#3 Crowdfunding
In this cat I wanted either literally crowdfunded songs or Indie.
Myzozoa
Rainer Maria - Catastrophe
Pre-Kickstarter Indie is 5-star worthy. The song itself is really nothing to write home about. Monotonous. Might rise to 2 walruses on re-listen but eh.
Robert Alfons
Talk Talk - IT'S MY LIFE - 1984
Not crowdfunded, but 2 cats for the struggle that bands had to go thru to become even a little known before the internet. Chilly in a cool 80s way. Brrrr. Later corrected to 3 cats because this is almost Indie.
Da Letter El
SWANS "A LITTLE GOD IN MY HANDS" (TO BE KIND)
Crowdfunded and obscure. Automatic 5 cats. I dig the beat and riffs enough for 4 Walruses, though only very barely. This is not something I see myself listening to again. Good send, though!
Steven Snype
Madeon - Pop Culture
I do like tame Electro-Dance like this and mashups also. Enough novelty for 4 pandas. This is crowd but the funding part only came after he released this. 4 cats for obscurity though (2011 perspective).
Lectrys
Undertale OST: 036 - Dummy!
Undertale songs would get auto 5 cats but because it’s the obvious choice here only 4 cats. Dummy! though is one of the best UT songs to pick for this due to it being one of the most standalone songs in the game, easily imaginable in a Toby Fox bandcamp album even if UT wasn’t a thing.
vonFiedler
Higher (Allegiance)
Von’s musical strategy starts paying off! The lyrics make this piece quite enjoyable.
Aladyyn
Protest the Hero - Tidal
Bandcamp! Followable, ambiguous and insightful lyrics in this one just like I like it. Almost, almost 4 pandas. 3 pandas only because the 4 walruses felt like a stretch. Good job sending this.
Lord Gaius
Ex Libris - A Mother's Lament
Another musical, this time from a self-published album. I think that the guitars are a little bit too aggressive for a musical, narrative piece like this. +1 walrus from lyrics source material. Only just a little, though. +1 Panda for Greek geekery boosting this from weak 3 pandas to a real 4-panda status. This sub really rode on bonus points, so successfully sniped? Yeah I use the word snipe as I like. Deal with it.
shubaka17
I Fight Dragons – The Near Future III. Battle
Check out this band’s website. Me saying that is auto 4 pandas. This album seems cool, a story in itself, produced in a modern way. A little bit corny for my tastes but in the context of the album as a whole yeah 4 walruses.
Walrein
The Protomen - Act II - The Hounds
I really do like how this song sounds funky but still is rock. I guess Walrein has mastered his rock well enough to pick video gamey gems like this. Playlisted this for auto 5 pandas (autopandas!). Oh, also Indie.
LightWolf
Strife 2: 4. Rouge on the Rox
Silly LW sending me a Youtube link when he should know that I bought the .flac release off the crowdfunding campaign. You knew which is my favourite track there y u no pander???
Granny Pie
Them's Fightin' Herds - Title Theme
Another successful panda snipe. (Finland just got its first ever pandas from China. That’s another successful panda snipe there albeit completely unrelated.) Game out late next spring. It’ll have BGM that fluctuates based on which character is dominant in combos, mixing the tracks real time. Cool!
Next cat on Friday at 5PM EST!
In this cat I wanted either literally crowdfunded songs or Indie.
Myzozoa
Rainer Maria - Catastrophe
Pre-Kickstarter Indie is 5-star worthy. The song itself is really nothing to write home about. Monotonous. Might rise to 2 walruses on re-listen but eh.
Robert Alfons
Talk Talk - IT'S MY LIFE - 1984
Not crowdfunded, but 2 cats for the struggle that bands had to go thru to become even a little known before the internet. Chilly in a cool 80s way. Brrrr. Later corrected to 3 cats because this is almost Indie.
Da Letter El
SWANS "A LITTLE GOD IN MY HANDS" (TO BE KIND)
Crowdfunded and obscure. Automatic 5 cats. I dig the beat and riffs enough for 4 Walruses, though only very barely. This is not something I see myself listening to again. Good send, though!
Steven Snype
Madeon - Pop Culture
I do like tame Electro-Dance like this and mashups also. Enough novelty for 4 pandas. This is crowd but the funding part only came after he released this. 4 cats for obscurity though (2011 perspective).
Lectrys
Undertale OST: 036 - Dummy!
Undertale songs would get auto 5 cats but because it’s the obvious choice here only 4 cats. Dummy! though is one of the best UT songs to pick for this due to it being one of the most standalone songs in the game, easily imaginable in a Toby Fox bandcamp album even if UT wasn’t a thing.
vonFiedler
Higher (Allegiance)
Von’s musical strategy starts paying off! The lyrics make this piece quite enjoyable.
Aladyyn
Protest the Hero - Tidal
Bandcamp! Followable, ambiguous and insightful lyrics in this one just like I like it. Almost, almost 4 pandas. 3 pandas only because the 4 walruses felt like a stretch. Good job sending this.
Lord Gaius
Ex Libris - A Mother's Lament
Another musical, this time from a self-published album. I think that the guitars are a little bit too aggressive for a musical, narrative piece like this. +1 walrus from lyrics source material. Only just a little, though. +1 Panda for Greek geekery boosting this from weak 3 pandas to a real 4-panda status. This sub really rode on bonus points, so successfully sniped? Yeah I use the word snipe as I like. Deal with it.
shubaka17
I Fight Dragons – The Near Future III. Battle
Check out this band’s website. Me saying that is auto 4 pandas. This album seems cool, a story in itself, produced in a modern way. A little bit corny for my tastes but in the context of the album as a whole yeah 4 walruses.
Walrein
The Protomen - Act II - The Hounds
I really do like how this song sounds funky but still is rock. I guess Walrein has mastered his rock well enough to pick video gamey gems like this. Playlisted this for auto 5 pandas (autopandas!). Oh, also Indie.
LightWolf
Strife 2: 4. Rouge on the Rox
Silly LW sending me a Youtube link when he should know that I bought the .flac release off the crowdfunding campaign. You knew which is my favourite track there y u no pander???
Granny Pie
Them's Fightin' Herds - Title Theme
Another successful panda snipe. (Finland just got its first ever pandas from China. That’s another successful panda snipe there albeit completely unrelated.) Game out late next spring. It’ll have BGM that fluctuates based on which character is dominant in combos, mixing the tracks real time. Cool!
Next cat on Friday at 5PM EST!
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