YY music compo - April/May - Contrast

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YY music compo - April/May - Contrast

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Rik took the honours last month - well done, fella! So he gets to choose the catalyst for this months competition - which is "Contrasts"

I'll just leave it there, being suitably ambiguous ;-)

If anyone fancies a crack - here's what it's all about (taken & tweaked from Gravy's original post aaaages ago)


Welcome to the Yak Yak Song Competition!

Your mission, if you choose accept it, is to write some music that will fit into the theme of CONTRASTS by April 23rd

What do you mean by 'some music'?
Well anything from a parpy loop to a full blown symphony. It's up to you.

How do I write a song about Contrasts?
Again, it's up to you. There isn't a wrong or right way to do this and the theme is purposedly vague to give your imagination space to soar.

I don't have to write any of that electronic crash, bang, wallop music that seems so popular around here do I?
Not at all. There's a load of electronic music becuase it's relatively easy to make but that doesn't mean you have to. The more variety the better.

How do I win?
By taking part! The competition is a bit tongue in cheek, it's the journey that counts. There will be a vote at the end of the month to decide who's won. But it's worth stressing the aim is for people to participate and enjoy the process.

Well I'm definitely going to win, what do I get?
As the 'winner' you will get the honour of choosing next month's theme.

Can I do a cover?
Yes! Though it's worth noting a straight note for note copy of someone else's work wouldn't be quite in line with the spirit of what we're trying here. If you really feel a cover is the way to go for you then that's cool but have a think about what unique thing you could bring to it rather than aping what's already gone before.

How do I share my tune?
You'll need to upload it to a hosting service. Soundcloud is pretty good and there's quite a few of us on there already. Shout if you need some help.

When do I have to get this done by?
April 23rd. Or thereabouts to leave a week for voting....

Can I share work in progress?
Please do! Post what you want into this thread for discussion and comment.

How many entries can I have?
Just the one.

But how will you know which one I've entered?
Unless otherwise specified before the closing date your last post with a link to your music will be assumed to be your entry
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Ah. OK.

April *did* seem to fly by! Or is that just me and my age?

I'll quietly close this month's compo and set up a new one for May :)
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And I thought that was a pretty easy topic to do in any style too..
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Yeah - it was. For me, lack of entry was nothing to do with being a bit stumped - I had a few ideas early on, then I looked up and it was the end of April ;-)
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Ditto. Had something half (okay 10%) done but now wondering where the deadline went. Bi-monthly.
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venusian wrote: Bi-monthly.
Probably a good call.
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Yeah, I tried but got some new Elektron gear that I haven’t quite got my head around just yet.
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Let's keep it open then, same topic, and give everyone a chance to do something.. :-)
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started trying to do a thing, but then i didn't do the thing and this happened instead.. not much Contrast but oh well..
wip pass 1: https://soundcloud.com/eryngi777/vkagbvkagvkabakrba
warning: accidentally contains sudden loud/annoying sounds
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Found a couple of hours this afternoon, so in the interests of entering something.

https://soundcloud.com/martin-young-393168957/contrast
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Good chance I'll C&B on this again this month - just Too Much Other Stuff happening.

Behind on the latest quiddity release as well :(
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My Entry. Short and stupid.

https://clyp.it/ojf233sj
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