The Syndicate

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:41 am I'm glad you liked a few of my songs, seems like when I took the cat seriously I did fairly well . A first and second finish I pretty dope.

Having ridiculous submissions is what makes walrsuses fun though.

Hope you're well

I really did!

You definitely hit me with the nostalgia with Terrapin Station, that was one of my favorite songs 10 years ago or so, and I still love it. Polyphia I hadn't heard of until bwt subbed it early on in the walrus, but I liked some of their music, in particular the song you subbed.

Slothrust is probably the one that I was most excited about that you subbed. I hadn't heard of them at all before, and I really liked the ambience in that one.

Thanks again for subbing, I hope you're doing well. <3

1st place


Hiatus - Mercy
10 + 5 + 1 = 16 points
Dobby

Oh that percussion rules!! I'm digging this sub right off the bat. And those synths that eventually creep in. OH MY FUCKING GOD!! I can't get enough of this song. I wish it were twice as long tbh, this could totally have kept doing the same thing for another 10 minutes and I would've just stayed lost in it.

1st place


Squid - Narrator
10 + 5 + 1 = 16 points
Boomslang

Ok. Wow. I have listened to this song like, at least 50 times in the last couple months. I came across this album recently and freaking loved it!!! Enough to sub this track to JJJ's walrus even. This has all the things I love about Talking Heads, but it is not the Talking Heads. Similar guitar tones, bass tones. But they add the length and song variance that Talking Heads never did strive for, and I love it. The entire second half off the song just grabs my ears and goes and goes and goes and goes and goes and goes. PERFECT!

1st place


Fiona Apple - Under the Table
10 + 5 + 1 = 16 points
G-Man

So. I subbed this to Nanook's walrus. I received 0 platypus. I was sad. Fuck that, this is getting 9 platypi. I love this song. I love the occasional jarring piano chords being played to emphasize the song. I love the cadence. The conversational manner of the vocals, and I fucking adore the theme of this song: patriarchy and it's stranglehold on much of our society.

4th place


Slothrust - Cranium
9.2 + 5 + 1 = 15.2 points
DaughterOfOmega

The lyrics/verses feel a little contrived, but WOW do I love her voice. I feel like I've heard this artist somewhere/somehow before, but I don't recall where. I do like it, and it doesn't hurt me. This is so beatiful. She can pluck my eyebrows with her grandmothers antique tweezers.

5th place


Fleet Foxes - Quiet Air / Gioia
9 + 5 + 1 = 15 points
nutella

Fleet Foxes is yet another band that I've unforgivingly forgotten about and not listened to at all. That will change! I love the percussion on this song, especially when it quiets down to a whisp-- Nope never mind, the piano wants a turn to add some intricate progressions. This rules!

6th place


Waxahatchee - Lilacs
8.8 + 5 + 1 = 14.8 points
dunya/dyachei

This is another artist that I've heard of, but just not gotten around to exploring. She's got an amazing twang to her voice that I actually love (I normally don't like such voices, but this is amazing).

7th place


Lorenzo Seni - THINK BIG
8.6 + 5 + 1 = 14.6 points
Alty Altgrowth

First impression: Undertale sounds. Second impression. Beepy boopy Snails House. Is this you nutella? I f'ing love those opening sounds. The BWAHH BWAHHHHH sounds at 4 min are also good. The song does drag a little bit at times, but I dig it most of the time

8th place


Epignosis - The Mongoose
8.4 + 5 + 1 = 14.4 points
Epignosis

Thanks for this one Epi. Happy (belated) Birthday Mongoose!!! I really enjoyed this song, both for the wonderfully orchestrated and light nature of the song. This has similar vibes to early Barenaked Ladies and what I love about them. Soft and subtle, with some funny, tongue-in-cheek lines tossed in. It helps that I know both the artist and the subject of this song personally. Thanks Rob! <3

9th place


Mechina - Blood Feud Erotica
8.2 + 5 + 1 = 14.2 points
Shad

This reminds me of some Devin Townsend stuff I've heard and liked. Very wall-of-sound. Heavy guitars, slow, permeating keyboards/synths. Slow-paced vocals that fill the space. I really like a lot of metal that incorpoates electronic elements, and this song succeeds that that.

