BJSC 187

tlen - patnik

So... we teased a fun indie pop sound this time but that didn't quite pan out in the end! This was the song we originally tried:

...however, we lost out to daine by milliseconds, truly rotten luck 😭 here is a screenshot of the time stamps provided by our wonderful hosts in Skall:

This is only the second time we've ever been beaten to an entry, following 'Get This Right' by Koven way back in 2015, which eventually finished 3rd - while we DNQed.

The story didn't end there for daine, as after all that, she was vetoed! I attempted 'PQC' but three other posters instead tried her song 'Love Love (Love Love)'. We imagine this would have performed better than our choice but we had to go with the one we loved most. Never mind! It was time to turn our attention to a back up and we did a handbrake turn, from summer indie pop fun to a track with 'death' and 'existential' in its tags...! Very on brand.

We did not even know that Bulgarian post-punk music was a thing, alas, a YouTube crawl allowed us to discover the fantastic 'patnik' by tlen, also stylised as 'пътник' by тлен on streaming. We've unexpectedly gone a bit rock bloc with a build-up once again but this was too irresistible. We hope this back-up choice will find its fans! This can be found in slot 4 of semi 2.

Big fan of your entry this month!

2 hours ago, Dobbo said:

Big fan of your entry this month!

Ah that’s amazing to hear! It might actually be my favourite song I’ve sent this year so far now, which is unusual for a back-up.

Here’s hoping it progresses to the final 🙏

Some positive streaming news...

8th place Jadakissnia $ma$h 'Wild Animal' by Hante. is now back on streaming after disappearing for a while

Apple Music - Web Player

Wild Animal by Hante. on Apple Music

Song · 2019 · Duration 5:05

On 10/08/2026 at 22:57, uhsting said:

Omg you actually did these

In an ideal world I would have one too hehe, of course I can't prove it but I listened to Dobago in full during my first listenthrough. Then at the SyncTube listenthrough I had to leave for some time as I was waiting for something and then it came, and I left the site open but took my headphones off. So yeah that one doesn't count.

Great entry btw, Jade! 🙏

Oops let's quickly catch up on 187 results before 188 entries are revealed soon...!

BJSC 187 Results

tlen - patnik

12th place | 188 points

It was never going to be easy to follow up back-to-back top 10s, with a back-up entry at that, but we're pleased to report our Bulgarian post-punk song managed a respectable 12th place, with 188 points! Our representatives, tlen, actually spent a good chunk of the results in the top 10, so it was a bit of a shame to fall out towards the end, but we certainly cannot grumble at this finish - still our third best of the year so far. That 12th place is our 62nd top 20 result to date in 11 years of competing. We've also finally broken the tie for our most common position! Jadakissnia have now achieved twelfth place five times, as we previously got there with: Tearist - 'Headless' (BJSC 91), Vendredi sur Mer - 'Larme à Gauche' (BJSC 107), Oscillian - 'Ulysses 31' (BJSC 150) and Madeline Goldstein -' 1996 Expectations' (BJSC 170), prior to the current contest. Earlier in the competition, 'patnik' became our 98th qualifier to date (giving us a Q rate of 85.96%) so we edge ever closer to that landmark 100th qualifier! 'patnik' finished 8th in the semi final with 83 points.

We were delighted to witness Séyetana winning for the first time after 15 (!) years of competing. Their victorious entry, 'Caught In A Jam' by Portraits Of Tracy, received a lot of hype in the lead up to the results - so we were glad this song lived up to those expectations. It felt reminiscent to the increased buzz surrounding Kylienips' entry 'Sorry' by Meg Myers as that contest progressed, ahead of its win back in 2015. Jadakissnia gave 'Caught In A Jam' 3 points so we're glad to have supported the Séyetana victory in some way. Congrats again to them and we can't wait for their contest to properly get going with the semi finals soon! Our own favourite entry was 'bravado' by waist, which meant we awarded The Spodic Empire top marks for the first time. That post-punk/darkwave sound was instant ear candy for the Jadakissnian public. They finished 29th, which shocked us, as we thought it could be a potential top 10 for them! Robbed. Taking silver in our votes was Deandria's 'Freak Like Me' by Collide, a wonderful Kate Bush-esque beauty. We were familiar with Collide, as the leader of Jadakissnia previously sent them to the retro song contest! 'Freak Like Me' finished in 41st which is an appalling lack of taste, sort yourself out BuzzJack. At least it qualified though! Rounding off our podium was Elëdan with the captivating 'An Open Door' by Roly Porter. Thankfully, at least one of our top 3 finished in the top 20, as this placed in a respectable 18th.

Thank you to the people of Skall for a fantastic job hosting this edition.

These were our BJSC 187 final votes in full:

18 The Spodic Empire // waist - bravado
15 Deandria // Collide - Freak Like Me
13 Elëdan // Roly Porter - An Open Door
12 New Helvetica // Serafina Steer - Night Before Mutiny
11 Skall // Domenique Dumont - Visages Visages
10 Terra Avium // The Haunted Youth - falling to pieces
09 Pagasa // Great Grandpa - Split Up The Kids
08 Kathaldazia // Dev Lemons - eat the pavement
07 Neliönoir // Sophia Stel - Molly In The Club
06 Zanmatony // Black Mighty Orchestra - Ocean Beach (Cybophonia Cinematic Remix)
05 Lentyll // RAY - MOD
04 Sovarasma // Shye - Smoke
03 Séyetana // Portraits Of Tracy - Caught In A Jam
02 Danæviia // Liminal - The Crop
01 Fljótavík // Cain Culto - a plague, a pestilence

Thank you to these nations for the following points in this edition:

18 - Deandria

15 - FSR Rontvia

13 - Dobago, Persephonia + Zephyra Continuum

11 - East Rukahavian, Elëdan + Scotland 2

10 - Neliönoir

9 - Danæviia + Kathaldazia

8 - Zanmatony

6 - Bronzil

5 - New Helvetica

4 - Ennea

3 - Aeroche, Aesthetica, Lotunia + Pestolia

2 - Lentyll + Flynnonda

1 - Séyetana

See you next time! Thankfully we can confirm we weren't beaten to our first choice by milliseconds again. That would've seriously been rotten luck as they only have around 300 monthly listeners on Spotify. Prepare for 7 minutes of genre blending, with a largely ethereal trancey sound...

BJSC 188

Kidskin - HEAVEN

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨

𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦

𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

𝘛𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥

𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦...

...𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘢

Jadakissnia have unleashed our longest entry of the year so far this month, but don't fret, it's merely 7:31 rather than half an hour. 'HEAVEN' stole my heart with its warm lyrics, ethereal vocals and trancey production - with a satisfying build. But it's not a typical trance song, instead blended with layers of other sounds. Australian artist Kidskin's Bandcamp page labels this song with the following tags: 'drone', 'electronic', 'euphoric trance', 'experimental', 'punk', 'dance', 'ebm' and 'synthesiser'.

Kidskin, aka Rahnee Bliss, feels really under the radar right now as she only has approx. 400 monthly listeners on Spotify. But hopefully more people will know her name in time! She's previously supported Eartheater and Smerz on tour; I can see why as her sound does feel like a good fit for their worlds.

We hope this will find enough fans to qualify 🤍 she has drawn slot 22 in semi 1.