July 13, 201213 yr I'd love a copy of Ben's playlist also... Medicated playlists are always great and this one looks really intriguing.
July 13, 201213 yr Author I'll reupload a hopefully correct version of my mixtape tonight. W/ all 22 tracks
July 13, 201213 yr Author Yep! I'm at work right now but I'll update the first page with that when I get home.
July 13, 201213 yr Thanks! Now get back to work! I'm not sure who mine is from, there's bits of it that give me a distinct Ghosty vibe but I can't remember exactly who was taking part.
July 13, 201213 yr I've listened to my compilation three times now, I should be able to review over the weekend... It was on in the car this morning on the way in to work and I had to change to radio when we arrived as I couldn't risk someone hearing me listen to the track that was on at the time. :D
July 13, 201213 yr Are there even female members participating in CD Swap? :unsure: Edited July 13, 201213 yr by FM11
July 13, 201213 yr I think I was definitely the ideal person to receive this compilation. I will have my review up within a week. Edited July 13, 201213 yr by Brett-Butler
July 13, 201213 yr I have a suspicion as to who received my cd, and if it's true, it was probably the least ideal person.
July 14, 201213 yr Author Full list of participants: FM11 Dandy Brett-Butler Medicated Soap Lewis 152chris Horatio JohnKM RabbitFurCoat CW Grebo Tirren Randomfurlong Eyes Jonny Atonement tonyttt31 Cal Grebo Ghosty Pavel Gooddelta
July 15, 201213 yr Sorry it's taken a little bit of a while and apologies for what are probably really rather dull comments, but here's my review for In The End I'm Not Pretending Track 1 Opening with a bit of R'n'B/pop. Sounds a bit like Alyssa Reid, it's definitely got that Canadian-pop feel to it. Quite a nice opening mid tempo tune. 6/10 Track 2 This is more my sort of thing. Sounds like it could be Scandinavian as it's quite similar to music by acts like Thermostatic and Zeigiest. It's not the most remarkable song I've heard from the genre, but it's pleasant enough. 7/10 Track 3 The first track I'm already familiar with. Da Buzz used to be one of my favourite Swedish acts. This particular song, Wonder Where You Are is very similar to music produced by Antique, a duo who featured Helena Paparizou and entered Eurovision for Greece in 2001. A sultry Mediterranean influenced dance pop track. 8.5/10 Track 4 Another decent mid-tempo track, with a lot of different musical elements contained within it. Quite a catchy chorus and I like the rocky climax to the track. Not a clue who it could be by though. 7.5/10 Track 5 Getting a definite Lights vibe off this. She's a bit hit and miss for me and sadly this track is a bit of a miss, if indeed this is Lights. Saviour was fantastic though. 5/10 Track 6 Symphonic metal by Epica, if I remember correctly. I do like the song a lot, but the vocals aren't brilliant and definitely need reining in at times. 7/10 Track 7 My favourite discovery so far. I feel like I do already know it, but I can't think who or what it is. It's got quite a nice 1950's American vibe to it! 8.5/10 Track 8 Another good discovery for me. Sounds a lot like Owl City, with a bit of Electric Valentine thrown in too, maybe it is Owl City?! I wouldn't be surprised if it was of American/Canadian origin anyway! 8/10 Track 9 I'm sure I know this, but again I can't think who it is! It's got a definite Scandinavian vibe to it, a really nice bubblegum electro-pop track. The backing track's quite similar to Darin's Insanity, if a bit more sugary around the edges. 8/10 Track 10 Liking the vocals on this track, but I'm not really feeling the song much. I guess it's a fairly decent ballad, but the vocals are definitely the most interesting aspect here 5.5/10 Track 11 This is actually brilliant, my favourite track so far! A superb Alt-electro track with intriguing vocals. Will probably buy the album of this artist when I find out who they are! 9/10 Track 12 A male rock act I presume. It actually sounds a lot like most of the music that's produced in my local area and has a definite Lostprophets/Funeral For A Friend edge to it. It's fairly decent for what it is. 6/10 Track 13 Arrhythmia! I really rather liked this track when I first heard it. Charlotte Thorstvedt and Margaret Berger came up trumps with this song. It does lose out to Kamaliya in the Arrhythmia battle though, but only just! 8.5/10 Track 14 More Lights-esque electropop. I do prefer this song to Track 5 though 6.5/10 Track 15 Getting Icelandic vibes off this track, sounds like something Pavel would rather like! It's certainly a very interesting and ethereal track! 7/10 Track 16 My favourite ballad so far, I'm thinking it's probably Jenni Vartiainen but I can't be 100% sure. It definitely sounds Finnish though. 8.5/10 Track 17 Loving this, and the title of the compilation came from the lyrics of this track I see #Vigilant. Sounds like 1000 Ships and I wouldn't be surprised if this track was also by Rachel Platten. 8.5/10 Track 18 Nightwish! *.