10th place


Oiran I - Meiti
8 + 5 + 1 = 14 points
Tangy Tangrowth

At first this just kinda grated on my ears, but it slowly grew on me. The intermittent contributions of the various istruments is actually kinda amazing, and offered a fine way of highlighting each of them uniquely. The tape-like quality was nice. V nice.

11th place


Spiritbox - Circle with Me
7.4 + 5 + 1 = 13.4 points
birdwithteeth

I like this, quite a bit. I listened to this album back in September, but that was well after I received this sub, so it still gets New Bonus. I'm impressed by the female singer, I think she does the growling vocals too, which I honestly don't think I've ever heard from a woman before.

12th place


Bon Iver - AUATC
7.2 + 5 + 1 = 13.2 points
Made

Thanks for the Bon Iver sub, I need to check them out. The production on this track is really interesting, the way it cuts in and out at times.It's also like, not clean or fluid and intentionally a little messy. I like that factor.

13th place


Jeremy Levy - Uranus: The Magician
7 + 5 + 1 = 13 points
Boomer TSP

Mmmm, jazz orchestra. I like the title to this album/track, as it does really get the imagination going with the music. I wish it had a little more jazz and a little less orchestra. Given that every planet exists on this album, did you intentionally sub your anus?

14th place


Молчат дома - Судно (Борис Рыжий)
8.8 + 3 + 1 = 12.8 points
hollowkatt

This technically came out in 2018, so not quite a catfit, but close. Anyway. Great stuff. Beepbeep boopboop (but really fast this time). The vocals aren't appealling, but they fit the overall monotonic vibe of the song. This person subbed a Spotify link, so I had to grab a Youtube one to replace it, but it's basically the same studio version.

15th place


Tigran Hamasyan - Ara Resurrected
6.6 + 5 + 1 = 12.6 points
TSP

So, this is a transcribed version of a jazz fusion song by the artist Tigran Hamasyan. I've heard of neither of these people. And while this is enjoyable, I really want to check out the original (and come back to this again after).

16th place


Dua Lipa, DaBaby - Levitating
6.4 + 5 + 1 = 12.4 points
BoKnows

This is my first exposure to the artist called Dua Lipa. I'm glad I opted to try this first on a speaker (instead of headphones), because it's kinda groovy. It's go a little bit of a generic pop sound that bugs me, but the underlying groove is still nice.

17th place


Qveen Herby - Juice
6.2 + 5 + 1 = 12.2 points
falcon45ca

This song overall? Meh. The instrumentation isn't very interesting to me. The refrain feels kinda similar. Her rapping is pretty fucking impressive. That is easily the best part of the song, and it carries it hard.

18th place


Insides - Undressing
6 + 5 + 1 = 12 points
MyNameIsNothing

I really like the ambience. I don't care for the vocals. They're so sensual, it feels slightly intrusive on my earspace and I forget that it's music. Buy me dinner first at least!

19th place


Kesha - Cowboy Blues
5.8 + 5 + 1 = 11.8 points
Nanook

This song is mildly amusing, but otherwise I'm not really into it. It feels like a B-side or demo track or something, which I imagine is really interesting if you're into Kesha, but I'm not.

20th place


painy - d ai suki
5.2 + 5 + 1 = 11.2 points
Amy

This song sounds really fluid, and like a fun marriage of rap and danceable rhythms. I don't really care for it though. It's got teen romance anime closing credits vibes.

21st place


Hey Steve - Guru (ft. Patrick Carney)
5 + 5 + 1 = 11 points
112

I don't love this. It's got a psychedelic feel (hit or miss for me), and the vocals have a weird soft, rap-like vibe. Is that accurate? I dunno. The combination just doesn't do it for me thought.

Cat 9 Results!!!



22nd place


slowthai - Drug Dealer
6 + 3 + 1 = 10 points
MacDougall

I. Huh. Hmm. I don't know. I hope it grows on me. Ok, it did grow on me a bit. The energy in this song is kinda iinfectious, and you can really feel the manic/panic in his voice (the rising background synths help). This song's catfit partially suffers because it actually came out in 2018 though.

