Brackets and News - 2KT

[Defago]

I already got the 96 nominations intended, so I'll start the next phase of the preparations. Since most people won't have heard most of the albums nominated, I intend to leave a period of at least a month since now until the first round. The idea would be for people to listen to most of the albums during this period, so as to be able of making the rounds themselves in a quicker way.

1) Brackets

BRACKETS CAN BE SEEN HERE

The rounds will progress from top to bottom as seen in the link above. I still don't know how many rounds to open at a time and how long to leave them open, but the order itself is already defined. Top to bottom, left to right. 32 albums were seeded to start on round 2, not everyone got one of their albums seeded but nobody got both of his/her albums seeded at the same time. Also, each user has one album in the upper half and one in the lower half, so he/she doesn't compete with him/herself until the final (if both his/her albums should win all of their matches).

2) Links

DOCUMENT CAN BE SEEN AND EDITED HERE

As most albums are rather unknown, links will probably be a chore to find. Especially when there are 96 of them. To make things easier for everyone, I've created a document everyone can edit to compile all the links we have. You can link a bandcamp, dropbox, torrent site, anything really. Everything should be legal but who gives a fuck really.

I think most people would rather be able to download the albums instead of streaming them, so a download is preferable. You can always upload your files to a dropbox if you can't find a link. If all else fails you can just put a youtube link there, but only as the last resort, please. Remember, the easier your album is to find, the more people will listen to it!

3) Dates

I have winter vacations starting in about a month, so I'll start the tournament itself then, when I'll have some more free time. That's the week starting July 22nd. You guys should really try to get most of your listening done by then, so we can have a round every two days or so and hurry things up so interest doesn't die off.

Finally, thanks to everyone for participating. I hope this leads to many great new discoveries and music talk about bands which aren't Radiohead. Hope you all have fun!

[Defago]

Here's a list of all participants as well:

Jasonconfused - Alcatrazz - No Parole From Rock 'n' Roll
ppnw - Mercury Rev - Boces
Ochurch25 - The Beautiful South - Welcome To The Beautiful South
CellarDoor - Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
tekin - Rachel's - The Sea And The Bells
DLGGLD - Lumigraph - Nautically Inclined
Norman Bates - Sugar - Beaster
joyofdivision - Susumu Yokota - Sakura
lethalnezzle - Gregory Isaacs - More Gregory
swedenman - Brain - Hiromi
harkan - Jack Ladder And The Dreamlanders - Hurtsville
Cymro2011 - Steve Tibbetts - Yr
Patman360 - Adebisi Shank - This Is The Second Album Of A Band Called Adebisi Shank
drakonium - The Undertones - The Undertones
junodog4 - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Acme
meccalecca - Motel Motel - New Denver
Polythene Pam - 23 Skidoo - Seven Songs
pearljammer13 - Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
itsit - The Carpenters - Close To You
Homolust - The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
dividesbyzero - Amon Tobin - Bricolage
joshtraina - NAH - DIFFICULT
Magenta - The Radio Dept. - Lesser Matters
brun027 - Caetano Veloso - Transa
SquishyPuffDave - Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms
Ardokal - Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give
MercuryDylan89 - A.A. Bondy - American Hearts
Bork - Jimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken Shack
SingingPeasant96 - Dirty Three - Whatever You Love, You Are
Defago - Storm & Stress - Under Thunder And Fluorescent Lights
The Poe - Zhou Xuan - The Legenday Chinese Hits
420BongRitsu69 - Sun City Girls - Dante's Disneyland Inferno
SquishyPuffDave - Set Fire To Flames - Sings Reign Rebuilder
brun027 - Secos & Molhados - Secos & Molhados
Ardokal - Thursday - No Devolucion
Magenta - Bethany Curve - Gold
MercuryDylan89 - Johnny Thunders - So Alone
joshtraina - Suuns - Zeroes QC
Bork - Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal
dividesbyzero - Edgard Varese - The Complete Works
SingingPeasant96 - Lisa Germano - Happiness
Homolust - Jan Jelinek - Loop-Finding Jazz Records
Defago - Jacaszek - Treny
itsit - Duke Ellington - Ellington At Newport
The Poe - Afrirampo - We Are Uchu No Ko
pearljammer13 - Nickel Creek - Why Should The Fire Die
420BongRitsu69 - Woodpigeon - Treasury Library Canada
Polythene Pam - Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird's Bark
ShaneSpear - Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
Necharsian - Blut Aus Nord - Ultima Thulee
gtroda - Ben Harper - Diamonds On The Inside
HigherThanTheSun - Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock And Roll
BrandonMeow - Orion Rigel Dommisse - What I Want From You Is Sweet
MrFrogger - Black Dice - Creature Comforts
SilverWalrus - Thee More Shallows - More Deep Cuts
jamessmith77 - Ian Brown - Golden Greats
Saoirse - Carina Round - Tigermending
Facetious - Hampton Grease Band - Music To Eat
Jhereko - The Jesus Lizard - Liar
Happymeal - Краснознаменная Дивизия Имени Моей Бабушки - Краснознаменная Дивизия Имени Моей Бабушки
revolver94 - Deux Filles - Silence & Wisdom
Dingerbell - Tristame - Unraveling Horizons
Magikarp - Peter Hammill - Over
yourself - Sigh - Hail Horror Hail
ShaneSpear - Our Lady Peace - Clumsy
BrandonMeow - Emmanuelle Parrenin - Maison Rose
Necharsian - Cluster - Zuckerzeit
MrFrogger - Mount Eerie - Clear Moon
Saoirse - These Immortal Souls - Get Lost (Don't Lie)
revolver94 - Apollo Atmospheres and Soundtracks - Brian Eno
Facetious - Dogbowl - Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain
meccalecca - Bill Fay - Time Of The Last Persecution
Dingerbell - Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
junodog4 - Bran Van 3000 - Discosis
drakonium - The Shape Of It - True Live
Cymro2011 - The Black Angels - Passover
Patman360 - The Fatima Mansions - Viva Dead Ponies
harkan - Lustmord - Heresy
swedenman - Blood Moon - Apes & Androids
Jasonconfused - Scorpions - Taken By Force
lethalnezzle - UGK - Super Tight
ppnw - Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life
Ochurch25 - The Bees - Sunshine Hit Me
tekin - Jaga Jazzist - What We Must
CellarDoor - Brian Jonestown Massacre - Methodrone
DLGGLD - Golden Silvers - True Romance
Norman Bates - Darc Mind - Symptomatic Of A Greater Ill
yourself - Eric Dolphy - Out There
joyofdivision - Ricardo Villalobos - Alcachofa
Magikarp - A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone but Shafts of Light Sometimes Grace the Corner of Our Rooms...
Happymeal - Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level
Jhereko - Dan Deacon - Bromst
jamessmith77 - Bil Withers - Still Bill
SilverWalrus - Do Make Say Think - Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn
HigherThanTheSun - Hot Chip - The Warning
gtroda - Adam Again - Perfecta

[moojakptorei]

For anyone who can't find their albums, this website seems to be quite good. http://mp3lemon.org/

[Norman Bates]

I won't have the Internet between July 20 and August 10, and little Internet between August 10 and August 25. It will be a bit difficult to defend my picks, but I'll try.

[Wombi]

Would it be too late to change 1 or both of my picks?

[Norman Bates]

Edited with grooveshark links to my picks.

[Defago]

[Defago]

Please post your links, guys. We have less than 10% at the moment.

[Patman360]

[drakonium]

Here is a download for The Undertones' self-titled in .rar