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Chelsea Wolfe - Dusk

 

Result: 17th

 

Points received: 176 | voters: 22

18 | Jadakissnia

13 | Aelandor

12 | Cumulonimbia

12 | Kathaldazia

12 | Persephonia

12 | Rolloland

11 | Summericia

10 | Neliönoir

10 | Skall

8 | Abeltesfayeton

8 | Scotland 2

7 | Altyr Muunilinst

7 | East Rukahavian

7 | Taahino

6 | Fljótavík

6 | Land of DW

4 | Ultraviolenceland

4 | Utopia

3 | Cadelicia

3 | Conoria

2 | Terra Avium

1 | FARC

 

(SF1: 14th, 64)

 

Finishing the year on a first 11th-20th placed finish, with an 18 points swap thrown in! 'Dusk' had 2 weeks at #1 on my personal chart and I'm glad it resonated with several others too.

 

Points given

18 | Jadakissnia | KOMPROMAT - Niemand

15 | Land of DW | TAKTSTÖRER - Wave (feat. REDCHINAWAVE)

13 | Kathaldazia | Sam Quealy - Seven Swords

12 | Harmonica | MisterWives - Where Do We Go From Here?

11 | FSR Rontvia | The Kiffness - Sometimes I'm Alone (Lonely Cat)

10 | Neliönoir | Agar Agar - Trouble

9 | Eastovka | XiJaro & Pitch & Cari - Time

8 | The Spodic Empire | Bel Canto - A Shoulder To The Wheel

7 | Lookylion | Baby Jane - All The Saints Of Notre Dame

6 | Conoria | Lola Young - Conceited

5 | Quintessa | Little Moon - wonder eye

4 | FARC | Hannes & waterbaby - Stockholmsvy

3 | Yehesi | Maddix - My Gasoline (feat. Fēlēs)

2 | Cor Lupus | Donna Missal - Out Of Me

1 | Lotunia | Annie - American Cars (Richard X Edit)

 

That completes my debut year with Bronzil points finally given to all the ever-present nations during it, all but one of those nations gave points back, and there were in total 60 nations who both gave points to and received points from Bronzil in 2023 :cheer: Merry Christmas to all participants and look forward to doing it all again in 2024!

Edited December 15, 20231 yr by jimwatts

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Metric - Days Of Oblivion

 

A second year of all things Bronzil begins with possibly my favourite song from the last quarter of 2023. Metric have been entered four times previously, doing quite well each time, and as if that hadn't created enough "it's good but I prefer [song X] by them" potential, they since had a little song called 'Doomscroller' which made it to #51 on its debut in last year's Record of the Decade - so basically this one's on a bit of a hiding to nothing, unless it's truly in epic territory - fortunately I think it is!

ooh yay! you know already I like this a lot having found it off your chart, hopefully the BJSC voters take to its brilliance

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Metric - Days Of Oblivion

 

Result: 18th

 

Points received: 169 | voters: 24

18 | FARC

15 | Danæviia

15 | Kathaldazia

15 | Rep Of Adonia

15 | Taahino

13 | Aeroche

11 | Niceland

11 | Wholune

10 | Aelandor

7 | Abeltesfayeton

6 | East Rukahavian

5 | Bøtanikkä

5 | Dobago

5 | Lookylion

3 | Rolloland

3 | Séyetana

2 | Altyr Muunilinst

2 | Kluminican Republic

2 | The Spodic Empire

2 | Varakë

1 | Eastovka

1 | FSR Rontvia

1 | Terra Avium

1 | Utopia

 

(SF2: 10th, 71)

 

Metric's 100% strike rate of top 20 hits in BJSC just about stretches to a 5th contest, with a very pleasing six medals coming mostly from outside what we might call the alt bloc - who largely lived up to the not-as-good-as-'Doomscroller' allusions above (just imagine how many 18s that could have received if it had been entered in 2022). Glad to see this 5-week #1 from my currently-dormant personal chart go down well anyway, starting my second year in a very similar (but unique!) position to how my first year ended, which included an EOY position of 17th... oops spoilers :kink:

 

Points given

18 | Jadakissnia | Seycara Orchestral - If You Were Mine

15 | Danæviia | Adrianne Lenker - Ruined

13 | Persephonia | Re-TROS - Hailing Drums

12 | Aeroche | Panteros666 & Neggy Gemmy - X-Periencia

11 | Hendinia | twst - Was I Ever Alone?

