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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Indie, Rock and Alternative _ Unknown Pleasures VIII : Results
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 04:25 PM
You have all been listening to the 34 songs available in this edition, the votes are now in and eventually counted(!)...
Results at 8pm this very evening.
In the meantime, feel free to speculate over who will win, who will finish last etc if you so desire.
If you have forgotten the full list of songs, here is the track list again:
Good luck all. See you later.
D*
Posted by: JakeWild 18th February 2012, 04:50 PM
∆ will win etc. And hopefully too.
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 04:54 PM
Got a feeling that Fitzpleasure isn't actually going to win. Corvette Cassette maybe? Or Bones.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 04:55 PM
There's no way anything other than Fitzpleasure is going to win.
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 05:42 PM
I had a feeling that was the track people tipped for victory, can't say I enjoyed it but its far from the worst.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 05:50 PM
You all sound so confident! But will Fitzpleasure win it? We've already had one shock victor in BJSC this month, maybe we'll get another here? Or maybe I'm double double bluffing! 
By the way, I'm doing the results in order of receipt to be fair to all concerned (and it was easier for me tbh!!!).
Posted by: SKOB 18th February 2012, 05:51 PM
S.Ex as Janet would say
Posted by: Harve 18th February 2012, 06:01 PM
Tbqh, my favourite entry is my own (which is rare!). I'd really like it to finish in the top 5 but I reckon it's been lost in the crowd. Bleh.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 06:06 PM
Well if even you think it's been lost in the crowd then it can't have been that remarkable!
I think we'll be in for a bit of a shock tbh.
Posted by: Hitstastic 18th February 2012, 06:17 PM
The track I'd like to see win is listed amongst the second list of entries.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 06:24 PM
Oh and the name is not actually "∆" anymore, it is Alt-J.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 06:35 PM
I love my song but I reckon it will give me my worst ever finish and I'll then curse Dandy* for not starting it a little bit later when I would've sent something else instead.
There was only one song I really disliked, but I think it'll do quite well.
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 06:36 PM
I'm thinking it's Covette Cassette's to lose. I will be bringing up the rear as per usual 
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 06:45 PM
By the way, I'm doing the results in order of receipt to be fair to all concerned (and it was easier for me tbh!!!).
Most people predicted Foxes at least a Top 10 position. Hardly a shock victory.
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 06:46 PM
I'm waiting for my slow start at the bottom, by the end of the contest I end up top 3 
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 06:46 PM
I'm quietly confident in my own entry, I don't think I'll be bottom five again. Famous last words I know.
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 06:49 PM
I don't particularly like mine so I'm expecting the worst! 'Fitzpleasure' will probably win. It has at least 60 points already!
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 06:59 PM
Oh SHUT UP Pavel, stop being an UNBEARABLY rude and surly know-all. Not a single person predicted it for victory! Most people thought it would make the top ten but nobody thought it would actually go the distance!
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 07:31 PM
Covette Cassette should be in Top 3.
Posted by: Brett-Butler 18th February 2012, 07:50 PM
If silly triangle (Alt+J) win this thing, I will not be a happy camper. I don't get that song in the slightest.
Posted by: Medicated Soap 18th February 2012, 07:52 PM
~ I was positive it was gonna win but I just don't post on BJSC ~
It had all the qualities of a BJSC winner.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 07:57 PM
Hush! I want to be an underdog for once!
RESULTS SHORTLY PEOPLE
(and yes I know Saturday night is usually quiet :/ )
Posted by: Medicated Soap 18th February 2012, 08:00 PM
I'm gunna be at the Cheesecake Factory and then watching The Secret World of Arrietty but I'll be on later to see results ~
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:05 PM
Cheesecake factory?!!
Anyway, my dreams of desserts are detracting from the results... first votes up in a moment.
Before I begin, I am aware that I've messed up the band names on a few of the scores - they do get rectified soon though so I hope you'll be forgiving...
Posted by: Brett-Butler 18th February 2012, 08:05 PM
For the latter. You're lucky that you got the Disney dub of that film, the UK had to made to with our silly little English dub, with S.Ronan. Thankfully, I only watch anime with subtitles.
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 08:05 PM
Dilemma time do I watch Take Me Out or stick with this... 
Let the willy see the wonka!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:06 PM
So titty was the first to vote, a mere couple of days after the contest opened - no wonder it seemed like it had been open for ages to him! Naturally the current table is the same as his votes so it’s Chad Valley who takes the early lead from Midnight Juggernauts and Jonathan Johansson.
Posted by: Brett-Butler 18th February 2012, 08:07 PM
Also, I was very close to entering the Arrietty theme to this Unknown Pleasures competition. I kind of wish I did now.
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 08:10 PM
Great top 3, I'd be happy if it stayed like that 
(obviously there's NO CHANCE).
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:11 PM
Next to vote was Gooddelta, he was responsible for introducing Freja Loeb into our collective lives - although I’m guessing you may have already sussed that as it did scream Rich to me! His 20 pointer was the catchy as hell U Got The Power and with that Swiss Lips join Chad Valley at the summit.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:12 PM
It will be a shame if Chad Valley win this, purely because it will prove no one listens to the songs they don't know in the Song of the Year voting...
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:12 PM
I thought Freja would be Rich's, if not then Tyron's. Another good entry from you!
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 08:14 PM
Freja Loeb was an amazing entry, I hadn't pegged it as Gooddelta's though.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 08:15 PM
Freja is a great musical discovery (for me).
PS If you ask her something on her Facebook page, she will respond. Very nice girl.
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 08:15 PM
Freja was SO OBVIOUSLY Rich that it hurt! WONDERFUL of course...
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:15 PM
Ghosthunter is up next and was a big fan of Gooddelta’s entry, giving Freja Loeb her first maximum of the evening! Scoring points from all 3 voters so far, it’s Jessica 6 who take over at the top. Several songs have yet to score a point, including ∆ who most are tipping to win - is this just a sign of poppier voters or a sign that things may not be going their way?
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:17 PM
Urgh at Photobucket shrinking the images! The last table with the final votes is going to be tiny.
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 08:17 PM
I thought it was YOU.
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 08:18 PM
I had, largely because it was in the top 5 of his personal chart for several weeks
Anyway I am already doing better than I did with Mimicry
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:18 PM
Bic Runga was ok but not something I could get into much at all, simply nice enough.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 08:18 PM
Freja Loeb FTW! 
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:19 PM
JakeWild was next to vote, his track Bones by Ms Mr is currently sitting inside the top 10 so it’s a good start for him. A maximum 20 for ∆ catapults Fitzpleasure into the top 5, a great example of how just one top score can really change your fortunes in this contest. 15 more for Jessica 6 however keeps them firmly in the lead with a 16 point gap over Swiss Lips. High points for Kill Screen Music and The Concept too, the latter scraping into the top 10 for the first time.
Posted by: Brett-Butler 18th February 2012, 08:19 PM
Well I don't have nothing, I guess that's as good a start as any.
Should've known Hello Hello was Ghosties from a mile off.
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 08:21 PM
Bones hoping these votes aren't a sign of things to come though..!
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 08:21 PM
I thought Freja was Tom Kay's entry I saw it in his personal chart at some point.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:22 PM
As I predicted, not the best of starts for mine!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:25 PM
Stepping up next it’s Hits! He did indeed enter Amatorski to see if Soldier could do any better in Unknown Pleasures than it did in BJSC... well it currently sits in 17th which is top half (just!) so maybe he was correct all along that the track would be better suited to this?
Points for Freja Loeb, Swiss Lips and Jessica 6 keep them top 3 at this stage while a maximum 20 for VNV Nation catapults them up to 5th.
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 08:26 PM
My worst finish ever seems certain now. Embarrassing song choice really!
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 08:26 PM
Totally knew that was Hits
It wasn't the only one
I may be doing quite well
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:28 PM
It’s a big welcome on board to Eyes next as he makes his Unknown Pleasures debut this contest with Sundown by Natalya Zerraga. It’s not going too well currently as Natalya sits in 28th, maybe things can improve later?
Another different 20 pointer here, this time in the shape of Bic Runga as Ghosthunter leaps into the top 10 in 7th. However it’s Swiss Lips who really benefit from these votes as the 15 points eases them past Jessica 6 and into the lead.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:29 PM
I reckon you may have sent one of the songs I've given a lot of points two, it's between you and one other.
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 08:29 PM
A few of my favourites are picking up big points (VNV Nation in particular) which is NICE.
Posted by: Eyes 18th February 2012, 08:29 PM
Well, at least I'm not on nothing so far!
Bic Runga was incredible though, although it was obviously Ghosty.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 08:30 PM
I am sorry but that is an excruciating top 3
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:30 PM
A shame to see James Blake Oliver Tank on just the one point.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:32 PM
The victor in the last contest was Medicated Soap and he’s up next with his votes, a second maximum for Chad Valley brings him storming back to joint first. 15 for Solar Bears takes them up into 6th while Alpine also enter the top 10 too.
Currently sitting 18th is Ben’s own track, Ford & Lopatin’s Joey Rogers, it’s not looking likely at the moment to provide him with a second victory but it’s early days yet...
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:33 PM
Who's the one other? I can't resist seeing if you're right!
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 08:33 PM
Now it's even bloody worse!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:34 PM
I would say but I fear it might give away the song.
I thought Ford and Lopatin would be Ben's as I've seen him mention them before, couldn't stand that song, by far the worst in this contest.
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 08:36 PM
I'm not doing THAT well if it helps.
I thought Ford and Lopatin would be Ben's as I've seen him mention them before, couldn't stand that song, by far the worst in this contest.
I thought it was quite fab
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:38 PM
Kill Screen Music was entered by Zechhh, alas the track is only just outside the top 20 at the moment. Hitstastic is no doubt screaming at his pc “I TOLD YOU SO” that Amatorski is doing better here, a maximum 20 lifts Soldier as high as 5th! 10 for NVN Nation lift them right into contention at this stage too as there’s nothing for the top 3.
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 08:38 PM
What are probably my 3 least favourites sitting comfortably in the top 5... oh dear
Posted by: SKOB 18th February 2012, 08:39 PM
Ooh glad VNV Nation doing very well!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:39 PM
I thought it was quite fab
It's probably not you then!
Edit: Not Zechh either, completely wrong then!
