Bi-Monthly : Cyberpunk Compilation September 2009!
 

Yep, our cyberpunk compilation is up. Listening to it, it seems people's ideas or associations with cyberpunk differ and the end result is a more diverse compilation that I first thought it would be. Potentially, there's something here for when you're doing your space travels, when you're hacking through the corporations security, when you're out clubbing, when you're flying over the neon lighted cityscape in your hovercar and possibly something for when you're trying to escape that gang of rabid replicants on your tail. Because most of us have probably tried to choose something we think would fit a certain concept, I'm thinking the guessing game on who submitted who will be a lot harder than it is with the non-themed comps. However, it's traditional so I guess people wanna give it a try.

I'm quite intrigued by some of the choices here so when you're found out, could you write a bit about your track and why you chose it?


Contributors

Those in bold are found out and got their submitted track next to their name!

• +81 ~ The Locust - Aotkpta
• Alfred ~ The Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth
• Anteater ~ Nujabes - World's End Rhapsody
• Bulldog ~ David Bowie - No Control
• Jackhammer ~ Fear Factory - Cyberdyne
• Janszoon ~ Billy Idol - Neuromancer
• LoathsomePete ~ Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer
• music_phantom13 ~ White Noise Carousel - iaminthedirectory
• Muzak ~ Strapping Young Lad - S.Y.L.
• Piss Me Off ~ Suicide - Rocket USA
• Remedy ~ Rain at Ohm - Broodhaa
• Sidewinder ~ Skinny Puppy - Human Disease (S.K.U.M.M.)
• Toretorden ~ Juno Reactor - God Is God (Front 242 Godzilla Mix) - & - Passengers - One Minute Warning
• Zarko ~ The Caretaker - Cloudy, Since You Went Away

I have two tracks in this one. Sorry ;)

Anyways, hook yourself up!

http://igargoyle.com/archives/101-Cyborg.jpg

Downloading now :thumb:

Still haven't got round to the other one yet, but I'll make sure I give them both a good listen before I leave tomorrow, if not later today.

Great job with the artwork btw.

Thanks! It's all been stolen from elsewhere of course :D

You're telling me that's not an MS Paint job? I'm shocked and appalled sir ;)

How did i know Billy Idol would feature?

I'll actually be going on a week's vacation to Crete this saturday, so I may not be around to comment people's guesses.

Right out of the gate here I'm going to guess that Skinny Puppy is Sidewinder and Bowie is Bulldog.

Correct and correct! I've put up a "people found out" section in the first post. You mods feel free to add people to it as I might not be around that much.

Well, my anonymity lasted about 3 hours. Better than last time then :D

I'm gonna hazard a guess at Alfred's being the Dillinger Escape Flan. I'll come back with more pot shots when I've actually listened to it.

Lol, not even downloaded yet and I'm found out. :p: But I knew that would happen and told toretorden when I submitted it that I'd probably be one of the first to be found out. I just didn't spend that much time reading through lyrics to find appropriate songs, and ran out of time.

Downloading now but won't be able to listen till this evening because I'm rushing off to work in a few minutes.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Muzak submitted Strapping Young Lad.

:thumb: yep.

to me the song is so dark and angry, it reminds me of the gritty aspect of this cyberpunk theme. The industrial aspect just shows well the futuristic feel of the theme. Even though the song I think is about how much Devy hates Steve Vai, I think it can easily be interpreted as a general hate towards society or a group of people, giving a bit of that punk attitude.

Surprised to see the locust on this list

Wow, some good guessing here already :p: Alfred and Muzak are busted!

Huh, I am absolutely amazed about something. I'm fairly sure a lot of people on musicbanter like Deltron; I was going to put Virus in but I was pretty sure someone else was going to use it. I mean, it pretty much is the definition. But that's alright, because I found a better song instead. And I'll get to hear some new stuff.

I also thought of Deltron...I quickly played a few songs and said "nah, someone else will pick Deltron..." :laughing: I had not noticed the absence until you said something.

