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Inspirational

A lovely tune that kind of reminds me of the atmosphere at the start of an episode of Cheers. It's a cosy atmosphere, where everyone knows your name and no-one talks about that time you got caught by the cops in the park with your trousers around your ankles.

The brass (or was it organ?) addition to this piece sounds so nice and calming that it just helps to keep the tone one of a calming and mellowing disposition.

I think that the twinkles were a nice touch, though I'd have recommended that the drums were brushed, rather than struck, this would give a much calmer sound, especially to the symbols and the snares.

[Review Request Club]

Will responds:

Thanks, I'm glad someone liked the bell sound. I'll try and procure a good brush sample :P

[Oasis Split Up Song #1]

Not really rock

I don't think I've ever heard an Oasis track like that one before - no pathetic Mancunian whine, for starters. With the way that you've put this track together, I think that you decided to actually make it the way it was and then add a name that was vaguely topical for the track.

Decent sounds, but it does sound a little messy when you bring in the guitars, as they sound poorly recorded or played at the wrong volume for my liking. It's a decent beat and rhythm, but then it lacks that spark to take it further and give enjoyment to the masses.

[Review Request Club]

Sawdust responds:

Yeah, actually I made this like months ago and I made it while my internet was out, so I only got around to submitting it now that I have reason to submit it: Oasis broke up and I haven't reached 100 submissions yet ;)

Also, the guitars were just at a setting I don't normally use, and I couldn't really play with the EQing or else I could disrupt the bass and all.

Thanks for the feedback!

[Hardcore, thats right]

Good beats

This has some good variation and a great cover of the melody as well, this audio really does have some great sounding melody to keep the track going, when the beat is taken away. It's almost self-perpetuating.

I like the way that it loops, with the vocal sample and then the track begins again. You've clearly thought about this and have put some good time and effort into the track. Perhaps a little solo with the deeper keyboards doing something more than the "1, 2, 1, 2" beats and you'd have something really nice to progress with!

[Review Request Club]

DeejayDeeZ responds:

Hi. Im sorry for the bit late respond.

Thank you very much. You're right, I put a lot of effort into this song and I really appreciate all the positive reviews.

I havent actually thought about another solo on the keyboards. I thought this song had enough variation, but another little solo is a good idea. I just did'nt though about It in the process while I made the song.

Thanks again for reviewing.
-Deejay DeeZ

[~DT~ 8-Bit Upgraded (Raw)]

Too much bass

I'm sorry, but this tune was lost on me when the bass came in and nearly blew my headphones with the amount of top end static.

The intro is great and the use of the 8-Bit sounds across the rest of the tune was inspired, but when the bass comes in and drowns the rest of the tune out, even with the bass boost of my phones turned off, there's something wrong in the creation of the track. More remastering required first.

Don't get me wrong, there's a good, perhaps even great, track in there dying to get out. I would be living a lie if I marked it higher for the potential though.

[Review Request Club]

DeatHTaX responds:

Hmmm idk how i feel about that. everyone else's headphones seemed to handle it, so i'm not quite sure if they're overlooking it, or if the bass is too high (or should i say, LOW) I mean it could be your ocmputer, but i guess that's something i should take into consideration. Thanks for your review, coop :) I appreciate it a bunches

~DT~
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[Coconut - Original Redux]

Interestingly funny

Though it kind of fell apart at the rap, this was a decent tune. Interesting lyrics and a 'new age' sound to the guitar.

I think that you need to make some sort of change to the tune so that the guitar fits the lyrics and the pause is actually filled with some music, rather than a solitary short note.

When it got to the rap, the voices were too loud and it became a little messy - work in the recording studio would certainly help this out.

[Review Request Club]

[Parisienne redux]

If you're going to do metal

Do it properly. I think that you've tried too hard to get metal guitar and not drag the rest of the setup with you - everything needs to be metal, not just the guitar. The start is great, when it actually sounds like Parisienne Walkways, but when it gets to where the legendary 30s note hold crops up, or even just before, you decided to go a little mad with the guitar and with the drums staying as they were, you kind of had a duel going, which wasn't what you needed.

The held note needed to be something special and the scales that you were playing there really didn't cut it for me. More practice and you'll get there, but that wasn't what we were after.

[Review Request Club]

[unnammed riff expanded]

Not bad

I think that the rhythm guitar is not given enough credit here and the lead guitar is just pissing about, to be brutally honest.

The rhythm and the drums carry the piece greatly, but the experimental quality of the lead guitar really does bring the track down, sadly. Perhaps sitting and listening to the piece before submitting will help. This would be the audio equivalent of proof reading and as a result, you'd be able to provide yourself with such an improvement, even before submission.

[Review Request Club]

[As of yet unnamed]

A little OTT

It's not a bad track, but you need to consider the recording volume - I keep hearing this hissing noise in the background, which isn't good. Turning the volume of the recording down would certainly help this.

With the way that the lead guitar seems overpowering against the rhythm, you need to work on the balancing, as they should be in harmony, rather than the lead taking such a lead over the rhythm. That way, you cna pick up on the occasional duff note and work to resolve them.

It's good, but not quite there yet.

[Review Request Club]

[[G] The Battlefield ft. Gent G]

Interesting piano

Not a bad track, but I think that more variation could be employed here - the two individual sounds of the rap and the piano are great, but more variation from the piano could certainly help to make the track more imposing.

The beat is well developed and the way that it keeps the track together is good. More development will be well employed to take the track further. I look forward to hearing it.

[Review Request Club]

Jirohbomb responds:

Well since my friend moved away, I don't think this song will be remade anytime soon. If he had a decent mic, you would have already seen version 2, but alas that isn't the case. Thanks for the review.