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[Distant Chaos(louder drums!)]

moves a little slowly...

Now - I will say that the recording itself is fine and very enjoyable. I suppose my issue here is that the piece takes so long to launch into a much more progressive and metal-ish portion.

Wow! i must say though - when that particular snare kicks in 1:45 - that sounds fantastic - the compression is bang on right there. I seem to be slowly getting the feeling though that those drums are played on an electric kit? V-drums?

The song is a good listen. The guitar part never seem to change from a dark tone and it doesn't seem to be double or quad tracked at any of the points which I think would assist this piece get a little bit more of an edge. Also just too dark in general. The playing makes up for this so an 8 sounds about right.

jdh504 responds:

Yeah, I can see your point there, it does take a good bit until it actually gets started, but that can probably be said for most of my songs lol.

Yeah, it's pre-recorded drums that came with my recording software(which is Line 6 Riffworks). I did really like the drums in this song in particular though.

Thanks for the review though, glad it was still enjoyable, thanks :D.

[Its like this]

the elements are solid

It's needs a little bit more punch and liveliness however. Everything is a little to dry for my tastes. I mean, certainly, no-one wants 500 instruments drenched in 200% density airplane hanger reverb but I think here the parts would benefit tremendously from some more aggressive eq tweaks and ambiance effects. There are smaller criticisms I might state but the overall character of the song is still satisfying.

vipertarun responds:

Thanx I will take heed and make a remix wid the above tweaks you mentioned

[-unknown-]

i like the style...

the more I listen...the better it becomes. I like this track - i think the length at which it draws out tiny elements of progression should necessitate however that the song is much longer and reaches an apex of some sort. The idea is right - but I just keep waiting for the break to cut in and everything to go hog wild. If it was meant solely as a sort of background piece however then I suppose it would be more fitting.

[SexuallyTransmittedInteligence]

creative

the breaks are very well done. vocals sample usage is top-notch. no criticism here. the pads are little too thick for my taste and some of moments of chord progression not exactly what i'm looking for. But then I'm critiquing you like I would someone who really knows what they are doing - because you obviously do.

i love the bush sample though. I think bush samples basically make any song awesome. I remember one song called - "Danger to Our Country" by some really obscure online artist - and dangit if it wasn't one of the coolest songs that I can't remember where I found it anymore. i digrees. again - well done.

T7online responds:

Thank you very much man, and thanks to everyone who has taken the time to review!

[CTSG: Shapeshifter]

actually quite amazing

some parts...much much better than other - but as a whole a very dope song.

[Stian K - Be Alive! (Lasj Rmx)]

more songs please

thats all. just more

[Rome]

this stuff is wicked good

It's just got that groove to it. Undeniably awesome. Totally sweet. I want to hear this stuff on the radio dangit. It could be a tiny bit more polished (I can't put my finger on what it's missing) but geez, that's just nit-picking at this point...

[(::Driving::) =Join GWC!=]

some intentional dissonance

Sounds a little like a club remix the way the instruments/beats shift around and sometimes stand out against each other. Some parts worked very well. Others sounded a little odd. The kick in the initial beat is pure gold. Makes for a good listen.

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

THanks, sorry you didn't like this one.

[(::Towards The Sun::) =Master=]

almost enya like

The chords and pads are somewhat different - but the very way the musical theme is approached is delicate enough to take the focus off simply the timbre itself. I believe that the random ambient elements in the song are what give it a definite edge. I enjoyed those parts the most. It's relaxing, but I can see why it might not suit everyone's tastes - it's more of a specialized type of minimalist piece.

I would note that there is some apparent crackling/distortion caused by some of the resonances from the pads and elements. Something like voxengo's crunchessor could probably alleviate that small problem.

FatKidWitAJetPak responds:

Probably... thanks for your help!

Oh and BTW, the crackling is on purpose, it procvides Vibrations on the song.