10 | Land of DW | The Holy - The Incredible Ibex

9 | Sovarasma | Fat Dog - King Of The Slugs

8 | Fljótavík | Evian Christ - Yxguden (feat. Bladee)

7 | Terra Avium | Deena Abdelwahed - Insaniyti

6 | Utopia | The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

5 | Abeltesfayeton | Neon Indian - Slumlord / Slumlord's Re-lease

4 | Thelonia | Catching Flies - Halo

3 | Trifoski | Sparks - Dick Around

2 | FSR Rontvia | Prima Queen - Butter Knife

1 | Zanmatony | INESSA - Without You

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INXS - Don't Change

 

Time for my first retro entry, and the second act I've sent to BJSC to have had any UK Top 100 singles - 26 of them in fact - though this one from 1982 predates all of them, and as with ACRAZE's chart hit I can take or leave most of those, but absolutely love the charging guitars, synths, vocals and intra-band chemistry here.

Enjoyed this discovery this month, hope that it can do well for you.

Really enjoying this track, hope it can perform well for you!

Thanks both! I enjoyed each of your entries too on first listen, hoping for a good result on your debut Liam!

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INXS - Don't Change

 

Result: 11th

 

Points received: 184 | voters: 22

15 | Freidland

15 | Lookylion

13 | Jadakissnia

13 | Kylienips

13 | Trifoski

12 | Summericia

11 | Eastovka

11 | Persephonia

10 | Danæviia

10 | Scotland 2

9 | Herbilore

9 | Wholune

9 | Zanmatony

8 | Ingermanlandia

7 | Quintessa

6 | Aeroche

5 | Singerpurear

3 | Abeltesfayeton

2 | Taahino

1 | Cumulonimbia

1 | Rolloland

1 | Suedeonia

 

(SF2: 9th, 75)

 

Happily this turned out to be a good discovery for many people and became a third top 20 hit in a row, landing just short of the top 10.

 

Points given

18 | Kathaldazia | akiaura, LONOWN & STM - Sleepwalker

15 | Pestolia | Suki Waterhouse - OMG

13 | Cor Lupus | Zorza - Memory U

12 | Hendinia | Pixey - The Thrill Of It

11 | Zanmatony | Paul Elstak, The Viper & Boogshe - Rave, Rinse, Repeat

10 | Singerpurear | The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd

9 | Abeltesfayeton | Hunnygloss - Crimson

8 | Rolloland | A*S*Y*S & Kai Tracid - Rave The Planet

7 | Suedeonia | Hamish Hawk - The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973

6 | POPHub | Chinaski - Dracula Mon Amour

5 | Cumulonimbia | Karina - Teko (Cumulonimbia Edit)

4 | Greenfroze | ID:Earth - ALIENS

3 | Ajanaeda | English Teacher - R&B

2 | Neliönoir | Telenova - Teardrop

1 | Ben's Sanctuary | Glockenbach & Öwnboss - Secrets (feat. Jazz Montell)

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Luca Eck - Chaos Reigns

 

This dark techno banger popped up on my Release Radar and I was hooked at once - it made it to #7 on my personal chart at the end of last year before I stopped doing them weekly and just missed out on my EOY top 100, so it can have the spotlight here instead.

Definitely my fave entry of yours to date! I prefer it to the other song of his entered last year.

Very happy you're enjoying it! Lots of great electronic entries in our semi, including yours, hope they all qualify!

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Luca Eck - Chaos Reigns

 

Result: 27th

 

Points received: 148 | voters: 21

18 | Mulgracia

15 | Dobago

15 | Suedeonia

12 | Pestolia

11 | Bøtanikkä

9 | Abeltesfayeton

8 | Jadakissnia

8 | Kathaldazia

8 | Land of DW

8 | Neliönoir

8 | Terra Avium

6 | Cadelicia

6 | Cumulonimbia

3 | Altyr Muunilinst

3 | Cor Lupus

3 | Eastovka

2 | Rolloland

2 | Scotland 2

1 | Aeroche

1 | Fljótavík

1 | Skall

 

(SF2: 10th, 65)

 

