Hey, everyone! I finally had the motivation to complete everything I needed for this project to start.

KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN is a spiritual sequel to EYES ON THE PRIZE, a minitourney I ran in Coded Collisions and other such servers. However, I had more ideas that I wanted to work with, and wanted to flex my creative muscles even more... so, with sixteen new competitors, and an aesthetic LOOSELY based on the MILGRAM series on YouTube, here we are.

I'm excited to show off what I have in store, more than you could EVER imagine, so here's a sneak peak at ROUND 1 of the tournament. Enjoy!

Oh, and for those of you already following the tournament, I've made a few alterations and buffs to the characters:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lpx-_zFi5IYK7oQm-SiKlBWaReU6AJLs3grnJrYBxPg/edit?usp=sharing

Future minitourney tracks will be uploaded here: @spring-souls-alt

KEEP YOUR EARS OPEN - R1 Teaser

DJ ATOMIKA: (When you're livin' in Paradise City as long as I've been, you tend to see a lot of crashes, but computers are a whole different bag.)
DOUBLE DEF: Love the cars, but if you want speed, then a better processor is what you need!

ROUND ONE MATCH FIVE - DAWN OF PARADISE vs TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS
https://forms.gle/4aai68B9xJ3Q7WQB7

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SOURCES:
- Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd - Lost in the Fire [006 - The Weeknd, Their Collabs]
- HOME - Decay [006 - Chillwave]
- N.E.R.D. - Rock Star [006 - Burnout]
- TV Girl - Lovers Rock [013 - TV Girl]
- Kesha - C’Mon [006 - Dance Pop]
- Mother Mother - Hayloft [013 - Animation Memes]
- The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots [013 - Neo-Psychedelia]
- “Weird Al” Yankovic - UHF [013 - Television]
- Fun. - All Alone [013 - Indie Pop]
- TV Girl - Taking What’s Not Yours [013 - duh]
- The Weeknd - Sacrifice [006 - duh]

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PRISONER 006 - DAWN OF PARADISE [Burnout Paradise, The Weeknd]
- The Weeknd/their collabs and dance pop/alt R&B artists.
(ex: Sacrifice, Can’t Feel My Face, Lady Gaga, Kesha, Frank Ocean, Clarence Clarity)
- Burnout/its artists, Acclaim Entertainment, and racing games.
(ex: Guns N’ Roses, N.E.R.D., Bust-A-Move, Double Dragon, Daytona USA, Need For Speed)
- Daniel Lopatin and ambient/chillwave artists.
(ex: nobody here, Eccojams, Aphex Twin, Eno, HOME, George Clanton)
- Vehicles/reckless driving, audio technology, and existentialism.
(ex: Crazy Taxi, Airplanes, Turn Up the Radio, Blow My Speakers Up, Linger, Rules)

PRISONER 013 - TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS [TV Girl]
- TV Girl, their samples, and indie pop/neo-psychedelia artists.
(ex: Taking What’s Not Yours, Lovers Rock, Strut Your Stuff, 3-Minute Rule, Saint Motel, The Flaming Lips)
- PSAs, “cheesy”/“clean” rap, and computers/TV.
(ex: Don’t Copy That Floppy, Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue, It’s Party Time, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Computers, Television Rules the Nation)
- Animation memes and associated artists.
(ex: ME!ME!ME!, Pork Soda, hot milk, Marble Soda, THE CHUCKY MEGAMIX, Posin’)
- Piracy/theft and other forms of crime.
(ex: Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Island, Come Sail Away, Robbery, Thief, Persona 5)

The Fire Decays...

Seventeen jurors this time. I'm disappointed, frankly. However, results are results, and results have been determined. Will Dawn of Paradise's inconsistencies bring him down, or was Taking What's Not Yours just not strong enough?

One stands, one falls to losers with their first guilty verdict. Only one can remain in winners, and that honour falls to...

