1. Web
   aptbr
2. Light, Fog, and Silk
   Koekepan
3. Intricacy Of Design
   Misael.K

1. Suspensia
   Random-storykeeper
2. Web
   aptbr
3. Intricacy Of Design
   Misael.K

Random-storykeeper's piece is so evocative, and so well constructed, that it stands head and shoulders above the competition. The real question isn't who gets first place, it's who comes next.

aptbr's Web is a strong piece, and as remarked at the time, very spidery. True to the theme, it is a strong contender.

MisaelK's Intricacy of Design is also well constructed, but I admit that while it's very true to the theme, it seems to lack clear development or tension that draws it forward. Still, it would work as an ambient piece alone, but the rather aggressive drums reduce that possibility even despite the clear presence of the pad-rich background.

1. Intricacy Of Design
   Misael.K
2. Bound In Silk
   NickC
3. Suspensia
   Random-storykeeper

waitingroom: nice
light, fog and silk: ambience forever~
intricacy of design: solid~
web: interesting sounds
suspensia: aaah <3
bound in silk: so heavy~

1. Light, Fog, and Silk
   Koekepan
2. Web
   aptbr
3. Intricacy Of Design
   Misael.K

Dusthillguy's entry seems to have disappeared? What a shame, because it was a very beautiful and well done entry. One of the best I've heard from dusthillguy.

As for my votes...I had a tough time picking the top three, mostly because a lot of the entries, for me, tied in first, second and third place. I wasn't sure if I should just pick the better of each "set" or simply rank them as a group of favourites.

1) "Light, Fog and Silk" - This is ambient and brilliant, and so fitting to the description it is accompanied with. It may not be the most musically memorable out of all the entries, but it thinks vast - and feels suspended and damp. Also, man, eight minutes. That's pretty commendable.

2) "Web" - A very intriguing piece; feels quite nature-y to me in a unique way. Like clockwork, but in nature. I can definitely see this fitting the theme. And the sound design is impeccable.

3) "Intricacy of Design" - I like how it follows a pattern. To me, it captures the fine inner details of the two pictures. This would have ranked higher, but I wish it had a little more variation in the chords, or pitch changes maybe? - it relied a little too much on the same motif but with tons of noise being added in. The percussion also wasn't really clicking with me - it felt too heavy, and every kick in to where the music repeats just sounded like a huge *Here we go again!* moment. Still a very good, structured idea musically, though.

Other mentions!

- "Bound In Silk" - I actually really wanted to vote for this one because I love that lead and how it just constantly builds up in a disturbing, ominous manner. The only things were that the lead gets drowned out (as I think you did address in IRC) and the constant buildup of noisiness does make it a little more removed from the theme.

- "Crystal Castle" - Nice instrumentation. The last twenty seconds went in a strange but interesting direction.

- "web of FX" - EXTremelY wet and glitchy. Totally crazy. It's awesome.

- "OHC 375 Dire Resurgence" - There's so much power and drive in this. It's quite cool.

- "bleh 6" - ehhhhhh this is fascinating i like

1. Suspensia
   Random-storykeeper
2. Bound In Silk
   NickC
3. Light, Fog, and Silk
   Koekepan

Random-storykeeper: this is beautiful! those bends are super duper. There's some melancholy, and I think it fits perfectly the theme of "abandoned web".

NickC: I love the textures here. Everything's so rich and tasty. Liked this one a lot.

Koekepan: super soothing entry. Maybe a bit long, though. I think there's some nice ideas here, dispersed through the 8 minutes that this lasts.

 

awesum: aptbr, Hollow, Koekepan, NickC, Random-storykeeper.
good: bleh, Patashu, sci.