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[ECHO - Sons of Scotland (]

Nae bad

Well, I think that a Scottish theme marching tune would have more of a snare to it - this is a drum kit snare, as opposed to the sharp, crisp sound that you get with a marching band. Have a look on YouTube for Trooping the Colour and you'll hear exactly what I mean.

Still, the sound in the background hardly reflects bagpipes either - I think that you're making close approximations there, but it's not quite what people are after in a proper Scottish tune. Given that you've taken main inspiration from the computer game Worms, it's got a ways to come just yet :P I can hear the first few bars "We are worms, we're the best and we've come to win the war", but then it does change. Perhaps change it before then, so that it is only inspired, rather than copied - you'll get far much more credit.

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[No Savior v.3]

Quite morbid

Well, that tune is quite a requiem for someone about to die - it's very powerful and it carries with it a deep sense of regret and longing for salvation. I think that the main power source of this tune is from the strings, but the hard hitting power of the drum beat really does cap it off for me.

I can see where you're coming from with the additional kick from the headphones, but what you might need here to make it sound the most epic that you can is an Organ in the background. This is the most grandiose of all instruments and the power that you would hold would be capable of stripping flesh from bone!

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Centrist responds:

Baha, what a review. I see where you're coming from, and I will take that into strong consideration! That would work perfectly for what I was trying to go for, and it would add much more depth, wouldn't it?

Thanks mate!

[Nephelheim]

Interesting introduction

Well, it's certainly a very good tune, but the introduction just feels so out of place, I couldn't even see them as being the same tune. It certainly fits the industrial genre and you've worked a very nice beat and melody into a powerful, robust little tune here.

I think that the melody could give way to the counter-melody slightly in places, or perhaps it's just an indication that you need to calm the counter melody down a little. I'm sure that sitting and puzzling through it will help with this, but I can't personally put my finger on which of the two variables needs changing.

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Centrist responds:

Well, before I got to NG, I used to make songs like every day. I uploaded the best I had, and I forgot to edit them before said upload. The problem I have is when I start a song, I do no pre-planning. I start off with dabbling around and doing something that I think sounds funky or cool, then I just build and build. Everything you hear from me I come up with right on the spot as I make it. Whether or not that's a good thing, I'll never know, but I generally just run with what I have. :]

Thanks for the review!

[Distorted Reality (DjTyph Mix)]

Frantic paced, well executed

I can see images of Marty McFly heading around the town on his hover board to this - just the first image I got when listening to this piece. I think that the hectic pace of this tune is only matched by the way that you've given a great melody to act as a wonderful foil to the beat's sabre.

Not to get too far ahead of the game with metaphor, this is a great tune, that literally grabs the listener's attention and almost has them cheering as madly as some of the crowd sounds that you've added in there - sneaky, but I noticed it ;)

With the way that this track stands for the pace increase at the end, it doesn't really need it, as you've produced a great track with the one speed and cranking it up 10-20 seconds before the finish of the track just seems a little like overkill.

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Prodigal responds:

Haha, Marty McFly. You found my applause sample, and the ending is almost intended for a club set :P

LOOLLLLO

[DjTyph - Let's Do The Mario!]

Sounds quite "X-massy"

Not a bad tune, but the way that it sounds with the bells at the start, it does quite sounds like it's themed for X-mas, which is a little weird for this time of year. Not to worry though, as it sounds pretty good for a techno loop of SMB origin.

I think that you could stand to make this track longer and possibly include some vocal samples from parts of the Super Mario Brothers game collection that is pretty much readily available online anywhere, so have a look around and see what you can come up with from that.

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Prodigal responds:

Will take all your advice into mind, not in the mood for responding to reviews :l

Thanks though :D

[Spread Your Wings - BK]

Peaceful and uplifting

A very nice tune that carries the user away to a place that is calming and influential. The way it sounds, the beat seems to be someone running up steps and then when it stops, they have reached the launch platform and dived for their maiden flight - spreading their wings and taking flight into the evening sky.

Not quite as influential a tune to me as "Flight of Icarus" was, but it's still touching a nerve in there, when this captures the essence of what goes on. Perhaps I'd have suggested that you get the vocal sample to say something else that just "Spread your wings - Fly so high" - I think that was what it said, but I can't be sure, as it could have been "touch the sky", but it's not something that particularly matters, so long as the tune itself sounds right.

A lovely little solo in the middle, maybe lacking the benefit of the beat being faded out completely, but nonetheless, it sounds very good. Keep up the good work.

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[Halo Master Cheifs Spacewalk]

Serene and sinister

I love this piece - there's a great deal of serenity about it with the actual feeling of the spacewalk, but as you've described it in the title, there is something that could be lurking in the darkness. After all, this is a Halo tune, where things are out there trying to kill you.

I think that the way you've put this together is spectacular - the imagery of floating just seeps through and then you hit us with the heavier stuff, which is a master stroke. Not quite spine tingling, but it certainly has a wicked sense of timing.

Perhaps the heavier stuff could be deeper and hit us harder, but other than that, this piece is phenomenal.

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[Zombie House Party!]

Hollowhat?

Well, it's basically a track borne of white noise. I'm sorry thaty I've had to review this through the RRC, otherwise I would certainly have used the back button on my browser and left it well alone.

I think that you've come up with a decent enough sounding backing track, but you've gone to town with the industrial white noise sound effects and have not done yourself any favours, to be truthfully honest.

Basically, I'd take a step back and go easier on the aural functions of your listeners - I'm not suggesting that you come up with a song by Wings in place of this half decent creation, but toning it down would surely help.

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[My Workshop]

Hmm.

I've got a mixed view of this particular piece - it sounds pretty good, I'll admit, as all of the music is a lovely way to present the tune in itself, but when it comes to the lyrics, the necessity to swear so much seems to distract me, rather than embrace me. It's possibly a reason that I've never really been the biggest fan of hip hop, to be honest.

I quite like the backing vocals that you've used with the gnomes through the song and the lead vocals really do tend to have quite a Snoop Dogg quality to them and I think you've certainly got a talent for this particular genre.

Perhaps some sort of instrumental would help to break this piece up - possibly throw some sound effects in there, like Eminem does and you'll be onto a winner. With the gnome quality of the song, it's not entirely serious, so you can get away with the comedy element in a tune such as this.

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BAF responds:

The beat isnt mine, it's downloaded from a 3rd party. I don't really have any beat making tools so I usually just go with what I get. As far as the swearing I think hip-hop as a genre has a certain amount of attitude to it, I guess that doesn't have to be expressed with swearing but it works for me and in this case I thought it worked well. The fact that you are not a fan of hip-hop and still manage to give an unbiased review is pretty cool, I really like what you and the RRC do, thanks for listening.

[Froze to the Bone]

Outstanding

A great piece, this has some awesome lyrics, backing vocals and a great beat, that just seems to want to keep pushing itself forward and keep the listener interested.

I've been listening to this tune for a few loops now and I'm losing myself in the music without being distracted from the games that I'm playing, so it's really good in that respect - different, but not invasive, so kudos to you for that.

I'd have calmed down with the profanity - it's not something that needs to be used as punctuation, to be honest. It isn't something that needs to be dwelt upon, so why use it? I'm not being prudish, or anything like that, but the backing vocals don't have any swearing within them, so perhaps keeping the lead vocals clean would mean more to the song itself?

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BAF responds:

generally I don't swear very much in my songs but I wrote this song in about 15 minutes, the words just came out as they were. I could of stopped and figured out ways to reword things but it was a spur of the moment thing and im an ex-sailor so swearing is in my blood! lol, thanks for the review man i'm glad you liked it.