SONGS USED:
- CHANCE Tournament - Buildup [Offsource]
- The Weeknd - The Hills [006 - The Weeknd]
- Finger Eleven - Paralyzer [006 - Burnout Artists]
- They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul [013 - Indie Pop, Animation Meme Artists]
- Lemon Demon - Two Trucks [006 - Vehicles]
- Glass Animals - Heat Waves [013 - Animation Meme Artists]

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MR. CARREY: < You can't copy life, my dear friend. There's only one of us, and it'd be pointless to waste it on... well, things like you, actually. >

With a three-vote lead, DAWN OF PARADISE is your winner.
DAWN OF PARADISE - 58.8% (10 Votes)
TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS - 41.2% (7 Votes)

RESULTS - R1M5

One vote can mean all the difference. With twenty-three jurors, we concluded our voting period with just one decisive vote... but in whose favour? Has TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS' kit proven uninteresting, or is NEW KID's vulgarity and lack of genres the reason for his second failure?

One stands, one falls. Only one can remain in losers, and that honour falls to...

SONGS USED:
- CHANCE Tournament - Buildup [Offsource]
- Strange Alternative Leader Tournament - Buildup [Offsource]
- SFX: Computer Fighter Rap [013 - Computers, Cheesy Rap]
- SFX: South Park [012 - duh]
- Jackal Queenston - Rubber Band [012 - Vulgar (penis music)]
- Caustic - I Play Computer [013 - Computers]
- Daft Punk - Television Rules the Nation [013 - TV]
- Huey Lewis and the News - Back in Time [012 - Time, Time Manipulation]

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DOUBLE DEF: ...Hello? Kid? You in there?

With a one-vote difference, TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS is your winner. NEW KID has fallen into the hands of our executioner...
TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS - 52.2% (12 Votes)
NEW KID - 47.8% (11 Votes)

RESULTS - LR1M3

VICTORIES: New Kid, The Viking
LOSSES: Dawn of Paradise, October
NEXT MATCH: LR3M1 Loser
[X] [X] [ ]

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SOURCES:
- TV Girl - Taking What’s Not Yours [duh]
- MC Double Def DP - Don’t Copy That Floppy [duh]
- Peggy Suave - Posin’ [Animation Memes]
- Run The Jewels - Lie, Cheat, Steal [Theft]
- Will Smith - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air [Cheesy Rap]
- SFX: Blue Screen, Floppy Disk Removal Noise [Computers]

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PRISONER 013 - TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS [TV Girl]
“You know where to find him, and he knows where to look. Straight from a banged-up old floppy disk comes the iconic MC Double Def DP, under the moniker of TAKING WHAT’S NOT YOURS. Despite being lost to the sands of time since ‘09, he’s been unearthed by a musician and given new life. Even if he isn’t responsible for the crimes attributed to him, we might be able to use him to trace a certain OTHER thief…”

Expect him to pull...
- TV Girl/George Clanton, indie/hypnagogic pop and neo-psychedelia.
(ex: Taking What's Not Yours, Fauxllennium, Justify Your Life, Beach House, Cindy Lee, The Flaming Lips)
- PSAs, "cheesy" rap/boom bap, and educational media.
(ex: Don't Copy That Floppy, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Cypress Hill, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Teach Me How To Dougie)
- Animation memes and associated artists.
(ex: ME!ME!ME!, Pork Soda, hot milk, Marble Soda, THE CHUCKY MEGAMIX, Posin')
- Screen-based technology, piracy/crime, and unrequited love/heartbreak.
(ex: Television Rules the Nation, Computers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Persona 5, Lovefool, I Will Survive)
...but if purchasing isn't ownership, then piracy isn't theft.

VICTORY! - Taking What's Not Yours

DOUBLE DEF: It's sweet to dream, at least for a while. It's the only place we ever seem to see you smile...
OCTOBER: Are you some kind of computer- I wonder if you really know what I want for Christmas?

