February 24, 20241 yr Can't say any better than one's 20 winning, excellent song Cody and well done, great result all around. Though Infected Rain deserved way better than what they got, that's far too low 3 As for myself, you see I was convinced I was on to a flop, I sent the best Mongolian throat singing ridiculousness I could find on impulse to get in on the Otyken coattails and it somehow really paid out some dividends, I thought it would be hella divisive. Thank you to everyone for somehow getting it into the top 10, very pleased with that. 'Muscle Museum' was really quite a nice surprise as I went along in the listenthrough, I love the original, the best off of Muse's first album and it's an inventive choice of cover, which got it the points. I was kind of expecting Surren Tweek to be Iz but perhaps he is not quite fully typecasting himself as the breakcore guy just yet x (great find Cody) did get a bit of entry envy I must admit, but I always fall short of winning with my breakcore hits, anyway more breakcore soon when I get back to typecasting myself
February 24, 20241 yr okay it’s been a bit since the full results were posted so… Honestly…….. I wasn’t expecting this to be anywhere close to a win, nor was I really aiming for it as I was extremely stumped for the past few days of confirmations being open. I got inspired by some breakcore (my mind went to Nyteout rather than Sewerslvt) and one YouTube trawl and Dead By Daylight session later I ran into this :lol:I’m really shocked that y’all loved it so much but also really please :) thanks so much for the votes! Great to see most of my top 5 make it pretty high (other than MOTHICA, thought that one was robbed </3), props to Frank for the Eli Mich discovery, that was one of the highlights of the entire contest and definitely woke me up during the session *,* Thanks Kath for hosting and for all the Dua meme gifs!
February 24, 20241 yr Also Wardy, people can get a bit heated on listenthroughs, and then others sometimes join in and it looks like a pile on, but ultimately, clearly the Muse cover was a decent discovery for numerous people as it finished in a respectable position. I wasn't there so don't know exactly how much criticism it got exactly but whatever 3 or 4 people might say on a listenthrough won't necessarily represent what the other 30 odd people may think of it. A cover of a non top 20 hit from nearly 25 years ago - albeit by a successful band - is not really as cheap as it's made out to be imo. Club Bizarre and BJSC both had far cheaper stuff this month. Edited February 24, 20241 yr by gooddelta
February 25, 20241 yr Ngl I tried very hard to withdraw my entry from the contest after a backlash of fiery comments during the listenthrough. I regret being so cheap and sorry for any I offended. I'm sorry Wardy for the harsh comments, I was blunt, but I didn't intend to make you feel bad at all. It was one of those cases when you think just because you (and your friends/age group at home) know something very well then everyone will know it, not taking into account that I'm older than most of the people in these contests and live(d) in a different country with a different music scene. I couldn't list more than 5 Muse songs, but I've heard 'Muscle Museum' loads of times - but I get that it is not as 'evergreen' for the audience as it is in my head. Congrats Cody, great entry again! Nearly got my 20 too, switched my top 2 in the last second (not that 'Fallen Angel' needed 5 more points, hehe). I'm very happy with 8th, I'm glad that a couple of you enjoyed 'You Were Different'!
February 25, 20241 yr All I can say is I actually scored top marks on a winning song. Not usual for me to do! Also, it's not any participant's fault that their submissions weren't vetoed. I never knew Birdeatsbaby before so it is something new to me in some way.
February 25, 20241 yr Ngl I tried very hard to withdraw my entry from the contest after a backlash of fiery comments during the listenthrough. I regret being so cheap and sorry for any I offended. It's allowed in the rules so not your fault to be fair. Also, can I ask where/how you first came across them? I think they'd be interested.
February 25, 20241 yr I thought the winning song was Iz in my mind too, fantastic song! TYVM at Top 10, wasn't expecting that <3
February 25, 20241 yr Ah so Suedehead sent Drab Majesty. Did you go see them at CHALK the other week? Sadly not :(
February 25, 20241 yr Congrats to Cody and thanks to Kath for hosting! My main takeaway from this was how more (if not all) videos should have giant cats in them. I hoped 'In a Moment Divine' would have connected with more people but I'm happy I chose a song I love. BJSC has fried my brain a little with these contests. *.*
February 25, 20241 yr Eek, that's probably the worst I've ever misjudged sending an entry in UP :( Not that I regret it because I love the song, but I definitely expected more than 4 votes! Congrats Cody, what an amazing run you're having here! Yay for three of my votes making the top 10 (Nathan Micay, Calva Louise and Eli Mich). Kind of surprised to have given Mohini Dey more than a quarter of its points, but a brilliant entry nonetheless. I'd have liked to see CRUZ higher too even if I only gave it 1 point. Great job hosting, Kath, thank you! Definitely looking forward to the next edition so I can swiftly avenge missing last place on a tiebreak!
February 26, 20241 yr Many congrats Cody, what an incredible piece of music. I remember listening to the playlist for the first time and thinking "so track 1, this is gonna be tough to beat" and wasn't it ever! Certainly didn't expect my own entry to be the one that pushed it the closest however (albeit not all that close in the end :lol:) shocked and delighted that so many of you enjoyed this piece I've had tucked away on my potentials for a few years now. But even I will say I preferred the winning song to my own! Sharing the top 3 with my 2 faves (and my entire top 5 finishing in the top 10), results couldn't have gone much better :) thanks to Kath for running! Edited February 26, 20241 yr by Dobbo
February 26, 20241 yr Absolutely loving the breakbeat 1-2 <3 Fantastic discoveries all round and a great edition - thanks for the superb hosting Kath. Thanks to those who voted for Minor Victories!
April 7Apr 7 Whenever I check a historic Unknown Pleasures thread and am reminded Cody won... and then I see a year has passed by since with no other contest... I realise this is BuzzJack and then I go and do something else.
April 12Apr 12 On 07/04/2025 at 14:40, blacksquare said:@Cody Buckley ...Setting up the car wash?things are happening re: this, probably sooner than you’d expect
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