Songtest #141: Into The Unknown

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SOTF's own Eurovision-style song contest. Submit songs that fit the theme and get mercilessly judged on your taste in music here.
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Songtest #141: Into The Unknown

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Hi there and welcome to my first Songtest! Am honored to get to hold one, so let's make this a blast!

For the theme, we are going to tackle the Unknown.

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No, not these two. I am talking about the amount of songs that YOU have yet to hear.

How many different songs have you listened to in your life? 1000? A million? No idea?

I am pretty sure every handler participating in songtests had at least two dozens songs they never knew existed before they came up in a songtest. Sometimes you know a band, but not all of their songs. Sometimes you know a song, but nothing about the band. Sometimes you know all songs of your favorite band, but then they release a new album and you have to catch up. No matter how many songs you know, there is always more.

And for this songtest, I want you all to go out and explore this more.

The rule is simple: Every single song you have ever listened to in your life up until the moment you started reading this post are ineligible. Meaning you have to look for a new, unknown song to submit.

The methods you might use to find a new song are up to you. You can go search on YouTube. Listen to singers you have only heard of from third parties. Ask your annoying neighbour what they think. It's up to you.

Note that I have no way of verifying if you really have never listened to the songs you submit. Therefore, this songtest is running on trust.

[+] The usual rules
  • You may submit your song by sending them over Discord or this very forum. I will confirm whenever I receive a song. If I don't reply, that means I have yet to notice.
  • You may not submit songs already used in a previous songtest.
  • As said before, it has to be a song you never listened to before this songtest started. "Listened to" means that you listened to the song in its entirety. If you knew about the song's existence but haven't heard it or only heard a few tidbits in a trailer, that's fine.
  • Unless there are a lot of entries, we will do one round.
  • Once the songlist is up, you will have to listen to every song and send me your ranking. Not doing so will result in your disqualification.
  • To rank the songs, you send me a list of your Top 10 from first to second place. First place gets 12 points, second gets 10, third gets 8 and from then on its always one point less.
  • If a song is longer than 10 minutes, you only have to listen to the first 10 minutes. The rest is optional.
  • If I forgot anything, I might add mor rules later.
Since looking for a new, unkown song will take more time than deciding on a song you already know, I give you all about three weeks to submit songs. The deadline is the 1st of August.

Now onwards, and may your search be fruitfull!
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I remembered to post the list of people already accepted:

1. DeBlod
2. Finch
3. Carlisle
4. Fiori
5. Ploybius
6. Me
7. Slam
8. Laurels
9. MurderWeasel
10. Ahab
11. Dr. Adjective
12. Pancake
13. Aeroknot
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About one week left to submit songs!
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About 16 hours left for song submission!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it is time for the songs.

Over the past weeks, 13 brave handlers delved deep into the unknown parts of the music world. Or at least that were the ones who came back from the expedition alive. Our prayers to those who delved too deep.

To keep in line with the theme, I decided to write weird descriptions instead of writing out the names and bands. So take yet another step and find out what lies behind the following links:

Due to me being on away for the weekend and some other stuff, the deadline to listen to everything and sending me your rankings will be the 7th of August.

Happy listening!
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All votes haven been sent and counted. Consequently, a winner has been found.

In our venture and exploration into the unknown, who has found the biggest treasure? let's find out:

But for added tension, let's go from the bottom to the top.
[+] 13th Place
Last place goes to Doopees - Now That You've Gone, submitted by Pan!

It got 32 points in total.
[+] 12th Place
Second-to-last is Radical Face - Mathematics, submitted by Aeroknot!

It got 36 points in total, among them two 8's.
[+] 11th Place
Narrowly missing the Top 10 is Sam Wilkinson - When The Sun Shines, submitted by Carlisle!

It got 39 points, among which were one 8 and one 10.
As you can see, the lower places were all really close, which shows how overall high-quality the submitted songs are!
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[+] 10th Place
Tenth place goes to Tom Cardy - Perception Check, submitted by Ahab!

It got 41 points, among which was one 8.
[+] 9th Place
We enter single digits with Vundabar - Alien Blues, submitted by DeBlod!

It got 53 points, among which were one 10 and the first 12.
[+] 8th Place
Laurels submitted Queen Bee - 01(ZERO ICHI)!

It got 56 points, among them one 8 and one 10.
[+] 7th Place
Lucky number seven goes to my own submitted song: Good Hangs - I Can't Make Friends (Like I Used To)!

It got 59 points in total, among them two 10's and one 12.
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[+] 6th Place
The upper half of the Top 10 is made up by Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer, submitted by Slam!

It got 62 points, among them two 8's and one 10.
[+] 5th Place
The top 5 kick off with Justice - One Night/All Night, submitted by Fiori!

It got 64 points, among them one 8, one 10 and two 12's!
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The next two places were especially close due to getting the exact same number of points. Thus, the number of 8's, 10's and 12's ended up being the deciding factor!
[+] 4th Place
Missing the podium is Sarah Kinsley - Lovegod, submitted by Finch!

It got 69 points, among them two 8's, one 10 and one 12.
[+] 3rd Place
Slightly better fared Royal & the Serpent - Overwhelmed, submitted by Polybius!

It too got a total of 69 points, but won the direct confrontation thanks to getting three 8's and two 12's.
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[+] The final 2
are It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz), submitted by Toben, and BAD OMENS x iRis.EXE - NERVOUS SYSTEM, submitted by Dr. Adjective!

I believe we all can agree that those two are certified bangers, so let's see who won!
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[+] AND THE WINNER IS
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Lene Lovich - It's You, Only You (Mein Schmerz)!

Despite many places being only a few points to each other and two songs even having the same number of points, our first place managed a runaway victory with whooping 95 points, among them two 10's and four 12's!

In comparison, our runner-up, NERVOUS SYSTEM, got 79 points, among them three 10's and two 12's.

Thus the right to hold the next SongTest goes to Grand Moff Hissa.
[+] And here are the exact numbers for the nerdy and curious
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With that, my first hosted SongTest comes to a close. I say a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated and listened to the songs!

Until next time!
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