A sixth consecutive qualifier, but not a top 20 hit like the last three. I hadn't realised the same artist was behind BJSC 150 bronze hit 'Fall To Pieces' (for which I thought Nur Jaber was the lead, but maybe the credits have since been switched) until I'd charted this one for a few weeks - so a similar feel to Metric two contests ago in not landing quite as well as it might, but still finding plenty of fans, all those 8s *.*

 

Points given

18 Danæviia | Castle Rat - Cry For Me

15 Herbilore | The Vaccines - Hometown Of Jupiter

13 Mulgracia | Giolì & Assia - I Missed You Too

12 Conoria | Lady Lamb - Dear Arkansas Daughter

11 Kathaldazia | SWIM - Break / Saw U

10 Hendinia | Kiesza - Dancing And Crying

9 Ingermanlandia | Chimo Bayo - Asi Me Gusta A Mi

8 Land of DW | HU - Life Goes On

7 Freidland | Meg McHugh - Brace Yourself

6 Abeltesfayeton | Dog Race - It's The Squeeze

5 Dobago | Anna Lunoe - Deep Blue Sea

4 Cumulonimbia | Baron Von Trax - All The Things You Do

3 Suedeonia | Strangelove - Beautiful Alone

2 Cadelicia | Fyex & DJ Samir - Eternal Rave

1 Aeroche | DRAMA - As I Am (Tensnake Remix)

Nur Jaber is billed as the lead artist on 'Fall To Pieces' on most platforms (and on the cover art of the EP it's part of), I'm not sure why the credits are flipped over on Spotify. iTunes actually has it both ways with the EP as a whole billing Luca first as well but the individual songs having Nur first. It has always been like that so not a recent switch!

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Otha - I'm on Top

 

On a good run of qualifiers right now, albeit also the first time I've gone 5 contests without a top 10 (top 5 even), so hope to bring some of that magic back courtesy of Othalie Husøy - I discovered her on an indie playlist with her new song which I considered sending first of all, but was curious to listen through her earlier releases which took me to 2018 and this gem, alongside 'One of the Girls' which I subsequently found out was an Unknown Pleasures winner for blacksquare that year - I had absolutely no idea until then!

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Otha - I'm On Top

 

Result: 29th

 

Points received: 145 | voters: 22

18 | Cumulonimbia

15 | Ingermanlandia

13 | Land of DW

12 | Aeroche

11 | Jadakissnia

9 | Altyr Muunilinst

9 | Kluminican Republic

8 | Elëdan

7 | Kathaldazia

6 | FARC

6 | Tartford

5 | Abeltesfayeton

5 | Skall

4 | Scotland 2

4 | Trifoski

3 | Neliönoir

2 | Kylienips

2 | Mothertopia

2 | Persephonia

2 | Terra Avium

1 | Ajanaeda

1 | Freedonia

 

(SF2: 18th, 55)

 

Once again this entry had the slight feeling of being overshadowed by another song by the same artist, but a decent spread of points came its way.

 

Points given

18 | Terra Avium | Spirits Unbridled - See You Again

15 | Kathaldazia | DJ_Dave - World's Hardest Game

13 | Aelandor | Klaudia Sobotka - Zobacz Mnie

12 | Abeltesfayeton | Justice - Incognito

11 | FARC | TUVA - hejhejdå

10 | Persephonia | Agent blå - Discount

9 | Jadakissnia | Sadness - I want to be with you

8 | Summericia | Ultra 5 - Potion (Lange Remix) (feat. J. Cee)

7 | Cadelicia | Eli & Fur - Insomnia

6 | Trifoski | death's dynamic shroud & galen tipton - Generate Utopia

5 | Cumulonimbia | Edwin Rosen - mitleerenhänden

4 | Jupiterdonia | Ilsey - Someone Els

3 | Neliönoir | The Itch - Ursula

2 | Yobnedorica | Johnny Verweij - Klompendans

1 | Mothertopia | The Marías - Run Your Mouth

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Vintage Culture - Find A Way

 

The first song I've sent that was actually released in 2024 is from Brazilian producer Vintage Culture. It was instant for me when I heard it on NMF and I wasn't surprised to see it in Dance Track of the Week where it came within a few hours of a win, but ended up losing to Nero via a tiebreak (although their song's also a banger so no shame in that!)

the entire album this is from is actually really good

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Vintage Culture - Find A Way

 

Result: 21st

 

