Songtest #115: g e n r e b e n d i n g

[Zetsu]

long ago, the four genres lived together in harmony, then everything changed etc. etc. you know how this goes. anyways

Only the SONGTEST WINNER, master of all the genres, could stop them.

The theme is genre-bending! Any song that fucks around with genre is allowed! This includes, but is not limited to:

1. Songs that incorporate elements of multiple genres (bonus points if you wouldn't expect those genres to combine well!)
2. Songs that don't really fit into any genre
3. Songs that take a left-field approach to their genre (e.g. cutesy metal songs, pop songs feat. mongolian throat singing, etc.)

Now, of course, genres are constantly evolving and recombining and borrowing from each other, and a lot of existing genres basically started out as combinations of previous genres, but I don't have any requirements or litmus tests to determine whether a song is *really* genre-bending. If you think it bends genre enough to fit into this songtest, then it bends genre enough to fit into this songtest.

which means that all we have are the usual rules!

[+] the usual rules

No songs used from a past contest!
Be polite in chat about song contest because the people who submit the songs are also human beings! Anyone who removes this rule is rude!
If you can't be here for one of the semis, let me know and I'll try to put you into the opposite round!
If you're in a round or public-voting, listen to every song and give points to your top 10 favorites: 12 to your favorite, 10 to your second, 8 to your third, 7 to your fourth, and so on down to 1 point for your tenth favorite.
If your song is in a given round, you must vote that round or you'll be eliminated. if your song isn't in that round (or you aren't in the contest at all), your vote will be counted as a public vote, which counts for half points.
Send me your votes via Board or Discord DM: I can't guarantee I'll see it if you don't.

Signups will run until Jan. 9th, 10pm eastern time!

Participants:

1. me!
2. pippi
3. blizz
4. laur
5. toben
6. dr adj
7. DerArknight
8. cica
9. boogie
10. AnimeNerd
11. Fiori
12. Rugga

[Pippi]

hi sorry i bent my genre too much and it snapped, can i get a new one

[BlizzardeyeWonder]

posting my sign up for tax purposes

[Laurels]

Break my spine let's go.

[Zetsu]

That's time! Get bending, y'all...or fusing, or mixing, or...yeah.

The Songs:

Aron Estocolmo - Questionable karma and good intentions
Yung Bae - Wonder
Wintergatan - Starmachine 2000
Too Many Zooz - Black Ice
HMLTD - Satan, Luella, and I
Maximum the Hormone - Koi No Mega Lover
Patrick Wolf - Hard Times
Cristobal Tapia De Veer - Renaissance
Berliner Philharmoniker - 4'33"
Postmodern Jukebox - Friends Theme
Grim Salvo - Heart of Darkness
Soul Coughing - Bus to Beelzebub

Y'all have until 10pm on the 14th to get votes in!

[Zetsu]

RESULTS

[+] 12th Place

In 12th place, we have 4'33" by John Cage, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, submitted by DerArknight! It received 24 points, including one 12.

[+] 11th Place

In 11th place, we have Bus to Beelzebub by Soul Coughing, submitted by Toben! It received 31 points, including one 8.

[+] 10th Place

In 10th place, we have Renaissance by Cristobal Tapia De Veer, submitted by Laurels! It received 39 points, including two 8's.

[+] 9th Place

In 9th place, we have the Friends Theme (I'll Be There For You) by Postmodern Jukebox and The Rembrandts, submitted by AnimeNerd! It received 45 points, including one 12 and one 10.

[+] 8th Place

In 8th place, we have Questionable karma and good intentions by Aron Estocolmo, submitted by blizz! It received 54 points. It received this placement due to receiving fewer 12's than the 7th placed song.

[+] 7th Place

In 7th place, we have Black Ice by Too Many Zooz, submitted by le moi! It received 54 points, including one 12 and two 8's. It received this placement due to receiving more 12's than the 8th placed song.

[+] 6th Place

In 6th place, we have Satan, Luella, and I by HMLTD, submitted by boogie! It received 64 points, including one 12 and four 8's. It received this placement due to receiving fewer 10's than the 5th placed song.

[Zetsu]

TOP 5

[+] 5th Place

In 5th place, we have Starmachine2000 by Wintergatan, submitted by pippi! It received 64 points, including one 12 and one 10. It received this placement due to receiving more 10's than the 6th placed song.

[+] 4th Place

In 4th place, we have Koi no Mega Lover by Maximum the Hormone, submitted by fiori! It received 68 points, including two 12's and one 10.

[+] 3rd Place

For our bronze medalist, we have Hard Times by Patrick Wolf, submitted by dr. adj! It received 74 points, including four 10's.

[Zetsu]

OUR FINALISTS

In Second Place, we have...

[+] 2nd Place

Wonder by Yung Bae, submitted by Rugga! It received 77 points, including one 12, three 10's, and one 8.

Which means that our winner...

is...

*ahem*

[+] 1st Place

Heart of Darkness by Grim Salvo, submitted by cicada! It received 102 points, including four 12's (!!), two 10's, and two 8's.

Thanks for playing, everyone; until next time~