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 08:39 PM
It could get better
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 08:40 PM
I'm so pleased with how well Never Stop Coming Back is doing, it was a bit of a slow burner for me but reminded me of Ladyhawke at her peak - and perhaps what she should have released as her comeback single. I couldn't decide which of Flares and Never Stop Coming Back to send to BJSC but I decided that the former wouldn't go down at all well here, whereas the latter would probably do well in both, so to maximise the discovery potential that's the choice that I made.
Yet you missed it at #2 in mine, even though you reply in it every week?
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:41 PM
It’s those pesky triple triangles up next! Always a shoe in for the top 5 in pretty much every contest, Ryan is currently sitting in... er... 32nd?!!! What’s gone on triangles?
Another maximum 20 for ∆ bumps them up to 5th, the entire top 5 separated by only 2 points at this stage!
Last Lynx get off the mark which leaves only Post War Years and Snowmine as entries that are yet to score.
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 08:44 PM
Looks like Oliver Tank is living up to his name 
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:46 PM
Talking last time of the entries yet to score, I’m afraid that one of them was poor 152chris’ as he entered All Eyes.
We’ll move swiftly on from that though and focus instead on the top end again as yet another maximum 20 shoots ∆ into the lead! Finally Oliver Tank gets a high score too, the 15 points are no doubt more than welcome round Ryan’s...
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 08:49 PM
Posted by: SKOB 18th February 2012, 08:51 PM
Surprised how much love Husky Rescue are getting. I've heard their music since day one (they're Finnish) and they've never been as boring as they were with "Ship of Light".
Now they have a new singer..
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:51 PM
Sorry Chris. I hate seeing sad faces.
At least your favourite track is winning now!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 08:52 PM
I'm slowly falling down... Can't see my prediction of lowest ever finish being wrong!
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 08:52 PM
Oooh I knew Ryan was Oliver Tank as soon as he said it was underperforming!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:53 PM
Time for some of the others to catch up a bit again as Jessica 6 and Chad Valley score again, it’s the 20 for Solar Bears that really makes the difference though as they move up to 4th.
Alpine are currently 24th for Mart!n, will his prediction of starting slowly but ending up top 3 actually come to fruition?!!!
(ooops, evidently forgot to put the positions on this one!)
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 08:55 PM
Interesting votes from Martin there...
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 08:58 PM
Hi Jonny hi! Another new 20 pointer here as Last Lynx pick up their first top vote and more than quadruples their points in the process. ∆ pick up 15 and move further ahead at the top, Chad Valley remains second and continues to pick up points. A 10 for Husky Rescue elevates them into the top 10 here also.
Reverie Sound Revue currently sit in 13th, not a bad start for Jonny.
Posted by: Hitstastic 18th February 2012, 09:01 PM
"I TOLD YOU SO"
Seriously though, 'Soldier' would've done ok in BJSC but suffered to the curse of "wrong semi final". Thanks to those who gave the track points, especially Zech for the 20 points.
I'm hoping for a VNV Nation victory personally.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:03 PM
Another 20 point score for Gooddelta and Freja Loeb brings her right back into the mix and into the top 10. Consistent scoring has helped Ms Mr fly under the radar so far but this 15 brings them firmly into the spotlight as Bones eases up to second spot. Another double figure score brings ∆ just short of the 100 mark.
As for Mr Furlöng himself, well Last Lynx have scored a maximum 20 but currently are stuck outside the top 20.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 09:04 PM
Oh Hits just read your latest M!key. f***ing hilarious!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:06 PM
Fitzpleasure pulling away nicely now, be surprised if it doesn't win...
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 09:08 PM
Freja was already on 44, would that 20 not take it up to 64 and 4th?
Posted by: råndomfurlöng 18th February 2012, 09:08 PM
Finally I can express my despair at my utter failure 
I've since realised one of the other tracks on the Last Lynx EP might've been a better choice for success. That said, I do genuinely love it - and at least Jonny did too! (Thanks Jonny )
Pleased to see Jessica 6 doing well - ADORE it, but I've known it for ages so I couldn't measure it against the rest. And Jake, SUPERB find in Ms Mr
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 09:08 PM
Yeah I saw that as well.
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 09:09 PM
Leave Dandy alone he is in training for BJSC
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 09:11 PM
This is the easy one
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 09:12 PM
The BJSC vultures are FAR harsher. Somebody makes a mistake, 10 people pick up on it within the first minute, Pavel always first though.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:12 PM
Oh dear! Gooddelta is quite correct... and because of the jpegs I can't rectify it either - argh!
Apologies Rich, I shall have to amend the final table to include the additional max - I think everything else checks out okay though. It may or may not have quite an impact too!
(I may have to add them all up again at the end just to make sure they're right, typing them out for hours on end did rather make my eyes go fuzzy! )
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 09:13 PM
I don't usually pick up on things like not counting votes for a song I don't like
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 09:13 PM
Apologies Rich, I shall have to amend the final table to include the additional max - I think everything else checks out okay though. It may or may not have quite an impact too!
(I may have to add them all up again at the end just to make sure they're right, typing them out for hours on end did rather make my eyes go fuzzy!
)You just can't catch a break.
Unlike you!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:13 PM
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 09:14 PM
Apologies Rich, I shall have to amend the final table to include the additional max - I think everything else checks out okay though. It may or may not have quite an impact too!
I felt guilty for picking up on it BECAUSE of the jpegs!
That's ok, I'll be interested to see what the impact is!
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 09:14 PM
Although Dandy (I think) was the first to notice when I got the voting system wrong in the first post when I hosted BJSC.
Bloody Eurovision scoring system.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:14 PM
Unlike you!I know - this contest really has not been my finest hour!
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 09:15 PM
You pick up on everything always, host's worst nightmare
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:17 PM
Snowmine is currently the only track left on no points and I’m afraid the unlucky entrant to have that claim is Thomsen - fingers crossed for votes soon. Not so long ago, Post War Years were there too but here Thomsen gives them a maximum 20 to bring them off the mark in style!
Young Empires are collecting points rather stealthily at this stage, another 3 leaves them in the top 10.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:17 PM
Poor Gooddelta should be third!
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 09:18 PM
Apologies Rich, I shall have to amend the final table to include the additional max - I think everything else checks out okay though. It may or may not have quite an impact too!
(I may have to add them all up again at the end just to make sure they're right, typing them out for hours on end did rather make my eyes go fuzzy!
)Next time better use simple text, not JPEGs.
PS PNGs looks much better that JPEGs when you have much text. Try it.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 09:19 PM
Post War Years will now score ten 20's and head for the shock victory! <3
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:20 PM
Oh my!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:22 PM
So Jessica 6 was SKOB’s entry, an early leader which is still doing well as it’s within the top 5 - could this finally be the contest where SKOB’s entry shines?
VNV Nation are the main act to benefit here, a 20 for them brings them back up to joint second - however both them and Ms Mr remain some way off the lead. And we can’t go on without mentioning Snowmine! 12 points lift them off the foot of the table, alas their gain is Smoosh’s loss - BJ picking on children!
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 09:24 PM
How many sets of votes did you finally get Mr D*
Posted by: SKOB 18th February 2012, 09:25 PM
I think Jessica 6 have more points already than anything I've send has finished with
Surprised Snowmine has done so poorly. A great track!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:26 PM
33... only one person didn't manage it.
This may or may not be critical later!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:26 PM
West is up next, fresh from his end of year victory in 2011 with Pumped Up Kicks, he’s not doing too badly here either as The Earth Plates Are Shifting currently sits in 11th.
At the top end, he really tightens things up as Chad Valley and VNV Nation get the big points while current leader ∆ is left empty handed - the gap down to 18 points. Midnight Juggernauts get a much needed lift, as do Snowmine who get yet more points to pull them away from the foot of the table.
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 09:29 PM
I can hope..much love for Thomsen, it was starting to get a little embarrassing
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 09:30 PM
I can hope..much love for Thomsen, it was starting to get a little embarrassing
The best members are nearer the bottom. IT'S THE PLACE TO BE.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:31 PM
I'll go with that!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:31 PM
Brett-Butler is next to vote. Alas Petter Seander has not picked up the votes so far, a shame as the song is definitely worth more than it’s current 33rd in my opinion! Points for Smoosh push himself down and leaves poor Eyes last on his debut.
No points again for our current leader but only low points for it’s nearest competitors so not all is lost... yet?!!!
I shall try not to be biased with most of my comments but high points for Alpine lifts them into the top 10 - I have to ask... how on earth?!!
Posted by: JakeWild 18th February 2012, 09:33 PM
Sneaking on my phone to look a these. Glad alt-j is actually doing well and I'm glad people actually like Bones. Definitely check out their other stuff on bandcamp if you like it, I prefer their Patrick Wolf cover but I figured people would already be familiar with that.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:34 PM
I agree. Alpines > Alpine
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:35 PM
So we finally find out who has sent ∆ and alt-J is from our alt-forum leader himself, Mr Grebo. As Fitzpleasure is currently leading, I guess he’s doing pretty well so far.
His 20 points for Ms Mr brings JakeWild right back into this, lifting him up to second spot. High points for Husky Rescue bring them back into the top 10 again - I’ll mention the high points for both Calla and Moi also as neither have set the table alight as yet.
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 09:37 PM
I'm a fast mover
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 09:38 PM
Yes.
Bottom 17 = NU TOP 17.
Looks like Grebo is likely to join our EXCLUSIVE BJSC+UP WINNERS CLUB.
Posted by: JakeWild 18th February 2012, 09:40 PM
Grebi u got taste
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:40 PM
Talking last time of Husky Rescue, here’s Tony’s set of votes next. Alas he doesn’t repay the favour to Grebo as he gives VNV Nation his maximum score and moves them five points in front at the top of the table! A 15 for Ms Mr causes further damage as they move above Fitzpleasure also.
Let’s take time out to mention Tommy Seebach as I haven’t really so far, however more solid scoring has now lifted him into the top 5 again - things are looking good for one of our oldest ever entrants!
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 09:41 PM
Down to 14th (5th)
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:42 PM
And let's not forget Gooddelta at this point - the 20 missed points would move him to 5th instead of 14th, things are that close!
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 09:42 PM
Also (possibly) our first DEAD one.
EDIT: Wait no, we had one of David Bowie's dead backing singers a couple of years back didn't we? Klaus Nomi?
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:43 PM
Ha! I hadn't forgotten you - alas the comments were written earlier too so I'm adding you in afterwards - oh dear, what a shambles!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:43 PM
Nah, Jark has entered one previously hasn't he?
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:43 PM
If he's the oldest then surely Smoosh would be the youngest? Certainly when the song was made at least.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:44 PM
Oh and I am so taking credit for any success Tommy Seebach may have - many of the voters commented that they preferred my original version and so still gave it points!
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 09:45 PM
Nope, just the death of taste.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:45 PM
Cal is up next, I’d say that it was fairly easy to guess that Moi was likely to be his entry - and one that is underperforming so far in my eyes.
A surprise top scorer here as Nouvelle Vague more than double their points tally in one set of votes, a difficult thing to do this late into the contest!
At the top it’s Ms Mr who now lead as a 12 from Cal helps them to go seven points clear of the two main challengers.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:46 PM
...and Gooddelta falls out of the top 5!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:47 PM
Oh it so was. The remix is shite.
Posted by: Cal 18th February 2012, 09:51 PM
ALL of my entries underperform in UP!
And thank you for the votes! At least I'm not last! <3
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:51 PM
My votes up next and I award my top marks to the wonderful Swiss Lips, one of the most joyous tracks I’ve heard since I last listened to a Go! Team album. 15 points helps lift Oliver Tank to a new high of, er, still outside the top 20! All of the top 4 receive points from me so not much change at the top end.
My song, which was outed as being a Phoenix rip off from day one (well, I can’t deny it to be fair!), is very mid table so far. Tssssk.
Posted by: Hitstastic 18th February 2012, 09:52 PM
I actually thought Ms Mr 'Bones' was likely to have been Tyron's entry as it sounds like something I can imagine Tyron loving.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 09:54 PM
Unlike most rip off artists 'Gimme Twice' made me wish it was on 'Wolfgang....' rather than making me want to listen to the original thing. Great song.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 09:55 PM
Thanks to every one for their votes so far.
I will be very happy if Alt-J gives my first UP Top 5 and Ms Mr actually wins.
Wouldn't be too shabby if VNV Nation wins either.
WTF at Tommy Seebach though. Dreadful.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:56 PM
That's the effect it had on me too, it would have sounded amazing as part of the album.
(Actually, I have added it on a playlist of Wolfgang and you really can't tell it's not them!
)
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 09:56 PM
I actually love Gimme Twice a lot now and I think you short changed yourself with my votes, I gave it 2 points didn't I?! Every little helps
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:57 PM
Poor Smoosh! And poor RabbitFurCoat! How dare you all pick on a group of girls like that! On the plus side, I assume Mark is extremely happy with things at the top end of the table as the current top 2 mirror his own votes.
Not any major changes here really but The Concept (yay!) and Midnight Juggernauts receive healthy boosts in their totals.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 09:58 PM
and I think you short changed yourself with my votes, I gave it 2 points didn't I?! Every little helpsOh god, don't tell me I've got something else wrong...
*goes to check*
edit - nope, it was definitely just the one! *simultaneous phew and
*
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 09:59 PM
Smoosh really is one of the worst things I've heard in a while... sorry Mark!
*goes to check*
Ha, I wasn't going to bother saying but thought it a little harsh letting you short change yourself.
edit edit: my badddd
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 09:59 PM
I will be very happy if Alt-J gives my first UP Top 5 and Ms Mr actually wins.
Wouldn't be too shabby if VNV Nation wins either.
WTF at Tommy Seebach though. Dreadful.
I know very well their music. Believe it or not, I wanted to send VNV for the next UP (I thought it's too similar with Covenant, my previous entry). Opportunity wasted.
PS They have better songs than Nova. Check this amazing song, Perpetual:
(it's over 8 min., but worth every second. The end is f****** epic!)
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 09:59 PM
Will the points all be alright at the end? You did use Excel Dandy* rather than copying the results straight over to jpg files right?
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:01 PM
Smoosh are very disappointed in you. At least they will be in the morning, it's way past their bed time!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:02 PM
I'm amazed my top 2 are the top 2. 'Nova' is perfect.
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 10:03 PM
Hopefully VNV Nation can stay on top, what a wonderful discovery that was.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:05 PM
Er... nope, I just copied them onto jpg files - that's why I panicked before!
I'll have to re-type the final one with Gooddelta's additional 20 back in so it will look all shoddy.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:06 PM
Our Pav is up next and gives his 20 to Cal! Anyone would think they were Cyprus and Greece!
Let’s spare a moment to focus upon Mr Tank as he’s continuing to climb after the disastrous beginning, he’s in the top half! A 10 for ∆ brings them back within 2 points of VNV Nation, it’s all still a lot closer than I had expected at this stage!
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:07 PM
So, Freja should be #6 so far?
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:07 PM
I do believe that's the first time I've given points to Pavel!
Posted by: Cal 18th February 2012, 10:08 PM
Pavel's back in my good books! Thanks, Russia!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:10 PM
Harve was originally sure of a decent finish... then he doubted after nobody was giving his entry any attention - well now he can rest a bit easier as Chad Valley currently sits in 5th...
And what’s that? Oliver Tank leaps up into 7th as a result of getting another 20 points here.
Tommy Seebach breaks through the 100 point barrier to leave all of our top 5 on 100 plus.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:11 PM
Yep! Or 7th in the latest one...
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:12 PM
Tom Kay has quite an affect on the results here, his 20 for VNV Nation and nothing for ∆ result in the former going a full set of votes clear at the top. 15 for Swiss Lips brings them right back into contention for at least a top 5 finish. It’s all getting rather spaced out now, VNV Nation are on almost double the points of the track in 7th, surely it’s only one of the top 6 who stand a chance now...
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 10:12 PM
It was rather good wasn't it
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:13 PM
Doctor Blind immediately undoes some of the damage that VNV Nation inflicted last time around by narrowing the gap at the top to just 7 points. These two are now beginning to pull out an advantage over the pack with only Ms Mr on their tails, will it stay this way until the end?
As for his own entry, Doctor Blind usually does very well indeed so the pressure is on for Slow Magic - some have tipped it for top 3 and, while it’s not doing quite that well, it is currently residing firmly within the top 10.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:14 PM
7 contests with no points whatsoever. It was now or never!
BACK?!
Clearly your GREECE doesn't really love our CYPRUS back as much as we do.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:16 PM
Next up is the poster formally known as Jake with the excellent Swiss Lips track. I shall be honest and say that I was certain that U Got The Power was going to walk this when I first heard the songs and, whilst it is doing well, it’s nowhere near as high as I’d thought.
Back to Jake’s votes, well it’s good news for all things triangular as both alt-J and Oliver Tank (who is now somehow up to fourth!) benefit highly from big scores here.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:16 PM
Perhaps Top 3 was too optimistic for a (great) instrumental piece... 
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 10:16 PM
Ha, even when things look disastrous Ryan manages to end up top 10 SOMEHOW.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:18 PM
I KNOW! I had no idea how he managed it when the votes were coming in... I was thinking of ways I could make it easier for him to cope with in the results and then vote after vote just came in during the latter stages! Question is... how many more can come?
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 10:18 PM
Nice track Tom, Solar Bears was a great discovery for me.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:19 PM
Hello to Pablo! Hurrah for people voting Swiss Lips
Silver Swans seems to be an entry that lots of people have liked but not loved, it’s picked up quite a few small points from lots of voters but has alas missed the big hitting scores to push it higher up the table than 29th at the moment.
At the top end, yet another who loves VNV Nation and the 12 is enough to push it back out in front...
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:20 PM
Even though I gave 15 to Alt-J I really don't want it to win, VNV Nation was just so far ahead.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:20 PM
Damnit, I hate being mid-table! 
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 10:21 PM
I shouldn't have said the best members were at the bottom!
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 10:22 PM
I think VNV Nation's going to win. I can FEEL IT.
Posted by: Thomsen 18th February 2012, 10:22 PM
So now it's suddenly cool to get lots of points?! As if..
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:23 PM
TRAITOR.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:23 PM
Almost everyone like(d) VNV. They should win.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:24 PM
Another 20 for Freja Loeb next as it’s JohnMK’s turn to vote. A 15 for VNV Nation puts them back over an entire score ahead again - it’s looking it may be theirs to lose!
Jonathan Johansson currently sits in 19th, fairly mid table at the moment but not too shoddy either. I guess this is one of the songs to suffer from several in this contest that sounded a bit similar?
Posted by: Thomsen 18th February 2012, 10:25 PM
John made me buy Klagomuren. Loved it. Thanks for that.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:25 PM
alin was next to vote and it’s yet another 20 points for Freja Loeb, clearly a strong favourite with quite a few of the participants. With only a couple of voters left to go, it’s looking very like a two horse race now - have ∆ got the support to catch back up?
...and would I really be so mean as to mislead VNV Nation at this late stage?
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:26 PM
Oh well I may as well hope for last now, Petter doesn't deserve it.
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 10:27 PM
Jonathan may be 19th but I'm quite pleased with that, I was expecting much worse.
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 10:27 PM
Not getting the VNV Nation love at all. Still Alt-J to win please!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:29 PM
So the poster to benefit from my inspired ‘decision’ to send out two versions of the track was our very own Tyrren. I am ever so slightly AGOG at how well Tommy Seebach is doing though, I thought he’d lost the plot when I saw what he’d sent to confirmation at first!
Let’s mention his 20 pointer, finally Silver Swans get some recognition from a voter, that pushes Pablo up to just outside the top 20. More votes for VNV Nation push them 5 further in front... yet we still don’t even know who sent it! Only TWO sets of votes to go folks...
That said, surely only a 20 for ∆ and a ‘did not vote’ for VNV Nation could change things at this late stage... and that’s incredibly unlikely to have happened...
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 10:30 PM
I think I have to concede to VNV Nation now...
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 10:31 PM
I bloody love it! It's like ABBA chucked in a blender with Röyksopp, poppers and speed *.*
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:33 PM
And it’s all over as VNV Nation are sufficiently in front to counter even a negative deduction - the only question that remains to be answered is exactly who sent it?!!!!
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 10:35 PM
Hang on you mean they didn't even vote? I am properly miffed right now.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:35 PM
YES!
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:36 PM
Congratulations Freeze, we’ve swapped contests!!!
It really amused me when I was counting everything up at just how much of a parallel these results are to those that you had when running BJSC this time.
And rest assured folks, Freeze is actually good at getting the results correct so BJSC IX should be a vast improvement!
(sorry again Gooddelta but you shall have your rightful third in the end!)
I'll type up a correct version of the final table in a few minutes - never using jpgs again!
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 10:38 PM
Beaten by Tommy Seebach?! AWFUL SONG.
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 10:38 PM
Congratulations Freeze, we’ve swapped contests!!!
It really amused me when I was counting everything up at just how much of a parallel these results are to those that you had when running BJSC this time.
And rest assured folks, Freeze is actually good at getting the results correct so BJSC IX should be a vast improvement!
(sorry again Gooddelta but you shall have your rightful third in the end!)
UP IX!
ARGH at getting knocked down to 6th at the last minute, but oh well - it's far better than I ever thought I'd do! Congratulations to Freeze, VNV Nation is FLAWLESS, it'd definitely be in contention for my 20 if I were voting now.
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 10:38 PM
Go RIM A SHARK
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:38 PM
#11 for Midnight Juggernauts:
Congrats to the winner, host and everyone else.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 10:39 PM
oops got that wrong!!!
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:40 PM
As far as the hosting duties transfer
BJSC: Freeze -> Dandy
UP: Dandy -> Freeze
At the same time.
AMAZING.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 10:40 PM
I am so happy with 2nd!
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 10:41 PM
ALL I WANTED WAS TO BEAT PAVEL. SUCCESS.
Don't mind the winning song, although its all about 'Fitzpleasure' for me.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:41 PM
GRATZ, FREEZE! And welcome to the BJSC+UP winners club!
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 10:41 PM
Congrats to Freeze, how ironic, Freeze gets to host the next UP and Dandy gets to host BJSC next
Thanks for hosting Dandy.
Posted by: Veriloquy 18th February 2012, 10:42 PM
Perhaps if we're taking the ALANIS definition of ironic.
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 10:42 PM
3rd for Freja Loeb, fantastic! I suspected it would do well but not that well, another BJSC/UP parallel - 3rd in both pour moi
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:43 PM
Well hosted Dandy, best ever winner without a doubt! Thank you Freeze, my second 20 to you in a row.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:43 PM
For those who liked Freja Loeb: check the other single, "Soft Blues". It's fantastic and it had the potential to be no. 1.
Posted by: Eyes 18th February 2012, 10:43 PM
Wow, congratulations Freeze, you won it with an excellent song.
Well, I didn't come last; it was looking embarrassing throughout most of the voting. The 4 voters who liked it enough for points I'm very pleased with right now.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:43 PM
Don't mind the winning song, although its all about 'Fitzpleasure' for me.
Your song has beaten mine everytime since UP5. Perhaps it's time TO LET GO?
Posted by: Cal 18th February 2012, 10:43 PM
Thanks for the 20, Freeze! And congrats!
15th! Best placing for me yet! Thanks Dandy* for a great contest!
Posted by: JohnMK 18th February 2012, 10:44 PM
Oh 17th is a good finish.
Well done Freeze, an AMAZING entry, I gave Freja 20, but it'd definitely get it had I voted now.
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 10:44 PM
Wow, congrats Freeze, awesome taste, and I'm pleased I finally got around to giving you the points you deserved in the contest.
By the way I was pretending that it was my entry earlier but then Dandy* posted my results and I didn't get to edit, sorry about that
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:45 PM
Are the ties broken? Because I don't want to SHARE A POSITION WITH CAL. He's too mean.
Posted by: 152chris 18th February 2012, 10:45 PM
Apart from the last one?
I DID have a song I love ready to go, but looking at the success of Post War Years i'm not too sure anymore
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:46 PM
I did listen to the clips of VNV's album from last year, was far from impressed. 'Nova' definitely a shining light.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:46 PM
Great winner! 
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 10:48 PM
I DID have a song I love ready to go, but looking at the success of Post War Years i'm not too sure anymore
Did The Weeknd finish Top 10?
Oh! I forgot completely, he was 9th iirc. And Ryan 10th. STOP FOLLOWING ME MR TRIANGLES.
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 10:49 PM
Oh, and well done to Freeze of course! It narrowly missed my points, I do like it though. Sounds like Editors produced by The Sound of Arrows.
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 10:52 PM
Did you know Freja before or was she a discovery for you here? Soft Blues is quite good on first listen, I don't have the same connection with it that I do Never Stop Coming Back though personally.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 10:54 PM
Unknown Pleasures VIII : Final Result
01 • 219 • VNV Nation • Nova (Shine A Light) • Freeze
02 • 172 • ∆ • Fitzpleasure • Grebo
03 • 162 • Freja Loeb • Never Stop Coming Back • Gooddelta
04 • 156 • Swiss Lips • U Got The Power • Jake
05 • 154 • Ms Mr • Bones • JakeWild
06 • 146 • Tommy Seebach • Bubble Sex • Tyrren
07 • 135 • Oliver Tank • Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion • Triangles
08 • 131 • Chad Valley • Shell Suite • Harve
09 • 120 • Young Empires • The Earth Plates Are Shifting • West
10 • 117 • Slow Magic • Corvette Cassette • Doctor Blind
11 • 115 • Midnight Juggernauts • Shadows • alin
12 • 090 • Jessica 6 • White Horse • SKOB
13 • 088 • Amatorski • Soldier • Hitstastic
14 • 085 • Husky Rescue • They Are Coming • Tonyttt31
15 • 085 • Moi • Hjerteknuser • Cal
16 • 085 • Stay+ • Dandelion • Ljósið
17 • 083 • Jonathan Johansson • Centrum • JohnMK
18 • 081 • The Concept • Gimme Twice • Dandy*
19 • 079 • Calla • This Better Go As Planned • Horatio
20 • 077 • Kill Screen Music • Traffic • Zechhh
21 • 077 • Alpine • Hands • Mart!n
22 • 069 • Solar Bears • Alpha People • Tom Kay
23 • 067 • Silver Swans • Let It Happen • Pablo
24 • 055 • Ford & Lopatin • Joey Rogers • Medicated Soap
25 • 054 • Bic Runga • Hello Hello • Ghosthunter
26 • 049 • Exlovers • Photobooth • titty
27 • 048 • Last Lynx featuring. Camilla Dahlstedt • Waterworld • råndomfurlöng
28 • 048 • Post War Years • All Eyes • 152chris
29 • 048 • Reverie Sound Revue • Rip the Universe • Jonny
30 • 048 • Snowmine • Hologram • Thomsen
31 • 025 • Nouvelle Vague • In A Manner Of Speaking • Casey
32 • 022 • Natalya Zerraga • Sundown • Eyes
33 • 021 • Petter Seander • When Something Dies • Brett-Butler
34 • 021 • Smoosh • It’s Not Your Day To Shine • RabbitFurCoat
Posted by: Thomsen 18th February 2012, 10:55 PM
So, since that 2nd place it's been one way.. - down. Tbh, I was fed up with my own song rather quickly after entering it so I guess it deserved its position. I already have a couple in line for next UP. (which should be in what.. 2-3 days .. )
Well done to host and winner..!
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 10:57 PM
@gooddelta: Did you know Freja before or was she a discovery for you here?"
It was a discovery for me but after I listened "Never Stop Coming Back" I searched for her album Odyssey. She reminds me a bit of Ladyhawke.
Thanks for submitting this song.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 18th February 2012, 10:58 PM
That's definitely my favourite top 3 ever, makes up for finishing last!
Posted by: gooddelta 18th February 2012, 10:59 PM
It was a discovery for me but after I listened "Never Stop Coming Back" I searched for her album Odyssey. She reminds me a bit of Ladyhawke.
Thanks for submitting this song.
Interesting, I had the exact same thought. You're welcome, I'm glad you've discovered a great artist, I may have to check out that album.
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 11:00 PM
13 - 16 - 8 - 8 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 2
Best finish so far...
Posted by: Hitstastic 18th February 2012, 11:02 PM
Congrats Freeze.
VNV Nation 'Nova' was easily the standout track out of all the 34 finalists so I'm definitely happy to see this winning.
Also happy that Amatorski did relatively well. 'Soldier' was too indie for BJSC so I'm glad that some people made a discovery from the track here.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 11:04 PM
One a side note: revenge!
Last time a Rustie song [which I hate(d)] sent by tonyttt, beat the song sent by me. This time...
Posted by: Grebo 18th February 2012, 11:06 PM
I think we need an Unknown Pleasures sub forum just to hold old threads once they have been unpinned.
Anyone know how to do this?
Oh and thanks to Jake for Ms Mr. Brilliant.
Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 18th February 2012, 11:06 PM
You know I still can't believe that Tony genuinely liked that Rustie song.
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 18th February 2012, 11:07 PM
Oh! I forgot completely, he was 9th iirc. And Ryan 10th. STOP FOLLOWING ME MR TRIANGLES.
We are officially RIVALS.
Posted by: råndomfurlöng 18th February 2012, 11:09 PM
Brilliant top three, and I'm glad to see Oliver Tank recovered after that disastrous start! Huge congrats to Freeze, very on the ball lately
As soon as we got the compilation, I knew my entry was sunk, it didn't really stand out and it's definitely a grower. I've already got a great track lined up for the next one, though, much more hopeful for its success.
Posted by: Mart!n 18th February 2012, 11:12 PM
My run 4-1-4-18-25-16-17-20/21
Struggling to get back inside the top 10
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 11:13 PM
If only the ties were split by the number of votes! I'd be 2 places higher, since I never even got a score higher than 7, except once or twice.
Posted by: Ljósið 18th February 2012, 11:18 PM
And that is your thanks for the 12 points?
By the way I originally was going to give Oliver something like a 6. CLEARLY SHOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED MY MIND.21 - 11 - 15 - 3 - 1 - 12 - 9 - 16
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 11:19 PM
I'd be 2 places higher, since I never even got a score higher than 7, except once or twice. I shall do this at some point for overall stats purposes but it won't be this weekend. Should be able to on Monday evening I'd have thought.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 11:21 PM
Anyone know how to do this?
A gmod/admin will have to do it as you need access to the 'hub' of the board. It's really easy to do though so I'm sure they'll sort it if you ask in the mod section.
Posted by: alin 18th February 2012, 11:25 PM
Yes, someone should gather all UP editions in a special section.
Posted by: JakeWild 18th February 2012, 11:33 PM
Surprised by Nova winning. It didn't click with me at all but I'm obviously missing something. Fitzpleasure 4eva Tried getting someone to come see them with me but failed. Unknown pleasure indeed..
