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[+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.

[r18 - Element]

Controlled, long and sleek.

I like this piece - it's got a lot of style and a personality all of its own, which is very good for a song to have.

You've used variations well, giving us things to think about, rather than boring us to death with the same rhythm replayed over and over again for 5 and a half minutes. Otherwise, it would have been better to loop it with.

I'd picture this being used for some sort of reaction game, similar to Tetris, as it's the tune that you might need to keep you in a pattern, but aware of the subtle changes.

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[Cartoon]

Nice

A well composed piece on the piano, well supported by the drums and the synthesised organ in the background. I suppose that the name of the track indicates what you see it being used in?

It would work well as a credits piece, I suppose, with a few snapshots of certain cartoon characters getting into certain situations which they fight their way out of towards the end of the tune. Works well in my mind at least.

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[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

[(FMC) -=Muffins=-]

Certainly entrancing

The main problem I have with Trance music is that it tends to be very repetitive, so i can't knock you for making it that way within the little pieces that you've strung together nicely - For Trance, this has absolutely loads of variation.

I'm surprised that it doesn't loop better, as that would ice the cake in my opinion on what is a pretty good attempt at a tune for this genre.

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[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!

[BlkAce: Mario Underground]

Good Remix

You've taken a good tune here and have added some of the really old skool sounds to it. I'm not entirely sure what to make of those additions.

I'd like to hear some original pieces from you, as with your wealth of Nintendo influence, you seem to need a little bit of direction away from that. I'm not criticising your choice of sound effects, but it seems a little too biased that way.

Still, this sounds like you've taken most of the sound effects from the early Game Boy games, so I can't really criticise that much :P Too much emphasis on the effects does take away from the tune, so maybe the addition of things like breaks in the effects, to get back to the tune would be called for?

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BlkAce responds:

you can feel free to listen to the rest of my old audios..i havent uploaded any of my news ones yet cause they're not quite done..still adding my finishing touches :p

but thanks for your review!

[Dewy Embers (Mo-Tech remix)]

Nicely done

This is another of those tracks that I can see being used in the games like WipeOut - the pacing is good and while it might not sound as deep and commanding of the pace as certain other tracks in the game, I feel it would have a place there.

What sounds like the roar of the crowd is certainly a nice addition to the track, giving it a third dimension.

I'd be tempted to add a little more bass, or even just a small emphasis more on the volume for that part, maybe punctuating the breaks with a few beats as well, just to keep people on their toes.

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Mo-Tech responds:

I took certain cues from Sasha's song, Xpander, which was actually a featured on the Wipeout III soundtrack (although, I like the mastering of my tune better... biased, I know). If you give it a listen you're sure to hear some parallels. I'm glad you think it's worthy of a Wipeout soundtrack! That is a huge compliment! :)

Those were waves crashing on a pebble beach you heard, not a crowd roaring ;) As for the bass not being up front enough, I felt it was loud enough through my monitors, and a half-decent DJ would freq it anyway. I probably should punctuate the breaks with a few beats, though.

Thanks for the review :)