1. Parkour heart
   nukage
2. Airtime
   DDRKirby(ISQ)
3. Over the walls
   cryref22

We had a lot of shorter songs, so I gave the votes to the submissions that had more complete ideas.

cyref for the floaty synths and sound design to reinforce the theme of flying

DDRKirby for the really nicely done melodic work and the great integration of so many details

nukage gets top billing from me for the whole development. Good vocal delivery and sound processing that makes this track hard hitting and sounding good.

1. Parkour heart
   nukage
2. The Getaway
   Dex
3. Edge Case
   ethansight

DDRKirby

Nice chill vibes. I love the shift to chiptune later! Really great ambient sounds and delay!

Dex

This really felt like a getaway. I loved the energy! It felt like someone running and vaulting over obstacles. I loved the guitar part at the end too!

DarkShadow

I loved the intro! The middle part had a good beat too. The last third had some surprising sounds that felt loud.

nukage

I think you nailed the theme! The lyrics fit really well. As someone who has trained in parkour, it felt like the lyrics really captured the imagery of running around the city and doing vaults and climbing on stuff. (But stay off the rooftops if you don't want to die!)

Torn palms and bleeding fingers are not uncommon! Especially if you find bars to swing on or do laches but don't have enough calluses built up.

The vocals and the vocal effects were really well done!

A2Z

I liked the beat and drive! I really liked the synth that repeats and shifts in tone that comes in just before halfway.

Unknown Pseudiartist

Nice and short, but it sounded good! 

ethansight

I really liked the drums fading in and the jazzy feel overall. The bass line near the end was really fun too!

cryref22

A very triumphant track! I think it captures the joy of soaring over walls! Indeed a great feeling! The brass/synth sounded great!

Arcana

I liked the layers in the chorus. Overall a nice vibe!

1. Parkour heart
   nukage
2. Edge Case
   ethansight
3. Airtime
   DDRKirby(ISQ)

I was still away on my 2 week break when this round was on, so like before i ended up using the next day to set a timer and cook up a beat, and the results were posted to the sharing off channel in Discord, feel free to listen if you want. Even if i didn't make it to OHC, i still have the resources to vote, so we shall do this now.

DDRKIrby(ISQ) - Pretty arps, we starting strong with a smooth DDR entry, complete with some nice borderline 7th chords, and a very dynamic melody, on a 8-bit synth. It feels like a downtempo piece, but with a funky edge it's just great. The bass is strong in this, almost too strong. I find it hard to critique these, because you are just so good, but in this case i did find the bassline a tad overpowering. However the rest is fire, you know your way around the percussion. Definately gonna give you this one despite my critiques, in fact i'll give you the third spot, i loved it. Amazing work!

Dex - A short one from Dex, you don't often see this. This is some very epic orchestral metal, with some insanely interesting time signature changes going on. It's hard to follow along, but i think it's a 4 over 3 polyrhythm. It sort of fits a bit of a Contra vibe, but with a Castlevania string section. It's frantic and fast, epic but also way too short. You hyped me so much that by the time i got into it, you chose to do a quick fade out to end the piece. A shame because it was killer. There's so many sections it's hard to keep count, this is a piece that definately benefits from being at least 1 minute longer. Still though, i dig it a lot, it was absolutely fire. Good job!

DarkShadow - This is one hell of a 909 workout. The bassline is also very warbly too, i get a strong jungle influence, even though the genre seems to be closer to hardcore. Also wasn't expecting 909 snare rolls too, that really amps up the 90's feel. The ending was a jumpscare holy hell lol. We going full on glitch mode, it's interesting, but my god it's loud and eats the mix. After barely 5 seconds we break down to kick and bass, and then boom, it ends. I really felt potential here, but parts are mirrored by how loud it is, in relation to the rest, as well as the dissonance of it all. Still though, good job!

