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[Circle of Flight]

Well played

A very nice sounding piece, full of a background sense of trepidation and a wonderful sense of being and living for the moment in the foreground.

I love the synth that you put as the main counter melody - it worked really well. The melody was good, which gives the impression of walking in the air, rather than flying - flight would feel a little faster and probably a little more powerful for me.

I think that the start of it is symbolic of the adrenaline rush and perhaps a fear of the unknown, before it drains away towards exaltation and the flight itself. Marvellous.

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WritersBlock responds:

Thank you. Yeah, realistically, flight is fast, but flight gives me the impression of floating in air, quite slow, the horizon is much farther away, and it takes longer to get there. That and travelling through endless amounts of the same scenery, that's why I chose for a slower, more soothing piece.
Thanks for the review. :D

[RES - I Don't Care]

Doesn't sound like you don't care :P

A nice tune, which is certainly very upbeat and a well presented piece. I would consider showing more variation, including a few more solos, without the beat to carry the tune along.

I think that it's a really nice tune, that I could see going as far as the mainstream, if only you added something like vocals to it, which would be awesome.

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Swerve responds:

The maintream.. That is a great compliment:D I don't really think it will, but thanks for the kind words!
Thank you for your review,

-RES

[+Metro Station+]

Not bad

I think that you've produced a nice loop here - the main issue seems to me to be that you're trying to cram too much into it all for just under a minute. It's a very busy tune, which could possibly use being dragged out a little to reach the full potential.

I think that if you refined the quality on this a little, you'd end up with a nice industrial piece - make the bass more prominent and lower the volume on the rest slightly, but noticeably and you're making good strides towards the conclusion of a nice tune.

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WritersBlock responds:

Hey thanks for the review. Nice tips. Yeah, in my past few tracks I've been trying to space things out, probably too much so, and now I'm just reverting to a clustered, relatively unorganised mess, not to say that unorganised messes are bad or anything... but a bit organisation generally keeps me on track a bit better. I pumped this out pretty quickly, so I guess a few flaws are bound to happen when you don't listen x amount of times before you click "submit". I listened x-1 times before submitting, so I feel it's not too bad, but it's definitely no masterpiece.

[** \Guitar Challenge - So]

Good sounds

This piece is a nice entry for the competition. I can see you going far with the talent like this. I assume that you played it yourself, rather than using a synth program for it.

I'd love to hear the extra things that could be added to this piece - take it further and develop it into a proper song, with drums, bass and of course optional vocals.

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Sonofkirk responds:

Yeah I played it on an actual guitar. Didn't you hear the drums and the bass ? The backing track contains bass an drums :P. Thanks for the review dude.

[{agnryfaic} Hardstyle]

Not my thing - but good nonetheless

So this piece isn't exactly my favourite genre, but I don't care, as it's a well designed, arranged and performed song - you've got a great pumping beat through the intro, which leads nicely into the melody and the counter melody blends in nicely alongside it.

With a little more effort, it could really have something to drive it through, but it just seems to lack that killer instinct for me, when the beat rejoins the melody. I'm not sure why it doesn't quite seem to work the best, but that's probably when my understanding of this genre are over-extended.

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agnryfaic responds:

Nah, I had the same feeling, I thought it sounded good, but it didn't give me ''goosebumps''. Yes, I get goosebumps from hardcore/hardstyle tracks :p

Thanks for the rev ;)

[p4c-Midnight]

Sounds good

A good mix of beat, rhythm and melody all thrown in there, with a good amount of variation to boot. I think that it's a reasonably easy going dance tune, so I would recommend that you add a little vocal sample or two into it, to spice the whole piece up. Something by a woman, singing something along the lines of 'Rhythms of my mind, dance to new beats.' That would just give it an extra nice addition.

It's not a bad tune at all and I look forward to more of your work.

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p4c responds:

hehe, or whispering it--that would work too :D nice lyrical suggestions! if i had some good recording equipment, then i would... maybe i can borrow my friend's stuff? hehe

yeah its pretty chill so far as dance songs go, but definately thanks for your feedback!

[Unfinished Symphony Pt 2]

Now I understand

Like the great composers, you truly have gone for a Symphony with this compilation. I can see that you're going to need to do some experimenting of how to blend the two pieces together to make them into the blanket that is a symphony.

This one reminds me more of the Orient and passing over the paddy fields, as if flying overhead, sweeping down through the valleys and up over the mountains of this beautiful countryside.

Blending the two of these together will prove to be a test, but hopefully it will also inspire you for where to take the symphony in the next verse.

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Chymo responds:

Thankyou. Yeah, I was going for a "tell a story through music", each part being the next chapter so to speak. I never planned on mixing them into one song but I may consider it. The main problem would be the tempo as it would have to change throughout the song. It could be done.

[Unfinished Symphony Pt 1]

Nice start

This tune has a nicely worked bassline and it certainly allows you to exploit your style of free form, when you get to adding the melody, which adds a whole third dimension to the piece.

The only issue I really have with this piece is that you say it's going to be part 1 of however many, but you want them to follow on from each other. If you can get it sorted to bolt a few more pieces together, you would end up with a nice long piece that really does sound of orchestra quality, as this one is starting to head towards.

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Chymo responds:

Cheers. I'll have a think about turning it into one long piece. Or I may just do an extended version of this.

[LED CIrcus - The Land Of Nod]

Good beat

This tune has a good beat and pacing setup, though it really could use quite a bit of work with the melody - to me, it sounds like you threw it in there as an afterthought, which doesn't do the piece justice.

Personally, I would change that around by changing the instrument that you used - go for something with strings, as it would work nicely with the synthesised counter melody and would even compliment the beat. I could see it being used as a part of a middle-ages or even ancient times defence game, as it just conjures up some of the imagery of Age of Empires and Civilisation, from when I played those games back in my childhood.

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Chymo responds:

Lol. Thanks. Yeah it looks as though I'm gonna have to rework a couple of my songs.

[(FMC) -=Blissful=-]

Up beat

Quite a happy tune, this one reminds me of getting up on the morning of my birthday as a kid - the exaltation that accompanies getting the presents and the joy of birthdays and the associated celebrations just seems to pour forth.

Good length, a nice variation and this tune is packed with surprises on the level of the beat and melody, which is just what you're after.

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FunkmasterCatking responds:

That's... wow...

That's actually what this song is about... like, exactly. I was thinking about birthdays, and the feeling I would get waking up on a birthday morning, looking forward to the rest of the day. I'm glad that message got through.

(BTW: To anyone who is reading, it didn't actually take me 7 months to respond to this, I just edited this response)