Weekly genre competition

[Ocular]

This is a competition running weekly, similar to the one on /r/edmproduction. Each week, there will be a new genre that you can make a song for. The winner for the week gets to pick the next week's genre.

This week's genre is: Schranz.
Here's a description of the genre: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schranz

Now get out there and make a song!

Submissions: Post your entry on SoundCloud, and link it here along with your suggestion for next week's genre. (This way, if you win, we'll be able to use your suggestion.)

(Judges are needed, so post a reply if you're interested)

If there's anything I should add to the post, let me know.

Judges:
The Ocular Invisible
Ghelded Kultz
ExoBassTix

[Random111223]

I guess the lazy ppl need a TLDR version of the charasteristics:
- 150bpm
- focused on percussion
- very simple melody-wise
- sweeps and stabs
- heavily compressed and filtered loops
- distorted roland 909 kicks/snares/hats
example:


Sounds interesting, i'll submit something. Maybe. How much can we drift away from the genre? I have some ideas but limiting ourselves to roland 909-samples sounds rly boring.

[hackd]

lol I just made a bunch of instrumentation for the genre last week. Hopefully I'll have time towards the end of the week to make something

[hackd]

How much can we drift away from the genre? .

Just put "nu" in front of the genre name, and you can do pretty much what you want.

Or "future"

[ghelded_kultz]

Can I suggest without submitting? (Well technically no, but like if anyone needs ideas, can I post them in this thread?)

Edit: I'll help judge, if my (somewhat outsider) opinion is so desired.

[Ocular]

limiting ourselves to roland 909-samples sounds rly boring.

Well that's the point of the challenge. You're trying to make a really obscure genre of music. Next week it'll be different. And you don't necessarily have to use 909 samples, you can use whatever you want as long as it's centered around percussion.

I'll help judge, if my opinion is so desired.

Sure, I'll add you to the list.

[ExoBassTix]

This week's genre is: Schranz.

I love you.


I'm about to upload final for a song I uploaded long ago (I intended that to be final but there's muuuch wrong with it). Does it count?

Also, I'd like to be judge. I know how to rate music on quality, technique, effort and errors and such.


About making suggestions ... May we go wild upon entering submission? And no I won't say Speedcore (seriously guys, I won't)

[Ocular]

Don't go too wild on the submissions, you still want it to fit the genre. Remember, it has to be between 150 and 170 bpm.

[ExoBassTix]

No no, I mean, can we go wild with suggesting new genre?
EDIT: Schranz also goes below 150BPM! And only rarely above 160.

[Ocular]

No no, I mean, can we go wild with suggesting new genre?
EDIT: Schranz also goes below 150BPM! And only rarely above 160.

Ooooooohhhhhh. Of course you can go wild with a new genre! That's what this is all about.

[ExoBassTix]

Mwihihihi. Prepaaaaaare.

I have a few questions.
1. Is there a (group of) genre(s) that won't be allowed? As in, does it have to be music within a certain BPM, a certain vibe or whatever?
2. Where can I put my submission?
3. If I take part in this now, do I have to join the others as well?
4. Can you maybe add a points system? As in, you get a point for every winning submission?
5. How can I help judging when I partake myself?
6. Am I a judge for all rounds? :3

... Whoops, more than a few xD soz.

[Ocular]

Mwihihihi. Prepaaaaaare.

I have a few questions.
1. Is there a (group of) genre(s) that won't be allowed? As in, does it have to be music within a certain BPM, a certain vibe or whatever?
2. Where can I put my submission?
3. If I take part in this now, do I have to join the others as well?
4. Can you maybe add a points system? As in, you get a point for every winning submission?
5. How can I help judging when I partake myself?
6. Am I a judge for all rounds? :3

... Whoops, more than a few xD soz.

1. Don't use regular genres, or anything that people would normally make. We're looking for obscure stuff that most people haven't heard of before.
2. Embed it here from SoundCloud (include your suggestion for the next genre along with it)
3. Nope, it's like Toasbeard. Enter whenever you feel like it.
4. No, it's just for fun, but I could look in to it I guess
5. You can't vote for your own entry.
6. Yup.

[ExoBassTix]

Then I'll contribute to question 2 in a mo' (gotta upload and aaaall that bullocks), and respond to q1 now:
I got a whole arsenal of genres that nobody that I know of has ever heard of, so this is gonna be fun guys!

Also, with the genre suggestion, shouldn't we add a Wiki page so it's there already if it wins?

[Ocular]

I was kinda hoping we could get an imageboard-esque thing going like Toastbeard has, because it would be much easier to maintain that way.

[ExoBassTix]

I looked at the imageboard-esque thing like Toastbeard, and it scared me.

Please tell me it'll make sense when I go laptop!


EDIT: if I lose, can I use the same genre as suggestion the next round?

[ghelded_kultz]

Judging question? Is it asynchronous or in some sort of skype chat? Or something else entirely?

[LFP]

I'd say you should try not to pick too unusual and weird genres as you might see to project quickly dying if you tell everyone to produce bluegrass extratone or something else along those lines ._.

[ExoBassTix]

Excellent. Then all my ideas still count!

[hackd]

1. Don't use regular genres, or anything that people would normally make. We're looking for obscure stuff that most people haven't heard of before.

Ehehehehehehe

When's the due date for this week's submission?

[topitmunkeydog]

Something that would be fun, is that if you like combined genres. Like shoegaze country music or complextro jazz. Then we could make new names (and new Wikipedia articles maybe) for all these silly new genres.

[CaptainFluffatun]

Something that would be fun, is that if you like combined genres. Like shoegaze country music or complextro jazz. Then we could make new names (and new Wikipedia articles maybe) for all these silly new genres.

Reminds me of the genrerator WAT compos for Toastbeard. Do it oh my god.

[Ocular]

Forgot to include a deadline. Submissions are due Saturday.

[XXDarkShadow79XX]

Schranz? Based off of the sample Random gave, it just sounds like hardcore techno. Like:

https://soundcloud.com/chambers/chris-chambers-puesta-del-sol

But really, how the hell do you get the drums to have that dark, filtered sound? I've tried nearly everything and I just have no idea how.

[hackd]

Schranz? Based off of the sample Random gave, it just sounds like hardcore techno...

But really, how the hell do you get the drums to have that dark, filtered sound? I've tried nearly everything and I just have no idea how.

Yeah, and I would go about making it like you would hardcore techno. The kick on the track Random linked sounds just like your typical 909 boom with some distortion for gain and texture.

[ExoBassTix]

Schranz? Based off of the sample Random gave, it just sounds like hardcore techno. Like:

https://soundcloud.com/chambers/chris-chambers-puesta-del-sol

But really, how the hell do you get the drums to have that dark, filtered sound? I've tried nearly everything and I just have no idea how.

You need a lot (and I mean a helluva lot) of sidechaining. A lot of drums as well (orly). Also you'll need to raise the attack of most drums to get desired sound. At least, this I always do.

I hope I get time to go on my laptop today's evening. Kinda busy busy with some stupid school stuff.