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[Mortal Kombat (RMX)]

Don't mess with the tempo.

It was going well, even with the vocal sample from Scorpion thrown in for effect, until you decided to mess with the tempo at the end, which ruined the track for me. Even with the hard hitting power of the notes, they need to be coming thick and fast to get the adrenaline pumping, otherwise, they are just a waste.

I think that the piece could quite easily have been made longer, since with the setup effectively having 2 verses and a chorus, it could be extended to another loop, with a different solo in at the end, to mark it as your own.

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jpgregorio responds:

thanks, as for the outro, i just didn't want it to end abruptly, so i made it like that, but now i see that i made it unnecessary long.

[Mechanicum]

Sounds like Madness

For me, this piece just sounds like it's got to be used ad infinitum for the flash that are going to be made for Madness Day. This piece has all of the beats, rhythms and tricks that get used in a regular Madness style game and as a result, there is a certain premonition of extreme violence around the track as a whole.

I think that the voices that you've added in sound industrial enough and so does the rest of the track to stray away from the Techno side of things, but that's down to your own choice at the end of the day. Perhaps throw some sort of a drum solo in there for effect, but other than that, you sound like you're on a roll.

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EvilScorpio responds:

Well, you are the most poetical reviewer who I know)) :3 Thanks for good review) Madness music? Hmm...why not? =) If somebody will use it - it's okay)
I'm thinking about the improving of this track) When I'll make a new version - RRC team will get it first)

[Aerospacial]

Nice work

I can see that we've got a great track that would fit very nicely into the WipEout style of games here. The beat is pretty fast and there is certainly an essence of urgency amongst both the beat and the melody that really do keep the track flowing along nicely.

With the mastering in mind, there is still a little "static fuzz" towards the end of the track that needs looking into, but other than that, you've done a good job and I can certainly say that it's one of the more pleasant techno tracks that I've heard of late.

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KaoticAlchemist responds:

Thanks a lot for the review! ^_^
And I'll take a look at what is causing that static.... I take pride in the mastering of my songs, so anything that can be improved is definitly something I will work on in future songs! Thanks again!

[A Fallen City]

Quite mournful

I think that there is a clash here between the melody and the backing track here, since the harp / music box don't seem to gel too well with the backing sound, which does feel like it is taken away from the original context there.

I think that you've got a scope to improve the writing and you can certainly bring thins piece on a little more, by adding more in the way of drum beats, since that's always a decent way of bringing the whole piece together.

Not a bad effort, but it does require refining.

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[Shattered Reflections]

A ninteresting piece

I like how this sounds, but I feel that the way you've presented the piece does kind of sound a little flat and one dimensional for a piece that the piano plays. This instrument is so much more versatile, so when you did put the deeper parts in, it was a welcome relief, but it came too late for me.

Perhaps consider adding some backing from drums - always a good start to have, since the whole piece would benefit from something like that. With how you've set it up, there is a great chance to take it further using this.

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[Joker Tape 1]

Pretty poor

I can see that you've had a good long chance to practice your best Heath Ledger impersonation. Yes, I think that is certainly the best part of the piece. What you've done wrong appears to be "fear of the mic", where you're either too far away, or are too quiet to get it working right.

From this, I can deduce that you need to speak up, get closer to the mic, whatever, but with the way it sounds now, especially with the guy at the end who is the other way around and takes so much out of the piece, you need to get a balance between the actors, so that the sound is pretty even.

Working on that is the main thing, perhaps then we can understand the nuances of the script, so to speak, but it will sound a whole lot better once Joker's voice is at least audible at normal volumes, since there is no background hiss etc.

Consider getting a pop-guard, since it will help you with the finer aspects of the recording, particularly if the victim is going to be close to the mic, so it will reduce some of the imperfections within the piece.

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[[G] - We Ride (Snippet)]

Slow starter

I think that you need to cut down that silence at the start of the track, since it just seems like you're trying to get extra time into the piece, by the sound of silence at the start of it.

The beat isn't bad and the lyrics aren't bad either, but I would like to see a transcript of the lyrics, so I can follow what you're saying while the tune progresses. As that moves on, you've got some repetitive issues with the track, which aren't really covered that well by the rapping, which itself seems to be keeping to one beat, effect and sound. Changing something up in there will help greatly.

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Jirohbomb responds:

What silence? As all the people who reviewed before you said, there is a static intro. I added the lyrics for people can see how it progresses. I didn't notice me being repetitive, but now that you mention it, I noticed. I will think about changing it up a little.

[The Voices in my Head [Jxl180]]

Quiet, impressive house

I think that the way that this piece sounds, it really does leave a decent impression, especially with the way that the vocal samples blend in nicely at the start. Perhaps consider having the vocals lead into the next piece, as this is something that House artists seem averse to, so they could benefit from.

I like the beat and the melody of this piece, as there is enough variation there to keep the piece working along with a relatively short time frame that you've worked to. I might have been convinced to use a more powerful beat, but with the way that the track shapes up, you've done a decent job there.

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jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your positive review. Much appreciated.

[_Revolution_]

Starts very 1980s

I think that it reminds me of the hit 80s track "Don't You Want Me", as that's just the riff that you seem to have as your intro. Working the drums in works well and then completely changing the track from the riff suddenly brings us forward in time by a few years, to something a little more clubby.

I think that you've gone through a large group of genres for this, hence why you called it miscellaneous, which I can totally understand. With how it sounds, perhaps you might take some of these pieces out of the track and make them into tunes in their own rights, like the synth scales that you played at around 3 minutes, since they would make a nice background for a track in its own light.

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Birdinator99 responds:

That's a really cool idea there, dude. Definitely something I will consider.

It does sound a little like that song! Weird, because I've never heard it until just now...

[Vomir]

Lyrics please?

Not a bad sound that you've got going here. I know that my French isn't as good as it used to be, so the lyrics would certainly help (and possibly a translation also). With the way that the music sounds, you've gone for the basic accompaniment and have used the lyrics to give the variation, which works quite nicely.

I'm not a fan of rapping at the best of times, so I can't really see how French-Canadian rapping is going to endear itself to someone like me. I do like the horns that you've got progressing along with the tune, as it does give another dimension to the track and while the rappers don't keep time with the beat (it's a rap thing), it all seems to work well.

Possibly throw a solo in there from the horns, since that would be awesome.

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Loki responds:

Well there's a LOT of slang, so if I translate it it's going to be pretty literal and it will lose its flavor... but I can always translate it so you get the general idea...