* 10/10 Track 19 Well it was always going to be difficult to follow Nightwish, but I think this is my least favourite track on the compilation sadly. Lots going on in the song, but I think the artist could have done with going for a less is more approach 4/10 Track 20 And to close the compilation is the rather nice Maria Mena song, This Too Shall Pass. This is probably my third favourite track of hers after All This Time and Mitt Lille Land. 8/10 Overall: This was a really good compilation overall. I liked the variation in sounds and found some brilliant discoveries amongst the tracklist which will probably result in a couple of album purchases! It's pretty obvious to me that this is Eyes' offering, the Nightwish inclusion gave that away, so I'd like to thank you for what was on the whole a brilliant playlist. Average score: 7.35/10 - Great stuff! :D
July 15, 201213 yr Indeed, that is my CD! :D Glad to see you enjoyed it. You didn't know as much of it beforehand as I was fearing when I first saw you got it, so that's relieving. I'll post a full reply when I get a bit more time this evening, but you are quite on point with a lot of your observations.
July 15, 201213 yr Sounds like that one was pretty well suited to Ghosty as a recipient... intrigued to see the tracklist.
July 15, 201213 yr Indeed, that is my CD! :D Glad to see you enjoyed it. You didn't know as much of it beforehand as I was fearing when I first saw you got it, so that's relieving. I'll post a full reply when I get a bit more time this evening, but you are quite on point with a lot of your observations. Yeah, I'm quite impressed by how few songs I knew considering our tastes are fairly similar! If a lot of the artists are indeed American/Canadian however then that would explain it as I don't take hardly any notice of the music scene of those countries. Sounds like that one was pretty well suited to Ghosty as a recipient... intrigued to see the tracklist. It was pretty good! Fans of Lights and Owl City would probably enjoy it most, but there were a few other genres thrown into the mix as well so it could appeal to a lot of the participants here!
July 15, 201213 yr Got through my playlist The Journey 1½ time now. Some fine tracks inbetween, although female indie pop is not my favourite genre. I'm fairly sure I've found a few keepers nonetheless.
July 15, 201213 yr http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/DandyHighwayman/GoLeftOrRightDownTheMiddle.png Go Left or Right Down the Middle one Well we begin with a German piano/strings ballad which, unsurprisingly, is not something I would usually be found flocking towards. I hated this on the first play but I’ve mellowed towards it rather over subsequent plays, it’s quite a pleasant little song and sounds quite anthemic in it’s own way. No idea what it is at all, I had assumed it was a Eurovision entry but it’s too long for that... Best bit: 1:16 where the lovely little piano and strings bit comes in between chorus and the second verse. two This one intrigues me from the off as it’s really quite unusual. Again this wouldn’t sound totally out of place in Eurovision but in a good way as it’s like the more quirky entries. The chorus is really beefed up and sticks in your head rather successfully. Absolutely no idea who this is again but I like it a great deal more than I feel I should do. Best bit: 2:15 when the drum beat enters your right headphone before gradually disappearing out of the left one. three Another new track to me... we take a turn from disco to a sultry filmic track. I assume it’s called ‘Rogue Dancer’ as it’s the most prominent line. Another nice enough track, I approve of the more indie approach to this one... feel like I recognise the vocalist but it’s just not coming to me at all. Best bit: 0:35 the three clap noises that come out of the blue while everything else momentarily disappears. four Prominent drums to begin this one before a nice acoustic guitar comes in... oh it’s another foreign language track... My knowledge of foreign languages is rather limited so I have absolutely no idea what this is about, I do like it though as it’s got a very pretty tune to it and is quite strong melodically. Best bit: 2:19 when the chorus comes in for the second time with sparse backing. five Oh dear lord. I’m not going to lie, I absolutely despise this one. It reminds me of a Romanian folk cover of The Ketchup Song. This made me extremely fearful for where this CD was going to go... I just can’t imagine anyone listening to this out of choice. You must have first heard it as in restaurant entertainment somewhere on the continent while extremely pissed for it to have any sort of positive association, surely? Best bit: 3:30... the one second of silence at the end of the mp3. six This one reminds me of The Levellers, not something I was expecting. Following on from the last one, I’m still in the slightly scared period where it felt like this CD was going to be full on jigs and polkas or something. I can’t imagine me ever choosing to listen to this but it’s not quite as horrific