LOSERS ROUND TWO MATCH THREE - TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS vs OCTOBER
https://forms.gle/M3VJCR7kVtctpKz18

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SOURCES:
- TV Girl & George Clanton - Everything Blue [013 - TV Girl, Neo-Psychedelia]
- SFX: Banner Health - Water Safety and Drowning Prevention [003 - Water]
- Muse - Madness [003 - Alt Rock, Art Rock]
- TV Girl - Birds Don’t Sing [013 - TV Girl]
- Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends [003 - Alt Rock]
- OMFG - Dying [013 - Animation Memes]
- Cavetown - Boys Will Be Bugs [013 - Indie Pop]
- Madeon - Dream Dream Dream [003 - Dreams]
- Beach House - Space Song [013 - Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia]
- AJR - Weak [013 - Indie Pop]
- Neil Cicierega - Sleepin’ [003 - Sleep, Dreams]
- TV Girl - Taking What’s Not Yours [013 - duh]
- Blue October - Into the Ocean [003 - duh]

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PRISONER 013 - TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS [TV Girl]
- TV Girl, their samples, and indie pop/neo-psychedelia artists.
(ex: Taking What’s Not Yours, Lovers Rock, Strut Your Stuff, 3-Minute Rule, Saint Motel, The Flaming Lips)
- PSAs, “cheesy”/“clean” rap, and computers/TV.
(ex: Don’t Copy That Floppy, Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue, It’s Party Time, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Computers, Television Rules the Nation)
- Animation memes and associated artists.
(ex: ME!ME!ME!, Pork Soda, hot milk, Marble Soda, THE CHUCKY MEGAMIX, Posin’)
- Piracy/theft and other forms of crime.
(ex: Pirates of the Caribbean, Treasure Island, Come Sail Away, Robbery, Thief, Persona 5)

PRISONER 003 - OCTOBER [Blue October]
- Blue October and other alt rock/art rock artists.
(ex: Into the Ocean, Hate Me, Radiohead, Pixies, Genesis, Pink Floyd)
- Dreams/sleep and the mind/its functions.
(ex: Dream Dream Dream, Fireflies, When You Dream, Insane in the Brain, Think About Things, Memories)
- Water and its inhabitants.
(ex: Ocean Man, Water Me, Drowning, Finding Nemo, SEGA Bass Fishing, Sharks)
- Internal conflicts and unrequited love/heartbreak.
(ex: How to Save a Life, War on Drugs, Suicide is Painless, IGOR, Me And My Broken Heart, I Will Survive)

It's a blue, blue world...

Twenty-seven jurors. The highest we've gotten since the second match of the tournament. I can only hope that we continue this trend into the future, especially since... Never mind. You know the drill by now. Between TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS and OCTOBER, it was clear who would move on when the end came. 

One stands, one falls. Only one can remain in losers, and that honour falls to...

SOURCES:
- CHANCE Tournament - Buildup [Offsource]
- Strange Alternative Leader Tournament - Buildup [Offsource]
- The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star [013 - TV]
- Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal [Both - Crime / Alternative Rock]
- Lizzo - Water Me [003 - Water]
- Juice WRLD - Robbery [013 - Crime]
- Mystery Skulls - Losing My Mind [Both - Animation Memes / The Mind]

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OCTOBER: I really don't need your printer paper books on how to have a better out- it's spreading...

With a seven-vote lead, OCTOBER is your winner. TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS has fallen into the hands of our executioner...
TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS - 10 VOTES (37%)
OCTOBER - 17 VOTES (63%)

RESULTS - LR2M3

"Taking What's Not Yours" by TV Girl remixed with "Surface 2" by Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanlad, and Monty Norman (from the Goldeneye 64 soundtrack).

Remember the saying, James? "Never go back"?

Stolen Surface

MORTEN: Stay out of the way, Double Def DP. Why make it harder than it has to be?
DOUBLE DEF: Something important can taught today: keep your mask on and stay six feet away!

THIRD STRIKE ROUND ONE MATCH ONE - THE VIKING vs TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS
https://forms.gle/F3psKbS53V1jfRaL6