Posted by: Brett-Butler 18th February 2012, 11:33 PM
Joint last - I didn't see that coming. I honestly thought that Petter Seander was the strongest song I've sent to the contest in some time - evidently not.
I did love the remix of Bubble Sex, although I guess it's because it's remixed by The Twelves, who were also responsible for the single mix of French Horn Rebellion's 'Beaches and Friends', which was my no.1 song of 2010.
Posted by: Dandy* 18th February 2012, 11:42 PM
I have to say that I didn't see it coming either, I thought it was going to at least finish in the top half and was about 12th in my standings.
Posted by: Harve 18th February 2012, 11:52 PM
01 • 219 • VNV Nation • Nova (Shine A Light) • Freeze
02 • 172 • ∆ • Fitzpleasure • Grebo
03 • 162 • Freja Loeb • Never Stop Coming Back • Gooddelta
04 • 156 • Swiss Lips • U Got The Power • Jake
05 • 154 • Ms Mr • Bones • JakeWild
06 • 146 • Tommy Seebach • Bubble Sex • Tyrren
07 • 135 • Oliver Tank • Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion • Triangles
08 • 131 • Chad Valley • Shell Suite • Harve
09 • 120 • Young Empires • The Earth Plates Are Shifting • West
10 • 117 • Slow Magic • Corvette Cassette • Doctor Blind
11 • 115 • Midnight Juggernauts • Shadows • alin
12 • 090 • Jessica 6 • White Horse • SKOB
13 • 088 • Amatorski • Soldier • Hitstastic
14 • 085 • Husky Rescue • They Are Coming • Tonyttt31
15 • 085 • Moi • Hjerteknuser • Cal
16 • 085 • Stay+ • Dandelion • Ljósið
17 • 083 • Jonathan Johansson • Centrum • JohnMK
18 • 081 • The Concept • Gimme Twice • Dandy*
19 • 079 • Calla • This Better Go As Planned • Horatio
20 • 077 • Kill Screen Music • Traffic • Zechhh
21 • 077 • Alpine • Hands • Mart!n
22 • 069 • Solar Bears • Alpha People • Tom Kay
23 • 067 • Silver Swans • Let It Happen • Pablo
24 • 055 • Ford & Lopatin • Joey Rogers • Medicated Soap
25 • 054 • Bic Runga • Hello Hello • Ghosthunter
26 • 049 • Exlovers • Photobooth • titty
27 • 048 • Last Lynx featuring. Camilla Dahlstedt • Waterworld • råndomfurlöng
28 • 048 • Post War Years • All Eyes • 152chris
29 • 048 • Reverie Sound Revue • Rip the Universe • Jonny
30 • 048 • Snowmine • Hologram • Thomsen
31 • 025 • Nouvelle Vague • In A Manner Of Speaking • Casey
32 • 022 • Natalya Zerraga • Sundown • Eyes
33 • 021 • Petter Seander • When Something Dies • Brett-Butler
34 • 021 • Smoosh • It’s Not Your Day To Shine • RabbitFurCoat
I hate to pick, but I don't think that Horatio's 20 got added to my score! So Chad Valley should be 5th. I'm also incredibly disappointed at Pavel for not picking up on this. Tsk. Either way, I'm glad I did so well! My best since Pictureplane's win, I believe. I voted for #4 and #6-11, so I'm also pleased with how the rest of the results fell. The winner sounded like Mumford & Sons doing vocals to some europop BJSC 'anthem' though. It was OKAY okay?
Posted by: Harve 18th February 2012, 11:55 PM
I only noticed Rustie got sent when I voted for the "best of 2011" UP. I could've discovered it a full month earlier had a participated! Rustie is fantastic. I can't that Tony sent it though, ha!
Posted by: Ágúst Sigurþórss 19th February 2012, 01:48 AM
I believe my track suffered from being stuck in a deathly tracklisting position (that or it just isn't as good of a song as I suspect, okay this is the reason tbh)
Posted by: Freeze 19th February 2012, 01:50 AM
WOW! This is incredible! First I actually managed to win BJSC for the first time ever since I made my debut in 2009, and just after that I win in Unknown Pleasures (which I thought I'd never do!) so I am quite surprised about this! Glad too, as it seems many of you made a great discovery in 'Nova'
Congratulations Freeze, we’ve swapped contests!!!
It really amused me when I was counting everything up at just how much of a parallel these results are to those that you had when running BJSC this time.
And rest assured folks, Freeze is actually good at getting the results correct so BJSC IX should be a vast improvement!
(sorry again Gooddelta but you shall have your rightful third in the end!)
I'll type up a correct version of the final table in a few minutes - never using jpgs again!
And how amazing isn't this outcome?!
I did think to myself and played with the idea while reading the results and it seemed like I was doing very well - that IF I ever won this it would be very amusing and interesting to swap contests like that. And it happened! still trying to digest it, though..Oh and I thought the results went rather well. That was only one mistake, so nothing to beat yourself up about
I liked reading your comments, and it was exciting too!
Posted by: Freeze 19th February 2012, 01:51 AM
Thank you! And I'm glad you liked it to that extent. I agree; it most certainly is flawless
BJSC: Freeze -> Dandy
UP: Dandy -> Freeze
At the same time.
AMAZING.
It still feels a bit unbelievable, but thanks a lot!
Thank you Freeze, my second 20 to you in a row. So I noticed!
I should be at the top end of your voting history right about now It's fantastic, as in BJSC you've only given me 4 points but yeah, glad you love it as well Posted by: Freeze 19th February 2012, 01:52 AM
And congrats! Thanks, but thank you too for sending that wonderful song
It's a Kaizers Orchestra cover, but still I'm not sure if I've ever heard it before, so I'm glad you sent it!VNV Nation 'Nova' was easily the standout track out of all the 34 finalists so I'm definitely happy to see this winning.
How overwhelming!
Thank you so much everyone! Posted by: Medicated Soap 19th February 2012, 03:16 AM
Boring results. Hope this isn't the direction UP is heading in. Besides Fitzpleasure or whateva the top 7 is pretty bland + boring. Most of the exciting songs are at the bottom. I feel like what does well in this contest and what would do well in BJSC are becoming a little too close for comfort for me...
( Chad Valley though)
Ford & Lopatin is a side project of Oneohtrix Point Never. Literally great / pop perfection.
Posted by: SKOB 19th February 2012, 07:18 AM
Ha, knew I'd drop out of top ten!
Nova really is glorious and the only truly astounding song in the running. Congrats to Freeze!
Thank you D* for hosting!
Posted by: zechhh 19th February 2012, 08:28 AM
Very nice result.
Grats to the winner(s) and thx to Dandy for hosting. I'm happy with top 20.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th February 2012, 11:43 AM
The final leaderboard has 3,032 points. 33 voters each giving 93 points is 3069, less the 20 deduction for Casey means there should be 3049 points so 17 have gone missing somewhere. Sorry Dandy*
Posted by: Grebo 19th February 2012, 11:52 AM
TBH I think that overall this has been the blandest competition so far.
Oh and VNV Nation ultimately only got 2 points from me because of this reason. It really reminded me of something like Collective Soul, majorly bland early 90s Christian rockers.
There are some things here that are obvious BJSC rejects. But what would the answer be? It was always meant to be a genre-less competition but things like Jessica 6 so obviously belong in BJSC it hurts (and sorry Rich but Freja belongs there as well no matter how well it did here.)
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th February 2012, 12:09 PM
I should be at the top end of your voting history right about now It's fantastic, as in BJSC you've only given me 4 points but yeah, glad you love it as well You are indeed!
Posted by: Dandy* 19th February 2012, 01:22 PM
No worries, I'm intending to check it tomorrow evening to get rid of the ties so we'll see. All 17 are probably Gooddelta's!
Posted by: gooddelta 19th February 2012, 01:52 PM
Oh and VNV Nation ultimately only got 2 points from me because of this reason. It really reminded me of something like Collective Soul, majorly bland early 90s Christian rockers.
There are some things here that are obvious BJSC rejects. But what would the answer be? It was always meant to be a genre-less competition but things like Jessica 6 so obviously belong in BJSC it hurts (and sorry Rich but Freja belongs there as well no matter how well it did here.)
Why should anything belong anywhere? It's not like Never Stop Coming Back was outrageously out of place in Unknown Pleasures, and a lot of people made a great discovery out of it. I can't say that I was very keen on some of the entries in the top ten either but I wouldn't begrudge them their place here, if it's what somebody wants to introduce to everybody else. I don't think that UP/BJSC should have active genre divides, I find the variety of genres a whole lot more interesting, making both a lot more enjoyable for me. If BJSC were made only pop, and UP was made only indie then I'd have no interest in participating in either personally. The only answer would be banning certain people from Unknown Pleasures, and others from BJSC, or forcing people to enter songs from certain genres but that would be incredibly unfair and restrictive imo.
Posted by: 152chris 19th February 2012, 02:06 PM
Not really experienced in the latter but surely there needs to be some kind of divide between this and BJSC or there may as well just be one competition? (excluding members/vetting songs is a bit of a no no though)
I thought the quality was ok but the result not so great this time
Posted by: Grebo 19th February 2012, 02:16 PM
Totally agree with this to be honest. Banning people/ restricting entries would no way be the way forward. However I can see a bit of merging going on.
Posted by: gooddelta 19th February 2012, 02:17 PM
I thought the quality was ok but the result not so great this time
There's a subconscious divide already I think, I don't find the songs being submitted to the two contests at all similar overall personally. The majority of the songs in the last BJSC contest would be panned as entries in here and vice versa. Of the posters that enter both competitions, I think there's already a thought process as to which competition is likely to be a better fit for a song, i.e. Hitstastic and Solider.
I certainly wouldn't have sent my recent BJSC entry Flares to this, I'm well aware that it would have gone down like a lead balloon. I really didn't expect Never Stop Coming Back to cause an uproar though, it sounds like it could be by any number of acts that have had active threads in the indie forum before. If my taste is considered too poppy for UP then I'd reluctantly step back but I think it would be a shame as I enjoy participating. I wouldn't like to lose countries from BJSC on the basis that their choices are 'too indie' either, I've made some fantastic indie discoveries there over the years.
