schadd walrus 2: feast of the invisible cats (join biancospino walrus!)

[fireisredsir]

i have just happened upon this (i am not a mish mash resident. help im lost) and it looks really cool

it is still open for submissions, right?

[fireisredsir]

i like her singing a lot. but i can't find any way to translate the lyrics (there's one site that seems to have them but they're unselectable) and otherwise idk how to get multi emotions from this.

been listening to this a lot so i gave it a try

took a bit but here, can't promise it's 100% accurate but i believe it translated pretty well (the title is "Farewell")

Spoiler:

In the depths of my heart, there's a solitary girl,
A little girl who never leaves me, no matter what

Sometimes without warning bursting into tears, waking me up,
Trying to smile quietly, then suddenly going wild

You say, no matter what I do,
You loved me the most, it was you

Even today, you remain, holding your knees to your chest
Staring at me, not moving an inch.

Because of you, I'm always alone,
Unable to leap into anyone else's arms, it's just you and me.

~

Even without you, I can live on my own,
Even without your help, I won't be deceived by anyone.

I could never forget about you,
Because you've been the one supporting me all this time.

Farewell, little girl, vanish from within me,
Farewell, little girl, farewell, girl,

Farewell, farewell, farewell, girl,
Farewell, farewell, farewell, girl,
Farewell.

[fireisredsir]

i submitted that one knowing full well it was very likely to not land at all, but figured what's the point of dropping the lowest score if you don't take a risk with one of them

i totally get and kinda agree with the general xiu xiu distaste but personally i think that song is like at least 10x better than their second best song (of ones ive heard)

[fireisredsir]

the song guessed for me is rly good so i am content

[fireisredsir]

hi

i really enjoyed this walrus, it was one of my favorite things ive gotten to participate in, im glad i happened to stumble on it and decided to join

many thanks to schadd for hosting and just being generally cool, but also thanks to all the submitters who submitted such good music!! i found a lot of music that i really like from these submissions and so i wanted to share my favorite song from each of the participants if u don't mind. i think they deserve some extra appreciation

Spoiler: songs

Spoiler: t3

system of a down - toxicity the way it contrasts between manic chaotic and slow melodic kinda works for me in a way that usually similar patterns don't. so that's neat. 2nd place goes to the first 5 seconds of the alexisonfire song

Spoiler: isis

中須かすみ(CV.相良茉優) - 無敵級*ビリーバー
this is v cute and i like the music, so fun and positive-sounding. the town inside me clears here if i hadn't already heard it a billion times

Spoiler: biancospino

merzbow, genesis p-orridge - kreeme horn
i really like the way the vocals kind of disintegrate into static over the course of the sound. and generally it's just good noise

Spoiler: wgeurts

basement revolver - circles
the two black midi songs are def my favorites here, but i like this one too. i think it captures how it can feel like time slows down in intense moments. has a cool emotionally detached feel to it

Spoiler: pj

autre ne veut - ego free sex free (live on kexp)
wow i made the mistake of listening to the spotify version of this and the submitted live one is so much better. this is just fun, i like the weird very affected way that he sings. saba is my favorite overall, but heard before

Spoiler: aristophanes

frank watkinson - i'll follow you into the dark, death cab for cutie cover
im probably biased by having heard this version first but i think it's better than the original. old man's perspective on it just adds a lot. dúlamán is good too

Spoiler: skygazer

thundercat & louis cole - i love louis cole
his drumming is like obviously always very talented but i think it works best here and i like the song surrounding it. im actually pretty into temporary secretary too, that's my second favorite

Spoiler: mushshagana

rna - homunculi
there were parts i liked from several other songs (seraph, engaging, worlds beyond the veil) and it feels kinda weak to just land on the song that is closest to stuff i typically listen to, but i do just like it a lot

Spoiler: chickadee

thao & the get down stay down - phenom
loved this the first time i heard it and i think a lot of that came from the music video, very cool video. still a good song tho, has good energy