1st Place


Bela Fleck And The Flecktones - Stomping Grounds (Live)
10 + 5 + 1 = 16 points
Epignosis

I've been meaning to listen to these guys for like, the last decade, so THANK YOU for forcing them upon me. What the fuck. This is like the best kind of bluegrass. Excellent musicianship all around, live recording, a fucking beast on the bass (Victor Wooten strikes again)

2nd Place


Royal Blood - Hook, Line, and Sinker
9.4 + 5 + 1 = 15.4 points
Nanook

I wish the bass were a little less subtle in this song, as it's a bit hard to pick out in the mix at times. That's what I thought at first. Then I realized there was no guitar, and it was ALL BASS. WTF!!?!? How do they sound like Queens of the Stone Age without any guitars?! Anyway, this is some solid hard rock, with an incredibly unconventional take on how to do it. Great stuff. I love this!!

3rd Place


Vulfpeck - Disco Ulysses
9.2 + 5 + 1 = 15.2 points
Amy

Hot diggity jam!! Put a bunch of young white dudes in a small room, an ok they can put together a good jam. The drummer really impressed me, given what he's doing on a 3-piece kit. The guitar work is *chef's_kiss*, But the bass stands out the most imo. Those licks are delicious, and perfectly suited to this song. Fantastic!

4th Place


KINGA GŁYK - Joy Joy
9 + 5 + 1 = 15 points
falcon45ca

Some damn good bass-slapping. That lick around 1:37 did some borderline inappropriate things, and was probably my favorite bass section of this entire cat. Holy f this person rocks. The bass tone is scintillating, and just edgey enough to be real interesting. The play between the keys and bass is pretty solid too.

5th Place


Bowery Electric - Beat
9 + 4 + 1 = 14 points
Tangy Tangrowth

Now THIS is chilltronica. Mmm, this ambience is fantastic right of the bat. The song is really carrried by the bass, and I love it. I really like the old skipping vinyl sound you hear on this track. Just the right length. I really only have good things to say. Give me more please!

6th Place


Minutemen - The Glory of Man
7.4 + 5 + 1 = 13.4 points
dunya/dyachei

This is great! This sounds like something from the art punk movement of the late 70s (looked it up, this came out in '84, and this is actually a highly lauded album that I've somehow never heard. I got some catchin' up to do), and that it combines a bunch of things from that era all in one. Great stuff! The bass is phenominal. I kinda wish there was more singing, that's probably an odd thing for me to say. But the verses are short and sparse.

7th Place


Polyphia - O.D.
7.2 + 5 + 1 = 13.2 points
DaughterOfOmega

O.D. = Oh Damn!!! Apparently I listened to this album back in April and gave it 2.5 stars. I don't remember this song at all, but this song is better than that. The bass on this song is waaaaaaay better than that. Maybe I found the rest of the album meh. The guitar seems to be the highlight on this song, but the bass doesn't merely play second fiddle, the electronic elements on this song at the end were pretty sick, I'd have loved to see them incorporate those throughout.

8th Place


Wooten Chambers Franceschini - Funky D
7 + 5 + 1 = 13 points
birdwithteeth

Another Victor Wooten sub, I like this one better. I don't know what kinda D he's asking for, but I don't think it's a D-flat. Anyway, this tune jams. I find myself bobbing in my seat listening to it, The talk box takes a little bit away from this one, I find it rarely sounds good in music and just belongs in the 70's. But this was a treat.

9th Place


Young Fathers - Shame
8.4 + 3 + 1 = 12.4 points
Dobby

Angsty. Captivating. Is this emo? Joy Division? Kings of Leon? I hear so many different things in this song, and it still kinda bangs. It doesn't sound very appealing at the start, but it's attempts to make me bop are relentless and eventually successful. The bass definitely helps. It's not groundbreaking, but i really suits the song.

10th Place


Weather Report - Teen Town
7.2 + 5 + 0 = 12.2 points
TSP

Fuuuuuuuck, the tone here is so good. This song was obviously written to show off the bass. And it sounds like it's carrying a conversation with the listener. Ok, really a monologue. But seriously, the bass says something, leaves space for the listener to respond, before continuing to talk. How respectful. I do wish it was a little longer though.

11th Place


S.M.V. - Thunder
6 + 5 + 1 = 12 points
Boomslang

Do not watch this video if you are prone to seizures. The visual choices by the uploader are extremely questionable. This song choice as a sub was not. I knew some people would sub some extremely bass-centric show-offy jams, and this is just that. Downside of an album like this? I have no idea who is who given it is 3 bassists goin' to town. The outcome is mostly nice. After the first listen, I do find myself feeling slightly bored at times, given it's a little one-dimensional. The often avoid that feeling, but not always.