Points received: 161 | voters: 25

15 | Thelonia

15 | Zanmatony

13 | Eastovka

13 | Singerpurear

12 | Cor Lupus

9 | Cadelicia

9 | Harmonica

9 | Herbilore

8 | Niceland

7 | Ajanaeda

6 | Bøtanikkä

6 | Holland-Oats

6 | Kathaldazia

6 | Summericia

5 | Sovarasma

4 | Cheiron

4 | Jupiterdonia

3 | Neliönoir

2 | Altyr Muunilinst

2 | Cumulonimbia

2 | Ingermanlandia

2 | Land of DW

1 | Abeltesfayeton

1 | Dobago

1 | Hendinia

 

(SF2: 8th, 74)

 

My first repeat position had to be a 21st place finish, and while the song didn't make the biggest waves in the contest, 25 voters is my third most so far, behind only the two top 5 hits of last year.

 

Points given

18 | Jadakissnia | Twin Tribes - Monolith

15 | Skall | Clark - Peak Magnetic

13 | Utopia | MINTTT - Bom Dia, Mentira

12 | Eastovka | JDX - Live The Moment (feat. Sarah Maria)

11 | Tartford | Karin Ann - she (Benny Benassi Remix)

10 | Pestolia | Emilia - GTA.mp3

9 | Singerpurear | Modern Talking - You're My Heart, You're My Soul

8 | Kathaldazia | FUKHED - No C No A

7 | Terra Avium | Night Tapes - drifting

6 | Neliönoir | Fcukers - Bon Bon

5 | Bøtanikkä | La Bouche - Sweet Dreams

4 | Cadelicia | rei brown - Holoban

3 | Trifoski | Backxwash - WAKE UP

2 | Séyetana | Descartes A Kant - After Destruction

1 | Danæviia | Kalandra - Bardaginn

Although not under the guise of Bronzil, I got my first song contest win on Buzzjack this week at my 35th attempt! :yahoo:

 

11th | Retro 1 | Alphaville - Forever Young

13th | CB 21 | Tangerine Dream - Love On A Real Train

26th | BJSC 151 | Call Me Loop - Walls

2nd | Retro 2 | Orbital - P.E.T.R.O.L.

23rd | BJSC 152 | LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Time Is Not A Healer It’s A Fuel For Resentment

DNQ | BJSC 153 | Lanterns On The Lake - The Likes Of Us

7th | CB 23 | Freaks & Geeks, Veronica Bravo - Let Me Know

32nd | BJSC 154 | Sølv - Past Life

3rd | BJSC 155 | MRD - Last Dance

6th | Retro 3 | Blondie - X Offender

24th | UP XXXII | Artemas - Sink Or Swim

21st | BJSC 156 | Picture Parlour - Norwegian Wood

24th | CB 24 | VIZE, Leony, Niklas Dee feat. Tokio Hotel - Monsoon

DNQ | BJSC 157 | Samia - Honey

22nd | Spin-Off 08/23 | Madame - ARANCIATA

4th | Retro 4 | Joy Division - She's Lost Control

4th | BJSC 158 | ACRAZE & Aviella - In A Dream

21st | Spin-Off 10/23 | Subtrax - WFT

26th | PFSC XIV | Silly Boy Blue - Widow Dreams Forever

42nd | BJSC 159 | Mozey - Tell Me

16th | CB 25 | Broosnica - More Energy (More Passion)

17th | BJSC 160 | Chelsea Wolfe - Dusk

14th | Spin-Off 12/23 | Fountains Of Wayne - I Want An Alien For Christmas

25th | PFSC Special #2 | ARXX - God Knows

7th | CB 26 | Prayer - Make Me Feel

18th | BJSC 161 | Metric - Days Of Oblivion

16th | Retro 5 | The Jesus & Mary Chain - Upside Down

4th | UP XXXIII | Calva Louise - Over The Threshold

11th | BJSC 162 | INXS - Don't Change

27th | BJSC 163 | Luca Eck - Chaos Reigns

29th | BJSC 164 | Otha - I'm on Top

3rd | Retro 6 | Manic Street Preachers - 4st 7lb

19th | PFSC XV | Gammer feat. RUNN - Roots

21st | BJSC 165 | Vintage Culture - Find A Way

1st | Throwback 1 | Phoenix - 1901

 

Hope to carry that momentum into BJSC now! :w00t: