Posted October 5, 2024Oct 5 Hello! IT'S TIME TO TRIP HOP AND CHILL! It's time for the next edition of the retro forum song contest and for the seventh edition we are visiting the world of Trip-hop and Chillout for the 90s! The dictionary definition of Trip hop is: a style of dance music, usually slow in tempo, that combines elements of hip-hop and dub reggae with softer, more ambient sounds. To make things a bit easier, Chillout (which can be similar) is included. Think acts like Portishead, Tricky and Massive Attack for Trip hop and look up a plethora of 90s chillout compilations for the style and inspiration if needed. The entry you choose MUST have been released by a suitable act between the 1 January 1990 and 31 December 1999. As always, top 10 hits will not be allowed. And please do try to submit something you suspect may be a discovery for most people rather that slightly skirt the rules by sending a big #11 hit etc - the mods will look at the list and anything that doesn't feel within the spirit of the contest will be vetoed. Although we will try not to be super strict as we know that finding songs from before some of you were even born is not always easy! Please submit your entries to me by PM and include: Your username: Artist: Song Title: Link: You have a week and a day to confirm, the deadline will be 23:59 on SUNDAY 13th OCTOBER 2024. The voting thread will then be up after this. Thanks all!
October 5, 2024Oct 5 Author Entries received: JESTER KING ROLLO AWARDINARY LEWISTGREEN AH GOLD JIM WATTS POPCHARTFREAK SEVERIN SCENE CHEZ WOMBAT JULIAN T DOBBO ANSEL JADE FIESTA DANDY* ADDY!
October 5, 2024Oct 5 Confirmed ^_^ couldn't pass up an opportunity to take part in a contest with one of my favourite genres
October 6, 2024Oct 6 Interesting theme, timely when the trip-hoppy Neneh Cherry - Woman was on TOTP BBC 4 reruns recently.
October 6, 2024Oct 6 If only I'd saved MONO - Life in Mono for this rather than BJSC a year ago! Fortunately, I've had an appropriate one that I heard on the radio recently that I've been wanting to send.
October 7, 2024Oct 7 It just so happened I had a perfect choice for this theme sitting snugly on my Potenches playlist so this was a nice, straightforward submission this time :magic:
October 12, 2024Oct 12 Author Entrants so far in the first post. Entries will be looked over from Monday by the mods, if I have any vetoes I’ll get back to you after that.
October 14, 2024Oct 14 Author Thanks all, confirmation closed. I’ll discuss entries with the mods later, the voting thread will be up when all good to go. If you need to change your entry I will be in touch in the coming days.
October 14, 2024Oct 14 Shame I was vetoed by a single year margin, I thought it was released much earlier than that. Let's hope my replacement hasn't already been taken.
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