Spoiler: invisibility

p.k. 14 - 你和我
i think i liked all of invisibility's songs a decent amount but there wasn't one big standout. i saved this album tho and have listened a few times, im into it, never heard anything quite like it

Spoiler: majiffy

the cure - labyrinth
this one grew on me after a few listens. i tend to like when vocals are lower in the mix, and i also like these kind of gradual buildups over the song. the drums are good too

Spoiler: deathrowkitty

augustin hadelich performs scherzo-tarantelle op. 16 composed by henryk wienawski
i don't really know how to talk about this but it's very good. i like the bits where it feels like he is really pouring emotion into it

Spoiler: channeldelibird

fulu miziki music warriors - tikanga
i love all the different types of percussion that are happening. such a good groove. and the video helps too, they seem like they're having so much fun with it

Spoiler: pink ball

nano stern - carnivalito del ciempés
the only word i recognize in here is "bailar" which feels fitting. makes me want to dance. i especially like the repeated "de de de/la la la" bit idk how to describe it, where the melody is rising and the rhythm is doing something cool. ive found this stuck in my head a lot after hearing it

Spoiler: cheetory

林英哲 - 金団雲
hell yea, i like drums. this just has really cool energy to it. feels like so much of it is anticipation, in a good way. the first minute has me so ready. and then that bit at 4:30 where all of them pick up together is v good. 2nd place goes to like certain parts of the swans song where it goes hard. melted into darkness is good too

Spoiler: chevre

kevin atwater - jacob killed a cat
this song kinda killed me the first few times i heard it. love the storytelling of the verses, i think it leaves the right amount of blanks to fill in. i hope jacob and thomas are doing okay. i realized after listening to it a bunch and then checking the artist page that i see this guy playing his songs on tiktok a lot, he has a very specific style and sometimes his stuff is too overdone but i like this one

Spoiler: toolenduso

death grips - up my sleeves
ok ive never actually listened to death grips although ive heard people talk and/or meme about them a lot. this is good though. for being like 10 years ago this feels pretty ahead of its time. sounds like a lot of people i like were probably influenced by this. there's a lot happening and im into basically all of it

Spoiler: aisa

joni mitchell - the jungle line
my selection here is a little more limited cause i know (and generally like) half of aisa's songs already, she easily wins on that metric. but jungle line is the best regardless. ive only heard a little joni mitchell and while her writing is always v good, here i especially like everything else that's going on around her voice. the drums, the synth, the voices in the background. it's all great

Spoiler: ceejayvinoya

bent knee - dry
this is just a solid song. especially the way the music builds and then kinda gets chaotic near the end, im very into that. good singing, good lyrics, good music. one of the more memorable songs for me from this

Spoiler: infinity

björk - its not up to you
i had heard like a small amount of bjork before this, enough to recognize her voice but not enough to know like any of her songs. this is really good. she does so much with her voice. i should listen to more bjork. battle creek is cool too

Spoiler: tris

jaimie branch - theme nothing
i do like give, and it is another one where i saved the album and like it. but theme nothing is like so good. the drums obviously but also all of the rest of it. forgiveness is good too btw. so is follow the lights. tris also wins cat 2 for me bc i like the pharmakon song but i skip it every time, it's so uncomfortable

Spoiler: hellbooks

kahimi karie - all is splashing now
really hard choice, ca mira is amazing too. and reinada is cool. ive listened to those two albums most, but when i think of which song i want to listen to it's always this one. i love the splashing, and her voice is so good. and even just that main guitar line is simple but perfect. honourable mentions to かもめ3/4 and jjaksoe

Spoiler: stinkycheesedan

山崎ハコ - さいなら - favorite song of the walrus for me. ive listened to this so many times, its an incredible song, especially after learning what it's about. makes me feel many emotions. i think about it a lot. 2nd place goes to popular, but i do like sugarbread as well. and i highly respect the ayesha erotica submission