Episode 3 of Robot Roulette features the first experiment written and recorded by Mark, the 2012 energetic alt-rock track "Moving to Silence.""Moving to Silence" features a sarcastic lyric written from the point of view of the other person in one of Mark's former romantic relationships. The title comes from a self-help book Mark had the displeasure of reading where the author suggested people with communication challenges do one of two things: getting loud and angry ("moving to violence") and keeping it all inside until the hate and conflict overwhelm ("moving to silence"). Like all of Phil's tracks, this high-energy track with alt-punk elements didn't get a chance when it was released.The wheel lands on genres that produce a bit of a mixed bag this time: we make covers in styles as diverse as trap and 50's doo-wop. We finally call a double audible at the end, generating two above-average djent tracks and one (out of six) Taylor Swift versions that could easily get a billion spins in a month, if only it was really her.Leave a comment letting us know which versions are your favorites!* Website: https://robotroulettepodcast.com* Patreon: https://patreon.com/robotroulette* Merch: https://robot-roulette.printify.me/* X: https://x.com/robot_roulette* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robotroulette/* Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/robotroulettepodcast.com* TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@RobotRoulette * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583968920581

Episode 2 of Robot Roulette features another song from Phil, this time released twice for two different projects in drastically different styles. Phil's beautiful early-2000s ballad "That Day" is about longing after loss, and was originally imagined as acoustic guitar and vocals only. But during the late-2000s Smothered in Argyle project, it was reimagined as a faster, louder emo-punk banger. Despite the drastic style shift, its simple structure and impressionistic lyric works perfectly in both examples. But will it survive the Roulette?

This episode's wheel lands on genres as disparate as djent and circus music. After it lands on Celtic, Phil calls an audible and they do both types of Celtic, the traditional kind and the Enya kind. And the latter takes them, predictably, to the bottom of the sea.

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