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mo

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This song is gorgeous and really sounds beautiful. All the sounds you've created are dynamite, and you should sell this synth sample pack. I can happily report that I will never sunbathe...er...again.

gizo

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You took me straight to 'Gift Horse' by Black Box Recorder, but because you're much more wholesome than those pesky Brits, you can have Julee Cruise singing 'Falling' as well.

You are the 1000 Grit Sandpaper of this competition - so damn smooth. Lovely.

Vim Vam Vom: In recognition of your peppy horns you get some Dexy's Midnight Runner. And because I want to wrap you up and take care of you, you get a little treat from Melbourne - 'Restless', by The Ocean Party.

Evermind

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I like how nice a kick drum you were able to get out of tapping an SM58 with your palm. It's really weird, in a good way, to hear the artificial pitch corrected harmonies. I like the imagery you've used to describe people sunbathing, the phrases "a grand parade of flesh" and "emerging from the chrysalis of spring" are both really cool. I feel like there's some layer to this song that I'm missing, something more to the concept that didn't come through. Timing on the percussion feels a bit late in the last chorus.

furrypedro

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Every time I listen to this I hear something new in the mix that I hadn't noticed before and I do particularly like it when that happens. This feels like it inhabits the ethereal world of late-90s Björk; both dreamy and a bit creepy at the same time. The shift into the second section evokes some kind of dark wilderness which I think would fit in well on a Final Fantasy soundtrack. The vocals are fantastic, as ever, and the use of autotune adds to the otherworldly quality which permeates the track. Regarding the instrumentation, I'm never quite sure exactly what it is that I'm hearing which makes this quite an exciting listen.

vowlvom

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this is super lush, maybe my favourite of your songs this Nur Ein. The tuned harmonies work really well against the flutes and choirs, and the glock is a perfectly twinkly addition. Lyrics took me a while to figure out, but they're very clever - great take on the title.

sailingmagpie

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Lovely icy vocal sound! It sits really well with the Twin Peaks vibe you're going for and the production is spot on, though the very start of the first syllable of "Hear an echo..." sounds like it's cut off slightly. The little run up before the last chorus might be my favourite moment in the whole round and the switch to minor for the chorus works really well. However, it does feel like this is slightly too long. It could maybe do with some sort of middle 8 to mix things up. Lyrically, this is comfortably the cleverest approach to the challenge.