Nukage - Now hang on there, at least give me an intro wtf! That drop is extremely hard hitting, it's borderline NIN industrial level. The atmospheric parts are really cool, i feel like a terminator right now when listening to this. The metal drops are insane, the mixing is top notch. Some parts of the vocal feel louder than the rest of the track, but the overal mixing is really great. The screams are killer, your vocal performance is always excellent, as is the melody ideas. Even with potential for even more mixing touches, the track is still awesome, i couldn't really think of anything else to say it's amazing. It was more than enough for me to place it on the top spot, incredible work!

A2Z - Cool bassline here, the whole thing is kind of funky, even if it has a very light video game DnB feel, like it belongs to a sonic game. The drums are very quiet in relation to the rest of the track, especially for a genre close to DnB, or i think it could be DnB, as you have some fast hi-hat rolls closer to what a techno track might be. I don't know the exact genre, but it's futuristic, has a really interesting melody and chord progression, and a very cool use of sound design. I feel this has potential, as the mix for me is a bit uneven. The main melody is louder than the rest, and the drums are very quiet for this genre. Still though, it's very cool, i like it a lot. Good job!

UnknownPseudoartist - Hey i really appreciate you submitting, you always make such cool metal music with a Dark Ambient edge. Sadly though i find it very difficult to review tracks that are barely 40 seconds, not because they suck, but because i get so little music out of it. This is not unique to you, but to everyone, hope you understand. Still though, i appreciate you submitted an entry, and the short metal guitar work and drums were fire. Good job!

Turbo852 - Basically this is the same. I appreciate you submitting, but like i said, because it's 30 seconds, i struggle to review it, on the account of receiving so little music, and like i say, it's not unique to you, it's to everyone. Sorry mate, hope you understand. I do dig this DnB style though, with some seriously cool glitchy chiptune elements. It had a lot of potential, thanks for at least submitting, good job!

Ethansight - Fast arps ahoy. Not even halfway and i feel like going for a run. The breaks in this one are kind of different than your usual style, yet it works so well i dig it. This one is also short, but what you provide me for a minute is so good. This one also fits a Sonic game, with that factory level theme. Those filtered synth are amazing, it's so funky, and that main melody is really catchy. There is a lot of changes going on, i feel like we have a long intro and then it drops. Nothing else to say, i thought it was a perfect track, with a killer use of synths. It was so good i chose it for the 2nd spot, amazing work!

Cryef22 - Calming start, it feels very cold in the intro, but then the drop hits and we go into something very weird but very cool. The drums sort of give me that disco feel, but the melody and chords have that unsettling space feel. The brass lead is very 80's remeniscent, and the arp work really amps up the future sound. Personally i feel the drums are way to quiet compared to the rest, all of the melodies are really pushing the drums to the side, resulting in a track that i feel could bang hard, but struggles because of the weight of the melodies. Initially the melodies were a tiny bit dissonant, but it slowly morphed into something recognisable at the end, and i really felt the groove. All in all it has a lot of potential i really like it, good job!

Arcana - Some dark melodies ahead, this is probably the first i've heard Arcana attempt trap music, but using the classic Arcana drum kit and synth work. The rap is very good, you make some really great lyrics! The vocal work overall kind of eats into the mix a bit for my liking. The drop was really great, but because of how strong the vocals are, i didn't feel much of a dynamic shift, all i got was a tiny pop, so it didn't really feel as hard hitting as it could be. There is also personally a lack of sub in this, but this is probably me being used to what Trap music entails, so there could be bias at play. This one is great, but i sense a lot of potential to make it awesome, i really like it. Good job!

Top 3 - Nukage, Ethansight, DDRKirby(ISQ)

That is a lot in the Needs Work section i know, but be assured it's now out of malice. I can be critical, and sometimes you can make excellent music, or sometimes there is potential. Be assured though, that i still love your entry regardless. Oh well, maybe next round this might change, who knows.

Awesome - Nukage, Ethansight, DDRKirby(ISQ).

Needs Work - Dex, DarkShadow, A2Z, UnkownPseudoartist, Turbo852, Cryef22, Arcana.