as the last one. Best bit: 1:52 I guess as I could imagine it being quite the hoot while drunk out with friends. seven The first one I actually know! Well, I say know, what I mean is that I know what it is. It’s that weird song from this year’s Eurovision that had a video set in a circus or something. I actually quite like this up until 0:53 and then it just falls apart for me. The chorus is irritatingly catchy, despite me not actually knowing what it says, I could NOT shift it all day on Friday and I found myself humming it in the middle of meetings. Probably not a good sound to be making and I just pray that nobody else in the room knew what it was! Best bit: everything before 0:53 eight Jaunty/jazzy piano up next and French lyrics. My fear factor increased for the first few seconds... and then it gradually begins to build and I completely changed my mind on it, in fact I rather like this one. I can imagine this being played in a trendy French wine bar and I’d be happily supping on a glass of champagne whilst making polite and ever so slightly witty conversation with French film stars. Yes, this one puts me in good places. A keeper. Best bit: 1:04 when the beat continues to build a little bit nine A shocker! Something quite indietastic up next... it sounds like Mew but I don’t think it is. This is comfortably my favourite track so far and I’m most intrigued to find out who it is. Actually, it’s like Mew crossed with Arcade Fire, yep really liking this. Best bit: 2:49 where everything goes a bit Arcade Fire-esque at their very best. ten More synths and guitars! Yay! This is like a Killers or Bravery track from when the era when they were actually good. Very bouncy and singalong... Oh, an unexpected female vocal in the second verse too. No idea who this is at all but it’s another decent discovery. Best bit: 0:13 when the guitars kick in for the first time. eleven Oh it’s the first one I really do know well... this is Vanbot’s ‘Got To Get Out’. This was the other track of hers I was considering when I sent ‘Lost Without You’ to BJSC a couple of months ago. As it’s Vanbot, this obviously sounds like Robyn. And as this is me, obviously sounding like Robyn is a very very very good thing indeed. Best bit: 2:27 when everything kicks in after that squiggly noise! twelve Heading further into dance pop here... or are we as a drum n bass style beat kicks in rather unexpectedly. This is very listenable and continues the run of songs I like to five. Again I feel like I should know who this is, it’s ever so slightly into La Roux remix territory. Argh, I’m crap at describing music! Oh and then it’s gone, I could have listened to this for longer... Best bit: 2:47 when the beat thuds back in. thirteen A change of direction here, we’re off into ska/reggae territory with a track that reminds me of Morcheeba. I didn’t like this at all first time around but it’s probably one of the highlights of the CD now - I may check out the album when you tell me who it is. Best bit: 0:58 the way she pronounces ‘myself’ (and other vocals like that bit!) fourteen I recognise this girl too but it’s another that I just can’t place! Another pleasant little pop song, I particularly like the way there are little vocal parts and harmonies in the background which are very underplayed. This sounded particularly good in the car on Friday as the sun came out literally the moment it began playing and myself and Mr Dandy* swayed and doo-wopped along. Best bit: 1:13 when said harmonies first begin fifteen It took me ages to suss this one as I kept thinking I recognised it and it’s literally just clicked that this is a cover of SBTKRT’s excellent ‘Hold On’. No idea who it is but I approve, especially the percussion elements. Lovely. Best bit: 0:17 with the wailing and beat coming along together sixteen Another that I have no idea about... sounds like a John Lewis advert or something. I’m 50/50 on this one, sometimes I think it’s quite nice but other times it just passes me by completely. I think it probably suffers due to being immediately after the Hold On cover... Best bit: 3:26 and the way the track gently breaks down bit by bit before departing... seventeen Ah! This is Katzenjammer and ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ which is the surest sign so far that this is likely to be Ghosty’s compilation. If The Corrs ever did Eurovision then this is basically the song that I’d expect them to come up with! (Apologies, you may be horrified by that comparison?) Best bit: 2:00 and the instrumental bit and the da-dum-dum bits. eighteen This sounds like a track that should close the most recent Saint Etienne album, an acoustic type of number that is kinda sweet but at the same time a little bit too tacky lyrically. After a few listens unfortunately I think the latter observation overpowers the former. Best bit: 1:09 when the singer sounds at their most Sarah Cracknell-esque. nineteen Mr Dandy* liked this more than I did, but then he liked Spice Girls album track ballads. I think that’s the best I can do for this one