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[Piano Study No. 2]

Famous Words

This beginning part needs lower bass piano (whole)notes; long, drawn out, and epic. Liking the variation, from part to part. Even if it is just an experiment, it could have potential for a cool song, just needs some more sturcture. The melody that comes in at 2 minutes is pretty cool. You should make another adaptation, but add more than just piano elements(synths/strings/etc)

EmperorCharlemagne responds:

Long drawn out and epic were none of my intentions when making this piece of music. It would be pretty much unfair to the nature of the piece to put in elements that would give it melody, varying intsruments or the like. Repetition is the structure here.

That being said, two marimbas could play this piece and it would sound great.

Thanks for the input, though.

[~ Vengaboys Boom Boom Rem]

It is a good song

but you ruined it...

work on your drums, dude

Catstuffer responds:

:(

Thanks for the advice!

[Breaking Influence EP (A->N)]

its like a little mixtape

are these all original songs? that would be awesome. they dont really have transitions...that would be tight. but they all sound cool, I guess from what I heard. Synths and vocals sound pretty good.

today I feel so high too haha. interesting way to wrap the EP

ApproachingNirvana responds:

Thanks for the review! These are all original songs from our EP, "Breaking Influence." They aren't transitioned very well because this is meant to serve as a preview of the EP in its entirety.

Hopefully you'll see fit to check us out on Myspace and get some of the songs! If not that's fine too :P.

Thanks for the comments!

[Terrae - Oblivia (Opening)]

epic is my middle name

Nice little intro, those pad effects were very eerie indeed. The strings played off eachother very well. The timpani roll prepared me for the main part, but I didnt really forsee what actually ended up going down. It almost had a Lord of The Rings hobbit celebratory feel to it. The silence was alright for a transition, but you probably could have had the strings playing during it for more fluidity. It was good that you brought the melody(chorus) back in, made the song more rounded. I think the main problem with this song, is that each section is so distinctly different, which is ok for mood setting, but for songwriting its not so wise.

The ending sounded sick, I wish it was longer.

Zero123Music responds:

Yes, I agree I need to keep a main theme throughout

thanks for the compliments!
>>Zero

[Dj Harlock:.+Cave Dwellings+]

Mole People

Neat little groove going on here. Definatly sounds like youre in some deep dark Some of the drums were too loud, like the hat/snare hit thing. Cool pad work and manipulation of parts. Changes really suddenly, then gets a little off time. This is pretty all over the place. Its nice how you keep some of the parts consistent, but I dunno how well it actually flows. Especially at the end...

DJHarlock responds:

Yea I was pretty sick of doing 4 on floor bass kicks so I tried doing this but kept accidentally lapsing over the next pattern sequence..

[[ 1 M 4 G 7 R G U Y ]]

its hard to review

when the music fixates me in a trance...

ohhhh, thats what the title means...should have seen that coming hahaha

ok, so the hits in the beginning worked really well with the fade in, I feel like this song is constantly escalating(not just in pitch, but in the transitions and power) Like when the the claps come in with the drums and the action slows down, it creates a nice separation for when the synth lead comes in. The panning is awesome as usual, specially on the vocals, and that one effect that happens right before the synth solo. It starts on the elft and explodes on the right, really cool.

There's so many subtleties to this song, that it needs to be listened to at least 3 times to really apreciate. Only on the fourth time around did I start to focus on the acoustic guitar part haha. Prob gonna listen a few more for good measure(and inspiration)

Kingbastard responds:

hey man, thanks for the review, sorry to disappoint you with the trk title meaning though:P

[Kazmo - Sinking In]

Ahhhh

Nice effect in the beginning, fades in really nicely. The airy crash makes for perfect transitions. The sharper synth could probably be turned up in the mix a little bit. The synth playing strait eigth notes sort of dominates the rest of the atmosphere of the song. Nice little interlude at the 1:30 mark. If thats a piano that comes in at two minutes, it should be made a little brighter and not so heavy on the attack. Cool reverse bass sounds that came in next.

Pretty sweet track, nothing spectacular, but it had all of the elements for a good trance song.

:D

Kazmo responds:

The sharper synth isn't the lead synth, so I'm not gonna turn it up. It's just background presence.

The straight eightnote synth is the only other synth, and I don't feel that it's the least overpowering. It may be your headphones. Do you hear the bass? :P

Yes, that's a Rolland soundfont, and I had to make it a tad strong so that it can be heard over the other synth, or else it'd sounds just like the other synth, and blend too much.

'nothing spectacular' I'll keep that in mind when I listen to other stuff on NG...

Thanks for the review.

[Sharks are coming]

It is somewhat of a catharsis

making music that is.

Pretty groovy track, not really a "Jaws" type feeling to the song, but it is a good tension theme. Do you live by the beach? I dont like sharks too much...The snare fill at the end was a little random, but I liked the effect right before that happened.

Not bad for your fith track, not bad at all

Keep it up!

Firefreezer responds:

Thanks for the review!
No, I live in a small village but I think sharks are cool ;)

[°°Overdue°°]

4 = Bullshit

The fast arps were really cool. Especially when you wee switching it up in the middle of your bass progression. You have alot of saws goin on here. Maybe try turning down the filter freq on the bass(liking its solo at the two minute mark). Its funny you said you wanted it to come out xmasish, cuz when the part at 2:30 came in, all I could think about was basking in the sun on an island somewhere. It might be because I felt it sounded like a steel drum haha. The off-beat snare could prob have its velocity turned down a bit. Liking the rums fills to. THis teack has lots of variation, I dig. Need to listen to this on headphones, but I dont have the time now. Got to print out some shit for class and get movin.

Sweet shit. Check out my newest if you get the chance...

I think all the"guy" 's should get together for a collab. At least we should :D

Whirlguy responds:

There's not as many saws as you may think. And yeah, I suppose the bass is loud, but it's not overpowering, right? I think it fit's this song :3
Personally I think the last part isn't very christmassy either. I should probably have lost the arps on the way, add some bells.. Oh well.

I've noticed you've been reviewing me a lot lately. Thanks! I should definitely return you the favour (:

A collab doesn't sound bad! I'm in! =D