Posted by: Grebo 19th February 2012, 02:21 PM
I certainly wouldn't have sent my recent BJSC entry Flares to this, I'm well aware that it would have gone down like a lead balloon. I really didn't expect Never Stop Coming Back to cause an uproar though, it sounds like it could be by any number of acts that have had active threads in the indie forum before. If my taste is considered too poppy for UP then I'd reluctantly step back but I think it would be a shame as I enjoy participating. I wouldn't like to lose countries from BJSC on the basis that their choices are 'too indie' either, I've made some fantastic indie discoveries there over the years.
I don't think you should step back. In fact I think you bring something different to the table but when you compare the top 5 from UP1 and the top 5 from UP8, there has been a definite shift.
Posted by: Ljósið 19th February 2012, 02:24 PM
I don't think we need to do something to divide between BJSC and UP (at least yet). Because more than half of last month's BJSC entries would be ridiculed in UP. And vice versa. Even if the quality of UP7 was lower than usual, it's still a VERY long way to go down in order to meet the standards of BJSC.
Yes, I just basically said BJSC has become majorly crappy, yet I'm still participating in it. That's called an addiction.
Posted by: gooddelta 19th February 2012, 02:36 PM
Oh no doubt, I suppose it's due to quite a few more pop/mainstream fans joining UP since the inception of the contest on Buzzjack. I'd also say the same for BJSC though, it's so much more poppy now than it was even a year ago, I'm not exactly ecstatic about that situation but I still make a lot of discoveries in amongst the sea of bubblegum pop so I persist
It's strange, I'm one of the most poppy participants in UP but in BJSC I can assure you that I'm nowhere near it. If you look back at BJSCX or even the contests of early 2010, BJSC was much more comparable with the current state of UP, lots of indie/pop-indie reguarly in the top ten. Now its pop, pop and more pop. UP is definitely more pop than it used to be but there's still a huge gulf between the two I think.Yes, I just basically said BJSC has become majorly crappy, yet I'm still participating in it. That's called an addiction.
I was surprised that you only seemed to like 3 or 4 songs out of almost 50 in the last contest, I think I'd probably call it a day if it ever got like that for me. I'm addicted to it only in the way that I love making new discoveries that I wouldn't hear otherwise but if that situation ever dried up then I wouldn't hesitate to leave.
Not that I'd want you to leave of course, you're an essential part of the contest. But last month was unusually poppy, even for BJSC.
Posted by: Dandy* 19th February 2012, 02:38 PM
I don't think Jessica 6 was that out of place really, it reminded me of a Hercules & Love Affair track, a band that would definitely find a home in this forum.
Posted by: alin 19th February 2012, 02:40 PM
Pop or not, if a song is good enough I will vote for it.
Posted by: SKOB 19th February 2012, 02:40 PM
Jessica 6 were the poppiest thing I've ever taken part with but I have never participated BJSC and thus have no idea what kind of songs do well there..
There's been tons of electro pop songs in UPs before so I thought why not Jessica 6. But that's as pop as I'd go probably.
Posted by: Ljósið 19th February 2012, 03:11 PM
Not that I'd want you to leave of course, you're an essential part of the contest. But last month was unusually poppy, even for BJSC.
I actually liked about 8 finalists. It's 4 I cared about
I have issues about letting go.
Plus it's possible that this was just a one month thing, and it will get better.
Posted by: gooddelta 19th February 2012, 03:13 PM
I have issues about letting go.
Plus it's possible that this was just a one month thing, and it will get better.Maybe with Dandy* hosting, everybody will be inspired to send less POP entries!
Posted by: Dandy* 19th February 2012, 03:14 PM
I'm not familiar with all of them but it's certainly not looking that way so far!
I just hope there are some tracks I like, I imagine hosting will be quite a chore unless I actually have an interest in which track wins.
Posted by: gooddelta 19th February 2012, 03:23 PM
I just hope there are some tracks I like, I imagine hosting will be quite a chore unless I actually have an interest in which track wins.
A tacky girlband electro-pop song was one of my potentials but as I had other options I decided not to go with it, much to your relief I'm sure
I only tend to go generic if I've got no other ideas or if I'm really besotted with a song, and then those entries are usually the ones I look back on months later and think 'why on earth did I send that'.I've hosted some dire contests quality wise, some of the very worst or most forgettable in BJSC history. Luckily, the last one I got to host (Lana Del Rey vs. Frida Gold) was the best quality contest we'd had in AGES
Shame I sent Ria to that one, consider me guilty as charged on the generic pop front that time around.
Posted by: tonyttt31 19th February 2012, 04:30 PM
01 • 219 • VNV Nation • Nova (Shine A Light) • Freeze
02 • 172 • ∆ • Fitzpleasure • Grebo
03 • 162 • Freja Loeb • Never Stop Coming Back • Gooddelta
04 • 156 • Swiss Lips • U Got The Power • Jake
05 • 154 • Ms Mr • Bones • JakeWild
06 • 146 • Tommy Seebach • Bubble Sex • Tyrren
07 • 135 • Oliver Tank • Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion • Triangles
08 • 131 • Chad Valley • Shell Suite • Harve
09 • 120 • Young Empires • The Earth Plates Are Shifting • West
10 • 117 • Slow Magic • Corvette Cassette • Doctor Blind
11 • 115 • Midnight Juggernauts • Shadows • alin
12 • 090 • Jessica 6 • White Horse • SKOB
13 • 088 • Amatorski • Soldier • Hitstastic
14 • 085 • Husky Rescue • They Are Coming • Tonyttt31
15 • 085 • Moi • Hjerteknuser • Cal
16 • 085 • Stay+ • Dandelion • Ljósið
17 • 083 • Jonathan Johansson • Centrum • JohnMK
18 • 081 • The Concept • Gimme Twice • Dandy*
19 • 079 • Calla • This Better Go As Planned • Horatio
20 • 077 • Kill Screen Music • Traffic • Zechhh
21 • 077 • Alpine • Hands • Mart!n
22 • 069 • Solar Bears • Alpha People • Tom Kay
23 • 067 • Silver Swans • Let It Happen • Pablo
24 • 055 • Ford & Lopatin • Joey Rogers • Medicated Soap
25 • 054 • Bic Runga • Hello Hello • Ghosthunter
26 • 049 • Exlovers • Photobooth • titty
27 • 048 • Last Lynx featuring. Camilla Dahlstedt • Waterworld • råndomfurlöng
28 • 048 • Post War Years • All Eyes • 152chris
29 • 048 • Reverie Sound Revue • Rip the Universe • Jonny
30 • 048 • Snowmine • Hologram • Thomsen
31 • 025 • Nouvelle Vague • In A Manner Of Speaking • Casey
32 • 022 • Natalya Zerraga • Sundown • Eyes
33 • 021 • Petter Seander • When Something Dies • Brett-Butler
34 • 021 • Smoosh • It’s Not Your Day To Shine • RabbitFurCoat
Sorry I missed all this last night. For once my number 1 won the competition. I thought it was quite a weak set of songs. I only really loved one. I also thought I would do better than 14th this time because of a number of factors
1. It was the second track of cd 1 giving it the chance of being more familiar or clicking earlier with voters
2. The fact that the rest of the songs weren't very strong in my opinion
3. The song might appeal to a wider audience given it's nature.
I was wrong on all counts
Well done, Dand...it was worth the wait. It can't be easy coming up with new ways of presenting the results.
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 19th February 2012, 04:50 PM
1. It was the second track of cd 1 giving it the chance of being more familiar or clicking earlier with voters
2. The fact that the rest of the songs weren't very strong in my opinion
3. The song might appeal to a wider audience given it's nature.
I was wrong on all counts
Well done, Dand...it was worth the wait. It can't be easy coming up with new ways of presenting the results.
Husky Rescue and Chad Valley are probably my favourites here, but I knew them both too well already. I think both would have done better otherwise.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th February 2012, 05:00 PM
I have no problem with anything in the competition, there are songs I think are great and rubbish from all genres entered, and I like the variety as in the last two or three a I've found a lot of songs are very similar and can often merge into one, so I'm all for a poppier 'Never Stop Coming Back' or 'Up In The Sky' to be a bit more varied.
Posted by: Medicated Soap 19th February 2012, 07:36 PM
Considering she was in Hercules and Love Affair ~*~ She sang on a couple of tracks on the first album ("You Belong" etc.) She made total sense for this competition in my eyes.
- - -
I just feel like what did well in the first couple of Unknown Pleasures would not do nearly as well now. I think that does have a lot to do with a lot of new participants in this contest who normally don't post in the indie forum at all. I definitely don't think we should do anything about it or restrict genres or anything, I just think it's something to note. (UP will never end up like BJSC but it is heading in that general directiono which makes me a little bummed). This could just be a one-off type of thing tho
Posted by: titty 19th February 2012, 07:47 PM
26!
Shameful.
Posted by: SKOB 19th February 2012, 08:09 PM
Agree, the more participants, the more diversity. 30+ is the ultimate maximum though, to keep it reasonable for voters. I'm sure most people won't listen to the songs more than twice or three times (as I do).
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th February 2012, 09:07 PM
To be fair the first ever Unknown Pleasures top 3 was The Naked And Famous, David Holmes and HEALTH. I certainly don't understand how 'Nova' is any more BJSC or pop friendly/appealing than 'Young Blood' or 'I Heard Wonders' to be honest? I don't see the last couple of top 10s as being any less varied than previous contests. There's absolutely nothing wrong here at all.
Posted by: tonyttt31 19th February 2012, 09:37 PM
The first UP is still the only one that has yielded 5 solid gold tracks for me.
Posted by: Grebo 19th February 2012, 11:37 PM
I'll get my coat.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 22nd February 2012, 03:39 PM
Dandy do you have a final scoreboard yet?
Posted by: 152chris 27th February 2012, 11:25 PM
already got 2 songs that i want to send for the next one! gonna have to start entering bjsc at this rate...