I’m afraid! (although I suspect you’ll already know that this one was never going to be my sort of thing!) Best bit: Seeing Mr Dandy* enjoying it! twenty ...and we end a BJ compilation with, yes, you guessed it... Loreen. This track is that one that Tyrren won BJSC with and, if I recall correctly, I was practically the only person not to vote for it in the final! Ah well! Best bit: Listening to it without thinking, oh crap, Tyrren’s going to win and he’ll be unbearable. Finally... well I’m convinced this is Ghosty’s compilation. It contains Eurovision, Katzenjammer, Loreen and a cover that’s saved as a bitmap file so I can’t see who else it would be. After a very shaky start, I did end up enjoying most of the CD (although first play through I was actually scared until the end of track 8 - and, assuming this is Ghosty, I shall take that as your revenge on me for giving you an instrumental cd one year!)... the ones I am most interested in finding out more about are sandwiched between #8 and #15 so that’s actually quite a high proportion of the disc. So, whether it is Ghosty or someone else, thank you very much for making it for me. ^_^
July 15, 201213 yr That certainly does look like Ghosty's. And it looks a very good compilation too, not that I'd expect anything less. Sorry it's taken a little bit of a while and apologies for what are probably really rather dull comments, but here's my review for In The End I'm Not Pretending Track 1 Opening with a bit of R'n'B/pop. Sounds a bit like Alyssa Reid, it's definitely got that Canadian-pop feel to it. Quite a nice opening mid tempo tune. 6/10 Track 2 This is more my sort of thing. Sounds like it could be Scandinavian as it's quite similar to music by acts like Thermostatic and Zeigiest. It's not the most remarkable song I've heard from the genre, but it's pleasant enough. 7/10 Track 3 The first track I'm already familiar with. Da Buzz used to be one of my favourite Swedish acts. This particular song, Wonder Where You Are is very similar to music produced by Antique, a duo who featured Helena Paparizou and entered Eurovision for Greece in 2001. A sultry Mediterranean influenced dance pop track. 8.5/10 Track 4 Another decent mid-tempo track, with a lot of different musical elements contained within it. Quite a catchy chorus and I like the rocky climax to the track. Not a clue who it could be by though. 7.5/10 Track 5 Getting a definite Lights vibe off this. She's a bit hit and miss for me and sadly this track is a bit of a miss, if indeed this is Lights. Saviour was fantastic though. 5/10 Track 6 Symphonic metal by Epica, if I remember correctly. I do like the song a lot, but the vocals aren't brilliant and definitely need reining in at times. 7/10 Track 7 My favourite discovery so far. I feel like I do already know it, but I can't think who or what it is. It's got quite a nice 1950's American vibe to it! 8.5/10 Track 8 Another good discovery for me. Sounds a lot like Owl City, with a bit of Electric Valentine thrown in too, maybe it is Owl City?! I wouldn't be surprised if it was of American/Canadian origin anyway! 8/10 Track 9 I'm sure I know this, but again I can't think who it is! It's got a definite Scandinavian vibe to it, a really nice bubblegum electro-pop track. The backing track's quite similar to Darin's Insanity, if a bit more sugary around the edges. 8/10 Track 10 Liking the vocals on this track, but I'm not really feeling the song much. I guess it's a fairly decent ballad, but the vocals are definitely the most interesting aspect here 5.5/10 Track 11 This is actually brilliant, my favourite track so far! A superb Alt-electro track with intriguing vocals. Will probably buy the album of this artist when I find out who they are! 9/10 Track 12 A male rock act I presume. It actually sounds a lot like most of the music that's produced in my local area and has a definite Lostprophets/Funeral For A Friend edge to it. It's fairly decent for what it is. 6/10 Track 13 Arrhythmia! I really rather liked this track when I first heard it. Charlotte Thorstvedt and Margaret Berger came up trumps with this song. It does lose out to Kamaliya in the Arrhythmia battle though, but only just! 8.5/10 Track 14 More Lights-esque electropop. I do prefer this song to Track 5 though 6.5/10 Track 15 Getting Icelandic vibes off this track, sounds like something Pavel would rather like! It's certainly a very interesting and ethereal track! 7/10 Track 16 My favourite ballad so far, I'm thinking it's probably Jenni Vartiainen but I can't be 100% sure. It definitely sounds Finnish though. 8.5/10 Track 17 Loving this, and the title of the compilation came from the lyrics of this track I see #Vigilant. Sounds like 1000 Ships and I wouldn't be surprised if this track was also by Rachel Platten. 8.5/10 Track 18 Nightwish! *.