188 | Anamẽ & Lydmor - Hopeful | [35/42 (142) / 14/31 (66)]

A very disappointing flop here as I'd thought this had far more hit potential than the previous handful of dance flops I sent. At the very least qualifying wasn't an issue for this one but we may just have to become a full time rock nation when a piece of beauty as this places bottom ten of the final. Or perhaps we could get away with a song that is both rock and dance?

In other news we've also updated the OP with the map of the States of Danæviia that we meant to do way back when the world map thread was given a re-do.

Thanks to the 22 below nations who pointed us this time:

Ben's Sanctuary [+15]

Jupiterdonia [+13]

POPHub [+13]

Zephyra Continuum [+12]

Ramrynia [+10]

Yehesi [+10]

A-Konohagakure [+8]

The Spodic Empire [+7]

East Rukahavian [+6]

Greenfroze [+6]

Lookylion [+6]

Zanmatony [+6]

Taahino [+5]

Thelonia [+5]

Aelandor [+4]

FSR Rontvia [+4]

Vaskla [+4]

Cor Lupus [+3]

New Lexico [+2]

Altyr Muunilinst [+1]

Farc [+1]

Juranabaijan [+1]

Meanwhile, here is how we voted and ranked the final.

+18 LAND OF DW; Calva Louise - Con Corazon

+15 LENTYLL; Angine de Poitrine - Sherpa

+13 AEROCHE; Ane Brun; ARY - Hold Me

+12 HENDINIA; Wasia Project - Vogue

+11 SÉYETANA; Trooper Salute - 絶縁

+10 SKALL; Jasper Tygner; holybones - 28 Eyes

+09 FLJÓTAVÍK; Juno Reactor - Return of the Pistolero

+08 COR LUPUS; AMARA ctk100 - Paradiso Nights

+07 DALISSKA; Chanpan - i got a gun

+06 ENNEA; BALTHAZARD; Dyana - FADE

+05 THELONIA; SUPERSTRINGS - Balearic Temptation

+04 NELIÖNOIR; Tamara Flores; Tourist - Bésala Mucho

+03 FSR RONTVIA; Pandora - Trust Me

+02 TRIFOSKI; Dan English - Across My Jaw

+01 NEW HELVETICA; Lankum - Ghost Town

16th DJ Shadow - Stem / Long Stem - Medley

The Midnight - Crystalline

Marina Herlop - Jaque

Cibo Matto - Sugar Water

paris jackson; Manchester Orchestra - adagio (feat. Manchester Orchestra)

21st Devon Again - cherry cola

Livka - poza Tobą nic

Tiger La Flor - FOREVERMORE

Effie; Eurohead - .com

Wolf Cutt; vi0let - I'M NOT CRAZY, YOU ARE

26th Elley Duhé - Body Talk

Gala; Molella; Phil Jay - Come Into My Life (Molella And Phil Jay Edit Mix)

Kidskin - HEAVEN

Gigi Ros - CREMEN

SOYEON - STAR

31st Crawlers - ALL WE HAVE IS US

Chxrry - Hall of Fame

The Dream Eaters - Everything Is Normal

Francesca e Luigi - Italopils mi amor

HMLTD - Blitzkrieg

36th Frost Children - Satellites

EARTH TO EMILY - PINK CIGARETTE

push baby - Every time I think about you baby, I hate it, you blow my mind

INFINITE - The Chaser

Tiffany Stringer - Supernova

41st Bea Miller - drunk enough

For BJSC 189 We welcome France's Rémi Gallego whose project The Algorithm combines prog-metal with electronic music. Taken from his sixth album 'Graceful Degradation' takes us on a journey of psytrance with hard hitting guitar sections scattered throughout. The visual accompaniment really adds to the overall experience too so take a watch and listen below. Let's hope the algorithm delivers for The Algorithm and Danæviia this time after our surprise flop.

The algorithm has worked in The Algorithm's favour here and we are once again through to the BJSC final for a record extending 31st time. Following the shock NQs from Hendinia and Aeroche this leaves us at the top of the streak leaderboard.

We have been placed 2nd in the running order so let's see if we can defy the death slot allegations and get our first Top Ten of the year.

