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[>Gods at Play<]

Quite Dark

I think that this piece could be interpreted in so many different ways. By the way that the gods are supposedly looking down on the earth and playing games of chance with humanity. The evil sounding laugh could quite easily be seen as a god fining it amusing that his die had knocked a human to the ground and killed them

I'm not too sure about the opening, as it's just too light and fluffy for me, as the contrasting darkness that accompanies the ending is practically a different song.

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DjCompass responds:

All music can have multiple interpretations :P
Well, i try to keep things from getting repetitive, so i take it as a good sign if it's almost a different song. Then again... maybe not...
At any rate, i'm glad you liked it, thanks for the review.

[Deep Space (DjD)]

Energise

So this track really does give the impression of how cold and emotionless deep space can be. The only real feelings that populate this tune are those that go on about the tension of whoever is in space at the time.

Perhaps they are exploring a long dead space ship, not exactly knowing what will be around the corner, showing us the follies of human emotions being completely unfounded, as that nasty shadow over there is just a twisted hunk of metal, for example.

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Mad-Muppet responds:

That was poetic- and true! An abandoned space ship is one of the things I myself imagined. Thanks for the review!

[Oboe.Classical.No.1]

Great, but short

I think that you've produced a wonderful piece, with only a couple of minor timing glitches and a nice string backing setup.

It sounds great and you've put some nice effort into this piece - working on the timing glitches (Length of pauses in places lets you down slightly) and then on making the piece longer would certainly improve it.

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[Sarah (S. C.)]

Not a bad harmony

This tune is quite a nice love song, that expresses your feelings for Sarah in a slightly bizzare way.

I like the reference to the racial slurr and cliches. You've really worked hard on the lyrics - are you some sort of Wierd Al fan, perchance? I think that this would sound better with a little drums in the background, as this sounds like 3 voices singing to one acoustic and one electric guitar. Possibly throw a little bass in as well, but be careful not to overdo it.

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BreakingFaces responds:

There is a bass in there in the second and last chorus.
Can't remember if it's in the second verse, might be.
Actually, I just slapped the lyrics together. I put no thought or effort into them.
But thank you very much.

[Tiesto Killed The Techno Star]

Space race

This piece certainly could be used for something like a techno racing game, such as wipeout or something else along these lines - it might need speeding up just a little for that, as most people's pulses are quite significantly increased by playing such games, so the beat would struggle to keep up in this tune.

I think that it's personally not my style of tune, but I could certainly reccomend the addition of a bass solo, where you just stop all of the rest of the techno crap and give us a shot of what that powerful bass is really capable of.

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SolusLunes responds:

Yeah, for a race, this would definitely require a faster pulse.

Ohhhhhhhhh, you want to see what the bass synth is capable of?

Okay, I'll have something for you :D

[Quick Shot]

Not a bad start

Well, it's got a few rough edges, but it's certainly a passable tune, which I can see you taking further in your own way when it comes down to it - I look forward to hearing the results.

I would advise that you shorten the pause after about 10-20s, because it was just a little too long. The rest of it seemed to work quite nicely, so I will have to wait and see what sort of rhythm and melody you can give to the rest of the piece.

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jxl180 responds:

Thank you for your review. I will probably try to finish it, but I'll have to figure out which direction it will end up going.

Thank you,
jxl80

[.:HMS:. Ephemera MAC8]

Different Epic...

Where I come from, Epic does not translate to loud. To be honest, this is what I think you've done - turned up the volume and thrown in a lot more instruments to try and make this sound similar to an orchestral / drum and bass track.

Face it, it hasn't worked out for me.

If you're going to do orchestral, you just need to leave it as it is - there isn't any way to improve on a full orchestra - especially not by throwing a bass beat behind it, when you can provide that with the orchestra itself.

Slow it down a knotch and get the intruments to fall into line with each other - master it and then try again, as it will sound that the instruments are in harmony, rather than having 2 or 3 groups fighting for supremacy in this crowded arena.

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HMS-Productions responds:

Unfortuately, when I made this song I hadnt figured out how to use the mixer so there was absolutely no mastering here. But yeah I understand what you mean about the epicness and such

[<TheMayo>What Am I?]

Deep Hispanic

Hmm, an interesting little submission, this one.

I can't really commit myself to comment too nicely or harshly on this one, as it crosses so many genres, that I would have a hard time getting all of the stuff into 4,000 characters.

I think that the guitar sounds a little like gunfire, when it is added to the beat of the pesudo-techno behind the rhythm. I would say that it sounds a little off putting for certain parts, but then it goes and changes again. The piano certainly adds another new dimension to the whole parade.

Overall, I think that you've got too much variation in there, but not enough, if you get what I mean. With the piano constantly playing that one note for a few seconds, you really need to get rid of that as it sounds awful.

However, there are some good parts as well - take the guitar and develop it, perhaps without the futuristic vocals, as it's about as radical as the video for Knights of Cydonia, by Muse.

Combining disciplines can be difficult, so tread carefully and you will have something that will prove to be very rewarding for you, as the whole panoply of the song unfolds before your ears.

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TheMayo responds:

wow, thnx for that mouthful (and thnx for dividing it, as i wud have had a wall of text. SCARY!)
I appreciate all that you had to say, nd ways to make it better, although i dnt currently have any plans to edit or go back nd redo the piece, i may in the future. Thnx again

[-Crazy Scientist-]

Interesting Hypothesis

I think that this certainly casts some sort of appraisal on the modern mad scientist, with the clean white laboratory and the obsesively white coat. I can certainly see this being a nice break from the traditional mad scientist, the like of whom brought Frankenstein's Monster to life, via an electrical storm.

I'm not sure exactly what this new generation of mad scientists will be creating, but it certainly sounds macabre and insane enough to be slightly worrying.

I think that making it longer would certainly be the best way to change it, possibly adding something along the lines of a dark bassline, just to keep all of the secrets bubbling along in the background, so to speak.

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LuciousClump responds:

wow thx, and ya that's what I was going for I thought that I'd rehash the idea a little
Because honestly I've heard enough of those thunderstorm scientist songs
Also this is track 1 of 5 that run together so it is longer and it gets crazy

[Sorrow Knows Many Names]

Different

I think that the soft notes approach works quite well for this tune, but I would suggest that you maybe calm the tempo down, as it seems to be a little too quick for a sorrow in places.

Making it slightly louder would not have hurt, either. You need to express yourself, but without going over the top on the volume, I admit. When the second part comes around on about 2m30s, you can feel some sort of power within the notes, but it's still too fast for the feelings that I have within.

A very ncie sounding piece, but I would have also suggested maybe a little string backing from the orchestra, as that would carry it nicely.

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MusicMyOxygen responds:

Thak you for your review. A soft approach was what I was going for. I caan see the advantages of a clamer tempo, but "Sorrow Knows Many Names". There are many causes of sorrow, and think that all sorrow is soft and slow is a misconception. For while a majority of the time it is, there are times when it is not.
I hear what everyone is saying about turning up th e volume a little, an dit is something I am looking into in any possible re-recordings. And who knows, I may end up slowing it down.
An orchestra? I couldn't agree more. But I honestly didn't want to risk ruining its elegance within it's simplicity of a solo piece. But then again, I may change my mind.
I thank you once again for a very thoughtful review.