Prelude Op 28 No 20 (in C minor) by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Paul Cantrell

Paul Cantrell begins to analyze Prelude Op 28 No 20 (in C minor): "This piece is easy to sink one’s teeth into, I think, very dramatic and engaging on the first listen. But subsequent digging reveals a lot of subtlety in the way the different voices move, the modulation and chromaticism, the emotional shape." His rendition is lovely.

https://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_chopin-28-20.mp3

Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy by Sláinte

Sláinte provides a take on an old Irish folk tune Kesh Jig, Leitrim Fancy.

https://archive.org/download/Slinte-7753/Slinte_-_01_-_Kesh_Jig_Leitrim_Fancy.mp3

Poema Valseado by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Mandrágora Tango

Poema Valseado finishes off "an interpretation of an idealized evening of tango dancing" with "an almost erotic interplay of sound and motion".
http://www.mandragoratango.com/music/2009/06/18/20%20Poema%20Valseado%20-%20Tanda%20de%20_Maria.mp3

Vals Nº 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich, performed by Daniel Bautista

Bautista takes the Shostakovich classic Vals Nº 2 in an interesting direction.

https://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/clasicos/vals2.mp3

Meeting Street by Rabbit And Ram

Meeting Street is a strange blend of upbeat and mournful, an organ song and a ukulele tune.

http://www.songfight.org/music/meeting_street/rabbitandram_ms.mp3

Universal Love by A Smile For Timbuctù

What an expression of Universal Love: a slow shifting piece of avant-pop.

https://archive.org/download/International_Love-8100/A_Smile_for_Timbuctu_-_01_-_Universal_Love.mp3

Silent Wholly by Automassage

Carolers singing a song of the season get drowned out for a few minutes by guitar and feedback sludge in this Silent Wholly wreck.

https://archive.org/download/birdsong041/04-Silent_Wholly.mp3

Gamelan 1 (2013 version) by CFCF

Gorilla vs. Bear: "Would you like an updated version of the track Gamelan 1 from my 2011 mixtape ‘Reincarnation‘? Yes? OK. — CFCF". "Yes" is the correct answer.

http://www.gorillavsbear.net/files/2013/10/Gamelan-1-2013.mp3

Coffee...Extra Bulletproof by Jeris featuring Javolenus and Billy Ray

These furiously fast piano licks can only be done after taking a dose of Coffee...Extra Bulletproof (recipe).

http://ccmixter.org/content/VJ_Memes/VJ_Memes_-_Coffee...Extra_Bulletproof_1.mp3

Do You Have A Plan by Brisbane Social Scene

It seems a newcomer from the Brisbane Social Scene arrived on the Song Fight scene last week and took the Do You Have a Plan? title.

http://www.songfight.org/music/do_you_have_a_plan/brisbanesocialscene_dyhap.mp3

Understood By Your Dad by Brad Sucks

Brad Sucks hits that sort of radio-ready alternative rock that I loved listening to in my teens. "Don't you know the lengths I will go to be Understood by Your Dad?"

http://media.bradsucks.net/albums/ooi-128/08_-_Brad_Sucks_-_Understood_by_Your_Dad.mp3

Marefjellet by Nest

The pianos in Marefjellet are set against a subtle drone that creates a quiet tension.

https://archive.org/download/Nest-6211/Nest_-_03_-_Marefjellet.mp3

Check Your Pressure by N.M.D.T.

Check Your Pressure is just another excellent rap song in the Song Fight archives from N.M.D.T.

http://www.songfight.org/music/check_your_pressure/nmdt_cyp.mp3

Shaker by Invacuo

Today I present another post-rock act, Invacuo, who lets epic compositions like Shaker unwind before our ears.

https://archive.org/download/Mark_Twain_in_Japan-7732/Invacuo_-_01_-_Shaker.mp3

Tomorrow Is Another Day by Cherly Kacherly

Today is the last Cherly KaCherly piece I have on offer, but Tomorrow is Another Day.

Also in vorbis

https://archive.org/download/CherlyKacherly-MisadventureOfAMeatyMachine/11_Cherly_KaCherly-Tomorrow_is_Another_Day.mp3
https://archive.org/download/CherlyKacherly-MisadventureOfAMeatyMachine/11_Cherly_KaCherly-Tomorrow_is_Another_Day.ogg

Hugs by The John Benjamin Band

JB has kisses and Hugs and a heap of poppy hooks for this week's Song Fight.

http://www.songfight.org/music/hugs/johnbenjaminband_hugs.mp3

Here Come The Trains by Atlas Sound

Here Come The Trains rambles off for 11 minutes to close out the second volume of Bedroom Databank.

