knows what the right answer is,
few even know what the correct question was.
Some people just want to see the world on fire,
whether they're feeling hot or cold.
Some people just can't be trusted any more,
their true selves revealed when the situation is dire.
How do we gather strength and continue?
How do we gather strength and go on?
We need to get up.
We need to get up.
I'm tired of living historical events,
one after the other in short succession.
Our attempts to stop time don't make a dent,
and the clock is up in this short session.
Some people just want to see others suffer,
whether they're feeling happy or sad.
Some people have simply gone mad,
their true selves all they can offer.
How do we gather strength and continue?
How do we gather strength and go on?
We need to get up.
We need to get up.