Let's play Wormhole (beta)
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Track:Wormhole - (studio)
I have Dzendvokh to thank for helping me figure out how to construct a little game out of posting a song on Mog and exploiting the comments section. Here are the rules I've flushed out so far, and are apt to change, seeing how it plays out with participation of you, fellow moggers! I haven't figured out how to make this competitive or points oriented, rather it works as a social networking game that players work together to build a mix.
The thinking that goes behind a game of wormhole works similar to making a mix tape. Any number of players, each player has twelve tracks (1 CD) to bring your music "worm" back to the "surface" (the "surface" is to return to a song by the artist that you started with (for a rather longer example of the game, see this post and how we brought the wormhole back to the surface) . You start the game with any track you fancy - be sure to think about it hard though, treat it like you would for a mix tape, or refer to Fistula Spume's post here for some good examples of powerful first tracks. The rest is quite simple each player proceeds to play their musical hand which can be from 1 to all 12 tracks. Here's the catch though, only track 12 must land back on the artist from the original post. The point is to "surface" with a different track from the artist. Each player can play off of the others previous post in a manner similar to playing a hand in poker or play multiple posts to progress the worm hole back to the surface. The surface track must be either players track 12.
How do you play a track off another players track? Well, Wormhole is a game or test of your true musical geekiness. You can use any of these 3 categories"Thematic - A song with similar theme, name, or subject matterAuditory - Similar sound, beats, use of samples from previously played hands/post, or perhaps the musicians exploit a certain non traditional instrument in a certain way.Factually or Mythically - Incorporate some sort of musical knowledge or urban legend behind the song, musicians, or history you are posting that would connect it with previous post.The fun in this game is any little bits of trivia, history, or song jems that people will post as a response. Sometimes the songs speak for themselves, sometimes they require and explanation, so have fun with it, and be creative. Don't be afraid of the most obscure connections, it makes for some interesting listening. Eventually I would like to see people construct some mix tapes out of these games and see how they play in your life. Admittedly there may be some bumps, but just let me know if you have any tips or suggestions for improvement.
I will start a test game with this track anyone can join in:
The thinking that goes behind a game of wormhole works similar to making a mix tape. Any number of players, each player has twelve tracks (1 CD) to bring your music "worm" back to the "surface" (the "surface" is to return to a song by the artist that you started with (for a rather longer example of the game, see this post and how we brought the wormhole back to the surface) . You start the game with any track you fancy - be sure to think about it hard though, treat it like you would for a mix tape, or refer to Fistula Spume's post here for some good examples of powerful first tracks. The rest is quite simple each player proceeds to play their musical hand which can be from 1 to all 12 tracks. Here's the catch though, only track 12 must land back on the artist from the original post. The point is to "surface" with a different track from the artist. Each player can play off of the others previous post in a manner similar to playing a hand in poker or play multiple posts to progress the worm hole back to the surface. The surface track must be either players track 12.
How do you play a track off another players track? Well, Wormhole is a game or test of your true musical geekiness. You can use any of these 3 categories"Thematic - A song with similar theme, name, or subject matterAuditory - Similar sound, beats, use of samples from previously played hands/post, or perhaps the musicians exploit a certain non traditional instrument in a certain way.Factually or Mythically - Incorporate some sort of musical knowledge or urban legend behind the song, musicians, or history you are posting that would connect it with previous post.The fun in this game is any little bits of trivia, history, or song jems that people will post as a response. Sometimes the songs speak for themselves, sometimes they require and explanation, so have fun with it, and be creative. Don't be afraid of the most obscure connections, it makes for some interesting listening. Eventually I would like to see people construct some mix tapes out of these games and see how they play in your life. Admittedly there may be some bumps, but just let me know if you have any tips or suggestions for improvement.
I will start a test game with this track anyone can join in:
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