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Hey thanks man! And thanks to all for the positive feedback. This is the sort of thing I'd like to become an annual event if it's well received enough, so spread the word. If everyone who has pledged to submit a track does so it will already be a great album.

It's not what I expected, but with a little fiddling of my eqs I had a very bassy evening! I like the weird little arps and pulse ornaments. The samples are well done as well. Is this EP a forerunner to a full release, or a standalone?

I'm cooking up something special for this.

Beauty. Some textured soundscapes and some funky beats. At times a detectable Hip Tanaka influence. Really enjoyed the seamless transitions. I can't help wondering what the individual songs/movements would have been titled.

"Old" tracks are good to go, as long as they were produced in 2015!

Well, the written portion can be more or less whatever you want. You could approach it like a "What I did this summer vacation" type of essay about your year working on music, or you could talk about the technical details of the song you've submitted. You could write a poem or a short story. You could tell us about your cats.

Really the idea is to present a snapshot of what this community looks like at this moment in time. Kind of like an archival piece that later people can look back on that includes the (possibly) disparate, outlying voices that would be overlooked or not selected otherwise. The way that the "closed" comps work is great if you want a look at whatever the judges opinions tell you is good. (Which has worked great many times in the past, don't get me wrong.) But another view has value too. Maybe somebody feels like "My music is weak/bad/boring." Maybe it is. But it exists as an honest attempt at artistic expression, and is therefore valid and interesting to some degree. That's where the written aspect comes in. Even if you feel like you weren't able to get across what you wanted to say musically, you can have another chance to express yourself. (Or express yourself more fully, whatever.)

Well there's a first time for everything. Give it your all!

Excellent. I think my track this year will be something really different.

Rad man. You gonna do a new jam then?