One Hour Compo - Round 449 (OHC449)

Votes (5)

May 18, 2017 Arcana
  1. Black Bird Bar
    ethansight
  2. Black Bird Bar
    ethansight
  3. The Crow
    InvisibleObserver
ethansight: This really has a feel all of its own. It's upbeat and bright and groovy. When the beat comes in, we restate the melody but the mood is just so upbeat and satisfying.

obScene: Very emotive. A lot of rising tension. I like the minimalist piano and the noisy chiptune pads.

IO: I just love this kind of stuff. Arco strings, tension, synth backing, rhythmic bass.

Many good songs this week. Everyone did very well.
May 18, 2017 Koekepan
  1. Black Bird Bar
    ethansight
  2. A Crow on a Branch
    Random-storykeeper
  3. Crowcaine
    GLL
A very lyrical session - but there's a swing to ethansight's entry that I just couldn't ignore, that propelled it to the top.
May 19, 2017 GreyHooves
  1. Black Bird Bar
    ethansight
  2. Bad Omen
    obScene
  3. The Crow
    InvisibleObserver
Black Bird Bar - It makes me think of a bar scene from a retro video game, and I absolutely love the image it puts in my head

Bad Omen - I love the mix of both atmospheric and musical elements. It makes me think of a crow scavenging through the ruins of a destroyed bulding in the rain

The Crow: I love the sound design on this one, and the mix of Electronic and Orchestral is something I really enjoy. When I listen to it I picture a Crow mercenary in preparation for a big job

2 Special mentions: I really liked the Chill mood given off from "The Crows, and "Black bird base" had a very nice groove to it, it puts in my head the image a platoon of Crow soldiers dancing in sync
May 25, 2017 Random-storykeeper
  1. Black Bird Bar
    ethansight
  2. black feather crow
    ScootaLewis
  3. Black Bird Base
    Arcana
1) "Black Bird Bar" - I like classy yet uh, modern, so this was right up my alley. The intro makes me think black & white images, so I guess it's fitting enough to crows. :P And the music is great; I love the chord progression, the leads, the bass and the bells. All of it works wonderfully.

2) "black feather crow" - Singing solo without accompaniment must be hard, but I think you did fine. I thought the lyrics were pretty good, and because of the hints of loneliness, making the piece acapella was a great touch.

3) "Black Bird Base" - I really like this piece. Thematically, I can't say it does it for me, but musically, I dunno, this might be one of my favourites in this compo, actually. I like this sound; the repeating notes are catchy and the beat is nice. I even like how they fade in and out.

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There were many good entries in this compo. I also wanted to vote for obScene, InvisibleObserver, DarkShadow and GreyHooves.
May 25, 2017 obScene
  1. A Crow on a Branch
    Random-storykeeper
  2. flight
    DarkShadow
  3. Black Bird Bar
    ethansight
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