tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post6816628520729534844..comments2011-08-03T08:40:13.468-04:00Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-21832642825850347612008-01-16T15:51:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:51:00.000-05:00You know, TM, I like the idea of a title belt. You'd figure with all Doc's crafting experience he should be able to whip us one up!Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-59330910072590498472008-01-16T15:33:00.000-05:002008-01-16T15:33:00.000-05:00With the benefit of some distance from the competition, it was a good experience. But honestly there was a point in the middle when I was hating on it... "Dammit, I need 3 more songs in 2 hours! Crap!"<BR/><BR/>Good results, and I mostly agree with the popular vote on those chosen tracks. I would love to know how the judges scored the whole albums though.<BR/><BR/>What does D-Form win? Is there a cool gaudy giant belt or something?<BR/><BR/>As for stacking the results, I certainly tried, but the one-vote-per-IP restriction made it pretty tough. I think I was only able to fake like 2 more votes. I shoulda gone war-driving to stack more. ;-)<BR/><BR/>For those interested, you can <A HREF="http://evolution-control.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:crate-digger-death-match-round-one&catid=40:mp3s&Itemid=64" REL="nofollow">read about my experience, hear an audio blog of it, and download my album.</A><BR/><BR/>- TradeMark G.<BR/>:.e.c.c.:TradeMark G.http://evolution-control.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-7642958506369540272008-01-11T12:40:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:40:00.000-05:00As goofy as it sounds, I'm really proud to have been a part of this myself. It genuinely has been a <B>friendly</B> competition, and everyone's been so supportive and open to each other's work. <BR/><BR/>And as far as judging goes, it certainly ain't easy. I would've never guessed that you cats would've been able to craft such fun, interesting, enjoyable albums from what really equates to 12 bucks worth of crap!Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-73493423416400601092008-01-11T12:29:00.000-05:002008-01-11T12:29:00.000-05:00Thanks d-form and antisoc for the kind words about the track. All I hear when I listen to it is mistakes ;) but obviously it's hard to judge your own shit.<BR/><BR/>I just love how different a lot of the stuff is, both the singles and the albums - the ones I've heard anyway. And it's all really strong. The judges have their work cut out for them, that's for sure.<BR/><BR/>I'm super happy I took part in this thing, so much music and new artists to listen to, and it was really encouraging personally too. Be it resolved taht I will do this a few more days this year and then I could put out a frickin' box set by year's end. Gotta ship in volume!Snake Eyeshttp://snake-eyes.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-90174935604596060522008-01-10T20:24:00.000-05:002008-01-10T20:24:00.000-05:00From what I've seen from all the contestants nobody is really lobbying for votes much. Many of the artists are saying vote for whoever is best but at least check it out. It seems like the songs are all such different styles that each entry is kind of representing a style so voters will vote based on what type of music they listen to.<BR/><BR/>At this point people probably only listen to the top two songs (popular influence theory) and choose between those two so they are going to be getting the majority of the votes.<BR/><BR/>It's like people who are in the Green party will vote Dem or Rep because they know they know their candidate won't win.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad the judges are involved though, it will make for a nice fair contest.<BR/><BR/>PeaceD-Formhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558941535012985395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-75780779294439198962008-01-10T17:43:00.000-05:002008-01-10T17:43:00.000-05:00Tis true; the voting is only one of five different elements that will determine the King of the Crate Diggers.Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-73534844089653742192008-01-10T16:06:00.000-05:002008-01-10T16:06:00.000-05:00anonymous----ahh seems like your a bit bitter about how the votes are going...i don't get that at all from the dialogue going on here. no one is even saying vote for them---their actually talking about MUSIC, which seems to be something you totally missed. plus that ain't the decided factor on who wins.peepsqueeeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-32908692496577834012008-01-10T15:51:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:51:00.000-05:00Um... okay...Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-47641262834943073422008-01-09T17:17:00.000-05:002008-01-09T17:17:00.000-05:00All you guys are %*&@ cheaters. Getting others to vote for you just for the sake of increasing your vote count is pathetic, not to mention dishonest. What the *&^% is that going to prove, that you have skillsz in getting people to vote for you? PaaaallleaaaazzzeeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-73045405314205266792008-01-09T09:26:00.000-05:002008-01-09T09:26:00.000-05:00I still can't believe how many people actually did country songs! :)Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-9629779384212693652008-01-08T17:59:00.000-05:002008-01-08T17:59:00.000-05:00Out of all the singles I love the Snake Eyes track. It's bouncy, happy, country, all kinds of goodness.D-Formhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558941535012985395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-9597270212593143672008-01-08T12:38:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:38:00.000-05:00Yeah, D-Form, I think you probably have the most cohesive album out of all that I heard. I love the concept.antisochttp://antisocial.propagation.net/~mridlen/oldtoysandbrokentapes/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-2021549556191457572008-01-08T12:22:00.000-05:002008-01-08T12:22:00.000-05:00That's some serious insight, Soc. thanks for sharing! <BR/><BR/>D-Form, I honestly love that concept more each time I hear it!Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-66292950133417926982008-01-08T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:42:00.000-05:00I wanted to do a concept form the start and was hoping to get some sort of dialog album. None were to be found so it turned into an instrumental concept album.<BR/><BR/>Here's the concept:<BR/><BR/>It's about a break dancer that isn't quite good enough. He questions whether he should sell his soul to the devil to become a better breaker (Track 1). He has visions of heaven and hell in his sleep (Tracks 2 & 3) and has to deal with the devil trying to trick him into selling his soul (Track 4). Eventually he chooses the route of ascension (Track 5) even though the devil is still fresh in his mind (listen to the growls). Once he's ascended he finds himself at the gates of heaven where he is asked to pass the final test (Track 6): A break dancing contest mixed by GOD himself (on to 1200's). Whether he goes or not is up to you.D-Formhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558941535012985395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-15538731949613312322008-01-08T10:31:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:31:00.000-05:00In Songfight style, here is my vote breakdown:<BR/><BR/>Vote: Snake Eyes<BR/>Honorable Mention: D-Form, Tanner4105, Doc Pop<BR/><BR/>Bomarr - I like the slice and dice style, it's definitely something that can be claimed as original. As this is the one that is stylistically most like mine, and I am very self critical, I react very critically to it, so I probably don't like it as much as I otherwise would.<BR/>D-Form - Probably the most mainstream electronica is right here. Add some crazy vocal samples, and it would be the next radio hit. Gets a little bit repetative, but has a good vibe. Reminds me of Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim. The vinyl adds a nice touch of warmth that I am unable to get with my setup.<BR/>Snake Eyes - I like the style the best on this one. It has a cut up feel like MC Gigahertz with his Chocolate Rain remix. I can really find no faults with this one. It's structure is fluid, unlike most of the other tracks (D-Form excluded), and it is extremely well mixed. I believe it best embodies the spirit of the competition. Also, I think the electro-country sound could be the next big thing.<BR/>Tanner4105 - This probably represents the most skillful mashup work. It's lots of things that you would never expect to sound good together, but put together and it sounds really good. The choir is a nice touch. Not quite fluid enough to get my vote, but it was a worthy attempt.<BR/>ECC - This reminds me of the really bad house music of the 80s (and early 90s unfortunately). However, it has a really good groove. I especially like the Mr. Oizo sound it has... the glitch hop sound, I guess you could call it.<BR/>Antisocial - I wish I could have put better drum work into this one. Otherwise, I like it.<BR/>Tyler2000 - I like the more melodic nature of this track. Feels like it needs some more hard hitting drums.<BR/><BR/>No need for reviews on these, but...<BR/>Doc Pop - Nice work there. It all has a good sound to it. It could have been a contender if it would have been in on time.<BR/>Larry - Good track, even if somewhat minimal. Would be awesome as a backup track for some rapping.antisochttp://antisocial.propagation.net/~mridlen/oldtoysandbrokentapes/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-20881592236646389952008-01-08T10:14:00.000-05:002008-01-08T10:14:00.000-05:00D-Form, you failed to mention that yours is a concept album! Tell the people your story. :)<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the write-up immensely, Snake.