Desert Island X: Rules and Signup Thread

[IWasBored]

Intellectual dance music? That's probably the douchiest genre I've ever heard of.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Sounds like some nerd reading Dostoevsky over some bleeps and an electronic basic dance beat.

 

[nielsgov]

I love the genre and I get where the name comes from, but it's still pretentious as fuck.

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[IWasBored]

I have no idea what it is, it's just an obnoxious name.

 

[cobl04]

So where is everyone at with their lists? Ran through mine twice today, had an excellent run through while cleaning the house, just three or four things to fix and I'll be ready to go

I love the genre and I get where the name comes from, but it's still pretentious as fuck.

totally agreed.

 

[LemonMelon]

I've had mine done in some form for a long time now, but I'm never done with my lists until I hit submit. 39 songs, max length.

 

[iron yuppie]

I'm happy with mine, but there's one transition I keep laboring over.

 

[IWasBored]

Don't I have until Halloween still?

It's half done.

 

[LemonMelon]

Yeah, the deadline is Halloween night. I'll send out some nagging PMs like three days beforehand so you'll have a reminder handy.

 

[nielsgov]

Mine is basically ready. I'm listening to it now to make sure everything works. I might still add a song or two as well. I'm on 19 tracks, 85 minutes as of now. I don't want to go any longer than 90.

 

[Axver]

You're putting Leave Them All Behind on your DI again?

Well I might actually, given the concept, but that's only 8:20.

I'm referring to One More by Medicine.

 

[namkcuR]

I made good progress on mine over the weekend. It's going to be max length, 40+ tracks. I've got most of the tracks picked, and a basic order down, but I'm struggling with where to put some specific tracks, where they make the most sense sonically and stylistically. I'll get there soon enough.

 

[LMP]

All of these playlists better be perfect or I'll burn this goddamn place to the ground.


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[PhilsFan]

I'm only an alternate so I haven't spent as much time on mine but things are really progressing:

 

[cobl04]

Can we replace IWB with Peef? Sorry IWB don't take it personally haha

 

[LemonMelon]

At the rate you guys are moving, Peef will get in as an alternate easily.

 

[bono_212]

Intellectual dance music? That's probably the douchiest genre I've ever heard of.

I always thought the name was douchy on purpose. It's not like the genre isn't.

I think it's hilarious that people get upset over genre tags. I mean...do you expect people who study music to just keep classifying stuff as Rock/Pop/Rap/RNB? No one seems to complain when a movie is listed as a cerebral thriller.

 

[iron yuppie]

So what exactly is "intellectual dance music"? All the time signatures are in 11/4 or some shit like that?

 

[LemonMelon]

It stems from this collection of ambient "dance" music from Warp Records:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence_(compilation_album)

 

[cobl04]

I've always thought it came about as a response to stuff like Sandstorm, the for-the-masses type shit, so electronic dance music made for snobs, I guess.

 

[lazarus]

I'm only an alternate so I haven't spent as much time on mine but things are really progressing:

Can we replace IWB with Peef? Sorry IWB don't take it personally haha

 

[IWasBored]

fine.

 

[bono_212]

Ignore that shit, dawg.

 

[LMP]

 

[lazarus]

 

[cobl04]

Someone better sample some Adventure Time.

 

[LemonMelon]

 

[LMP]

A little bummed that I sent in my list already because I absolutely would have opened with this:

Right at 2:24

 

[Axver]

Sorry folks, I'm out.

Been working on a list tonight and it's just not coming together. I'm not feeling it. I'll free up the space for somebody who's more enthusiastic to compete.

 

[cobl04]

The Chills representation just dropped 100%.