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[Madness_Ultimacy [Box-Kil]

Excellent work

While not necessarily something that you would hear in the official Madness, it's something that I could expect other people in the fanboy section of this site to use for their own Madness pieces.

I think that the high pitched notes are a little out of keeping with madness and it doesn't quite sound industrial enough. Bear in mind that this is going to be accompanied by lots of gunfire and sounds of people being killed in the quickest way possible as the unstoppable killing machine that is Hank ploughs through wave after wave of goons.

Here we have something that's getting close to a pinnacle of a craft. The definitive madness tune is almost within your grasp, so work a little on losing that high note section and you should be able to squeeze a 10 out of me for this ;)

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[Merry Christmas (Chilvan Mix)]

Merry Xmas

A nice twist on an old favourite. Just don't get doing the same treatment to White Christmas, by Bing Crosby any time soon - I'm too good at singing the original one.

I think that this is a very well made piece, where the pace has been ramped up for a nice festive sound that is still in keeping with the dance genre, which I applaud you for. I think that over time, you could have made this slightly better, perhaps by postponing the beat for a turn or two, allowing the Merry Xmas lines to come through without the beat, for a change.

Still, as it is, it's the most festive song I've heard this year.

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DJ-Chilvan responds:

Thanx! Haha, I love White Christmas! Great song!
Yea, I think I could have added some more features too, it's just that I didn't want to clutter up anything, and plus I had a deadline on this song.
I'm glad you liked it!

[Fuck My Life]

Mournful, poignant

This piece is so sad. The way that it paints a picture about a troubled individual whose only method of expression is through the piano. I think that this is one of those pieces that just needs to be heard to allow it to resonate through the very souls of the listeners. If there is a dry eye, or someone who is not touched on some scale by this music, they have no taste in classical music.

I can sense a lot of tension in the song and it does feel like as we progress through, that some of the tensions and pent up aggression is gradually released and eased. If you really do feel like this, I hope that you feel a lot better for writing a piece of such quality.

When you are playing the soft parts, perhaps lay off the bass notes a little, as they tend to get in the way and make it sound a little cluttered. Still, a very good piece overall.

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[NES 8-bit BATMAN]

A little simple

To be honest, you could have done a better job of this classic theme. It's not quite right, with the choice of pitches and it misses a key part of the track out:

Duh nur (etc) Batman!
Duh nur (etc) Batman!
Batman! Batman! Batman!

Take that as a base model and get slightly lower with each batman on the final three and see what you come up with.

I think that it's a track that has potential. There are plenty of sites out there that will allow you to view the original Adam West Batman series for free, so look for them, as you can catch the theme on there quite often.

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[Hardstyle Rocker {Dj-Abbic}]

Old Skool Rave

I think that you've taken too much time to fade in the melodies here - they are too quiet and can't be perceived properly over the rave style beat that you've got going to proceed them.

Perhaps consider just dropping them in with a phase change, so that one minute they are there and the next, they aren't, just hitting us with it. It's a good start to consider doing something like that.

When you get to the quieter phase at about 2 minutes, the melody fades in nicely as a counter to what you've already got working there and then as it continues, there is a tangible sense of progress here. It works well and towards the end, I even get the feeling that if you took "The Shire" from Tolkien's works forward to a more modern setting, this would be what the rebellious young Hobbits listen to, much to the disgruntlement of their elders.

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DjAbbic responds:

O_o thanks for the feedback. I was like ?-.- at the 'shire' bit :S

[AF - Final Pulse]

Very overbearing

When the track starts, there is a nice, calming intro that really gets me in a nice mood. A shame that when I try to listen to the track in earnest, I can only get upper end static from most of the notes. I tried turning the volume down, but as soon as it gets to a very quiet volume, I find that I've still got these static feedback sounds on the notes.

It's a good track, but the whole effect was somewhat overshadowed by all of the feedback, so more work is required in mastering first. Perhaps use more of the 'twinkle' sounds on the synths that you were using at around 2.30, they sounded wonderful.

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aliaspharow responds:

i thought i had fixed the static but il check again on my speakers. thanks for the feedback!

[Breeze - dj.s]

A very nice sound

I think that this piece is the sort of sound for an anthem of summer dance tracks compilation that inevitably hits the shelves in the middle of winter, before next year's Ibiza parties start off, so that the crowd who are into this sort of music don't wander around like lost sheep, getting run over by passing buses.

I can certainly say that this piece has a lot going for it in the way of this sort of track, but perhaps it could have done with a more pumping bass beat to drive the track forwards. I liked the quieter phase, but it didn't quite have that killer edge to it all. Perhaps a little something extra would have taken it there for me, you never know.

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[[Assios] - Euphoria]

I like it

Good crowd noises, good beat, excellent choice of instruments for the beat and melody. You win.

I think that this piece has got the euphoric quality to it and we can certainly have a good time listening to the piece. I'm not so sure about the way that you stop the beat in the middle of this one and build up to the next phase of the song. I think that you should just carry on and have the crowd noises help to perpetuate this piece. Perhaps have some sort of bass solo, where it does something different, but keep the melody going and carry on with the rest of the track as normal.

There's a bit of a misnomer where the bass tends to fade in and out, which could be cured in mastering. A little tweak here to keep it constant would be a nice move, I feel.

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Assios responds:

Thanks! I didn't want to exaggerate the use of the croide noises, but, I don't know..

Thanks for a great review!:D

[.:Lost Causes:.]

Calm, but purposeful.

I like the way that this tune has a calm part to it with the piano, but that the strings give it more urgency and pushes the piece forward with a great pace and just couples the whole piece to the beat, since sometimes the piano can sound like it fights the rest of the music, where it is very well integrated at present.

I'm into listening to this piece and wondering how it could have been improved. The suggestion of stopping, stepping back and allowing a slower piano solo to take the place of the increasingly hectic beat might suffice for allowing the track to cool off a little and then giving way to a slightly faster beat as it rebuilds around something that might be slower, but have more impact, as you build up again during a shorter timeframe.

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[La Llama el Baile]

An interesting piece

I think that this is a good sounding Latin number and I can see a few hips swaying to the beat of this piece. Perhaps there needs to be something a little more dominant in the piece, such as a more aggressive piano piece, where the whole piece gets taken to another level, away from the 'cabaret' sound that you've got going at the moment. Just for a moment or two, elevate the game and see where that takes you.

I think that you're onto a winner here, with the guitar leading into the piano. I'd also suggest some sort of Latin vocals, just to give another dimension to the piece.

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