Available in vorbis.

https://archive.org/download/Bedroom_Databank_Vol2-7881/Atlas_Sound_-_16_-_Here_Come_the_Trains.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Bedroom_Databank_Vol2-7881/Atlas_Sound_-_16_-_Here_Come_the_Trains.ogg

Making Waves by Dot Tape Dot

Making Waves is by Daniel Romero, who "plays toy instruments, and using a simple sequencer and microphone, creates delicate tunes that unite his love of lo-fi pop and melodic electro-pop."

https://archive.org/download/Sea-Scaping_Monthly_in_4_or_5_Movements-3801/Tape_-_01_-_Making_Waves.mp3

Cassettes by bgm

Cassettes is a slowly recited Villanelle, performed with guitar and soft drums.

https://songlander.com/rest/entries/C6ADD221247242B204228E1AE9FAA59B/file

Obeyed by Chenard Walcker

Bookended by cheering crowds, Obeyed moves through an array of samples intriguingly blended together.

https://archive.org/download/fsz002/fsz002_12-chenard_walcker-obeyed.mp3

Low Resolution by Nathan Clevenger

Low Resolution is one of those pieces that takes its time to develop, creating a pensive and unhurried mood.

http://www.nathanclevengermusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Low-Resolution-RESIZE-1.mp3

Day Of The Dead by J. Biveous

One thing Song Fight is good for is expertly under-polished fist-pumping rockers like Day of the Dead.

http://www.songfight.org/music/day_of_the_dead/jbiveous_dotd.mp3

Terra by Chico Correa And Electronic Band

A succulent saxophone and subtle shuffling drums set Terra into a lounge-y jazz groove.

https://archive.org/download/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band-3804/Chico_Correa_and_Electronic_Band_-_06_-_Terra.mp3

Cuticle Cuts by Lucky Dragons

Cuticle Cuts starts off sounding frail, like a single thread and then opens up.

http://www.luckydragons.org/all/future_feelings/cuticle_cuts.mp3

The Last Words Of Cotton Wool by Kissing Contest

This Kissing Contest rock tune won The Last Words of Cotton Wool song fight voting.

http://www.songfight.org/music/the_last_words_of_cottonwool/kissingcontest-cottonwool.mp3

Shange (Mountain Song) by Chan Wai Fat, sung by Po Sun Yi

The sparse and quiet Shange (Mountain Song) is part of the soundtrack for a play inspired by a daoist pilgrimage.

https://archive.org/download/Children_of_Soul_Mountain-6232/Chan_Wai_Fat_-_01_-_Shange_Mountain_Song_sung_by_Po_Sun_Yi.mp3

Chowbiz by DIY-Note

Ruptures is a record full of intensity and creativity, and Chowbiz is one of its high points.

https://archive.org/download/Ruptures-6090/DIY-Note_-_06_-_Chowbiz.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Ruptures-6090/DIY-Note_-_06_-_Chowbiz.ogg

Race To The Bottom by Tuners Union

Tuners Union hits a note a bit too joyful to be a true Race to the Bottom. Indeed, this impressive beast came one vote away from the top.

http://www.songfight.org/music/race_to_the_bottom/tunersunion_rttb.mp3

Yu Yu Pu Pu Pu by Tiny Creatures

Yu Yu Pu Pu Pu is almost as brief and repetitive as its title.

https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_11_-_Yu_Yu_Pu_Pu_Pu.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Tiny_Creatures-5810/Tiny_Creatures_-_11_-_Yu_Yu_Pu_Pu_Pu.ogg

Crazy by Zoogoo

Crazy is maniacal cut and paste music running through hip-hop, metal, and Japanese TV, all in under four minutes.

https://archive.org/download/Zoogoo-7727/Zoogoo_-_01_-_Crazy.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Zoogoo-7727/Zoogoo_-_01_-_Crazy.ogg

Sorry I Ruined Your Life by State Shirt

Today's song has music video to go along with State Shirt's sweet singing. The track is Sorry I Ruined Your Life.

http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/videosongs/stateshirt_sorryiruinedyourlife.mp3