Okay, house tracks went a slightly different direction this year. Last few years, I incorporated noises or snips between tracks to cleanse the aural pallet. I did use a few shorter sections this year for fun of interesting sounds, etc. I was mainly focused on getting as many instruments or sounds in the shortest amount of time to thoroughly explore them in the entries. Some songs were not favorites of some present people, but the reason they were chosen seemed to be more clear without stating so. Due to fewer entries, I did not cut the length down and left it at about 8 minutes in length. Some felt it was too long, but we had more time with each entry and just enjoyed them a bit longer. Reasons for use also follow.
Tracks utilized...
0- Coloured Noise - Green Noise (MCB Electronics, 2023); used to more easily center on the output level at about 500Hz, and ease the demand of smaller speakers.
1- Bernstein/Prokofiev/NY Philharmonic - Peter and the Wolf (CBS 1960, transferred/remixed to digital 1985, MYK 37765); voice of Leonard Bernstein and strings of Peter in the story.
2- FireFall - Sweet Ann, from Remaster of Elan (Warner/BGO Records, 1978, Remastered 2016, BGOCD1234); '70s rock with flute etc.
3- Susanna Hoffs - All I Want, from self-titled (London/Polygram Records, 1996, 4228288202); strong plucked bass, some acoustic guitar, and sweet gravel voiced Hoffs.
4- Warblers of Ohio - Prairie Warbler, from Bird Sounds (Division of Wildlife); rising sweep really pronounced tweeter sound. (short)
5- Adam Again - Worldwide, from Dig (Brainstorm/Word 1992, 7100523672); went for the whistle and the initial rock kick. Not REM. Seemed to be the earworm of the group...
6- The Awakening - Amethyst, from The Fourth Seal of Zeen (Intervention Arts/Intervention Music, 2006, South Africa, INT010); minor key dark gothic electronica with low male vocal. Not Type O Negative.
7- Phantom of the Opera Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Warner Bros, 2004, Sony Classical SK93521) - Masquerade; dynamic brassy performance (short)
8- Chantal Chamberlain - Ain't No Sunshine/I Can't Stand the Rain; from Temptation (Governess Music/Evosound.com, 2019, SACD, EVSA718S); husky female voice with piano and clear acoustic guitar work.
9- Mortification - Primitive Rhythm Machine (Intense/Frontline Records, 1995, FLD9526), from the same title; drumwork from metal song not for the meek. (short)
10- Tony Rich - Grass Is Green, from Words (LeFace Records, 1995, 73008-26022-2); Something different than your average speaker demo song and seemed to be well received, layers and bass.
11- Kekal - Between Us, from Audible Minority (Whirlwind, 2012); Indonesian experimental metal band concept album, "clang-clang- thump-thump" sound for decay. (short)
12- Havalina Rail Company - Twilight Time, taken from 7Ball Gas Sampler #3 (VoxCorp, Inc, 1997), Originally from Russian Lullabies (Jackson Rubio/Hairy Desert Pig/High Art for the Working Class, 1997); Analog sounding swinging jazz with sax and reverberant hollow body guitar.
Seemed a lot of these went over well with the crowd. I will try and keep it shorter next year.
Nick "ugly woofer" won the theme contest with a short tower. It had HiVi M8a paired in isobaric to make the size cutoff, and also a DCR vented box using a PR for the first exit. On top was the BIG Heil AMT for a low xover frequency to help get under the horrendous breakup of these woofers.
It was a great time, see you next year!
Wolf
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