Reflections rocks!
Plate of Beans by rhizome23
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-10
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Plate of Beans is a dark, glitchy piece of electronica.
sorrow by ikebowen
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-09
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sorrow is a pretty song. I love the expressiveness of the piano.
workshop by nicolin
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on 2011-08-08
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Bonus track! The song that went up on Saturday should have been posted today.
workshop is a big band jazz song or three.
Green and Long and Mean by cortex
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-06
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This is an educational song about how (some) snakes are Green and Long and Mean. To be fair, not all snakes are mean; some snakes are very friendly, willing (eager, even) to give full-body hugs.
This concludes the second Music Challenge, snakes.
Edit: Whoops! This was meant for Monday’s post.
Resh Day Lo by sleepy pete
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-05
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Resh Day Lo is a nifty & layered trip-hop song from The Harvey Girls, the genre-hopping band of sleepy pete & melissa may.
The Imlovence (of My Heart) by The Great Big Mulp
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on 2011-08-04
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The Imlovence (of My Heart) is an offbeat snapshot of a specific moment, though it’s sad that it takes a derogatory stance against “nonexistent” words.
Until You Sever The Snake by flapjax at midnite
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on 2011-08-03
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Until You Sever The Snake is a bluesy song. It’s the first song here from frequent and awesome Music contributor, flapjax at midnite.
The Parade at Bobbleton by nthdegx
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-02
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The Parade at Bobbleton is surprisingly rousing for such cheesy synths.
sippin’ on some severus by kimyo
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-01
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sippin’ on some severus is sultry & geeky trip-hop.
unhiphop [ar 2] by C.Batt
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-29
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unhiphop [ar 2] is electronica, with layers of chill and noodling synths, head-bobbing percussion, & glitch.
ripples by advil
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-28
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ripples has synths that remind me of a Vangelis soundtrack. It starts with calm synths, builds a nice momentum, then mellows out again.
That wraps up the coverage from the first Music Challenge.
When You’re Feeling Thirsty by spacedog
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-27
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When You’re Feeling Thirsty is a charmingly goofy little paean to water.
Storm by MvE
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-26
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Storm is a quiet instrumental piece, set during a rainstorm in the desert.
While the Gittin’ is Good by mccreath
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-25
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While the Gittin’ is Good is surf rock, with the guitar thrown through a punkish distortion pedal.
sailing on right by by kimyo
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-22
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sailing on right by is dreamy, lush trip-hop, with lovely layers.
I Like Hat by ageispolis
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-21
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I Like Hat is a catchy song, with beatboxing, synths, and fembot vocals reciting absurd lyrics.
Nested Sorrow by Chocomog
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-20
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Nested Sorrow is an instrumental piece, featuring a dissonant ukelele.
Sinaloan Milk Snake Song by escabeche
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-18
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Sinaloan Milk Snake Song is a cover of a Mountain Goats song, with a different feel entirely – it’s faster, with more instrumentation than the original.
Don’t Let Jessamyn Pick the Themes by micayetoca
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-15
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Don’t Let Jessamyn Pick the Themes is an instrumental acoustic song, with seagulls. It’s another take on the first Music Challenge, water.
Aquamarine by grubi
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-14
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Aquamarine is some nice, crunchy powerpop, from grubi, who I’ve featured a couple of times, including some hip-hop just a couple of days ago.
This is the very first song from the very first Metafilter Music Challenge, water.
Fincha cha cha Remixed by PuGZ
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-13
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Fincha cha cha Remixed is a dancy little song, based around a dorky sample.
Manifesto by grubi
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-12
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Manifesto is geeky, intelligent rap. I like the rapper’s flow, the chorus, & the background music.
get the door by RobertFrost
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-11
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get the door soothes me, with a looped acoustic guitar, bells, and circuit bent background noises.
I’ve liked a couple of RobertFrost’s previous songs – bent+acoustic also used circuit bending to good effect.
spanish cakes by nicolin
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-08
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spanish cakes is a mellow, improvised acoustic guitar piece.
Threnody by milquetoast
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-07
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Threnody is a punchy, short – three minutes long – rock song.
Owl Creek by danb
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-06
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Owl Creek manages to convey moods with its acoustic guitar.
Not Anymore by markulus
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-05
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Not Anymore is a poppy rock song.
American Dreams by ageispolis
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-04
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American Dreams mixes Rage Against the Machine, Interpol, and Super Mario music, into a dance / hip-hop song.
Happy Fourth of July!
Hopeful Hopeful by tmcw
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-07-01
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Hopeful Hopeful uses a loop pedal to make a fugue, so that the guitar’s playing both in the foreground and background.
Tower Song by inoculatedcities
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-30
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Tower Song is a cover of a Townes Van Zandt song, pretty and sad.
Requiem for the Living by goodnewsfortheinsane
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-29
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Requiem for the Living is an angsty rock song. The end leads into Get Out of My Songs (previously).
Ten Thousand Waves by ldandersen
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-28
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Ten Thousand Waves is an atmospheric electronica song.
A Song for Dolphins by OverlappingElvis
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-27
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A Song for Dolphins is an odd, eclectic song.
Insert your own “so long and thanks for all the fish” joke here.
Requiem for blink by goodnewsfortheinsane
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-24
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Requiem for <blink> is a tongue-in-cheek ode to the tag. (This was originally posted in the first version of Metafilter Music.)
Elfrita the Landlord by ageispolis
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-23
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Elfrita the Landlord is an awesomely bouncy house song.
Hide and Seek by The White Hat
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-22
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Hide and Seek is a pretty acoustic guitar cover of an Imogen Heap song. The White Hat and I were both introduced to the song by the Dear Sister meme in the previous month, spawned by a The Lonely Island / Saturday Night Live short.
Dreaming of the Sitar by lancer1966
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-21
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Dreaming of the Sitar uses a flute, piano, & sitar to make a simple, pretty composition.
Tsunami by jlowen
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-06-20
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Tsunami is a disorderly, drunken, & catchy song including a banjo, a cheesy synth, an accordion, and a kazoo.