SMWCentral Official Annual Music Tourney #4 (2024) - WINNER - Old Contests & Events

Caroline Polachek - Sunset

Iliterallydontexist - I see you everywhere | It's fine, though maybe a bit trite.
Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite | I like the waltziness. The vocals range from cool to kind of grating.
Nekrogoblikon - The Magic Spider | Kind of indifferent on the vocals but the overall song is kind of cool. Not a fan of the metal-y parts though.
MUST DIE! X DESCENDER - NEW YORK CITY | It's very background vibing music. Or like Geometry Dash.
Crooks & Nannies - Carry Me | I was kind of vibing with this until the vocals started.

Everything except Sunset blended together for me this set.

1st: Iliterallydontexist - I see you everywhere

2nd: Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite

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3rd: Crooks & Nannies - Carry Me
3rd: Nekrogoblikon - The Magic Spider
3rd: Caroline Polachek - Sunset

6th: MUST DIE! X DESCENDER - NEW YORK CITY

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Strong set. I like nearly all of the songs a lot.

Caroline Polachek - Sunset
Crooks & Nannies - Carry Me
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Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite
Nekrogoblikon - The Magic Spider
Iliterallydontexist - I see you everywhere
MUST DIE! X DESCENDER - NEW YORK CITY

MUST DIE! X DESCENDER - NEW YORK CITY
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-this is kinda all build up no release
-i wanted more of those last 3 seconds tbh

Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite
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-eating lunch rn
-storebought microwave chicken-based meal
-i forgot to get a knife
-had to open a new packaging of mayonnaise i hate doing that
-this is kinda bonkers
-song's pretty good too
-the mood's a bit too all over the place for me to regularly listen to though so no blue rating

Crooks & Nannies - Carry Me
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-judging by the name i thought this was gonna be from like 1971 but it's a bandcamp link so ig it's from like 2021
-2016 nvm first guess was closer
-screaming break yeah me too
-this is kinda vibes

Nekrogoblikon - The Magic Spider
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-is this gonna be rhythm game music
-no
-i feel like theres lore here
-nice time signature man
-this is structured like a guilty gear strive song
-I feel like the song ends at like 2:53 idk what all this other stuff is but its weird

Iliterallydontexist - I see you everywhere
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-done with my lunch
-it is quite hard to understand what's being said
-this could be a vibe but i couldn't get into it
-not what i expected from the artist name

Caroline Polachek - Sunset
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-this is nice but i kinda have very little to say about it
-there's a feeling in here i can't quite describe

Set B Results

Caroline Polachek - Sunset (11)
Nekrogoblikon - The Magic Spider (8)
Crooks & Nannies - Carry Me (8)
Ado - Aishite Aishite Aishite (7)
Iliterallydontexist - I see you everywhere (6)
MUST DIE! X DESCENDER - NEW YORK CITY (5)

Preliminary Round: Set C

Toboggan - Game Over
acloudyskye - Surface
Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual
Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me
MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing
Virus - Ausencia

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it's not unusual, game over
(failing is typical. honorable mention to guns blazing, tough set overall)

acloudyskye - Surface
Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual

Found this set fairly lackluster. Definitely going to look more into acloudyskye tho

Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual
acloudyskye - Surface
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Virus - Ausencia
MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing
Toboggan - Game Over
Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me

Toboggan - Game Over
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-oh this is in french
-yeah that makes sense
-i feel like i can probably recognize at least 1 of the presets used in this song
-this sounds weirdly unfinished

acloudyskye - Surface
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-this could be real
-oh these vocals are not doing it for me at all

Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual
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-ok im sorry i dont care how good this is but it fucked with my expectations in a way that i didn't enjoy so i hate it now
-this could've been solved by making it approx 3 times heavier
-it's a little quirky
-what is even going on at the end

Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me
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-I cannot in good faith vote for this however it is the best song in this song let me be clear

MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing
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-idk what to tell you it definitely is music and it sounds fine
-mixing's a little pizza tower though

Virus - Ausencia
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-real mature guys, real nice smooth move
-international set
-don't really like the instrumentation here

an "i guess" sort of set

Toboggan - Game Over
Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual

(Honorary mention: acloudyskye - Surface)

1. acloudyskye - Surface
2. Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual
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3. MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing
4. Toboggan - Game Over
5. Virus - Ausencia
6. Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me

acloudyskye - Surface
Virus - Ausencia

Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual
Virus - Ausencia

List Soundtrack - List Hacks

Mega Man X3 OSTs

acloudyskye - Surface
Virus - Ausencia

it's not unusual
ausencia

1. Toboggan - Game Over: Unhinged French music my beloved
2. Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual: This is based
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3. Virus - Ausencia: It's alright
4. MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing: Is it weird if my favorite Master Sword songs are the YouTuber remixes
5. acloudyskye - Surface: This did not keep my interest
6. Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me: Tbh this wasn't funny until Tim started screaming

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acloudyskye - Surface (favorite song so far that i didnt nominate, god damn)
Virus - Ausencia (the solo goes nuts)

all bangers set, good job every pony $#fim{^_^}$

acloudyskye - Surface
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1st: Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual

2nd: acloudyskye - Surface

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3rd: Toboggan - Game Over

4th: Virus - Ausencia

5th: MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing

6th: Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me

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cool set

acloudyskye - Surface: The adventurous vibe at the beginning made me think this was gonna be purely electronic, so the lyrics were a very nice surprise. I love how hard this goes.
Virus - Ausencia: THERE'S A BUTT IN THE COVER

Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual: The track definitely is. I guess it's fun
MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing: Undertale... Yellow? This has nice parts, but it starts pretty slow
Toboggan - Game Over: Felt like I was listening to music for toddlers
Tim Robinson & Rhys Coiro - The Day Robert Palins Murdered Me: Not sure what I was supposed to feel to this but I didn't

Alright, let's see. My choices are:

Toboggan - Game Over

Title says it all.
MasterSwordRemix & MyNewSoundtrack - Guns Blazing
You know?

Honorable mentions:

Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual
Virus - Ausencia
From what Koopster said: THERE'S A BUTT IN THE COVER!

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acloudyskye - Surface
Satanicpornocultshop - It's not Unusual