12th Place


The Clash - The Magnificent Seven
6 + 4 + 1 = 11 points
G-Man

I didn't know the Clash wrote 5 minute songs. Or that they wrote songs with such a boop-boppy bass. The song is kinda mediochre, though the bass is lovely. I might need more time and listens for it to grow on me.

13th Place


Still Corners - Black Lagoon
6.5 + 3 + 1 = 10.5 points
112

I kinda like this. Everything about this song is... pleasant. The echoey guitar is sometimes excellent, but sometimes a bit too jarring. The bass isn't doing anything particularly interesting, but it does lay down some fun groundwork for the song, and the tone is pretty nice. It's dream pop, it's mostly just nice.

14th Place


Luomo - Synkro
6.4 + 3 + 1 = 10.4 points
Alty Altgrowth

The beginning goes on longer than I would like, it eventually moves to funner territory, but it also lingers there a bit too long. It's fun, but only a toe-tapper. Ok, I turned my volume up 500%. Now I'm encapsulated in it, I guess. I dunno, the combination of sounds here doesn't really jump out to me, and though the groove is actually kinda nice, I don't feel it.

15th Place


Balthazar - Wrong Faces
6.3 + 3 + 1 = 10.3 points
nutella

This is choooooonky. A little slow and repetitive. The bass lick is pretty nice, but I don't think it changes the entire song. (what does he mean by ""I'm kissing all the wrong faces""? lol)

16th Place


Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
6.2 + 4 + 0 = 10.2 points
Boomer TSP

The bassline on this song is definitely an unforgettable one by anyone who was alive after 1969 and has at least half a functioning ear. It's good. I'm not the biggest Zepplin fan. I used to love Zepplin III through Physical Grafitti era Zeppelin a lot, though I never loved their debut quite like others did. But one thing I do love about this song is how the bass sets the tone for every other feature. every section of the song, is introduced by the bass, and followed after by the rest. Great use of my favorite instrument.

17th Place


The Cure - The Lovecats
5.1 + 4 + 1 = 10.1 points
hollowkatt

I didn't like it at first, I'm still not sure if I do after another couple listens. It's a bit too jangley and light. The bass is good, but it doesn't feel like it fits with the song here.

18th Place


Voidceremony - Sacrosanct Delusions
5 + 4 + 1 = 10 points
Shad

Vocals? Eh, they're ok. The bass? It fuckin' vibrates my soul. Listen to that sucker oscillating like a jackhammer down there. And then we get a bass solo?! (sorta, at 3:50). And another one?! The instrumental section we get at 4:30 was pretty spectacular, I like how all the instruments were doing something, while still being somewhat complimentary. The drum solo at the end felt slightly out of place though.

19th Place


T. Rex - Bang a Gong (Get on It)
6.4 + 3 + 0 = 9.4 points
BoKnows

The mixing doesn't do the bass a lot of favors on this song at times, but it's enjoyable when it does stand out. The song itself to me is mediochre rock, maybe slightly better than that. I do like the fuzziness of it, on one hand it dates the song, but I think it adds a little in this case.

20th Place


Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - Snowflake
5.2 + 3 + 1 = 9.2 points
Made

Nice band name. That's my favorite part of this tbh. Psychedelic is kinda hit-or-miss to me, and this doesn't really do it for me. Except for the bridge in the middle, that was prettty sick. Otherwise, the bass is just obscure enough that I don't love it. It's weird, it is nice and bouncy and there, but it's also kinda masked. The song is fine.

21st Place


Pill - A.I.Y.M?
5 + 3 + 1 = 9 points
MyNameIsNothing

I swear, the bass plays the same note for the first two minutes. The middle third is kinda nice. The guitar almost sounds like a saxophone, in a good way! I don't like how the singer finishes her lines though, they're squealy and unpleasantly so. There's a couple good thing here, but overall I didn't care for it.

22nd Place

Goats - Funny Goats Screaming
3 + 0 + 0 = 3 points
MacDougall

LOL. There's probably samplings of this in an actual song.

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