Shapes and Sizes

I never actually got around to writing about as I was pretty late to the party on them and it felt as if every other blogger in the world had already written about them. For any other latecomers though, they make wonderfully complex and surprising pop music, giving them a pretty unique sound. Nearly all of the band members write songs, meaning there isn’t any real consistancy to the whole project. This is one of the rare cases where it actually works though, and never goes so far as to alienate the listener. Anyway, it’s probably better if you just have a listen.

MP3 Shapes and Sizes – Wilderness

Contest!

Now the reason I’m bringing up Shapes and Sizes on here is because I’m going to be part of a panel judging an upcoming Shapes and Sizes contest from the good folks over at Asthmatic Kitty Records. This one is probably just for the more musically orientated of you, but it could be a lot of fun. Asthmatic Kitty want you to take the song above, ‘Wilderness’, and basically do something to it. Remix it, cover it, re-interpret it or mash it up, it’s pretty much up to you. What do you get for your troubles? First prize includes $300 and a complete AK back catalog (and a t-shirt!), as well as prizes for second and third place. You have until August 15 to get your submission to AK, so more than enough time to put something together. Assuming of course that you have any idea what you are doing. Which I certainly wouldn’t. But I’ll happily sit here and judge everyone else’s creations.

Best of luck to anybody that attempts it, and a salute to AK and Shapes and Sizes for coming up with a wholly original contest idea.

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