* 10/10 Track 19 Well it was always going to be difficult to follow Nightwish, but I think this is my least favourite track on the compilation sadly. Lots going on in the song, but I think the artist could have done with going for a less is more approach 4/10 Track 20 And to close the compilation is the rather nice Maria Mena song, This Too Shall Pass. This is probably my third favourite track of hers after All This Time and Mitt Lille Land. 8/10 Overall: This was a really good compilation overall. I liked the variation in sounds and found some brilliant discoveries amongst the tracklist which will probably result in a couple of album purchases! It's pretty obvious to me that this is Eyes' offering, the Nightwish inclusion gave that away, so I'd like to thank you for what was on the whole a brilliant playlist. Average score: 7.35/10 - Great stuff! :D Ok, let's tackle this: Track 1 - Alyssa Reid - Without You It is Alyssa Reid you are listening to, a track on her debut album that I really like. I put this on because I wanted to show what she could do with songs that aren't ripping off classics (and without anyone knowing it was Alyssa), it's a lovely midtempo. It took an age for me to notice it, I've had this track since October but I've only really began to like it a couple of months ago. Her emotion on this is really quite convincing. Track 2 - Emmon - Ghost Dance I should explain at this point that approximately half of this CD is me going through my past BJSC entrants, selecting another good song from their back catalogue and putting it on the CD. I didn't mean for it to end up like that, they were just the best of the 50 or so that I started with. Ghost Dance is therefore indeed Scandinavian, but quite a chilled-out track, very different to the song I entered her with. I love the undercurrent of production. Track 3 - Da Buzz - Wonder Where You Are Yeah, one of the tracks I knew you'd get. I've taken a liking to Da Buzz a lot recently, but this is my favourite, some very convincing early 00s dance. And strangely emotional for dance as well, probably why I love it so much. Track 4 - Alexz Johnson - Look At Those Eyes A track I discovered when looking up Alexz Johnson after being made aware of her and enjoying some of her material, I think she was giving it away as a free download. I love the buildup in this song, it's really quite cute. It's quite different to the rest of her material and I think it might be my favourite song by her. Like you said, I love the different elements in the backing track, particularly that climax. Track 5 - LIGHTS - The Last Thing On Your Mind It is LIGHTS, one of my favourite artists, from her first album The Listening, and one of my favourite Lights tracks after the glorious Ice. I go for emotion, and that's really the strength of this track (and the lovely blending of vocals with production), it is admittedly a little basic beyond that. Track 6 - Epica - Storm The Sorrow I included this one to have some symphonic metal that wasn't Nightwish, and while Epica have nothing on Nightwish, it is a rather captivating track. It's their lead single from their newest album, it's a little dragging but one of the best non-Nightwish offerings that I've found in this genre. Track 7 - Bearcat - Crazy Fishes I found this track on a blog a while ago, I did like the retro sound of it and marked it down as a keeper. She has some amazing vocals, and I was playing it for quite a while when I first heard it. I can't tell you any more about the singer though, so I don't know where you could have heard it before. Track 8 - Swimming With Dolphins ft. Breanne Duren - Silhouettes You are half correct with that guess of Owl City, Swimming With Dolphins is/was one of Adam Young's many side projects, a collaboration between him and Austin Toffe before he left for better things with Owl City. This is from their first EP and is quite easily their best song, it also features his backup singer Breanne Duren. The production on this is really quite stunning, and I've listened to it a LOT of late. Besides, I get so overwhelmed by Young's work, having a brother who's really into him and his work that I couldn't help but include something of it on this CD. Track 9 - Shell Perris - The La La Song I'm quite certain you didn't know this, (unless you checked her out more after I entered her into BJSC). It's one of her... less serious songs, and it's fairly good sugary pop for what it is, I suspect if any of the really indie folk had got this CD, they would have hated this. :lol: Track 10 - fLO - Platinum Love A really interesting little track I discovered a month ago, despite it being a couple of years old. fLO is a fairly standard pop/RnB singer with a limited fanbase (from her other songs that I checked out) but this track has some rather unique production. I think the title helps, you get a feel for platinum or metallicness from her voice, but it's not standard autotune, it's quite hard to explain. The lyrical matter is fairly basic, but the ambient sound produced from it is quite something for me. Track 11 - Ruby Frost - Porcupine If I remember correctly, you weren't really taken by Water To Ice, but despite that, I wasn't surprised to see you liking this. It does feel a lot more like the sort of thing you'd like. I think