Music Contest: Sept. 14 - Sept. 21

Gregjazz · Wed 15/09/2004 06:50:28

Hey hey!

So this week's contest rules:

I want a song that will put me to sleep. No, not boring. Pleasantly relaxing music to which I can softly drift into slumber.

Good luck!

modgeulator · Wed 15/09/2004 08:33:19

The Sleepy Song

BOYD1981 · Wed 15/09/2004 08:41:46

Sad Lullaby

i may actually work on this some more and maybe release a midi version...

Sad Lullaby (Midi Version)

edit - fixed the problem with the links not working, i left out a t in internet :

mätzyboy · Wed 15/09/2004 10:08:19

BOYD: Something is strange with the links you're posting, they transfer to some strange search site called "megago.com". Maybe you should find another host?

Mr Jake · Wed 15/09/2004 10:13:10

Boyd: the midi version of your wont work for me

it just play right through (no sound)

OT: those cars (the one you have in your sig) look uber awesome

Gregjazz · Wed 15/09/2004 16:06:38

I think I passed out at the 30th sheep. Yawn. Still recovering.

I shouldn't have listened to those entries in the morning. Now I'm tired.

Damien · Wed 15/09/2004 16:12:39

Quote from: Hotspot
Boyd: the midi version of your wont work for me

Works fine for me, try boosting up the synthesyzer volume in volume control, or, maybe you have some sound card driver issues.

EDIT: Here's my entry:

Evil Lullaby

EDIT: 2nd version:

Evil Lullaby v2

rtf · Sat 18/09/2004 03:28:18

http://www.sitesled.com/members/rtf/sleep.mp3

Well, I made some subliminal messages to go along with it, but I guess the encoder didn't like them. Oh well

I admit, this won't exactly put you to sleep. But it is a good listening song!

Gregjazz · Tue 21/09/2004 15:33:24

I'll wait until the end of the day to judge, in case of last-minute entries.

Gregjazz · Wed 22/09/2004 08:24:03

Da judge!

First for a critique:

RTF: I was falling asleep, but then there was some bluesy atonal stuff and I was like "wowie!" and jerked back awake. Otherwise, nice pad stuff going on in the background.

Damien: Kinda reminds me of "The Goblin Returns". Nice and evil. If I were you I would add some low strings and maybe a soft pad in the background.

Boyd: A bit mechanical, but I admire the old-school sounds you're using there. If I were you, I'd use a bit more reverb and sustain some of those bell melody notes. Maybe add an acoustic piano playing really echoey sustained minor 9 broken chords for the contrast.

Modgeulator: As I said, unconciousness limited my listening to about 20 "sheeps" of this song. Lol. "Sheeps". I don't know why that's so funny.

And the winner is...

Boyd!!!

Every entry extremely good, but Boyd's one was the most lullaby-ish. I like how that backing instrument kinda sounds like the ticking of a clock.

I don't think Modgeulator's "Sheeps" entry qualified as "making me drift slowly into slumber": it was more like "made my eyes roll backwards, my tongue dry out, and my extremities twitch. And my hair fall out to boot." Powerful stuff Modgeulator.