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SOURCES:
- GHOST AND PALS ft. Oliver - Amygdala’s Rag Doll [013 - Animation Memes]
- SFX: Lou Albano [013 - PSAs]
- Action Winter Journey - Nero’s Day At Disneyland [013 - Animation Memes]
- Survivor - Eye of the Tiger [002 - One-Hit Wonders, 80s Hits]
- Soft Cell - Tainted Love [002 - New Wave]
- One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful [002 - Boy Bands]
- Bobby Shmurda - Computers [013 - Screen Tech]
- twenty one pilots - Car Radio [013 - Indie Pop]
- Run The Jewels - Legend Has It [013 - Crime, Boom Bap]
- MILGRAM - Undercover [002 - Hidden Identities]
- Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? [002 - The Masked Singer, New Wave]
- SFX: BFDI [002 -  Elimination-Based Media]
- JAWNY - Honeypie [013 - Animation Memes]
- AURORA - Cure For Me [002 - Norwegian Artists]
- Cosmo Sheldrake - The Moss [013 - Indie Pop]
- A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) [002 - New Wave, The Masked Singer (S13)]
- Sir Mix-a-Lot - Nasty Dog [013 - Animation Memes]
- Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball [Both - The Masked Singer (S12) / Heartbreak]
- Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) [002 - New Wave]

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PRISONER 002 - THE VIKING [The Masked Singer]
Expect him to pull...
- Norwegian artists, boy bands and one-hit wonders.
(ex: a-ha, Alan Walker, One Direction, BROCKHAMPTON, Scatman John, Buggles)
- New wave/ska and 80s hits.
(ex: Talking Heads, Devo, Reel Big Fish, The Aquabats, Blue Monday, Like a Prayer)
- Reality TV, elimination-based media, and The Masked Singer performances.
(ex: Survivor, Total Drama Island, ONE, Who Are You, The Greatest Show, Dynamite)
- History, war, clothing, and hidden identities.
(ex: History of Nintendo, ERB, Seven Nation Army, Thousand March, Mask of My Own Face, Undercover)
...and yet, there's always more behind the mask.

PRISONER 013 - TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS [TV Girl]
Expect him to pull...
- TV Girl/George Clanton, indie/hypnagogic pop and neo-psychedelia.
(ex: Taking What's Not Yours, Fauxllennium, Justify Your Life, Beach House, Cindy Lee, The Flaming Lips)
- PSAs, "cheesy" rap/boom bap, and educational media.
(ex: Don't Copy That Floppy, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Cypress Hill, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Teach Me How To Dougie)
- Animation memes and associated artists.
(ex: ME!ME!ME!, Pork Soda, hot milk, Marble Soda, THE CHUCKY MEGAMIX, Posin')
- Screen-based technology, piracy/crime, and unrequited love/heartbreak.
(ex: Television Rules the Nation, Computers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Persona 5, Lovefool, I Will Survive)
...but if purchasing isn't ownership, then piracy isn't theft.

Elegy of a Dollmaker [THIRD STRIKE ROUND ONE MATCH ONE]

We begin our Third Strike round with a solid twenty-three jurors. I was expecting more, but... it certainly has been a while since our last match, hasn't it? Besides, it's not like you looked upon these performers with any favour... after all, you brought them to this point. Will THE VIKING prove his 0-2 status to be nothing more than a fluke, or will TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS' new erratic performance give him the edge?

One stands, one falls. Only one can survive, and that honour falls to...

SOURCES:
- SFX: Cartoon All-Stars To the Rescue [013 - PSAs]
- SFX: LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER [002 - Offsource (Victory! Morten Harket)]
- The Human League - People Are People [002 - New Wave]
- Halogen - U Got That [013 - Animation Memes]
- Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared - The Computer Song [013 - Educational, Screen Tech (Computers)]
- Royksopp - Remind Me [002 - Norwegian Artists]
- Disclosure ft. Sam Smith - Latch [002 - The Masked Singer]
- Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa [013 - Boom Bap]
- MGMT - Little Dark Age [Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Pop]
- Mr. Sauceman - Thousand March [002 - War]
- a-ha - Take on Me [002 - duh]
- TV Girl - Taking What’s Not Yours [013 - duh]

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DOUBLE DEF: Who really cares about a little rust, if the world has a singer they can actually trust?

It hurts me that this is goodbye... I'm sorry that you had to die.

With a seven-vote lead, TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS is your winner. 
THE VIKING - 8 VOTES (34.8%)
TAKING WHAT'S NOT YOURS (15 VOTES (65.2%)

Prisoner 002 has been declared guilty on all charges, and has been sentenced to death. Thank you for voting for THE VIKING.

RESULTS - TR1M1

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