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads-up, Doc. I'll be sure to link it in my next post.<BR/><BR/>Don't sell yourself short, Soc. Much like Matt, I dig your single (and album, for that matter) too.<BR/><BR/>Hey, Dave. We actually ended up tweaking the EST-specific time constraint this time around; we just forgot to change it on the posted rules. (WHOOPS!) I can't speak for the other organizers, but I think when the next round of the CDD comes up we'll probably end up changing up the rules a lot. Not because there's anything wrong with the 12-12-12 concept, mind you, just to spice things up a bit.Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-84612469300496178072008-01-08T09:21:00.000-05:002008-01-08T09:21:00.000-05:00I worked about 7 hours rushing like crazy, and 2 hours tuning up and refining.antisochttp://antisocial.propagation.net/~mridlen/oldtoysandbrokentapes/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-11440413801859440352008-01-08T03:40:00.000-05:002008-01-08T03:40:00.000-05:00Random web trawler and sometimes music geek from the UK here...<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to say that this project is AWESOME!<BR/><BR/>I downloaded the singles not expecting much, but what you've all managed to come up with in the time allowed and with the restrictions in place is incredible!<BR/><BR/>Now I'm off to download the albums (including the failed submissions) and check the rest of it out.<BR/><BR/>Who knows... I have no history of crate digging (though plenty of sampling) and am even considering entering this sometime.<BR/><BR/>The timezones thing is interesting. I reckon I'd actually have a bit of an unfair advantage by being further East than the USA. For me the competition entry time would be from 1pm to 1am (GMT) so that's actually <I>way</I> nicer than an 8am start! But I can imagine others around the world might struggle to find shops open at 4am.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that aspect of the rules needs a bit of tweaking, to cater for international entries?<BR/><BR/>Out of interest, did you all work a flat-out 12 hours rushing like crazy, or was it more easy going than that?Dave Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-10703904850120939272008-01-07T19:59:00.000-05:002008-01-07T19:59:00.000-05:00Soc, I'm just now working my way through the singles, but I dig you're track. I like the slow burn approach, keeps it interesting through out. I also dig the rough edges that you kept in your samples. Nothing to feel out of place about.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09687165120949107688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-46652744681789962252008-01-07T19:43:00.000-05:002008-01-07T19:43:00.000-05:00After hearing the singles, I feel very much out of place. I think my favorites are Tanner and Snake Eyes, but I will have to listen to them further before I vote.antisochttp://antisocial.propagation.net/~mridlen/oldtoysandbrokentapesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-39091150910734505652008-01-07T18:31:00.000-05:002008-01-07T18:31:00.000-05:00The poll is up!<BR/><BR/>Please listen to all the tracks and vote:<BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.drownradio.com/cdd01" REL="nofollow">www.drownradio.com/cdd01</A>Doc Pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167998409526934484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-91653266576105527432008-01-07T17:11:00.000-05:002008-01-07T17:11:00.000-05:00OK, I updated <A HREF="http://snake-eyes.ca/Songs/12/crate-digger-deathmatch-true-tales" REL="nofollow">my site</A> with a link to my album and a probably-not-that-fascinating writeup of the process from my POV. I've just been listening to antisoc and d-form's - jiminy jillikers! Nice work, you two.Snake Eyeshttp://snake-eyes.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-5856382071642163872008-01-07T16:03:00.000-05:002008-01-07T16:03:00.000-05:00Feel free to download mine as well. I upped it to zshare, the link to the DL is on my site that Z listed on the post.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to check everyone's entries.D-Formhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558941535012985395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-44698276670035279642008-01-07T15:43:00.000-05:002008-01-07T15:43:00.000-05:00z: lol @ less than 2 hours of musicantisochttp://antisocial.propagation.net/~mridlen/oldtoysandbrokentapesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15042066.post-32176257289183065142008-01-07T15:03:00.000-05:002008-01-07T15:03:00.000-05:00Thanks, Soc. I didn't wanna link anyone's stuff for public consumption without their go-ahead.<BR/><BR/>And, Matt, all seven of these albums combined are less than 2 solid hours of music. You should be able to work them in easily. :)Z.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14955198622421067159noreply@blogger.com