Posted by: Thomsen 28th February 2012, 06:29 PM
Nicely done with the new subforum.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 28th February 2012, 07:28 PM
Full correct leaderboard:
01 Freeze VNV Nation 'Nova (Shine A Light)' 219
02 Grebo Alt-J 'Fitzpleasure' 172
03 Gooddelta Freja Loeb 'Never Stop Coming Back' 162
04 Jake Swiss Lips 'U Got The Power' 156
05 JakeWild Ms Mr 'Bones' 154
06 Harve Chad Valley Shell Suite' 151
07 Tirren Tommy Seebach 'Bubble Sex' 141
08 Ryan Oliver Tank 'Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion' 135
09 West Young Empires 'The Earth Plates Are Shifting' 120
10 Doctor Blind Slow Magic 'Corvette Cassette' 119
11 Alin Midnight Juggernauts 'Shadows' 115
12 SKOB Jessica 6 'White Horse' 90
13 Hitstastic Amatorski 'Soldier' 88
14 Cal Moi 'Hjerteknuser' 85 [top mark: 20]
15 Tonyttt31 Husky Rescue 'They Are Coming' 85 [top mark: 15]
16 Pavel Stay+ 'Dandelion' 85 [top mark: 12]
17 JohnKM Jonathan Johansson 'Centrum' 83
18 Dandy* The Concept 'Gimme Twice' 81
19 Horatio Calla 'This Better Go As Planned' 79
20 Zechhh Kill Screen Music 'Traffic' 77 [1 15, 2 12s]
21 Martin Alpine 'Hands' 77 [1 15, 0 12s]
22 Tom Kay Solar Bears 'Alpha People' 69
23 Pablo Silver Swans 'Let It Happen' 67
24 Medicated Soap Ford & Lopatin 'Joey Rogers' 55
25 Ghosthunter Big Runga 'Hello Hello' 54
26 Titty Exlovers 'Photobooth' 49
27 152 Chris Post War Years 'All Eyes' 48 [1 20, 1 12s]
28 Randomfurlong Last Lynx 'Waterworld' 48 [1 20, 0 12s]
29 Jonny Reverie Sound Review 'Rip The Universe' 48 [1 15]
30 Thomsen Snowmine 'Hologram' 48 [12 top mark]
31 Casey Nouvelle Vague 'In A Manner of Speaking' 25
32 Eyes Natalya Zerraga 'Sundown' 22
33 RabbitFurCoat Smoosh 'It's Not Your Day To Shine' 21 [more 6s]
34 Brett-Butler Petter Seander 'When Something Dies' 21
Missing points were 20 to Chad Valley and 2 to Slow Magic, whilst Tommy had 5 too many, Shell Suite moves 8th-6th!
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 28th February 2012, 07:39 PM
Posted by: Ljósið 28th February 2012, 07:53 PM
Got 15 votes. WOT. Rich got 15 votes and finished 3rd
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 28th February 2012, 08:09 PM
Overall records:
152 Chris X - X - X - X - X - X - 11 - 27
Alin X - X - 27 - X - 10 - 3 - 19 - 11
Brett-Butler 20 - 13 - 29 - 4 - 23 - 28 - 26 - 34
Cal X - X - X - X - X - 25 - 23 - 14
Casey 7 - 2 - 6 - X - X - X - X - 31
Dandy 15 - 21 - 5 - 1 - 18 - 11 - 5 - 18
Doctor Blind 1 - X - 7 - X - 3 - 4 - 12 - 10
Eyes X - X - X - X - X - X - X - 32
Freeze X - 14 - 19 - 12 - 20 - 7 - 7 - 1
Ghosthunter 10 - 20 - 21 - 17 - 16 - 19 - 6 - 25
Gooddelta X - X - X - X - X - 27 - X - 3
Grebo 13 - 16 - 8 - 8 - 11 - 9 - 8 - 2
Harve 19 - 19 - 1 - 28 - X - 20 - X - 6
Hitstastic 22 - 15 - 11 - 14 - 24 - 5 - 20 - 13
Horatio X - X - X - X - 12 - 15 - X - 19
Jake X - X - X - X - X - X - 4 - 4
JakeWild X - X - X - X - X - X - 25 - 5
JohnKM X - X - X - X - X - X - X - 17
Jonny 9 - 7 - X - X - X - X - X - 29
Martin 4 - 1 - 4 - 18 - 25 - 16 - 17 - 21
Medicated Soap 2 - 4 - 18 - 5 - 4 - X - 1 - 24
Pablo X - X - X - X - X - X - 16 - 23
Pavel 21 - 11 - 15 - 3 - 1 - 12 - 9 - 16
RabbitFurCoat 3 - 12 - 25 - 2 - 22 - 22 - 2 - 33
Randomfurlong X - X - X - X - X - X - 13 - 28
Ryan X - 9 - 16 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 10 - 8
SKOB 14 - 24 - 20 - 25 - 21 - 24 - 31 - 12
Thomsen 17 - 5 - 3 - 10 - 14 - 2 - 27 - 30
Titty X - X - X - 11 - 19 - X - 3 - 26
Tom Kay X - X - 10 - 20 - 28 - 23 - 24 - 22
Tonyttt31 11 - 10 - 12 - 22 - 9 - 10 - 15 - 15
Tyron 5 - 26 - 2 - 7 - 17 - 18 - 22 - 7
West 12 - 25 - 30 - 9 - 5 - 30 - 18 - 9
Zechhh X - X - 9 - 16 - 8 - 8 - 28 - 20
Addy X - X - 14 - 21 - X - X - X - X
Chapstick X - 17 - X - X - X - X - X - X
Chris 16 - 18 - 22 - 19 - 26 - 29 - 29 - X
Cremey 6 - X - X - X - X - 17 - 21 - X
Daniel II 18 - 27 - 24 - 24 - 15 - 13 - X - X
Emily Haines X - X - X - X - X - X - 30 - X
Grimly Fiendish 8 - X - X - X - X - X - X - X
JamesP X - 28 - X - X - X - X - X - X
Jester X - X - X - X - X - 6 - X - X
Josh 26 - 6 - 13 - 27 - X - X - X - X
Jubbzy X - X - X - X - 7 - X - X - X
Kieran X - X - 28 - X - X - X - X - X
Le Vulker X - X - X - X - X - 14 - X - X
NickF1 X - X - 31 - 26 - X - X - X - X
Nickthenoodle 25 - 8 - X - X - X - X - X - X
Osiris X - X - 26 - X - X - X - X - X
Rooney X - 22 - X - X - X - X - X - X
Severin X - 23 - 17 - 23 - 13 - 21 - 14 - X
Shakilover 24 - 29 - X - 15 - 27 - 26 - X - X
Suedehead 23 - 3 - 23 - 13 - 6 - 31 - X - X
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 28th February 2012, 08:13 PM
Overall leaderboard:
30 pts for 1st place finish, down to 1 pt for 30th.
Current Position | Position Before UP8 | Poster | Points | No. of Contests | Average pts per Contest
1 3 Grebo 173 8 21.63
2 4 Ryan 165 7 23.57
3 2 Pavel 160 8 20.00
4 1 Medicated Soap 159 7 22.71
5 5 Dandy 154 8 19.25
6 9 Doctor Blind 149 6 24.83
7 11 Tyron 144 8 18.00
8 10 Tonyttt31 144 8 18.00
9 7 Martin 142 8 17.75
10 6 Thomsen 140 8 17.50
11 13 Freeze 137 7 19.57
12 8 RabbitFurCoat 129 8 16.13
13 14 Hitstastic 124 8 15.50
14 12 Ghosthunter 114 8 14.25
15 15 West 110 8 13.75
16 17 Zechhh 97 6 16.17
17 21 Harve 93 6 15.50
18 16 Suedehead 87 6 14.50
19 22 Alin 85 5 17.00
20 18 Casey 78 4 19.50
21 26 SKOB 77 8 9.63
22 19 Severin 75 6 12.50
23 20 Brett-Butler 74 8 9.25
24 24 Titty 65 4 16.25
25 23 Daniel II 65 6 10.83
26 28 Tom Kay 59 6 9.83
27 25 Chris 58 7 8.29
28 35 Jake 54 2 27.00
29 27 Josh 52 4 13.00
30 29 Cremey 49 3 16.33
31 31 Jonny 48 3 16.00
32 30 Horatio 47 3 15.67
33 32 Shakilover 34 5 6.80
34 49 Gooddelta 32 2 16.00
35 46 JakeWild 32 2 16.00
36 43 Cal 31 3 10.33
37 33 Nickthenoodle 29 2 14.50
38 34 Addy 27 2 13.50
39 36 Jester 25 1 25.00
40 39 152 Chris 24 2 12.00
41 37 Jubbzy 24 1 24.00
42 42 Pablo 23 2 11.50
43 38 Grimly Fiendish 23 1 23.00
44 40 Randomfurlong 21 2 10.50
45 41 Le Vulker 17 1 17.00
46 NE JohnKM 14 1 14.00
47 44 Chapstick 14 1 14.00
48 45 Rooney 9 1 9.00
49 47 NickF1 5 2 2.50
50 48 Osiris 5 1 5.00
51 51 Kieran 3 1 3.00
52 50 JamesP 3 1 3.00
53 52 Emily Haines 1 1 1.00
54 NE Eyes 0 1 0.00
Posted by: Grebo 28th February 2012, 08:37 PM
Does anyone want to write the description for the subforum. I am completely out of inspiration!
PM me if you have something.
Posted by: Thomsen 28th February 2012, 09:51 PM
Got myself a winner song here! I'll probably get tired of it by the start of the next UP though.
Posted by: Grebo 28th February 2012, 10:05 PM
So? I got 14 votes and finished second.
Posted by: Dandy* 28th February 2012, 10:38 PM
Oh BLESS YOU Mark for doing this.
Posted by: tonyttt31 28th February 2012, 11:17 PM
My leader board position is higher than my best position in any of the rounds.
Posted by: 152chris 29th February 2012, 12:43 AM
Looking at some of the songs in the top and bottom 10 is really quite baffling. Waterworld vs. The Earth Plates Are Shifting? Would have definitely expected similar votes for those two.
Posted by: Ljósið 29th February 2012, 07:04 AM
So I finished 16th. Not used to this kind of scores, as most of the time I get a few 20's/15's/12's and barely anything else
Posted by: SKOB 29th February 2012, 08:40 AM
21 26 SKOB 77 8 9.63
HUGE SUCCESS
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 29th February 2012, 11:46 AM
I started when I saw you weren't likely to be on for a while, just the occasional vote put in here and there. I only did it because I wanted to update the overall stats!
Posted by: tonyttt31 29th February 2012, 12:01 PM
I've always wondered who has given who the most points. If the spreadsheets are available I wouldn't mind doing the number-crunching to find out.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 29th February 2012, 12:17 PM
I have 1-4 and 8, I'll pop them all in the same Excel file and update usernames in them to make it easier.
Posted by: tonyttt31 29th February 2012, 12:23 PM
Thanks. I can never follow username changes around here.
