ROUND 5 · FEEDBACK

Kaiju No Uta

SwagSwitcha and ModestMind both hail from Florida and have been making music together for nearly 10 years now. From VPC 6 under the same name, to SwagSwitcha’s EP para-d, to the disbanded Symphonic Pheenix Force, these two are ready to continue to level up together.

RANK #3 (T)

DISPLAY SCORE 8.52 / 10

Top 3 Overall
Perfect 10 — Vocals from Klopfenpop · Mark Cooper
Perfect 10 — Production from Ben Tarkus · Klopfenpop · LEX the Lexicon Artist · Mark Cooper
Perfect 10 — Challenge from Ben Tarkus · LEX the Lexicon Artist · Mark Cooper
Vocal Standout 9.4 / 10 avg across judges
Production Powerhouse 9.8 / 10 avg across judges
Perfect Card 30/30 from Mark Cooper
Wide Appeal no judge ranked you in their bottom third
Climber +9 positions from Round 3

TOTAL REACH — 36 plays rank 5 / 24

VPC SITE 36

TOTAL LIKES — 9 rank 6 / 24

VPC SITE 9

DHC (Delayed Hyper Combination)(feat. Heroes 4 Hire, Gross Angel, and Bill Beats)

Vocalist's challenge writeup

Swagswitcha: Vocalists must in engage in verbal handoffs for 50% of the song- We believe that it meets that criteria.

Producer's challenge writeup

ModestMind: Must have two deliberate moments of complete silence- 0:26 and 2:06 We needed 4 collaborations: We have 2 members of Heroes 4 Hire: Trey-Digga and Ray Riley, Gross Angel, and Bill Beats with a scratching feature.

JUDGES' BREAKDOWN

Mark Cooper
10.00/10 score rank #1 of 24

VOCALS 10

PRODUCTION 10

CHALLENGE 10

This is definitely a banger! love the fighting game concept with each artist. Punchy verses, good scratches, solid beat all the way through. I could see this on a fighting game playlist! great work all of you!
Klopfenpop
9.67/10 score rank #4 of 24

VOCALS 10

PRODUCTION 10

CHALLENGE 9

Another heater! This is such a great classic hard bars posse cut, reminds me of "Top Qualified" from Haiku d'Etat in the best way. First moment of silence is nicely utilized. BILL BEATS! I'm not sure there were truly any moments of "silence" in the track. The beat dropped out, but only when there was scratching or vocals. I'd love to hear global silence put to creative use, but this works. Overall this track absolutely rips. This shit is hard af.
Richie Branson
9.00/10 score rank #12 of 24

VOCALS 9

PRODUCTION 9

CHALLENGE 9

This track has energy, both lyrically and production-wise. It fits the exact vibe y’all were looking to achieve. Can totally hear this playing in an FGC documentary. Gross Angel, San Antonio in here! Aiight, bet. Bill Beats did what bill beats does. Vocal levels could a sliiight bit more consistent across verses. There were moments of silence, but I didn’t get that deliberate “completeness”. This is a banger tho, would love to hear this make noise outside the VPC.
LEX the Lexicon Artist
9.67/10 score rank #4 of 24

VOCALS 9

PRODUCTION 10

CHALLENGE 10

God that was fucking FRESH. Best Kaiju No Uta track so far. Delivery is TIGHT and full of energy and momentum. So much fun to listen to. Love the beat, love the drums, love the scratching and chopped-ish vocal sample in the chorus. I'm on my way to bed but this beat makes me want to jump out and dance. This qualifies for Round 4! My only feedback is that when Gross comes in he has less energy than everyone else in the song. I know it's his voice and his style, but it felt a bit jarring to have a vocalist so much quieter, especially as the closer. Challenge met! I know I've had much some feedback about your tracks throughout this competition feeling "incomplete", but you proved me wrong this time. Thanks for going all out in this final round. I really did love all your tracks, just wished they were longer!
Ben Tarkus
9.67/10 score rank #7 of 24

VOCALS 9

PRODUCTION 10

CHALLENGE 10

I got next on the sticks! Something about this song seems like it's a perfect combination for MvC. The scratches were a fantastic addition, and the beat just goes IN from the get. This one is a winner for me without question. * All teams receive a '10' in their challenge category from me this round. This has to be one of the most randomized challenges and can seem insurmountable with the wrong pairing. As such, I am thoroughly impressed with everyone's ability to rise to the task.

AUDIENCE SCORE

5.30 / 10

Aggregated from 119 ballots cast by the public.

AUDIENCE RANK

8 / 24

Out of 24 teams competing this round.

58 voters ranked them in their top 10
30 voters had them in their top 5
0 voters picked them as their #1 favorite

FINAL BLEND

The final score was a 8.52. The song received an average voter score of 5.30 from the community, and an average judge score of 9.60.

The display score blends the audience and judges' contributions at 25%/75%. Here's how Kaiju No Uta's 8.52 broke down:

1.32 from audience

7.20 from judges

(5.30 × 25%) + (9.60 × 75%) = 8.52

YOUR SEASON SO FAR

Round 1 6.95 / 10 rank #8
Round 2 6.84 / 10 rank #13
Round 3 7.35 / 10 rank #12
Round 5 8.52 / 10 rank #3 PERSONAL BEST

TOTAL REACH — 36 plays · rank 5 / 24

TOTAL LIKES — 9 · rank 6 / 24