Rumia 236

[Milos-BC]

Very hard to choose because I like all of them, but Nightwish has an advantage so I would go for "The Poet and the Pendulum".

 

[dogmeat]

nsc 201
Przewalski's Ponies - Full Moon (Leaving Home)
We started new century with a throwback to the times where ponies were the shit. The culture was always beaming with creativity, including lots of music of all sorts. Here, an insanely catchy metal anthem to arguably the most beloved character, princess Luna.

nsc 202
Svita - Swit
Briefly going back to the dawn theme. That's literally what "świt" means. You can see the early spring morning fog in the music video, and that scenery matches the song's climate. Svita is an unknown, but promising slavic folk crossover music project, and we will be sure to follow them.

nsc 203
American Murder Song - I'm Always Walking as Somebody Else
It shouldn't be difficult to guess what American Murder Song's songs are about. They do it in a dark folk/dark cabaret wild west style. The entry mentions Cain, a character from Jewish mythology, who was the world's first murderer and was cursed to live a nomadic lifestyle as punishment. In this song, Cain is thought to be embodied by every murderer, hence he's "always walking as somebody else"

 

[dogmeat]

nsc 204
Rei Kondo - Yakushi Village
Last edition, internal political problems in ISC prevented the nation's representative, Rei Kondo, to complete his participation. This was met with huge disappointment across Natia, including most NSC fans in Rumia. Which is why Rei Kondo was approached soon after by an official from Rhum Barbancourt, with a proposition to perform another track from the Okamiden soundtrack. We believe a great artist like this deserves a second chance after losing his great NSC moment due to circumstances outside his control.

 

[dogmeat]

nsc 205
Svrcina - Astronomical
It's a great pleasure to finally grab that elusive PQ spot after a series of poor results. "Astronomical" was an entry that's been in the plans for a long time now. A toned down piano ballad may be different to our usual style, but I'm glad the usual voting base enjoyed it anyway.

 

[dogmeat]

According to NSC dictionary:

• Withdraw - to attract attention for a moment

So now that I have your attention, I need you to vote in Rumia's 15th Rockself.com Festival! (NSC 206 NF)
ssnc WLers, not this time. But you're welcome to vote too!

Voting system: 15, 12, 9, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Recap coming later

​

ferret show:

1. Gareth Coker - Ori and the Will of the Wisps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh3NnE7Ye2M
2. Borislav Slavov - Down by the River https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFwy93rtnm0
3. Skáld - Flúga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HugzyoCY6Us
4. Astrid S - Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq5Ye9t_UKk
5. Przewalski's Ponies - I Will Believe in You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk30phjO8v8
6. Svita - Pani Jeziora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiR1CY990RU
7. American Murder Song - Pretty Lavinia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMFvmuMMf6o
8. Rei Kondo - Shinshu Field https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxT7c93nLc4
9. Svrcina - Meet Me on the Battlefield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZrddJPGp1I

 

[Milos-BC]

I got a mini heart attack seeing this title.

Anyway, Belvist will vote soon.

 

[Uto]

I got played so hard by that vintage dogmeat thread name trigger job.

 

[dogmeat]

RECAP

 

[dogmeat]

Half way there! Thank you to the voters so far!

 

[dogmeat]

Thank you to and
4 more voters needed. There's only 12 points between 1st and 7th atm...

 

[dogmeat]

Aaand we're done! Let's reveal the results, 3 voters per scoreboard!

First we have

 

[dogmeat]

A varied bunch of voters next

 

[dogmeat]

A pot 6 nation of Trolldavian Islands

So, after 9 voters Ori and the Will of the Wisps is in the lead, Skald jumped into 2nd place after 2 top scores, and a couple of more songs are closely behind.

 

[dogmeat]

Finally, conclude the voting!

Mormadorei puts Ori firmly in the lead, while Belvist and Halito give Okamiden a late surge of points. It falls only 1 point short!

 

[dogmeat]

No, wait. voted mere minutes after
Do their votes change the winner?!

Well, that changed... nothing
Only solidifies Gareth Coker and his main theme of Ori and the Will of the Wisps as entry to NSC 206!

 

[ferret]

It's a pity! I thought that ddl today at 23.57... I was going to listen to it in the evening.
My favorite was far from winning, so everything is okей.

 

[dogmeat]

It's a pity! I thought that ddl today at 23.57... I was going to listen to it in the evening.
My favorite was far from winning, so everything is okей.

I'm sorry I always finish the NF after receiving 12 sets of votes, I should have clarified it.
Hopefully you'll vote in the next one! (NSC 216 most likely)

 

[Rmetr0]

Omg, so hard to keep host's neutrality here

I was thinking, Rei Kondo or Svita had better chances to win, but I'm sooo glad to see my fav winning here and going to the contest I host!

Congrats, and I wish the best of luck to and such a beautiful piece of music!

 

[theditz83]

Nice winner - not normally the kind of track that would grab my support in an NF, but there was something magical about the melody that just grabbed me and wouldn't let go

 

[Stargazer]

Wonderful winner!

I'm sorry I always finish the NF after receiving 12 sets of votes, I should have clarified it.
Hopefully you'll vote in the next one! (NSC 216 most likely)

Aren't there 13 voters this time around, though? Sure Kordavian Islands is one nation, but you still counted their votes as separate votes.