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[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!

[(FMC) -=Edge of the Unive]

Lovin' it!

Well, this piece immediately put me in mind of the Futurama episode where they flew to the edge of the universe and looked through a telescope into the parallel universe. I can imagine a space ship flying through the emptiness of space towards the final goal, chasing what looks like an unimaginable goal - the edge of the universe and possibly of space-time itself. I wonder what we will find there...

Still, the music has a great tempo and it carries itself through the beat and doubles up for the melody, which sounds similar to a synthesised harmonica, which I quite like. The counter melody is a real boon, giving a boost to the track, as it starts to become bereft of variation, so it has a shot in the arm as required.

I love the modulation, as the track drops down to a much lower tone and everything seems to become nice and relaxed, ready for the final push, then it builds up again and we're off!

Great stuff.

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FunkmasterCatking responds:

Yes, yes, indeed...

Synthesized harmonica, I like the sound of that.. xD

Thanks, I love making transitions as epic as possible, It's almost what makes the song, from my point of view.

Thanks for the review!

[Dark_Awakeining [Box-Killa]]

Good sounding

This tune has got quite a lot of good sounds in it, especially the driving piano sounds in the solo and the melody that you chose to use. Brilliant effects that compliment the entire piece, which is a subtle blend of electronica and a more classical sounding piano.

I think that it was a little too loud - the notes top out with some static in places - particularly on the bass and the piano, which takes away from the piece slightly. Work that out and it's a perfect 10 from me.

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Box-Killa responds:

The bass is loud, but i like it :D

Thanks for the review :D!

[SN |Of Stars...| SN]

Good sounds

What a nice sounding track - the beat that carries the track along and the melody on the piano that compliments it so well.

I think that the addition of some extra drums would be beneficial to the track, as it's a little short of the thud of bass at present, but without adding too much, a few extra drums could bring you to where the track seems to want to be.

The piano solo is nice work, but perhaps with the counter melody, there would be a part in the piece where you can perform a solo for that instrument as well?

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SessileNomad responds:

ussually i do make my drums much mroe complex in order to create a more hectic feel, but i was kinda just bored when i made this so i kinda just left it as it was

ive actually never experimented with countermelodies, i think ill give that a try in the next track that i make

thanks for the review, and a good review as always

peace out