well. it's a shame that we meet under such circumstances. i'm always glad to have another compost, but, as you probably already know, with the imminent shutdown of cohost, this is the last compost ever. at least as we know it. i'll share some thoughts at the end of this post, but let's get into the stats first.
the prompt for this final ever compost was party mode. if we have to go out, why not go out with a bang? for eggbug, you know? and everyone went party mode. (even if some, myself included, were really too busy being emotional to stay on the prompt...) every entry was profoundly different, running the gamet of styles and instruments, as is to be expected.
oh and by the way, by everyone, i mean everyone. in total, as of 9 am est on the 16th, compost #6 has received
80 ENTRIES
(77 on time, 3 late)
that is more than the previous record of 45 by an entire compost #5's worth of entries and more!! i guess that's the benefit of going for 48 hours instead of 24. and also the site is shutting down, so that helped too i guess.
anyway, you've got a lot of listening to do. so below the cut are all of the entries of the last compost!
- faeries' night by @kossai
- Cohocalyptic Soirée by @Saltbearer
- goodbye by @fruitbat
- eggjammer by @leafcodes
- host selection screen by @Cerise
- Fantasia for Eggbug by @Mouseborg
- Compost #6 Entry @doomvega
- Eggbug Ascendant by @pb-n-jk
- End of the Internet Party (Just in Case) by @Adlubescence
- cohost party by @great
- a bug and beyond (until next time) by @petriform
- eggbug's going to a farm upstate by @AtomD
- Til They Kick Us Out by @static-echo
- eggbug alley by @tuna
- do you real eyes?????!??!?!?!?!?!? by @doctorwyrm
- Welcome to the Fun Funeral! by @sylvysprit
- eggbug jam by @aji (bootleg version)
- Compost №6 by @the-technician
- Chord Sketch for Eggbug by @waverly
- don't forget me just yet by @ff00ff
- DJ Eggbug House Beatz by @supershadsy
- COMPOST #6 Non Music Entry by @lunarfox22 (art entry)
- don't wanna leave by @taki-fm
- Party 'Til It's Over by @MoxieCat
- Choster's Reel by @applecinnabun
- BLEAT FOR YOU! by @wgwgsa
- EGGBUG NEVER DIES by @bugholdersepiphany
- Eggbug ASCEND by @SuperBiasedGary
- tada !!!!!!! by @macrocheira
- Anne's Not Calm by @HunnyBon
- JUST THE BEGINNING by @brokenmachinery (includes cover art!)
- Eggbug Exit by @composerfa
- byebug by @Codarobo
- See You Soon by @zandravandra
- Party's Over by @humanSoda
- COMPOST #6 THING by @Princess-Fluff
- Shut Up And Compost The Hits by @millie
- EGGBUG'S GOING AWAY PARTY by @goaty
- For the Road by @glotch
- Final Ballad by @woob (includes cover art!)
- the night eggy buggy died by @the-doomed-posts-of-muteKi
- website song by @viv
- Moment by @altosart
- eggbug finds themselves at a fucking rager by @rhinestoneCowboy
- rainbow bridge by @astral
- final cabbage drop compost by @cabbage-drop
- EGGBGG by @felidoptera
- COMPOST%206.mp3 by @ROU
- Parrot at the Disco by @hyperbolero
- B!TT3RSW33TPARTY!ING by @naydraaa
- No drums, only solos by @8Gigue-Bits
- Closing Time by @strangebroadcasts
- later by @Actyl
- eggbug is raving in heaven by @SnugglyBun
- partay @ the eggbug eggclub by @hvb
- Cacophonous too-early goodbye by @fallible-things
- goodbye song by @titular-d-lott
- Never Better by @ysaie
- Something??? by @Zydra
- Punch Bowl by @cosmoptera
- goodbye eggbug by @echosoul
- We Bring The Party Back While He Goes ELONE Mix1 by @GenesisMoth
- trust me. by @artemis
- last dance at the eggbug town hall by @lys
- Eulogy by @BestiarySys
- Websites Aren't Forever (And That's Okay) by @nicky
- loonbu(g)bblez extended version by @navomeister
- eggbug rides off into the sunset by @papayamcfruity
- 1am (driving home from the party) by @ArtificialAngel
- eggbug powers up by @purrgesterone
- apocolypse eggbug funeral rave by @owldude
- I'm sorry, eggbug... I wasn't quite familiar with your game... by @shunner (art entry)
- good night, sweet bug by @amelyssan
- last party by @nicolestarlight
- What We Leave Behind (Eggbug Forever) by @curiousquail
- COHOST AFTERLIFE PARTY MIX (Fly Away With Eggbug) by @PC36
- so long by @adibabidan
plus 3 late entries:
- Midnight to Morning by @echo-parallax
- Egg'ry Buggy Clap Your Hands! by @mabbees
- NEVERTRULY by @kyrla
there's also one entry that i'm considering a bonus since it was released prior to compost, but it was submitted in the tag. if you wanna count it, feel free! but you'll just have to add one to my total entry count.
i guess now's the time for my unsolicited final final thoughts. first off, wow. i figured this would break the compost record, but a ton of people really showed up and gave it their all for this one. this lineup is positively stacked with banger after banger after cry-worthy banger. i can nay come up with a better way to send off an event that (at least for me) feels so important to cohost.
on that note, compost has become really important to me as a cohost institution, even though it hasn't even been a year since the first one. on a site where discoverability can be so difficult at times, it really brought a whole musical community here out of the woodwork and into the spotlight. i've encountered and connected with new people because of this event, both directly and indirectly. it helped me build my musical skills and become more confident in my work, and in myself as a result.
compost, to me, is really an encapsulation of everything cohost stood for. it wasn't a clout race, it wasn't a talent competition, it was just a bunch of people in it for the love of the game. i'm glad to say that i took the time to submit in every single one, even when i probably shouldn't have.
it feels weird to be writing about an occassional niche compo like this but the tears i had to fight back while writing this post means it's probably warranted
thank you very much @hvb for hosting this event.
join the musicians of cohost discord where a lot of composters are, and where we've thrown around the idea of potentially continuing the event in there.
and if i don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!