Posted by: JakeWild 29th February 2012, 01:31 PM
MOVIN ON UP
Got 2 songs to choose from for the next one. One of them I don't really know if they're that unknown and the other only has 300 plays on last.fm so definitely is.
Posted by: Dandy* 29th February 2012, 07:33 PM
I really would have liked to have done it but realistically things were not going my way with this one so your intervention is much appreciated.
Posted by: Dandy* 3rd March 2012, 05:15 PM
I now own a spreadsheet y'all, huzzah.
I can therefore confirm to you all that Mark's final table is correct.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 3rd March 2012, 05:41 PM
The CHEEK!
Posted by: Dandy* 3rd March 2012, 11:18 PM
When will the next one of these be anyway?
I'd rather not wait absolutely ages for it, maybe the end of March to begin?
Posted by: 152chris 4th March 2012, 08:15 PM
Soon! Got me a corker.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 4th March 2012, 09:06 PM
I think I have my next entry too. I love it but I can't see it doing very well at all but after a 33rd I can't get much worse!
Posted by: Tom Echo Kay 4th March 2012, 09:43 PM
I'm wondering about sending my original choice for this to the next contest. It would still be eligible, apart from the fact that it's just been sent (by someone else) to BJSC. But I do love it
Posted by: 152chris 6th March 2012, 11:30 PM
What is the policy on well-known people featuring on songs for this? (just out of interest )
Posted by: Grebo 6th March 2012, 11:49 PM
)01 There is no rule with regard to genre or length.
02 The artist or band of your choice must not have reached the top 40 singles chart in the UK.
03 The artist or band of your choice must not have reached the top 20 albums chart in the UK.
04 The song must not be on the current UK release schedule.
05 To enter the competition you must send an MP3 by PM and also include a link to the song on (preferably) YouTube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud.
06 The MP3 must be either 256 or 320kbps please, 128, 64, 32, 16 or 8kbps would do shockingly poorly so there’s really no need to bother with them.
07 You must not choose a song that has been previously entered (full list below).
08 Songs from the same artist will not be allowed to participate in the contest simultaneously. Also, songs by acts who featured in the last contest will not be accepted. If two people choose the same act, the one who submitted their entry first will be allowed to enter the act.
09 You must not reveal or even hint at which song you have sent. Part of the fun is not knowing who sent what so please do stick to this one.
10 I reserve the right to refuse an entry if I feel it does not fit within the spirit of the competition.
Posted by: 152chris 6th March 2012, 11:51 PM
I mean in terms of x ft. y, if y breaks those rules but isn't the main artist.
Posted by: Grebo 7th March 2012, 12:07 AM
I'm pretty sure any artist that has had a hit wouldn't be allowed even if they were a featured artist but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted by: Grebo 7th March 2012, 08:54 PM
I was sent a question by pm from another member who wishes to remain anonymous
What do you all think?
Posted by: Harve 7th March 2012, 09:24 PM
There are lots of grey lines. There are plenty of well known artists that haven't had a top 40 single or a top 20 album (Crystal Castles? Animal Collective?), and there are plenty of minor hits that have since been forgotten. I think it should be at the host's discretion as to which songs are eligible.
Posted by: Freeze 12th March 2012, 12:53 AM
When does people want the next UP to start? As.. I'm still contemplating whether I am well suited enough to host this contest. Well naturally I know how to host, but I'm not familiar with this part of the forum at all and I'm not that 'indie music competent' to know what would be eligible/accepted as entries. I also don't know of/know that many members in here to write interesting comments and sorts. So my way of hosting this could well get pretty boring, ignorant and/or uninteresting
Posted by: 152chris 14th March 2012, 03:25 PM
I'm liking the idea of the end of March!
Posted by: Horatio 2nd April 2012, 04:33 PM
The spirits are saying it's time for a new UP.
Posted by: 152chris 8th April 2012, 10:15 PM
Is Freeze still hosting yess?
Posted by: Freeze 10th April 2012, 01:14 PM
I've been away for most of this month, so haven't been able to begin anything yet. And I'm still unsure wether I am the right person to do this, but I could give it a try regardless. Don't think I have time for this until next week anyway though, so if most of you feel that's too late for a contest, then someone else has to play the host.
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 10th April 2012, 01:57 PM
Take as long as you want! Hopefully you don't feel pressured into doing it though, it's completely up to you.
Posted by: Grebo 10th April 2012, 08:18 PM
Yep, there is no schedule for UP so just start it if and when you feel ready.
Posted by: Freeze 11th April 2012, 11:47 AM
Alright, thanks! I'll let you all know when I can begin the next one
Posted by: Severin 12th April 2012, 03:50 PM
As I missed out last time I demand to be included in this one!
Posted by: tonyttt31 12th April 2012, 04:03 PM
I've got my song ready.
Posted by: LexC 12th April 2012, 05:07 PM
Hello indie forum, it's rather scary in here! I'm considering taking part in this next edition of Unkown Pleasures (Contrary to popular belief I do enjoy indie music!). Can anyone join or is this some kind of exclusive club?
Posted by: Grebo 12th April 2012, 06:20 PM
Anyone can join but it's usually restricted to around 30 entries so it's first come first served (this is upto to the discretion of the host though.)
Posted by: Harve 15th April 2012, 12:36 AM
I have so many songs that I want to enter. And so little time to enter them, haha.
Posted by: Freeze 17th April 2012, 03:29 AM
I've decided I'd like to begin this on thursday, but I have some - if I can call them - 'inquiries' before that:
1. I was wondering if anyone would fancy making a banner for the contest? When I made one for BJSC it took me ages to figure out and create. I also had photoshop at that point. But I don't have that anymore nor do I have any ideas what so ever for this contest. So for the sake of making things prettier/cooler and more.. yeah, interesting - if anyone's willing, that would be great!
2. Is there a website where I can easily find out what songs are eligible to enter? If there isn't, then I probably could use some help in filtering out confirmed entries and such 
3. How many participants SHOULD I allow in? I don't mind more than 30, but if most of you feel that 31+ is a bit too much, then I'll be happy to abide to 30 entries.
4. How long should the voting period be? 14 days? And which day is most suited for results presentation? (I'm generally not that familiar with when other stuff are being presented on this site)
That's about it for now!
(I kinda feel like an amateur )
Posted by: Grebo 18th April 2012, 08:44 AM
Can't help with #1. Sorry!
2. These were the rules for the last edition. Can't see any reason to alter them TBH
02 The artist or band of your choice must not have reached the top 40 singles chart in the UK.
03 The artist or band of your choice must not have reached the top 20 albums chart in the UK.
04 The song must not be on the current UK release schedule.
05 To enter the competition you must send an MP3 by PM and also include a link to the song on (preferably) YouTube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud.
06 The MP3 must be either 256 or 320kbps please, 128, 64, 32, 16 or 8kbps would do shockingly poorly so there’s really no need to bother with them.
07 You must not choose a song that has been previously entered (full list below).
08 Songs from the same artist will not be allowed to participate in the contest simultaneously. Also, songs by acts who featured in the last contest will not be accepted. If two people choose the same act, the one who submitted their entry first will be allowed to enter the act.
09 You must not reveal or even hint at which song you have sent. Part of the fun is not knowing who sent what so please do stick to this one.
10 I reserve the right to refuse an entry if I feel it does not fit within the spirit of the competition.
If you want help then I guess you can pm one of us. I would be up for that as I'm sure others would as well. As long as you didn't reveal who sent what to anyone else.
3. It's upto you how many entrants but most particpants have historically felt that 30 is a good number. I'm sure this could be stretched to 32ish if needs be.
4. The voting period for the last UP was about 2 and a half weeks but again that's up to you. I think this did get extended in the end as it did seem to last forever - Sorry Dandy! And results are presented in any way you feel comfortable with. I wouldn't worry about the presentation, after all the music is the thing!
Posted by: Grebo 19th April 2012, 08:37 AM
Are you thinking of starting this today? Or next week?
Posted by: Freeze 19th April 2012, 03:28 PM
2. These were the rules for the last edition. Can't see any reason to alter them TBH
If you want help then I guess you can pm one of us. I would be up for that as I'm sure others would as well. As long as you didn't reveal who sent what to anyone else.
3. It's upto you how many entrants but most particpants have historically felt that 30 is a good number. I'm sure this could be stretched to 32ish if needs be.
4. The voting period for the last UP was about 2 and a half weeks but again that's up to you. I think this did get extended in the end as it did seem to last forever - Sorry Dandy! And results are presented in any way you feel comfortable with. I wouldn't worry about the presentation, after all the music is the thing!
That's alright. I guess there won't be any spesific problems without a banner for the contest. Thank you for answering my questions, though. It helped!
I meant today, yes!
I'll try to begin some time before 9PM
Posted by: Caïn 19th April 2012, 03:37 PM
OOOH gotta start looking for entry ASAP.
Posted by: ▲▲▲ 19th April 2012, 05:00 PM
My song is probably the first I've properly liked (and not a quick I NEED SOMETHING!) since Karl x Johan.
Posted by: SKOB 19th April 2012, 05:09 PM
I have no idea what I send this time
Posted by: Caïn 19th April 2012, 05:11 PM
Can I just send iamamiwhoami because I have NOTHING as well
Posted by: ✖ leww ✖ 19th April 2012, 05:15 PM
OOOOOH I'VE NEVER PARTICIPATED! Can I can I can I.
Posted by: randomfurlong 19th April 2012, 06:20 PM
Gon' send some indie cuteness destined to come in the mid 20s again. Because why not.
Posted by: Messiah 19th April 2012, 06:26 PM
I think I might win. Only MIGHT tho
Posted by: Freeze 19th April 2012, 06:34 PM
Hmm.. where am I to post the opening thread now since there's an UP subforum?
Posted by: Messiah 19th April 2012, 06:35 PM
In here, but have it moved to the subforum after?
Posted by: 152chris 19th April 2012, 06:38 PM
Yess here. (tirren it's ON)
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th April 2012, 06:40 PM
I think I might go one better than last time and finish ACTUAL LAST
Posted by: Messiah 19th April 2012, 06:40 PM
u goin down
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 19th April 2012, 06:42 PM
It depends which one of two songs I send.... I have one which I think could do well but the other one I love at least as much I just don't think anyone else would!
Posted by: Grebo 19th April 2012, 06:50 PM
Just open it in here, I'll pin it and move this thread to the sub-forum.
Posted by: Grebo 19th April 2012, 06:52 PM
Uploading my track now! Excited!
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