Huge banger alert from the country with the longest streak in BJSC

Absolutely addicted to this entry. so so good

Curious to know if you discovered this entry by beginning to type "the algorithm loves you" into Spotify which of course was a big BJSC highlight for us both earlier this year or whether that's just a neat coincidence? Either way, this is a brilliant dance-rock fusion that's right on point for the Danæviia brand right now!

coincidental

I did discover it on spotify through their algorithmic generated ‘radio’ for another song (forget which one)

I use often to try and discover similar songs to what I’m currently enjoying

189 | The Algorithm - Graceful Degradation | [08/41 (215) / 03/29 (103)]

We can now pretend that this was our grand 15 year anniversary entry as The Algorithm has brought Danæviia back into the Top Ten for the first time this year! We ended up in eighth position where we last sat way back in 2017 with DJ Mangoo (BJSC 93) and DJ Licious (BJSC 97). He also joins Flawed Mangoes and BLACKSHAPE to have the third Rockæviia Top Ten.

Thanks to the 26 below nations who pointed us this time:

A-Konohagakure [+18]

The Spodic Empire [+18]

Aelandor [+13]

Thelonia [+13]

Trifoski [+13]

East Rukahavian [+12]

Bøtanikkä [+12]

Zephyra Continuum [+11]

Lentyll [+11]

Dalisska [+11]

Dobago [+10]

Zanmatony [+9]

Terra Avium [+8]

Pestolia [+7]

Daehun [+6]

Elëdan [+6]

Ennea [+5]

FSR Rontvia [+4]

Cor Lupus [+4]

Bronzil [+4]

Neliönoir [+4]

N DNTN [+4]

Cheiron [+4]

Persephonia [+3]

Altyr Muunilinst [+3]

Flynnonda [+2]

Meanwhile, here is how we voted and ranked the final.

18 | Elëdan | Photay ‘Bombogenesis’

15 | Ennea | Kalandra ‘Let Me Be Open’

13 | East Rukahavian | Sarah Kinsley ‘Truth Of Pursuit’

12 | The Spodic Empire | Squarepusher ‘Welcome To Europe’

11 | Bøtanikkä | Temples ‘Vendetta’

10 | Thelonia | My First Time ‘Every Version Of You’

09 | Bronzil | The Drums & Mareux ‘It Didn’t Matter’

08 | Séyetana | Junior Mesa ‘the cops are coming’

07 | Pestolia | Perfume Genius ‘Natural High (50th anniversary entry)’

06 | Neliönoir | Antony Szmierek ‘Flight Simulator (feat. Imogen and the Knife)’

05 | Greenfroze | SKYND ‘Johnny Kitagawa’

04 | N DNTN | IVE ‘BANG BANG’

03 | Herbilore | Levante ‘SONO BLU’

02 | Sovarasma | Wednesday ‘Fine’

01 | Terra Avium | Adult DVD ‘Rolling Face’

16th Frankie Rose - Manifest

17th Modern English - I Melt with You

18th Earth Tongue - Dimly Lit Cadaver

19th Elliot Minor - Parallel Worlds - Radio Edit

20th O'Flynn - Kelsier

21st Jippu - GAY (Vain elämää kausi 17)

22nd Ellie Goulding - Animal

23rd KiiiKiii - Pop Off Pop Off

24th Anyma; Adam Sellouk; CARLA - Girls MIA

25th MISSU - OUTTASIGHT

26th Bleary Eyed - Heaven Year

27th Thoom - I'm Going Back to Lebanon

28th Cockhouse; NATHALIA - Doink

29th LEXXE - The Box

30th manifest - Snap

31st FKA twigs - Lights On

32nd Augalas - All You Do Is Talk About Me

33rd ENHYPEN - Brought The Heat Back

34th UNIS - Sky Land, Star Land

35th Arlissa - Memory Of You

36th Grouper - Alien Observer

37th Indra - Jokes On Me

38th Sofia Camara - Hallucinating

39th Tara Macri - Grace

40th 300SkullsAndCounting; Jenny Sparks - The Ballad of St Nick's Park

BJSC 190 :: KEYGEN CHURCH - Oscuro

Rounding out the year as Christmas approaches Danæviia are taking Buzzjack back to CHURCH.

It is the second project of Italy's Victor Love to enter BJSC, having previously scored a top 10 for Dobago as MASTER BOOT RECORD. This project leans more into Baroque influence with the pipe organ featuring prominently.

'Oscuro' is our official entry, with 'Domine' the unofficial companion piece also featuring in the below link.

So let us pray to reach a third calendar year with a perfect qualification record...

In the name of the Code, and of the Disk, and of the Holy System.

Our Core, which art in Data, Hallowed be Thy Code. Truth of all Truths. On Disk as it is on Screen.

Forever and ever.

PRAISE THE CODE

This is a beauty! I love the organ.

I was just about to comment saying this really reminds me of MASTER BOOT RECORD! But see you've done the research there, that figures then - will have to check out some more of this alter ego.