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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.

[Hey There Delilah Suck My Dick]

You're no Wierd Al...

But Richard Cheese certainly has some strong competition, for sure!

Did you just find the file of the music and play that, putting your unique vocals over the top, or did you play it using your audio making gizmos to produce it. I'd be inclined to believe the former, as it sounds too close to the original to be played, surely.

Good lyrics, have you got any other inspiration for various spoof songs? Somebody needs to make a video for this... although it might not be viewed as safe for work, I'd bet...

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[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.

[(FMC) -=Hamburgers=-]

Nice keyboards

A good use of the keyboards for both the rhythm, melody and counter-melody. It's all been meshed together quite nicely as well, for a desirable finished product.

It's a shame it doesn't loop well though, as the tune is nicely balanced. I would urge you to look at the keyboard, since some of it towards the end seems a little out of time with the backing tune.

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[Torture Train]

Goths in the Jungle!

It's a very simple few loops that you've given us here. That's the real problem, as it's not as effective as I was hoping to hear. There's about 3 or 4 loops that you've played over and over again. The main problem with these is that they all sound mostly the same. You need some more variation, as I don't think that the music doesn't even sound like any stuff that Goths would listen to.

That's just a suggestion for how to improve - throw in a few samples of Marilyn Manson's vocals, for example, that would distract from the sound of the music itself and you could get away with it.

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[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

[The AfroBlues]

It's 106 miles to Chicago...

I think this tune could have used some vocals, as most blues tunes need it to give the song meaning. Not that the tune isn't any good without said vocals.

Very good use of the harmonica - yes, it did put me in the mind of the Blues Brothers, as it's an awesome film an needs people who like it to be inspired by their music.

A nice talent you've got for this type of music - keep it up!

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[Halloween (unfinished)]

Nice sounds

Quite creepy, and the bass beat did help it out, surprisingly, as I'd have said that it's not going to make a tune sound much more scary, but this time, you got it spot on.

Great use of the harpsichord (?) I think that's what it was anyway. A nice choice of main instrument.

A little on the short side, but it does loop well, as I thought it was just a pause that you'd put in there.

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