I don't know why but I have a sneaking suspicion that music_phantom13 submitted the Rain at Ohm track "Broodhaa"

I'm guessing the Ayreon track belongs to Anteater.

Tracks 4 and 10 Toretorden
Track 11 Janszoon

Nope. Not a bad guess though.

Is the Fear Factory song from you?

Yeah that's mine. Just giving the comp a listen now.

Janzoon did you submit the "Cloudy, Since You Went Away" song by The Caretaker?

Nope.

He's Billy Idol of course!

Nope

Nope

Yep

Yep! :)

This is going faster than I expected.

Bingo!

Damn we're flying through this big time. :eek: It sucks I haven't even been able to play it yet.

The Juno Reactor - God is God (Front 242 Godzilla Mix) is of course a Front 242 mix of a Juno Reactor classic. The original is slower and more middle eastern inspired. I think Front 242's mix is a lot more cyberpunky. It's quite action-y I think.

I chose Passengers not just because it's a cyberpunky song (it's also played when the credits roll in famous Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk anime) but also because I thought it might surprise some who don't know that Passengers is the name of the U2 + Brian Eno collaboration. I regard it as having above average curiosity potential. :p:

Skinny Puppy lyrics. This is how they are printed in the CD insert, not easy to read. :D But his lyrical style has always been very stream of consciousness, so it's difficult to format.

whatever painted part taught deeply enclosed in mother earth life born addict breathe angel whatever paint it up so closer to farther apart meat seeking missiles consuming rain forest infested veins the river flow urban needle inject carcinogen chemicals relieve the stress slows consumer rotting sight no taste odorless clear seeping water poisoning all producing nothing intelligent to cause disease human breed in self perpetuating whatever close at hand finger cramp virtuoso closet problem epileptic machines shudder shock who is over who is on top malformed earth born shake all is a disease biped walk so straight earth can be so giving as it can be irrate what if to burn up and out with illing over doubt sight no taste odorless fda recommends to take daily allowance of them 26 unknown carcinogens 26 unknown cancer causing supplements infested chemicals fda virtuoso closet problem whatever to plot or build to self destruct the so called lesser beast exhibits harmony walk straight biped relate walking disease green is the grass of survival feeding the cows that they dine on all is a disease human disease survival

Whoever submitted the Rain at Ohm song, this track is fucking amazing. My favorite on the comp so far.

Was it Zarko?

I'm guess that music_phantom13 submitted Ayreon and that Zarko put in The Caretaker. :P

Also, this is a damn good compilation. The Billy Idol, Juno Reactor and the Nujabes tracks especially really set the mood!

Ooh, the Caretaker song is really good too!

Janszoon, your Zarko guess was wrong and Anteater was wrong about music_phantom13 for Ayreon ..

But was right about Zarko submitting the Caretaker track! That song was quite weird and a pleasant surprise. It reminds me slightly of how they use the old "One More Kiss Dear" song in the Blade Runner movie or how they've used various old songs (especially Louis Armstrong) in the Fallout series.

edit :

To make it a bit easier for you guys, those who have not yet been found out are :

• +81
• Anteater
• LoathsomePete
• music_phantom13
• Piss Me Off
• Remedy

And the tracks are :

• Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer
• White Noise Carousel - iaminthedirectory
• Suicide - Rocket USA
• Nujabes - World's End Rhapsody
• The Locust - Aotkpta
• Rain at Ohm - Broodhaa

Anteater = Rain at Ohm
music phantom = Rocket USA?

^Sorry!

Seems the last ones might be a bit hard. Elimination method will help though. :p:

Nope. Not me. I'll guess a bit when I get home and I can give the comp a listen. Haha mine shouldn't be too hard to figure out if you guess all the rest :p

Though i haven't heard it is The Locust +81?

It is indeed :)

I've been had! Interestingly enough, I had a Suicide song on my comp before I realized we only had to submit one track.

Is the Suicide track Piss Me Off?