Porcupine was Ruby's second single (WtI was the third), but these are the only two songs I've heard from her. I've tried finding a link to check out Volition (her album) but I've been looking in the wrong places. It is out though, it's on Amazon (but it's really rather expensive for me atm :(). Anyway, Porcupine I think is actually more into Frost's comfort zone, Water To Ice felt like an effort to be more commercial. I love the descent into the chorus on this particularly. Track 12 - 30 Seconds To Mars - The Fantasy One track I thought might be a little mainstream, but it's just my favourite track from A Beautiful Lie so I thought I'd give it a bit of exposure. The opening instrumental and the pace of the song is better than a lot of their other songs, I find them very hit and miss but this is one of their hits. Track 13 - Charlotte Thorstvedt ft. Margaret Berger - Arrythmia I'm not surprised you know this, but I definitely think it's the better Arrythmia! :D The production is just so interesting and chilled-out. It does get a little slow, but definitely a Scandinavian success of the past few months. Track 14 - Years Away - Eraserhead In another 'Séyetana BJSC entrant' shocker, we come to my current act, Years Away. This is their other song, Eraserhead, it's a little bit more uptempo, but Starting Fires is more beautiful. It's still a very lovely Lights-lite track though. I do love that kind of sound. Track 15 - Elsiane - Underhelped This is actually the lead single from Elsiane's new album, Mechanics Of Emotion. It's definitely the sort of thing I'd think of as typical Elsiane, it's nowhere near as good as Vaporous though. That still does mean it is good, it's just that Vaporous is a masterpiece. The etherealness is part of what attracts me to this one though. Track 16 - Laura Narhi - Hetken Tie On Kevyt From what I've gathered from watching the Finnish charts, this seems to be their 2012 Someone Like You/Somebody That I Used To Know. It's been hanging around near the top since the start of this year and is still in the upper echelons of the chart last I checked. It's a lovely little ballad, I considered it for BJSC but thought it a little TOO risky, I wasn't sure there would be many that would get it. There is a very lovely buildup towards the end, the Finnish language is beautiful, and overall, I'm really quite glad you liked this. Track 17 - Rachel Platten - Work Of Art Yep, it's Rachel Platten. I've bought her album off the back of her appearance in BJSC and while this isn't on the album, it's the second strongest track of hers after 1000 Ships that I've come across. I think she did this for a TV theme in America or something. It is a real pop stomper though, really love it, and the best place I thought for album name inspiration. :D Track 18 - Nightwish - End Of All Hope When I saw you'd got my CD, I knew this would be the track that would make you twig (if you hadn't already, I wonder if you would have got me if I hadn't included this). But I was always going to include a Nightwish song, and what better song than the first one I heard. It's from the early part of Nightwish, I think I remember saying to you when Storytime turned up that this was the only one I'd heard before that, and it's still one of my favourite Nightwish tracks, a really lovely rousing tempo on it and a very epic feel throughout the whole track. Track 19 - Pepe Deluxe - Go Supersonic I half suspected that whoever got this wouldn't particularly like this, it's my least favourite track on the compilation as well. I included it for the absolute mess it is. So many different sections, some of them great, some of them rather awful. It does remind me of the Scissor Sisters in places though. There's a lot of energy there but not much focus. Track 20 - Maria Mena - This Too Shall Pass I had this set out as my closer from the beginning of creating my CD. I first discovered it last year when I was faced with the task of finding an unknown song for a song contest, and if I'm honest, I wish I had entered it then. It's beautiful and maybe one of my favourite (relatively) unknown song discoveries. From what I've heard of Maria Mena's work, she is pretty incredible and this is probably the best I have heard. I knew you would know this one but I'm still glad I included it, much love to it. I tried to make it as varied as possible but yes, my Lights/Owl City/dreamy electronica thing did show through quite a bit. Like you said though, there are a decent amount of other genres on there. A lot of the artists are American/Canadian, but about the same number are Scandinavian (although you got most of those). It seems you WERE one of the best people to get this compilation, although also probably THE best person to figure out who it was that made it. Anyway, glad you enjoyed it, and I'd better think about reviewing the CD I've got now.
July 15, 201213 yr I'm kinda embarrassed by how well known the tracks are on the cd I made are. Edited July 15, 201213 yr by tonyttt31
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