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[(N-BU) Instrugator]

Needs more variation

I like the scales that you're running with the keyboard almost from the start. It's a nice contrast compared to the rest of the track.

The sound could use more variation, as with the way it sounds at present, it can get a little repetitive very quickly - try throwing a variation to the beat and the stepped backing notes - they sound all right in smaller doses, but throughout the song, it does tend to take away from the sound that I think you were trying to achieve with this piece.

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[Cast From the Stars]

Great sounding tune

A lovely sounding piece, this has got the perpetuating sound of the beat. Even when that fades out, there is a melody or a counter melody that keeps the tune going nicely, without the song losing some of the overall character.

I love the way that the guitar sounding piece comes in and blends in so naturally with the rest of the dance-sounds of the keyboard.

The pace is wonderful and I think that the only way to make it better would be to either add vocals or a guitar solo, just to add even more variation to this piece.

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Bracksta responds:

Thanks for the great review Coop, i like to see that face in my reviews because i can always depend on you for great advice :). Peace bro

[Weasel]

A little mellow for Techno?

Not a bad tune, but with my experience of Techno, this is surely a little on the mellow and relaxed side of things. Perhaps you could have used a more powerful bass beat and then taken the tune 'to the next level'.

The tune does have a good selection of sounds and variation, though I was hoping that you could have given it more length and added an couple of additional vocal samples, as this would really have contributed to making the tune even more.

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Naerbu responds:

Changed to Trance

Thanks for the review Coop

[The Outsiders]

Great ambience

Quite an epic cityscape comes to mind when I hear this piece of music - the point of view is from someone walking into a massive city and seeing the towering buildings from below just pass by .

I think that there's a definite issue with static on the louder ends of the notes, which needs to be dealt with slightly in remastering. It's a nice calm track with a good blend of drums, synthesised rhythm and a good sounding melody that keeps the whole piece moving forward nicely.

Perhaps a little more variation could be incorporated rather than just a little bit at the end of the track, as solos tend to work better as a part of the middle of the tune, rather than a fade out piece.

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LightKeeper responds:

Entering a new genre for the first time is never easy. :p I think the static may have developed when I upped the volume in the mastering or you may be hearing the saws. I don't really know to be honest. I love your insight and imagination when it comes to the song. The ending part wasn't really a solo either, but I'm glad you still liked it.

Thanks for the review. :)

[[dj-Jo] Drum Acerbity]

Not bad

The start sounds like an 8-Bit Mission Impossible tune, which is quite good. We then see it added to and added to pretty much to destruction, before you stop and start again, with a slightly different sounding (instrumentally) riff, that sounds like the same.

The vocal sample wasn't bad - Eastwood's quote is always one of the most recognisable lines out there. Then you come back in and race away with the next piece of the tune.

I think that the main issue that you've got here is it's too short - another minute is something that you can probably get away with adding, so plenty more variation and you could even mess with the vocal samples - throw them in, cut them off, put the same piece over the top on very short repeats, that sort of thing. If you're looking for examples of this, the searching for Drum 'n' Bush, by Bill Bailey - that's what I'm referring to ;)

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[[dj-Jo] Raving Zombies]

More like Zombie Samba

This piece sounds distinctly like a samba that the Zombies are dancing... er shuffling to. I'm not really a fan of the sound effects at the start, but I do like the groan and the gunshot to end the track.

The track itself is a little repetitive - perhaps a little more needs to be done with that loop for the rhythm of the track - taking it away from the more mundane sound that you've got going at the moment. Perhaps a slower piece, when that just solos for a few seconds, giving time to develop the track a little further?

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[Tattoo (Trance Mix)]

Not bad

A little light hearted at the moment, with the highness of the synth notes in the background - perhaps they could be toned down a little, in order to make the tune not sound quite so upbeat.

It sounds like it's going to be a love song, so it doesn't need to be so fast. Slowing the tempo down as well as the change of the beat would accompany it better, so that when you get a few more vocal samples into the track, it will sound so much better.

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[Adagio For Strings Cover]

Not bad

There's a few bits to work on with this, but overall, a nice track is what we hear. I particularly like the piano and strings that you've brought into this piece - it really adds some class to the track.

I think that at about 1 minute 20 seconds, you bring in the cymbals and go from the slow to the quick part of the track. It didn't quite work for me, so perhaps try throwing a second or two of silence, then a mighty cymbal crash and launch into the really hard hitting part of the track.

Other than that, you've got a good driving beat and a well laid out track. I might have to listen to Adagio for Strings to work out how close you got to the original, but it's a damned good track in its own right!

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[.:When Sadness Builds Up.2:.]

Careful with tempo changes

I think that you've done a little too much with the change of the tempo for this piece - it's something that sounds nice as the slower piece as everything fades in and the drums start up. At 43 seconds, the piece starts to fray, as the tempo kicks off and it just seems like you've not managed to get this right by just a little.

A lovely poignant sounding ending, with the high piano notes. Possible scope for making the piece longer, but with the way it sounds at the moment, you need to consider how to do that - perhaps use the faster part as the chorus and bring in another verse?

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[I am Sad]

Not my thing

I'm not sure about this tune - it just sounds strange, but I think that there needs to be more variation in the music, while making the voice more uniform. Conforming to the generic norm of the electronica genre, you'll give yourself a much better chance of being noticed within the piece.

It's quite a sad piece, with the male voice sounding like Stephen Hawkins and it's something that I can't shake off - the feeling that it's him saying he wants to die, which I'm sure really isn't the case.

It probably could have done with more of a beat, to go with the ghostly sounds that you've given us for the majority of the tune.

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Scrototype responds:

Thanks for the review, I appreciate it!