Bi-Monthly : Cyberpunk Compilation September 2009!

Guybrush · 09-17-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Is the Suicide track Piss Me Off?

Correct!

sidewinder · 09-17-2009, 10:34 PM

Alright some guesses...

LoathsomePete - White Noise Carousel
Anteater - Rain at Ohm
Remedy - Ayreon
music_phantom13 - Nujabes

Zarko · 09-18-2009, 12:20 AM

As Tore requested, an explanation. The Caretaker track (well that entire album) was actually based on The Shining. Although it didn't really fit the 'normal' idea of cyberpunk, the song for me sounds like something a protagonist (Deckard f.e.) would attempt to listen to and appreciate, only for a wall of mechanisation to impede him. The humanity of the track has been stripped down to create something that attempts to pass itself as human, but is nothing such.

Guybrush · 09-18-2009, 01:22 AM

^Zarko, that was a cool idea behind it

Quote:

Originally Posted by sidewinder

Alright some guesses...

LoathsomePete - White Noise Carousel
Anteater - Rain at Ohm
Remedy - Ayreon
music_phantom13 - Nujabes

Sorry!

Zarko · 09-18-2009, 08:11 AM

MIGHT just be me, but I think the themed compilations are more popular than the normal ones

Guybrush · 09-18-2009, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zarko

MIGHT ust be me, but I think the themed compilations are more popular than the normal ones

I'm guessing it will depend a bit on the theme. But yeah, personally I think it's more satisfying to be creative within some kind of framework - like you have to find something to fit an idea like cyberpunk rather than just whatever. I also think it builds a little more expectation for the comp (which is good) and I'm generally more curious to hear the other contributions when I know they went through the same creative challenge as me.

Hopefully the next theme will be as popular as this one!

Piss Me Off · 09-18-2009, 09:22 AM

Considering a few peeps, me included, weren't all too sussed on the cyberpunk theme i think people did a good job here overall. Kept the theme but wasn't enormously samey.

Explanation for my choice (Suicide): I was in the Blade Runner train of thought and looked for something that reflected that, i think the song suits walking down the dark grimy streets in the film. That and a band from the punk movement using synth is a logical choice

sidewinder · 09-18-2009, 11:10 AM

Personally I hadn't even considered instrumental songs. I had never really thought of the cyberpunk theme in music I listen to but I think far more of my music would have fit than I originally thought. As a result I went for something that was too obviously "me". I was looking for lyrical content that fit the theme, but after listening to the comp I see that bleak instrumentals worked just as well. I also realized, trying to listen to it as an outsider, that my song is not likely to make anyone a Skinny Puppy fan.

It's not the most approachable of their songs (not that that was the goal) and I should have gone with one of the others I considered.

**Janszoon** · 09-18-2009, 11:48 AM

Well, for anyone that's not aware, I picked that Billy Idol track because it's from his album Cyberpunk, which is a sort of concept album about this kind of thing, and the song itself is named after a book by William Gibson that was one of the first really big cyberpunk novels. Plus I really like the song. The album was a huge flop in its day and pretty much killed Billy Idol's career, but I actually think it's very good and extremely underrated.

jackhammer · 09-18-2009, 04:04 PM

I chose the first thing I thought of basically. The track isn't especially brilliant (Fear Factory) but I like the tempo and it reminds me of a chase down a back street and action per se regarding a subject such as this and of course if you have no idea what cyberdyne is then shame on you!

I loved the Ayreon track and have the Ambeon album Fate Of A Dreamer which is a side project of the band, however I personally didn't think it tied in to well with the overall theme.

09-17-2009, 10:34 PM	#42 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Alright some guesses... LoathsomePete - White Noise Carousel Anteater - Rain at Ohm Remedy - Ayreon music_phantom13 - Nujabes __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

09-18-2009, 08:11 AM	#45 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	MIGHT just be me, but I think the themed compilations are more popular than the normal ones Last edited by Zarko; 09-18-2009 at 11:34 AM.

09-18-2009, 09:22 AM	#47 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Considering a few peeps, me included, weren't all too sussed on the cyberpunk theme i think people did a good job here overall. Kept the theme but wasn't enormously samey. Explanation for my choice (Suicide): I was in the Blade Runner train of thought and looked for something that reflected that, i think the song suits walking down the dark grimy streets in the film. That and a band from the punk movement using synth is a logical choice __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

09-18-2009, 11:10 AM	#48 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Personally I hadn't even considered instrumental songs. I had never really thought of the cyberpunk theme in music I listen to but I think far more of my music would have fit than I originally thought. As a result I went for something that was too obviously "me". I was looking for lyrical content that fit the theme, but after listening to the comp I see that bleak instrumentals worked just as well. I also realized, trying to listen to it as an outsider, that my song is not likely to make anyone a Skinny Puppy fan. It's not the most approachable of their songs (not that that was the goal) and I should have gone with one of the others I considered. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

09-18-2009, 11:48 AM	#49 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Well, for anyone that's not aware, I picked that Billy Idol track because it's from his album Cyberpunk, which is a sort of concept album about this kind of thing, and the song itself is named after a book by William Gibson that was one of the first really big cyberpunk novels. Plus I really like the song. The album was a huge flop in its day and pretty much killed Billy Idol's career, but I actually think it's very good and extremely underrated. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

09-18-2009, 12:20 AM	#43 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	As Tore requested, an explanation. The Caretaker track (well that entire album) was actually based on The Shining. Although it didn't really fit the 'normal' idea of cyberpunk, the song for me sounds like something a protagonist (Deckard f.e.) would attempt to listen to and appreciate, only for a wall of mechanisation to impede him. The humanity of the track has been stripped down to create something that attempts to pass itself as human, but is nothing such.

09-18-2009, 04:04 PM	#50 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I chose the first thing I thought of basically. The track isn't especially brilliant (Fear Factory) but I like the tempo and it reminds me of a chase down a back street and action per se regarding a subject such as this and of course if you have no idea what cyberdyne is then shame on you! I loved the Ayreon track and have the Ambeon album Fate Of A Dreamer which is a side project of the band, however I personally didn't think it tied in to well with the overall theme. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”