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[Untitled Orchestral Piece (SC)]

Good introduction.

To me, this piece is a nice little introduction into some sort of murder mystery (see also Agatha Christie) or period drama, as that seems to be what the orchestra has been carefully taken from. The strings give the piece a feel of it being from the early 20th Century, which I quite like.

I would have made it longer, to be honest, as at this length and style, it can't really be looped, but people might struggle to put their influence on a flash in just over 1.5 minutes. You never know, it might get someone's eye, but that remains to be seen.

The ending was abrupt, but a nice piece of punctuation.

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BreakingFaces responds:

Thanks :D

[Beaten into a Pulp (DjD)]

Get the club pumping

Not a bad tune to be honest. Strictly speaking, since it is Techno, it probably could use more of a powerful bass beat, just to keep it all stirred up. Even if it is a remix of the Pulp Fiction theme. You can't really tell that, as the traditional starting roll of the guitar (?) can't be picked up on the keyboards that you've substituted it for. It just sounds like one note, rather than several reciprocating notes.

It's a good tune in its own right though. Have you considered making a techno flash of Pulp fiction, to tie it all in nicely?

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Mad-Muppet responds:

Yea i know, i tried to create a similar sound that the guitar makes, but it was really hard. Maybe the bass should've been stronger, like you say. I didn't really intend to make a dance song. About the flash, i have no animation skills whatsoever, so that probably won't be happening, heh.

[MY PET GOAT]

Interesting song

This song is certainly alternative. The lyrics sound like they've been borrowed from somebody like the Beatles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Beck, as they are completely off the wall.

I think that the vocal effects were nicely done - was it all by you, or did you have some other vocalists assisting you? How did you set up the music as well - was it all done from in front of your computer screen, or do you actually have a band for this?

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BreakingFaces responds:

All me, in logic pro.

[Surrender (S.C.)]

Need for speed

A good song, but I get the feeling that it would benefit from a slight increase in tempo after the slow intro. I feel that just cranking the speed a little bit would make it so much easier on the ears and it would lose the indication of self pity that it seems to have at present.

I'd also work on the instruments / amplifiers - there's too much volume, so you get a big effect of the static, so it sounds very unfinished. Studio edits don't sound like that, so a little work can make it sound so much more professional.

Good song writing, the lyrics do work well, but I don't think they would be effected by a change in tempo.

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BreakingFaces responds:

Thanks, yeah this is a crappy recording.
It was done in Garageband last summer.

[Snakes on Fire]

I can play snake to this

A good beat from this tune. Overall, it's a nice trance tune, which certainly would play well for a backing tune with various games like Snake and Tetris.

Good use of the snare like drum to give a melody, it works. Although I'd work on making the tune loop better, it's certainly not making it a poor tune.

Why not consider adding extra instruments, like a more definative keyboard, rather than just a quick backing track that you've put together from 4 or 5 notes. It would certainly add more variation to the piece

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Assios responds:

Thanks for a good review :) Yes, I made this song a bit rushed ;P

[+Astronaut's Waltz+]

Spaced out!

What a nice piece - captured the essence of being alone in the depths of space, with only a few crewmates to talk to and possibly the few dozen people down in mission control, who really don't want to spend their time talking about how your favourite sporting team is getting on, for example.

This piece seems to really focus upon the trials and the pleasure of the space walk itself, where you are totally free, when it really comes down to it - so small is the force of gravity.

Good use of piano in the symbolism and the results are quite tranquil and breathtaking!

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WritersBlock responds:

Thanks, man! I kind of like the idea of being suspended in the vacuum of space, with the nearest civilisation millions of kilometers away, I think there's a haunting beauty in that.
Cheers.

[Perspiration]

Short and slightly dirty...

Just like me :P

I think that what this tune loses in the length stakes, it certainly makes up for with the ability to loop. I like the way that the tempo undulates, as it's a nice feature that you've made good use of. Perhaps in a longer version, you'd be able to make more use of this wonderful tool.

That's where the length brings the track down to earth - it's so short that you can't really do much for variation, sadly.

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ShortMonkey responds:

Yeah... more variation would be nice. cheers

[Blue 42 -Redo]

Get Well Soon.

A ncie remake of the song, but I'd suggest that you don't try making music when on powerful drugs again, it doesn't do you good in the long term - you produce good stuff, but only at your own expense, by having problems with your body later on.

After listening to this track a few times through, I can see why it would have only been possibly to compose this track on drug, specifically analgesics (painkillers) as I think my ears have started to bleed...

I'd consider sticking to the tune itself, rather than those crazy samples that you've thrown in there for effect at the end of the tune, although I did like the John Cleese "And now for something completely Different" at the start.

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MusicIsBliss responds:

haha yeah, i dont even take asprin unless it is absolutely neccesary

and yeah, i try to avoid samples in my songs, because it makes them weird (completely different)
but this one was based on random samples, making them neccesary to stay

[Ouroborus]

LISTER!

Red Dwarf fan ahoy! based around the life and times of one David Lister, Technician Third class at all?

The tune is nicely written, with some decent variation and a few well timed changes of direction thrown in there for good measure. The length is good and the whole efect is pleasing to the ears.

I'm impressed with the wide range of instruments that you used for the piece. Though if you are going to call it something like Ouroboros, are you ever going to think of making it slightly more deep and mysterious?

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CineGoryP responds:

I was trying to find a unique name that nobody else would have. I went in with deciding that this song would be a loop at the beginning, and what other symbol is more recognizable as a loop than an ouroborus? But I agree, its a weak song for such an intricate symbol but whatever.

Oh, and the lister reference is completely unintentional.... maybe it was a subconscious thing... the simplicity of it all could be a tribute to the bum, though :)

Thanks for the review.

[WAKIWAI (DjD)]

Nice

The beat reminds me a little of Girls and Boys by Blur.

A good choice of timing for the beat, balanced well with a nice sounding melody and counter-melody. Good to see that it loops well as well.

I'd have liked to see more varioation in the melodies, as it would give more longevity to the song in my opinion.

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Mad-Muppet responds:

Okay! Thanks for the review, i love the feedback!